Arindam: - Good afternoon, viewers! Today in this episode of ‘Fantastic Football Fever’ in your favorite ‘Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) ‘ TV Channel, we have invited Jaya (Bhaduri) Bacchan, the ‘Dhanyi meye’ of Bengal and one famous Dutch footballer whose name is Ruud Gullit. We welcome both of them in our show. First, I want to ask some questions to Jaya ji. Jaya ji, are you watching the FIFA World Cup of 2010?
Jaya: - Brazil and Argentina are out of this World Cup. What is there to see?
Arindam: - he he he…But, there are other teams also like Germany, Spain and Netherlands. They are also playing good football. You must watch it. Accha, why your name is Jaya Bacchan instead of Jaya Bhaduri Bacchan?
Jaya: - What an irritating question is that! I am a Hindu girl and that too of Bengal. As per Hindu tradition, when a girl gets married, she has to surrender her own parental surname and accept the surname of her husband. That is a kind of respect towards your husband. As per Hindu mythology, marriage is that institution where two different souls meet each other to create a single soul of a unified love relationship. When a girl is surrendering her surname to her hubby, it means that she is becoming his better half for the whole life. You are still single and just a kid only. You will not understand the real meaning of marriage now. Whatever I am telling you, all is going above your head. I can understand that.
Arindam: - Ha ha ha…ok, ok, at this moment, I don’t want to understand these things also. Accha, Jaya ji, you are still ruling in the hearts of old Bengali people as a ‘Dhanyi Meye’. Still, some people of our Grandfather age say that the film of ‘Dhanyi Meye’ is one of the best Bengali classics. Can you just tell us about that film as you were in the leading female role in that film?
Jaya: - Oh! That was a fantastic film. In Bollywood, everyone still praises me for my performance in ‘Abhimaan’, ‘Mili’, ‘Sholay’, ‘Silsila’ and ‘Chupke Chupke’, but, I will still say that my role in the Bengali film ‘Dhanyi Meye’ was a very special one. I played the character of a bubbly village girl. The story is centered on two football matches. The most important thing was that I got the opportunity to work with Uttam Kumar. Even all the co-stars were superb. Jahar Ganguly, Chinmoy Roy, Rabi Ghosh, Sabitri di, and others made the film very interesting.
Arindam: - There is a song in that film about football, ‘Sab khelar sera bangaalir tumi football, jiboney maroney paaye paaye acho football’, and that song was lipped by our favorite Goopi daa. His real name is Tapen Chattopadhay. He has expired recently, but, he will be always remembered for his roles in Bengali cinema.
Jaya: - Yeah, he was a very good artist. He was playing the role of a goal-keeper. His acting was so simple and down-to-earth that he always used to win the hearts of all Bengalis. The real credit for old Bengali and Bollywood films goes to Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Everyone talks about Satyajit Ray in Bengal, but, Hrishikesh Mukherjee was another outstanding personality, whose stories had some life in it. Still today, if you watch any film of Hrishikesh Mukherjee, you will still like it.
Arindam: - One last question to you. Have you ever played football?
Jaya: - Ha ha ha…no, never. I have always been a spectator of football matches, he he he…but, yes, I like to watch that game. In Cricket, sometimes, it becomes a one-man show. But, in football, all the 11 players work hard as a unit to win a match. That’s what makes football, a fantastic game. There is a saying in Bengali, ‘Sobey mili kori kaaj, haari jeeti naahi laaj’, which means that ‘We always perform together as a unit, that’s why; we don’t feel ashamed of ourselves if we lose or win.’ Bengali people abide by this statement in their daily lifestyle and that is why, they love the game of football from within the core of their heart.
Arindam: - My goodness! Jaya ji, you are really the ‘Dhanyi Meye’ of Bengal.
Jaya: - Accha, I need to go now. I have an important meeting to attend at our Samajwadi Party office.
Arindam: - Yeah, yeah, sure, Jaya ji. Thanks for coming to our show and sharing your valuable views with us.
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Arindam: - Viewers! Our respected Jaya ji has left our studio. Now, we will have a conversation with Ruud Gullit. Mr. Gullit, why have you changed your hairstyle? When you used to play in World Cup matches, everyone used to ask a common question in the stadium, ‘Who is this Dutch footballer with long hairs? His hairs are like tentacles on his head.’
Gullit: - Ha ha ha…almost everyone used to comment about my long hairs. That’s why; I changed the style. Everyone used to say that though I am a footballer, but I look like a pirate. So, I thought that it’s better to change my hairstyle into a decent one.
