A lot has happened in our Maharashtra since i posted the last entry. The trail of events since then can be briefed as follows:
1 Almost all film industry comes forward t oupport SRK and his release after Aamir did it earlier. Salman said it in front of the media; Priyanka user her tweets as a medium to support and many other followed them. However, I did not hear any more criticism for anyone else from Mr Supremo or his son.
2. Then, before SRK landed up in Mumbai, A press statement is released saying something like this(i dont remember the exact words here) "Traitors, Go ahead and release your movie under the flagship of Congress. We won't bother you further."
3. SS took another event to bring itself to controversy. Here's something that came to their published paper: "Mr. Rahul Gandhi is coming to Maharashtra tomorrow. Unka swagat kale jhando se kia jaye." To this RG replied by coming to Mumbai, travelling by road, air and in local train and then giving speech at youth congress. How much these acts actually count when he was covered by huge security is totally different issue and is the content for a post in itself. but that for later!
4. SS comes to street again saying we wont let the MNIK release in Mumbai. Maharashtra police takes responsibility and converts mumbai into another Kashmir. Kashmir, as in, CRPF was called in Mumbai, first three rows of theatres were to be occupied by security personals and there was a lot of security personals to be deployed in Mumbai.
5. D Day came and many theater owners stepped back and not released the film. However, as the film released, the controversy took another turn. Till now it was about the freedom of thoughts - freedom of expression. However, as the release of movie neared, it took a totally different turn.
As you might already be knowing, almost everyone from bollywood is on micro blogging site. Mr. SRK was so busy twitting, and every twit was so full of praise for the audiences, to the extent that when you look at the complete set of tweets that were posted on the morning when movie was about to release/ released... and the amount of bandwidth they occupied on the Indian Television Media is enough to provoke the listener to go watch the movie. Not saying that people were not going to watch it otherwise, but still, it was provoking enough to make people who were not planning for it, to go watch the movie. Following all this made me doubt the belief I was having in the integrity in SRK and his comments.
Then a little more thinking went into this: Why did SRK not take any pakistani cricketer at first and then he says that "It was bad that we were not able to take it"? Either take them if you are so bold or do not comment when you are not taking them. It seemed to be a planned activity and perfectly suited for the subject of the film too. Even Aamir khan was not able to create such a vibrancy and presence across the media/audience by his disguise acts that one SRK comment did for MNIK and SRK.
It did not end there; everyone in the fraternity who was still unspoken about this issue, came forward to the support. But, not to support the courage and freedom of expression(Aamir and Salman supported the freedom of expression earlier), they came forward to support the MNIK rather.
Everyone was out there: Go watch "My name is KHAN". The controversy has shifted totally. I mean, how often Do you find the competitive actors promoting other's movie. Hrithik said: "Spread humanity with a vengeance, GO WATCH MY NAME IS KHAN. ..and for the record, my name is HRITHIK ROSHAN." PC too said something on the same lines. Its official now: SRK does know the business and he sure know how to sell his stuff; no matter what he has to do for it. Hats off to his marketing skills. :)
As this is something which i have been following closely and am still doubtful about the intentions behind this episode, I would like to know what other people think about it. Do let me know.and for the record: My name is KSHITIJ GUPTA! :P
(my MNIK critical review/reaction to arrive soon! keep reading.)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
From "Support Freedom of thought" to "Support/Watch MNIK"!
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SRK will stoop down to get his movie running just to show others down. The whole issue from IPL to SS is nothing but pre-planned to get people out. If he was so concerned with the treatment to Pak players (no offence, but they are cricketers and humans of our very own planet), why did he not got them all for his own team? How otherwise can all news channels and papers give it a 5-star rating? I haven't seen any movie trailer as pathetic as its (except the RGV ki Aag ones). The presence of SRK makes the movie a NEVER-WATCH!
Apologies to all those who love Khan... for I define insanity at its best!
