Lessons from Bollywood's tea parties!

Lessons from Bollywood's tea parties! Remember what Amitabh Bachchan said about the most consumed drink in a scene from
Mili? 'Paani ki pyaas. Chai ki chayaas. Ek pyaali milegi?
Or a coy Tina Munim speculating a 'Meet the Parents-style scenario to beau Rajesh
Khanna in Souten? 'Shayad meri shaadi ka khayal dil mein aaya hai. Isiliye Mummy
ne tumhe kal chai pe bulaya hai.'
Teatime enjoys a special place in Hindi films. Whether to finalise life partners or
mark family time, garam garam chai is an indispensable part of Bollywood households. Here's what we learned. Andaz Apna Apna

Do dost ek pyaale se chai peeyenge, decides Aamir Khan. Salman Khan is as eager as the audience to find out the philosophy behind this.
Pat comes the reply: Isse dosti badhti hai. That the shelf life of this viewpoint
is only a few seconds is another thing. Hasee Toh Phasee

When Mumbai monsoon forces you to spend the night on the street, grab the first hot
cuppa from the first cycle stand chaiwala you bump in the city like Sidharth
Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra. Baazigar

Always double check your tea stock when serving guests -- if your butler happens
to as scatterbrained as Kajol's -- to save yourself from embarrassment.
Bawarchi

The family that sips Brooke Bond together bonds better as Rajesh Khanna's
multipurpose Bawarchi amply and amusingly demonstrates. Dil To Pagal Hai

Instead of sampling its famed breweries, Akshay Kumar and Madhuri Dixit travel
all the way to Germany to do chai pe charcha over that crazy little thing called
love. Chhote Sarkar

The French may whisper sweet nothings over champagne but desis like Govinda and
Shilpa Shetty rely on good ol' chai to do the trick. Dil Se...

A love story is cut short even before it can start over cutting chai as Shah Rukh Khan
rudely finds out one rainy night of Dil Se... Trishul

Trust a gregarious Shashi Kapoor to steal Amitabh Bachchan's thunder and
Hema Malini's tea party unconsciously, proving two's company and three's a crowd.
Chupke Chupke

Big B has better luck with his chayaas wish around wifey Jaya Bachchan even if it
means brushing up on his Botany in exchange. Griha Pravesh

The long-running popularity contest between coffee and chai is perfectly captured in
the scene where chai lover Sarika compels coffee fan Sanjeev Kumar to
shift loyalty. His betrayal is fleeting and it's not long before he returns to
his cappuccino ways. Khoobsurat