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1. Dipankar Giri on August 24th, 2007 8:19 am

   bahut important pt. uthaya ajay ji aapne…kal thoda is par discuss karte hai

2. ajay on August 24th, 2007 8:50 am

   bilkul…aur bhi log apni rai aur pratikriya den…
   yeh bahut zaroori aur remarkable change hai…

3. Amir Aly Lalany on August 24th, 2007 10:01 am

   but I would like to make one point,

   Too many ppl wear the title of a muslim But they don’t practise Islam.

   Its good to see SRK makin those gestures which depict his identity a s muslim but that doesnt his counterparts (Salman, Aamir, Saif are not proud to be muslims)

   But I dont mean tht,

   Wht I want to say is jus by makin those gestures you cannot say tht so & so person is a sacha musalmaan for I believe

   Too many ppl wear the title of a muslim but they don’t parctise Islam.

4. krysh on August 24th, 2007 10:19 am

   Ajay,ye hamari hindi film jagat ki khaasiyat hai ye apni tarah ki akeyli aisi industry hai jo sahi maiyne mein seculalr hai..Pachaas kay dashak ko chhod dein toh kabhi bhi kisi muslim hero ko apna naam badal kar kaam talaashney ki zaroorat nahin padi..Aur ye hamarey paripakv hotay samaj ki pehchaan hai ki aaj 1 se 3 number ki yuva peedey kay sitarey muslim hain..lekin, main amir aly se sehmat hoon, zaroori nahin jo dikhta hai wo haqeeqat hai..Showbusiness kay sahi maayne ki tarah yahan haathi kay daant khaane kay aur dikhaaney kay aur ho saktey hain..Aur waise bhi dharm kay pehchaan chinh dhaaran karney se anumaan lagaana bachkaana hoga..asli kasauti toh anth mein insaaniyat ki hi hai..hero chahe koi bhi ho..insaan achha hai toh sab sacha hai.

5. Dev on August 24th, 2007 10:36 am

   Most if not all of them are proud to be who they are but some use the minority card to suit it to their advantage.

   Specially when they are found guilty in the eyes of law. They’ll start wearing the scull cap and what not to show the world they are being targeted for being from minority community (YOU all know who i am talking about)

6. prashant on August 24th, 2007 12:01 pm

   yeh kaabile tarife hain ki durbhagya….samay hi bataayega…jabke ki Inshallah or allatala karte huye Shahrukh Khan Secular hain…or apne pariwar ke liye mandr jaate Amitabh communal….agar koi hindu actor /actress Jai shri Ram bole to society kya bolegi…communal or backward hai jee yeh to….

