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Strolling through the labyrinth of life, one can simply not make his way through unless aided by some help. Without this help, this assistance, the only thing possible is getting lost in this confusing, complicated maze. This assistance, in life, comes in the form of various people you come across. And it is impossible not to get influenced by those around you; your family, your friends. But in this age of fictional media and literature, where you have a Batman for every Joker and a Harry Potter for very Lord Voldemort, you come across so many characters that you are bound to relate to one or the other. While some people might view these characters as just another time pass, a simple source of joy in misery but the fact is that, consciously or sub-consciously, these people do intrude into your life, your mindset and end up changing who you are.

Finding my salvation from life’s hectic schedule in television shows and movies, I have come across a plethora of characters that I found entertaining. But having a complex and quirky personality, I never found myself relating to any character; each one seeming either too positive or too negative or simply just very ordinary. Until the day I brought House home. That amazing Fox network drama series, finally, gave me the ironic anti-hero protagonist who mirrored me.

Enter a blue eyed, unshaven, cane wielding, gray-haired maniac who is actually a maverick diagnostician. He’s a brave, brilliant doctor. He’s a professional who doesn’t know what the word means. He eats off strangers’ lunches. He has just one rule; to defy all rules. He’s arrogant. He’s pompous. And whoever you are, he hates you. And if you hate him back. He doesn’t give a damn. He’s callous. He’s self absorbed. He’s Dr Gregory House.

Or you can very well replace just the name from that description with Rohail Salman; minus the Dr.

Indeed, it’s true; House not just resembled me, he influenced the change in me too. A nightmare, as a role model, for