gurgaon heres something around cinema that comes up four times a year scripted by swati chauhan founder and directed by heena dungarpur and manish mehrotra itll soon be showing at cyber hubjoshing apart film hi film proves theres nothing like bollywood in bringing people together and kickstarting a lively discussion this community named incidentally after a 1983 oddity comprises men and women living in different corners of india and the world but its heart resides in the millennium citynot a day goes by when its facebook page isnt filled with spirited debates on marquee names and obscure actors on movies art house and commercial even on extras and longforgotten tunes but the real experience is in the groups fourhourlong gettogethers when time seems to stand still just as it would if you were immersed in a particularly absorbing piece of cinemaa few hours in their company virtual or otherwise transforms into a nostalgic trip to bollywoods past its for all fans of films and film stars and fans who like to eat sleep and drink films introduces manish mehrotra the groups current admin i try to keep the meets informal because i dont want them becoming too seriousfilm hi film has movie aficionados from pakistan and nris from the us theres a member from mauritius besides a few russians and israelis even tv and film artistes have become part of the extended family among them the late narendra jha akhilendra mishra of chandrakanta fame marathi thespian anant jog arun bali and payal goga kapoorevery time around 10 to 15 working professionals from gurgaon and ncr each with a passion for the silver screen would gather anticipatedly for a delightful delve into the stories characters and culture of bollywood im always there says priti sagar whose second child a daughter was just two months old when a meet loomed i wanted to go there was no way i could have missed iteven professionally its been great because i am a filmmaker by profession when i came to ncr i couldnt find the talent that i wanted so these guys have been really helpfulfor priti its an opportunity to step off the digital treadmill and engage with each other face to face you were always in touch virtually and then suddenly that person is there in front of you its a very nice feeling but you know the person so well its not like youre meeting them for the first timebecause as human beings were hungry for personal contactdeepak chandra who joined the community through friends and mutual friends is drawn to its democratic vibe like i have an interest in old bollywood songs and someone has a good understanding of a certain singer or knowledge about a screen character so all of us would share says this devotee of mohammed rafitopics in film hi film sittings go beyond leading men and ladies folks would hold forth on villains fight masters and sidekicks they might also wax lyrical on singers