The Barber Association has objected to the title of Shah Rukh Khan’s latest film - Billu Barber! Can we get more atrocious than this!
What is wrong with us Indians? This movie has been in the making for about a year or so now and surely we have been seeing promos and stuff for quite some time now. Why do we not raise issues well before hand if there are any? How could the word “hajjaam” possibly degrade barbers? Isn’t hajjaam the hindi equivalent of barber? And…. The Barbers Association? Wow!!!!! We do have all the time in the world to make associations. And then we disassociate ourselves from our sensibilities. Why do we waste precious time on trivialities like this? I cannot stop laughing at our ridiculousness. When Shah Rukh was asked if he used the word barber in the movie for publicity, he said that he IS publicity. Sigh……….! Anyway, getting back to the issue at hand, he even made light of it when he called it Billu Hairdresser! So much time and money has been spent on posters and other things concerned with the movie. Now to do a recall would be really wasteful. He said that he’d rather be spending this time teaching his kids than address a press conference on silly issues like this. Seriously!
Even this whole deal about Slumdog Millionaire. Though I am yet to watch the movie, I am sure that the point of the movie was not to convey that people living in slums were dogs. I do not even think that there is a single reference to that fact in the movie. And for heaven’s sake, why are we analysing that movie to death. I liked Aamir Khan’s take on a certain aspect of this issue. When he was asked what he thought of Shobha De’s comment when she said that if an Indian director were to make Slumdog, it would have fallen flat on it’s face. Aamir said that he had a very low opinion of Shobha De’s opinions. I just loved it!!!! The fact is that Slumdog is not an Indian movie. It is a movie made by a Foreigner about Indians in India. That does not make it an Indian movie. So why this debate? It is like saying that “The Myth” is an Indian movie just because Mallika Sherawat made a small appearance in it. But then I heard not too long ago that - Opinions are like ***holes. Everybody has them! :D
I feel that we have too many associations and too many charity outfits. I question the genuineness of them. If somebody dies, the family immediately sets up “The so and so Foundation for so and so Cause” Why can they not just add to an already existing Foundation on this particular issue. If the idea is to grab headlines, that will do too. This way, we would have fewer Charities and we would be able to contribute more freely without doubting it’s genuineness. In fact we could contribute a decent bit to all of them.
I feel like setting up an Association to end all Associations! I have to dwell on this a little longer. :-O
What is wrong with us Indians? This movie has been in the making for about a year or so now and surely we have been seeing promos and stuff for quite some time now. Why do we not raise issues well before hand if there are any? How could the word “hajjaam” possibly degrade barbers? Isn’t hajjaam the hindi equivalent of barber? And…. The Barbers Association? Wow!!!!! We do have all the time in the world to make associations. And then we disassociate ourselves from our sensibilities. Why do we waste precious time on trivialities like this? I cannot stop laughing at our ridiculousness. When Shah Rukh was asked if he used the word barber in the movie for publicity, he said that he IS publicity. Sigh……….! Anyway, getting back to the issue at hand, he even made light of it when he called it Billu Hairdresser! So much time and money has been spent on posters and other things concerned with the movie. Now to do a recall would be really wasteful. He said that he’d rather be spending this time teaching his kids than address a press conference on silly issues like this. Seriously!
Even this whole deal about Slumdog Millionaire. Though I am yet to watch the movie, I am sure that the point of the movie was not to convey that people living in slums were dogs. I do not even think that there is a single reference to that fact in the movie. And for heaven’s sake, why are we analysing that movie to death. I liked Aamir Khan’s take on a certain aspect of this issue. When he was asked what he thought of Shobha De’s comment when she said that if an Indian director were to make Slumdog, it would have fallen flat on it’s face. Aamir said that he had a very low opinion of Shobha De’s opinions. I just loved it!!!! The fact is that Slumdog is not an Indian movie. It is a movie made by a Foreigner about Indians in India. That does not make it an Indian movie. So why this debate? It is like saying that “The Myth” is an Indian movie just because Mallika Sherawat made a small appearance in it. But then I heard not too long ago that - Opinions are like ***holes. Everybody has them! :D
I feel that we have too many associations and too many charity outfits. I question the genuineness of them. If somebody dies, the family immediately sets up “The so and so Foundation for so and so Cause” Why can they not just add to an already existing Foundation on this particular issue. If the idea is to grab headlines, that will do too. This way, we would have fewer Charities and we would be able to contribute more freely without doubting it’s genuineness. In fact we could contribute a decent bit to all of them.
I feel like setting up an Association to end all Associations! I have to dwell on this a little longer. :-O
10 comments:
When u set up tht association, count me in.....coz I always wanted to be part of an association:-D
Nice post...had a good laugh!!!
ha ha ha.. this one was really good! People really are jobless...aren't they! Count me in for the association! ;)
man am sick n tired of the whp;e hoopla!
I have watched slumdog.. there is nothing new in that! bunch of cliches put together and ppl r totally gaga about it.. I would rather love someone make shantaraam.. and now that book catches what mumbai really is!
and I am going to create an association to end creation of all associations :).
It has become a fashion these days to just create controversy. I won't be surprised if SRK paid them money to oppose this because as soon as they opposed, he came up with new title and all well done. As if he was prepared already. Aamir Khan too does this kind of manipulative promotion around his film. He creates controvery by taking digs at other actors and then stays on front page of the media till his film becomes a hit.
huh...u've changed ur template again!!!!
And I do think Solilo has a point;-D
Reflections: Yeah. I was just fooling around with the page. Trying to do stuff by taking the time out to read the options!
Stop it! Let somebody say something about Salman Khan and I will see the hackles rise on your back! :D
LOL;-D
Very humourously written, but has great gyaan in it. The numerous associations that crowd this country is proof that Indians are doing things without any definite aim in their life.
Your template looks damn neat. Congrats on your blogging Awards.
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