What happened all of a sudden that actors turned into bloggers? Do they really have the time (writing skill too) to blog? Of all people Salman Khan? Hard to digest! True, he is Saleem Khan’s son…but Salman and the pen (read keyboard)….grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…well, I don’t know. I wonder when he would finally wake up to a painful realization: “Maine Blog Kyun Khola?” Perhaps, he never needs to wake up; for, you never know how many ghost-writers he has employed! Why he? The organization which has made a writer of him, at least apparently, must have good humble writers who do not seek fame but money. A prospective job is on the cards for all you literature people…ghost-writers for celebs!
Aamir Khan is still okay. The man has some sensibilities. But this doggish dog story (which is SRK’s namesake) does not really suit Aamir’s personality. He does not need to name his pet after SRK to prove his own superiority. The world already knows the truth. Aamir is definitely a better actor, any day. So why sacrifice one’s dignity? And the media which seems to have run out of important news is filling quality hours on news channels and considerable columns of the newspaper with such bull-shit!
Too much is being made of the Bachchan Blog too! The whole world (as the media portrays it) seems to have gone cyber-nuts to take a look at what Big B is writing. The reality is too simple to be revealed. The “Big Adda” guys (you-know-who) are paying the star (don’t ask in what digits or in which currency) to pen-lash at his colleagues and go vocal on controversial issues that sell well. In the big bad Bolly-world Big B’s bigness is always up for sale for the right amount of money, no matter how low he may have to stoop, sarcastic derision of SRK being a low-end example. Let SRK take a few days break from the IPL euphoria, some other organization would approach him to write what the media wants him to. So celeb-blogging has nothing to do with pouring out the heart; it is irredeemably conditioned by the demands of the media. Therefore, Big B’s upcoming website, a sequel to his blog it seems, (which would again top in receiving media attention) should focus on the following:
1. Why do we see Amar Singh as his or his wife’s arm-candy in all the award functions and related programmes? Has the Samajwadhi Party leader nothing more to do for the samaj that he spends so much quality time hobnobbing with the Bachchans? What are the political implications of such camaraderie?
2. Was Abhishek really in love with Aishwarya, or was the marriage another lucrative business deal, just like his blog?
3. Why does Jaya Bachchan always look so terribly irritated when things around her seem to shine in full glory? Is she eternally apprehensive of Rekha’s comeback?
4. Given that Rekha is still sufficiently young and beautiful, and Jaya old and flabby, does Big B regret that he did not marry the former?
5. How did he manage to act so terribly in Ramgopal Varma ki Aag? Does a good actor's bad acting is representative of acting skills as well?
The list may just go on and on. The website to be a hit requires a proper marketing manger with a research experience in the controversies and curiosities surrounding the Bachchans.
How many more new ways of media monstrosity are we have to bear with? Let’s not even dare imagine!
1 comment:
Wow, you've made some interesting points. I love numbers 4 and 5 of the list especially! I was wondering if I would end up writing about all these Bollyblogs, but you've beaten me to it! Anyway, I did put something down about Sallu. Here it is:
Salman ka Dum (?)
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