Roothna-Manaana

The concept of rootho-ing and being manaao-ed rests on the assumption that the two people are already in a relationship. Interestingly, the roothna-manaana trope also often has an element of farce or mischief in it. The person who’s rootho-ed is more often than not just being a drama queen (or king) than really upset.

In Hindi cinema, we have countless examples of songs sung by heroes trying to manaao heroines who have rootho-ed. Remember Na rootho rootho na rootho? Or Dekho rootha na karo? Or Aa lag ja gale dilruba? Of course there are rare situations where the heroines manaao-ing rootho-ed doing the wheedling, and the hero is the one who’s huffy.

So usually this is the case, in real life too, where the women roothoes and the man mannoes. But all those days of singing songs for their Janemans are long forgotten. Today’s life is become so hectic that two people in relationship hardly get to meet in their busy schedules, but that doesn’t mean romance is over or roothana and manaana is over. Here’s how is happens…on chats…

Me: Good morning sweetheart

He: Good morning….yawn

Me: Helloo..I said sweetheart!!

He: Hmmm

Me: Ok L

He: Accha suno..am sleeping for more time. See you later

Me: Fine. I am going for work. You can be Kumbakarna as long as you wish. You can ping me whenever you want uggghhh!!

I reach office. Its 12pm. No ping from him. Messages not read. What the hell is happening…ok maybe the mobile is not charged. But no phone call too.

Its 1pm… and then suddenly one message.

He: Hi

Me: Hi

He: Come on FB Chat. My fingers pain typing on the mobile

Me: Hmm..ok

He: Good morning Jaan

Me: Its afternoon

He: Ya Ya I know, but this is for the morning

Me: Where were you?

He: Aare at home. Slept longer

Me: So you were sleeping from 7.30pm till 12 pm.eh?

He: No Jaan, I got up but my cell had conked off. My brother used the phone to call his friend at night. Full battery drained.

Me: Acchha..so you don’t have a charger. You must left it at office naa..

He: No darling…aare I put it for charging and went for a bath. I love you…

Me: Nah..you don’t

He: I do..let me give you a kissi..muaaahh (this is a typical message wala kiss)

Me: Shee it’s bitter I don’t like it

He: hahahaahaha..someone seems to be really naraz

Me: What difference does it make to you?

He: Oh! My Shona baby is so bugged….come give me a hug.

Me: Uggh! Get lost :P

He: hahah…you are my pumkin pumkin, you are my honey bunny honey bunny..toko toko

Me: Shut up..I am not talking to you

He: hahaha..ooyeee Shona…aaree yaar suno na…

Me: Kya

He: Give me a smile now come on

Me: No

He: If you don’t na then I will hug with my cold cold hands

Me: Its okk..I am used to your cold hands by now

He: Hmmm..ok then I will do gud gudi to you..then you will laugh

Me: Nah! No use, I don’t get gud gudi

He: Accchaa….hmmm….then in that case I will just pull you close and stare into your eyes and smile

Me: Hmmmm……haha..okkk….if you do that….ummmm yess I will smile J

He: Hahahaha….finally I succeeded…yippeee to make my darling smile

Me: J

No trace of him after this conversation. After three hours-

Me: Uffff….

He: Sweetheart I love you

After one hour one message-

He: www:cricket.com…. am watching cricket tum bhi dekho na yaar..kya khel rahe hai

Me: Ok

After two hours one message -

He: I love you

Me: Ya I know

Men will be men and women will be women!!! But friends, the Roothana and Mananna will go on and on as long as romance lives.