230 NIGHTS @ THE CALL CENTER - 2

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The Three Months With  A New Team

Departed from the training team with whome i was living wonderful days of my life, it was pretty tough for me to accept that I have to be in a new team of nearly 15 members. All the faces were new. Few faces were the one which I used to watch during the traing days :P, so they did not seems to be that new though they seemed to be strangers in all aspects.

Team Leader Nancy.. A young lady in her mid twenties. With huge smile on her face all the time. Thus there begun new chapter of introductions all over again. I just hated this part, where we have to ask names,natives. Huh....But I loved when others asked me all these.. .My team had one of the cutest girl, her name was Monica, Everyone in the office had an eye on her.Did I mention earlier that, there were few faces which I used to watch during training days, well this face mite be the one.lol

Alrite, so days with new team were just going on. Initially we were not allowed to take any calls. Floor supervisors were giving us training on how to be professionals on the call, how to handle customers, how to solve certain issue. Well all these were pretty much useful to us as the trainer really sucked during training days. They never gave us proper training. Who the hell made them as Trainers, must be some part of politics within the company responsible for these useless people to get into these posts. No wonder why they played politics in final evaluations, Politics was running in their blood.

Well, Few of the Floor supervisor were really good at training us with basic necessity of call handling procedures and few just tried to flirt around with the young ladies in the team.As the days passed by, I started getting friendly with most of the team members and the Team leader Nancy...She was the best. We all liked her very much in a short period of time. Her character and the way she interacted with evryone, no wonder why most of them liked her.

Based on the good show in the training provided by floor supervisors and the team leader, few from my team including me was chosen to start taking calls. I was really nervous when I first took the call. I am not used to these American Accent. How am I gonna understand what they are saying and what will happen if i am not able to handle the customer well. All these thoughts was making me feel dizzy. But there was no looking back. I had the confidence that, if i collect some courage and handle few calls, i can then manage well. In my first few calls, some experienced representatives sat beside me to walk me through certain call handling procedures and that really helped to gain the confidence.

After few days call handling, i was being somewhat comfortable and I was having a good impression within my team. I loved it. My happiness did not stay longer, when one night, my team leader approached me and said that, One of the customer had sent a survey on my name and her remark was that, She was not happy with me and I did not resolve her Issue. I was getting depressed. Tension could be seen through me. But Nancy patted me on my back and told that, that paricular call was handled well by me(she had recorderd the call and listened to it), Customer was not satisfied due to some other reason. Nancy talked to me for nearly half hour consoling me and telling me that I was the best and I could do well in coming days. Her words were so encouraging and I promised her that I will gfive my best shot in each and every call and would not let her and the team down.

Very soon all of my team members began taking calls and sitting in a bay we all enjoyed a lot along with Nancy. We would play pranks with each other, Go for short breaks all together. It was really fun all throughout. The entire 15 members of the team were like a single gang out there  and there were other teams too in the floor and there used to be cat-dog race between different teams taking team performance on account.

There was a team Leader named Nathan and his team was equally good like us. Our team and his team used to sit next to each other and used to have a cold war all the time based on the performance.We had to agree to the fact that Nathan's team had some good performers because of which some weeks they topped the Team stats and some weeks we managed to get above them. All in all there were many teams competing with each other, but beating Nathan's Team gave us more satisfaction.
On the other hand, The guys who were moved to the premanent posts were having tough time out there as their team Leader screwed them all the time(As told by some of my old training friends). That was really pleasing to hear after what has happened at the end of the training.

After a month we came to know that, most of the guys from temporary posts will be kicked out based on the performance and only few will be made permanent. And till date what we have seen over here. We were pretty much sure that, no performance will be the factor. Just wish you were a girl, you would make it in there.Lolzz..After this news , everyone felt the heat and tension could be seen on every faces. I was also nervous though my performance never went down. But here anything can happen. I could also feel that My team was getting the heat in a pretty different way. I could see a line being drawn in between the team. Untill now, there was no groupism within our Team which we were very proud of, but after this news everything changed. There was no team spirit. Everyone just had only one thought. Just make it to the top so that Managers can never ignore you while preparing the final list.

All enjoyment was dried out. But the group in which I was a part, we still had a great time with each other.We wanted to live every moment of our days in the company. We had a slogan within us and that was "BUSINESS ROCKS". This slogan just added flavour to our bondings. Well if you ask what does that slogan Mean.. Well Just forget It.. :P

We could see that, other part of my team were trying to impress Team Leaders and other Supervisors to the max so that they be considered during final listing. Well not to blame them, They have seen the politics happen at the end of the training days and they are just trying to survive here. But we did not try anything. We just performed to our level and waited things to happen in its own way. During those days Our team also planned a one night trip to some tourist place. Had a great time. There were very emotional moments during this trip. We had to talk on each others character. All in all it was a hell of a trip and it would be remebered by each and everyone of us forver, though there was indifferences between each other during these days.

