On The Way To Wagah Border, Amritsar, For The Independence Day

It is 1:30 am. I have just had dinner at Haveli dhaba (delicious stuffed paratha and dal makhni) somewhere in Haryana. I along with my cameraman Alok Dubey are part of a group of journalists-cameramen from Bombay-Delhi on the way to Amritsar where we shall be covering the first look promo launch of the film 'Kya Dilli Kya Lahore' tomorrow August 14 at the momentous Wagah Border. It's a film starring Manu Rishi and Vijay Raaz (also the director of the film) where they play soldiers from Indian and Pakistani armies. Ironically, they belong to two warring nations yet they are thick friends.

The incentive for me obviously is the opportunity to be at Wagah border and that too on the eve of Independence Day. I was reading Maulana Azad's autobiography 'India Wins Freedom' during the flight from Bombay to Delhi and I am engulfed with nationalistic fervour. We have produced a video for the Independence Day and the discussions that our team had while brainstorming for the same had filled us with a lot of patriotic spirit. I am looking forward to the march past, the event in the evening and then there's a candle light march in the night. I guess, I should try and catch up on some sleep, though the night journey in a bus doesn't seem inviting to me.