Great people across the world become role
models to many. Almost everyone, if not
all, have some sort of sentiment that
they follow. If the US President Barack
Obama fought against law to use his Blackberry
(fondly called as B-1) in the White House
as a personal sentiment, Sachin Tendulkar
never forgets to tie his left thigh pad
first before he bats in a cricket match.
We always idolize great people and we
expect them not to have such silly sentiments.
But aren't they humans after all? What
is the bond between people and their beloved
sentiments?
First of all, let us not confuse sentiments
with superstitions. Superstitions come
across as an irrational belief but sentiments
are not. So, does Rajinikanth, our beloved
Superstar, have such sentiments? Of course
yes! He may have many personal beliefs
and sentiments, but when it comes to movies,
he surely does have an inclination towards
reptiles and insects. Snakes in particular.
Who can forget Balu, in the 1984 movie
Thambikku Entha Ooru, trying to get away
from a snake crawling upon him? The movie
was a super- |