My dream interviews with Aamir Khan

A strange feeling overpowered my senses when one of my journalist friends told me she met Aamir Khan the other day. I could not help thinking about all my dream experiences with the actor I had since 15 years and even shared them with some of my colleagues.

My association (dream) with this Piscean actor goes back to my childhood days, when I had just started watching and understanding movies. I couldn't judge his acting skills at that time, but the intensity in his eyes influenced me deeply. I knew straight away that I wanted to become a journalist and interview my favourite actor one day.

This might have sounded silly to people who thought I was a child and would change my career choice once I get a little older. But I continued to nurture this dream all through and always knew what I had to become - an entertainment journalist.

Though I stopped sharing my ambition with people around me when I got a little older because of the fear that it might not come true at all.

I can't really remember when I first saw Aamir Khan in my dreams. He appeared in my dreams quite frequently and I interviewed him each time. In my subconscious mind, I knew what I had to ask him when I come face-to-face with him.

Strangely, my dream construction theory doesn't work here as my subconscious mind certainly overpowers by active mind when it comes to Aamir Khan. I interviewed him in various settings including my school, college and even Page 3 parties.

I haven't got an opportunity to meet him in real, but I am sure that day will come and then I will ask him all those questions that I asked him in my dreams. I don't know how I'll react on meeting him but I'm sure it will be a memorable meeting. But do dreams actually come true? Yes they do. Atleast, I believe in them.

Ghosts and more

Do you believe in ghosts? If not, you cannot enter the beautiful world of Calvin (cartoon character) or for that matter Ishan Awasthi (Taare Zameen Par).

Calvin who searches for 'devils' before he steps into his bed is yet to enter the 'horrible' world of adults. Till then, he can indulge in searching ghosts and aliens.

Have you noticed the beautiful world a child weaves around himself...observing a tad different things from others and being happy even if he/she is alone. What does an infant do, when he's left alone? You would say, he'll cry. No, he won't until he is imagining beautiful things. But the moment he imagines something dreadful, he will howl like anything.

We have heard many children say - "look there is a ghost out there....you can't see him but he knows what we do." Of course, one has to console them and make them believe that ghosts don't exist, so that they stop fearing from them.

But why stop them from imagining? One should in fact join in their discussion by making ghosts an object of fun instead of fear....

I remember my mom saying this to me - "Even if ghosts exist, they can't harm us, as human beings are the most powerful creature."

I simply loved to imagine that I am having an encounter with ghosts and they are discussing a variety of things with me.

Children love to explore, on the contrary adults despise change..... If we tell them to believe in ghosts and aliens..they would say - "where is the scientific proof?" They will try to sort out things with their so called logic and will fail to explore various possibilities...

Let's discover the child in us once again....and then may be who knows we may surprise people around us with our out-of-the-box thoughts....

Why dreams evade us

Sometimes before falling asleep, you wait to enter the beautiful world of dreams only to find in the morning that you could not dream at all. And this happens for many days at stretch.

I don't know about other people, but every night before sleeping, I think of some beautiful things that I want to have in my dreams...Being an avid dream lover helps, as it boosts your imagination power. I weave stories (I love to write short stories) , I weave dreams and I weave my life...

But I just hate those mornings when I wake up realising that I haven't dreamt at all or may be forgotten all my dreams. This reminds me that I should not cease imagining...otherwise I will cease to write my thoughts and construct those interesting dreams...

I dread waking up one day only to find myself transformed into a huge insect (Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka) When you stop loving your life...you certainly stop living your life. And my love of life is my profound imagination power..

For waking up to a beautiful morning, I have to steal some beautiful moments from my otherwise mundane life..so that I continue to dream...dream and dream some more..

Power of Imagination

Imagination seems like a 'stupid' word in this action driven society...But is it as useless as people think? Certainly not...People who have seen Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par would agree that imagination is another form of intelligence which is the mother of several forms of creativity.
Try detaching yourself from the mundane things that are happening around you...and let your mind wander freely. You'll soon realise that your logical mind is taking a backseat and a new creative awakening is searching for your new 'self.' Discoveing your new self will make you realise that you are made for different things and not just one thing. Your psychology of routine will tranform into a psychology of exploration..
If you look at the lives of successful people, you'll observe a similar pattern in the way they lead their lives...Aamir Khan had the power to imagine himself as an established name in the film industry...JK Rowling, a housewife, shaped her imagination into writing a book...There are numerous other examples..
If you are already successful and have achieved all what you wanted from life..then there is a strong possibility that you end up feeling restless...Ever thought why? Simple...you have simply stopped imagining....It's for your own contentment and self growth...
Dreaming is another form of imagination...When I talk about weaving dreams here...I should not only be content with my creativity with dreams....I should use my creativity with dreams productively....
Today...I've realised this...and hope more realisations will come my way...We should dare to be different from what life expects from us...we should do what we expect from ourselves...in order to be happy.....:-)

All the best!!!!!!!!!