Tuesday, 1 April 2025

ANYTHING I WANT

























Far away from the lure of the spotlight,
In quiet solitude, always alone,
My inner showman springs to life,
In a realm I quite clearly own.

In that space I can whip up some magic,
In that cyber-verse I'm all the rage,
With my voice and my wit and my keen observation,
Over a million screens, the world's my stage.

On that stage I can be whoever I want,
I can summon and project a thousand souls,
A kiss-thirsty crooner, some ace dancefloor burners,
One man donning a gazillion roles.

Have you watched me cook noisy food bloggers?
Or roast OCD air hostesses at will?
Fans swear by my Hritik and Dhoni impressions,
There's swag and audacity, but never overkill.

Some might say I'm not made for the big screen,
And detractors might lob all their taunts,
Yet I revel in knowing that an impressionist
Can be whatever the heck he wants!

Yes, my name is Rohit Raghavendra,
And folks, I can be anything I want!

The first post in my A to Z Blogging Challenge 2025 campaign is a poem dedicated to one of my favourite Instagram personalities, Rohit Raghavendra. Rohit is an actor, a digital content creator, and a freelancing content strategist. 

Initially having started out as an engineering student, he eventually opted out to earn his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. Post his graduation, he worked at an ad agency for a year before making a foray into acting (check out his IMDB profile at the end of this post). In 2020, the COVID-19 lockdown forced him to turn towards Instagram as his primary creative outlet. And he has never looked back since then.

Rohit can do superb impressions of several celebrities - you can check his IG for reels on MS Dhoni, Hritik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, and several other. But besides these, what makes me a great fan is his ability to make hilarious observations about everyday people and their shenanigans, his funny take on quirky as well as strange-yet-accepted social behaviours, eccentric pop culture personalities and trends, and other relatable stuff.

Among his reels that went viral were his impression of an over-eager airhostess, which has so far garnered more than 20 million views. My personal favourites are his reels on how everyday conversations of young duded in Sanskrit would sound like, the idea of Lonavala as a holiday destination and one on LinkedIn posts.

His Instagram URL is Instagram

His IMDB profile can be found on IMDB

Do visit his profile and check out his content.



Hope you liked this poem. Please leave your comments/feedback, irrespective of whether or not you liked what you read. It's a great way to start a conversation or a dialogue. Most importantly, it helps me get better.

I'm participating in #BlogchatterA2Z


13 comments:

  1. A multi-talented genius? That's the impression I get from this post. I'll come back to find out more.

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    1. I've shared his IG link at the end of the post. I'm sure if you visit his profile you'll turn into a fan :)

      Thank you for dropping by. Do come back tomorrow to find out about another IG personality.

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  2. Sounds like a talented guy! Have to check some of his reels now!

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    1. Please do. You'll find his IG link at the end of the post.

      Thanks for dropping by :)

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  3. On That Stage I Can Be Whoever I Want - this was such a beautiful line! Also what a talented way of introducing a handle.

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    1. Glad this resonated with you. Thanks for dropping by Suchita :)

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  4. Yes, it is possible to cook and roast and yet never overkill... interesting lines there. Just one question: Why insist on every word in every line in caps?
    Arvind Passey
    Blog: www.passey.info

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    1. So glad to see you in the comments after so many years Arvind :) Hope you are doing well.

      I personally tend to capitalize each word when I write poems to add emphasis to the syllable structure. I gather from the comments that this could possibly be an irritant for many readers. Getting this changed right away.

      Thanks for dropping by. All the best for the challenge.

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  5. Cool poem on a cool uber talented guy! Paring back the caps would make reading smoother - just my two cents. All the very best for the challenge!

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    1. Glad you liked it Nilanjana :) Means a lot coming from you.

      Thank you. And best wishes for your campaign too.

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  6. I swear I thought you were talking about yourself! So well written! Will have to check out Rohit now, you've made me that curious! Mayuri

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    1. Seems like I took you by surprise at the very end :) Will share a reel or two with you.

      Thanks for dropping by :)

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  7. I am impressed by your words so now I will have to find some of his videos. So good to visit your blog after a long time.

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