ACTIONS THAT ABATE AMBITION IN LIFE
Motivational speakers routinely exhort that ‘success belongs to those who care not for circumstances to create opportunity for themselves’ . True! Often though, circumstances intensify the drive in people for shaping successful lives. “ ಜೋಶ್ ” (‘ Jhossh ’, which translates in Kannada slang to ‘ High Spirits ’) is a 2009 Kannada film. The flick was a high grosser at the box office. After garnering both critical acclaim and popular applause, it went on an award-winning spree too. The movie was later remade in Tamil ( Yuvan ) and Telugu ( Keratam ). Rocky (Rakesh Adiga), a college student, hails from a middle-class family. He constantly yearns for a loving relationship with his heartthrob. Poorna (Meena) rebuffs his romantic overtures though. The love smitten Rocky then shifts his attention to Meera (Nithya Menen). The fallout: his academic performances suffer, even as his classmates pursue their respective passions and become upwardly mobile in life. So how does the ‘coming of ag...