After the trip, within few days, shorlisting of candidates begun and few of the team mates were kicked out in no time. Actually this was not only with my team..every team was going through this phase. Few days later I was called into a meeting. When I moved into the meeting room, I could see some of the process managers and many other like me in the room. Once everyone who were asked to come for meeting had arrived, the meeting begun.It was said in the meeting that those who are present in the meeting will be made permanent from next month. I was surprised. A bit happy for my own selection, but sad a lot because this selection means, the rest of my best buddies will be kicked out.

Very soon the news was out. It was also said that one more shortlisting will be done to move some more into the permanent position. Most of my best buddies had to meet the HR's on the same day and they were told to submit their ID cards. That day was supposed to be the last day with my team as from the next day, new team will be made for those who were made permanent. We could see the sadness in the face of most of the guys. My team had some of the best technical representatives. My stats were good. So my chances were high to move into permanent position. But apart from me there was a girl from my team who too  was moved into permanent position. That even shocked my team leader.

She was no were near to the level of professionalism and performance showed by some of the other representatives.No questions were asked. We knew some bad politics went unnoticed behind the scene. Nothing could be done. Had to accept it and move on. When the next shortlisting was done, my other best buddy named Abhay got through it. I was really happy knowing this. I have someone with me from the old buddy list. The thrill to work was gone after the resignation of all other best buddies of mine.
But somewere I expected that much more BPO sutras are still left to be explored, and I did explore it in the rest of my journey in this field.

The Last Three Months With  Yet Another Team

Check back to Read what happens with Me in this new team....(Will Be Continued...) 

LOVE IN MAIL

Hi friends..
I would like to share a story with you people.Actually this is not my work.Recently i received a text file in ma Google-talk received files.I don't know who sent it to me.But after reading it i felt like sharing it with you guyz and gals.
I hope everyone would enjoy this story.Really appreciate the true author for such a wonderful work.Hats off...
"Copyright Rajesh J Advani - All rights reserved."
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It was a lovely December morning in the hottest city in the world. All
right, so that was a little unfair. Chennai is not the hottest city in the
world. But it certainly is the city with the most uncomfortable weather
among the cities that I have lived in. And I've been around. But I digress.

I was in the company bus on my way to work, as usual trying to catch up with
my sleep. On this particular day, a girl got on the bus, came to my seat and
sat down. "Good Morning," she said. I looked back at her through half closed
eyes, replied "Good Night," and then proceeded to return to my half hour nap
before the bus reached the office. Unfortunately, I was
woken up by a punch in the arm.

"Wake up, bozo!" She was looking at me with a big smile on her face. "I'm
not sitting next to you to listen to you snore."

Half-heartedly, I opened my eyes and turned to her. "What's up?" I asked.

Preeti Mehra was tall, good-looking and slightly tomboyish. She was also my
best buddy. "Come on," she said. "Don't look so disappointed. You'd rather
sleep than talk to me?"

"I talk to you everyday, Preeti."

"You also sleep everyday."

"It's not enough."

"So you've had enough of talking to me, eh?"

You can't argue with a statement like that, so I had to give up. I grinned
and said, "OK, sweetheart. What's on your mind?"

"I wanted to tell you what happened yesterday. Can you guess?"

"Anurag called you last night."

"How did you know?" She was stunned.

"Oh, he asked me for your number yesterday."

"And you gave it to him?"

"What else could I do? And stop complaining. You've been drooling over him
for weeks now. He must have thought he had a chance."

Preeti was the kind of girl who would openly ogle at every other guy she
saw. And yet, she would not respond to any advances of a romantic nature.
She'd happily join a group of boys to go to a cricket match, but if asked
out to a movie, dinner, or even coffee, she'd never say yes. She defined
'Hard-To-Get'.

"You like putting me in these situations, don't you?" she said.

"No. That's not true. I love putting you in these situations!"

That invited another punch in the arm.

I had known Preeti for a year. We'd tell each other about our joys and our
sorrows, our victories and our defeats. I'd tell her about all my crushes
and she'd scold me for being silly. She'd drag me to classical music
concerts and I'd add them to the list of things she 'owed me' for. And
though I never let it show, I must say that she punched pretty hard.Click on "READ MORE" to read complete story

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It was 12:00 am and my phone was ringing. "Hello," I said, as I picked it
up.

"Happy Birthday!" It was she.

"You're supposed to throw me a surprise party, sweetheart. Not just call to
say Happy Birthday."

"Well then open your door, dumbo!"

