
Judging by the popularity of the song, she had for once felt the stirrings of hope, but she had immediately quashed it down, realizing its futility. She was of half a mind to get up and walk away, but when she remembered the domestic drama her departure had caused, she was determined to sit it out until the end. She of course, sans entourage, was not part of any circle and barely even made eye contact with anyone.

If she thought she had known snobbery at home, she was now witnessing it carried to new heights, with little cliques springing up everywhere.

And, now here she was, dressed in a saree, feeling utterly out of place and gauche` among the well-heeled. She had managed to send in the RSVP by the skin of her teeth. It had lain unopened in her drawer for a full two days before she convinced herself that it was true. When the letter announcing her nomination had arrived, she had scarcely believed it. Vanya Did Everything To Make Their Marriage Work But Communicating With Aditya Was Like Walking On Eggshells! This was even more of an anachronism in a world where popularity was lost in the blink of any eye, which was famed for its here today gone tomorrow lifestyle. Of course, Alina Chattopadhyay’s ethereal beauty and Shishir Deshmukh’s music had a lot to do with its popularity, but the song “ Paani ” from the movie “ Adhuri ”, most famed for its haunting lyrics, “ Jo na sune koi teri dastan” (whoever does not listen to your story) had broken all records. Thanks to the lyrics of a song penned by her ruling the roost of popularity charts for at least six weeks now. Not the sort of white-clad ghostly figure seen floating ethereally, ready to disappear in a puff of smoke, but a person who had hitherto remained unseen by the world at large, known only by the pen name of Amarja. A ghost would be acknowledged as the winner of the “Popular Choice” award of the Hindi Chalchitra Kavya Sanstha, a newly established association for rewarding excellence in Hindi film lyrics. For those who lived the simple life, watching all the award ceremonies provided a vicarious pleasure, a peek into a life to which they would perhaps never be privy, but could enjoy from a distance all the same.īut this year was to be different in more ways than one.

But these belonged to the world of those who lived life on a “Grande” scale. Ranging from those in the world of dance, drama and entertainment to the Padma awards. It was that time of the year when all sorts of awards are announced.
