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Salimcomesrunningthroughthe door and collapsesfacedown on the bed. l a m a l a r m e d". S a l i m !. . . S a l i m l "l s h o u t . " W h a t ' sh a p p e n e dt o y o u ? H o w c o m e y o u a r e backso early?"I turn him on his back.He is laughing. "The most amazingthing has happenedtoday. This is the happiestday of my life," he declares. "Whatis it? Haveyou won the lottery?" "No.Somethingeven betterthan winningthe lottery.I have seenArmaanAli." Bit by breathless bit,the wholestorycomesout. How Salimcaughta glimpseof ArmaanAli to entera whiledoinghis dailyroundin Ghatkopar.The starwas alightingfrom his.Mercedes-Benz 1 0 five-starhotel.Salim was travellingon a bus to deliverhis last tiffin' box to a customer.ïhe momenthe spottedArmaan,he jumped down from the speedingvehicle,narrowlymissingbeing run down by a car, and ran towardthe actor,who was passingthroughthe hotel'srevolvingdoor. He was stoppedby the tall, strappinguniformedguard and preventedfrom enteringthe hotel. "Armaan!"Salim called,trying desperatelyto catch the star's attention.Armaan heard the cry, l 5 stoppedin his tracks,and turned around.His eyes made contactwith Salim's.He gave a faint smile,a barelyperceptible nod of acknowledgement, and continuedwalkinginto the lobby.Salim forgotall aboutthe tiffinand came racinghome to give me the news of his dream havingcome true.A customerof GawliTiffinCarrierswent hungrythat afternoon. "DoesArmaanlookdifferentfrom the way he appearsonscreen?"I ask. "No. He is even better in real life," says Salim. "He is taller and more handsome.My 20 ambitionin lifeis to shakehis hand,at leastonce.I probablywon'twash it for a monthafterthat." I reflecton how good it is to have simple,uncomplicated ambitions.Like shakinga film s t a r ' sh a n d .[ . . . ] "Your ambitionis to shake Armaan'shand," I say to Salim. "But what do you think is 2 5 Armaan'sambitionin life?He seemsto haveit all- face,fame,and fortune." "Youare wrong,"Salimrepliessolemnly."He does not have Urvashi." The papersare full of the Armaan-Urvashi breakup,aftera whirlwindromancelastingnine That he has stoppedeating There Armaan months. is speculation that is completelyheartbroken. and drinking.Thathe mightbe suicidal.UrvashiRandhawahas returnedto her modellingcareer. JU I see Salimcrying.His eyes are red and wet with tears.He has not eatenall day. The heartshapedglassframe containinga pictureof Armaan and Urvashi,on which he had spent almost halfhis meagersalary,lieson the ground,shatteredintoa hundredpieces. "Look,Salim,you are beingchildish.Thereis nothingyou can do aboutit,"I tell him. "lf onlyI couldmeetArmaan.I want to comfodhim.To hold his hand and let him cry on my 35 shoulder.Theysay cryingmakesthe heartlighter." "Andwhatgoodwillthat do? Urvashiwillnot come backto Armaan." SuddenlySalimlooksup. "Do you think I couldspeakto her? Maybe I could persuadeher to come backto Armaan.Tell her that it was all a mistake.Tell her how sad and contritehe is." I shake my head. I don't want Salim tramplingall over Mumbai2looking for Urvashi 40 Randhawa."lt's not a good idea to poke your nose into other people'saffairs,or make other people'stroublesyour own,Salim.ArmaanAli is a matureman. He will deal with his troublesin his own way." "At leastI will send him a gift,"saysSalim. He goesand buysa largebottleof Fevicolglue and sets aboutstickingthe shatteredpieces 45 of the head-shaped framebacktogetheragain.lt takeshim a week, but finallythe heartis whole,a gridof crisscrossing blackstreaksthe onlyreminderof the faultlineson whichit broke. "l will now send it to Armaan,"he says."lt is a symbolthat even a brokenheart can be put togetheragain." "WithFevicol?"I ask. "No.With loveand care." s0 Salimwrapsit up in clothand sendsit to ArmaanAli's home address. I don't know whether it reachedArmaan or not. Whether it was broken by the postal department,smashedby the securityguards,or trashedby Armaan'ssecretary.The important thingis that Salimbelievesit reachedhis heroand helpedto heal his wound.
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VoustraiterezlesquesfionsdansI'ordre,en indiquantclairementleurnuméro survotrecopie. le nombrede motsou d'élémentsde réponseestindiqué Lorsquela réponsedoitêtredéveloppée, question. dansla vousrépondrezbrièvementà la questionposée. d'indications, En l'absence 1. a) Thereare four maincharactersin this passage:the narrator,Salim,ArmaanAli and Urvashi Randhawa.Say whetherthey are presentor only mentioned. jobs? b) What are Salim's,ArmaanAli's and UrvashiRandhawa's c ) W h a ti s A r m a a nA l i t o S a l i m ? 2. a) "Themostamazingthinghas happenedtoday."(line4) What doesSalimreferto? b) What happenedon that day was moreimportantthan his lifeand hisjob. Findtwo quotations justifyingthis statement. 3. What elementsin Salim'sand Armaan'slivesshowthat they belongto two separateworlds? Use you own words.(30 / 40 words) 4. a) Accordingto the narrator,Armaan"seemsto have it all - face,fame and fortune."(line25) Whateventin Armaan'slife makesSalimthinkdifferently? b) Quotethe lineshowinghow that eventaffectsSalim. 5. a) Whattwo thingsdoesSalimfirstconsiderdoingfor Armaan Ali?(20 / 30 words) b) What doesthe narratorthinkof Salim'splans?What argumentdoes he giveto him? Use yourown woros. 'story'of thisframe.What sendsArmaana frame.In your own words,tell the 6. Salimeventually (40 / 50 words) doesthat storyrevealaboutSalim'svisionof Armaanand Urvashi'srelationship? 7. a) Readthe wholetext againand describeSalim'spersonality. b) Focuson the narrator.Describeand analysehis attitudetowardsSalimand his passion. (3 elements- 40 / 50 words) 8. Chooseone of the followingsubjects. (250wordsapproximately. Writedownthe numberof words.) Subject 1 "The papersare full of the Armaan-Urvashi breakup".You are a journalistworkingfor a tabloid. Writethe article. Subject2 More and more blogs on the lnternetare dedicatedto stars. How can you account for that phenomenon? Say what you thinkaboutit.
TRADUCTION TranslateintoFrenchfrom line33 (Look,Salim...)to line42 (...ownway.)
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