7. Dipankar Giri on August 25th, 2007 1:28 am

   ajay ji…ganga jamun tehzeeb jo is desh ki sanskriti me rachaa basa hua hai uska prabhaav awashyak roop se humaari kalaon me dekha gaya hai…for example “tajmahal” par agar koi film banti hai to hume muslim kirdaro ki jaroorat padegi..to jaahir hai jin kalakaaro me urdu ki nafasat aur islam ki samjh hogi wo in kirdaaro ke saath nyaay kar sakta hai…yahan tak ki director tak ko iski samjh honi chahiye..yehi karan hai ki mirza haadi ruswa ke “umrao jaan” ke ehsaas jo mujaffar ali aur farooque shiekh kara jaate hai wo abhishek bachhan nahi kara paate….lekin ye ek sukhad ascharya lagta hai jab ye baat Dr. Raahi Masoom raza par apply nahi hoti..we usi sanskristnisth hindi ka prayog “mahabharat” me karte hai…inhi Rahi ji ke novel “adha gaon” ke kirdaar dharm ki bhaasa nahi bolte hai…upanayaas ka ek fauji jawaan jab apne gaon lautta hai to gaon ke log jab usse ye poochte hai ye ki morche per jab uske saamne maut hoti hai to use sabse jyaada yaad kiski aati hai…jawaan kehta hai ki..aadatan to aallah yaad aata hai par sabse jyaada yaad use apna gaaon yaad aata hai….ye jo feeling hai apni mitti ki apni sanskriti ki wo ant samay tak insaan ka saath nahi chodti…aur aap usse alag reh bhi nahi sakte..isliye jab saleem khan ke ghar ganpati ki pooja hoti hai to hume ascharya nahi hota…”bazaar” aur “sarfarosh” jaisi film me naseer sahab ka kirdaar jyada convincing lagta hai jabki usi me Aamir Khan acp rathore ki jageh agar ek muslim kirdaar bhi nibha rahe hote tab bhi audience use as a hero accept kar hi leti…sabse imp baat yehi hai ki jab humaari audience film dekhti hai to wo chahti hai ki hero chahe kisi dharm ka ho wo achha kaam kare….wo “adha gaon” ka jawaan ho ya “chak de ” ke shahrukh khan sabke bheetar wahi ek feeling kaam karti hai….aap dekhiye to urdu koi alag bhaasa nahi hai..paschimi pakistaan se humaari film industry ke log chahe usme dharam ji ho ya Gulzar sahab ho…script urdu me likhte aur padhte hai…to wo humaari virasat hai..shaayad aapko maloom ho jab shahrukh industry me aaye the tab unhe urdu nahi aati thi…lekin unhone urdu seekhi..ab unhe ye kyu laga ki urdu seekhni chahiye ye to wahi bata sakta hai..thoda andaz hum laga sakte hai..Lata ji ke saath bhi yehi problem thi ki bina urdu seekhe urdu shaayaro dwara likhe geet gaana mushkil tha….aaj na to waise shayar hai na waise dailogues ki producers ko jaroorat hai…shaayad isiliye bhaasa ke saath khilwaad ho raha hai wo chahe hindi ho ya urdu..ab bhaasha chuki kisi bhi sanskriti ki vahak hoti hai to humaari sanskrti pe iska prabhaav nazar aane lagaa hai…bahar se chahe hum jitna bhi culture culture chillate rahe hum sab baiteh bazzar me hi hai..aur bazaar bhaasa aur sanskriti se nahi paise se chalta hai…aur ye paisa kisi bhi dharm ko kharid saktaa hai..aisa humne ek state me dekh liya hai.. ishaara aap samjh hi gaye honge…

8. ajay on August 25th, 2007 4:11 am

   aapki rai se sahmat hoon.main yahan ek alg baat kar raha hoon.hindi filmon mein muslim actors aur technicians active rahe hain,lekin muslim kirdaar nayak ke taur par nahi dkhta.chak de india aur dhokha ke nayak aaj ke muslim hain…aur apni asmita ke saath hain.yeh pahle nahi dekha gaya.
   mujhe lagta hai aap,pratim ya rk bata sakte hain ki kitni filmon ke hero muslim kirdaar hain…haan,woh filmen historical ya muslim social category ki na hon.

9. Dipankar Giri on August 25th, 2007 5:16 am

   wahi to mai bhi kehne ki koshish kar raha hoo ki ye maan liya gaya hai ek sarvamanya sidhaant ki tarah ki humaari audience muslim hero nahi chahti..
   aisi film mujhe yaad to nahi aati lekin aapko humaari film ka wait kerna padega jiska nayak muslim hai..or wo bhi incidently…

10. ajay on August 25th, 2007 5:41 am

    are wah…yeh sirf sanyog nahi hai ki hindi filmon mein musalmanon ya kisi aur community ka representation unki aabadi ke anupaat mein nahi hai.choonki hindi mainstream film bazar aur audience se prerit rahti hai,isliye aise vishay,nayak,nayika chune jaate hain,jinhe jyada se jyada darshak dekhen.