Part 1/3:
When we say things like - "Its official now: SRK does know the business and he sure knows how to sell his stuff; no matter what he has to do for it. Hats off to his marketing skills. :)" we are totally inspired by the Constitution of INDIA (ohh sorry its 'HINDU'-STAN for you i guess), which in its Article no. 19 guarantees six freedoms and "Freedom of speech and expression" is the first one amongst those.
We have the Right to Freedom of Speech which enables us to comment on anyone and opine about any issue under ‘The World...as I see it ...:)' but when it’s a matter surrounding a person having a name such as Shah Rukh 'Khan', we start questioning every action – ‘Why did SRK not take any pakistani cricketer at first and then he says that "It was bad that we were not able to take it"? Either take them if you are so bold or do not comment when you are not taking them. It seemed to be a planned activity and perfectly suited for the subject of the film too'.
It feels like a shattering blow, at first, and disheartening afterwards as to how these so-called 'Educated People' of India consciously and deliberately overlook the Article 14 of our very same constitution, which guarantees that all citizens shall be equally protected by the laws of the country. It means that a state cannot discriminate against a citizen on the basis of caste, creed, colour, sex, religion or place of birth.
You might question the use of my 'Right to Freedom of Speech' while making the aforesaid comment but in our sub-conscious minds we all know that had such a statement been given by the Bachchans or the Roshans or the Kumars, it would not have been singled out and no voices would be raised against it.
So, i want to ask some of us (rather most of us) - Have we really allowed India to be a SECULAR STATE?
< To me, in this present situation, the concept of 'SECULAR STATE' appears exactly to be like an object which is placed at infinity (which means it is actually present nowhere) and whose mere virtual image is visible, when seen through a Convex Mirror. >
Till the time you search the answer for it, i would like to answer some FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions).
1. Why didn’t SRK place a bid on any Pakistani cricketer?
Ans. To all those who are not so much in-sync. with IPL’s team composition rules:
* Minimum squad strength of 16 players plus one physio and a coach.
* No more than 8 foreign players in the squad and at most 4 in the playing XI.For the 2009 edition franchises are allowed 10 foreign players in the squad. The number allowed in the playing XI remains unchanged at 4.
* A minimum of 8 local players must be included in each team.
* A minimum of 2 players from the BCCI under-22 pool in each team.
Now, at the auctions for IPL 3, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) could buy only one foreign player and it feels so important to share a true fact amongst all of us at this time that the Player whom KKR's coach and captain were eying for last 6 months to fill in that spot for them was Abdur Razzaq, a player from Pakistan. Even all contract issues were settled with Razzaq's PR in advance.
But God had some other plans. I would like to think he wanted to check all of us on the parameter of 'Right to Equality', on which, quite of us (rather most of us) failed miserably.
Ahhhh, i am sorry for getting distracted by my hurt little heart, who is not willing to agree that we, who keep on singing 'Hindu - Muslim - Sikh - Isaayee, hum chaaron (we 4) hain bhai bhai', truly understand the meaning of it from within ourselves.
Part 2/3:
So moving back to Mr. Razzaq….now a question arises as to why he wasn’t picked at the auctions... Thats because Razzaq hurt himself in training and was not fit to play in IPL 3.
Then why not any other Pakistani player?
-- My dear ones, the only answer to this question would be - why are we segregating players on the basis of their home countries???
This whole issue has started on Mr. Khan saying that in the field of arts, sports etc we should be treating everyone as equals, be it an Australian, be it a Kiwi, be it a Pakistani.
Ironically, the man (Mr. Khan) who has bought a Pakistani cricketer (in the past) and is appealing in his simple words to treat all players as equals, is being questioned morally on his cricketing or business decision to not buy a few cricketers.
but he only said that while choosing a player we should not be having his nationality in consideration, and that is it, but we - the smart minds have made an issue out of such a noble thought too.
And even if you haven’t got the hang of it yet, KKR is HIS team. His team does not exist to please the morals of an immoral public. It’s his cricketing brains (coach, captain and others), which he depends upon.
2. What was the need for him to say anything like that?
Ans. The media persons and their questions.