Arindam: - He he he…hmm…it’s a nice decision indeed but you were not looking so bad in your long hairs also. You scored one important goal for Holland in a back-volley position. That goal is still one of the best goals. More often, you used to kick a ball in back-volley positions. How you used to do that? Was it not risky for you?
Gullit: - Yeah, it is sometimes very risky. You can get injured while doing that. It is just about balancing your body. It is not always true that every time you will succeed in kicking a ball in your back-volley position.
Arindam: - Hmm…I think that your body was more flexible enough to take those risks. Anyway, we will keep our discussion on, but, before that, let us hear about the match between Netherlands and Uruguay from Mr. ARINAN.
Mr. ARINAN: - The Blue Stars and the Orange Brigade were neck and neck with each other. Uruguay was playing attacking football in the 1st half. But, Van Bronkhorst brought bronchitis in the team of Blue Stars by scoring a superb goal with a left footed shot from a long distance. Hardly, any goalkeeper could have done anything about that shot. The 1st half of the game was not over that Forlan proved again that he is a maestro in scoring goals from long distances. This time it was a cameo role from his left foot. In the 2nd half, the Dutch footballer showed their real attacking football. Robben was sprinting through the right flank very easily without facing any obstacle from the Uruguayan defenders. All were clustering in the same area, but the shot of Sneijder was enough for the Jabulani to go and settle itself inside the Uruguay goal post. There is a saying that, ‘Bald heads are the best for heading a ball into the nets’. It has been proved again and again. If France had Zidane, then this Netherlands team has Sneijder and Robben with their respective bald heads. Robben proved that a header from a bald head never misses the target. Uruguay never deserved to be in the Semi –final unless Suarez had not displayed his ‘Hand of Luck’, but it is also true that in this match, Uruguay was missing Suarez. Forlan was not getting any support in the forward line due to the absence of Suarez, otherwise the match could have gone to the extra-time. In the injury time, Perreira of Uruguay scored a goal with his left-footed shot, but that was not enough because the time was up by then. The match ended in 3-2. Netherlands will play with either Germany or Spain in the final. Basically, it was a war between Forlan and Sneijder, where Sneijder had the support of Robben, but, Forlan was fighting alone.
Arindam: - Wow, Mr. Gullit, your countrymen have reached the final of the World Cup after a long gap of 32 years. Can they win the final match? They have to play either against Germany or Spain. Out of Germany and Spain, which is the easier team to beat?
Gullit: - Of course; Spain is looking much weaker than Germany. Germany team is looking very dangerous. I am not saying that Spain is a weak team. They have Villa, Torres and Iniesta. But, the Germany team has speed and stamina. The combination of Klose, Podolski and Mueller is really clicking in every match. That’s why; Germany scored 4 goals each against Australia, England and Argentina. I am not saying that it is impossible for Netherlands to win this World Cup, but, it is not too easy either. Our team needs to strengthen their defense line up, otherwise, in a pressure match like final, if you trail by 1 goal also, it is going to affect too much in your psychology and you will start playing bad football out of pressure or tension.
Arindam: - Hmm…but, nobody expected Netherlands in the Semi-finals. They are playing like dark horses now.
Gullit: - Show me hardly any World Cup where a dark horse has not lifted the cup. This is World Cup. Here, hardly, I have seen that the any of the teams which were considered favorites before the tournament has lifted the cup. You can go through the history of the World Cup to verify my words. Whenever a team starts thinking that they are the favorites, they become either over-confident or complacent and then in the most important match, they fail to perform up to their potential. Take the example of Brazil only. After scoring 1 goal against Netherlands, the expression of Robinho was such that they have already won the match and they need to just do the time-pass in the game. But, when they conceded two goals from the Dutchmen, they faced a mild shock and were undecided about what to do next. This is football! Here, every dog has its own day. Every new day is a new day and you have to start afresh. If a team can follow this theory, then no one can stop them from becoming the World Champion. I am confident that the Cup of FIFA World Cup 2010 will get its place in Amsterdam. I wish best of luck to the Dutch football team.
Arindam: - Yeah, yeah, we also wish best of luck to the Dutch football team. But, we are also not ruling out either Spain or Germany. But, one thing is sure that the FIFA World Cup of 2010 is going to Europe, not to South America, as was predicted before the tournament. Well, Mr. Gullit, thanks a lot for coming in our studio and sharing your valuable views. Viewers! Don’t forget to watch our next episode. We will end our show here. Take care and goodbye.
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