COMIC RELIEF – MINDING ONE’S OWN BUSINESS!!-EPISODE 11

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COMIC RELIEF – MINDING ONE’S OWN BUSINESS!!-EPISODE 11

By Donald D’ Silva, Mira Road, Karkala

Donald D’ Silva is an Advertising Professional & Brand Strategist managing his own Digital Marketing Company in Mumbai. He writes about Current Affairs, Political Analysis, Bollywood Happenings and a variety of Social subjects.

ATTITUDE MATTERS IN BOLLYWOOD! WHY MOST CELEBS DO NOT HAVE POSITIVE ATTITUDE?

Background:

(There are four friends who were thick and thin in their childhood. They were inseparable. Now, today they are in their 50 s and late 50s. they regularly get together and make merry as they have made their money and are well settled in their lives. It is the case of jumping early into business and tasting success. Two of them have taken VRS and settled down.)

  1. Jeevan Shetty: He is the owner of three Bar & Restaurants. One in Mangalore and two in Mumbai. A billionaire in his own right. From Karkala.
  2. Sathish Shenoy: He has a cloth store in Moodbidri. He has two veg Restaurants in Mumbai.
  3. Richard Almeida: He has one Bar & Restaurant in Mumbai.
  4. Melvin D’ Mello – He has two night clubs in Mumbai.

(The four friends again gathered at Jeevan Shetty’s house. Booze flows as the conversation gathers momentum)

Jeevan: Hello friends, welcome!! All we can see is a necessity of positive attitude!! In today’s time like Gabbar Singh’s famous dialogue… “Jo Dar Gaya Samjho Margaya”!

Sathish: Yes, Indeed!! When Corona has struck us so badly, all one can do is wear a positive attitude on his sleeve!

Richard: Like they say attitude is an ornament worn by a person! Any person who has an attitude which is positive will garner friends. They will have respect in society. If one has a negative attitude, then people detest him.

Melvin: The person should be self-assured and ready to conquer the world. The world leaders all have a great attitude of managing the masses. The film stars we come across and the sportsmen, all have a positive attitude in order to scale professional highs!

J: Attitude is about how one presents himself and carries himself in the public domain. Sachin Tendulkar is also a great achiever, who always had a positive attitude. He was sent to Pakistan at the age of 16 and there lie the pace Battery led by the irrepressible Imran Khan. Wasim and Waqar were both disciples of Imran. Facing such fast bowlers on debut is not a small feat!

S: He was hit by a Waqar bouncer on the nose. Still, he carried on and came out with flying colours. He fought valiantly. His positive attitude got him the accolades. He has 100 centuries, which is a great world record and still, nobody has come closer to break it. Only another Indian Captain, Virat Kohli may break it.

M: Celebs, most of them, do not have the right attitude. Shatrughan Sinha, who is known as Late Lateef used to make the co-stars and Director and crew wait endlessly for him. Same goes for Govinda. For the morning shift starting at 9 am, both will turn up at around 2 pm. Shameless people!!

S: The late Sudhakar Bokaade, once during the shooting of ‘Izzatdaar’ sent goondas to ‘Govinda’s house and they forcefully brought him to the sets!

R: Today also, some stars are not punctual and also have an air of an attitude around them! Shakti Kapoor heads the brigade! He used to do 3 shifts in a day and will not devote proper time on the sets!

J: Amitabh is very punctual, since his struggling days, so as Akshay Kumar!! Aamir Khan too!!

S: Zeenat Aman too was very punctual! Only once in her career, she claimed she faltered. It was during the shooting of ‘ Qurbani’ of Late Feroz khan and the whole set was waiting for her. Feroz was terribly angry and fined her the total amount spent on the set for the day and the remuneration calculated as per the crews’, the day’s salary. The amount was deducted from her remuneration, she said!! After, that terrible lesson, she never arrived late on the sets!

