OH CRUEL DEATH, YOU CAN NEVER BE PROUD OF DOING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH RISHI KAPOOR,IRRFAN KHAN AND THE POET YOGESH

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OH  CRUEL DEATH, YOU CAN NEVER BE  PROUD OF  DOING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH RISHI KAPOOR,IRRFAN KHAN AND THE  POET YOGESH
 Ali Peter John
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I CAN REMEMBER YOU ALL MY LIFE, RISHI AND I HOPE THE FICKLE WORLD NEVER DARES TO FORGET YOU 
IF I WAS GOD
I WOULD HAVE CREATED A SEPARATE WORLD
ONLY FOR WRITERS, POETS, ACTORS AND ALL CREATIVE AND SENSITIVE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO HAVE BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD AND EVEN BEEN ILL-TREATED BY  THE  WORLD THEY  HAVE BEEN UNFORTUNATE TO  BE A PART OF  THE LIFE THEY ARE TO LIVE IN
AND I WOULD HAVE MADE DEV ANAND THE KING OF THAT SEPARATE WORLD
AND, YOU RISHI, YOU WOULD BE THE PRINCE OF THAT GREAT WORLD....
BUT, DEAR RISHI, I AM  NOT GOD AND CAN ONLY DREAM OR  IMAGINE HAVING A WORLD LIKE THAT....
AND KNOW THAT YOU HAVE LEFT THIS WORLD, I WANT YOU TO  ANSWER A
QUESTION
THAT HAS BEEN BOTHERING ME  FOR THOUSANDS OF  YEARS WHY  DO  ARTIST WHO  ARE SO  GIFTED AND EXTREMELY TALENTED
HAVE TO  FACE A ROUGH AND EVEN A MISERABLE LIFE WHEN THEY ARE ALIVE
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AND WHY  DO  THEY HAVE TO  FIGHT  BATTLES WITH MISERY, CHILLING PAIN AND EXTREME INSECURITY ABOUT LIFE AND THEIR DEATH WHICH THEY CAN  VISUALISE AND DIE  BEFORE THEY ARE  DEAD ?
YOU ,MY DEAR RISHI HAD  DEDICATED YOUR WHOLE LIFE TO  BE  KNOWN AS A GOOD ACTOR AND  YOU  SUCCEEDED
BUT, WHY  DID THE INDUSTRY HAVE TO  WAIT FOR  THIRTY YEARS TO RECOGNISE AS A GOOD AND GREAT ACTOR ? I HAVE A VERY BIG COMPLAINT AGAINST LIFE AND THE INDUSTRY
WHY WERE YOU  MADE  TO  SING AND DANCE ROUND TREES WITH GIRLS WHO  WERE  LESS THAN HALF YOUR AGE AND FAR ,VERY FAR  FROM THE  KIND  OF  TALENTED ACTOR YOU  WERE ?
AND  WHY DID LIFE  AND DEATH  CONSPIRE AGAINST YOU  WHEN YOU  WERE  GENUINELY COMING INTO YOUR OWN AS A MATURE  AND  MARVELOUS ACTOR AND  WHY  DID  THEY  HAVE TO  SUCCEED  IN  THEIR CONSPIRACY TO  SNATCH  YOU  AWAY WHEN  YOUR TALENT HAD REACHED ITS PEAK ?
AND WHY DID  YOU  HAVE  TO  BE GIVEN A FAREWELL WHICH BROKE THE  HEARTS OF  YOUR  ADMIRERS WHOSE  HEARTS  WHERE  ALREADY BROKEN AFTER THEY  HAVE BELIEVED THAT  YOU  HAD LEFT THIS WORLD FOR GOOD
YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH  GREATER ACTOR WITH  TIME, BUT  TIME TOO HAD  JOINED THE  CONSPIRACY TO  TAKE YOU AWAY TO  GOD  ONLY KNOWS WHICH  PLACE
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IT IS  A MONTH SINCE YOU  HAVE GONE AWAY AND
I CAN ALREADY SEE  THIS FICKLE WORLD TRYING TO  FORGET YOU, BUT CAN A RISHI KAPOOR BE  FORGOTTEN SO  EASILY  ?
