The Government has made a good and right decision. Now I would like SRK to stop smoking in real life too. He has this nasty habit of having a cig dangling in his fingers everywhere , especially at all types of award functions and other gathering. He needs to set an example not only to his young children but to the millions of his fans who look up to him. He is articulate and smart but when it comes to smoking he is devoid of any sense. And he is not the only one in the industry. Then there is an addiction to booze by many of our Bollywood folks. They need to get their act together in every way possible.
Excellent article...but alas what can we do!!! From the time on we need to watch Feluda without charminar (I wish Satyajit Ray should reborn to change his characters) or Sharlok Homes without his famous pipe. Anyway government made a decision to improve the value system of us though for sure they are not going to improve the life of millions of poor people of India. Best of luck to the people who made this decision.
The author would do better by sticking to and elaborating his few arguments against the proposed ban instead of drawing unnecessarily extreme conclusions.
I agree though; the ban is a complete infringement on art.
Dude, its actually this writers brain which has gone up in smoke.
Maybe all the art has damaged his brain. lol. Hes actually defending things which are factually harmful in the name of art.
Cant there be healthy art? Or is healthy art too difficult for the already mentally very unhealthy art makers? lol.
Art-ban for this writer for a few months till he can get back to reality without which there can be no art. Unless he plans to write on the arts enjoyed by cancer patients. lol.
Vulnerable impressionable kids. They try to emulate such ppl. If they knew the reality of most such ppl they would be repulsed and disgusted and lose all the fake attraction. lol.
Ppl, please choose real ppl over the inconsequential, irrelevant unimportant nakli bogus emperors who have no clothes on.
I would like to say the potrayal of the heros in the cinema affect the common man's behaviuor. But the life of our neighbours may not necessarily affect our lives. There are so many examples for this. For instance, we all know that how the clothing style or hair style of a hero has an impact on appearance of the common man. So when a hero smokes, we feel that it is so cool and the members of the opposite sex will come attracted towards us. I feel that heros have a moral responsibility too knowing that how much can they affect the life of a common man.
The article is rather a confused set of emotions by an amateur writer who is hot blooded or os trying to be hot blooded. Anyway, the subject which he/she has tried to portray is a very sensitive one. What should one do, how should one do, Does anyone have the right to stop anyone... The answer to everything is to just chill out and live your life. The government will not get anything out of banning cigs on screen, in fact, it will just loose out on money. I feel that the govt. is finally coming to realise the things which needed to be done long time ago. We dont want to see our future generations dying of lung cancer. The point is, do whatever you wish, however you wish but at least try not to effect other from your actions. Every mind is vulnerable. You are committing a crime if you take advantage of that vulnerability. As far as 'art going up in smoke' is concerned. Art will always be where it is. I have a lot to say and a lot to do. So, i'd rather do than say.
Urs is not a bad argument.. looks convincing on the face of it. But there are some glaring loopholes... One of the main reasons this ruling was conceived was the gross negligence on the part the superheros' of the south indian masala movies... and the main one being the ultimate superstar of tamil cinema. In fact, theres a movie that going to be released in Telugu that has the Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi puffin his way off in style... and 90% of the film promos show him puffing off. Do u think this kind of stuff has no effect on the youth today? U dont even have an argument with regard to this. And also... how many of indian audience do u think watch Satyajit rays Feludaor the Sherlock holmes his way through? The new rule does make it a little tough for the film makers, but, you can consider it a challenge to their ability. And with the asinine way the hindi films are made... its no wonder the bollywood guys crib about the ruling.
I thought the BJP was reactionary, but the Congress clearly has shown signs of matching them in each step. Banning smoking from movies achieves nothing except for destroying art...Imagine what Ray's movies would be like with smoking scenes blurred out...
