Twin Peaks

[Guest guest]

Mallika Sherawat recently visited the soldiers in the cold northern

boundaries to boost up their morale. One of the soldiers remarked, " I did

not know that it was called morale. "

Everybody gave her a standing ovation. The Commanding officer nearly

suffered a heart attack when one of the soldiers said that he liked Sherawat

for two reasons. However, the officer quickly recovered when the soldier

explained that the two reasons were her intelligent acting and her

unswerving patriotism. He was later admitted to the Psychiatric wards.

Strangely, none of the soldiers was feeling cold that day. However, the next

day, many were admitted for heat stroke. Some admitted heat stroking. A few

complained about Diplopia or double vision.

Some Pakistani soldiers breached the borders. On questioning, they said that

there was a misunderstanding. They had not come to see and bomb, but to see

the bomb.

When Mallika rose to speak, many others also rose and had to be calmed down.

She asked the soldiers, " Aren't these mountains beautiful? " And everyone

seemed to agree whole-heartedly with her. " In fact, " added a soldier, " we

like the valley too! "

When a journalist asked her what she liked best, she said she liked the

rising. It took a long time for the journalist to understand that she was

referring to the movie. On asking how she kept abreast of the news, she

asked if the word was singular or plural. During a tea break she was served

tea in the large army style mugs. She remarked that these were not the

largest cups she had ever used.

While bidding farewell, she smiled and said that she would like to come here

more and more. The commanding officer assured her that more and more were

coming.

Kishore Shah 1974