Photo Gallery: Lunch with Laden

Osama was Dead - Long Live Osama!!

Honestly speaking, Sunday morning and we really had no idea what we were getting into... 

What sort of ruckus get created thanks to our appearance in the city corridors!

All we knew is that it would be a laughter train ;0)

Benazir Bhutto and Gursharan Kaur in the making ;-)

Our Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur... all set to meet Osama over lunch ;-)

Ah well.... here's Benazir for you... heading towards the venue :P

Our punctual 'Aam Aadmi 1 and Aam Aadmi 2' were already waiting to 

receive the history makers for CATS Lunch with Laden at 11.30am :)

India's first couple finally arrived to complete the reception committee at 11.40am

George Bush soon arrived along with Hillary Clinton for the all important meet.... 

they had to come from far so made sense to jet-pool to save some oil :P

Just as the Americans were ushered in, the Italian arrived... 

Our immaculately dressed Soniya Gandhi in her crisp and starched cotton sari, 

white pulled back hair and a BIG NAMAASTE :D

General Musharraf reporting.. with his burqa clad wife a steps behind him :)

did I say reporting??!!!

ah well.... with so many personalities around, how can a reporter be far behind ;-)

Please welcome Mr Gilani... all prim and propah.. including the mostache :d

It seems Monica Lewinsky is not that well acquainted with the regalia of The Raj...

'Rani ki Jhansi' to add chaos to the confusion going on in the corridors of Chandigarh ;-)

Any guesses for who has finally arrived for lunch??!!!

Osama arrived in his trademark style, with his burqa clad wife in tow, well.. a few tows behind ;-)

What an effort... our Rani surely deserves kudos for being so immaculately dressed, 

if you excuse the footwear and the mobile :D

Aam Aadmi can't get over the fact that he's sitting with THE Osama and THAT Bush :D

Madam Gandhi and Manmohan Ji in purrrfect tandem...

Ek ne kahi, dooje ne maani,
Dono bann gaye, brahm gyaani ;-)

Mr Gilani can't get over the food it seems :P

Mr Zardari finally made an appearance... 

He got held up as he had a deal to close.... wohi.. 10% wali :D

Just when polite conversation was coming to a close, 

our journalist left to take a break... which everyone thought was towards the boy's room...

A few minutes later everyone noticed that all of a sudden a third burqa clad woman had arrived and 

joined the group taking up a back seat.

Curiousity finally killed the CATS and they asked her politely who she was, 

to which she responded, 'Main Osama ki sab se chhotti biwi hoon'. 

Mystery deepened as no one could recognise her from her voice either 

so it was suggested that since her husband was also around, 

she could perhaps take off her veil and join the group.

Instantly she lifted her veil and shouted aloud, 'Lai moye lai... tu vi dekh lai...'

JAI HO :D

This was such a simple act which was pulled off by Mr Bhatia with such elan... 

that he had everyone in peels of laughter for the rest of the afternoon....

The lady in the foreground by the way is the FIRST WIFE of Osama in burqa :D

Even Monica Lewinsky and Hillary Clinton forgot their differences over Mr Bhatia's wifey act ;-)

Navy Seal forgot to see that the Osama he had killed a week ago, was standing right next to him :D

All over a round table meeting...

Just as this was taking place, some visitors walked in and did not know 

how to react to this bunch of supposedly normal people, 

dressed weirdly and behaving in such a strange manner....

Remember, it was not only costumes and the guns which were flying around.. 

the accents were at work too :D

The less said.... the better :D

LOVE YOU Mr Bhatia.... 

I just wish everyone had the sense of humour to be such a sport in life :)

While soup was being served we realised that both the laptop and 

the projector had developed a snag and we could potentially not watch the scheduled film..

Osama quickly got into action since his prestigious lunch was facing a glitch... 

He arranged a replacement Projector within minutes and guess 

who ran to get a replacement laptop... Mr GILANI :D

I wonder why the media keeps harping about the absence of a 

telephone line to his Abbotabad mansion.. who needs a fixed line in the days of mobiles :D

Women Power on full display...

