Time…it flies so
quickly, so quickly that sometimes you can’t even realise…
Ah..here again
I’m sitting in the office, taking a break for a while from work as I finished
up the tasks assigned to me. Well, just sitting and contemplating, looking back
at all what happened exactly one year back. For others, 10th
September might just be an another day
but for me, this day is a bunch of sweetest memories, that basket of priceless
moments which can bring an instant smile on my lips. Just walking down the memory
lane and sharing an experience which happened exactly one year back…
This time I’m
totally clueless about where to start from, for everything happened so quickly
n unexpectedly…Actually I was waiting for this opportunity since last one and a
half year (since 17th June, 2012 to be precise), I was planning
everything, from the gift which I wanted to give him to the excuse I would make
for leave from office as well as in front of my relatives with whom I live in
New Delhi and everything.
It was last week
of August and I was ready with everything, I made a scrapbook for Shahid to
give him as a gift. August ended and September started, to my disappointment I
was diagnosed with Typhoid. The news of typhoid shattered me emotionally,
mentally and physically still there was a slight ray of hope that I’ll meet
Him. The moment Jay sir tweeted that Shahid would be coming to Delhi filled my
heart with immense joy and that slight ray of hope was getting brighter with
every coming day. I remember, when I was diagnosed with typhoid I was not even
in a position to sit for more than 5 minutes. Seeing my condition, my parents
took me back to my hometown which is 130 km away from New Delhi. ‘Shak se milna
hai’ vali feeling was getting stronger, more stronger that it started taking
over the typhoid and my body started recovering like some miracle. Within 4
days I could stand and walk around the house. But there was no information
regarding Shahid’s visit to New Delhi. I was getting more restless with every
passing moment. We all the Shanatics from New Delhi tried every possible way to
get the information but everything in vain.
On 9th
September, the day Shahid visited Ahmedabad but didn’t meet any fan or visited
any mall for promotion, that little ray of hope dropped, I felt like I lost
it..this time I won’t meet him, I cried a little and then composed myself and
tried every possible way to divert my mind from it and ended up watching Mausam
which by far is my favorite movie..then suddenly Shahid tweeted ‘See you all at
dt mall at 2:30 tomorrow in Chandigarh.’ I had no plans of going to Chandigarh
to meet him, my sister is studying there so I called her and told her
everything, she told me that she’ll go and meet Shahid. I was happy that if not
me, atleast she would be able to meet him.
It was 11:30 in
the night and I was lying on the bed and thinking about random stuff, then I
suddenly thought what if I go to Chandigarh to meet Shahid, although I was
somewhat reluctant in going to Chandigarh, as I don’t know anything about the
city and travelling alone in some unknown city in typhoid vali condition seemed
a scary thought to me, I thought about it again and decided to take the risk..
Finally the day
arrived, I woke up n told my dad about my plan of going to Chandigarh to which
he refused, I talked to my mom and she was scared like hell in letting me go
all alone in the unknown city. Mom had no problem with my visit to Chandigarh
if I take my dad along with me but dad had some important meeting. After an
hour long discussion, finally dad agreed to accompany me to Chandigarh.
I got ready as
quickly as I could and leave the house at about 11am. Chandigarh is actually
some 140 km away from my hometown, it would take me around two and a half hours
to reach there by car. At about 2:15 pm I reached the DT Mall and started
searching out somebody who could help me in meeting Shahid. I was looking out
for Kim but she wasn’t there, I tried to talk to the organizers but they were
very rude. I again tried to talk to them and showed my scrapbook, then they
told me to go to the other floor where the press conference was supposed to be
held. I went there and tried convincing them to let me go inside but they
refused saying that either I should bring identity proof which media people
carry or I should make them talk to the manager of the mall. I again went down
to the ground floor and searched the manager but he didn’t even listen to what
I was trying to say. Then I just stand there and waited for Shahid to come,
after 15 minutes, police and security gaurds started taking their positions, my
eyes were glued to the door from where they were supposed to enter and then in
between the tall bouncers…
I SAW HIS FACE,
I SCREAMED AND ALL THE EYES TURNED TO ME AND THEN TOWARDS THAT DOOR,
Then everyone
started screaming, there he was, dressed in Black Jeans and white shirt with a
tint of light blue, all tanned, looking extremely Oh So Adorable, his brown
hair, those eyes, that smile which make my heart skip numerous beats n there I
was staring at him, lost in some other world…I regained my conscious when my
sister shake my up and said ‘why aren’t you screaming’ then I started screaming
again, it was at that time Kruti Ma’am noticed us and signaled us to scream
more loudly. We literally screamed our lungs out, SHAHID TURNED AND NOTICED,
WAVED AT US AND GAVE A FLYING KISS TOO…!!!
