Hello there, Fivr! What a lovely topic of discussion.
I LOVE Baaji and miss VR terribly...truly, I do. Best portrayal of a male friend on Indian Television for me, I think, unless memory fails me now and I'm forgetting someone who did it even better. But that is more of an ode to DuJi's friendship, anyhow...the kind of dynamic depicted between them was downright beautiful...deep...
genuine...REAL. And as much a foil as Nakku was to Dutta, Baaji was as well, just in his own different,
unique way (: What a man to have by your side...granted his security was crap, granted he never found the people he promised to find, granted that he was a fan-manipulating criminal π, but his heart of gold is enough to compensate for it all, no? The way he well-wishes for Dutta, the way he cares for him, the support and love that he offers UNCONDITIONALLY...HOW lucky is Dutta? π Wouldn't we all want a Baaji like that? The go-to punching bag for all times π The one you can yell at, scream at, point a gun at, and still have at your beck and call going 'Bhau, Bhau, Bhau'
...rare, rare man to have so much patience, such tolerance, good humour, kind and dedicated a nature. He's that guy you'd want to hold the other end of the rope when you're falling off a cliff π
One thing I would have loved to see was DuJi as kids...oh, seeing just HOW Baaji grew into so much admiration and affection for Dutta (: And in turn, I love Dutta's rare displays of affection for Baaji sooo much too...scenes like the one where Baaji is writing the love letter and when he leaves, Dutta calls him a hero and yeda so affectionately
...and funnily with Dutta, his emotions are so non-verbal when it comes to Baaji π...many times you SEE this affectionate, indulging look that he has on his face when Baaji is doing his nautanki or pulling some jokes π Sighhh...huge DuJi fangirl here...they warm my heart (:
Best Baaji one-liner:
"Bhau, main kya bol raha hai!" No special prizes for guessing the times at which he uses this stellar line π
Hmm...have I rambled enough about the randomest things? Ok then, let me post one of my favourite DuJi moments (among ten thousand others π) which I have never been able to make into an avi because it's just so long...sad story, I know, boohoo π
But this is one of those
moments...no, seriously π From 9.29:
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZeRkYaIzfM&feature=related [/YOUTUBE]