11. Dipankar Giri on August 25th, 2007 6:04 am

    waise yahan par ek baat aur jaroori ho jaati hai ki hindustani muslim samudaay me netritva ki kami hai…ek aam aadmi jo muslim samudaay se hai use samjh me nahi aata ki wo kise apna icon banaaye (waise ye problem sabke saath hai)…lekin partiton ne aisa jaher ghola hai ki har jageh se humaare muslim naayak gayab ho gaye hai…saahitya ho ya film…jab awaam aise naayak ko padhegi nahi ya parde par nahi dekhegi to wo use jaanegi kaise..identify kaise karegi…durbhagya se yehi ho raha hai…halanki doosre dharmo ka bhi yehi haal hai…sikh hero nahi hai ne heroine…”ankhiyo ke jharokhe se” ki heroine christian hai..mere khayaal se “baaton baaton me” ki bhi…film “saudagar” me amitabh ka kirdaar muslim jarror hai lekin film ki prishtbhoomi murshidabaad hai…

12. Dev on August 25th, 2007 8:55 am

    Prashant well said. Totally agree. Being hindu and following hindu tradition is some kind of curse in this country.

13. sonali on August 25th, 2007 9:38 am

    Remember a song from movie ‘Gopi’? sukh ke sab saathi dukh main na koi, mere raam mere raam. Its written by Shalikji, sung by Md Rafi, composed by NAushad and inacted by Dilip Kumar( Yusuf Khan). What can u say abt it?
    I do remember may movies where Hindu stars have played a Muslim charactre like Amitabh played Iqbal in Coolie, Rajesh Khanna in Mehboob ki Mehandi, Amitabh ( jaan Nisar Akhtar) in Andha Kanoon, rishi KApoor in AAA and Tawayaf, Sanjeev Kumar in Vidhataa, Amitabh again in Khuda Gawah and all these movies were superhit. Who says that Indians don’t like muslim heros?

14. ajay on August 25th, 2007 11:33 am

    sonali,
    do you realise that hindi film industry has produced more than 12,000 films and you are mentioning not more than six.that proves my point that hindi filmmakers avoid to choose muslim protaganist.

15. mihir pandya on August 25th, 2007 1:47 pm

    ek aur film ahi tigmanshu dhuliya ki “charas” jisme mukhya kirdaar ek muslim ladke ka tha. lekin ye apvaad hi hai. aapki baat sahi hai ajay aur SRK ke liye bhi CHAK DE ek change hai…

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17. suchita b on August 26th, 2007 12:05 am

    Thankyou Ajayji, hindi mein likhne keliya. Hum hamaree ratriya bhasha hee bhoote jaa rahe hain. Ab english mein bolna, sochna aur likhna, hindi is aasaan hoo gaya hai, isliye, we need more writers like you to write in hindi, takee hamara conection bana rahe. aur appne ek bahut ahm point utahays hai, thankyou. aur jaise alok ne suggest liya, agar aap devnagri mein likhein toh bahuy badiya ho ga. thankyou..i mean dhanyawaad.

18. Prashant on August 26th, 2007 5:18 am

    Thanx Dev….

    Ajay ji….muslim kirdaaron ko itna mahatva diye jaane ke liye aap itne utsaahit kyon hain….isis tarah aap dalit, piicchdon ke liye bhi sochiye…

    choonki…sahior sacchi baat kahne me..kasht hone ki gunjaayish hai…aap satya se vimukh ho…anargal evam anavaashyak tark diye jaa rahen hain..

19. ajay on August 26th, 2007 6:08 am

    prashant,
    aankhe band rakhne se sataya gayab nahi hota.daliton ki baat bhio honi chahiye.yeh acahnak nahi hai ki times of india ke kead india ka brand ambassador shahrukh khan hai…chak de india,dhokha aur subhash ghai ki black and white…is badate trend ko rakh rahi hain…
    aap ko bura kyon lag raha hai…saaf bolen

20. prashant on August 26th, 2007 8:04 am

    bandhu…

    bura tab lagta hai…jab isko popular culture banaya jaa raha hai…jaise hinduvaad ek apraadh hai bilkul waise hi islamvaad bhi vishaad ka vishay hai.

