001 - How I got Inspired,
27th June 2020 11.00pm Sydney Time and my Zoom Session with special buddies started and it was Purinder Ganju's turn to Play Host and Share something interesting. and this is what he shared:
"On the morning of the show I was informed by the organisers that Mubarak Begum wished to see me that day at noon. Although not sure as to why I was being ‘summoned’, I landed up in her hotel room which she was sharing with her grand daughter, who had accompanied Mubarak Begum to Delhi.
After the formal pleasantries were over, Mubarak Begum gave me a hard look and asked me who I was and why was I doing this favour for her. And before I could answer she launched into a monologue telling me about her wretched life and about how she had been cheated by all those close to her. She wept copious tears and then proclaimed that I was “Allah ka Farishta” which translates into ‘an angel sent by Allah”.
A few minutes later, I left her room very saddened and shaken.
Later that evening at her show, as a member of the audience, I saw her on stage, but she was not the person I had met a few hours earlier. There she was , a seasoned artiste, who had the audience captivated - completely unrecognisable from the woman who had shared a tearful catharsis with me, barely a few hours ago.
Towards the end of the show, the organisers called me out from the audience and asked me join the performers on the stage. Once on stage, I was ‘introduced’ to Mubarak Begum. I have never forgotten that particular moment. She told the compere that she knew me ‘very well’ and then gave me a smile and a look that conveyed to me that the emotion-charged interaction earlier that day was only between her and me.
The show was called 'Hamari Yaad Aayegi' and was held in New Delhi on 13th April 2008.
I loved this story so much that I created a special Blog to Recapture this special moment for my friend Purinder Ganju
27th June 2020 11.00pm Sydney Time and my Zoom Session with special buddies started and it was Purinder Ganju's turn to Play Host and Share something interesting. and this is what he shared:
"On the morning of the show I was informed by the organisers that Mubarak Begum wished to see me that day at noon. Although not sure as to why I was being ‘summoned’, I landed up in her hotel room which she was sharing with her grand daughter, who had accompanied Mubarak Begum to Delhi.
After the formal pleasantries were over, Mubarak Begum gave me a hard look and asked me who I was and why was I doing this favour for her. And before I could answer she launched into a monologue telling me about her wretched life and about how she had been cheated by all those close to her. She wept copious tears and then proclaimed that I was “Allah ka Farishta” which translates into ‘an angel sent by Allah”.
A few minutes later, I left her room very saddened and shaken.
Later that evening at her show, as a member of the audience, I saw her on stage, but she was not the person I had met a few hours earlier. There she was , a seasoned artiste, who had the audience captivated - completely unrecognisable from the woman who had shared a tearful catharsis with me, barely a few hours ago.
Towards the end of the show, the organisers called me out from the audience and asked me join the performers on the stage. Once on stage, I was ‘introduced’ to Mubarak Begum. I have never forgotten that particular moment. She told the compere that she knew me ‘very well’ and then gave me a smile and a look that conveyed to me that the emotion-charged interaction earlier that day was only between her and me.
The show was called 'Hamari Yaad Aayegi' and was held in New Delhi on 13th April 2008.
I loved this story so much that I created a special Blog to Recapture this special moment for my friend Purinder Ganju
Click on Link above to see the Blog
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