THINKING OF  YOU MAKES IT  DIFFICULT FOR  ME  TO  CALL YOU  THE LATE  ACTOR RISHI KAPOOR, THINKING OF  YOU  MAKES ME  THINK THAT SIXTY SEVEN WAS  TOO  EARLY TO GO FOR
A MAN WHO WAS SO  FULL  OF  LIFE, THINKING  OF YOU  MAKES  ME  THINK  ABOUT WHAT  GREATER WONDERS YOU COULD HAVE WORKED IN  THE  TIME  TO  COME
AND AS I  TRY  TO COME TO  TERMS WITH THE PAINFUL REALITY  OF  LIVING A LIFE  WITHOUT  YOU
I THINK  OF  WHAT  YOUR "YOUNG" FOREVER IDOL  AND  MY IDEAL MAN ,DEV  ANAND SAID ABOUT DEATH
WE  WERE DISCUSSING DEATH AND  LIFE  AFTER DEATH  WHEN THE  MAN  WHO WAS  IN LOVE WITH LIFE CAME UP  WITH  HIS  OWN BELIEF  IN  DEATH
HE SAID, "WHY  DO  PEOPLE ALWAYS THINK ABOUT DEATH AS  A SCARY THING ? WHY  DO  THEY PUT ON  SORROWFUL CASES AND  SHED TEARS  AND MAKE DEATH SOUND LIKE A MONSTER ? WHY  CAN'T PEOPLE LOOK AT  DEATH  AS THE BEGINNING OF  A NEW LIFE ? I DON'T BELIEVE IN TRIPE  LIKE REBIRTH  AND  REINCARNATION, BUT  I WOULD LOVE TO  BELIEVE THAT THERE COULD BE  A MUCH BETTER LIFE WAITING FOR  US AFTER DEATH ? I SEE DEATH AS THE  BEGINNING OF  A CELEBRATION OF  A NEW LIFE  WHICH WILL NEVER COME TO  AN  END "
I BELIEVED IN  MOST OF  DEV  SAHABS BELIEFS, BUT I HAD  STILL NOT  COME TO  ANY CONCLUSION ABOUT HIS OWN BELIEF IN  A WONDERFUL LIFE WAITING FOR  US  AFTER  DEATH..
BUT IF  THERE IS  ONE  TIME  I WOULD LIKE AND EVEN LOVE HIS BELIEF, IT  WOULD  BE  NOW WHEN I HAVE ACCEPTED THE  BITTER TRUTH ABOUT YOU  ,RISHI GOING AWAY  FROM THIS LIFE PHYSICALLY.......
IT IS ALREADY A MONTH SINCE YOU  HAVE  GROWN ETERNAL AND  I WANT TO  PROMISE YOU  THAT  I CAN  NEVER FORGET YOU  AS LONG AS  I AM A PART OF  THIS WORLD AND  HAVE TO LEAVE TO  MEET MY  GURUS ABBAS SAHAB ,DEV SAHAB,DUTT SAHAB AND NOW YOU ,CHINTU SAHAB
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AND  I HOPE THIS WORLD WICH  HAS  A STRANGE ABILITY TO  FORGET THE  BEST OF  PEOPLE  DOESN'T EVER DARE TO  FORGET  YOU, BECAUSE YOU  HAVE  GIVEN THEM  REASONS  ENOUGH   NOT TO  FORGET  YOU.
SO  LONG, RISHI, BUT  NOT  FOR VERY  LONG...
WAIT FOR  ME ,YOU  SAID, IRRFAN......
AND WE ARE  STILL WAITING
IF  I REGRET ONE THING IN  MY  LIFE AT  THIS STAGE, IT  IS  MY  NOT  BEING ABLE TO  KNOW IRRFAN KHAN AS WELL AS I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN HIM
BUT, HIS WORK AS AN  ACTOR HAS  GIVEN ME  VISION NOT  TO  REGRET  MY  NOT  KNOWING HIM  CLOSELY
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I HAD ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES TO  SEE HIM GROW INTO ONE OF  THE  MOST FORMIDABLE ACTOR OF  OUR TIME
LIFE HAS ITS OWN WAYS  OF  BEING CRUEL TO  DIFFERENT PEOPLE
I FELT INCOMPLETE WITHOUT KNOWING IRRFAN AND  IRRFAN WAS  IN  AN  UNEXPECTED HURRY TO  LEAVE BEFORE FULFILLING MY  WISH OF KNOWING HIM BETTER...
I WAS DEMORALISED AS A MAN WHO  HAD FOLLOWED  THE  GROWTH OF COUNTLESS ACTOR DURING THE  FIFTY  YEARS  I HAD  SPENT WATCHING ACTOR GROW  WHEN  I HEARD ABOUT IRRFAN FALLING A VICTIM TO  AN  ALMOST UNKNOWN AILMENT KNOWN AS NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOUR AND  HE  HAD  TO  BE RUSHED TO  LONDON FOR  TREATMENT
I  LIKE MANY OTHERS LOVED TO  BELIEVE THAT  HE  HAD COME BACK CURED, BUT  THAT  BELIEF WAS  NOT  TO  LAST LONG
AND  ON  APRIL 29 ,HE  WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL WHICH  NOT  MANY HAD GOOD EXPERIENCES ABOUT
AND  IRRFAN KHAN  WAS GONE WITHIN HOURS AND HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS COULDN'T EVEN TAKE HIM HOME AND HAD TO  TAKE HIS BODY  TO  THE  KABRISTAN WHERE HE  WAS LAID TO  REST IN  A GRAVE LESS THAN FIVE FEET DEEP AND COVERED WITH  DUST AND  MUD AND  IT  WAS ALL OVER  FOR ONE OF THE GREATEST ACTOR IN  TEN  MINUTES....
