Long before I started
writing on MouthShut, I used to write reviews of Bollywood releases and some
random stuffs on Bollywood and forward it to my colleagues, family and friends
(which I still do). And trust me I have got few out there who unfailingly read
mine and give their feedback on regular basis. One of them is my classmate from
college days Pavan. Last night he sent me a mail stating, “Looks like
someone flicked ur concept” and a link was there in the subject line. I opened
it and was quite amused to read what link had to provide.
I wrote an article on New_Generation_Directors_In_Bollywood
on
Dec 06, 2007. The idea was to
write on those directors who were just one film old and were coming up with
their second movie in the year 2007. The link to my article is:
http://www.mouthshut.com/review/New_Generation_Direc tors_In_Bollywood-135756-1.html
However, the link of IndiaFM which Pavan sent me has an article
based on the same concept which I had written earlier on. This article graced
the site on
Dec 31, 2007 and was written by some
Joginder Tuteja. Of course, he
hasn’t copy-pasted but the concept is out and out mine. The link to his article
is:
http://indiafm.com/features/2007/12/31/3420/index.htmlCan we do something about this? I guess not.
Internet is like a
Khuli Kitaab and
the stuff here can be easily accessed, used and distorted according to your
need. Is being on
internet is getting dangerous? Is being on these networks and sharing personal
information, catching up with old friends and hooking up with new ones,
dangerous? Is the web with its anonymity such a huge threat? Are we really a
risk when we share personal and professional information online? Is it time to
cut off the chord, switch off the computer, lock the door and never step back
on the information highway? But there is something about the seductive nature
of the internet that makes us drop this long learnt virtue and enter into
states of revelation that we otherwise would look upon as unthinkable.
What happens to your creativity then? Is creativity for free? Aap likho aur baaki sabke liye free. Huh!!!
Editing after reading few comments that link is not opening: I pasted the link again and if still not then please go to my reviews and check directly.