    Jin hindu/islaami charitron ki aapne vivechna ki thi..wah koi hindu mansikta ke prateek nahi the apitu samaj ko pratibimbit karte the..magar aaj jo kiya jaa raha hai…woh shat pratishat islaami pehchaan ko bharatiya samaj par thopne ka prayaas hai…

    Jab sharukh khan..star plus par kon banega crorepati me..hindi ka uphaas udaata hai or baat baat par..inshallah karta hai..tab vastavikta..spasht hoti hai

21. prashant on August 26th, 2007 8:12 am

    or jahan tak dhoka jaisi filmon ka sawaal hai….wah koi samaajik ya maansik parivartan ka prateek hai..aisa manana..bhool hogi..Mahesh bhatt ka bas chale to woh apne chalchitra ke sabhi paatron ko islaami hara rang pahna de…kyonki unko to apna chalchitra har haal me pakistan me bhechna hai… hindustiyon ki bhavna ke prati na unhe koi vishesh prem hai or na hi koi chinta, jo is baat ki or ingit karta hai ki hindustani janta awashyak roop se dharma-nirpeksh hai..jise kisi chalchitra me islaami charitron ke avtaran ke sakhshya ki aawashyakta nahi hai

22. ajay on August 26th, 2007 8:21 am

    hindi ko hindu se na joden.hindi samaj aur bhasha ka uphas poori hindi film industry karti hai.
    woh ek alag zaroori mudda hai.ham us par baat nahi karte]kyonki yeh maan liya gaya hai ki sab koi english samjhte hain,is nasanjhi ke shikar hamare dost hain.

23. prashant on August 26th, 2007 8:54 am

    mere jodne ya na jodne ka to koi prashna hi nahi uth ta..jabki yeh prashna aap ke lekh me hi samaklit tha.

    main yahan sirf aapse yeh jaan na chahta hoon…ki is lekh se aap kya pramaanit karna chahte hain….ki islami charitron ko prastutikaran …ek naveen or prashansaniya karya hai ya poorva me jo unki upeksha(swabhavik athwa aswabhavik) ki gayi.woh ek nindaniya or pakshpaat tha…

    Or onscreen and offscren yeh kaabile taareef kis sandharbh me hai

24. ajay on August 26th, 2007 9:19 am

    jee,bilkul sahi…muslim kirdaron ke ghisepite roop se yeh alag chitran hai.main badal rahe roop ki baat kar raha hoon.mujhe yeh shai lag raha hai…baki waqt batayega ki yeh sahi raha ya ghalat hua.
    na sirf muslim,south indian,panjabi,bihari,parsi,christain,pandit…lagbhag sabhi ke cliched chitran hote rahe hai.ek-do apwad ko aap udaharan nahi bana sakte.

25. Omprakash Seresta on August 26th, 2007 11:40 am

    to ajay ji yeh baat (regarding post 24) aapne apne article mein kyun nahin likha… kya isliye kyunki agar aap hindu aur muslim tag ko use karenge to debate zyada divided hogi.. kahin jis double standard ko aap hindi movie mein expose karna chahte hain, usi mansikta ki boo aa rahi hai is article mein

26. ajay on August 26th, 2007 12:07 pm

    aap theek se padhen article..main ek assertion ki baat kar raha hoon.muslim kirdaar ke real aur modern aur naye look mein aane ki baat kar raha hoon.
    shayd dhokha aur black & white ki release ke baad yeh samajh mein aaye.chak de india ka kabir khan achanak nahi aaya hai.uska ek social,political aur contenporary perspective hai.

