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Russian Guy and Indian Movies
Posted Oct 26th, 2009 at 10:47 PM by Lucid Chaotic
Ever heard a Russian guy sing Indian songs… I just did this past weekend.
On my way back from Boston, I took a cab to the airport and got chatting away with the driver who happened to be Russian. The conversation started with talking about hockey and other assorted sports, but upon learning of my desi background, he started telling me how popular Raj Kapoor movies are in Russia even to date, and how he much he was revered there as a superb artist.
I’ve never seen much of Raj Kapoor since his movies are way too old, but I’m familiar with some songs, and this guy proved his point by singing a couple of songs which really took me by surprise. He sang “Jeena YehaaN Marna YehaaN” and “Ichak Dana Beechak Dana” -
it was hilarious 
To add to the topic of Indian movies, the guy sprinkled a little bit of his own wisdom and his exposition went something like:
“ You knowww – these American people have marriage problems and they go to counselling and shrinks. I tell them they should just go out and watch Indian movies. The wife will cry about her problems during the movie, and then the dancing and the songs will make her feel better in the end – Perfect solution and cheap too! – crying, laughing, singing and everyone is happy at the end. Why do you need shrinks when you have ichak dana beechak dana. But yeah, don’t take your wife to a Prem Chopra movie – that guy is no good, he’ll scare the women”.
Needless to say I was cracking up while this guy gave me his 5 minute shpeal on Indian movies, and it was rather intriguing to hear all this from a Russian guy.
On my way back from Boston, I took a cab to the airport and got chatting away with the driver who happened to be Russian. The conversation started with talking about hockey and other assorted sports, but upon learning of my desi background, he started telling me how popular Raj Kapoor movies are in Russia even to date, and how he much he was revered there as a superb artist.
I’ve never seen much of Raj Kapoor since his movies are way too old, but I’m familiar with some songs, and this guy proved his point by singing a couple of songs which really took me by surprise. He sang “Jeena YehaaN Marna YehaaN” and “Ichak Dana Beechak Dana” -
it was hilarious To add to the topic of Indian movies, the guy sprinkled a little bit of his own wisdom and his exposition went something like:
“ You knowww – these American people have marriage problems and they go to counselling and shrinks. I tell them they should just go out and watch Indian movies. The wife will cry about her problems during the movie, and then the dancing and the songs will make her feel better in the end – Perfect solution and cheap too! – crying, laughing, singing and everyone is happy at the end. Why do you need shrinks when you have ichak dana beechak dana. But yeah, don’t take your wife to a Prem Chopra movie – that guy is no good, he’ll scare the women”.
Needless to say I was cracking up while this guy gave me his 5 minute shpeal on Indian movies, and it was rather intriguing to hear all this from a Russian guy.
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you should have asked him to sing that one "mera joota hai japaani, sar pe laal topi roosi, phir bhi dil hai hindustani"Posted Oct 27th, 2009 at 02:25 AM by Sheeda Pistol
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Posted Oct 27th, 2009 at 11:41 AM by Monk
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Sheeda - actually he did... I just forgot about that one.Quote:Originally Posted by Sheeda Pistol
you should have asked him to sing that one "mera joota hai japaani, sar pe laal topi roosi, phir bhi dil hai hindustani"
Monk... I should've recorded the conversation. My account doesn't do justice to how wacky it was.Posted Oct 27th, 2009 at 11:49 AM by Lucid Chaotic
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Finally we have a non desi dude to who, songs in movies does make sense. ha ha
Must be fun listening all that.
Posted Oct 27th, 2009 at 11:52 AM by Monk
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