It wasn’t Mr. Khan who invited the media and asked them to create any controversy, but it was the questions from our journalists (or the news 'creators'). They asked him his views on 'Is it right not to pick any of the Pakistani players for IPL 3 by any of the franchises', and the only 'mistake' which Mr. Khan made was to answer this question, to state his opinion in this environment of 'Right to Expression'.
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3. Why did My Name Is Khan (MNIK) came in picture?
Ans. It was not Mr. Khan who introduced MNIK amongst us by this statement, he had already unveiled MNIK, worldwide, on Star Plus on 16th December 2009, at 10 PM Indian Standard Time, but it was SS who, out of the blue, came up with the agenda of not allowing MNIK solely because Shah Rukh Khan was associated with this movie.
During all this, Mr. Khan kept on saying (requesting) to keep MNIK away from all this and talk to him in-person on this issue, but we, having the 'Right to Think', will think that it was his marketing policy.
With all due regards, I will like to advice all, who are still thinking that it was Mr. Khan's strategy for giving a kick start to his movie, to please go to website: http://www.boxofficeindia.com/index.php and check all the records (top grosser of Release Day, highest earner on first weekends) which MNIK just missed to 3 Idiots were all because of the reason that except for the 13 theaters of our film city, Mumbai, MNIK was not screened at all in Mumbai in its initial days.
And my dear friends knowing how good an entrepreneur Mr. Khan is, i can assure you that he could never ever strategize anything like this to harm any of his movies in such a big manner. And the movie in question here is MNIK, which has been supposedly the most awaited movie for an year and a half.... I don’t think it (MNIK) needed any more hype than it already had prior to this controversy too.
And claims of this controversy being a 'Marketing move' hurt you even more when after you see this movie, My Name Is Khan.
The movie might put an end to your controversial claims. It only teaches a divine message of respecting humanity above all religions. It urges us to see people only in two brackets, based on ones deeds, 'Good People' and 'Bad People'.
Please stop segregating on the basis of one’s religion and one’s nationality.
A request: Go and watch MNIK. It will make you a better ‘HUMAN’
If, even now, anyone thinks it was for publicity, to those sickos, two words... SHUT UP !!!
Let there be a peaceful world! A peaceful world, as he (Mr. Khan) and most of us see...
Hey bro! First: It was really surprising to have u here…as I don’t remember sharing the URL with you in recent times. Second: I guess it pulled the wrong string of the guitar for you…However, now as you have already spent so much of your important time in penning those points out(especially the formatting part, making bold etc. :-), lets take your points one by one… and try to go in detail:
When … Article no. 19 guarantees six freedoms and "Freedom of speech and expression" is the first one amongst those.
[Not able to understand how SRK being good at Marketing related to Article no. 19 .. may be you can elaborate a bit here…freedom of speech is nowhere questioned in whatever is written here]
We have the Right to Freedom of Speech …under ‘The World...as I see it ...:)' …film too'.
It feels like a shattering blow, at first, and disheartening afterwards … of birth.
[Pls don’t be shattered and dis-heartened! The situation is not that as you are depicting it. and Again…Could not find any relation between Article 14(as you say it.. I don’t know these article numbers much in depth :-) and first doing something(read not selecting any P Player) and then commenting that It was bad that it happened. Further, there’s a difference when any common man make a comment or Indian Prime Minister or any other celeb makes a comment. As they say it: “With great power comes great responsibilites” :)]
You might question … against it.
[There’s no questioning anyone’s right to freedom here. And just to clear your biased thinking: It remains same for everyone! Be it SRK/ Roshans/ Aamir Khan / Bachchans/ or any other damn politician/celebrity. I guess it is our self obsession with someone that makes us think that S/he can’t go wrong any single time. And I guess it’s there for everyone, not just you, only that someone changes.]
