Rape is an ugly word of a horrible and cowardly act.
But in Bollywood especially in the 70’s and 80’s it was actually considered as necessary as an item number.
The movie pitch went something like this ‘Sirji, Introduction of hero on a dark night, he saves the heroine from being raped and beats up 10 goons, 3 romantic songs, 1 religious song, 1 sad song and 1 item number, 4 action scenes, and Sir beat this our film will have not 1! Not 2! But 3 rape scenes!’
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Some baby, claiming to be my son, just took a 3 and half hour nap. Now, I know this cannot be my baby, because my baby only takes 15 minutes naps. He also woke up in a good mood.
This is definitely not my kid.
But I think I’ll hang on to him for a bit. I hope Christina likes him.
via thegreatdaddyproject:
(Source: daysofthedad)
— Voltaire
“I fear that maybe audiences — the masses — won’t like Dhobi Ghaat. Because it’s a very fine film. I mean people who have knowledge of cinema, who are sensitive, who think from the heart and are emotional, this film is for them.”
Really, Mr Khan? (Aamir Khan)
Do please put a sock in it, sir.
Suddenly your new film is too good for your audience? And your audience, the reason you are who you are, perceived as cerebral even while hawking low-fat snacks, is suddenly not sensitive enough, not emotional enough — and not well enough versed in film theory — for you? Bah, humbug.
The sheer level of condescension in that quote is alarming. For one, calling the Indian audience short of sensitivity or emotion is a stretch in any book. We’ve always been suckers for high drama, even in comic scenes. You know, the kind of films where vacuum cleaners birth infants just so caricatured fathers can have changes of heart? Yeah, those wouldn’t work if the audience didn’t react with its heart and forgive all the farce.
- Is Aamir a star only because we’re too dumb?
Good one!
— Voltaire
— Dorothy Parker
Every girl wants me, every guy wants to be me.
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