So I did and found her, cell-phone in hand, at my doorstep -- with what
seemed like half the population of my company. My roommates were supposed to
be working late that night. Now I knew why. I blew a lot of candles (seemed
like much more than 25), cut my cake, got kicked in the behind, and got
painted with the cake's icing. If Preeti had had her way, she'd probably
have preferred to use a paintbrush and a can of paint. But I bribed her with
a copy of the book "Lord of the Rings".
She'd borrowed it from me three times already. I thought it was about time I
gave her a copy for herself.

We chatted for an hour after everyone had gone. "I think it's time I left,"
she said finally, trying to stifle a yawn. I nodded. I dropped her home in
my roommate's car. As she was getting out of the car, I stopped her.

"Hey, Preeti."

"What?"

"Thanks."

"Hey, don't get senti on me now!" she smiled. "Are you trying to worm out of
that gift you promised me?"

"You know, it's interesting how I'm getting you a gift on my birthday."

"That's just because you're stupid," she grinned. "And you better get me
that book, or I won't return your copy."

"Hey, that copy was a gift to me from my dear friend Preeti Mehra. I can't
let you keep that."

She wasn't falling for that. "Your dear friend? And what about me? Am I not
dear to you?"

"Very smart. That won't work with me. I'm not one of your Love Crazy
suitors. Why do you need the book anyway? You've read it umpteen times
already."

"That is besides the point. You are getting me the book. We both know that."
She smiled that wide confident smile of hers. "Good night." And she got out
of the car.

I sat there for some time, just thinking. Our conversations were always like
this - a little joking, a little teasing and a lot of demanding. But
somehow, I felt that something had changed since the moment she had turned
up at my door that night. I was still in my reverie when a paper ball landed
on the windshield. I craned my neck out of the window and looked up. She was
standing in her balcony.

"What are you still doing there?" she whispered loudly.

"Waiting for you to start a paper-ball fight," I whispered back.

"We can do that tomorrow. Go home now. It's way past your bedtime!"

"Ok, mommy," I grinned back. "I'm going home now!"

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I'm an extravagant gift-giver, and it is definitely going to be my downfall
some day. I made her wait for it, but finally bought her the book. That, and
half-a-dozen other omnibus collections of various authors, including a copy
each of `The Complete Works of Shakespeare' and `The Complete Short Stories
of Charles Dickens'. All I got for it was an "I told you so."

I started spending a lot of time at her place after that. Mostly because I
wanted to read all those books, and she wouldn't lend them to me.



"I'm not as stupid as you, ape-man. I'm not falling into the same trap I
laid for you. Plus, you dog-ear your books. You're not doing that to these
masterpieces. So if you want to read them, you read them here. And if you
want to mark your place, use a bookmark."

So that's what I did. She'd even make me wash my hands before I touched the
books. It was as if they were sacred.

"Need I remind you that it was me that bought you the books in the first
place? For my birthday!"

"So? They're mine now."

"Well, then. I've been meaning to ask you this for a long time. Where
exactly is my birthday gift?"

"It was in your tummy at one point of time. It's probably been washed into
the sea by now."

"Huh?"

"Remember the cake I baked you on your birthday?"

"You what? You can't bake cakes!" That was a mistake. She looked hurt.
"You baked me a cake?" She didn't say a word. She just shrugged.

I was stunned. "But you never told me."

"You didn't ask." That was typical of her.

"It was fantastic! And you wasted most of the icing on me!"

"The cake was for you, dumbo."

"How long did it take you to make the whole thing?" It had been a
two-layered vanilla-chocolate cake with three flavors of very creamy icing.
She had done all that!

"Well, the chocolate cake took an hour and fifteen minutes, and so did the
vanilla. Then cutting them up and putting them together took another 15
minutes. Each flavor of icing took 20 minutes for preparation, and then
putting it on the cake took another half hour. Cleaning up the mess took an
hour."

She seldom claimed the credit for anything, but once she started bragging,
there was no stopping her. However, I wasn't thinking about that right then.

"You spent over five hours on that cake?"

"A little over four hours preparing it, and an hour cleaning up. Yes."

I was speechless. I didn't know how to react. She hated cooking.

"I forgot to mention," she continued, "the hours I spent the week before
that, practicing. Even the birds wouldn't touch the first three cakes!"

I couldn't help but ask. "Why?"

"Because the first one got burnt, the second one was only half cooked, and
in the third one, I forgot to add sugar."

It was just like her, to try to divert the conversation. "I mean why did you
spend so much time on baking me a cake?"

She looked at me like I'd asked her why the sun rises in the east. "For your
birthday, stupid. Of course, I also wanted to beat every gift you've ever
got me. Try beating this one." She was grinning like she'd won the world
championship.

As far as I was concerned, she had. I'd never spent a week making her
anything. I'd never even spent an hour making her anything. Getting her a
gift normally involved me taking her to the store, letting her choose and
use my credit card. Suddenly, I felt cheap. "Thanks," was the only thing I
could say. "Thanks a lot."

"Hey. Are you getting senti on me again?"

