The Satyam related satires have started making their appearance on the web. I saw this in my personal mailbox this morning and found it funny enough to post here. The dialog is from the 1975 Bollywood movie Sholay. The scene is a hilarious exchange between the hero Veeru’s funny friend (Jay, played by Amitab Bachan) and the village belle’s old aunt (played by Leela Mishra). The hero in this movie is not Amitab but Dharmendra. The village beauty that Veeru has fallen for is of course our own version of the dumb blond, Hema Malini, playing Basanti.
In the original scene from the movie Jay is trying to convince the old aunt to allow the marriage between Veeru and Basanti. He sings Veeru’s praises matter-of-factly, saying things like he is a drunkard, a gambler, and a womanizer. Jay says all this as if they are excusable because they are things beyond the control of Jay, who is a very nice person indeed.
Read on… I have a brief explanation of the dialog at the end for those of my readers who don’t understand Hindi.
New Sholay: Scene – Veeru Ke Rishtee Ki Baat
Jay: Mausi, ladka Satyam mein kaam karta hai..
Mausi: Hai ram..!!! Aur kahin try kar raha hai kya??Jay: kahan mausi, 2 saal Satyam me rahne ke baad koi Company leti kahan hai…
Mausi: Hi Raam to kya 2 saal se Satyam mein hi hai..Jay: haan socha tha 2 saal me salary hike hogi hi. Aajkal to salary bhi jyada NAHI mil rahi hai use..
Mausi: To kya salary BHI KAM milti HAI..?Jay: Ab appraisal bhi to asaani se kahaan hota hai mausi..
Mausi: Hai hai …!! To kya appraisal bhi nahi hota uska..?Jay: Senior se ladhai karne ke baad appraisal mein achhi rating to nahin milti hai na… Mausi..
Mausi: To kya seniors se ladhta bhi hai..?Jay: Ab 2 saal tak onsite Jane ko na mile to ho jaati hai kabhi kabhi anban..
Mausi: To kya AB tak ek baar bhi onsite nahi gaya ..???Jay: Ab Outdated technology ke developer ki kismat mein to yehi likha hai mausi..
Mausi: kya kaha ladka Outdated technology mein kaam karata hai..!!!Mausi: Kaunse college se padhai ki hai..?
Jay: Uska pataa lagte hi hum aapko khabar de denge!!Jay: To main rishta pakka samjhuna mausi???
Mausi: Beta, kan khol kar sun Le…Sagi mausi hoon basanti ki, koi sauteli maa nahi….Bhale hi hamaari Basanti Call Center wale Chandu se shaadi kar Le par Satyam ke employee se katai nahin karegi .
Here in this satire, Veeru is a poor Satyam employee, having spent 2 years with the company. Veeru draws a low salary because he hasn’t had a raise in 2 years. The poor chap hasn’t had a raise because of bad performance appriaisals which in turn are the result of fights with his manager (seniors). And he picks these fights because he has not been sent abroad (onsite). And the reason for this lack of travel opportunities is because he works on Outdated Technology 
None of this is his fault of course. Mausi, the old aunt, finishes vehemently by saying that she is Basanti’s own flesh and blood and would rather Basanti married the Call Center employee Chandu but never will she marry a Satyam employee!
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