Dreams come true, perhaps more often on the silver screen. However, real life is more about a series of dreams, each aiming to take its protagonist to a better place with every tick of the clock.
For midfielder Ritwik Kumar Das, who has been called back to the senior men's national football team camp in Kolkata, after almost a year, it is a matter of building on one dream after another as he carves away at fashioning his career in Indian Football.
"Being called up to the national team is a dream come true for me. There were two things that I've always wanted since I was a child - to play football professionally, and to play for the national team," Ritwik told the-aiff.com. "Getting the chance to play football for the country on the international platform is a great experience."