I was.
~*~
I was still mulling over my feelings for Preeti the next day at work when my
boss asked to speak to me.

I went over to his cabin and he started with the usual greetings, asking how
work was going and whether I was comfortable. He then told me that the
company wanted to send me to New York for a couple of years. Normally, this
wouldn't have made much of a difference to me. I could work anywhere and
didn't have too much love for visiting places foreign. But right then, the
first thought that came to me was that I'd be away from Preeti for two whole
years. Twenty-four hours before, I'd have been disappointed to lose her
company. But right then, I was devastated. That was when I knew I was in
love with her. I'd had crushes before. Lots of them. But this was different.

"Do you have any problem in going?" my boss asked, since I hadn't responded.

"Not really," I replied. What else could I say? That I was in love, and
couldn't bear the separation?
"When do I have to leave?"

I had a month.
~*~
"Wow! New York! Great! I've heard it's a fantastic city! Did you know it
snows there in winter?" Preeti was obviously very excited about my going.
She didn't seem to share my disappointment on what I now saw as
'separation'..

I had not decided then if I was going to tell her how I felt. We'd known
each other for a little over a year, and we were very close, but beyond some
mild flirting, the relationship had never got even close to romantic. That
was, of course, until I found out she had spent a week baking me a cake.
It's funny how small things seem to make such a big difference.

"What happened?" she asked. "You don't seem very happy."

"Oh," I replied, "it's just that it's so sudden, that's all. And you know I
was never all that interested in going to America."

"What an idiot. Go see the place. I've heard the women there are amazingly
beautiful." She had a sly smile on her face. I wanted to tell her I didn't
care if I laid my eyes on another woman again, if she wasn't with me. But I
didn't.

I realized that I only had another month with her. She'd rejected every guy
who'd asked her out ever since I'd known her. I didn't want the same to
happen to me, and I didn't want to make it awkward between us. I didn't want
to risk that month. I wanted it to be the best time I had ever spent with
her. After I came back from the US, I might not even get to meet her
again. Two years was a long time.
We ate out almost every night. We visited some of the best restaurants in
the city. She also helped me shop for warm clothes, formalwear, shoes,
toothpaste and a million things I'd never have thought of on my own.

"You need to buy a nail-cutter." My roommates and I shared one.
"I've prepared a list of must-have medicines that you should carry."

"Your iron won't work in the US. No point buying one here as you need one
that works at a hundred and ten volts and has flat pins. You can buy one at
a K-Mart or Wal-Mart as soon as you get there."

"You need at least two pairs of formal shoes and at least ten pairs of dark
socks. The East Coast has a formal dress code. And you won't do your laundry
more than once a week or two."

"How many ties do you have? And which trousers do your blazers go with?"

"Better get a haircut before you leave from here. Knowing you, you'll
postpone the first haircut for too long."

She'd call me up at one in the morning to tell me to add 'one more item' to
my list.

And with every passing day, I was falling more deeply in love with her.

The month swept by quickly. The day I was supposed to leave, I asked her to
come with me to the airport. "Of course, dumbo. You think I'd let you go
just like that, or what?"

After packing my bags for me and checking the lists for the hundredth time,
she finally pronounced me "Good to go."

We reached the airport four hours early to beat the rush, because it was an
international flight. She got a visitor's pass to sit in the waiting area
while I went ahead and checked-in my bags. Preeti had got a spring balance
from somewhere and so we knew my bags were well within the weight limit. I
finished the formalities and came to sit with her. We had only a few hours
before I had to go for my security-check. We decided to get something to eat
at the food court. And all the time, the one thing that was going through my
head was that, after this, I wouldn't see her for at least another two
years.

"Hey, Champ. Why so glum?" She saved 'Champ' for special days. Normally, it
was just 'dumbo', 'bozo', 'ape-man', 'matchstick man', 'weirdo', or if she
was very irritated with me, 'nutcase'.

"I don't want to go," I said.

"I don't want you to go either."

"No, you don't understand." I couldn't hold it in any longer. "I can't stand
the thought of living without you by my side."

She stared at me. There was a strange look in her eyes. I couldn't read it.

"I am madly in love with you, Preeti."

At this, a sound escaped her lips that sounded like a cross between a sob
and a laugh. "Well, dumbo, you've picked an absolutely fabulous time to tell
me about it!"

A tear escaped her eyes. It was all I could do to stop myself from wiping it
off her cheeks.

"How long have you felt this way?" She seemed amused, though she was
definitely crying. I didn't know what to make of it.

"From the day I found out you had baked me a cake."

She laughed. "That's all it took? Well, bozo, I guess a way to a man's heart
is certainly through his stomach! Hold it. A month? You waited a month? You
were the one who kept saying that if you really liked a girl you wouldn't
waste a day in telling her!" She was smiling widely now. It looked funny,
with her eyes all wet.

