In a country of a billion,where a million stars are born and fade every day,will the wiry ,earnest fella from Kashmir,Qazi hold on?Or will he too get sucked into the sandy deathbed of The Indian Public memory?I frantically hope not,though chances are that will happen.The maximum life of a "SUPERHIT" these days is 6 months in the public memory,the maximim life of a SUPERHIT SONG -THREE MONTHS!Songs no more have the life or longevity of the haunting melodies of yore.Will this 20 year old have the magic to stay on ,cling on in these ferociuosly competitive times where every boy on the street is a Ricky Martin look alike and every girl a Kareena Kapoor?Will we have the grace to let him grow into the superstar he deserves to be or like some unfaithful lover move on to the next one in the news?AH!Who can say ?Only time and fate knows and they sure are not lettig on.Till time unfurls her swathe of plans we will not know too.But I only hope Qazi's fans stay with this heartbreakingly endearing boy,no matter what and hold his hand through the rough , strife ridden path up till he reaches the glorious heights he deserves.
Till then, Qazi,my boy,here's looking to you kid!