How healthy is it to be a crazy fan?

Yes, we have read about how crazy fans behave, such as one young girl tried to commit suicide when Sachin Tendulkar declared he is retiring from professional cricket, others similarly committing suicide over film stars etc. It is quite ridiculous the way they behave. But then I think, It is to do with the emotional weakness or some sort of psychological disorder these fans themselves have and so to compensate for their own lacking, they begin to worship others who seem to be invincible and perfect in all manners.

I am a fan but certainly not a crazy fan of any famous and popular celebrity. In fact, I forget them to some extent as soon as they disappear from the leader board. There are couple of past social reformers who still motivate me but none of them is worth following to the limit of 'crazy' category.

For many " Fans" it comes as a shock when their idol shows some weakness and begins to look like an ordinary mortal. They then feel let down and begin to hate them.

It is also because of the hype we tend to create around famous people rather than treating and showings then as ordinary human beings who have had the courage, perseverance or sometimes  pure luck to reach a celebrity status. ..

usha manohar wrote:

For many " Fans" it comes as a shock when their idol shows some weakness and begins to look like an ordinary mortal. They then feel let down and begin to hate them.

It is also because of the hype we tend to create around famous people rather than treating and showings then as ordinary human beings who have had the courage, perseverance or sometimes  pure luck to reach a celebrity status. ..

I am not crazy but I am fan. I am fan of Dharmendra. I always see him as a young and energic hero. In some last movie he is looking an old man. I don't like to watch his these movies.

There is no harm in being a fan of someone, admiring them and getting inspired by them. But its not good to be a crazy fan of anyone. Getting obsessed with others, whether celebrity or otherwise, isn't healthy. Its insanity. I have read few cases of crazy fans who spends millions and millions to undergo operations one after another to look exactly like the people they admire. I feel its stupidity. 

jabeen wrote:

There is no harm in being a fan of someone, admiring them and getting inspired by them. But its not good to be a crazy fan of anyone. Getting obsessed with others, whether celebrity or otherwise, isn't healthy. Its insanity. I have read few cases of crazy fans who spends millions and millions to undergo operations one after another to look exactly like the people they admire. I feel its stupidity. 

Yes blind faith and blind following, both are not good. We must be prefer to follow ourself than others.

There should be a difference between being a fan and being fanatic. Yes crazy fans cross that line . And being crazy and fanatic can never be considered as healthy.

I understand that for most of us liking a celebrity and knowing about their personal details comes naturally...but, when it overtakes your existence and becomes a burden to  others you have to seriously analyse. I was reading about a fan of Madhuri Dixit who comes from a lower income group, borrowing money to buy large quantities of sweets on her birthday to distribute to the entire neighborhood. He spends the entire year paying back the loan . His wife sounded quite indignant about it , which is understandable..

usha manohar wrote:

I understand that for most of us liking a celebrity and knowing about their personal details comes naturally...but, when it overtakes your existence and becomes a burden to  others you have to seriously analyse. I was reading about a fan of Madhuri Dixit who comes from a lower income group, borrowing money to buy large quantities of sweets on her birthday to distribute to the entire neighborhood. He spends the entire year paying back the loan . His wife sounded quite indignant about it , which is understandable..

That is indeed so ridiculous. His adoration for Madhuri is understandable enough but spending lots of money on sweets each year for her birthday and distributing to neighbours is just too much. They must be quite amused and would be making fun of him behind his back. What has Madhuri done for him personally that he throw away money in her name???

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

I understand that for most of us liking a celebrity and knowing about their personal details comes naturally...but, when it overtakes your existence and becomes a burden to  others you have to seriously analyse. I was reading about a fan of Madhuri Dixit who comes from a lower income group, borrowing money to buy large quantities of sweets on her birthday to distribute to the entire neighborhood. He spends the entire year paying back the loan . His wife sounded quite indignant about it , which is understandable..

That is indeed so ridiculous. His adoration for Madhuri is understandable enough but spending lots of money on sweets each year for her birthday and distributing to neighbours is just too much. They must be quite amused and would be making fun of him behind his back. What has Madhuri done for him personally that he throw away money in her name???