J: Very professional lady! Unfortunately, she never had a sound life! Those days female stars were involved in controversies regularly for no fault of theirs! Sanjay Khan hit her…..she was rumoured to be married to him. Then, Mazhar Khan troubled her a lot! He was her third husband or so it seems. He used to hit her regularly. She, being the dutiful wife used to frequent ‘Copper Chimney’ the famous Indian restaurant and buy him kebabs and all Mughlai, Peshawari goodies!! I happened to see her at least three times when I visited there!

S: Dev Saab discovered her in ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’…then there was no looking back…she had a wonderful career! Then she jumped to ’Raj Kapoor’s camp, did ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’, which was a celebrated flop! Then, gave many hits with Amitabh and Dharmendra…. also Mithun!

M: All naseeb ki  baat hai! In 2018, she got into another controversy, some Aman Khan reportedly got married to her and then stole her property. She ran from one Police station to another…. then…. probably the matter got resolved…!!

R: There are many stars with a positive attitude like…Attitude matters always but in a positive manner. Our Indian Superstar Amitabh Bachchan also wears a positive attitude on his sleeves. He was hospitalized in 1983 during a stunt gone wrong while filming ‘Coolie’.

M: Then after his recovery in the late nineties he went bankrupt. His company” ABCL” suffered huge losses. He had no money. Career was also in the doldrums. But, he did not sit crying. His positive attitude got him “KBC” the popular quiz show, which he is still hosting till date. He transformed himself and bagged author-backed roles which is suitable for his age.

J: He delivered many stellar performances in his newfound avatar. And, today he endorses some 20 odd brands, sells everything from Chocolate, Maggi, Binani cement and also Everest masala. Now, back again with the new season of ‘KBC’ again!

S: Similarly, Ekta Kapoor, the czarina of television also has oodles of positive attitude. She had no support when she started out. She used to take the “Hum Paanch” pilot DVD and roam the producers’ offices. It was her first show. After, many attempts, she jumped on the TV arena. Today, Balaji Films is one of the forces to reckon with when it comes to TV shows, Films and OTT programs. Sheer grit and determination is also part of a positive attitude.

M: Suniel Shetty is a gentleman with loads of positive attitude and a very warm person. He has acted in many memorable roles. Now, is into construction. Hotels are anyways, locked now. But, no complaints in the Industry regarding him about negative behaviour!

J: Most of the north Indians are sent home by Sonu Sood!! Remarkable personality and has become a good Samaritan for them!! They are considering him as their saviour and protector now a day!! He has even started a call center for the migrants!

S: Our southern stars are also great! Positive attitude also reminds us of Rajnikant, the Tamil superstar. He was a bus conductor and today a star whose films are lapped by millions the world over and are translated into many languages. He is humble but had a great positive attitude to reach where He is today. Originally from Maharashtra, became a bus conductor with KSRTC and then moved to Tamil Nadu, became a Megastar!

J: The young starlets like Shraddha Kapoor, Disha Pathani, Yami Gautam, Alia Bhat, Kriti Sanon, all are very punctual and dedicated…!

S: The younger lot have a great positive attitude! But, if you go by ‘Ramayan’…There are many with a positive attitude and great human beings, which are role models.

M: Great! Like….?

S: Our Lord Vishnu avatar. Maryada Purushottam Ram! Who else? He stood for everything correct! Like, when he came to know that, Kaikeyee, the 3rd wife of his father wanted the throne for his brother, her son ‘Bharat’, he immediately shunned the throne and went for vanvas with his wife Sita maate! His close brother Laxman followed him! Then, it’s history!

He had taken this avatar to demolish the rakshasas! The mighty cruel and ambitious ‘Ravan’, his son the powerful ‘Indrajit’ also called as ‘ Meghnad’, the loyal other rakshasas etc.!Bharat, was also a person with a positive attitude! He went to Ram in the forest and took his blessings and took his ‘Chappals’, those days called as ‘Paduakas’, kept them on the throne and ruled the kingdom and awaited the grand arrival of his brother after his vanvas!! His mother committed suicide after their father’s death, due to shock!!

J: Then, what happened, everyone knows…we would like to hear from you Satish maam!