Then he started
speaking, I don’t remember what he said to audience, all what I remember was he
sang ‘Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai’ and danced on it too with Ileana…I was trying to
call Kruti Ma’am but she couldn’t hear me…after 10-15 minutes they went for the
press conference, we ran upstairs, then my sister disappeared in the crowd,
after 10 minutes she called me and told that she was sitting in the press
conference and I was like WTF !!! How come?? Then she disconnected the call…I
again tried my luck to enter but failed again…
After that I
came downstairs, went to my dad and started crying. At that moment I had lost
all the hope of meeting him, then my dad took me upstairs again, he tried to talk
to some people but nothing happened. Then I met Lavanika n her mom, they also
wanted to meet Shahid and were trying to enter the press conference but they
had contacts with someone from the organizing team, no one let them enter in
the press conference but a guy told them to go to the parking and wait near
Shahid’s car, he gave the number of the car too…we went to the parking and
waited there for around one hour, although I was broken and shattered, still I
was trying, maybe I was waiting for some miracle…there was a small office in
the basement of the mall, we were waiting near the door of that office and
Shahid was in that office, it was 4:30 at that time and my sister was supposed
to reach her hostel by 5:15 pm and we had no clue about her whereabouts. Dad
called her and she told him that she was with Shahid and would be coming after
getting a pic clicked with him, I requested the female police staff to help me
in giving the scrapbook to Shahid but they told me that they can’t help me, sad
and totally disheartened, I went near the door of that office, dad tried to
talked to the bouncers requesting them to allow me to go inside as I wanted to
give scrapbook to Shahid. They saw the scrapbook and assured me that they’ll
help me still I was doubtful…after few minutes my sister came out of that door
jumping and flaunting her pic with Shahid, I was about to cry again but
controlled my tears somehow, then my dad told my sister to go inside again and
give the scrapbook to Shahid, she literally snatched the scrapbook from my hand
and when she was about to go inside, the lady cop (the same lady I requested)
standing near the door stopped her, pointed towards me and said ‘She has made
that scrapbook and she should go inside to hand it over to Shahid, not her
sister’ . The bouncers quickly agreed and let me go inside that office…I
entered the office and saw Shahid standing there interacting with media, I just
couldn’t move, just couldn’t stop drooling over him ( He is the most beautiful
creation of GOD…lagta hai bohot fursat mein banaya hoga God ne Shahid ko) There
I was, standing few centimeters away from him, drooling him n dupki maroing in
his eyes while he was busy in interacting with media…then someone pushed me and
I realized that I came inside to hand over the scrapbook, my eyes searched for
Kruti Ma’am for I know only she could help me. I found her but she was standing
at a distance (there were 4-5 people between me and her) and requesting other
people to not to make any noise, I tried to call her but she didn’t notice,
then I requested the boy standing beside me to call her, he didn’t but some
other guy told Kruti Ma’am that I was calling her. She came to me and I told
her everything and requested her to make me meet Shahid. She told me that they
were already late for their flight and she can’t help me. I requested her to
allow me to meet him only for 2 minutes. She said she can’t promise but will
surely try to do whatever she could and asked me to wait. I again started
drooling over Shahid…I must say those few minutes were the best few minutes
when I was looking at him with the dreamy expressions on my face…in between I
was looking at Kruti Ma’am and she signaled me to wait. Then finally those
media persons asked their last question and Shahid went inside another small
cabin. Kruti Ma’am went inside that cabin too, after few seconds she came out,
I called her and she signaled me to come, then she hold my hand and took me
along with her, she opened the door of that cabin, said something to Shahid n
let me go inside, Shahid looked at me and gave me a big smile and I blanked out
again (just like on 16th June, 2012) then,
Shahid: Hello !!
Me: Hello
Shahid!! *in my trembling voice*
Shahid: How are
you??
Me: I can’t
believe I’m actually meeting you. *Shahid smiled n I blanked out again*
Kruti Ma’am
enters and talk to me
Kruti Ma’am : I
can’t give you much time, you wanted to give him the scrapbook, hurry up… Btw
do you want a pic with Shahid
Me: Yeah *still
trembling I handed my phone to Kruti Ma’am*
Shahid: Come
here for the pic
*Me all confused
went near him, Kruti Ma’am clicked the pic, I looked at Shahid, he was waiting
for me to say something*
Me: I made this
little gift for you *still trembling*
Ileana: Aww.. *I
didn’t notice she was sitting there too*
Me: I..I…made
this scrapbook for you *Handed over scrapbook to Shahid*
Shahid: Thankyou
so much *with a big smile on his face*
Me: Please dekh
zaroor lena, you are busy right now but
please…if possible let me know you liked it or not..please Shahid..maybe on
twitter or email…please
Shahid:
Okay…sure I will…thankyou !!!
Kruti Ma’am: You
have to leave now
Me: Bye Shahid!!
Shahid: Bye…
Me: Thankyou so
much Kruti Ma’am!!!
Kruti Ma’am :
You’re welcome…bye !!
With that I
leave that office with a big smile on my face, went outside, screaming and
running, thanked that lady cop and ran directly to my dad…my sister told me
that we should go and stand near the car, they can come out at any moment…
We went near the
car, within 2 minutes they came out, I saw Shahid holding my scrapbook, he
waved at all the fans waiting for him in the parking area, sat inside the car
with Ileana and they went..!!!
This was my
experience, just can’t thank Kruti Ma’am enough for it, she is such a
sweetheart…
Thankyou Shahid
for being that nice…
Last but not the
least, Thankyou Papa…for cancelling your important meeting and taking me
there…!!!!
