"the rise & The Rise"

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things were woebegone,the air was despairing and hopes forlorn...............

Well he rose....many rise !!!!
A star was born they said ....not the first time did they say that.
Was he a star with glaze enough to spread its splendour among others or for that purpose beyond them..
I guessed so..
But then i have hardly been scrupulous in any of my predictions till date.
His very first performance had catapulted him overnight to instant superstardum.Gals had
gone nutty as a fruitcake and guys were staring ...something had happened !!
'They' said "for how long ??"
He got 3 lakh marriage proposals on valentine's day 2000...The Sword Of Damocles was hanging
over the reigning king as the new prince was being hailed..The way i looked at it was that..he
released the impasse that clutched us , brought a new dimension to indian cinema which was
suffocating after the 90's !!
The mania had spread and he was being seen as the prospect for tommorow.
I had gone all bonkers as i always do when i follow someone...and 'they' were smiling...
Their time was coming and indeed had come as early as end of 2001.A cacophany of censorious
noises had filled the air.
Fame they say can be ur biggest adversary..n it proved its might yet again.
After his debut ,events took a u-turn,black clouds shadowing the lustre of this star.
His fall was eventful as his rise..he started to fail in all his attempts hereon, nothing seemed to
bring luck...best of efforts and the trust in worthiest of friends ...THEY ...the honourable critics .......had proved right and i was despondent.He was named a one time wonder and these
connoisseurs denounced him. Spiteful remarks stating he was being repititive were thrown at him.He was blamed for being callous ; for being non chalant .
Ohhh the ever subtle critics !!!!
things were woebegone,the air was despairing and chances forlorn.......

I have never followed anyone without conviction, but the gates of hope were slowly
giving up. Meanwhile indian cinema had seen a few new faces , the critics had seen some
promise in them..and i must admit that i was afraid that his place would be taken away by a
certain Abhishek or a certain somebody..Luckily for me this man knew no defeat...He was
diagnosed at the age of 21 with scolorosis and told that he could never become an actor or a dancer
...so if he cd beat these odds to be one he was certainly not going to give up so early.
Perseverance is the key , just concentrate on your basics . when u believe in yourself its
not long before others start doing the like .
He continued to focus on his methods,unperturbed of what others had to say.When you have to
prove 1 billion people wrong you've got to prove yourself wrong atleast once.He continued
to believe in the good in every person ,a character trait often misinterpreted as gullibility
or naivety.

He was there again ,,the year was 2004 and the lakshya had been reached.
He was back , no doubt. But when he was asked whether he feels that he has been left behind
in the no. 1 race...here comes his one of the most inspiring remarks that you will ever hear..
"Life or stardum its all a race,agreed,but there is no point in running the race alone"
Bull's eye !!!!!
The slanderers found new lines this time ..calling him arrogant and the fact that he was being
chaperoned by his father all along, this time he smiled and i smiled too....Ha, the ever
askew,the ever awry critics. Ha , the ever erroneus, fallacious self proclaimed
vilifiers!!

The Rise had come yet again ,and this one people was not or will not be ephemeral but
perdurable.

And from there on there has been no looking back. He touched gold in all things he laid his
hands upon in the last five years.Because there is more to him then just being a fashionable rage,a
Mills & Boon lover-boy& a sex symbol.
The so called analysts themselves went on now to describe him as 1st complete actor of
indian movie industry.One who scores equally in all departments ..drama,romance,action,
macho , softie and dance.
People all wrong...
He's not an actor , he is a entertainer,an artist.
And dancer no he is not one ...he's a contortionist.None moves so
easily, so elegantly.He redefined dancing for us..
He has been called the Indian Sylvester Stallone ,Brad Pitt and Michael Jackson rolled
into one person.
And ya , i dont write all this for what he is , i write it for what he does.
He taught you the fundamentals of racing (no fun running alone)..
and the five important words delivered at one of the numerous award ceremonies where
he has been felicitated..."Impossible Is Nothing,Dream On"..
The man is hrithik roshan .
Now you could have expected me to write his name in the capitals atleast. But it is not about
the name, hrithik is a genre in himself . A brilliance set apart.An icon.A dreamed lived twice,if you call the first one fate,the second one was made!!