R: Wait, how did Ram got another pair of slippers in the forest? No ‘ Batas’ then?

J: Boss, those days slippers were made out of wood…..and very easy to make….Kya Richard….you have a small joke in between…!!

S: Okay! He went to Panchavati, created a kutir, then lived there. Ravan came and abducted Sita and then through the vanara’s help, he created the famous bridge to Lanka and killed Ravan, his son and other powerful Rakshasas!

M: Yes! He needed support and he got it from the great warriors, the Vanar gan!

S: Yeah! Lord Ram needed them! He killed the mighty warrior, ’Vali’ and got support from Sugriva, his brother and Veer Hanuman and all Vanar brigade! Then, he conquered, Lanka!

J: There is ‘Vibheeshan’ and ‘Kumbhakarn’ who supported Ram! Vibheeshan after trying to convince ‘Ravan’ defected to Ram’s camp. He is also a person with a positive attitude! ‘Kumbhakarn’ also tried convincing Ravan, but to no avail! He knew it was a losing war, but, still out of love for ‘Ravan’, he fought Ram and his warriors and embraced death on the battlefield!

S: You are right! Kumbhakaran was a great warrior. He did penance for years…and worshipped Lord Brahma…he asked for eternal life…. asked for six months’power and one day he will be vulnerable and another six months of powerful existence that no enemy can defeat him. While he was asking for this boon, Goddess Saraswati sat on his tongue…instead of asking of amar avasta…he asked in his now, defunct tongue…for ‘Nidra Avastha! For 6 months of sleep, one day awaken situation and then another 6 months of sleep! Lord Brahma, said ‘Thathatsu’…. may it be so! Bewakoof, he got a bane instead of a boon! But, was a nice, positively influenced person and God-fearing one!

During the war, Ravana went into battle and was humiliated by Lord Ram and his army. He decided he needed the help of his brother Kumbhakarna, who was awakened with great difficulty. He woke up only after one thousand elephants walked over him! It was great torture and as he woke up, he was hungry….he ate a lot which was deprived him for six months and then went to meet his brother ‘Ravan’, the evil king!

When he was informed of the circumstances of Ravana’s war with Rama, he tried to convince Ravana that what he was doing was wrong. However, he chose to fight in the battle due to his loyalty to his brother.

J: Yes! Despite his heart not being in the war, Kumbhakarna fought like a true warrior, however, he fought the war under the influence of alcohol. Kumbhakarna went into battle and devastated Rama’s army. He knocked Sugriva unconscious, took him prisoner, but was ultimately killed by Rama. When Ravana heard of his brother’s death, he fainted and proclaimed that he was truly doomed.

Kumbhakarna had two sons, Kumbha and Nikumbha, from his wife Vajrajwala, the daughter of Bali and granddaughter of Virochan who too fought in the war against Ram and were killed. He had another son named Bhimasura from another wife Karkati who was the princess of Sahyadri. Later, when she heard about her husband’s death, rather than to take avenge from Rama, she ordered her son to perform harsh penance of Bramha and take a boon to remain invincible. But Bhimasura was later killed by Shiva.

So, there are many positively influenced persons, even in mythology.

R: You know something, the world over everyone has become ‘Vanars!. Including us and all the world!! Surprising, isn’t it?

J: Means?

R: We all are compelled to wear masks!! Maybe till March 2021 and ahead!!

M: Ha! Ha! Strange…we all look like Vanars…. correct observation! All our faces are covered by masks and we look like the monkey tribe!

S: Surprisingly yes!

J: Imagine, Grump, Isshi Jumping…Butin and all world leaders looking like monkeys…vanars…. All our political leaders!! Take any person for that matter!! Male or Females….! What the world has come to?

M: What is the story of Vanars? Satish maam, pls enlighten us…we are interested to know!

S: We should wind up early today…feeling hungry…! I shall…surely in our next meeting!

J: Yes, let’s have grub!

(Next destination, of course, is the dinner table, all got up)

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