In this fast moving city of Mumbai, one thing i have always noticed is that most of the people are absolutely smitten by glamour of the Tinseltown. Whenever i have taken a walk down the roads of places like Andheri lokhandwala, i have seen at least a dozen of overdressed youngsters walking with an attitude that's screaming for attention. Just one glance at them and you know which actor do they idolize. So i do generally come across a couple of Salmans and Bipashas or sometimes even Ajay Devgans of 90's.
Not that i have never fancied paparazzi trying to stalk me every where, just that my aspirations have been the more sophisticated and flamboyant billionaires of the world.
So, i wonder what exactly is this ultimate feeling of being a successful actor or a model, that makes the fitness and cosmetic industries ever growing. Everyday when i walk into my gym, i notice that there is always this one group on the floor that looks the most well dressed and intense during workouts. It just makes you feel as if while working out they actually imagine themselves as John Abraham or Vidyut Jamwal, which apparently is a great source of motivation according to me. I understand that dreams are always worth putting in all efforts irrespective of how others look at it, but in this case i feel most of them are blinded by the media and have a large opaque screen between them and the reality.
It was during college that i actually observed this trend in youngsters, when there were so many examples in my own division. Our class actually appeared like a complete feature film package, with students having diverse aspirations. From a script writer to an editor and everything in between, the only thing we lacked was an opportunity or a wake up call. I will not deny that on many occasions the director's cap was worn by me, but then at that moment all we think about is we are the best or what one of my friend refers to it as 'TODU'.
In the end i really hope that youngsters try to understand their real self and people around actually help them in doing so, instead of misleading them in anyway.
There cant be a Naseeruddin Shah appearing every time a poster is torn.
-Fahad Parack
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