Thank you Rafisaab

Neo: Merwan uncle I think you have lost it, how many times I have to tell you to throw this stupid Audio cassette player. I am bored of repairing it again and again.

Merwan uncle: Arrey dikra aa Philips no pelo Audio cassette player chei,Hu aa Berlin thi lidho tho 1960 maa(Son  this is Philips first Audio cassette player,I had got it from Berlin in 1960),U will not understand how valuable it is.

Neo:Uncle duniya amna Ipod use kareche (The world is using IPOD these days) and you are still using this audio player.

Merwan uncle:Beta I have a huge collection of Audio cassettes what will I do with them?Elvis,Rafi,Sinatra aa badhaa kya jasse?(Where will Elvis,Rafi,Sinatra go?)

Neo:Uncle everything is online now,so you don't have to keep this bhangar (Crap)

Merwan uncle:Aye online waala (Hey Internet boy),reva de(Let it be)..just repair the damn thing.

Neo:(grudgingly) where does this phillip thing stand in comparison to apple today (smiling) but let me check.

Merwan uncle:thank u beta(Son),shall I stay here?

Neo: Yes yes..Now..Let me see this great player...oh boy the wiring is all gone, the battery is draining...Uncle do you have an audio cassette? I need to test.

Merwan uncle:(Smiling)Aa lene "Rafi ke Nazarene"(Yes take this “Rafi ke Nazarene”)

Neo:Hahaha,I can’t believe you old people listen to this.

Merwan uncle:You don't know whom you are mocking.Rafi is God,Sambhad kya re gando thai jaise(You should listen sometime,you wil go mad)

Neo:Ok,Ok let me do my work now..I dont think its going to work

(Suddenly a girl enter the workshop and my and the audio player slipped out of my hands and fell on to the floor)

Now how Ironic can fate be sometimes,Rafi erupted out of the Audio player

and started singing…)

            

               "Yeh Chand sa roshan chehera,

                Zulfo ka rang sunehra,

                Yeh jheel se neeli aankhen,

                Koi raaz hai inmein gehra,

                Tareef karu kya uski,

                Jisne Tumhe banaya".

Merwan Uncle:(dancing in joy)Chaalu thai gayu,chaalu thai gayu (It is working,it is working)

The Girl:Hi are you the one who repairs old stuff.

Neo:(Lost in thought and still looking at her)

Girl: Helloooo,(waving the hand,infront of me) are you there?

Neo: Oh sorry( now looking at Merwan uncle) can you please slow down the volume uncle, customer che aiyan.(There is a customer here)

Me : (To the Girl) Yes how I can i help you?

(Rafi still in the background..Tareef karu kya uski)

Girl:I had heard a lot about you,you repair old stuff nah?

Neo:(bragging) Yes yes anything on earth. Except broken hearts

Girl:(Now taking the gramaphone out of the bag) are you sure?

Neo:(Taking a big gulp)(hesitatingly) Yes of courseI just repaired this parsi uncle's Audio cassete player

(Rafi still in the background..Tareef karu kya uski)

Merwan Uncle:Yes he did that after telling me how obsolete my Audio  player had become,

wait till he dismantles your gramophone.

Neo:Uncle, Uncle...(telling the girl)He has a great sense of humor

Girl: Yes I can see that

(Rafi still playing in the background,I dont know why but I never told uncle to shut it down

I guess Rafi was singing on my behalf for her and the last verse of the song summed it up all)

                               "Main Khoj main hoon Manzil ki,

                                Aur Manzil paas hai mere,

                                Mukhde se hata to aanchal,

                                Ho jaayein door andhere,

                                ho jaayein door andhere,

                                Maana ke yeh Jalwe tere

                                KAr denge mujhe dewaana,

                                Jee bhar ke zara main dekhun,

                                Andaz tera mastaana".

Girl: Rafi is so amazing naah

Neo: Yes yes totally,Rafi saab is just great

Merwan Uncle: Acha ava thode time pehla toh Rafi khaali Rafi hato( Some time back Rafi was only Rafi for you),since when did he become Rafisaab?

Girl: What did he just say?

NEO: Nothing nothing... Uncle tamne agiary nathi jaavu,(Don’t you have to go the agiary)

its already time :)

Girl: So you listen to a lot of Rafi

Neo:Absolutely,I like his other songs as well

Girl: Which one is your favourite?

Neo: Khaab ho tum yaa koi haqeeqat,kaun ho tum batlao,der se kitney door

      khadi ho aur kareeb aa jao

   Subeh pey jis tarah, shaam ka ho ghumaar,

   Zulfo main ek chehra kuch zaahir kuch nihar

Merwan Uncle :( Breaking my trance) Hahahaha, this song is by Kishore Kumar

Neo:(Clearly embarrassed)Uncle I am trying to have a conversation here, please leave

Girl:(Now serious) So you will be able to repair it right?

Merwan uncle: Aa Chokron bau talented chei (This guy is very talented) ,don’t worry

Neo: Uncle you are still here?

Girl: I will leave then

Neo:ok, can I have your number

Girl:(After taking a few steps)Why? I just stay two blocks away.

Neo:(Thinking hard) In case of any emergency( Emergency I said to myself ??what emergency)

Girl: Ok write it 988123146, please call me between 11 to 12 only.

Neo:Yeah yeah I will call you tomorrow morning

Girl :( smiling sheepishly) I meant tonight.

Neo:Okkkeeyyyy

(As she was leaving the Merwan uncle played another rafi song)

"Badan pey sitarien

 Lapetey huey,

 Ohh Jane tamana Kidhar

 Jaa rahe hoon,

 Zara paas aao toh

 chain aa jaayien"

(The girl turned back, smiled at me and gestured to call her.

Now there was chaos inside me, I could feel the sudden rush of blood inside me

Lost in thought I didn’t realize Merwan uncle was still there and smiling at me)

Merwan uncle: Now isn't Rafi great?

Neo: Great? Great? (Smiling) He is God