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So, if you are reading this article, it im- plies we may have a common interest - Entrepreneurship. The cineplex around the world have been home to some excellent lessons for those who wish to seek. The kind of reach and the extent of delivery that movies can have has been used su- perbly by many film-makers. Consid- er, for example, the 1987 released Wall Street. With the backdrop of Reagan’s presidency, this movie revolves around portraying to young businessmen how “Greed is good.” It makes you question your morale and makes you wonder what price you are willing to pay for the sake of success. Or, consider Steve Jobs, a reflection on the life of the soul behind one of the biggest companies. Witness the extraordinary journey of the man, the making and breaking, the success- es and failures, the fears and challeng- es that lay on his path to his goals, all in 2 hours and 2 minutes. On the oth- er hand, feel inspired by The Pursuit of Happiness, based on entrepreneur Chris Gardner’s nearly one-year strug- gle being homeless and then rising to become a Wall Street legend. From les- sons on what to do to lessons on what not to do, and all the struggles in be- tween, everything has been brought on the Silver Screen beautifully. Moving forward, Bollywood has also produced some exceptional work to showcase stories that keep you think- ing about them after it is over. Guru, loosely based on the life of an Indian business tycoon, revolves around the life of an ambitious middle-class boy who marries a rich man’s daughter and proceeds to start his own business from the dowry money. The controver- sial film follows how one of the biggest companies in the country was built with merciless manipulation but it also teaches you a lesson about com- mitment and the power of believing in your dreams and yourself. Plenty of inspirational movies like Iqbal, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Manzil and others, with numerous subtle messages along with a hardcore lesson have been brought out and left anyone who has watched them with something of substance to wonder about. The global box office alone has been estimated to be worth $41.7 billion and that is excluding home entertain- ment revenue. Together, they give way to the ever rising and shining global film industry that is worth $136 billion. India alone produced 1,813 movies in the year of 2018. With the means that are available and the amount of con- sumption of movies that is prevalent in the world, films are an excellent way to send your point across and inspire the masses. There has been some out- standing work that has been produced to tell tales of some exceptional beings that are bound to leave the viewer as- tonished, and there are many more to come in the near future. And as Mario Puzo had said in The Godfather, “Great men are not born. They grow great.” Keep growing, fu- ture-entrepreneurs! 21