Fictional minutes of an honour-able assembly
Salim didn’t get Anarkali in reel life. Kishore Kumar bought her in actual. And, within the 1958 hit Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, the ‘motor mechanic’ even broke into her home in the dark to recuperate ‘paanch rupaiyaa baarah aana’. Among his numerous followers, Kishore da not being conferred a Padma award is as massive a subject of dialogue as that elusive, princely quantity, which he by no means bought although Madhubala got here to the Ganguly brothers’ storage to pay up the identical.
Even although the eccentric genius will stay king of hearts endlessly, award or no award, for tutorial functions this reporter spoke to extremely unreliable sources who recount what occurs on the annual Padma award discussions when Kishore da’s title is mentioned. It goes like this:
Anglicised Babu with Oxbridge diploma | That very well-known singer, what’s his title, has not bought a Padma to this point. Maybe we must always give it to him. I’m informed he sang effectively. Every 12 months on the reunions all my mates sing his songs after a couple of drinks.
Desi Babu | Very proper, Sir. I believe you’re referring to Kishore Kumar. Great singer.
AB | So, it’s him this 12 months.
DB 2 | Sir, there’s a procedural problem. We’ve not been in a position to determine for which of his expertise he ought to get an award – singing, appearing, manufacturing or course. A high-level committee was set as much as decide this in 1989. Their subsequent assembly is in a few months. Its report remains to be awaited and we hope to get it quickly.
DB 3 | Sir, All India Radio had banned Kishore songs throughout the emergency as he had refused to toe the then govt line. Honouring him now might set a foul precedent. Any nice individual taking ‘panga’ with govt would then anticipate the honour he/she deserves both ‘zindagi ke saath or zindagi ke baad’. In life or afterwards.
Neta ji | Kishore was born in Madhya Pradesh and lived in Mumbai. Perhaps we must always contemplate his title nearer to election in these locations.
AB | Hmmm. Best to attend for the 1989 committee report. I’ve been knowledgeable a retired IAS, who was joint secretary once I joined the service, heads it now and the place comes with minister of state rank. We should give him a while. Let’s transfer to the following title now.
Disclaimer
This article is meant to deliver a smile to your face. Any connection to occasions and characters in actual life is coincidental.
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