Well, don't take the title too seriously thinking I've written it for my own life! I've a nice life, nice set of people, nice work which I love doing. Everything's nice. But still, there's something missing. Watching The Social Network the other day again after reading its screenplay made me realize what's missing in my life. Further, one of the books I'm presently reading, 'Maximum City' by Suketu Mehta made me introspect and that is why I came up with this thought which I'm penning down. Rather, typing down.
The life in the world's largest cities like Bombay survives on SCAM. A man who has made money by doing SCAMS is more respected than the one who has earned it doing hard work. Anybody can sit and do hard work, but SCAM represents an image that the person is too quick and has a good business mind! What's to admire about hard earned cash? But a well executed scam? Now, that's a thing of beauty! A couple of the lines above are taken by Maximum City, and this is the place from where I'll start drawing parallels.
Just watch Social Network. It's one of the most amazingly written movies. Rather, it's all reality cinema. It's based on a real story. Now, don't you wish your life was that happening that it could be turned into cinema. And that too, not any crap cinema. Something which goes to the OSCARS! Don't you? Here, THE Mark Zuckerberg wasn't technically involved in a SCAM of sorts, but yes, it's true that he did intellectual property theft from the Winklevoss brothers. Just that he had a better idea than theirs. But the base idea was the same. It eventually was termed as a SCAM. An intellectual property theft which made Mark the youngest billionaire in the world.
One of my all time favourites, Catch Me if You Can, is too based on a real life incident. I wish my life was such a roller-coaster ride! Damn. But unfortunately I'm not so gutsy as my dad.
I'm more like my mom. I'll only speak for what's right. I won't enter the wrong side. My dad, on the other hand, has done things at such an age where people were busy learning math and science. My dad already had the concepts clear in his head. My dad gave his class 12 boards without studying. He knew well he'd fail. Or wait... he knew too well that he'd pass. A quick mind, daring, will power, and luck - all in his favour. He did the unthinkable. He went to the headquarters of the Rajasthan Education Board, and changed his class 12 answer sheets when they were about to be dispatched to respective districts for correction. Now, how he did it, I ain't gonna tell. It was amazing. He's done loads of 'Catch me If You Can' in his life, of course only before my brother and me were born. Then he became the responsible husband and doting dad.
My point is, now if I think about turning my dad's life into a movie, it will be no less than Catch Me... or be parallel to the quick mind of Mark Zuckerberg. But regret is that I'll never have such a life. I'm 19 already and besides, it's too late to do something exciting, thrilling, roller-coaster! But wait, I think I should....