So, i want to ask some of us (rather most of us) - Have we really allowed India to be a SECULAR STATE? < To me, … Convex Mirror. >
[ I don’t know which state of India are you living in? Leaving the hardliners aside ( and they are at every side, be it on Ram’s or Rahim’s or any other’s), I do not see any other bias among the common people. It’s more about who the person is rather than what his surname is? In case you missed out: BJP(who were considered as anti-muslims were the first one to appoint APJ abul Kalam as our president). It’s the biased thinking that “people are against muslims” that makes you go non-secular. I don’t know how vigilant are you about the social acts: but I have seen immense number of non-muslims visiting dargah/peeers however am yet to see any Muslim climbing the stairs at any temple . SRK/salman khan has maximum follow-up in India(or non-muslims as you are saying it) than in among any other section I guess. And Aamir Khan even bigger following within these states only. As per your comments, it seems that everyone out there who thinks that this was for publicity is non-secular and against Muslims. It’s more about one person, man. Why are you giving it a communal touch and then you say we are not secular. I seriously doubt we can ever be, when we add to every other thing a communal angle. One last point here: I did not used the name KHAN so many times as you did in your comments. Now you decide: what is stopping you from being secular and treat person as a person rather than a community. ]
Till the time you search the answer for it, … Questions).
[And the answer doesn’t need to be searched for these claims as whatever articles you mentioned and their implementations are well intact. It’s only your perception that makes it –ve or +ve for you. It was never said that he should not have said anything like this. It’s more like, when your comments earn weightage, you ought to be more responsible. SS was in no way right in whatever they did. They acted totally absurd, but it was more like they were being used unknowingly for some different purpose altogether. They were so self confident, that they totally forgot who they were talking to this time.(read the previous post “ Asking for trouble, are they?” if you need t o explore more on this.)]
1. Why didn’t SRK place a bid on any Pakistani cricketer?
Ans. … depends upon.
2. What was the need for him to say anything like that?
Ans. The media…'Right to Expression'.
[If there are genuine reasons(Injury or vatever) for Pak players being rejected, how come it is sad that no Pakistani players were selected? Further, for whatever reasons, if u are not picking any, you can shut your mouth…right? There are thousands of other issues which these guys say “No comments” to? Why do they not use the freedom of speech for other better incidents? Further, pls link me to this post video where these comments were pulled out of him. I have trying to find his exact comments or questions or video of the press conference to no result. It seems this thing directly appeared in papers/TV that SRK has said so. If you find any location with original questions/comments, I would be more than interested to go through them. ]
3. Why did My Name Is Khan (MNIK) came in picture?
… marketing policy.
[So what were you expecting here. SRK would come out and say: Our film is based totally on this theme. Please go and watch it. or were you expecting he would say, please stop the screening of MNIK in Mumbai. He ought to ask ppl to keep things separate. But, what’s being planned behind the scenes, neither you know nor I/ anyone know. So it’s everyone’s perception only. There is nothing like truth; be it pro-SRK or against SRK.]
With all due regards, I will…supposedly the most awaited movie for an year and a half....The movie might put an end to your controversial claims.... SHUT UP !!!
[Speaking of the collection of MNIK: it was sure to gross a huge opening: no doubt. If SRK starrer Billu or Om Shanti Om(with no script or acting) can make it to the list, this one was the return of most amazing duo SRK-Kajol and is ought to make it to top grossers. It’s not that the movie would have totally failed has this controversy been not there. It’s just about the way things changed from supporting freedom of thought to Supporting MNIK. Towards the release day, the idea that was omnipresent was: watch MNIK if you support freedom of thought. Hence the visibility is ought to increase exponentially. And the idea of it being the most awaited movie for an year and a half.... is the result of SRK obsession many people have. There are lots of better movies that are being awaited for even longer time than this one. I myself watched the movie the first day and it was not that bad. The script and acting were both good and the theme was good too. However, it was way too stretched but that is a separate issue all together. For “SRK/MNIK trying teaching a divine message of respecting humanity above all religions”, the day the responsibility of teaching social messages moves to this brigade, only God knows what will happen to the society. For he is the only one who recently said: “As a child, I always dreamed of growing to become a porn star”. I guess his child fans won’t be getting a divine message through this one or many of his other such comments. So it’s actually better to “SHUT UP” at times, but only if few people knew how to follow it, rather than asking others to shut up.]