27. Pavan Jha on August 27th, 2007 12:46 am

    maaf kijiyega ajay saaheb

    >SOCIAL PRESSURE RAHA HOGA KI ACTORS AUR ACTRESSES >SABHI KO APNA NAAM CHIPA KAR HINDU NAAM RAKHNA >PADA.MADHUBALA,MEENA KUMARI AUR DILIP KUMAR BADE >EXAMPLES HAIN.MUSLIM DIRECTORS BHI MUSLIM BACKDROP >KI FILMEN BANANE SE BACHTE RAHE.

    Do baatein.. Pahali to aap 50 aur 60 ke dashakon ki filmo ko kyun bhool rahe hain.. Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Hritik sabhi ne kai baar leading role me muslim character ko nibhaya hai…

    Shyam Benegal ko bhool jaate hain jinhone Mammo, Zubaida, Hari Bhari jaisi filmein muslim parivesh me hi banayi hain..

    Jahaan tak naam ki baat hai Gulzar saab ko aap kis category me rakhenge.. Meri mother to abhi tak unko muslim hi samajhti hai..

    Jahaan tak Chak De ki baat hai Kabir Khan hamare liye naye nahin hain.. mujhe to Shahrukh Khan ka personal statement Kabir Khan ke character me dikhayi deta hai, jis baat ko wo interviews me kai baar keh chuke hain..

    Aur haan jahaan tak Dhokha ki baat hai, shayad aap Sarfarosh ke Mukesh Rishi ko bhool rahe hain.. John MM ne Inspector Salim me kaafi umda kirdaar racha tha… Bhatt saheb to aajkal muslim kirdaar isliye rach rahe hain ki unki filmein Pakistan me to chal hi jaayein..

    Pavan

28. prashant on August 27th, 2007 3:52 am

    Ajay ji..

    Main samajhne me asamarth hoon ki aap baar baar dhokha ka ullekh kyon kar rahen hai…

    Jaisa ki maine or pavan ji ne bhi kaha hai…isme maansik parivartan nahi apitu….aarthik laabh nihit hai…

29. ajay on August 27th, 2007 4:03 am

    film ek vyayasayik kala hai.isliye waisi hi filmen banti hain,jinka bazar aur audience ho.main bhi yahi kah raha hoon.choonki chak de india,dhokha aur black and white ki baat kar raha hoon.sarfarosh ka example sahi hai.
    jo ho raha hai use sweekaar karne mein kya dikkat hai.haan,aap apni rai rakhen ki yeh sahi ho raha hai ya ghalat ho raha hai.

30. ajay on August 27th, 2007 4:06 am

    pavanji,
    Jahaan tak Chak De ki baat hai Kabir Khan hamare liye naye nahin hain.. mujhe to Shahrukh Khan ka personal statement Kabir Khan ke character me dikhayi deta hai, jis baat ko wo interviews me kai baar keh chuke hain..

    aapne khud wahi baat kahi,jiska zikra maine shahrukh ke off screen aur on screen image ke silsile mein kiya hai.

31. prashant on August 27th, 2007 4:48 am

    ajay ji,

    jin bhi chalchitron ka apne ullekh kiya hai woh kisi bhi maayne me, islaami charitron ka sashaktikaran
    karne me, prasangik nahi hai…

    Woh ya to kahani me kisi dharam vishesh ki tulnatmak roop se kshati poorit karte hain (sarfarosh..Salim ka charitra naseer ke poorak me)..athwa kisi roodiwaadi prasang ka prateek hain..jaise ki kabir khan..

