The Tungarlee Waterfall Project

THIS IS A TRUE STORY !!!

ALL CHARACTERS ARE REAL AND NOTHING IS IMAGINARY

The Tungar-lee Waterfall Project is loosely based on the movie The Blair Witch Project. For those who don't know, The Blair Witch Project is the story of 3 young reporters with handy-cums (2 guys and a gal) who go to the woods surrounding the Blair village in search of a legendary witch known as the Blair Witch. And then they disappear into the wilderness.

One year later, their video footage was found. The entire movie is based on this footage which shows how the three reporters disappeared.

Ladies, Gentlemen, Cheapus and Kuljit with his Chaddi, Sourabh and Ketan Productions present yet another pulsating climactic adventure. So fasten your seat-belts and hold on to your Anacondas as we take you through this nerve racking experience. Get ready to rumble with The Tungarlee Waterfall Project.

TUNGARLEE WATERFALL PROJECT :

THE STORY

One fine day, 17 young men,women and Kuljit went on a trip to Lonavala, a scenic paradise for fun and frolic. Excitement and exuberance was in the air, when these 17 friends (so-called) met at their rendezvous point at VT station in cosmopolitan Mumbai. So far so good, everything was going according to plan as they reached their destination : Lonavala. After whetting their appetites with some mouth-watering Bhurji and veggie Poha, they sat down to decide the day's plan. Everyone had their own ideas but a majority were of the opinion that they should visit the Bhushy Dam, when a resounding and firm voice said

"kyoooooooooo?"

Everyone looked around to find the source of this voice, it was none other than the gentle giant Pom Pom Ponty. (kyoooooooooo) Suddenly there was silence in the air, as all waited for Ponty to say something. After his customary pause (a la Vajpayee) Ponty with a firm and authorative voice said "Tungarlee Waterfall". Except for Fun-ali no one knew what he was talking about. (Tungar-lee = brother of Mana-lee {Fun-Ali}). Ponty re-affirmed his idea saying with a certainty (certainty factor used in Dempster Shaffer Theory=1) that this was the place to go. For the first time in eternity of Ponty's life, his brain had become active like a person cuming out of a 22 year old Coma. He assured everyone that he had been to this place and it was definitely a mind-blowing experience.

(Mister Paad the PJ master says : job-blowing)

According to Pom Pom Ponty, Tungarlee was a fantastic place for Pom Pom. Beautiful cascading waterfalls hall-marked by smoothly free-flowing quintessential water just like our best friend and fellow protagonist Nun-ki Ka-Nokia's hair. Lush green landscapes surrounded this majestic sight. It's pulchritude far beyond description, it was something that had to be explored to realize it's awesome and exotic beauty.

Here is the image the Ponty created in his friends minds.



Everybody was convinced with this idea. Considering that it was Ponty's first ever contribution (idea) to the group, all the 17 decided to give him a chance. Actually they were foxed by this cunning sardar (what an irony!!!). As Shetan always reminds us, "Ponty is not as dumb as he looks". Surely Ponty had other ideas. Behind the scene his untaxed brain (so-called) was working over-time to come up with a devilish plan to isolate his long time infatuation, the serene and beautiful Nunki ka-Nokia. Accompanied by his friends (so-called) Ponty set out to find the elusive water-falls (or was he ?). The dangerous Pom Pom Man, confided in 13 of the group about his plans and threatened them to act accordingly. However knowing Nun-ki's friendship with Bhow-rabh and Shetan, he could not dare to tell them the truth. Ponty's plan or at least what he told the others was that, they should all ride cycles on the way to the water-falls (no one should ask kyoooooooooo ?) and force Shetan and Bhow-rabh to ride the same. Actually devious Ponty knew very well that Nunki could not ride a bicycle for fear of damaging her beautiful silky, smooth, shampoo-conditioned ....... hair.

As everyone selected their bikes, Ponty waited patiently like a vulture circling about its prey waiting for it to die. Now at the end, only the three good friends (Shetan,Nun-ki and Bhow-rabh) were left without bikes. Shetan and Bhow-rabh being very good human beings and caring for all their friends waited till everyone had their cycles of their choice before selecting their own. Such was their loyalty and dedication to their (so-called) friends. Now the evil cunning Ponty decided to make a move and approached Nun-ki along the approach vector and normal to the normal vector and quizzed her if she would like to ride double-seat with him. Nun-ki being such a simple and decent girl immediately refused him. Crestfallen and dejected Ponty quickly got over his disappointment and decided to modify his Plans. He quickly asked the Shetan to take his bike and ordered Bhow-rabh to take a new one while like a gentleman he offered to accompany Nun-ki in the Rickshaw.

