Love to lie, lie to love, says Sajid Khan
Wednesday, 20 May 2015 - 6:20am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna | From the print edition
Sajid Khan
I recently read in the gossip column of a newspaper (yes, that's where they exist nowadays since film magazines are extinct) that I reconciled with my ex-girlfriend over coffee. JHOOTH! But it's okay, it is gossip after all. The truth is we haven't spoken since the day we saw Splitsvilla two years ago.
Now this got me thinking. Why can't exes be friends? Don't get me wrong. I am not generalising here as I have seen a few exes together, claiming that they are friends and that they are very cool about it. And I guess, when an ex says that I wish him/her well, it actually means INTO the well.
And men, when caught, come up with some bizarre explanations, which could make for superhit screenplays. Example: In the '70s, this one actor was caught red-handed in a hotel room with a starlet by his wife. He shut the door on her and later when he went back home, he behaved as if nothing happened. And when the wife was packing her stuff to leave the house, he called a doctor to sedate her claiming that she was having fits and imagining things. Till date, they are happily' married.
Perhaps the most unique, original and successful pick-up line I've heard a friend of mine use on a girl was " "If you're with me, you will be sad and happy both, as I'm lower middle class. I won't be able to buy you expensive stuff and that will make you sad. Because I am lower middle class. But you will still be very happy as my lower middle is class!!!" She actually fell for it, only to realise that all the talk of class was actually crass because she needed a magnifying glass.
To sum it up, I would like to quote a friend of mine on behalf of all single guys. Hum hain raahi pyar ke, hum se kuch na boliye.. Jo bhi pyar se mila, hum usi ke saath so liye... oh sorry, sorry sorry.. ho liye!
22