Fans are the most underrated people when it comes to celebrity interactions and engagements. They themself lack the knowledge of their importance in a celebrity's life. It is the power of a fan that makes a celebrity a celebrity. A fan is always there to support their idol, even when they are just common people. The emotions they feel while supporting their favorite singer or movie star is unmatchable. It's like they get the chance to enter a world of fantasy, where they aren't themselves, but someone else. I do believe that this is something that everyone should experience once in their lifetime, because it can bring them happiness when they see their idols living a happy life. Celebrating the fans seems like a strange idea at first. We’re a society of fans, but we rarely celebrate the fans themselves. It seems as though every other day we’re celebrating a public figure with some press and a red carpet — not something we can do too often, because all of our A-listers are already on TV and in the tabloids enough as it is. Why should they get any more attention? But after reading this article, you should see how important it is to celebrate your inner fan.
The Hardships Superfans Suffer
Superfans have to go through a lot of hardships. Remember the time when a fan walked 900 km in18 days from Dwarka to Mumbai, just to meet his idol Akshay Kumar. There are a lot of such instances where fans have devoted or sacrificed their lives just to get a glimpse of their superstars. Superfans are the most loyal supporters of a brand. They will go to any extent to get a whiff of the brand, they will stand in queues for hours and sometimes even travel across the world to meet their idols. Be it Bollywood, Cricket or any other field, superfans have been an integral part of the entertainment industry. As once said by author and filmmaker Pooja Bhatt, “For a lot of fans, it is not just about liking the star or the film, but it is an expression of who they are; their love for a star is a part of the self.” A superfan will make any sacrifice to get close to his/her favorite star. The intense relationship between fans and stars is not just limited to Bollywood actors. The cricketing world also has its share of famous fan-celebrity relationships. Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu shares an unbreakable bond with his fans, who call themselves the “Sidhu Army”. He says his fans are the reason behind everything he has achieved in life. So here are some of the major sacrifices of being a Super Fan: 1. They get up at 2 AM to catch their favorite star's film, TV show or song on the first day of release. 2. They wake up for the morning shows if they are living in a different city or state. 3. They have to spend all of their savings just to buy a ticket. 4. They have to sacrifice their sleep, food, studies and everything else just to get a glimpse of their favorite star. 5. And sometimes, they even have to walk hundreds of kilometers!
Fandrum: The Platform Dedicated To Fans
Celebrities may be the ones strutting the red carpet and getting paid millions of dollars to star in movies and television shows. However, they’d have no reason to do any of it if not for the unconditional support of their legions of fans. Fans are passionate and loyal, sticking with their favorite star through both good times and bad. Fans will go to extreme lengths to support their favorite celebrity. It’s a love that can often be baffling to non-fans — but today we want to celebrate this love of fans for their favorite stars! With the launch of a new platform- Fandrum, the fans will now be truly celebrated. Samridhi Katyal and Vipul Chaubey- The brains behind this wonderful platform, created Fandrum with an idea of connecting all types of fans on a single platform to make them share their story to the whole world. They can make their own communities and they won’t be facing any kind of racism or discrimination from others. Team Fandrum is also going to launch its app in the play store and app store, which is truly a single place from where you can achieve everything. You can share curated content, memes and posts to other fans and communities, post videos and reels, register for Superfan contests and earn rewards and freebies.
Conclusion
As a fan, you have a right to get your desired content, you have a right to have fun. And the main motive of Fandrum is to provide these rights to all the fans and thereby making a platform where they can roam freely without any kind of discrimination. Only then will it be able to reach out to many more like you, who are fans but don’t consider themselves as superfans. With the help of this platform, for example, a movie buff is now able to share his passionate journey as a movie lover with all other movie lovers. In a similar way, a fan of Television shows can talk about his favorite shows with the other such fans. In today’s world, social media has proved its power to connect humans from any corner of the world. But it is coming with the concept of discrimination and racism too. On networking websites like Facebook and Instagram, when people are on the hunt for more ‘friends’ and ‘likes’, they discriminate against others for their views and culture. They tend to throw wounds on each other because they never experience it themselves. To sum things up, there are several factors that are leading Fandrum to take over the online world of entertainment. If you haven’t signed up yet, then do register an account on Fandrum and join the fandom of your favorite actors, actresses and stars from around the world. With a huge fan base, nothing can stop this platform from taking over everything entertainment. So enjoy the company of your favorite stars and stay updated about them through Fandrum!
A fan's loyalty is worth experiences.
Introduction
Just as the Internet and social media have made it possible for us to know more celebrities than ever before, it has also given us unprecedented access to their fans. When we look at a picture of a celebrity, we can now look in the comments and see what people who care about that celebrity are saying. It is amazing how much effort some fans put into their obsession. But there are limits. Fans are not just dedicating their time; they want the object of their obsession to be aware of their dedication. They want the celebrity to see them.
This article is an attempt to put the idea to the forefront that fans need to be awarded for their loyalty.
Conventional Ways in which Fandoms Operate
Fandoms are a cultural phenomenon that exists worldwide and has since the early 20th century. Fandoms are formed by a common interest in celebrities or fictional characters. The focus is on the loves, lives, gossip and scandals of their favorite personalities. These fans will often write fanfiction about their idols, buy merchandise and go to conventions for the purpose of meeting their idols.
Fandom is a strange thing. It is a commercial relationship between famous people and their fans, which is not supposed to be business-like. Most viewers like to think of the relationship as closer and more personal than it actually is. Fans do not watch television shows or movies in order to be entertained. They watch them in order to contact their favorite actors and actresses.
Under the conventional system, when a celebrity posts something on a social media platform, fans are forced to blindly follow orders and “like” or “thumbs up” the posts. This has been the trend for many years, where the celebrity has the advantage to be the only one who controls their image and fans cannot express opinions.
Fandom is classically organized as a pyramid scheme; at the top are celebrities, and below them are layers of fans. As in any pyramid scheme, the ones who make out best are those at the top. The famous people make money from their fame, and they also get attention (and therefore pleasure) from everyone beneath them.
Fans are not celebrated for their loyalty. They are brushed aside as jerks or not . celebrated for their outrageous behavior. Fan loyalty is rarely fully appreciated just how valuable it is and how rare. Celebrities/ Shows/ Movies forget that all they have and are, is because the fans and fandoms do not appreciate their fans enough.
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