It's not about the money

Waiting for the Fassbinder film to begin, I sneak a glance at the guy sitting two seats away from me. He has his laptop open and is doing stuff on it. His phone rings. He answers, continuing to tap away on his laptop.

'Achcha I got a mail from some _____, ' he says to the person at the other end. 'He said, cheque de. What cheque de? Means what?'

Some explanation forthcoming from the other end.

'Oh ho. Shah Rukh Khan, aa? Chek De!'

And to his friend sitting next to him, 'Film anta. Chek De. Punjabi.'

Enlightenment dawns.

PS: You'd really have to know how Telugu works for this to be funny.

Fassbinder retro at the Hyfic

The Hyderabad Film Club and the Goethe Zentrium have a retrospective of Fassbinder films starting this evening until Sunday.

Schedule here. All films at 6.30 pm at the Prasad Preview Theatre, except on Saturday and Sunday, when there are two films and the first one starts at 6 pm.