WHERE STORY COMES ALIVE

What is entertainment? The roots of the word may surprise you.To entertain literally means, "to hold within" (tain, as in "container", and enter, as in "come in". For centuries, this idea of producing fun using myriad mediums has been the constant companion of humanity. According to me entertainment is when a person tells a story that has blossomed from the seed of an idea in his/her heart. The fruit of this idea might manifest in the form of a movies, a television shows, a play, a musical, a melody... the list is endless. It has the ability to take us to a different world where the artist wants us to witness his creation.Of the various forms of entertainment, films are closest to my heart as they have the potential to create the most colorful of fantasies on a large canvas. Entertainment has come a long way from the mindless fun to intellectual maturity. It is the most powerful force in mass communication. Thus movies like Hazaaron Khwaishain Aisi where the director portrays the political situation in Bihar evokes empathy that news headlines cannot come close to. Company, the underworld saga tore away the gloss of the fast life to reveal the grim realities of the system.Tare Zameen Par was a classic lesson in parenting. Child psychologists could not achieve in numerous parent counseling sessions what Amir conveyed through the story of Ishaan Awasthi (Darsheel Safary).