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Publisher’s Note
Happy Diwali!
Dr Chetan Ramesh Kalal has prudently penned Besides these party songs there are a whole lot
the cover story on our all-important liver and how of Holi songs which glorify bhaang, whether it’s
to take care of it. Notwithstanding, there is always Amitabh Bachchan in “Rang barse”, or “Khai ke
a song endorsing a drink where the heroine, the paan Banaras wala” or Mumtaz in “Jai Jai Shiv
cabaret artist and vamp, encourages the man Shankar”. The moral of these stories is to eat, drink
around whom the song and dance is to have a a lot and be merry.
drink. Meena Kumari in Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam, In more recent times there’s Honey Singh who
who pleads with her man to stay back, is the first raps “Chaar bottle vodka kaam mera roz ka”, which
time a wife is shown drinking to get her huband’s has done really well on the music charts. Once the
affection. Then there is Raj Kumar in Kaajal, who party is going really strong, the DJ plays all these
coaxes his wife to have a drink “chu lene do naazuk happy hour numbers and the party rocks on. There
hothon ko kuch nahi jaam hai yeh”. There is also is a classic Punjabi joke where a man goes to the
Shashi Kala who sings “sheeshe se pee ya paimaane doctor who asks him “Sharaab peete ho?”, and the
se” in the movie Phool Aur Pathar. It’s a standard man replies, “thodi jaldi hai par pee lunga”.
formula — every seductress entices the guy with a Our liver being no less important than our hearts,
drink. we need to make sure its health and vitality is our
Almost every party scene has a piano, there’s free topmost priority as seniors. That said, this Diwali
flowing liquor and the hero or heroine venting be wise and drink responsibly. Happy Diwali and
their angst. Every Helen cabaret number has a all the best for the coming year.
heart broken chap who is trying to drown himself
in alcohol whereas his lady love is flirting around
with the villain. There is also Sadhana’s famous
song from Intakaam, “kaise rahun chup maine
pee hi kya hai.” The story of Devdas is about an Vickram Sethi
alcoholic who finally dies of excessive drinking. Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
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