"Well, I was confused. How did I know how you'd react? In fact, I still
don't understand your reaction. I thought it would change things between us.
You've rejected every guy who ever proposed to you!"
"That's because I'm in love with you, you overgrown idiot!"

"What?" Somehow, I'd never expected her to say that. She was in love with
me? "How long have you been in love with me?"

"Ever since the day you offered to carry my suitcase for me."

"But that was the first day I met you!"

"I guess I was always a sucker for chivalry."

"All this time you've been in love with me and you never said anything! Then
you go and complain that I waited a month!"

"You guys are so bad at reading a girl's mind."

"You women are so good at keeping your thoughts a secret! Even Einstein
couldn't figure you out."
"Einstein was a nerd. Casanova, on the other hand, understood us very well."

"I love you."

"I know."

That moment, my dear friends, was magic. I looked into her eyes and took her
hands in mine. Physical contact for us had been limited, until then, to a
punch in the arm, a slap on the back of the head, or giving each other a
'high five'.

"You realize, don't you," she said, "that this is our first date?" Leave it
to her to notice the little things.

"I really don't want to go." I'd always maintained that love is a bucketful
of emotions. I wasn't exactly delighted to be proved right.
"Don't worry. I'm coming there in a couple of months."

"How? On a dependent visa?"

She laughed. "For that, I'll have to wait, won't I? I've got a project in
New Jersey."

I couldn't believe my ears. "What? When did that happen? You never even told
me!"

"Well, I wasn't sure you'd propose before you left. And I couldn't exactly
sacrifice you to those New York women, could I? I had to watch out for
myself. So I went on a project-hunting spree. There is an opportunity coming
up for a project in about two months. Someone is coming back to India, so
I'll be taking his place. They want me there for a little less than two
years." She was beaming. "I realized I had struck gold!"

"And if I'd not told you how I felt? When were you planning on telling me
about it?"

"Around a month before I reached there. I had to make it look natural. Or
you'd think I was desperate."

"Well, you are desperate!" This was incredible. All I'd done in the past
month had been to mope around, listen to sad songs and write her letters
that I never intended her to read. "You've been scheming all this while! How
come you didn't lay a trap for me a year ago?"

"I tried giving you hints, dumbo, but you just wouldn't pay attention!"
She was laughing. "You're the only guy I ever spent any time with. Wasn't
that a big enough hint?"

That was true. She would happily join a group of boys to go to a cricket
match, but I now realized, only if I was one of them.

"What if I had rejected you?" I was extremely flattered that she'd been
crazy about me for a year. My ego was swelling.

"You must be kidding!" she was clearly amused. "I get proposed to every few
days. You are the one who's been rejected more times in the last year than I
can count on two pairs of hands!"

She really knew how to burst my bubble.

"Hey," she said softly, "don't look so dejected. I said 'Yes', didn't I?"

I grinned. "Yes, you did. And you've made me a very happy man. But you know
what would make me even happier?"

"What?"

"If you learn to cook as good as you bake cakes."

So she punched me in the arm again.



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hi everyone.
Finally the day has arrived which i was awaiting for long.If you are a lover of Indian television program then undoubtedly you must have guessed it right.Well it is the first episode of DUS KA DUM.A television show which will be telecasted in one of the best Hindi channel SONY ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION.And the reason why i was so eagerly waiting about the show was that it is anchored by my favorite and undoubtedly the heartthrob of millions of Hollywood fans Mr.Salman Khan.
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Stars like Amithab Bachan,Sharukh khan,Govinda everyone has tried their hands in indian television platform and all of these stars anchored reality shows.Amithab Bachchan anchored the famous KAUN BANEGA CROREPATHI which assured the participants a prize money of 1 crore.king khan is too anchoring a similar t.v program called KYA AAP PAANCHI PAAS SE TEZ HAI telecasted in STAR PLUS which gives away a winner a prize money of 5 crores.But the biggest of all is the 10 KA DUM.By name itself you can guess the prize money it promises to the winner.Yeah it is 10 crores(oooooooopsss).It isn't a dream,it is a fact.The prize money is not 1 crore not 5..it is a complete 10 crores.(...CONTINUE READING...)
The program will be showing on air every Friday and Saturday night 9 pm on Sony channel.Am really looking forward for this program.Unlike other game shows here there is no right answer for any question.here the participant has to answer in percentages.for example questions which was asked in the very first episodes to the very first contestant was "What percentage of Indian couples spent their first night sleeping?" , "What percentage of Indian men know to roll chapathi's?" etc etc. and the contestant has to give the answer in the range of percentage like 30% to 50% men know to roll chapathis and if the actual answer is within the range answered then the contestant clears the question.likewise they have to answer for 5 questions and if all the 5 question is correctly answered he/she will be the proud owner of 10 crores.
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A True Love Story.....

