Mentoring is the in-thing in Bollywood. Stars are rubbing off their gold dust on the chosen few. Aamir is mentoring Jackie Shroff's son Tiger. Hritik has under his wings Varun Dhawan, Siddarth Malhotra and Arjun Kapoor; and John Abraham is training Shakti Kapoor's son Siddhant Kapoor.
What triggers off this passion of mentoring ? In a dog eat dog world of Bollywood , mentoring sure sounds quirky, sassy and altruistic.
Well, the godfather culture was always there in Bollywood. It also has favourites and camps. All these nurture, protect and promote the individual. In such an informal work culture professionalism and kinship goes hand in hand. Trust is the unwritten norm, and personal ties are still thought to be stronger than legal contracts. Emotional bonds rule.
In Bollywood, the individual is the industry. The star is the power. The ideology, the dogma , the style and the substance. Personal charisma and skills are earned through a period of `struggle,' so much a part of the Bollywood lore. The Star then finally becomes the School.
It is here that finally the urgings of mentoring rears it head. The Star wants continuity. Continuity of his star-complex. It doesn't matter if it changes its form. Dons a different personality. He wants to give what he has struggled and earned. On the sets, in the gym and in relationship lessons. So he mentors.
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