After few days a rare incident happened. Yes, might be, the beginning of all things will be small. For the first time in the history of Bangalore and Mangalore travel I did not get a direct train to Mangalore. I had to go to Swarnoor and from there I had to catch another train.
I always believe that if something happens it always happens for the best but that day I really felt bad for missing the train. I never miss the train. But I really did not know the fact that the missed train would take me to a new destination. I never knew a missed opportunity would show the most memorable days in my life.
I reached Swarnoor but there I had to wait for another 2 hours for my train.
‘Oh my god! What a bad day in my life. That means when I reach to Mangalore, it will be midnight.’ , I started to curse those 2 minutes by which I missed the train because of that I had to wait for 2 hours. But who knew those 2 minutes would show the way to reach out to the 2 very important persons for whom I was searching for so long?
There was a bookstall inside the station. I bought a newspaper. Meanwhile one more person came to buy a FILM FARE Magazine. Believe it or not there was only one copy of Film Fare Magazine in that stall. This is what I really call a miracle. I really don’t know what would have happened if that one copy of Film fare was not available there. Really sometimes I wonder till today thinking about that.
He person bought the book and inside the train we sat face to face. After finishing reading the newspaper I’d just kept the paper aside. The person asked for the newspaper with me. I gave him the paper and he gave the Fimfare Magazine to me. I took it, as I had no other work. We introduced each others to ourselves.
Train was moving but I never knew that even my life was moving towards a new angle. That book was the one and only friend for me to pass the time in that travel. But I really did not know it would show the person for whom I was searching in my life’s travel.
I thought after reading the book I would just keep it aside but I did not know the last 2 pages might open a new chapter in my life. Yes, the real miracle. Just unbelievable!
I had finished reading almost 98% of that magazine. Just got fed up and kept the magazine aside and felt really alone, felt bore. Something I was missing badly in my life very badly. What was that? Even I didn’t know.
See, how fate would play with us sometime. One person came to the berth where I was sitting and wanted to sit at the place where I had kept the Film fare magazine. I took the book once again in my hand. Other wise I would have given it back. This time once again I looked at the last pending pages half-heartedly.
There I saw the article –‘Dreams come true- Vikram Vows’. The second turning point!
‘Okay. Let me read- Anyhow I have no work .At least let me see what this fellow is going to say.’ I thought so. But as a change it turned out one of the coolest interview, I ever read, which was carrying a little more information about Kenny. Not in detail but whatever information was there, it was cool.
The thing, which attracted me most was neither his success not his superstardom but the words where he mentioned that how he was stranger to Tamil language when he entered the industry and later how he over came the problem by reading Dinakaran and other news papers.
That’s the first time I realised what I was missing so far.
‘Yes, I do not know how to read Tamil. In Tamilnadu there are so many people who got success in their life and will be giving interview in Tamil. But I cannot learn anything by their life, as I cannot read Tamil. Oh, what a loss! What to do? How can I overcome this problem?’
Suddenly a question rose in my mind, ‘Why can’t I learn Tamil?’
‘Can I?’, I had a doubt. I was not sure but it was Vikram’s words where I got some
encouragement where he mentioned that when he entered the industry he was not master of the Tamil language as well and thereafter how he mastered the language by reading Dinakaran and other daily newspapers.
The one and only question appeared in my mind was, ‘A person who did not know Tamil if could rule the Tamil industry because of his continuous effort, can not I learn Tamil?’ Then I decided that somehow I must learn to read Tamil so that I could read others interviews.
I gave the book to the person but before giving back the book I just had my last look at the smiling picture of Vikram and thanked him for those nice and some inspiring words.
‘Thanks, Vikram. I’ll be grateful to you for this inspiration. Vikram! Really I don’t know who you personally and I may never get an opportunity to meet you and say thanks personally in this short life but believe me. You are the person because of whom today I am getting the inspiration to learn Tamil and I will never forget these. Thanks a lot!’, This was the feeling that came out from my heart towards that stranger.
But the lines which really touched my heart were below.
‘Life of course has changed beyond recognition for this superstar. "Once you’re in the limelight, your privacy is lost forever.’ he stays a trifle wistfully but adds quickly, ‘Anyway, isn’t that what we crave? Don’t we all want to be recognised sign autographs and be told that we were brilliant in this movie or that one?’
His wife Shyla and two children feel the side effects of his stardom especially since he’s often out of the town on work. So do his parents .He smiles, ‘They all miss me. I miss them too, but then this is something we’ve dreamed of together.’
In fact that was first time when I came to know that Vikram is married and has two kids.
Trust me. I don’t know why even without my knowledge Priyatam passed somewhere in my mind in that particular moment.
