Sunday, November 30, 2008

Babu's Curse

I was watching this extremely erudite discussion on Fareed Zakaria's show on CNN today. He was discussing the terrible situation in Mumbai with an expert on Indian-Pakistani relations by the name of Ashley Tellis. Both Tellis and Zakaria are from India and have accents that are eerily similar to those of Babu Bhatt and his friend back in Pakistan. So naturally my mind starts to drift to this consversation:

Episode 55 - The Visa

Babu and a friend are sitting at a table in an outdoor cafe in Pakistan.

Babu: So his friend got the mail but she did not give it to him. And then he came to visit me. Said the lawyer was called to help, he said the wheels were in motion, but there was no motion. There was nothing. And so they sent me back here.

Babu's Friend: This is a terrible story, Babu. What are you going to do?

Babu: I'm going to save up every rupee. Someday, I will get back to America, and when I do I will exact vengeance on this man. I cannot forget him. He haunts me. He is a very bad man. He is a very very bad man.

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