Radia Tapes: 131 - Radia, Manoj Warrier
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(Phone rings)
Niira: Hello?
Manoj: Hmm.
Niira: Ah. You called? Sorry. Television was on.
Hi reena
Manoj: All well?
Niira: I think it went off very well, Manoj, although I am exhausted.
Manoj: Hmm. Imagine how much he must be exhausted. Same thing -
Niira: Yeah, yeah he was, yeah. You know. And you know, you don't know how many calls I had to handle, my Brazil thing in between, I had to handle like ten things in between, I was going out, oh God, my brain hurts, I got to work on those things now. Shit. Listen, brilliant,
haan, brilliant meetings, this is something - I think a lot of it will turn the tide,
haan.
Manoj:
Chalo -
Niira: Arindam was - you should have heard Arindam, you know, so he called me back.
Abhi yeh na, maine bol di hai usko (Now this, I told him about this), when we were going down he was coming down with me to meet Pradyumal,
ki jo bhi ho jaye (that whatever happens) you're going to do this and you're going to continue. You're not going to let me down. 'Cause
merese Manoj
ko milna doosri baat hoti hai. Tum logon se milna alag baat hai ('Cause Manoj meeting me is a different thing. His meeting you guys is a different thing).
Niira:
Aur yeh issue
sirf tum log explain
kar sakte ho. Hum log - humko yeh nahin ki nahin aata hai explain
karna, lekin yeh baat tumhari hai, tumhari family issue
hai (And this issue can only be explained by you people. It's not that we don't know how to explain it, but the matter is yours, it is your family issue).
Niira: You know?
Manoj: Hmm.
Niira: Anyway, he's understood.
Manoj: So you met Parimal also?
Niira: Haan, yeah, he was downstairs, sulking away.
Manoj: (laughs)
Niira: I don't care for these guys, I mean, you know me,
na? My interest lies only with these two guys, I'm not bothered about the rest.
Manoj: Hmm.
Niira: But good
na, Manoj, even he was very happy.
Manoj: Very good.
Niira: Yeah, he was very happy.
Manoj: Hmm.
Niira: I think he's happy at the quality of the meeting, the type of people, you know?
Manoj: Hmm.
Niira: And I hope you are pleased that it has happened?
Manoj: No no, I'm happy, very happy, I think a lot of -
Niira: He told me to apologise to you for snapping at you but he didn't want to get into the GSMA.
Manoj:
Accha, theek hai. (Okay, alright)
Niira: Yeah, he said, "Please Manoj
ko keh dena ki (Please tell Manoj I am) very sorry.
Mai usko kuch kehne wallah tha lekin mera matlab hi tha, (I was going to tell him but) I didn't want the discussion to go that way,
woh tangent
mein chala jaata (that would go off on a tangent.)
Manoj:
Accha, theek hai.
Niira: Please
usko keh dena mera woh (tell him I) - I didn't mean to do that.
Manoj:
Nahin nahin, theek hai, koi baat nahin. (No no, it's okay, no matter.)
Niira: You know he's a bit this thing. Sethuraman was watching out of the window when I dropped Anthony.
Manoj: Who?
Niira: Sethuraman.
Manoj: Is it?
Niira:
Haan, he was on the first floor,
na, looking out of the window, so I told Anthony, I said, Sanjay, there's Sethuraman watching.
Manoj:
Haan? Accha. (What? Okay.)
Niira:
Has raha tha. Anthony
ko raastein me subha pick
kar lena. (He was laughing. Pick up Anjani on your way tomorrow.)
Manoj:
Haan theek hai, okay.
Niira:
Usko poochna, na (Ask him, okay?), he hadn't slept for so many days, I'm sure you also haven't slept for many days so...
Manoj: No no, I have slept properly.
Niira: So I'm glad I cancelled the morning thing.
Manoj: Yeah.
Niira: I thought, you know, everybody will talk too much and too much this thing.
Manoj:
Haan, it would have been too much of a hurry.
Niira:
Haan, and I have to work on my Brazil, I'll also have another two-three hours yet.
Manoj: That was not a consideration, but it's okay.
Niira: Huh?
Manoj: That's not a consideration but it's okay.
Niira: (laughs) No, no. But anyway now, the thing is that, this is good, I'm glad we had that. Tomorrow Nainan I've told him to be aggressive.
Manoj:
Haan
Niira: To be -
Manoj: Tata TS to be aggressive?
Niira: Huh?
Manoj: He's planning to go back tomorrow at 10:30 I think.
Niira: Yeah, tomorrow evening.
Manoj:
Haan, theek hai.
Niira: Ten thirty.
Manoj: Uh...
Niira:
Accha sun, tujhe ek kaam karna padega, Rakesh Hari Pathak
ko tujhe shaam ko phone
karna padega, dupahar ko. (Okay listen, you'll have to do one thing, call Rakesh Hari Pathak in the evening, afternoon.)