That time I really did not know that is this stranger for whom I was searching since last many years among so many strangers? Fate had slightly opened the door to reach towards this stranger but even without having that knowledge I was knocking the doors of many strangers to give my friendly heart.
I always believe that if something happens it always happens for the best but that day I really felt bad for missing the train. I never miss the train. But I really did not know the fact that the missed train would take me to a new destination. I never knew a missed opportunity would show the most memorable days in my life.
I reached Swarnoor but there I had to wait for another 2 hours for my train.
‘Oh my god! What a bad day in my life. That means when I reach to Mangalore, it will be midnight.’ , I started to curse those 2 minutes by which I missed the train because of that I had to wait for 2 hours. But who knew those 2 minutes would show the way to reach out to the 2 very important persons for whom I was searching for so long?
There was a bookstall inside the station. I bought a newspaper. Meanwhile one more person came to buy a FILM FARE Magazine. Believe it or not there was only one copy of Film Fare Magazine in that stall. This is what I really call a miracle. I really don’t know what would have happened if that one copy of Film fare was not available there. Really sometimes I wonder till today thinking about that.
He person bought the book and inside the train we sat face to face. After finishing reading the newspaper I’d just kept the paper aside. The person asked for the newspaper with me. I gave him the paper and he gave the Fimfare Magazine to me. I took it, as I had no other work. We introduced each others to ourselves.
Train was moving but I never knew that even my life was moving towards a new angle. That book was the one and only friend for me to pass the time in that travel. But I really did not know it would show the person for whom I was searching in my life’s travel.
I thought after reading the book I would just keep it aside but I did not know the last 2 pages might open a new chapter in my life. Yes, the real miracle. Just unbelievable!
I had finished reading almost 98% of that magazine. Just got fed up and kept the magazine aside and felt really alone, felt bore. Something I was missing badly in my life very badly. What was that? Even I didn’t know.
See, how fate would play with us sometime. One person came to the berth where I was sitting and wanted to sit at the place where I had kept the Film fare magazine. I took the book once again in my hand. Other wise I would have given it back. This time once again I looked at the last pending pages half-heartedly.
There I saw the article –‘Dreams come true- Vikram Vows’. The second turning point!
‘Okay. Let me read- Anyhow I have no work .At least let me see what this fellow is going to say.’ I thought so. But as a change it turned out one of the coolest interview, I ever read, which was carrying a little more information about Kenny. Not in detail but whatever information was there, it was cool.
The thing, which attracted me most was neither his success not his superstardom but the words where he mentioned that how he was stranger to Tamil language when he entered the industry and later how he over came the problem by reading Dinakaran and other news papers.
That’s the first time I realised what I was missing so far.
‘Yes, I do not know how to read Tamil. In Tamilnadu there are so many people who got success in their life and will be giving interview in Tamil. But I cannot learn anything by their life, as I cannot read Tamil. Oh, what a loss! What to do? How can I overcome this problem?’
Suddenly a question rose in my mind, ‘Why can’t I learn Tamil?’
‘Can I?’, I had a doubt. I was not sure but it was Vikram’s words where I got some
encouragement where he mentioned that when he entered the industry he was not master of the Tamil language as well and thereafter how he mastered the language by reading Dinakaran and other daily newspapers.
The one and only question appeared in my mind was, ‘A person who did not know Tamil if could rule the Tamil industry because of his continuous effort, can not I learn Tamil?’ Then I decided that somehow I must learn to read Tamil so that I could read others interviews.
I gave the book to the person but before giving back the book I just had my last look at the smiling picture of Vikram and thanked him for those nice and some inspiring words.
‘Thanks, Vikram. I’ll be grateful to you for this inspiration. Vikram! Really I don’t know who you personally and I may never get an opportunity to meet you and say thanks personally in this short life but believe me. You are the person because of whom today I am getting the inspiration to learn Tamil and I will never forget these. Thanks a lot!’, This was the feeling that came out from my heart towards that stranger.
But the lines which really touched my heart were below.
‘Life of course has changed beyond recognition for this superstar. "Once you’re in the limelight, your privacy is lost forever.’ he stays a trifle wistfully but adds quickly, ‘Anyway, isn’t that what we crave? Don’t we all want to be recognised sign autographs and be told that we were brilliant in this movie or that one?’
His wife Shyla and two children feel the side effects of his stardom especially since he’s often out of the town on work. So do his parents .He smiles, ‘They all miss me. I miss them too, but then this is something we’ve dreamed of together.’
In fact that was first time when I came to know that Vikram is married and has two kids.
Trust me. I don’t know why even without my knowledge Priyatam passed somewhere in my mind in that particular moment.
That time I really did not know that is this stranger for whom I was searching since last many years among so many strangers? Fate had slightly opened the door to reach towards this stranger but even without having that knowledge I was knocking the doors of many strangers to give my friendly heart.
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