Dear God, I wished you a dashing birthday (on November 2). I chant every morning, ?Long Live! King Khan.? I?ve also got a pocketful of wishes for your every success, wherever your name appears.

God, I?m ready to confess that I am a confused devotee of yours rather than being a fervent fan. To date I couldn?t understand if my life is following your movies or your movies are following me. Let me explain ? When I was in the fifth standard, I saw a girl. I knew nothing except her name ? Kiran. She drove me crazy. The next month the audio of your first film with Yash Raj banner? Darr ? got released. That film firmed me more on my love and I was just nuts about her. After a long trial somehow she accepted my proposal on September 29, 1995. Love was in the air when your Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was released. That boosted our romance and it made you an overnight romantic star. The film also gave me an additive to my original name ? Raj. I started using my name with Raj, ever since.

As days passed by, our physics teacher came to know about my love story. He interfered. But I made a plan. I helped my other three friends to start their love stories, as well. All of a sudden another miracle happened that winter? Mohabbatein, your second film with Adi (Aditya Chopra), that depicted you as a great lover and who helped his students to get their loved ones, released. But this was just the beginning.

I started studying Indian history. Suddenly you came with Asoka. I used to have the usual fights with my girlfriend. I did suspect her with another guy. Your delayed film, Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, came with almost the same storyline. After a month we had parted.

By the time, one of your greatest film got released on July 12, 2002 ? Devdas. The very next day, I met my girlfriend. Her version was ? she?s got engaged with that guy. I started drinking (as in Devdas), whenever I got depressed.

But this time, too, my life was saved. I got a new friend. She started impressing me and I was in love again. She showed me how colourful life is. I got a new definition of life ??Enjoy life, kya pata, kal ho na ho. The film Kal Ho Naa Ho released last winter, when I started a new life.

Now, this is a fact, that she is from Pakistan and you are doing Veer-Zaara, which is also about an Indo-Pak love story. Last but not the least, I have come back to my home town from Chennai after three long years. Now, I want to stay here because this is my Swades.

People (including my parents and friends) call me a copycat. But dear Godji, I do believe that your films and I are just apt for each other. I am a rishi whose idol for worship is you. I?m nobody to comment on your talent, versatility, etc, as there are too many pundits out there to talk about that. I just know, whenever I feel down and out I switch on to your movies. You are everything to me and your movies inspired me to join a course on film studies. You are my only inspiration, my aspiration, and you are in my respiration, as well.

Devoted to you, always.

Rishiraj B.
(Burdwan)