Nails were chewed very often. Others went out for a cigarette. Some other journalists patiently waited after the fall of Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar!
Journalist Yethiraj to his colleague VCN Manju declared that if India wins he will accept there is GOD! VCN Manju brought ‘Chakkali, chips and Nippattu’ – before that PRO Nagendra brought the wafer chips like how PRO Sudheendra Venkatesh sent snacks for the media colleagues at the India-Pakistan match.
It was the Green house Raj Milan the ‘Thavaru Mane’ of film media assembled at 2.30 pm and watched the finals of India and Srilanka till 11.30 pm in the night. Good friend Shivu erected a huge screen at the cellar hall of Green House. The nice seating arrangements was made by Green House Kiran and Gowda!
Popular journalist Shyamprasad out of excitement dancing with his colleagues slipped and his right hand got injured. ‘I have given blood for the nation’s win’ Shyamprasad declared in his usual wit. While Hari of Kannada Prabha and VCN Manju took out their shirts and danced out of joy after Mahendra Singh Dhoni hitting six as the winning shot.
Hari of Kannada Prabha an admirer of Saurav Ganguly followed him by removing the shirt and he was of the contention that it is only Saurav Ganguly team mates have worked hard today in winning the world cup final.
The colleagues from cinema journalisms KS Vasu, Shyamprasad, Suresh, Raviprakash Rai, Vijay Baramasagara, Hari, Keshavamurthy (late attendant) Yathiraj, VCN Manju, PRO Vijayakumar, R Manohar Editor of www.chitratara.com, Sampath, Chetan, Praveen Samya TV, Kannada Prabha Hari’s ‘Chaddi Dosth’ Anand, Madhu a bakery owner friend were present throughout the match and watched every ball.
Senior PRO’s Nagendra, Ramakrishna and journalist colleague Snehapriya Nagaraj stayed for the first half and pushed off to their houses.
It was a subscription party time the journalist colleagues from film media rejoiced. Thanks to Green House management for giving permission.
Take a look at the different moods of journalist colleagues at the ICC World Cup Final match that India won and made 120 crores of Indians very happy.