Behind the glitz of glamour is sweat, pain

What if there were no sports or movies? How do you think we would have entertained ourselves? Is it not a blessing to have celebrities around us? It’s true to say that celebrities are fairly conspicuous in our lives. They subsist and occupy it. Not even the smartest of us can evade the glitzy and ablaze world of glamour. And, mind you, age is no bar here.

Giving dreams to millions of small town boys, M S Dhoni is now the captain of the Indian cricket team. Millions of aspiring youth look up to him. The Indian captain had no other support than his capabilities to rely on.

One should not forget Irfan and Yusuf Pathan. They grew up with a father who was a muezzin of a mosque and they are now on Wikipedia. They have come a long way and are role models for the youth.

There are many such examples. The sexy footballer David Beckham played for Manchester United. His fan following includes men, women and kids. Lance Armstrong, a cyclist by profession who has won 7 Tour de France titles out of 13 he participated in, triumphed cancer and continued to chase his dreams. With his continuous victories he also made it a little easy for the masses to believe in miracles.

I think it would be only fair to start the Bollywood buzz with Bebo’s (Kareena Kapoor’s) acclaimed size zero talk. With that she also made dietician Rujuta Dewaker a celebrity, by giving her full marks on her diet. I too ended up buying the book written by this amazing dietician. Just one of the millions of buyers. Every woman wanted to look fit and size zero. Be it a teenager or her mother. Even four years later size zero has not fizzled away.

Sushmita Sen can not be ignored for being the proud single mother and giving other ‘women’ something to think about. She has made her point even stronger by adopting another girl last year. She has motivated many women to become the nurturers and do so with pride...single or not. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been trendsetters abroad for the same. They have, three adopted children, and have their own children too.

Tom Cruise, the evergreen heartthrob of the West, adopted two children. This should encourage the rich in the West who want imitate their favourite celebrity. They can also do a good deed by following his footsteps.

Hrithik Roshan became a style icon soon after his first movie. The world of twitter is full of tweets calling him ‘hot’ and some even refer to him as ‘husband’. Shah Rukh Khan is one icon even men want to emulate. People are so crazy about him that they want to dress like him. When he grew his hair, young boys were seen sporting ponytails.

There is no harm in being a fan and dreaming. But that line which separates reality from illusion should be visible — in bold. It is always good news to decide to become fit, but before emulating Bebo it is advisable to see a dietician.

When you want to follow your favourite celebrity, remember that they really laboured to get what they got. Once you pick up your field of interest, hard work is required along with the zest and excitement.