In a country as culturally diverse as India, films are one of the few things that are followed religiously by most. Celebrities associated with films are revered. Yet, if any individual aspires to foray into the world of cinema, he/she has traditionally been looked down upon, mainly, due to the uncertainty and struggles that pursuing a career in films entails. Well, not anymore.
“Ammi jaan kehti thi, koi dhandha chota nahi hota, aur dhandhe se bada koi dharam nahi hota”, this dialogue of Shah Rukh Khan from his recent movie, Raees, is a good reflection of the alter-ego of the superstar, which not everyone is aware of. The King of Bollywood, as he is rightly called for ruling Indian cinema for over two decades, is a consummate businessman. Apart from being widely regarded as one of the biggest movie-stars on the planet, he has established himself as professional possessing acute business acumen. How, you ask?
Do you have Rs 5000 to spare? Do you wish to make it Rs 5000+ crore? Of course, over time!
Why leave anything to chance when you have the resources to be fully prepared?
Welcome to a brand new edition of Ultimate Reading List. Here we talk about how to be open minded and how to handle and some other topics as well. I don't want to talk much about this. Let's go!
Have you ever fallen in love? At first sight? With a geographical location, one could pinpoint on a map? I have. And I’m sure all my colleagues at the Symbiosis, Lavale hilltop have too. And thus this won’t be a regular article. This is a love letter. Are twenty days too soon to profess love for my muse? Maybe. Is writing a letter stretching it too far? No. My laptop needs to surface out of the inferiority complex the DSLRs have put it through.
June-July are the months when action begins in b-schools. Thousands of eyes filled with dreams and bank account debited heavily (barring a few) steps in to campuses. Welcomed with ‘Personality Development Sessions’, team bonding activities and long inductions (read: boring) kick off the first year. Often energy-draining, intense, experimental, sleepless, exciting and rewarding (depends upon choices you make); first year of MBA is definitely eventful.
