People often ask me 'How can you be so obsessed with Durjoy Datta?'
And, i reply saying that 'It's not obsession. It's love!' <3
True, i may have come across love in many other chapters of my novel-like-life. I've been in love (and continue to be so) with Shahrukh Khan (The Badshah!) and a few other guys (who i prefer not to name in the fear that my family would read this! =P). But Durjoy Datta, being so close yet so far in reach, has somehow made the whole thing quite more interesting.
Seeing (and reading) about how Durjoy Datta has lived a definitely common but different life (engineering college student, but still joins a management institute and is now a prolific writer!), i really am greatly inspired. I started writing a novel in 2009 ( when i was 13), which needless to say, kinda sucked. =P
But that didn't stop me, and i went on to writing 3-4 more novels. Each time i got bored with writing one, i used to move on to another. But my books had one thing in common: Hot guys, pretty chicks, love, sex, mystery, mansions, etc.
Recently, i've thought of this new idea, where i'm planning to include less of sex and more of mystery and intrigue. But the idea seems very unappealing as of now, so it's on this 'pause' kinda thing.
Well, no matter what, after learning about Durjoy Datta, i dream almost daily of being a successful, published author. You know, like Durjoy Datta or Chetan Bhagat or J.K Rowling (Right.) !
We all have such teeny-weeny lil dreams. Mine is (are) to meet Durjoy, be as famous as him, and become a Military Doc.
*Sighs*
All in all, i wouldn't mind having a life like Durjoy. I mean, isn't his life almost PERFECT? Girls (i want guys, okay? =P), money, fame! What more could he possibly want?! Parents happy, friends happy, the masses happy! Sabhi happy!
It was almost 4-5 months back when i had this dream. A perfectly enchanting dream. You know, the kind you never want to get out of. And i didn't want to get out of it because i was dreaming about Durjoy Datta.
The dream began with me standing under my tuition building (something i'm very familiar with!), and torrents of rain gushing down on and everything around me. Being a BIG 'rainfall fan', i was understandably standing rooted to my spot. Rain is a rare in UAE, i didn't want to let go of, dream or no dream.
And that was when i saw Durjoy Datta, all handsome and soaked (exactly like those heroines in Bolly movies, during the rain scenes!), with water dripping from those beautiful curls. He was dressed in a dark blue shirt and black trousers (the office kind). For God-only-knows what reason, I've always been very attracted to guys who dress up in dark blue shirts (raaz pichle janam ka, i guess).
So there i was, standing in the rain, as Durjoy Datta walks up to me, with that million-dollar smile. I, naturally, was unable to speak because:
1) It's Durjoy Datta! I temporarily became paralyzed!
2) It's a dream. You really can't talk.
Alright, so Durjoy Datta comes up to me and says 'You're Mehak Srivastava, right?"
Omg. My heart ACTUALLY started beating pretty fast at that! Imagine, a guy, who has had a million copies of his books sold, comes to me says "You're Mehak Srivastava, Right?"
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I nodded (of course), and then we started walking to this bookstore nearby (my memory gets a little blurred here...all i MOSTLY remember is rain and Durjoy =P)
We stopped in front of the bookstore and i, recovering my senses, start to say "Mr,Datta, can i have an autograph?", only to be interrupted by this HOUND of girls. It was like a total stampede. All the girls wanted HIS autograph, but what he said next drove them ALL away.
"I came here to meet Mehak Srivastava, so i'll be giving an autograph only to her.Plus she's taking me to her house for lunch."
.................
And it was THAT bloody moment, when my idiotic brother woke me up.
Couldn't he have at least waited until i was done having lunch with Durjoy? =[
Well, no matter what, that dream was one of the BEST dreams i've ever had.
And it was all thanks to a certain Mr.Datta. ;)
P.S- I WISH IT COMES TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There was this one other dream that i had some time later. This one was a little weird, and totally impossible.
I dreamt that my cousin from Delhi, had bought me a huge, refrigerator-ka-carton-box sized present, wrapped up in golden wrapping paper. And tearing open that box, guess who popped out?
Durjoy Datta, duh.