Very Shocking.... .

This is a real story of a young college girl who passed away last month in
Chandigarh. Her name was Priya. She was hit by a truck.

She was working in a call center. She had a boy friend named Shankar.
Both of them were true lovers. They always talked on the phone.
In fact she also changed her cell connection from Airtel to Hutch, so that both of them can
be on the same network, and save on the cost.

She used to spend half of the day talking with shankar. Priya's family knew about their relationship.. Shankar was very close to Priya's family as well. (Just imagine their
love) . Before she passed away she always told her friends 'If I pass away
please burn me with my handphone' she also said the same thing to her parents.

After her death, people cudnt carry her body, A lot of them tried to do so
but still cant everybody had tried to carry the body, the results were the
same. Eventually, they called a person known to one of their neighbours, who
can speak with the soul of dead person and who was a friend of her father.(CONTINUE READING)
He took a stick and started speaking to himself slowly.
After a few minutes, he said 'this girl misses something here.' Then her
friends told that person about her intentions to burn her with her phone.
He then opened the grave box and place her phone and sim card inside the
casket. After that they tried to carry the body. It was then moved easily
and they then carried her into the van.
All of us were shocked. Priya's parents did not inform Shankar that Priya
had passed away..

After 2 weeks Shankar called Priya's mom.....

Shankar :....'Aunty, I'm coming home today. Cook something nice for me.
Don't tell Priya that I'm coming home today, I wanna surprise her.'
Her mother replied..... 'You come home first, I wanna tell you something
very
important.'

After he came, they told him the truth about Priya.
Shankar thinks
that they were playing a fool. He was laughing and said 'don't try to fool
me - tell Priya to come out, i have a gift for her. Please stop this nonsense'.

Then they showed him the original death certificate to him.
They gave him proof to make him believe. (Shankar started to sweat) He
said... 'Its not true. We spoke yesterday. She still calls me.
Shankar was shaking.

Suddenly, Shankar's phone rang. 'see this is from Priya, see this....'
he showed the phone to priya's family. all of them told him to answer. he
talked using the loudspeaker mode.

All of them heard his conversation.

Loud and clear, no cross lines, no humming.

It is the actual voice of Priya & there is no way others could use her sim
card since it is nailed inside the grave box

They were so shocked and asked
for the same person's
(who can speak with the soul of deal persons) help again. He brought his
master to solve this matter.

He & his master worked for 5 hours.

Then they discovered one thing which really shocked them

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I am not engaged to Yuvraj, says Deepika

First,Mahendra Singh Dhoni and now his teammate Yuvraj Singh. Budding actress Deepika Padukone is quite fed up and says reports about her engagement with Yuvraj Singh are not true at all. 'Please...this is the strangest thing I have heard, so far,' said a visibly disturbed Deepika. The actress was Thursday evening declared the new brand ambassador of Swiss watch brand Tissot. Asked how endorsements work for actors, she said: 'It works both ways. I mean celebrities connect the brand to the audience and the label connects them to the viewers, making them more popular.' Deepika, who is the daughter of former world badminton champion Prakash Padukone, said sports works to de-stress her: 'I am very closely associated with sports. I have played games like badminton, basketball, tennis, throwball and baseball.' 'My favourite sport is swimming however, any type of sport de-stresses me. It takes my mind off work and makes me feel relaxed,' Padukone told IANS. The newcomer struck fame with her debut film 'Om Shanti Om' opposite Shah Rukh Khan. However, she denies being bogged down by any kind of pressure of meeting expectations while picking up projects or in her upcoming movies. 'No there is no such pressure on me! Dad taught me to enjoy my work and till the time I do so I will face the camera merrily. 'I always wanted to do an action flick and I am luckily doing 'Made In China'. Nikhil Advani is directing the film and I will share screen space with Akshay Kumar.' Apart from Deepika, viewers will soon see Priyanka Chopra doing heavy-duty action in 'Love Story 2050' and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan swinging the sword in 'Jodhaa-Akbar'. Commenting on the trend of more heroines taking up action roles she said: 'This itself shows that with the evolution of the Hindi film industry women are getting to do more in films.' Deepika also has Siddharth Anand's next in her kitty where she is paired opposite Ranbir Kapoor.

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2008 for SANIA MIRZA

The star of Indian Tennis, Sania Mirza is a strong-headed girl. She is very aggressive in her professional pursuit; true trait of a sportsman. She is the fiery, dynamic and an indomitable spirit with a never-say-die attitude.

She will always lead a very independent and self-sufficient life. Ambitious and a go-getter, she may seem tough on the surface but she is very sensitive, romantic and emotional.

She has an independent streak and likes to enjoy life to the fullest. Sania strives for freedom and success.

Sania Mirza has great potential for success. She has an eye for detail yet she doesn't lose sight of the larger picture. She should put her natural intuitiveness to good use.

