“Kites is as much my movie as Barfi is…”
was Anurag Basu’s answer to a tweet that said “Barfi proves Anurag did not direct Kites!”
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They say, ‘If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans’…
Anurag was 29, Murder had just become a hit, he married his girl-friend, they were expecting a baby… and like a filmy anticlimax…he was diagnosed with Cancer! Doctors finally gave him only 2-weeks. Then he heard about Dr. Banawali at Tata Memorial…but…there was no bed left!
Sunil Dutt intervened and got him a bed; but not without great difficulty…He was straight away put on a ventilator and stayed unconscious in ICU for 15 days! When he returned…he was bald, frail, masked and ‘out of all the movies he had signed’…
But he lived on…to see the face of his daughter, and posters of his many brainchildren…!
Well! Only someone who has returned from the verge of the tunnel knows that beyond success and failure… there is a joy of ‘doing things’! The joy of dreaming big, making schedules, committing resources, meeting deadlines, celebrating milestones and…living with an illusion of infiniteness!
That silly joy…which helps us wake-up every morning with a sense of Hope!
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Someone asked Anurag Basu “Were you depressed after Kites flopped?”
… Anurag Basu laughed for next two minutes!
About Sandeep Atre
Dr. Sandeep Atre:
• Counseling Psychologist and an internationally recognized ‘Emotional & Social Intelligence’ Expert, with experience of more than two decades in helping people ‘sort out’ and ‘excel in’ intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. He holds a PhD in Management and a Master’s degree in Psychology (www.dratrecounsels.com).
• Founder of Socialigence – a venture specializing in development of ‘Social & Emotional Intelligence’ and its offshoot interpersonal skills through workshops and an award-winning online course rooted in neuroscience and psychology (www.socialigence.net).
• Author of two books related to his domain, namely - “Understanding Emotions Logically” and “Observing Nonverbal Behavior”; and third book on various aspects of life, named “Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom”. Moreover, the collection of his Nazms and Ghazals is published as a book titled “Baat Jazbaat Ki”.
• Corporate Trainer, with experience of close to two decades. Has conducted 150+ workshops/sessions for 50+ organizations & institutions like CSC, Cummins, Piramal, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Bridgestone, Michelin, Eicher, Maruti, Force, Idea, Airtel, NBHC, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Zydus, Thapar University, Banasthali, Narsee Monjee, Symbiosis, IIFM Bhopal, Azim Premji University, Nirma, Welingkar & IBS Hyderabad.
• Co-Founder and Director of CH EdgeMakers – a leading ‘Coaching and Training’ organization of central India for more than 24 years. He has trained close to 100 thousand students for ‘Soft Skills’ & ‘Entrance & Recruitment Preparation’ (www.ch-india.com).
• ‘Management Speaker and Orator’. Has featured at platforms like TEDx, IIM, IIT, NIT, CII, YI, CII-IWN, TCS, IMA, ICAI, ECA, ISHRAE, NEN, Sahodaya, Aditya Birla Education Academy, Round Table, LinkedIn Local, Rotary International, MP State’s Teachers’ Training, Academic Staff College DAVV, Police University Rajasthan, Police Training Academy Indore & more than 100 institutions.
• Member of noted associations and boards. Has been an ‘Executive Committee’ member of Indore Management Association. Associate Editor of IMA publications. Governing Council Member of Banasthali University’s SBBJ Centre for Research in MSME & Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Women. Executive Member of IMS, DAVV Alumni Association. Member of Rotary International’s ‘Group Study Exchange’ team to Minnesota, USA. ESI Coach with FWSA Australia.
Note: For glimpses of work, watch YouTube Channel ‘Dr. Sandeep Atre at Socialigence’.
