Thought Shots

I have been an SRK fan for long now. Even when he has churned out not so decent films, I've always admired the man behind the work. His film, 'Fan' is not one of his not so decent films. It is, in fact, one of the best films to have come out in recent times. It touches upon a topic that anyone who has ever admired someone can relate with. I certainly could. There are many whom I admire from various fields of endeavour, be it in  art, literature, films or politics. And whether it's Shakespeare or Scorsese; Michelangelo or Gandhi, I have felt at one with them through their work even though I haven't met them or talked to them. It's almost like having many soulmates. It's just that they connect with you through their work. They may not know us but they talk with us nevertheless through their work. Doesn't matter whether the work was made 5 weeks ago or 500 years ago.  Like the character of Gaurav in this film, 'Fan', I often wonder what it would b

Sometimes, I wonder whether any of us are aware of the entire history. One, of course, is the history of this world. Imagine how much more glorious would be the history of the entire universe. The world where we live is but nothing compared to the infinite number of phenomenons existent in outer space. The Sun itself, without whose help no life could sustain itself on the planet, is capable of including millions of earths like ours. We are part of a galaxy known as the Milky Way, which consists of billions of planets. And there are trillions of galaxies within this universe. Some now believe that there are actually seven universes.  The meta-physicists or the Mystics say that the universe is an illusion. While the physicists believe that it's infinite. So either there is none or there is infinity. Come to think of it. What are the chances of our being alone in such a vast universe as this. Within our own Galaxy, there could be an uncountable number of planets with the right env