When Miss Sarita "Sinha" pulled a fast one

To be honest when we were in school I had never interacted with Sarita. However when we met after thirty five years it seemed as if we were never separated. The next day Shankar dropped in and we caught up with each other after 25 years!!. After exchanging notes on Labradors and the times at Giri Road we then decided to catch up with Sarita. The conversation after some time veered round to Alps, Reena and the “Best friend” fiasco, thanks to Vims documented evidence.

It’s then that I suddenly recollected an interesting “story” around Reena’s family.

We were actually family friends and on quite a few occasions our family had met. Suddenly people around us began looking at us with a bit of awe. Very soon I found out the reason. According to the Berhampur grapevine the Kumar family were supposed to be related to the Bollywood star Vinod Khanna. So obviously we were in distinguished company.

When I heard about this, I distinctly remember telling this to my parents and expressed my desire to ask Kumar uncle whether this was a fact. I was severely reprimanded by dad and was told that it was bad manners to gossip and to listen to it. Till date I am not sure whether it is a fact or not. Maybe Reena, if she still goes through the blog can clarify on the same. But Sarita came out with something even more interesting.

Now Sarita’s mom is a Sinha. So to get some extra attention and “bhav” from her friends in her locality she spread the story that from her mom’s side she was related to the Bollywood star Shatrughan Sinha. For many months Sarita basked in the limelight of her new found “stardom” and got all the extra attention she craved for from her friends.

Then one fine day one of her friends told her mother who in turn enquired from Sarita’s mom about the latest update on Shatrughan Sinha. Sarita’s mom was taken aback and very soon came to know that thanks to her daughter she was now supposed to be a relative of Shatrughan Sinha!!

Sarita recollected how she was severely spoken to by her mom and how embarrassed she still feels when she recollects this childhood prank of hers!!

From the same slam-book blogged by Vims I have come to know that 31st December is her birthday.

So happy birthday Sarita "Sinha." May you continue to defy age with all your grace and charm!!