FANDOMS and My Failure at Being a REAL Fan

I wish I was the kind of fan
That chased every lead,
Every Barber,Every hotel,
Every source,Every journalist & co-star

#ButThatJustIsntME


I have watched Desi shows before. But wasn't active on social platforms. Then came a show Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon.

I went from merely watching the show on YouTube to commenting on it. From there to a dedicated blog...then to Twitter and there I finally learnt many a lesson.

As long as the show was on,I had poems,Shayaris,Symbolism posts,DP creations,commenting....so much to do.

And then the show ended.

Along with it,came the ugly side of fandoms. Camps,curses,scheming and self appointed leaders.

Now these leaders can sway the herd well....from cultured to downright ugly. I have seen it all.

Then the main lead does a movie....then another movie....and Maybe another if he is lucky.

In the process of the former two movies filming & it's subsequent "Almost shelved" current status,I have watched many a non-entity get bloated egos because 1000s of the actor's fans would follow ANYONE for a scrap of news.

I realised,that yes, I was a fan of the character,but I could not stalk anyone and everyone for news for the actor. I just wasn't fan enough. But because I wasn't blinded,I could see that in some ways,such madness could In fact impact an actor negatively too.

Let's hope the man has a release and a successful film......god knows many went with the same dream and returned with their tails between their feet.

Not everyone is a Shahrukh or a Sushant.