All eyes were glued to the screen with trepidation as the actor spoke gustily, 'Mera naam Vijay Dinanath Chauhan – pura naam.' ("My name is Vijay Dinanath Chauhan – that's my full name.")
Bollywood has rarely produced an actor of this stature. The iconic mega star with the ultimate style statement of the 'generation next', Amitabh Bachchan, banged his fist on the table as he thundered in front of a police officer in the blockbuster movie, Agneepath ("The Fiery Path").
In real life, Mr. Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, a clerk at a nationalized bank and the protagonist of this story, fluttered even at the sight of pigeons. At a tender age, he had been thrashed by a flock of pigeons while playing alone on the roof of his paternal grandfather's house in Indore. His grandma had massaged an herbal concoction in the open wound that had obscured the mark in a week, but could never obliterate the fear.
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Misnomer
Short StoryNames add status to a personality. Some names command a great sense of reverence. In contrast and through mockery of fate, some names become mismatch to a persona; then the poor guy has to bear its weight for a lifetime. The name Vijay Dinanath Chau...
