Why do some people crave for limelight?

 

Yesterday a friend of mine introduced me to his friend named Ashok, a music composer. I was told that Ashok used to assist a famous music director of yesteryears from hindi film industry and now works independently. My friend was full of praises for him and I being a music lover was excited to meet such a person and listen to his experiences and achievements.

Listening to his praises, Ashok responded bitterly by asking my friend to stop praising and further said that it is different in Pune than in Mumbai.  In pune people would proudly say that so and so music composer hails from our Pune or he belongs to our Pune but this doesn’t happen in Mumbai.  He further added that forget people in Mumbai at large but even many of the residents of the society that he lived in, were not aware of his name despite having lived there for more than a decade.

That sent me thinking why people from filmy background are always craving for lime light and  recognition of people at large.

I felt like telling him that boss excuse me but in Mumbai there are many achievers and from various fields.  Film industry is not the only industry that exists in Mumbai. There are TATAs, Ambanis, Garwares etc. besides Bachchans and Khans.

I am sure that these people don’t crave for publicity or public attention like Ashok was expecting for his fraternity.

As a matter of fact I would say that the famous names from the film industry are a subject of general knowledge and in today’s world there are many people who don’t have adequate general knowledge.

The other day I was watching a film promo of Aamir Khan’s film, where he was asked few general questions such as who was the finance minster of India.  He could now answer one such question.  What would you say to that? Should that minister crib that he was not recognized in India? No, it is just that one Aamir Khan’s general knowledge lacked his mention. 

But what would happen if it were otherwise? People like Ashok would certainly grumble that a central minister of India is not  even aware of Aamir Khan!  

To justify his stance Ashok asked me that how many would know the names of the lyricists of the famous songs ‘Munni badnam hui’ or ‘Sheila ki jawani’.  I thought to myself that these names were better off to be forgotten like these songs would be forgotten after a while.  I for sure would want my child to remember lyricist of a song ‘Eh mere vatan ke logo’ rather than ‘Munni badnam hui’ if at all he had to remember names of lyricists of hindi film songs.

 

What do you say?