Let there be a peaceful world! A peaceful world, as he (Mr. Khan) and most of us see...
[Dude, the day the responsibility of peaceful world shifts solely to these celebs or any of these politicians, I can’t even imagine what would be the scenario that day. It’s only the common man who is not bothered by these things and wants to remain happy in his small world, living his daily living. But alas, he is being used most of the times, to the benefit of more influential ones. Be it, by a small thing as being provoked to go watch a movie or be it to side with a party/organization on some other absurd thoughts. And it should be our duty as being “'Educated People' of India” to try to bring any such activity to other’s notice. ]
hehehe Jai Sri Ram Bhaiya.
Yeah it indeed was suprising for me too, to write anything online, and I had never thought that my first blog/reply will be of any such kind... hehehe.... But thanks to you... ;)
Okey lets be professional again now ;)
Reply 2:
Part 1
[Not able to understand how SRK being good at Marketing related to Article no. 19 .. may be you can elaborate a bit here…freedom of speech is nowhere questioned in whatever is written here]
Article no. 19 directly comes in to picture because when he (SRK) just answers to the Question ("Do you feel is it right not to place bid on Pak Players?") asked by our media reporters, he is subjected to face such obligations that all this controversy was his marketing strategy to give a kick start to MNIK. Why so? Why isn't he allowed to have his 'Right to Freedom of Speech'?
Why are we creating unnecessary fuzz out of his simple, noble ideology? Why can't we respect his 'Right to Freedom of Speech' and confine our 'minds' to only what he has actually said? What is the need for questioning his ideologies if he hasn't baught a Pak Player even after knowing the Abdur Razzaq's case? Why is it all the time that we keep on thinking that there would be some 'Self-Profitable Devil motive' behind the deeds (which includes making a statement as to answer some reporters) of others?
He just said that we should be 'Pro-relations' with each and every state/country/continent, now be it Pakistan or Australia or England or NewZealand or 'any' (every) other state/country/continent for instance.
Please answer me, is it wrong to think like this? Or is it wrong 'not' to segregate people in the field of arts, sports on the basis of thier home nations?
[Pls don’t be shattered and dis-heartened! The situation is not that as you are depicting it. and Again…Could not find any relation between Article 14(as you say it.. I don’t know these article numbers much in depth :-)]
Trust me, I would really like to believe that 'the present situation' is not as I am depicting it to be, but, sadly... it is so.
And by the introduction of Article no. 14 to you, I wanted to ask that what is 'that thing' which constantly poking you (and few others) to question his comments?
It (article no. 14) questions that when we can blog about anything what we want, when we can opine about any issue then why can't he(SRK) put forth his opinion when is asked to do so (by raising questions to him by our media reporters)? What is the difference between us and him (SRK) that whatever he is saying is being in such a wrong manner by you? Why? Isn't he living in the same country? Or the constitution and its Articles (like no. 14 and no. 19) change(s) itself/themselves for different personalities?
[and first doing something(read not selecting any P Player) and then commenting that It was bad that it happened.]
And I think that how his (SRK) comment and non-selection of a Pak Player by KKR can live together, has been already explained by me in as my answers to Question 1 and Question 2 of my last reply. So i would sincerely request you to please go through the same once again, and still if you happen to have some doubts over the co-existence of the two (comment and non-selection) then tell me, i would try once more to make it clear to you.
[Further, there’s a difference when any common man make a comment or Indian Prime Minister or any other celeb makes a comment. As they say it: “With great power comes great responsibilites” :)]
As far as 'responsibility' is concerned, I would again like to ask you, Is being 'Pro-Relations' to other parts of this World irrisponsible?
Sorry....I don't agree with you on this.
Reply 2:
Part 2
[There’s no questioning anyone’s right to freedom here. And just to clear your biased thinking: It remains same for everyone! Be it SRK/ Roshans/ Aamir Khan / Bachchans/ or any other damn politician/celebrity. I guess it is our self obsession with someone that makes us think that S/he can’t go wrong any single time. And I guess it’s there for everyone, not just you, only that someone changes.]