Bhow-rabh and Shetan smelled something fishy (Mister Paad the PJ master says fish = shark --> smelled something sharky) and decided to investigate. They were very protective of their good friend Nun-ki from the clutches of sinister minded individual's like Ponty. That is why Shetan and Bhow-rabh are highly regarded in Girl-circles. So they firmly told Ponty to ride his own bike alone and they would bring Nun-ki along, to the falls, by the rickshaw. This infuriated Ponty to no bounds (like the unbounded buffer algorithm used in OS). And he formulated a third plan which will be revealed only at the end.

Now begins the actual adventure. The two guys and a gal (i.e us and Nunki) set out for the exclusive waterfall (just like the search for the blair-witch, where waterfall is analogous to the witch) in a rickshaw while their 14 other friends ride bikes.

(Mister Paad the PJ Master says waterfall is digitologous to the witch)

Pom Pom Ponty takes the 13 riders through long winding roads and seemingly impossible ascents to reach the Tungarlee falls. Hours pass by as a confident Ponty takes them for a ride. Towards the end he seems genuinely confused (but was he?). After the long and enduring ride, the 14 riders managed to reach some sort of a water-fall (cataract). A relieved Ponty claimed that this was the Paradise that they had come in search of. This was the famous elusive Tungarlee Waterfalls. Meanhwile the three loyal friends had disappeared. But the gang of 14 friends (so called) were euphoric on seeing this cold gushing water (actually it was sewage water -> made more dirty by the contribution of uric acid) amidst a drizzle (i am talking about the rain you cheapus!!!). No sooner than they splashed into the water they forgot all about their three loyal friends. Lost in their fun and frolic, they could not spare a single thought for their poor loyal friends who had disappeared into the cold lashing rains. Such was their lack of concern for their friends. After splashing around in the water long enough, these 14 friends content with the fun they had rode their bikes back to the market. Still adrenalized by their water-sports, these chaps now felt hungry.

Another lone crusader --> Bullu with bulli, suggested that they go to a fantastic eatery called Radha Krishna where he said, the food was a gourmet's delight. Fun-Ali agreed immediately and enthusiastically supported the idea as she was tired by her day of playing around in water and riding bicycles and so had elephants trumpeting in her stomach. Ponty too gave his approval for Radha Krishna. Thinking with their stomachs now rather than their knees, these friends (so called) trode along with Ponty. They sat down in the restaurant and had a great delicious stomach filling lunch.

Satisfied with their day of entertainment they walked back to the Bungalow in which they lived. When they reached the Bungalow they realized that they didn't have the key. They thought for long and traded charges as to who had the keys. Suddenly some-one had a brain-storm. The keys are with Nun-ki said an enterprising fellow. Now there was pin-drop silence as the 14 friends (so-called) realized that 17 people had come to Lonavala not 14. Three people were missing. It was analogous to the Blair Witch Project where 2 guys and a gal go in search of a witch and then they disappear. Similarly the three loyal friends in search of the exclusive water-falls had completely disappeared, in fact vanished into thin air.

Now the 14 friends (so called) were really worried. Well they were worried not because 3 of their former friends were missing but because they were feeling cold and had no keys. They came across the care-taker whom they persuaded to open the neighbouring bungalow. They sat there waiting for the 3 loyal friends to turn up. Mister Paad cracked his usual jokes, Ponty silently whistled to himself --> his devilish mind grinning to itself, Langoor continued showing his teeth, Tintin was worried about the bungalow, Bullu and Fun-ali were lost in their romance, the rest of the girls dreaming about something or the other, Purr-aag, A-mole and Wah-mit sat silently and Mamu and Har-zole discussed the latest OS on offer. The clock struck 9 when they heard some voices outside. Someone looked out of the window and lo behold the three loyal friends had come back. Everyone was delighted, now they could go inside and change into something hot and dry. However Ponty looked a bit surprised. They pounced on the three loyal friends and Tintin stuck his hand right inside Bhow-rabh's pocket to snatch the key and open the door. They rushed into the bungalow like stampeding buffaloes on a rampage. However a few of the more sympathetic ones stayed behind to ask the three loyal friend's whereabouts. It was then that the three loyal friends told them their story.

The Tungarlee Story :

The three friends got into a rickshaw and ordered the driver to take them to the Tungarlee Water Falls. The driver smiled devilishly at them and answered that he would drop them off at the Tungarlee Dam and they would have to take a walk to the Tungarlee Waterfall which he said was just a 15 minute walk from the Dam. Lost in their conversations, the three loyal friends were dropped off at the foot of a hill which the driver said led to the Tungarlee Dam and the Waterfall further on. Again he gave them a devilish smile. Innocently the three loyal friends trudged along to the top on the hill on which a moderately beautiful Tungarlee Dam was built. Worried that that their friends on bikes (so called) would have a hard time climbing up to the dam, they waited for a while on the Dam for them. Then Bhow-rabh suggested that since their final destination was the Water-falls and it was where they planned to meet, they should proceed ahead with the plan. So poor Nun-ki and Shetan trudged along in search of the Waterfalls. As they trekked along a treacherous route up the hill, they had to encounter various obstacles and difficulties including mud filled paths and rocky patches. But they went along with resolve and determination to find those exclusive falls. Soon enough they reached the top of a mountain. It was a wonderful place to be with a pleasant wind and a scenic view of the entire landscape of Lonavala including a neighbouring mountain with some wonderful cascading waterfalls. But still the three friends walked on and on with the firm resolve of finding those falls. Poor Nun-ki was worried about her friends (so called) and wasn't ready even to spend some time on the hill-top and watch the very scenic view. She suggested that they rush back to the bungalow and wait for their friends(so called) because they might be wet and hungry.