It is the same as building temples for celebrities ...Jayalalitha  , actress Kushboo , NTRamrao and several others have temples built by crazy and illogical fans . Even Sonia Gandhi has one ...goes to show how easily masses are led and willing to be lead. This kind of fan worship also goes to show in my opinion a  very weak and immature mind that prefers to blindly follow rather than be analytical and use one's own common sense.

Don't you think the people following a particular person just because her nose is similar to that of her grandma's comes into the same category "The Crazy Following"? 

suni51 wrote:

Don't you think the people following a particular person just because her nose is similar to that of her grandma's comes into the same category "The Crazy Following"? 

It is the craziest thing to do.

And we have a long list of such craziness in our country or even world wide.Be it politics, sports, Bollywood they are people who do crazy things for their celebrities. And some of them are illogical. We had this news a couple of months back when fans stole milk form milk vans in dark to do abhishekam for their favorite superstar on the poster of their movies. They wasted so much of milk and also adopted a wrong way of stealing milk. That is being crazy and stupid.

Arunima Singh wrote:

suni51 wrote:

Don't you think the people following a particular person just because her nose is similar to that of her grandma's comes into the same category "The Crazy Following"? 

It is the craziest thing to do.

And we have a long list of such craziness in our country or even world wide.Be it politics, sports, Bollywood they are people who do crazy things for their celebrities. And some of them are illogical. We had this news a couple of months back when fans stole milk form milk vans in dark to do abhishekam for their favorite superstar on the poster of their movies. They wasted so much of milk and also adopted a wrong way of stealing milk. That is being crazy and stupid.

Stupid word is not right for these persons, they are half mad. Half mad are more dangerous that mad person. 

suni51 wrote:

Don't you think the people following a particular person just because her nose is similar to that of her grandma's comes into the same category "The Crazy Following"? 

It can happen only in India where some people are ready to entrust their future in the hands of one family where someone looks like someone else. I also feel that media is responsible to a great extent .

Arunima Singh wrote:

suni51 wrote:

Don't you think the people following a particular person just because her nose is similar to that of her grandma's comes into the same category "The Crazy Following"? 

It is the craziest thing to do.

And we have a long list of such craziness in our country or even world wide.Be it politics, sports, Bollywood they are people who do crazy things for their celebrities. And some of them are illogical. We had this news a couple of months back when fans stole milk form milk vans in dark to do abhishekam for their favorite superstar on the poster of their movies. They wasted so much of milk and also adopted a wrong way of stealing milk. That is being crazy and stupid.

Frankly speaking, it sounds more like a case of trying to justify the action of vandalism. A true fan would never resort to stealing. Sometimes so called fans also try to gain fame by trying to do something silly and stupid. 

usha manohar wrote:

suni51 wrote:

Don't you think the people following a particular person just because her nose is similar to that of her grandma's comes into the same category "The Crazy Following"? 

It can happen only in India where some people are ready to entrust their future in the hands of one family where someone looks like someone else. I also feel that media is responsible to a great extent .

It is media is crossing all limits. They are shouting on one new for thousand times. Peoples who are depends on one family do not believe in yourself. They have believe in their capacity. Indeed they are drones. 

Being a fan is good, anything limited is okay, but when it crosses its boundaries and starts to drift into a feeling of excessivness then one loses his own personality and anything good that could have been achieved is compromised.

His thinking is just imitation of some person without actually knowing him by his life, but by his stardom.

I remember the kind of madness so e people showed when Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan were accused . His fans , including almost the entire film fraternity wanted him to be let off ...what a shame! Will they do it for any other innocent victim ! And look how the two are lording it up  .

To like someone is okay, but to worship the mortal is ridiculous. Such people are insane. They will not realize if someone tries to make them understand the point logically. Such fans have nothing sensible to do, and they become crazy which is harmful to society and families.  

usha manohar wrote:

I remember the kind of madness so e people showed when Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan were accused . His fans , including almost the entire film fraternity wanted him to be let off ...what a shame! Will they do it for any other innocent victim ! And look how the two are lording it up  .

Exactly. The fans treat the celebrity as if they are demi God but they should remember that the celebrity they worship are also human beings and capable of committing mistake. They should not let their admiration come in between the legal matters.