The common man’s recreation ‘circus’ enrooted in the cities and small towns as storm bringing the whole neighborhood under one roof to refresh and witness the complimenting stunts by human and animal fraternity in not only acrobatic approach but also much waited humor part that was alluring its audiences to view the two hour show filled with splendor of splashes.
It was this colorful splendor that inspired the screened legend Raj kapoor to surface one of the fine depictions of reality on frame entitled as Mera Naam Joker as the movie was closer to reality than fiction, the style of raj kapoor bonding into indo Russian affair that was enthralled by him in his simply style and movie particularly the projection of Russian circus led to compliment Namaste with Dasvidaniya was remarkable feat. It is also a sweet co-incident that the king khan of bollywood shah rukh khan achieved his small screen success with the episode ‘circus’.
As I open my memories about circus it is no more nostalgia to remember that anxiety and joy to rush with family and friends grabbing a popcorn packet and catching the front row seat to watch the gymnastic traits of animals, and artist in circus, the crush with the joker making tireless efforts to make the audience laugh and my persistent desire to keep him watching in circus. The beautiful birds cycling, the ferocious tiger, lion, elephant acting and playing on the instructions of ring master, the bear and monkeys dancing to the tunes of band, the pretty ladies walking the tight rope to maintain their balance which was something jaw dropping view for me to their skills and acumen with clapping appreciation. The show would have always added something new to its season whether it may be human cradle chain, or motor bike stunts, it was more a practical reality show than fiction drama projecting superficialities.
The circus always brought craze to one and everyone in the town with its charm much to its peak between the newlywed couples, family, friends, boys and girls planning to go circus to enjoy their time. It was always special evening to walk to circus every time when the show is running in town, everyone in town were extremely happy and excited for the entertainment, anyone barely empathize with people of Circus Companies. It has been many years the circus haven’t knocked the town I miss those people and their extravaganza and sometimes ask myself where are those people, animals and whole troupe gone and if they are somewhere what is their future?
The digital innovation has brought growing forms of recreation media like play station, music gadgets, movie multiplexes, shopping malls, and FM channels replacing the traditional and practical forms of recreation forms such as puppetry shows, snake charmer dance, circus, folk art, street plays etc virtually leading to their extinguishment from the present majority population. However these heritage arts will became subjects of interest of studies than visualize their presence to the coming generations perhaps the machine is changing the human thinking from creativity to cut, copy and paste type of amusement.
The genuine forms of art and its disciplines cannot be substituted by the alternative recreation or fiction works amidst the modern time, we need to emphasis to give due recognition to the eternal art works and its formats that need to look for exploring its identity and help and support the indigenous art to adapt with changing times to renewed with the touch of freshness to appeal their genre of art before the crowd to get entertain, understand, learn and share its essence.
The camaraderie among family today is shrinking because of different priorities to different members who have no time to take out to visit collectively to a circus, concert, or play to a exception only for a planned event. As we figure out our individual identity and drawn our own methods of entertainment to keep us Jovial in swift life. Nevertheless; if you can take a pause to enjoy these shades of art the joy is priceless. If I am ask to wish for a prize I shall like to visit one more time a circus show.
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