Being Human

Intellectuals may laugh at them for they flaunt their riches, fame and in most cases, their eight pack abs. Whatever, iconic figures from tinsel town are in a way a blessing in disguise for the children of lesser Gods, who live by the charity someone extends.

As far as Hyderabadis are concerned, Bollywood matinees’ macho man Salman Khan is a demigod. And his deeds of compassion move them to certain extent.  They may not be knowing the philanthropy involved, but craze for their dear hero makes them help children in need. 

For Sallu, his fans might be faceless people who throng cinema halls to watch his movies, gather in front of his house to get a glimpse of him on his birthday, or run behind his car and in all means keep the cash registers ringing. In their efforts to imitate their favorite ones in all possible ways, Sallu Bhai’s fans in the city have been doing a tremendous job. Help Sallu help children in need.

 ‘Being human’ t-shirts which are made and marketed by a philanthropic organisation led by Salman Khan has become a haute couture for the city youth especially in the old city. These t shirts which were first showcased by famous Bollywood hot ladies like Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and other stars at a fashion show have become very popular and saw most of the city youth embracing the new fashion.

Md Khaleel of Anwar-ul-Uloom College of Engineering says, “I like Salman Bhai (Khan) and love his idea of promoting or raising money for his organisation. This t-shirt cost is just Rs 200-300 and it looks good and suits me a lot.”

The girls too are not left behind supporting their favourite star’s cause. Manisha Khan, a student of

Sri Chaitanya Junior College, says, “I like it because it reminds us of what we are and we can do. It is simple. ‘Being human’ denotes that even in this world which hungers for power and competition there is something more to us like humanity and compassion which we almost forgot. And most of the time, it’s better than stupid nonsense tags which half of the time doesn’t make any sense.”

If some picks up the t-shirts for the love of star and some for his charity, they are a few who are choosing these t-shirts to define their style statements. “I just brought this one because it looks funky and more over I like the colour of the shirt which is blue, my favourite colur,” says Debraj Dutta, an engineering student.

These t-shirts apart from available at major apparel stores in Hyderabad are found on streets of Koti,

Sultan Bazaar and other shopping places. “Ever since the release of movie Bodyguard these t-shirts are sold like hot cakes. In the initial days of the release we used to sell at least 30-40 shirts daily but now it has fallen to 8-10 a day,” says Alam and Secunder Ali who sell their stuff at Koti.

Whatever it may be, be it love for the star or for his philanthropy, the Hyderabad youth are defining their style statements with this tag of ‘Being human’.

Courtesy: A good fellow scribe