My second performance on stage was a play involving two other actors and the rehearsals happened to occur during the monsoons. My co-actors(one male and one female) were game to come in for rehearsals even when the heavens were pouring for hours. This happened one such evening when I managed to beat the rain and arrive at the designated place for the rehearsals.

The other male co-actor also arrived partially drenched but when the female lead arrived, she looked like she had been swimming. We offered to cancel the days proceedings considering she looked almost like a fish out of water :P But she insisted we do the rehearsals as planned and that she would be fine.

It was then that I remembered a song that I really loved and quiet spontaneously sang it for her, hoping to make her feel better.

Ek ladki bheegi bhagi si…
Soti raaton mein jaagi si
Mili ik ajnabi se… Koyi aage na peechhe…
Tum hi kaho ye koyi baat hai…

To my surprise my co-actors joined in and what happened next was one of the most memorable days in Theater :)