So finally Mr. Akshay Kumar and Ms. Aishwarya Rai were conferred with “Padma Shree” award this year. I am really surprised why it took so long to Indian Government in realizing their gigantic contribution to society, their enormous and not to mention larger than life involvement in making India a better place to live. Do you think its an easy job singing and playing around the trees, wrapped in classy chiffons or to publically compete in “my skirt is shortest and my cleavage is deepest” contests (where words “short” and “deep” change their meaning everyday) or to kick 15-20 goons all alone without any help, that too when you are being paid just over 40 million bucks for a whole 3 hour drama. You gotta be kidding man.. 3 hours of trauma and just 40 million!! That is seriously unfair buddy.. but look at them, how very kindhearted and noble, any thing for this society and public..
Hmm, enough of my crap but just can’t help it, coz I am actually amazed why are we so obsessed with these celebrities from cinema? People will be found standing in hot sun for hours just to get a glimpse of an actor or actress. There will be stampedes where a movie shoot is in progress, temples being made for actors (remember MGR) and what not.
I don’t understand what the fuss is about? They are also human beings of flesh and bones like us and if we need to get an inspiration or make an ideal, why do we seek that in movie stars? It really amuses me when some one says that Amitabh Bachhan or Shahrukh Khan is his/her ideal. Gosh, can you tell me what good they have done to this society that we find a role model in them? Okay, they entertain us, they make us laugh or cry but that’s about it. I don’t get it why I should see my role model in some movie star, why not Ratan Tata or Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Azad? At least they have done some thing worth in their life to make us proud and make this country come forward in some aspect. But who cares, these thoughts are for dorks like me and not for our respectable jury members who make these decisions. I was shocked how they could forget Mallika Sherawat and Rakhi Sawant… may be next year folks…
Cheers!!
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was this dedicated to me sweetu,but it was nice,i hope dat u can bring sum changes in the society.
and dont say anything to amitabh bacchan u know y!!!!!!!!
wow!!
nehaji .. sachi me amithabh aap ke uncle he ?!!! nice to meet u :-)
ST, very good one :-)
..please include 'nayan tara' south indian qualifier for next years award!!(hum unke fan banchukke,ST)
Haha! :D
Fundu wrath!!! :D
On a serious note, they sure have made a joke out of Padma Shree, but chalo I'm gonna not say much until their audacity takes a similar turn towards 'Bharat Ratna' and then I'll font my space as well!!!
Neha - Obsessed!!
Karmanna - Uncle..yeah.. vo b Allahabad se and ye b.. to rishta to hai he na ;)
Ki - :) howz exams going on dear !!
Still - hah.. fundu b and wrath b :D
still bani saint!! ignored the small mistake of indian government and hence not saying any thing to poor fellaws :P
Seriously!!!
Ms. Aishwarya Rai?? oye, mrs bol.. oye, they got padmashree for arts bhaiyya.. not for social service :)arts mein 'deep' aur 'short' ka bohath maine hein :P
temples are being built for rajnikanth as well, not cos he is a legendary actir, but cos of the work he has done for the upliftment of poor and his attitude towards the society.
hehe agree with ya on the "ideal" part :)Mallika Sherawat buddi ho gayi yaar.. haa rakhi ko chance zaroor hein :P
hwz ya bro?
You r so right..I've spent hundreds of hours in college-canteen fighting with ppl over the same issue.
Sadly though,they are now vindicated.
no ST, i have no idea why people obsess about film stars, except that they are really famous and rich, and everyone wants to be famous and rich. and who in there right mind would say either akshay kumar aur ash rai can act to save their lives?? i mean, actors should be awarded, but for acting, not for glamour...
So agree with you there! The next that will happen with the holier than thou couple is that, they will be given tickets to contest the upcoming elections! At times it makes me think that we are a country run by people who are seriously intellectually challenged. A very good write!
Nicely put... as far as giving padmashree is concerned I can only say that we do give them away to overrated actors... about them becoming role models well I disagree with you. SRK, AB and even Akshay Kumar all have achieved something in their respective field. They din't always earn 40 million per movie. So, if people look up to them for the zeal and passion and their achievements I think its not wrong.
:)
Agree with u ST..we r an 'obsessed' ppl!!
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Very well written! Sarcastic to the core, yet didn't fail to highlight the "intellectual deficiency" that we face -not just in the jury but in every other important aspect of Indian society . I always get tensed when I try analyzing next year's situation.
One more thing , agar "Arts-cinema" ke liye award dena hi tha to why not Irfan Khan , Atul Kulkarni, Kay Kay Menon? At least they tried to act and show some emotions on camera!
hahaha...good one! neither would i be surprised if mallika sherawat and rakhi sawant get the coveted padmashree award.
right on spot post......
I think what people see in celebrities is a way of life and fantasy that they themselves want to indulge in and cannot afford to....
I think I can comprehend people behaving like fanatics around stars but what really disgusted me was the fact that
even the govt seems to think the same....
this simply restates the awards have lost their value....
do read my post on the same topic.
http://average-everyday.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-makes-celebrity.html
yes i had the same strange feelings when these 2 bolly celebrities were awarded.true rakhi sawant can pay a bit and compete for next year.
good stuff
Keep Rocking,
Prasant