my experience at the YASH RAJ FILMS

I, along with Sheldon arrived at THE YASH RAJ studios, Andheri at 2.20. I was told to reach here at 2.30 sharp. There were many street food stalls on that street and Sheldon was very hungry as usual. I told him, we will have something later, now first we need to meet Sweedyl. He looked at me sarcastically, and I also was not sure if we may get something to eat or not. He was also teasing me considering the possibilities of not letting us go in…

***Here started one of the most beautiful days of my life!!!***

As expected, both of us were stopped at the entrance itself by the security. Sheldon started laughing at me and I too was laughing inside ( koi izzat hi nahi hai?). Sweedyl had told me to call her in case if the security doesn’t allow us go in. I called Sweedyl and she told me that she has already sent a person to the gate. As soon as I kept the phone, a man fully loaded with gadgets and head phones with walky-talky came running towards us and asked

“Akshayji aap hi hain?”

I turned towards Sheldon to give him a victorious smile…

“Yes, main hi hun” I said.

He told something to the security and we got in to the studio. The campus of the studio was very beautiful with spacious gardens and lush green plantations. Yashraj must have spent in millions to build something of this kind at the centre of the suburb!!!

As soon as we entered I realized, everyone from a spot boy to coordinators knew about me coming and they all referred to me as “the translator” and that was really nice to hear. They took us to their office room and asked me to wait there. I have never met Sweedyl before. And all I knew was she was Merlin’s friend. She came in and greeted both of us. There was a very pretty young girl named as Bhoomika who was our coordinator, assigned to look after me. She was very beautiful and smart by nature. Both of them, along with some other coordinators told me what to do and what not to do, what do they expect to happen on the sets etc… initially I was amused and confused though, later I got familiar with their profession and pattern of working.

Bhoomika took us to the 4th floor where dressing rooms were there, and in one of those rooms stayed Sathi, the lady from Kerala for whom I am the translator. They wanted me to spend some quality time with her and her family, know her more so that she could feel comfortable while she is in front of the camera.

*** My encounter with PRIYANKA CHOPRA!!!!***

I was in YASHRAJ. The corridor was well decorated with paintings and posters of their films with  beautiful lighting  and it moreover appeared like lobby of some 5star hotel. To both our sides were many dressing rooms and we were walking behind the beautiful lady Bhoomika. Suddenly a door next to me on my left hand side opened and none other than PRIYANKA CHOPRA, (wearing a micro-mini stuff in olive green) came out of the door!!!! I was all frozen and it took me a while to realize that the lady standing very next to me (15 inches from me!!!!) was real and was in flesh and blood. What else does a boy of my age expect? It was like a dream come true. (Like in old fairy tales, the door of a castle opens and the queen comes out!!!) I was frozen and was all expressionless. She was starring at me, trying hard to recollect and recognize my face or wondering what was a boy like me doing next to her dressing room!!! It all happened in seconds and by the time I came down to earth it was too late for me to say “hi”…

I missed on this golden chance to have a word, have some beautiful moments with one of the MOST gorgeous women in the world. Sheldon who was behind me got few more seconds and he managed to say a simple “hi” to which she responded with her killer smile.

Both of us went ahead and whispered together in our highest volume 

“OH!!!!!  man……THAT WAS PRIYANKA CHOPRA!!!!”

“Akshay, where are you going? Here is your room” shouted Bhoomika from behind. I turned around to find PRIYANKA still looking at us. She was there for some promotional shoot for her then upcoming movie “pyaar impossible” and was completely in that avatar. She indeed is one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen.

I somehow managed to get in to our room and I will regret of not having spoken to PRIYANKA throughout my life....