The Khans can never match the charisma, leave aside looks, of Vinod Khanna. Their not being present for his funeral cannot make a difference to Vinod Khanna fans who have been living for the past 45 years mesmerised by his performances and persona.
True... Vimmi died.. her body was carried in hand lorry... Amrish Puri.. Sadhna, no stars were there...there are numbers of such cases....any how... Rishi has pointed out... we hope the it will improve..
Actors like Vinod Khanna can not be judged by which actor turned up and who did not. Because they remain in the hearts of cinegoers of their times forever.
Thank you for showing us the mirror and the hard realities. That's how most Indians are - opportunistic and callous. Tun Tun ji (Uma Devi ji) used to lift a film with her sheer presence as most films in those days were grim and full of pathos. No wonder that she, Mehmood sahab, Johnie Walker sahab and others created their own niche in the film industry. And, why blame the Hindi film industry, they are still better off than the rest of the Indian society, mostly, because they see life bare and naked than us. Most of his peers turned up for the last journey.
Looks like there are no vultures left in Mumbai ! They arrive in droves to clean up naturally - ordained, if not ordered.
Funeral attendance ? How much more does an individual or a society demand of each other? ! We have millions who die with no dignity of a funeral, forget even a decent one.
The millions including animals. Out in the wild, the nature ensures the dead are scavenged - all the animals do the honours because it benefits them. But the same isn't true in a zoo!
Moral - people attend in death for finer emotions, or for commercial benefit. If photo ops were worth it, every agent of every celebrity would have bought the ticket. Media holds a mirror to the society, a distorted looking glass.
(2) Tells it "gently" without offending / belittling anyone (neither the people who got a big send-off, nor the ones who did not)
(3) Loved the subtle humor of this line: "This was pre-Twitter, so one could not even outrage about this except to oneself and to one's close friends."
Is it because the so-called new generation of Bollywood did not attend Vinodji's funeral/pay respects because he was a BJP MP or was linked with 'Osho' Rajneesh? Is Mr. Firdaus trying to justify or was it an organised boycott by the current crop of 'Khan' stars?
Re: was it a boycott because of anti_BJP feeling amongst the 'new
by Thomas Philip on Apr 29, 2017 08:57 AM
Not attending the funeral of someone who is not close to you is not a crime.
Re: Re: was it a boycott because of anti_BJP feeling amongst the
by RAVICHANDER S on Apr 29, 2017 03:42 PM
Nothing is a crime, Tom. But I hope your funeral is well-attended by all close, including people who worked with you and did not forget you later,
Firdaus, What have you started smoking? It is the first time you have written a sensible article. Most of your articles are anti-modi, anti-India etc. NIce to see an exception!
