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Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.36,0:00:14.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, I really want to thank you
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.07,0:00:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for letting me speak to TEDxGateway\Nin India about superheroes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.28,0:00:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish I could be there in person,\Nbut this is the next best thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.04,0:00:26.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would really love to share
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.82,0:00:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of the things\NI've learned over the years
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.98,0:00:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and share them with any artists\Nand writers in India
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.86,0:00:38.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who might be wanting\Nto create new superheroes
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.22,0:00:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and new superhero adventures.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.36,0:00:45.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,India has been on my mind a lot lately\Nbecause I've been working
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.99,0:00:50.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with my good friend Sharad Devarajan\Nand with Graphic India
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.66,0:00:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create a new Indian superhero\Nnamed Chakra The Invincible,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.45,0:00:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who lives in Mumbai.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.07,0:01:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My goal with Chakra was really simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.35,0:01:05.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to bring an Eastern\Nconcept, like the chakras,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.53,0:01:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Western world of superheroes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.47,0:01:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for me, superheroes\Nwill always spark the imagination
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.78,0:01:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of people around the world\Nregardless of their background,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.64,0:01:23.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I think that people\Nare always looking for something
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.28,0:01:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that represents the ideal person\Nor the ideal situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.20,0:01:35.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost all of us have loved fairy tales\Nwhen we were young.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.91,0:01:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just remember stories\Nof giants and witches
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.20,0:01:42.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wizards and monsters
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.37,0:01:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and things that were so colorful\Nand bigger than life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.22,0:01:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then, you get a little older\Nand you're too old to read fairy tales.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.36,0:01:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you never outgrow\Nyour love of that type of story.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.86,0:02:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you think about it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.68,0:02:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,superheroes stories today are really\Nlike fairy tales for grown-ups.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.81,0:02:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The characters are bigger than life,\Njust like in fairy tales.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.22,0:02:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have the same type of superpowers:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.80,0:02:19.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some can fly, some are extra-strong,\Nsome can be invisible.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.74,0:02:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It gives the viewer and the reader
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.34,0:02:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a chance to relive the excitement\Nhe or she had when they were young.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.57,0:02:33.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're really reading\Nfairy tales for grown-ups
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.29,0:02:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they read or when they see\Nsuperhero stories today,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.02,0:02:40.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's why I love them so.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.57,0:02:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To me, the human aspect of superheroes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.04,0:02:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has always been, perhaps,\Nthe most important part.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.60,0:02:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By that, I mean: OK, we assume\Nyour superhero might be extra-strong,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.39,0:02:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or might be able to fly\Nor run as fast as a comet,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.73,0:03:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but unless you care\Nabout the superhero's personal life,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.38,0:03:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're just reading a shallow story.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.27,0:03:10.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just because a person has a superpower
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.65,0:03:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't mean he might not\Nhave the same personal problems
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.46,0:03:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you or I might have.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.37,0:03:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe he doesn't have enough money,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.55,0:03:21.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe he has a family problem,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.51,0:03:23.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe the girl he loves doesn't love him.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.97,0:03:28.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or maybe the girl he loves doesn't want\Nto be involved with a superhero.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.20,0:03:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so many things you can think of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.09,0:03:35.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that round out the character\Nand the personality,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.59,0:03:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the superhero isn't just\None or two dimensional.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.03,0:03:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You want a three-dimensional superhero
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.20,0:03:46.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who lives and breathes and worries
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.69,0:03:50.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and experiences things\Njust the way you and I do
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.66,0:03:54.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except for the fact\Nthat she or he has a superpower.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.88,0:03:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing I might mention, most writers -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.04,0:04:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think it's an unfortunate thing -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.70,0:04:02.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they try to write something
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.87,0:04:06.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they think a certain\Naudience might enjoy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.100,0:04:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've never been able to do that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.98,0:04:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I can't put myself\Nin the mind of other people.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.96,0:04:16.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I only know what I enjoy,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.72,0:04:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so every time I've written a story,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.64,0:04:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've always tried to write\Nthe sort of story
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.00,0:04:26.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I, myself would enjoy reading,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.26,0:04:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a story that would interest me\Nwhile I'm writing it
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.92,0:04:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I'm waiting to find out\Nwhat happens next.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.34,0:04:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I can't know what other people think,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.95,0:04:40.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I can know what I think,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.67,0:04:43.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I feel I'm not that unusual
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.21,0:04:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if there's a type of story I like,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.23,0:04:50.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there must be lots of people\Nwho like the same type of stories.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.05,0:04:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore, I have always\Nwritten to please myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.28,0:04:59.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to please a certain type of audience,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.98,0:05:06.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you can't know the audience\Nas well as you know yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.16,0:05:10.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if I write a story\Nthat I'm enjoying while I'm writing it
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.67,0:05:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I can't wait to see what happens next,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.65,0:05:18.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I'm hoping that a large\Nproportion of the public
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.37,0:05:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will feel the same way,\Nand they'll enjoy it too.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.32,0:05:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to sum it up,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.69,0:05:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have always tried to please\Nmyself, not other people.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.07,0:05:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And somehow, it seems to have worked
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.04,0:05:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I guess I'm not\Nthat different than other people.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.62,0:05:37.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, to wrap it up.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.69,0:05:41.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I suggest is, use your imagination,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.66,0:05:46.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't be afraid to come up\Nwith the wildest thought in the world
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.53,0:05:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if what you create is truly\Ndifferent and colorful,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.08,0:05:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if it's written well,\Npeople will enjoy it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.66,0:05:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now when I say "written well,"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.16,0:06:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I mean is you might have\Nthe most fantastic notion in the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.31,0:06:05.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suddenly you have a man who\Ncan fly faster than the speed of light.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.93,0:06:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That could be interesting,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.68,0:06:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you have to make him believable,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.11,0:06:12.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to give\Nthe reader or the audience
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.80,0:06:17.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some reason to think\Nhe really has the ability to do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.85,0:06:19.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How did he get that power?\N
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.95,0:06:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Origins of superpowers\Nare always very interesting.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.02,0:06:26.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you get the right origin,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.61,0:06:31.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like, for example, Spiderman\Nbeing bitten by a radioactive spider,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.83,0:06:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least, then the viewer\Nhas something to hold on to
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.07,0:06:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to say, "Well, it might have\Nhappened, now I'll enjoy it."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.20,0:06:42.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even though you're writing
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.37,0:06:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what amounts to\Na fairy tale for grown-ups,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.75,0:06:49.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,try to keep enough facts
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.09,0:06:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and try to give enough detail\Nthat the reader or the audience will say,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.77,0:06:56.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Well, it could have happened,"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.90,0:07:01.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then your public\Ngoes along with the fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.59,0:07:03.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you make it too wild,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.83,0:07:09.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you don't give any reason\Nwhy it is as wild as it is,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.41,0:07:12.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then sometimes it can be overkill.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.60,0:07:17.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what I'm trying to say is,\Nlet your imagination flow freely,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.89,0:07:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but always base what happens\Non some sort of provable fact
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.34,0:07:27.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that the reader or the viewer\Nwill go along with it
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.05,0:07:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and enjoy it as much\Nas you enjoy writing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.63,0:07:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So good luck to you!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.33,0:07:36.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks for listening\Nand I really enjoyed talking to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.51,0:07:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Excelsior!