The young and the senseless

 

Whatever appreciation I had for the lead actor in TZP greatly diminished when I heard he had refused the best child actor award. He may be a great actor but nevertheless a child actor. It is tough to imagine if it is this 10 year old who really has an ego of a 30 year old or it is his parents making him do such things.Still,for the benefit of doubt I  ignored his tantrums,be it his parents speaking through his mouth or may be it is his childish immaturity. But not for long. Yet again the kid has surpassed himself. Whatever he lacks in age, he makes it up with  his larger than life actions. According to recent reports the  boy who has no doubt been flooded with offers,wants nothing to do with directors or actors who he hasn't heard of in his lifetime of 12 years. So he will not hear anything until the movie has Shah Rukh  or Hrithik or Akshay and of course not to forget a sum of about 1 crore as compensation!!

Now, I am all for talent and recognizing it early, but at this age kids must not try to grow faster and bigger than what their age allows. It is harmful and I wouldn't be surprised if attitude causes the actor in question to burn out too quickly after a few 'big budget' films. With due respects to the neo liberal ideas of child upbringing and pedagogy sometimes the good old smack on the buttocks is what is needed to put astray kids back on line.

He is not the first kid to have tasted success in films. There have been others before him and insisting on big budget films and big money is not what made them fine actors later in their careers.Success has gotten into his head unfortunately  and its known to mess people up in strange ways.