Just as they were discussing what to do next, the wind suddenly started blowing faster and faster. Dark clowds covered the skies and a dangerous formation started to take shape. Shetan the well-informed guy screamed that it was the same formation of clouds that led to twisters in the movie "Twister". The three poor loyal friends were terrified. The wind picked up velocity and blew in gusts, bellowing with the rage of a thousand roaring lions. Soon enough the rain started pouring down at sharp angles like they were spears thrown by the God Of Death. Bhow-rabh and Shetan didn't have any protection and were showered with the hurtling rain as it created sensations of pain on their body. But they were more terrified that Nun-ki would be blown off the hill. Suddenly the lions took a break and a gust of wind blew with a new sound .. something that sounded familiar to Bhow-rabh and Shetan .. it sounded like someone screaming Kyooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon. But they didn't pay any attention to it as they thought that it was a mere coincidence. Kyoooooooooooooooooooooooooon .. the wind continued unabated. The loyal friends rushed down the hill fighting against the thundering wind and the lashing rains. They just about managed to reach the Dam when the rains suddenly stopped and the sky cleared as if the storm had never occured. Perplexed with this Shetan and Bhow-rabh brushed it aside again as a coincidence. Again on Nun-ki's persuasion they went to the Bungalow and waited for their friends (so called) for what seemed eternity as a whole herd of brontosaurus trampled on their starving stomachs. When till night their 14 friends hadn't turned up the three loyal friends went for a quick dinner cum lunch. They had only one meal the entire day. Another interesting phenomenon occured when they were returning from the dinner. The rickshaw that they got into was driven by a crazy fellow who appeared to be quite drunk. His face had a blank stare, and when the trio told him that they wanted to go to the Kauveri Farms he just said "kyoooooooon?". Suddenly the brilliant duo --> Bhow-rabh and Shetan finally understood what this was all about. They managed to hold on during the roller-coaster ride and directed the rickshaw to the bungalow.

By now everyone had gathered around them and were listening with interest (actually for some people the interest was more to do with 'what they had done with the pool - money'). It was now that they told the actual story.

The Actual Story :

What happened with the trio is the suspence that you have all been waiting for. But hold on to your seats and please scroll downwards.














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Anyways the person who guesses the suspence gets a free ride to the Tungarlee Dam from Bombay on a Hero Cycle sponsored by Kuljit Chadda.














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Ok enough of suspence. Here is the true story. Pom Pom Ponty had plans of isolating himself and Nun-ki from others but the two brave fellows Bhow-rabh and Shetan had managed to overturn his plans. Angered with this Pom Pom Ponty was determined to take his revenge. Thus he sent the trio hurtling to their doom to Tungarlee Dam when he knew that Tungarlee Water-falls did not exist. Meanwhile the others he took for a ride through the streets of Lonavala so that they would tire and would not follow him. He made sure that they were as far away from the Tungarlee Dam as possible. The rickshaw wala who smiled devilishly was a crony of Ponty and was paid handsomely for taking the trio to the foothills of the Tungarlee Dam. Ponty meanwhile ran to the top of the mountain. Seeing Nun-ki with her loyal friends enraged Ponty so much that he erupted like a dormant volcano. His anger led him to create the storm. The gusts of wind and the rain was created by Ponty himself. He was so angry that he wanted to blow Shetan and Bhow-rabh off the mountain. When his plans didn't succeed, he shouted kyooon a couple of times. This was the sound that Shetan and Bhow-rabh heard which sounded like a burst of wind. Then his next plan was to starve the trio till night as a punishment. But the loyal trio bravely withstood this test of time as they had throughout. Finally as a last resort Ponty got drunk and and tried to frighten Shetan and Bhow-rabh so that they would run away and leave Nun-ki for him. But that didn't happen as they held on. Finally tired with all his exploits Ponty gave up.


This, our friends, is the true story of Tungarlee. The story of the fight of three friends and their friendship against the tirade of an evil rampaging Ponty.



That is all I have to say our friends (so called). Hope you all do well wherever you are.


- Compiled and Edited by Sourabh & Ketan