This ones an obituary to one of the greatest stars. To clarify it further, I'd first give an insight to the event which triggered this whole episode and made me take out my anger this way.(this way= publicly in form of a blog).
now, i don't lead a awesome life, job sucks out a lot of awesomeness and I'm left with no other option then to pump a little some ness by catching a movie as soon as it releases. so Friday evenings are spent in the theatre.. And i have quite a experience and patience of enduring half baked to fully burnt flicks today's scenario offers. ( well this actually reminds me of the time i once did advance booking for RGV ki aag..proves that I'm not a very intellectual person but suits me right)
last Friday i went to see one such movie. And till now I'm wondering.. why??? how can it be???
why- as in why did priyadarshan make mere baap...(when he once made herapheri..)
how can it be- as in how can a certain Mr. om puri - to list his credentials , a national award winner(ardhsatya), an OBE, and a above 50 reputed actor portray such a nonsensical, stupid, cheap, and all other words i know but cant write here.. role.
The movie made me mourn the death of an actor in hands of maybe unemployment or poverty. which one I'm unable to guess because both are kinda the same thing.
I'm a total movie freak and it really hurt to see one of my favourite actors fall so deep( for want of better words) into the earth!! i think they should make a rule against it.
that reminds me of the time another great actor farookh shaikh was mocked at for acting in sub standard serials, he did make a retreat and the damage was partly controlled.
Another memory is of naveen nischol who refused to play substandard characters ( to the best of my knowledge) and guess he maintains his dignity. but i even read he was going through financial crisis in absence of good roles.
So that takes my train of thoughts to another track... the unanswered question.
in the war of money Vs talent. why does talent take a backseat?
well in my field of work it happens too.. only that its not displayed so openly on 70 mm..and most of the people caught up in this trap are in fake denial- but it exists.
How i wish it wasn't the way it is. how i wish everyone was free to choose the path they desired. Free enough to call a spade a spade... and finally not be subjected to pressure and live with a certain basic character.
now, i don't lead a awesome life, job sucks out a lot of awesomeness and I'm left with no other option then to pump a little some ness by catching a movie as soon as it releases. so Friday evenings are spent in the theatre.. And i have quite a experience and patience of enduring half baked to fully burnt flicks today's scenario offers. ( well this actually reminds me of the time i once did advance booking for RGV ki aag..proves that I'm not a very intellectual person but suits me right)
last Friday i went to see one such movie. And till now I'm wondering.. why??? how can it be???
why- as in why did priyadarshan make mere baap...(when he once made herapheri..)
how can it be- as in how can a certain Mr. om puri - to list his credentials , a national award winner(ardhsatya), an OBE, and a above 50 reputed actor portray such a nonsensical, stupid, cheap, and all other words i know but cant write here.. role.
The movie made me mourn the death of an actor in hands of maybe unemployment or poverty. which one I'm unable to guess because both are kinda the same thing.
I'm a total movie freak and it really hurt to see one of my favourite actors fall so deep( for want of better words) into the earth!! i think they should make a rule against it.
that reminds me of the time another great actor farookh shaikh was mocked at for acting in sub standard serials, he did make a retreat and the damage was partly controlled.
Another memory is of naveen nischol who refused to play substandard characters ( to the best of my knowledge) and guess he maintains his dignity. but i even read he was going through financial crisis in absence of good roles.
So that takes my train of thoughts to another track... the unanswered question.
in the war of money Vs talent. why does talent take a backseat?
well in my field of work it happens too.. only that its not displayed so openly on 70 mm..and most of the people caught up in this trap are in fake denial- but it exists.
How i wish it wasn't the way it is. how i wish everyone was free to choose the path they desired. Free enough to call a spade a spade... and finally not be subjected to pressure and live with a certain basic character.
3 comments:
But then think of it the other way round...Your favourite start is playing the most degraded character, which is another sort of challenge! Every person wants to see himself in a very good light. Seeing oneself in an inferior stature would need a good deal of courage, wouldnt it?
nice post. . .u r witty as usual. . even I hate to see such classy actors doing bullshit work. . .I disagree with sohini there that seeing oneself in a inferior role would need a good deal of courage. . i guess the word here is not inferior but "insignificant". .can't see actors of the calibre of om puri doing such stuff. . .but kya karen. .money does all the talking these days and anything goes. .
thx for the comments.
@ sohini..'yaar its not about inferior roles, i mean if a good actor acts like he is bad at acting..fair enough. the way joey does in friends. but i just couldnt digest the degradation.. you have to watch it to get thouroughly provoked the way i am. i think its not his courage but his age.. shayad sathiya gaye hein!! he he..
@ raunak
thx for the compliments.. and in reference to last 2 words of the comment i wrote for sohini.. for u.. just hai hai...
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