"Fame or infamy, either one is preferable to being forgotten."
- Christopher Paolini, Brisingr
There's probably no sadder sight than a fallen star - from a person who commanded attention to one who is seeking it. These people show that fame and fortune can be fickle companions.
Vinod Kambli's allegation that the 1996 semi final was fixed is evidence of a desperate man seeking to get attention that he had lost more than a decade ago. A promising cricketer, no less talented than Sachin Tendulkar could not last long enough at the top. These allegations follow a failed Bollywood career and tv career.
Kambli is unfortunately not the only example, one can name plenty.
Can stardom be a curse? Does it make one out of synch with society? Or do stars expect fortune to be a privilege that's theirs forever?
A broad generalization may be tough to come by, but what is clear is that life does throw out some winners and some sore losers in the end.
1 comments:
That's the flip-side of the A List celebrity life.
Though I don't agree with the concluding lines of your post. There are no winners or losers.. For no one is playing the same game.
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