The recently held filmfare awards,hosted by shah rukh khan and saif ali khan with their characteristic spit-fire sarcasm created quite a stir and polarised the tens of thousands of viewers who watched it on television...some people loved it and professed admiration for the duo for treading into forbidden territory with their dark humour...some people hated it and felt that the sanctity of the filmfare awards had been tarnished..after all,its the oldest award in bollywood and a much sought after one at that!
An elderly person i'm close to complained bitterly that shah rukh khan and saif ali had crossed all limits of decency and gone too far with their brand of slapstick/sarcastic humour...especially the giving away of awards for the worst dressed actress and forcing the recepient(an unsuspecting vidya balan!)to accept the award and say a few words!..also when the sponsor of the awards(an elderly business tycoon) came to give away an award and expressed happiness that he was being asked to give the award to a beautiful lady who was his favourite as well(deepika padukone),shah rukh khan quipped,tongue-in-cheek,"she'd be happier if you made her a share-holder in your company!"..the sponsor was left looking red-faced!
I am on the side of the people who loved the function...i thoroughly enjoyed it and laughed a lot..one should only have a problem with people who poke fun at others but are unwilling to take a joke on themselves sportingly...thats unfair and reeks of double standards...but shah rukh and saif ali were as harsh on themslves as they were on others..in fact,they did a mini skit on their readiness to dance at wedding parties,birthday parties and any other function,at the drop of a hat,provided they are shown the big bucks!....i definitely think they played fair..
A lot of people though found it all in bad taste...i say to them,why can't we let go of our inflated egos and hear things about ourselves which we know are true but don't want said aloud,for a night?
lets not be full of ourselves all the time...poke fun at others and get poked too,for a change!..
Ultimately,we are all going to end up in a pot of ashes to be dispersed over a river or in a coffin under layers and layers of mud..thats the biggest potshot of all that God takes on man....no escape!...like someone so rightly said..don't take life too seriously,you are not going to get out of it alive!
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dear nisha,
we r living in intersting times.there are blogs that cover tv,fashion,literature and lifestyle and whatever else you find in a typical newspaper.the comment comes through your blog which is where your reviews and other writings are stored.the great thing abt a blogger is that your readers talk back to u .it is endlessely fascinating to see readers view it.
from 'filmfare awards to a pot of ashes'was very interesting.i had experienced the same feelings and thoughts while watching the awards function and u have articulated them in a meaningful and poignant manner,i am perfectly in sync with what have said so perceptively abt the dark humour of the famous anchors.
the literary merit of a thought provoking article must be in the posing of the problems,the title of the review is a cosmic joke on the starry eyed award winners.the article takes the reader on an interesting award nite safari which ultimately ends up in a philosophical ambush.the philosophical musings at the end of the article give it a religious sense.it has the profound symbolism of reminding one of the transience of all created things ultimately turning to ashes....om nama sivaya!
affly
achan.
Acha..
Thank-you as always for your encouraging words.
"thank-you" though is much too small a word when it comes to thanking you.
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