The rain-dream might come true for one second, but not the 'Durjoy-Is-My-Christmas-Present' one.
I mean, come on?
Well,okay,why not? =P
'Durjoy' is a Bengali name that means 'Moon'. Sure, Durjoy Datta's parents might take their 'Son' as a 'Moon', but for me, 'Durjoy' means only one thing: Love at first sight!
But, on a more serious note, Durjoy Datta really has set a major target for any upcoming Indian author (Like me! Honestly, if i want to become a writer after say 3 years, and people start comparing MY books to Durjoy's, i'll have NO chance!). All of his books (six, to date) have worked immensely well, he has been recognized for his work by several newspapers and magazines and has received the prestigious 'Teachers Youth Achievement Award'. So, unless you're really have superb-writing skills like Chetan Bhagat, you can just kiss your writing goodbye. =P
However, not meaning to sound condemning, there is one criticism I'd like to make about Durjoy's books: They really are very similar!
Sure, i completely agree the first two books (Of Course I Love You!...Till I Find Someone Better ; Now That You’re Rich,Let's Fall In Love!) rocked like hell, but i was deeply unsatisfied by the third one ( She Broke Up, I Didn’t!...I Just Kissed Someone Else! ). That is Durjoy's ONLY non co-authored book, and somehow, it lacked the creative skills that are usually present in his books.
But, whatever. All his books are inspired from real life incidents and plus they have sold a total of 1,000,000 copies till date making him one of the highest selling Indian authors! Nobody cares whether his writing was up to mark in the third book or not!
Anyways, his cuteness makes up for whatever his books lack! And, if read by someone travelling on the waves of adolescence, they definitely make a lot of sense and help indefinitely in the relationship arena.
And why won't they, after all he has some true experience in that field!
Which is what you can judge from all his books.
Relationship-experience aside, Durjoy definitely has a good sense of humor as well. It maybe sick at times, but if it makes you laugh, then why not? ^^
Ending on a quote made by Durjoy Datta in the 'Friday' Magazine:
"Every Relationship Has An Expiry Date. And I Just Reach Mine Sooner!"
Not ALL of you may know the immensely gorgeous, 25-yr old Indian author Durjoy Datta. At least not many people over-seas India! Infact, i myself found out about his 'Good Looks' only last year, whereas he has been in the writing industry from since 2007!
It was a matter of fate when i happened to buy his book 'Of Course I Love You!...Till I Find Someone Better' from a dingy road-par-stall at the Fashion Street (MG Road) in South Mumbai, in 2010 . The book wasn't carrying a picture of him and i began to believe that 'Durjoy Datta' was probably some 30-40 yr old buddha writer with an absolutely sick sense of writing. I mean, excuse me? 75% of his book was based on vulgar-ness! But nevertheless, i was definitely intrigued by his catchy writing sense.
Last year- in August, 2011- on a family trip to Kanpur, i happened to come across his second book 'Now That You're Rich,Let's Fall In Love!' at a book-shop. My Dad's elder cousin wanted to buy me a gift and so, i ended up convincing him to buy me the book (given the fact that my Dad wasn't ready to buy me one since it would divert me from studies). And there, i had Mr.Datta's second book in my hand!
And that was the day i got a massive heart-jolt. Having opened the book, to read, in the train, i looked at the side opposite the title page.
........
Only to see a black and white picture of Durjoy Datta.
Honestly, i think my heart stopped beating for a few seconds.
Hell,he was handsome! Not one bit close to the perverted oldie i'd imagined him to be!
What followed is a tale in itself! I Googled him, found all his info, ended up printing his pictures and made a mini-scrap book (it was a spiral diary actually) based mainly on him. I was in LOVE!
I spread news about him far and wide in my school, and made him a mini celebrity in my class. I bugged a local magazine ( Friday!) to publish an article about him, which they DID after a lot of pressure from my side. I even had MY name published in the mag! It felt GREAT!
All in all, even if he may not know it, Durjoy Datta has made a difference to my life. He made me realize that never go by name, that boys hate men handsomer than them, and that authors can be sexy too. =]
ILoveHim!
