freebird

I was called at 9 in the morning of the 15^th of August by a dear friend of mine to convey a sad news – a very close friend of mine had apparently disappeared in Bangkok. He is a cameraman and had gone to shoot the last 4 days of a Hindi feature film. His passport size photo was on the 2^nd page of a tabloid.

We, a close bunch of 12 people freaked out. All through the day we called each other, called the director in Bangkok (salute), he called us and evening came and there was hope and by night everything got confusing beyond redemption. We had nothing to hold on to. We didn’t know a thing other than the fact that he had withdrawn money on 2 different occasions.

By night I had begun to hate ZEE NEWS. Zee like so many of their ilk decided to spice up our friend’s disappearance. Painted him in various shades of evil and debauchery so that it makes for 3 and a half minutes of interesting viewing. In the process they indulged in character assassination, speculated no end and gave untold grief to family and friends. A BIG THANK YOU. Hope you have got the salary raise that your life depended on?

Today is the 16^th and my friend has still not been found. Zee News probably and hopefully has got bored of my friend. We are scared and although some of us are atheists are praying…

And the 60^th Independence day celebrations of India are over. What took place that day other than raising the flag, beating of chests, announcements of aid relief and vows to instill integrity in the future generations of the country?

Good Luck