Now as a kid whilst I was growing up, my parents used to watch "Bollywood" movies all the time.I always thought that they were so awful. So dull, boring and predictable. The same things would happen in almost every movie. There would be some girl involved who gets saved by the guy, then they would break into song and their clothes would magically change whilst in mid song and so would the setting. "Bollywood" movies are like musicals and I HATE musicals. I had to play a major part in a musical once. Herr Schultz in Cabaret. Even though I cannot stand musicals, ironically that part I played was one of the best things that I have ever done in my life.
But back to the subject. As much as I couldn't stand "Bollywood" movies, they were at least Indian movies. With Indian actors. It is a different script now. Not just in films, but in the general lifestyle as well.
Nowadays, even though the movies are basically still all the same, there is a more sexed up theme in them an in the way Indian people are now living their lives. Saris are starting to be replaced by short skirts, instead of a "Namaste" there is a hug and a kiss on each cheek with a "lovely to see you darling" and instead of dark skinned people (which Indian people generally are), the movie stars-especially the women all seem to be.........white. Here are just a couple of examples:-
Why are they white?
There are now talk shows, where the movie stars would go on. The women wearing next to nothing whilst sitting on couches in shows like "Koffee with Karan" (a 2 word alliteration there). Once I saw some actress go onto the couch with a purse which was weird and they would talk about sex and strangely they would speak in English.
Why do they speak in English?
Talking of speaking in English, a current leading Indian actress called Katrina Kaif couldn't even speak Hindi in her earlier movies. She had to have a dubbed voice. Isn't half the acting in the voice? If not half then at least some of it is. Right? So why was she chosen to act in Hindi movies when she couldn't speak Hindi? Because she looks so Westernised! She lived in London! I do believe that is the only reason. She isn't a great actress and doesn't have any personality whatsoever it seems. For anyone who doesn't know who she is:-
It's no secret that the Indian lifestyle is becoming more and more westernised especially when it comes to entertainment shows and movies. But why? Not that there is anything wrong with the western culture at all! But my question is why are they doing this? They seem to be getting rid of their own originality just to act like whores. And the beauty of the east is fast becoming an all too desperate attempt to be like the west. Forgetting the term "Bollywood" but just with everything else. Not wearing many clothes, the stupid pointless chat shows (I don't think there has ever even been one cup of coffee drunk in "Koffee with Karan") and the frigging speaking in English thing is really messed up and just makes them look like cheap imitations because they are desperate for attention.
Now Playboy have even opened a club in Goa. Claiming that "it will be non nudity". Yes of course it will be non nudity-for now. Bear in mind that recently there was that first Indian lady to pose nude for playboy. I can't remember what she was called. I'm sure most people have also forgotten her name.
I just do not understand a lot of people sometimes. Dark people wanting to be white. White people getting tanned wanting to be brown. Just be yourself and accept yourself for who you are. Change your life for the better but don't go making yourselves be something that you're not.
