Today we live in a world
of superlative competition across all walks of life and there is an aggressive
craving for all round visibility thanks to a wide array of communication
avenues at disposal. The u
Today, in the world of politics,
Modi is treated as the undisputed king of Theatrics. He single handedly brought
his party to the power last year through his big ticket political rallies, over
the top dream selling and countless power packed theatrical digs at the
opposition. This was in total contrast to the modus operandi of the yesteryear
stalwarts like Vajpayee and Advani, no wonder he is facing a tough time matching
up to the expectations of the people who were expecting quick fire results in
lieu of the promises he made in wooing them few months back. So where a well-organized
theatrics game plan is good to help you succeed, you need have the meat to back
your theatrics to enjoy the sustained trust of the people who helped you
succeed. Though, the rules of the game here have changed very fast and it won’t
be unfair to say that today Mr Kejriwal has taken over Modi and usurped his crown
of King Theatrics J.
In the modern times,
sports are not just a medium to show your athletic prowess but they are also a
powerful medium to enchant and entertain the audiences. So where a few decades
back traits like determination, perseverance and discipline defined one as a
successful sportsman, today one has to be entertaining, eye catching and
theatrical in addition to the on-field excellence to be the public’s and media’s
darling. The Tendulkar’s and Dravids of the 90s who were idolized for their
impeccable technique and undisputed conduct have been replaced by the tattoo
laden, spiked hair and ear pierced Kohlis and Dhawans of today. Not to say,
that the tattoos, earrings and spikes of the latter are a deterrent in their
performances but they do characterize the theatrical needs of today’s
generations that are equally important as the on field excellence. It’s a
different thing that these theatrical props do come under the scrutiny when
there on field performances dip J.
The story isn’t much
different in the corporate setup. Gone are the days of going to office, doing
your job with full gusto and making a mark by your sheer work ethics and
discipline. Today, doing ones work is one thing but all the theatrics that
keeps you in limelight is another. Invariably, you would find people around you
in office who would do anything to show how good they are either by
unnecessarily asking mundane questions in already boring meetings or by sending
innocuous emails to make their presence felt by copying all the big shots in ‘cc’
or by anyhow and somehow ensuring that there supervisor knows that how late
they have been working in the day or even on the weekends. So do these
theatrics actually work? Mostly not but unfortunately on some occasions they do
J.
If there is one such
trade that should have theatrics in its DNA, it has to be CINEMA. But all theatrics and no content can also make any cinema
seem very incomplete. For instance, you don’t find much of theatrics in most of
Raju Hirani’s flicks or same might even hold good for yesteryear Hrishikesh
Mukherjee classics but does it hold good for most of what the likes of Shahrukhs,
Salmans or Rohit Shettys of today are churning out these days. The latter are larger
than life, full of razzmatazz and superlative theatrics and consequently epic
successes in terms of box office collections as well but do they even provide
the quality and sense of contentment to its audiences as the former have been
doing for so long so efficiently? Alas, no.
Being theatrical might
not be as bad as it usually sounds or is made out to be. Presence of theatrics
is equally essential too, in fact there is some amount of theatrics needed in
all walks of our lives to instill some spark and zeal in our otherwise
monotonous lives. As without an ounce of theatrics no boyfriend can woo her girlfriend, no Modi can become the PM and no ABD can be the world's best batsman. But unless there is a
balance and some real content and meat to back the overwhelming theatrics, it will
always seems to be an overdose.
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Good thought !
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