abnormal is now normal
god!..100 days post chak de..just got a phone call from a radio thing ..madam, ek link chahiye for new years..toh please..bolein ki aap bindia naik, chak de se blaa ———. i was just not in sync! went on saying mera naam shilpa shukla hai, shilpa shukla ,shilpa shukla shilpa !!and a very very happy new year. its hilarious, i remember a call from ahemdabad..”madam, how much do you charge for a garba nite”…..i could nt stop laughing..just imagined a situation in my head, farhan akhtar sitting in business class,thinkhing of casting me, opens ahemdabad times “chak de girls-now on garba grounds”!!dismiss! at the goal premiere, reporter walking towards us..”ek baar camera mein boliye “dan dana dan (once again)dan dana dan chak de”!! ok……i understand when they want us for giving a pep talk, or a shoot for premiere hockey league, or they want us to watch chak de with corporate teams…but sometimes they just miss the point!….and i become relunctant of visiting ppl. oh! not to be missed..got a call from some zip pouch co. they want to know if (a celeb like bindia) carries it for make up!..k….cell phone..k…chopped vegetables..ya, that sounds ok.!so….stupid me, still fixated with the idea that actors do this and not that. .
ok, wht we read was written long back, and hope the year is happy happy!!. .thats me..happily writing, forgetting to give the publish command..(irrelevant, but did nt feel like deleting it)…taking a week to figure out where to write a post!!..apologies for disappearing(not that u missed me!) …i read the replies almost..every 2nd day, looking out for a new comment..replied to each one, .in my head n heart!!..thats me, again..but today read all of it…thank you so….much! you just saved me from diving into a pool of tears that i love to swim into every 10 days!…thank you…
so…whats up with …me???…was in delhi last week..a week in delhi, my delhi..12years of my life, my parents and friends..wanted to see me getting the star dust with them on the 17th…suddenly, something snapped..i wanted to come back, to mumbai..this is not normal, for me…and i was back in the city, 1:30 in the night..back to the city.. that they say does not belong to us , for whatever technical, stupid reasons..outsiders?…i really dont know if it really had an impact on us….but it was just too sudden and unfair and wrong for the auto guy who drove me home from the airport, and many more like him….
…so..i saw myself holding the 1st award of my life..it says” the new menace”!….on 12th mornin, somebody called me to congratulate…this was for my 1st nomination for filmfare, what?.. sorry friends….can’t hide the excitement!… i was never, am still not an award-freak actor….but, its a dream that we see… each time we saw a tabu, or hilary swank..or jamie foxx, holding that gold figure, desi ya pardesi…a thank you number..u think u have learnt by heart!..will it be a scream of excitement, or a potent pause, or sudden outburst of tears, or nervousness and sweaty palms…magical!…1st time..of everything is perhaps the purest..stays the longest…
life is rolling.. i got my 1st folio shot..i waited for 4 long years, visualising it…actually, waiting for the money to afford it!…so, the clock, still ticking..but i have stopped looking at the seconds and minutues, calender works best for an actor, i guess!..something within me tells me that something really major and beautiful is going to happen to me, again…a role, which is meant just for me!..something which is irreplaceable!..like us…did i hear “she is back!!!”..
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Well deserved nomination - you were really good in Chak de! Loved the jaded attitude.
Yaa totally agree - A deserved nomination. Though being on backstage of one of the flimfare (as a false event coordinator - LOL) the whole flimfare is a shitty makeup of an awards.
Hope you get more well scripted roles as you have proved you can carry the weight of meaty roles!
good luck and god bless
when and how are we seeing u on screen next?
nice that u got a nomination.u deserve it.to be honest you deserve the awrd,not just nomination.waiting for your next movie.hope you get author backed roles.
aaaand… she’s back!!! :)>-
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wow..you are really back!!!!
gr888888 work bindiya…….OOPS No more bindiya… it is Shilpa, I liked you alot in Hazaron….and now Chake de Nomination and most definitely missed you here at PFC………
Welcome back to PFC, u were missed around here!
And I’m sure Farhan is thinking you of casting you, you deserve it girl!
That’s why PFC is special for me — this kind of heartfelt writing from celebrities in the making (and already there). Congratulations on the nomination. We’ll be happier, though, to see roles coming to you — roles that do justice to your talent.
regards,
asuph
You are on helluva ranting spree in this piece..but I like it..its raw and uncut.
and yes “abnormal is ab normal”
Shilpa its amazing to see you improve so much as an actor. I have watched you in your many previous films but I must say that Chak De is definitely your best performance so far. It has brought you in the limelight and im sure opened up the door for many future and better roles. Looking forward to watching you tap many other different roles. All the best and you were amazing as Bindiya but you are even better as Shilpa
Gawd, this Hazaaron Khwaishi will not let me live in peace!!
I guess i’ll just have to see it once before I pop my clogs!
I didn’t even know you were in it up until recently,and yet I call myself a movie buff!
Well, i’m kinda on a Shiney diet.
Have had an overdose of him in the last few months.
AnywaYS, ALL THE BEST TO YA (damn, i hit capitals by mistake!! but that’s coz an indian guy at the internet cafe is bombarding me with questions!!!!! Always happens…. better change the colour of my skin!!)
All the best!!
Well Shilpa….you rocked in chak de…i know tht award shouldnt have been shared among the team…not taking credit away frm any one…but you deserved it the most…looking for some great work from you in future…dont disappoint…
Shilpa,
i think you are a great actor but you havent gotten used to the fact that you are a part of Bollywood ..
Its an entertainment industry, they expect u to entertain irrespective of the situation, time & place.
In India a Great Actor is a Good entertainer…
India is a country where SRK sells & not Method Acting..
Hence get used to it.. . or fly under the radar.
U kno wat…
I saw chak de india for the second time.
and I am in love with you.
I know thats a bad thing coz u r married but this is the first time it has happened to me.
Btw I wud love to be frnds with you.
Please email me back.
Bharat
hey
a very honest one there…u HAVE to post more often!
v deserve a link to ur folio pics!;)
Hey, I don’t want to be mean but please do run a spell check before posting.
You being an actor/celibrity, people will lap up everything you say, but If this habit not checked in time will creep up in your day to day lifestyle. I do not want to be a preacher but still do take care.
Other than that the article was well written. Keep posting…
Guess I should practice what I Preach, so read Celibrity as Celebrity
Hey Shilpa, I loved you so much in Chak de. I thought only could stand up to SRK in terms of acting. Your expressions ! The turn of ur eyes !
Great work. HKA was good too.
Would love to see more of u , both on screen and here.
and ….. would love to have a two liner back to know that u read this. for once, don’t just reply in ur heart and head.
Hi Shilpa,
Enjoyed reading your article on IBN Live’s website. I could relate to so much of what you have written :).
By the way, I also loved the photographs that were on the same website…. the ‘new look’ photos.
Keep going! Keep doing better and better in life. Have a great marriage!
wanted to share somethin with you
Hi…Shilpa..!
Remember mee…? no… arey Mukesh tyagi..hv work together in few plays..under Asmita group.. yaad aaya..?
Officer in Ek mamooli aadmi… court marshal…etc..
Any way ..like to see you in cinema…may yr dreams come true..!!
Hw is Mohit….?
Any way ..note my mobile..09810048565.
try to call me…!!
bye
Mukesh