The World We Live In!

आज सुबह इस बेहद दुखद समाचार के साथ नींद खुली कि श्रीदेवी का देहांत हो गया है। अखबार में अभी यह समाचार नहीं आया है, लेकिन डिजिटल युग में प्रिंट बहुत पीछे रहता है। सबसे पहले तो विश्वास करना मुश्किल था, इसलिए इंटरनेट पर खोज कर देखा। लगभग सभी बड़े अखबारों ने इस खबर को अपने वेब एडीशन पर जगह दी थी। फिर उनके परिवार वालो ने भी इस खबर की पुष्टि कर दी थी। यह सब पढ़ते वक्त दिल में यही कामना थी कि काश यह खबर गलत निकले। पर अनहोनी हो चुकी थी, और श्रीदेवी सिर्फ 54 वर्ष की उम्र में इस फानी दुनिया को छोड़कर जा चुकी थी। श्रीदेवी के बारे में जब सोचता हूँ, तो आंखों के सामने एक अल्हड़ सी, चंचल और बला की हसीन युवती का अक्स छा जाता है। उसकी आँखों में एक शरारत भरी शोखी दिखती है, तो होंठों पर दिल के तारों को झंकार देने वाली मासूम सी खिलखिलाहट सुनाई देती है। हिम्मत वाला, मवाली, तोहफा, मिस्टर इंडिया, चालबाज़, चाँदनी जैसी फिल्मों की वह मासूमियत एवं चंचलता मन को मोह गई थी, और श्रीदेवी की एक अमिट छवि हमारे दिलों में डाल गई थी। पर श्रीदेवी की एक और छवि है, एक शानदार अदाकारा की, जिसे उतना ही पसंद किया गया जितना उनकी ...

Amitabh Bachchan is Super Star, or the living legend or Star of the millennium or not sure whatever names given to him. But, that does not translate to the box office register. People don’t go and watch his movies. They like him; there is no doubt about it. His game show KBC is a hit, his appearances on other TV reality shows are liked by people, his advertisements are hit, but his movies are not.  This is interesting to note, that he still command a large fan followings, and ranked #3 in Times of India Celebrity Index in January 2015. He has always been in Top 10, and was #1 in April 2014.  He has 13.6 million followers on Twitter, 19.8 million followers on Facebook, and his blog is also read by millions of people regularly, including media giants. Anything he says, post or share becomes news, as media recognize that people do like to read or see him in news.  

Karwa Chouth! Yes, today is Karwa Chouth, but my wife don't do fasting. Not because she does not believe in it, but its not celebrated in our family. We have different similar fasting day for women, its Jiutiya. It's a different story that my wife does not do fasting in Jiutiya as well, because she is not into this fasting and all. She prays, but no fasting, believes in GOD, but limited to self prayers only. I truly support her in this. But, when I am saying its a great day, its not because of Karwa Chouth, but other reasons.

My fascination with comics is a bit more than you could stand! And don't tell me I didn't warn you. Now I present a Comic Hero, which was another first of India. Yes, you guessed it right from the title of this post, SUPREMO! Published by Star Comics, an unknown publishers now in India, but back than (in 80s), they were HOT! Star Comics published India's first ever 3-D comics. The 3-D Comics craze died after a few issues, but these were in high demand back then. I am still in possession  of few issues of those 3-D comics with me. Someday, I will scan one of them, just to keep a piece of history. Now, back to Supremo! Yes, it was a comic about costumed hero, with a falcon who talks to him. And he is someone else when not in Supremo disguise. You can ask, what’s new about it? This seems like any other costumed hero, but beholds, the personality he is when not Supremo is the catch. It was a comic featuring our very own Superstar, Amitabh Bachchan. Yes, Amitabh played hims...