Komolika Guhathakurta,

television actress

nI can actually go on and on about my first car. I was in college when I bought it from one of my uncles in Calcutta. It was a black Ambassador, which I got at a second-hand price of Rs 40,000. I’m not really a car freak but at the time, owning an Ambassador gave me a high. I used to drive this car and wherever I went it was always with me.

Since it was a second-hand car, my Ambassador gave me quite a bit of trouble. Once it stopped at Gariahat in the middle of the road and it was such an embarrassing situation!

Otherwise though, I have really fond memories of my first car. While I was terribly scared of driving my father’s car as he was very particular about certain things, I didn’t have to bother about anything while driving my own. My friends too loved it ? in fact, all of them took their first driving lessons in it ? and we often used to go for long drives in it. Today, I own a Lancer. But somewhere, I really miss my very first black Ambassador.