3 Idiots? or Rock On?

1st Oct episode

Interesting SAjan track starting ... Gunjan tries to get Samrat to think about career - she's worried about how he can live without a job. After abortive attempts at becoming scientist and chef, Sam finally dreams about ... basketball. He's found his dream - but before he can tell Gunjan, she gets a call from an old student who's just started his MBA, after abandoning an impossible dream of becoming a painter of hoardings! And has got a job to boot. Gunjan very happy - talks to Sam blissfully about being practical, distinguishing between hobbies and practical life, and finally decides he should also ... do an MBA :) She then proceeds to list all the qualities he has to do that, while Sam is busy banging himself on the head with his basketball ... probably seeing his dreams just going up in smoke. Because Gunji has undergone role reversal here as well - instead of Guru Samrat, we have Guru Gunjan ... and Sam can't withstand her advice any more than she could ever withstand his, apparently! So he bids a fond tearful farewell to his basketball and follows her meekly out.

Must say, these Mumbai guys have this tendency to turn into joru ka ghulams very quickly ... and SG aren't even married yet! :D Though that was a very much married scene we saw, with Gunji making coffee, handing Sam his watch ... also, what happened about Gunji telling Sam just a couple of episodes ago that he should do what makes him happy? Both seem to have forgotten that one!

Or maybe not ... they reach college, and Sam sees the bb team playing, and him among them. And the BB Sam asks him why he isn't with them.
So is Sam going to follow his dream? After some tension and conflict like 3 Idiots? Or is he going to abandon it and be unhappy ... only to pick it up later - like Rock On?
Seems interesting ... just hope they deal with it well. 3 Idiots was dealt with delightfully, alternating between light and serious moments, don't think the MJHT team can go anywhere near that standard, but it shouldn't be treated as a joke. Neither this SG track, not the Nups going back to college one - though I have less hopes for that one, the way it's going. Because Nups has not grown at all in 3 years ... Sam had for some time at least, although he seems to keep regressing. So fingers crossed for SG.

Episode link

Gunjan counselling Sam about career
Monaya segments (Naveen)
Monaya - chaddhi pehen ke phool khila hai
Monaya chef segment