    Inme se kisi chalchitra se yeh nahi saabit ho paaya hai ki aaj ke samay me islaami charitron ka koi moolbhoot aadhar ban gaya hai….jo ki aapke lekh ka saar prateet hota hai

32. RK on August 27th, 2007 6:39 am

    Ajay: Just after 1947’s clash, some Muslim actors might have changed their names because they did not wish to show their religion and some producers might have pushed some muslim actors to change their names for purely communal reasons but most often reasons were to keep a nice name which can appeal audience. If Ashok Kumar was a famous name and Yusuf Khan was found as non-glamourous name and Yusuf Khan himself did not wish to use his original name because he feared that his father would not like him working in films, and when he was suggested to chose Jahangir or Dilip Kumar then he himself had opted as Dilip Kumar because it fell in the category of Ashok Kumar.
    Its not true that mainstream hindi cinema has not made films on muslim background. It has made many since begining and often Hindu directors have also made films on Muslim background. Guru Dutt made Chahaudvi ka chaand. When Jeetendra became producer then he made Deedar-i-yaar. Akbar is one of the main hero of Amar Akbar Anthony. There have been love stories like Shankar Shussain covering love of hindu boy and muslim girl. Noorie was there. Amitabh Bachchan played muslim character in Saat Hindustani and he is one of the main hero. He again acted in Ek Nazar where he loved a muslim girl. Nikah was a bold attempt to cover one of the most sensitive subject concerning muslim community. He was a muslim in Saudagar (Rajshri production), he was almost muslim in Coolie, as he was adopted by a muslim.
    But yes this is true that Producers/directors might have felt some kind of pressure or fear that they should not hurt sentiments of so called minority community of India. Though they are not minority but they are senistive to no limit.
    Film making is business also and nobody will put him under danger. Muslim sentiments are unpredictable and hence wise people have not dared to offend them and when you start making film freely on subjects dealing with lives of muslim characters then somewhere controversial things will start coming in.
    and one biggest factor is, muslim producer directors themselves dont feel courage to make films on muslim sibjects, though history of hindi cinema suggests that such mainstream films have been profitable but then they had to tackle grand subjects where characters are rich and happy and nawaab type people are there. One qawali and release during good occasion of Id, has been mantra of ManMohan Desai for several years.
    But we cant deny from this fact that film makers just suffer from minority syndrom and we can see it in case of Meenakshi- A tale of two cities, MF Hussain did not take a minute in taking back his film when one unknown organisation issued fatwa against one qawali in the film. He could have removed the song but he rather chosed to play extremely safe.
    Several other cases are there where film stars belonging to minority have opted safe route. They have been revolutionary and street fighter when causes are revolving around other communities but as soon as they are subject they take resort of solitude of their homes. Disappearance from the scene for months till dust is settled down.
    Where a cartoon, no matter how offensive it was, can create uproar there you cant expect people may make something covering real issues of some community and why Muslims only, lately all minorities of India have started suffering from this “touch-me-not” syndrom.
    All over the world Da Vinci Code can run but Indian Christian community got offended by the film.
    Sikhs were offended just by the matter that how someone can keep “Jo bole so Nihal” as title of his film. There is one segment of Hindus which are suffering from minority syndrom and they object everything under the sun.
    In the surrounding of such knowingly blind people, for whom you would make a film?
    we are basically foolish people and hence our art has taken very safe route and hence our cinema has taken so called escapist route because then these mediocre films cant hurt anyone. One devotional song for Hindus, one qawali for muslims, a brave sardar and a comical christian and, film is able to cover Hindu Muslim Sikh Isai. National Integration!
    No wise person uses axe on that branch on which its sitting.

33. RK on August 27th, 2007 6:50 am

    There is a scene in Late Rahi Masoom Raza’s novel
    “Katra Bee Arju”.
    He has used very explicit language but I will quote in ordinary language.
    Two groups (Hindu and Muslim) are indulged in oral fighting in a village and Muslim group teases Hindu group, Your hindu Kamini Kaushal is having love affair with our Musalman Dilip Kumar.
    and to this, Hindu group replies,
    Our Hindu Sunil Dutt is marrying your Musalman Nargis.
    —-
    Somehow Literature has been able to cover ordinary characters but films cant because education and understanding level is too low of majority of crowd.
    But this is also true that if nobody makes it controversial then these ordinary crowd wont have any objection because first they dont decide to react on their own. they are always provoked by vested interests.
    and till these power brokers are existing you cant expect film makers to put their lives under danger. so till then enjoy, Tu mera chaand mein teri chaandni, ho oooo, nahin dil ka lagana koi dilaggee……….

