Dharam Veer
I was seven when I first saw Dharam Veer. It made me fall in love with strength, style and self-belief. It took me to the gym, and it gave me a goal, a hero and a dream.
Main sirf saat saal ka tha, Jab maine Dharam Veer dekhi. Shayad uss waqt Mujhe kahani ki poori samajh nahin thi, Lekin ek baat dil mein utar gayi thi...
Main Dharam ji jaisa banna chahta tha. Unki taqat, Unka andaaz, Unki muskurahat, Aur woh shaksiyat jo screen ko roshan kar deti thi.
Jab woh parde par aate the, Toh lagta tha Hero aisa hi hota hai.
Ussi film ne mujhe Weight training ki taraf kheench liya. Main mazboot banna chahta tha. Main fit banna chahta tha. Main waise hi dikhna chahta tha.
Lekin saalon baad samajh aaya... Dharam ji sirf mazboot nahin the, Woh ek azeem kalakaar the.
Kuch filmein dekhi jaati hain, Aur kuch mehsoos ki jaati hain. Dharam Veer mere liye Sirf ek film nahin thi... Ek ehsaas thi.
Har scene mein jaan thi. Har dialogue mein wazan tha. Har nazar mein jazba tha. Gussa ho, Dosti ho, Mohabbat ho, Ya qurbani... Har ehsaas sach lagta tha.
Aaj bhi hairani hoti hai Ke itni shandaar performance ke liye Unhe nomination tak nahin mila.
Shayad awards faisla karte hain Ke trophy kisko milegi... Lekin dil faisla karta hai Ke yaad kaun rahega.
"Mard ka khoon aur aurat ke aansoo, Jab tak na bahein, Unki keemat nahin lagayi ja sakti." Yeh sirf dialogue nahin tha... Zindagi ka tajurba tha.
"Agar taqdeer mein maut likhi hai, Toh koi bacha nahin sakta." Yeh sirf lafz nahin the... Qismat ki awaaz thi.
Aur jab woh bahaduri ki baat karte the, Toh lagta tha Ke himmat talwar mein nahin, Dil mein hoti hai.
Aaj jab peeche mudkar dekhta hoon, Toh samajh aata hai Ke maine sirf ek actor ko nahin dekha tha... Maine ek inspiration dekhi thi.
Ek aisa insaan Jisne ek saat saal ke ladke ko Sapne dekhna sikha diya.
Aur shayad isi liye, Itne saalon baad bhi, Jab Dharam Veer dekhta hoon, Dil mein wahi bachcha jaag uthta hai... Jo maanta tha Ke kuch bhi mumkin hai.
— Mak Singh, A Dreamer









