Sania Mirza has become a sportswoman of international repute, due to Raj Yoga in her horoscope. She will touch the heights of her tennis career and she may win the grand slam too. Sania's horoscope indicates a person having all the good opportunities, name, fame & prosperity.

Year 2008 will be a mixed bag for Sania Mirza. Up to 17-06-2008, she will have to struggle. She may not get desired results. Australian open and French open will not be very fruitful for her career. But after June 2008, Wimbledon and U S open will be very successful tournaments for her. Till June 2008, she should take care of her health. Chances of injury are indicated.

The coming year will bring in lots of success for Sania. Love may also come calling! She will meet some one very special, whom may want to spend the rest of her life with. Her love affair will obviously be the talk of the international circuit. It is indicated that this special someone will be someone very handsome & jolly natured. It could be someone very famous, coming from a very elite, Indian background. Sania will not marry this person in 2008, as she will be busy climbing her ladder of success. May you always shine like a star Sania!

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Bollywood: 2 Promising New-comers

With some of the senior (not age-wise) heroines, moving on to more mature roles, there is a genuine paucity of leading ladies in Bollywood. Thankfully, the year has seen two promising newcomers, with good histrionic capabilities and stunning screen presence. Obviously Iam referring to Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone.

While the 'Sakina' of SAAWARIYA has bagged a plush role opposite Abhishek Bachchan in Rakeysh Mehra's DILLI 6, her compatriot, 'Shanti' of OM SHANTI OM, has three good projects lined up. And the lady confirms all three.

The first project that she will shoot for (from next month) is Nikhil Advani's CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA, opposite Akhshay Kumar. After that it will be the Yash Raj project with Ranbir Kapoor. The third one (in the pipeline) is with the 'Chotey Nawab', Saif Ali Khan.

Way to go Deepika!

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Bipasha to kick start New Year by buying a scooter

Mumbai: Glam doll Bipasha Basu is making New Year resolutions like most of us. She plans to kick start her New Year with buying herself a new scooter.

Bipasha is all set to tour Mumbai on her scooter and make all the heads turn.

It seems that John Abraham’s love for two wheelers has rubbed off on Bipasha as well and she is all game to speed up on the streets of Mumbai.

“Both, John and me are in love with two wheelers. It is fun riding on them, only if all the safety rules and regulations are kept in mind,” says Bipasha.

However, her riding the bike skills may not be as good as her knowledge about it’s safety and rules. “I have not yet graduated to riding a bike. I think the scooter is convenient and as a child I have been on the bicycle. It is a different story that I fell a lot of times,” adds Bipasha.
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CELEBZZ SPEAKS FOR NEW YEAR

While Priyanka Chopra, Suniel Shetty and Sonam Kapoor plan to make it a family affair, Bipasha Basu, Malaika Arora will entertain their fans with performances and others like Tusshar Kapoor are going to welcome the New Year with work.

Priyanka Chopra: I'm shooting till the Dec 30. Then I have one day to spend with my family. After the New Year, I am off to Bangkok to shoot a commercial for a beauty soap. My wish? That my father remains well and my films do well!
Suniel Shetty: I'm off to spend the year-end with my family in our Khandala home, and that includes my parents, of course. I'd want my family to be happy and complete in 2008. On the professional front, I want my production company Popcorn Entertainment to march ahead.

Bipasha Basu: I'm working on New Year's Eve. I'll be performing at the Marriott. Then I'm heading to Kenya for a week's holiday. I hope in 2008 I've loads of fun and I do great work. I'd like more travel for myself and less violence for the world.

Tusshar Kapoor: I can't travel out of Mumbai for the New Year because I'm shooting. So it'd be just close friends home on the Dec 31. My only wish for 2008 is to see my films get a smooth release.

Sonam Kapoor: I'm actually working this New Year in Jaipur. But my parents, sister and my best friend are coming to visit me.

Arshad Warsi: I'm off to the mountains in Uttaranchal with my family. I wish the world would take global warming seriously in 2008.

R. Madhavan: I'm off on a cruise with my wife and son in Singapore. My wish? I want to spend lots and lots of time with my family in Chennai in 2008. In 2007, I was home for all of 28 days.
Raveena Tandon: I'll be with my husband, my two children and friends at a friend's house in Alibaug. I want to get back to some work in 2008.
Esha Deol: On the 31st I'm with my old school friends. In 2008, I want a role that will challenge me as an actress. Waiting with fingers crossed. I've kept my dates free. For the rest of world, I pray for peace.

Urmila Matondkar: I'll be working during New Year's Eve. As for my wish list for 2008, do you have the time?

Shabana Azmi: I've no plans for the New Year. I guess I'll go with the flow in the coming year.

