Things I hate about Bollywood Movies

Movies are supposed to bring back your faith on love, humanity and hope. They are made to make you laugh and inspire you. But there are some Bollywood directors who need to double check their work because they are setting some serious negative examples through Bollywood movies.

1.    No Consent – Basically a guy stalking a girl even when she states that she is “not interested in him”. Related to this was news of an Indian guy in Australia harassing women and blaming Bollywood for it. After hearing it, I had just laughed it off. But after watching AIB’s video regarding the same, I started to see a little hint of no consent in every movie or song. Watch “Haseena Maan Jayegi” song for example. (To watch the article, video and song, click on the links).

 

2.    Eye Candy – It means objectifying women and men. Yep, that’s right! Even men are objectified as eye candy. It is Bollywood people; it means acting in movies not flaunting 6-8 pack abs. Do not even get me started on item songs that exist for the sole purpose of getting views from guys who just want to see girls dancing on some stupid, shady lyrics. “Log Kehte Hain Mujhe Main to Hoon Namkeen Butter”. Those are actual song lyrics. Need I say more?

3.    Tomboy = Not Attractive – My love for “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” was to such extent that even when I was not big enough to speak I used to say “Ku Ku Ota Hai”. But, after growing up, I realized that it stated such a bad example that girls who do not behave a certain way are not seen as beautiful. If you can transform yourself into a pink loving, teddy hugging and makeup doing girl, then you are the one. Else, God bless you. Same happened in Main Hoon Na.

 

4.    Unrealistic Action Scenes – Actor and villain beating each other to death, making each other fly in the air with just a punch. Hero beating all sidekicks altogether. Then comes a corny dialogue and actress seen as this “abla naari” who is captured by the villain and it’s the sole job of the hero to save her. Police? Who is that?

 

5.    Set Standards of Beauty – Ever seen a Bollywood movie starring a fat protagonist and nothing being mentioned about it? Many actors and actresses go through skin lightening treatments to fit the beauty standards and those who don’t have to face racist and lewd comments. Trailer of movie “Unindian” starring Brett Lee and Tannishtha Chatterjee on YouTube has no comments regarding acting or story but has all comments discussing over actress’s melanin induced skin color.

 

6.    Masala over Quality – Commercial movies like Dhoom 3, Ek tha Tiger and Houseful are very well known by people, but very few people are aware of gems like Hotel Salvation, Nil Battay Sanatta and Shaitan. It’s because such movies don’t have huge casting and people see movies for actors not stories. Even if it means over acting.

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A reunion to remember

With the promise of being friends forever they parted.
40 years later the will to meet each other started.
All dressed up for the reunion, the tears rolled down.
As the health did not cooperate with the mind.
Then they remembered the party was uptown.
With the moan, they started to breakdown.
Then a flashback appeared.
The laughs, the pranks and the sensations.
One puts on a brave face and break fear.
From the wheelchair he gets up and calls the dear.
Says doesn't matter the disability, the friends will never out wear.
Get up o get up dear.
The one with low eyesight, calls for the car.
Says doesn't matter if I have to go far.
One by one all leave the fright and go with sparkle in their eyes.
40 years later, again under one roof.
The faces have changed but not the emotions.
Everybody remembers the good old days and promises that never failed.
The clown of the class again makes a joke.
The Romeo and Juliet of the class are still poked.
With funny thing in mind, they make a pact again.
This time to not meet but to get buried together as a team.

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