To what extent my thinking is biased, let the future to decide it.
I will wait 'n' watch and follow your blog that how many times will you again try and project some 'simple, innocent' thought (or comment) in such an accusing manner that it seemingly start looking like a Promotional Policy.
I will wait for that 'someone' of ours, whom who would be defending in his/her fake (fake as in when he/she wouldn't be wrong) crisis times.
And, by the way, I never ever said or believed that 'S/he can’t go wrong any single time'. Anyone can, easily can. But, this time, he wasn't. He wasn't wrong at all. And that is for SURE!
[I don’t know which state of India are you living in? Leaving the hardliners aside ( and they are at every side, be it on Ram’s or Rahim’s or any other’s), I do not see any other bias among the common people. It’s more about who the person is rather than what his surname is? In case you missed out: BJP(who were considered as anti-muslims were the first one to appoint APJ abul Kalam as our president). It’s the biased thinking that “people are against muslims” that makes you go non-secular. I don’t know how vigilant are you about the social acts: but I have seen immense number of non-muslims visiting dargah/peeers however am yet to see any Muslim climbing the stairs at any temple . SRK/salman khan has maximum follow-up in India(or non-muslims as you are saying it) than in among any other section I guess. And Aamir Khan even bigger following within these states only. As per your comments, it seems that everyone out there who thinks that this was for publicity is non-secular and against Muslims. It’s more about one person, man. Why are you giving it a communal touch and then you say we are not secular. I seriously doubt we can ever be, when we add to every other thing a communal angle. One last point here: I did not used the name KHAN so many times as you did in your comments. Now you decide: what is stopping you from being secular and treat person as a person rather than a community.]
See I believe that 'a State is from its inhabitants and inhabitants are from their State'.
So, when in a State (nation), whose some inhabitants can say things like 'SRK should shift Mannat to Pakistan' and 'SRK should give KKR's captaincy to Kasab', how can we believe that we are living in a Secular State?
But leaving those people aside, we would have again somehow felt that except for few non-social elements we all are quite Secular, but then come 'YOU' with a great thought that all this has been done for promotions.
At this point I feel it is really important to bring to your notice as you might be missing some facts that all this issue has been created by SS and only SS. SRK has not even spoken (replied to SS) that much that he could have acually if he had some plans for Promoting his movie, MNIK via this contoversy.
Reply 2:
Part 3
And your comments like 'I don’t know how vigilant are you about the social acts: but I have seen immense number of non-muslims visiting dargah/peeers however am yet to see any Muslim climbing the stairs at any temple' make me go mad, because I do not understand that how one can say such things when he has not done any homework on the same. And actually, it is really very difficult to even analyze well before making such a comment. And that too when you are outrightly shouting that 'we are SECULAR' on one side and on the very other side you just completely seem to be in awe of non-Muslimism. Err.. What kind of Secularism is that in which you seem to be praising non-muslims over muslims?
But seriously, this portion, this last portion(this last comment) is scaring me pretty much. I personally request you to stop discussing on this very statement (of non-muslims and muslims). This intellect discussion might harm us (communal-riots or whatever, I am not getting positive vibes out of it) and i am really afraid of such things, and i think, so do you. So, please, don't discuss more on this statement. [Thanks.]
[And the answer doesn’t need to be searched for these claims as whatever articles you mentioned and their implementations are well intact. It’s only your perception that makes it –ve or +ve for you. It was never said that he should not have said anything like this. It’s more like, when your comments earn weightage, you ought to be more responsible. SS was in no way right in whatever they did. They acted totally absurd, but it was more like they were being used unknowingly for some different purpose altogether. They were so self confident, that they totally forgot who they were talking to this time.(read the previous post “ Asking for trouble, are they?” if you need t o explore more on this.)]
