I never knew about the real friendship till I met a reporter of a Top News channel. He came
to me for recording my Interview and left after doing the news story. Next day
he again called me for my opinion on another issue & soon it became a
routine. We started calling each other regularly and he started discussing
almost every news story with me.
We never knew that with the
passing of time we had become friends and that too so close that we started
missing each other if we had no talks even for a single day. It was a pleasant
surprise for me and my family when, a day before Diwali, he visited us with
Gifts for all. We too visited him on the day of Diwali and it became a routine.
Probably that
was the beginning of a real friendship between us. Though I was a very reserved
type of person, he was of a very joyful nature. He always had a smiling face
and always encouraged me to speak boldly on various issues concerning the
general public. He even added my name as the contributor to the data shared for
the Documentaries that he made for a corporate house.
Soon he
became a family member for all of us. He used to call my wife – Bhabiji and
always boosted my daughters to speak in public. Though both of us were married,
we used to attend various marriages together and celebrated the festivals and
family events together.
All this
continued for a few years and we were becoming closer by the passing of every
day, but probably fate had a different story in the process. On a fine morning,
he called me and told that he will reach me in an hour for doing some story,
but after almost half an hour I got a call from a common friend that he had met
with an accident.
We rushed to
the hospital and yes, he was there, lying in a pool of blood, covered with a
white bed sheet. He was no more. He was dead. I was shivering like a hell, but
nothing was in my hand. I cried, shouted at him, but probably he had to do some
story with the God almighty and so he left in a hurry. Even now while I am
writing these lines, my eyes are full of tears which reminds me the true
friendship between us.
Pleased to
note that Zee TV is launching a new fun filled TV show - Yaroon Ki Baraat -
with Amitabh Bachhan, Shatrughan Sinha and many other known faces. Viewed its
promotional campaign and truly, just waiting very eagerly to watch the real Fun
on Zee TV from 8th October onwards. All those who have a real friend
or who are missing a real Yaari must watch YAARON KI BARAAT on Zee TV as it
will give a big boost to the YAARI in a fun filled manner.