Power of the past and present.. together :)

Manmohan Singh sharing a joke with Osama over some soup.. yeah, I said SOUP and not coup :D

Rani Laxmi Bai reciting 'Khoob larri mardaani woh to Jhansi Wali Rani thi' which Bush understood completely :D

Zardari quickly fixed up another contract before taking an opportunity to have a photograph taken with The Osama ;-)

It was amazing to see how quickly all the CATS got into action to ensure that the schedule ran smoothly.

Lunch was served while the projector was being fixed..

and there was a sumptuous fare for CATS to gorge on.... for hours!

Another discussion group formed to discuss if anyone had gate crashed a wedding intentionally..

At first everyone was quite till Aam Aadmi no.2 raised his head above 

the parapet and admitted, 'very often' :D

That's it... that is all it took for stories to tumble out of the closet and 

before you know, it was agreed that the next event has to be 'Gate Crashing a Wedding' :D

Our Mr Clean Image Aam Aadmi no.1 firmly said, 'count me OUT please' of the next event :D

Since we had the film to watch also, the rest of the gang was 

quickly ushered towards the dining segment...

Can you actually imagine Osama, Bush and Musharaf queuing up for lunch ;-)

How could the line-up be complete without The Zardaris :D

A very nice theatre seating had been arranged for CATS to enjoy 

TERE BIN LADEN as lunch was being served concurrently...

Mr Zardari left after lunch to fix a cricket match while Madam Gandhi 

had to travel back to the capital... the journalist also went along 

with her to snatch a few more moments with the Madam for an exclusive interview!

Bhookhi Billiyaan ;-)

It was such a hilarious moment to see one fake Osama being watched by another Osama.. 

while the asli Osama is kissing a fish or coral somewhere!!!

We really didn't know which way to look... 

which Osama to admire since both of these two were SO GOOD and convincing :P

Can you imagine Osama in a bar?

Well... you don't need to imagine anymore :D

If the round table conference and the film was not enough, tea/coffee 

was served to everyone while these two were busy posing for the cameras.... 

(both Bush and Osama 'felt' victorious!!)

Soon they realised that they were the only ones who were not given their cuppa ;-)

Manmohan Singh insisted that tea would be served to both of them only after 

Bush repeats 'certain dialogues' from TERE BIN LADEN :D

HABIBI George Bush ;-)

Our usually reticent AR was also in his element today... 

I had started wondering half way through the film in case he's going to 

fall of the bar stool he was perched on while laughing his heart out ;-)

Ek Qaatilaana Jori :)

Friends turned foes ;-)

Even Hillary could not keep her hands off Osama ;-)

Our Osama, who had gone to such lengths to dress up for his role was in BIG DEMAND for a photo-op....

The Gang of History Makers... as never seen before ;-)

but the entertainment quotient was still high..

Can you imagine 'Jhansi ki Rani' dancing on 'Lakk 28 kuri da' for an audience 

comprising of Osama, Bush, Hillary, Benazir, Manmohan Singh ;-)

and what an elegant performance it was :)

History Makers in the corridors of POWER :)

but how could the evening be over without an odd pleasant surprise... 

an amazing sketch of Baba made by Sandy for a couple who can only be considered as a gift to all of us.

You have become a loving and indispensable part of our lives in such a short space of time... 

Thank You for extending that hand of friendship and care :)

and yes... since everyone had made such an effort to make this event a memorable one... 

we only thought it was apt to go a little ahead.

Osama was declared The Best Dressed Character of the day, his voucher was 

collected by his daughter since he was already in his car ;-)

The Best Act of the day was declared to be that of Osama's youngest wife, 

the voucher to be hand delivered to Mr Bhatia tomorrow evening ;-)

I could not possibly let the day end without a BIG THANK YOU to CAT Navpreet also 

for organising the venue, Osama and Gilani for stepping in when 

things went wrong and for each one of you to add such charm to our lives.

THANK YOU ALL :)

Long Live OUR Osama :D
CAT Supreet