No way after such a discussion you can say that 'It was never said that he should not have said anything like this'.
ahhh.... Since the very begining you are questioning him on his comments (when he hasnt baught any PAK Player). My memorising capabilities can not be so bad. Afterall, I have passed my History CBSE Examination with a very close margin to First Distinction, which in itself proves that I can not be so horrible at recoolecting things.. :)
And you know as soon as you give me a reason to smile (by saying 'SS was in no way right in whatever they did.'), the very next moment you snatches it away (by saying 'it was more like they were being used unknowingly for some different purpose altogether.')...
In place of saying that SS was using SRK and his name to get more popularity in Mumbai, you came up with a very innovative thought of turning the table all around and saying that SS were being used... I don't know that how can this unreal curtain be removed from your eyes... God bless!
Reply 2:
Part 4
[If there are genuine reasons(Injury or vatever) for Pak players being rejected, how come it is sad that no Pakistani players were selected? Further, for whatever reasons, if u are not picking any, you can shut your mouth…right? There are thousands of other issues which these guys say “No comments” to? Why do they not use the freedom of speech for other better incidents? Further, pls link me to this post video where these comments were pulled out of him. I have trying to find his exact comments or questions or video of the press conference to no result. It seems this thing directly appeared in papers/TV that SRK has said so. If you find any location with original questions/comments, I would be more than interested to go through them.]
First of all I would like to correct you that the injury was a real, exclusive and personal reason for only non-selection of Abdur Razzaq for IPL3 by KKR and not all the PAK player's'. Other Pak Players were fit for IPL 3.
Now If someone wants to take a specific player who happens to belong to Pakistan (and that someone is so publicaly clear to take that same player from last 6 months that he has also discussed Contract issues with that player's PR) and at the last moment he (someone) is informed that the player has met an injury, is it now a boundation on him (someone) to take some other player but from the same home town? Is it so?
Is it a crime if the second player (if not injured Abdur Razzaq) whom he (someone) thinks is the need of his side (KKR) belongs to some other country and not Pakistan?
(Fro your reference, 'someone' talked above is/are Cricketing brain(s) of KKR (coach, captain etc) and not SRK)
It is their team, they can select any other Player if not Abdur Razzaq, and it is his ideology (not to segregate on the basis of home nations in the field og Arts, Sports etc), he can say whatever he feels like.
Why are we continously joining the two? Why?
[So what were you expecting here. SRK would come out and say: Our film is based totally on this theme. Please go and watch it. or were you expecting he would say, please stop the screening of MNIK in Mumbai. He ought to ask ppl to keep things separate. But, what’s being planned behind the scenes, neither you know nor I/ anyone know. So it’s everyone’s perception only. There is nothing like truth; be it pro-SRK or against SRK.]
On one side you say 'Its official now: SRK does know the business and he sure knows how to sell his stuff; no matter what he has to do for it. Hats off to his marketing skills. :)' and on the other side you are overlooking that If he were such a good entrepreneur (as per your statement), wouldn't he already had forseen that implementing such marketing skills will only harm his movie and that too in such a big way?
And when you believe that what’s being planned behind the scenes, you or anyone do not know, then how can you se so sure that it was a marketing skill? Please tell me how?
Reply 2:
Part 5
[Speaking of the collection of MNIK: it was sure to gross a huge opening: no doubt. If SRK starrer Billu or Om Shanti Om(with no script or acting) can make it to the list, this one was the return of most amazing duo SRK-Kajol and is ought to make it to top grossers. It’s not that the movie would have totally failed has this controversy been not there. It’s just about the way things changed from supporting freedom of thought to Supporting MNIK. Towards the release day, the idea that was omnipresent was: watch MNIK if you support freedom of thought. Hence the visibility is ought to increase exponentially. And the idea of it being the most awaited movie for an year and a half.... is the result of SRK obsession many people have. There are lots of better movies that are being awaited for even longer time than this one. I myself watched the movie the first day and it was not that bad. The script and acting were both good and the theme was good too. However, it was way too stretched but that is a separate issue all together. For “SRK/MNIK trying teaching a divine message of respecting humanity above all religions”, the day the responsibility of teaching social messages moves to this brigade, only God knows what will happen to the society. For he is the only one who recently said: “As a child, I always dreamed of growing to become a porn star”. I guess his child fans won’t be getting a divine message through this one or many of his other such comments. So it’s actually better to “SHUT UP” at times, but only if few people knew how to follow it, rather than asking others to shut up.]