Manoj:
Haan, theek hai, main kar lunga (Okay, I'll do that.)
Niira: And when we are at NDTV,
Kehna Rakesh meeting Niira
ke saath (with), Manoj Modi is in town?
Manoj: Hmm.
Niira: So Niira's suggesting
ki tum log (that you people), why don't we meet Manoj Modi,
tum log Chambers
aa jao.
Manoj: Okay,
theek hai (alright).
Niira: Huh?
Manoj:
Che baje na? (Six o' clock, right?)
Niira: Let's see,
tum log (you people) since you are here only, Niira
baad mein aa jayegi kabhi, (will come later sometime) PTI, you and Raghavan please come to Chambers.
Woh kahega mein Batra ko bhi leke aata hoon, tum kehna, nahin aap dono aao. (He will say he's bringing Batra too, you say, no, just the two of you come.)
Manoj: Hmm,
theek hai
Niira: Hmm? Editor level
pe baat karte hai. (Let's talk at the editor level.)
Manok:
Theek hai.
Niira: Manoj
aaya hua hai (has arrived), he'll be pleased you have come, you put it that way -
Manoj:
Haan, haan, theek hai.
Niira:- unless you want me to call.
Manoj:
Nahin nahin, (No no), I'll do that, why should you?
Niira: Yeah?
Manoj:
Accha woh TCA...TCA Srinivasan Raghavan wanted Manoj Modi to come to BL and address the whole bureau and all, I said it will be nice if we can do this, you know, with a limited set. So you wanted to get a couple of people, I really wouldn't have a too much of a...this. But since it's the first time, I'd like it to be limited to a couple of guys. And then subsequently if it goes off then we can always do the bureau -
Niira: Mmhmm. So Ram...Ram has agreed to meet Mukesh in Bombay next week,
haan?
Manoj: Very good.
Niira: Uh, Ram and S. Venu are both coming down.
Manoj: Very good.
Niira:
Woh call
aa gaya tha, haan.
Manoj: Very good.
Niira:
Accha listen, Manoj, TCA
kaun leke aa raha hai? (Who is bringing the -inaudible-?)
Manoj: Uh...
usne bola nahin hai, mein kal baat kar lunga usse, mein usko - (Uh...he hasn't said, I'll speak to him, I'll -)
Niira:
Usse confirm
kar lena, kaun kaun aa raha hai, haan? (Confirm who all are coming with him okay?)
Manoj:
Theek hai, theek hai .
Niira: Okay, great then.
Manoj: Okay,
aur kya...toh kal NDTV,
uske baad uh apna, Nainan
se phir NDTV office
jaane hai na?
Niira:
Haan, in the office, Barkha will be there. And whoever, Pranoy's going to have Sony and all that. And then uh...NDTV Profit
se (from NDTV Profit), and um, then uh -
Manoj:
Yeh (inaudible)
ko 24/7 mein shift kiya ha, aisa kuch hua hai (This -inaudible- has been shifted to 24/7, something like that -)
Niira:
Kisko? (Who?)
Manoj: Shelly Chopra Arun
ko 24/7
mein shift
kiya hai, aisa kuch major changes
hua hai udhar, kuch toh friction
hua hai (Shelly Chopra Arun has been shifted to 24/7, some major changes have taken place there, some friction...)
Niira: Shivnath
ko aur Shelly
ko? (Shivnath or Shelly?)
Manoj:
Nahin Shelly
ko, Shivnath
ko nahin, shaayad (No, Shelly, not Shivnath).
Niira:
Haan kyonki wahaan husband wife team
hoti thi na? (Yes because they became a husband wife team, no?)
Manoj:
Haan, to waisa kuch hua hai, pata nahin. Kuch samajh mein aa jayega. CNBC
ke meeting
aapko kya laga (Yes, something like that, I don't know. -inaudible-. What did you think of the CNBC meeting?)
Niira: Good. What do you think?
Manoj: I think Raghav set the tone, and uh...
Niira: Very light hearted, very good. I think it was okay.
Manoj:
Haan
Niira: I think okay. Shirin was okay with you now,
na?
Manoj:
Haan haan.
Niira: She was okay,
haan. Good.
Manoj:
Raat gayi, baat gayi, woh bhi journalist hai,
main bhi PR wallah hoon.
Niira:
Haan, nahin nahin, theek hai, theek hai, meeting acchi thi. (Yes, no no, it's fine, the meeting was good.)
Niira: Nayantara
ka phone
aaya tha, main tereko kal batatungi uska. (Nayantara called, I'll tell you about it tomorrow)
Manoj: Okay,
theek hai.
Niira: Story
chahiye usko, hai na? (She wants a story.)
Manoj:
Theek hai
Niira: Super. Daljeet
ko kehna Prabhakaran
se baat - Prabhakar
se baat kar le, haan? (Tell Daljeet to speak to Prabhakar)
Manoj:
Haan, main kar lu - (Yes i'll do -)
(Tape ends abruptly)
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