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BUT  THE  GREATNESS OF  ACTOR LIKE IRRFAN IS  THAT THEY RISE  FROM THE GRAVE AND  DEFEAT DEATH
TO LIVE IN THE  HEARTS AND  MINDS OF  PEOPLE FOR  EVER
BUT WHAT  IS  SAD  ABOUT  AN  ACTOR LIKE  IRRFAN DYING AT  THE AGE OF  FIFTY FOUR
IS  THAT  THEY DON'T DIE  ALONE, BUT WITH THEM DIE  ALL THOSE STORIES THEY  HAVE NOT TOLD, ALL THE CHARACTERS THEY  HAVE NOT PLAYED AND  ALL THE  AMBITIONS AND DREAMS THEY  HAVE NOT  BEEN ABLE TO  FULFILL
AND ,IRRFAN KHAN HAD SO MANY,SO MANY STORIES IN  HIM  AND  A CROWD OF  CHARACTERS SCREAMING OUT TO   BE BROUGHT  ALIVE BY  HIM
I VIVIDLY REMEMBER EVERY WORD OF  THE  VIDEO IN  WHICH HE  TRIED TO PROMOTE HIS LAST FILM,  "ANGREZI MEDIUM",BUT THE  LAST THREE  WORDS STILL  REVERBERATE IN MY  EARS AND  STIR  UP  MY  MIND ,
IRRFAN'S PARTING WORDS WERE ,"WAIT  FOR  ME "
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THOSE THREE WORDS SPOKE ABOUT  HIS  POSITIVITY  TOWARDS LIFE, HIS  CONFIDENCE TO  CONQUER AND  HIS  WILL TO  COME BACK IN A BIG AND BETTER WAY...
BUT  WHAT  COULD IRRFAN OR  EVEN THE  ULTIMATE SUPERMAN DO  WHEN HE HAS  TO  FACE THE  DARK DIRTY  POWER OF  DEATH
BUT ,THOSE  THREE  WORDS OF IRRFAN, "WAIT FOR ME"GIVES  ME SOME STRANGE KIND OF  FEELING
AND  I FEEL  LIKE  BELIEVING  THAT  THE  WAIT  FOR  HIM  WILL  BE OVER  ONE  DAY  AND  HE  WILL COME BACK  TO  CONQUER ALL THOSE "FIELDS  " AND  "LANDS "HE COULD  NOT  CONQUER IN  ONE  LIFE
WE ARE  ALL WAITING  ,ALL YOUR  ADMIRER, FANS  AND  LOVERS ARE  ALL  WAITING  FOR  YOU  IRRFAN
WILL YOU KEEP  YOUR PROMISE  AND  COME  BACK  PLEASE ?
DIN  DALNE SE PEHLE  AAP  YUHI  NIKAL  GAYE YOGESH JI ..
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HE  HAD ALL THE  EXPERIENCES OF  LIFE THAT COULD  ONLY MAKE  HIM  A POET OR  A PHILOSOPHER, BUT  HE  BECAME A PHILOSOPHER AND  A POET AT  THE  SAME TIME
HE  WAS  ONE  OF  THE  HUNDREDS OF  YOUNG MEN WHO CAME TO  BOMBAY EMPTY HANDED BUT RICH WITH  HIS FEELINGS AND HIS  FEEL FOR  WORDS WHICH HE  COULD RIGHT AS POETRY
HE TRIED TO  WRITE LYRICS FOR  FILMS, BUT HE WAS TOO  SIMPLE TO  KNOW THE WAY  TO SUCCESS  IN  A WORLD  WHERE CUT-THROAT COMPETITION WAS  THE  IN  THING
HIS OWN RELATIVE  IN  THE  INDUSTRY  WHO  WAS  A BIG  NAME  DID NOT  EVEN  TRY  TO  HELP  HIM
HE HOWEVER DID NOT GIVE UP  AND LIVED IN  A SLUM  IN  ANDHERI  IN  A ROOM  FOR  WHICH  HE  PAID  TWELVE RUPEES A MONTH  AND  HAD  NO  ELECTRICITY  OR WATER  AND  HAVE TO  DEPEND  ON  AN  OLD WELL  FOR  WATER  AND  SMALL-TIME  DHAABAS FOR  HIS  FOOD
A FRIEND KEPT INSPIRING  HIM  TO  STAY  BACK  AND  FIGHT  ALL  DESPAIR  AND  HE GOT HIS  FIRST  BREAK  TO  WRITE  THE  SONGS  FOR  A  B -GRADE  STUNT FILM
