The bigg leap

Were I Abhinav Bindra, I would have struck gold. Were I a government employee I would have been rolling in money 8212; doing nothing else, post-pay commission. But I8217;m a small-time journalist aspiring to hit Bigg time. Boss, as Goody has left your house, please let me in. I am not sending any goons to press my case, just these words. Good, you said no to Sherlyn Chopra. Ever since she equated Rakhi Sawant with the Nano, she has been giving sleepless nights to Ratan Tata. As if Mamata Banerjee wasn8217;t enough. He found the comparison outrageous. While he was trying to bring the Nano to the common man, Sherlyn was driving it away by calling it Rakhi, since not everyone can get Rakhi.

Saying no to Athavale who? was also right, as he was too high-profile. But I am a low-profile guy who will fit your common minimum programme. Common, because it is about the common people. Minimum, because it is about people with minimum abilities. If Sanjay Nirupam wanted to change the politician8217;s image, I8217;ll try to change the voter8217;s image. If Rahul Mahajan is making a good job of cleaning toilets in your house, I have been cleaning reporters8217; copy regularly. If Ehsan Qureshi can make others laugh, I can also crack a joke or two. If Sambhavna Seth wants to show that an item girl has emotions, I would like to show how many emotions a viewer has for the item girl. If Monica Bedi wants to live without the ignominy of being a gangster8217;s moll, I want to outlive the anonymity of being a desk journalist.

Had I been living in a village, I would have applied for a job under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to make some extra bucks. But since I live in a CNG-fed city like Delhi, I have nowhere else to go except your programme, an urban version of the NREGS. That8217;s why all roads are leading to your house, via the courts.

Do give me a break!