Happiest Birthday, Bachieanna!

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Bachieanna was the model child for all of us in the family: good at studies, intelligent, kind, fun to be around and most importantly, humble with a strong moral compass. As we grew up, I still remember getting irked when he was compared to the actor Abbas of Prema Desam. Bachieanna even knew the lyrics of the famed song: Mustafa Mustafa. Argh! 


My aunts and mother would circle around him in my Ammamma's home and ask him to sing and applaud, leaving the rest of us red-faced. Bachieanna enjoyed this adulation as much as he enjoyed fighting over the last bite when Ammamma fed us sambar rice and beans. Normally, none of us would eat it but when Ammamma fed it, it became sumptuous. However, I remained the undisputed champion of the last bite! 

Growing up, often, we gyrated to Hrithik's dance numbers. Bachieanna watched Kaho Na Pyar Hai seventeen times. Back then, it was a huge rage to watch it more than thrice. We extended our madness for dance to even participating in Boogie Woogie at Country Club. Sadly, there were no selfies! But trust me, he did that signature step with the same style as Hrithik's! 

Uff.. sometimes I just reminisce those days and wonder when will we dance again but yes, we are dancing to different tunes. Anyhow, years have passed since our time in Chikkadpally (Ammamma's house) but my feet still tap to Hrithik's numbers and I still feel warm thinking of Bachieanna's qualties that make him who he is: Sweet, Simple, wrapped in a sense of concern and care. 


Happy Birthday, Bachieanna! 


 


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