I don't know why on the basis of tweets of some other bollywood people you are generalising it to be 'Supporting freedom of thought to Supporting MNIK'. Believe you me, it was nothing, i repeat, it was 'nothing' like that...
Mumbai government or police or anyone was just saying that if anyone likes to go and see MNIK, she/he should feel secure and go to watch it. And that is it.
How can you, on the basis of some tweets, just go after a movie all guns blazing? And why?
Have the persons directly related to the movie (the producer, the director, the cast and the crew) asked anyone, any single person to watch MNIK if she/he supports the freedom of thought? Have they?
Believe me they haven't? Really.. I have watched every single interview of the concerned people (from 6th Feb 2010 ownwards) and i assure you that noone from them has appealed in such a way... Really...
And as far as his IIPM visit is concerned, please write another blog for that, we will discuss it there... ;)
Lets not shift our focus on to just anything else than 'Supporting freedom of thought to Supporting MNIK' here please. Please. :)
[Dude, the day the responsibility of peaceful world shifts solely to these celebs or any of these politicians, I can’t even imagine what would be the scenario that day. It’s only the common man who is not bothered by these things and wants to remain happy in his small world, living his daily living. But alas, he is being used most of the times, to the benefit of more influential ones. Be it, by a small thing as being provoked to go watch a movie or be it to side with a party/organization on some other absurd thoughts. And it should be our duty as being “'Educated People' of India” to try to bring any such activity to other’s notice.]
You again misunderstood me.
I said "A peaceful world, as he (Mr. Khan) and most of us see", how come you thought that I said 'responsibility of peaceful world shifts solely to these celebs or any of these politicians'? Naaaaaahhhhhh.... not at all... I meant he also, like us, dreams of a Peaceful World, and we can achieve that if each one of us starts doing her/his bits in this direction.... :):):)
Hey buddy, Jai Shri Ram!
Now the professional talk(as you say it:-):Dude, This is going way beyond the actual point..so may be I will wrap it up quickly.
Most of your counter points seem to be like Looking London Talking Tokyo.. I mean i am mentioning its just perceptions everywhere until you are involved and you say How can you question the right to equality/freedom?
-I say he is good at selling stuff, you say Why should he not have right to Freedom...arre baba: Marketing can't be done w/o using right to freedom. For the first itme, I see that you can't hear good about SRK.
-I say how can rejecting Razzak(as they were only looking for him) over injury be sad..you ask Is it bound to select another pakistani player if Razzaq is unfit...
-I ask you for the link to his interview, you start the same old Pakistani+players story
-I try to convey that there is nothing like anti-muslim social feeling, you say it can bring riots(I seriously doubt this one as even if it was so absurdly provoking(which it is not), I don't have Lakhs of followers who will go out fighting to defend my comments :-D(and hence the difference btwn this blog/or u/s and someone/'s comments with crazy fans vouching for him!))
To cut things short: I never mentioned that It was constitutionally illegal what he did! It's just that how cheap can things go! and that again is my perception. And I know it's impossible for you to look at other side of the story.. i truly understand it.
Further, pls don't wait to find that someone I will defend :) You can go ahead and verbally thrash anyone out there(except the ones I am closely related to, and I don't give a damn, for I have relatively better things to look upto in life :-)
One last suggestion: Looking at your replies, I would seriously suggest you start a Blog/site of your own. You will sure find a lot of obsessed poeple who live in an utopian world created by their idol, ignoring the realistic one...and that's something really tragic for them...not for the nation/sate, as you say it. :)
Signing off for now.
One more thing: You still haven't told me when did i shared this URL. Sorry but i got really bad marks in Class tenth History exam and might thus have bad memory :P Do lemme know...
-Cheers!
Kshitij
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