Mona Singh: This may sound boring, but I'll visit gurdwaras for the New Year's Eve to thank god for all he has given me. Then I'll spend the day with the family. I'll party at night with friends. In 2008, I hope I get that one big role in Bollywood.
Perizaad Zorabian: This New Year is special because it's my first as mummy to baby Zaha. Playing mummy, daddy and baby is like living in a fairytale. In 2008, I want to balance out my family life with my career.
Rahul Khanna: I'm spending the New Year with friends in the US and looking forward to a year of interesting and fun-filled roles.
Arbaaz Khan: This year for the New Year's I'll be at our family farmhouse in Panvel with my parents and brothers. Earlier, during the year-end we'd head to Goa or Dubai. In 2008 I want to quit smoking. My son is growing up and I don't want him to feel it's okay to smoke because daddy's doing it.

Malaika Arora: I'll be in Delhi performing for Country Club. In 2008 I want my new TV show and my feature film "EMI" to do well

Koena Mitra: I'll be dancing at the Sahara Star Hotel. Afterwards I'll party. I'm glad I'll be working and I'll bring in the New Year with work. In 2008, I want better work and more love from everyone. At the end of the day all we want is happiness.

Dino Morea: I'm spending the New Year with my family and closed friends. My parents are down from Bangalore. In 2008, all I want is to work every day.

Celina Jaitley: My brother got engaged Dec 27. So we'll have a family dinner on New Year welcoming his fiancée to the family. That apart I want my career to finally take off in 2008. I've worked hard. I want my dues.

Amrita Rao: Since January 2007 I've been living out of suitcases. I've just returned from a month's schedule in Jaisalmer. So now I'm looking forward to spending time in Mumbai. My cousins have come down from America and we'll be partying together.

Irrfan Khan: My tall and long plan is to explore the interiors of Maharashtra. It's very important to be in touch with one's roots. Anyone who wants to accompany me is welcome to do so.

Rahul Bose: It's a sombre New Year for my sister and me. We lost our father recently. We're in our ancestral home in Kasauli going through his things, putting finishing touches to his life. But I don't grieve for my father. I celebrate his passing forth. Happy New Year!
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WELCOME and TZP benefit due to Jodha Akbar's delay

Welcome being a super-success and Taare Zameen Par showing steady escalation isn't news any more. What is news though is an extended great run at the box office for both the films, which is pretty much on the cards now due to Jodha Akbar being postponed to February. Though the official date being cited is February 15, there are still doubts if this would stick on to be the final date.

With coming weeks boasting of mostly small/medium budget productions with a limited market and only a handful of films which could be taken seriously, it greatly helps the prospects of Welcome and Taare Zameen Par to enjoy a longish stay at the screens.

Coming Friday sees Return of Hanuman and Showbiz. While Anurag Kashyap has been quoted as saying that "Return of Hanuman could be as big a blockbuster as Om Shanti Om,” Mukesh Bhatt has maintained that "Showbiz would work with word of mouth going in it's favor". The fact still remains that none of the two films are expected to embark on an earth-shattering opening, hence allowing Akshay and Aamir to stay strong even in the second week.

A film like Manthan Ek Kashmakash that may release on January 4 (deadly first weekend of a year), spells Z grade from miles away and the only thing it guarantees is an inauspicious beginning to 2008.

A week later things turn better but still not in a way which could announce Halla Bol at the box office. Bombay To Bangkok is a small film by Iqbal team of Subhash Ghai, Nagesh Kukunoor and Shreyas Talpade and would see a limited release. Raj Kumar Santoshi, who would be desperate for a box office, has announced, "Halla Bol is a wake-up call for our collective conscience" while also clarifying that this Ajay Devgan (who plays a superstar) starrer is not set in the film industry. The film again belongs to ‘wait and watch’ category, as is the case with the third release of the January 11-My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves, which marks the debut of Nikhil Dwivedi.

Earlier this month, producer Surendra Bhatia had postponed his Rajpal Yadav, Ashish Chaudhary, Neha Dhupia starrer Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa stating, "There are number of biggies slated for a release in December, and we would be forced to vacate theatres/multiplexes once these films release." The situation definitely has improved as January 18 currently stands as an open weekend for this comedy. Still, it is more or less a negligible competition for Welcome and Taare Zameen Par.

The first major competition, which comes, the way of Akshay and Aamir is Sunday which hits the screens on January 25, 2008. "The film unabashedly promises to be a mix of action, comedy, romance, and thrills. Director Rohit Shetty appears to have a winner in hands," says a trade insider. A solo release, it is followed by small/medium budget films like Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and Superstar, promotion for which is still to begin.

What this means for both Welcome and Taare Zameen Par is that both the films would now have more or less an uninterrupted run for an almost 8 weeks! Astonishing, since in the times when there is competition arriving every Friday, Akshay and Aamir would have as many as two open months for their films.
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