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HE FINALLY SAW  HOPE  WHEN  BASU  CHATTERJEE ASKED  HIM  TO  WRITE  THE  SONGS  FOR  "RAJNIGANDHA" AND EVERY  SONG  IN  THE  FILM  WAS  A HIT  AND IS  STILL  POPULAR  AFTER  FORTY  YEARS
HE  WROTE  THE SONGS  OF BASU  CHATTERJEES "MANZIL "MADE WITH  AMITABH  BACHCHAN  WHO  HAD  NOT  BECOME  THE  LEGEND  HE  IS AND  THE  SONGS  WERE  AGAIN POPULAR
BUT  YOGESH  REACHED  A NEW  HIGH  WHEN HE WROTE  THE  SONGS  FOR  HRISHIKESH MUKHERJEE'S  ANAND  AND  PEOPLE  WERE  SO  ENAMORED BY  HIS  SONGS LIKE "KAHI  DOOR  JAB DIN  DHAL  JAYE "AND "ZINDAGI  KAISI  HAI  PAHELI "AND  SOME  EXPERTS EVEN  FELT THAT THE SONGS  WERE  WRITTEN  BY  GULZAR AND  NO ONE TRIED  TO  FIND OUT  WHO  REALLY  HAD  WRITTEN  THEM
YOGESH  CONTINUED  TO  LIVE A LIFE  OF  ANONYMITY EVEN AFTER  HE HAD  WRITTEN  THE  SONGS  OF  HRISHIKESH MUKHERJEES "MILI ",WITH  AMITABH AND  JAYA  BHADURI
HE COULD  HAVE BEEN  IN  THE CLASS  OF  GULZAR, JAVED AKHTAR  AND  EVEN  ANAND  BAKSHI
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BUT  HIS  SIMPLICITY AND  HIS  INABILITY TO  BEG  FOR WORK OR  PAMPER THE  EGOS  OF  THE  PEOPLE  IN  HIGH  PLACES  COULD  NOT  MAKE  HIM  REACH WHERE  HE  SHOULD  HAVE
HE DID NOT  HAVE  THE  KIND OF  WORK  HIS  TALENT  DESERVED,BUT HE STOOD BY  HIS  OWN  PRINCIPLES  TILL  THE  VERY  END
THE  LAST  TIME  I SAW  HIM  LOOKING COMPLETELY OUT  OF  PLACE  WAS  AT  THE  SUN n SAND  HOTEL  WHERE  A SMALL - TIME TV  PRODUCER  AND  HIS  CRONY, A MUSLIM  MINISTER  AT  THE  CENTER  WERE  TRYING  TO  HONOUR  HIM .....
I CANNOT STOP THIS  TRIBUTE TO  YOGESH WITHOUT MENTIONING THIS  LITTLE ANECDOTE
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THERE WAS A PARTY AT  WEST END HOTEL  OPPOSITE  THE  BOMBAY HOSPITAL, YOGESH  WAS ONE  OF  THE  GUESTS. SOMEONE  TRIED TO PLAY A DIRTY JOKE  ON HIM. HE HID  THE  DIARY  IN  WHICH  YOGESH  WROTE HIS  SONGS  AND  POEMS. WHEN  YOGESH  CAME TO  KNOW  ABOUT  HIS DIARY  MISSING  ,HE CRIED  LIKE  A CHILD  AND  I FOUND  THE  DIARY  FOR  HIM  AND  HE  AGAIN  CRIED, THIS TIME IN  JOY  FOR  HAVING  FOUND  WHAT  HE  CALLED "MERA EK  HI KHAZANA"
I HAVE  MET  MANY  SUCH MISFITS  IN THIS  INDUSTRY  WHO  ARE  ACTUALLY  GREATER  THAN  THOSE  WHO  HAVE  BEEN  LUCKY  AND  HAVE  EVEN COME  UP  BY  EXPLOITING  AND  USING  THESE  MISFITS  TO  MAKE THEIR  OWN  PLACES  ,WHICH  ARE ACTUALLY  NOT  THEIR  PLACES, BUT  THAT  IS  HOW  THE  WORLD  GOES  ROUND......
JAAO YOGESH JI,WAHA EK  BEHTAR  DUNIYA AAPKA BETAABI SE  INTEZAAR  KAR  RAHA  HAI AAPKO WOH  MAAN  AUR  SANMAAN DENE KE  LIYE  JO  HAMARI  DUNIYA NE  KABHI  AAPKO  DIYA  NAHI...

 

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