Rang de basanti in a convertible ...

So imagine this, a convertible with its top down, and with Rang De Basanti theme song playing full blast, at 9:30 in the morning.

This was what I was doing, driving off to work, nice sunny day - perfect for a drive in the car(albeit a small 10 mins one). I had this new cd, from Guru, which has really nice new hindi songs. And when the Rang De Basanti (sung by Daler Mehndi) song came, I increased the volume. I was feeling great, listening to a hindi song, which I really liked, in US.

On the way, I was waiting for the signal, gladly shaking my head to the beats and lyrics, when I just realized that the guy next to me( a long haired white guy, driving a pick-up truck) was looking at me with amazement.

I kind of blushed and acknowledged him, and to my total surprise, he started SHAKING his head in rhythm too. So much for stereotyping.

And I smirked to myself, when I realised that at that exact time, the lyrics being sung were

angrez mere sab kuchh rang de
mohe mohe tuu rang de basanti yaara