Correlation

This is not machine learning!

In my school days looked forward for Friday evenings. I was addicted. Had to have my dose of one movie each week on the big screen. Remember, occasionally was desperate to have walked down the shortcut lanes all alone to visit the club that parent's paid rental. Yes, just to consume the colorful fantasy on the silver screen. They played the big reels of film via a projector well set in club canteen. Blue and white rays travelled the dark room full of patient viewers to transform into colorful characters on the white wall - so unimpressive otherwise. I was extraordinarily attentive. Unfortunately, the subject was out of syllabus in my school exams.

Am sure some of my old neighbourhood friends, who loved listening to my narration of these movies, on one of the following weekends, when families visited the other, will vouch for my movie-telling sessions. I almost fed them what Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha did on screen. This sense of communication gave me emmence pleasure. Still wonder why?

Now movies are a matter of a click – we are digital and lazy. Friday is yet another day. Though I still love watching movies but far from addiction. Lost the passion of movie telling. But deep within the love persists. That made to pick up two books from the airport bookstore on my back to back trips absolutely official a few years back. Had picked them unmindfully but they had a correlation. It stayed back.

These days when machines are proficient in building relationship more than human thought of exploring the chemistry once more with a new model. Let me share some more about these books. My learning about my teenage blockbuster pair.

Book #1 Excellence: The Amitabh Bachchan Way by Virender Kapoor. Much have been written about his personal life, but while reading this book learnt how this superstar had contributed as an influencing team player to bring in the best outcome in each project he signed up for – both in his good and bad times. The book portrays his father’s presence in his life in a deep way. Seed of happiness starts germinating so early in life that it makes you perfect over time. Bringing out the best in oneself is a skill but influencing the another one to break all barriers for collaborative best is a rare skill. True Excellence!

Book #2 Rekha The untold story by Yasser Usman. Had read some of these in pieces in filmy magazines in past, but the book revealed what her family had to offer all through her life was pain. The void of a father had shaped her childhood. No love could have compensated that and she must have been chasing one. That made her vulnerable yet bold. She ran ahead of her time breaking all norms and rule books. Her untamed soul was unleashed on screen. She lived life between the real and the reel. She made many realize Queen size is equal as King size, if not more. Excellence at par!

Time series of the events in their lives and the performances on silver screen have a majestic correlation. Individually different and unique to make their compositions compelling. May be that is the beauty of undisclosed chemistry, much meaningful than how formulas appear in inorganic and organic text books. Friday evenings are no more addictive but the effervescence of sizzling silver screen is still nostalgic.

“O pardesiya ... pardesiya yeh sach hai piya

Sab kehte hai maine tujhko dil de diya”

Nothing special. Just another week end ahead. Breaking the monotony to keep the story teller in me alive amidst the cacophony of life that offer challenges and aspires excellence.

Stories inspire!