A popular Bollywood actor made the headlines in recent times for the shocking analogies he made on rape. But, he is still the "hero" for some thousands of people in this country who affectionately acknowledge him as "Bhai". Is it even a suitable connotation to be conferred to a person, who has very carelessly made a statement which is bound to hurt the sentiments of the concerned victims? This same actor had been accused in the past of beating his ex-girlfriends up, hunting down a blackbuck and he has gone as far as running people over with his SUV. Yet, sadly, he is still a darling among the masses, and is also apparently the goodwill ambassador for the Rio Olympics this year.
Why even call such people our heroes? Are we "brain-dead" or something to not differentiate between their reel and real lives? We have thousands of fan clubs dedicated to them, we buy stuffs from their merchandize and literally drool over them. And these people go on living by their own rules. There was a famous incident which took place a few years ago, where a police constable in Mumbai was caught shaking hands with a convicted felon(who also happened to be a popular "hero") while he was been taken to the court . And there are even some Godforsaken temples dedicated to our film stars!
It's about time, we snap out of this idiocracy. If you wanna know who a true hero is, then sometimes look over to the persons who have brought you up through thick and thin- parents. If that isn't satisfying enough, then get out of your house , and you're going to see a million of heroes. It could be a single mother who is struggling to bring her kids up, a roadside vendor who must be busy counting the money to pay for his kid's education, or an army man who has valiantly fought for our country.
Yes,there are millions of unsung heroes out there. They don't get any validation or credit for doing something as grand as this. Oh yes, I forgot it's because we're all too busy hailing some phony actors as our role models and ideals....
It's a strange strange world, got to say.
Let's not also forget that, there was a rise in sallu's "patriotic movies" after his imprisonment years. Am I the only one who is learning from Sherlock? 😂😜😜
ReplyDeleteManu, your thoughts just put this insane thing going on in our country , in the right order and perspective. Thoughful one.
Somebody's been developing some serious deductive skills!!
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DeleteThe world is full of Obvious things; which Nobody ,by any Chance Observe. SH
ReplyDeleteSherlock Holmes: Don't make people into heroes John. Heroes don't exist, and if they did I wouldn't be one of them. :D
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