34. ajay on August 27th, 2007 7:31 am

    rk,sach kahoon to i was waiting for your comments.you said it very well.
    dont you think that we shoud discuss this issue in details.since we are a huge filmmaking country and now we cater to larger audience,these issues are very important.
    thanks that you posted and cleared so many things.

35. RK on August 27th, 2007 8:17 am

    Ajay:
    Definitely. Not only discussion but few film makers should dare to cover real issues of Muslims. It shd not be prototype or slogan based. Its pity but very true that Hindu Muslaman of India have been living together with each other since last 1000 years but they know very less about each other and mostly doubt about each other encircles rest other issues.
    How long inhabitants of same country can behave like Ostrich. Hindu fears Sikhs, Sikhs fears Hindu, Hindu fears Muslims and vice versa and now several other sects also have jumped in to this fear game. what areas will be left for films?

36. krysh on August 27th, 2007 12:01 pm

    Ajay,kya aapko nahin lagta ye jo badlaav aaya hai ya mehsoos kiya ja raha hai,ye jo muslim kirdar ki sashakt abhivyakti hai,ye aaj se paanch saal pehle mumkin nahin thhi..Kya isme hindustaan ki nirantar ho rahi aarthhik pragati se samaj aur vyaktigat maansikta mein aaye badlaav ki jhalak aapko nahin dikhayee padti..In multiplex aur malls kay naye parivesh mein hamari jokhim uthaaney ki taaqat badh gayi hai aur hum ab tarah tarah kay prayog kar sakte hain..kyunki darshak ka ek varg toh milega hi milega inn multiplexes ki badaulat..aur doosra film ki keemat waapas vasoolney kay liye theatre kay alaawa bhi raaste bann gaye hain..saamajik aur rajnitik se mujhe isme aarthik aadhar zyaada mazboot dikhayi padta hai..Isi wajah se aisi filmon kay prayog aaneywaale samay mein aur badh-chadhkar aur khule mein hotay nazar aayenge.

37. sm on August 27th, 2007 1:11 pm

    I thought there was a policy on PFC that all posts and comments had to be made in English, and if anything was written in Hindi, and English translation must be provided?

    This article looked very interesting, but I really could not follow it (I also have trouble reading large blocks of Indian languages written in English script). I really want to thank RK for very insightful and interesting comments. But this only increases my frustration at not knowing what the actual article or the other comments say.

38. vivek tiwari on May 21st, 2008 4:04 am

    1.sharukh khan hath jod kar nameste nahi karte, is fact ko durust kar lein
    2.muslim charector ko centre me rakh kar filme nahi banti. ye bhi galat hai,qooli me amitabh ka naam iqbal, mukaddar ka sikandar me wo sikandar bane the,hindi filmo me hamesha muslim charector ka secondary status hi milta hai ye kehna galat hai. dileep kumar ne naam badla magar ye sabhi jante hain ki wo ek muslim hain, naam badal kar filmi naam kuch aur rakh lena ek commercial majboori se jyada kuch bhi nahi.
    3. audience ki majority ka sawal uthana bhi galat hai, jo file hit hoti hain unhe dekhne har majhab ke log jate hain, tabhi wo hit hoti hain, kabhi hyderabad jaakar dekhie, wahan hindi filmo ke jyadatar darshak muslim milenge. aap ke write-up ka angle bahut practical nahi hai aur mahaj kuch suvidhapurna facts ke hisaab se likha gaya hai.mujhe lagta hai hindi cinema industry film banate waqt hindu muslim ki population nahi dekhti. waise bhi ab ye donomajhab aur inka culture itna jyada ghul-mil gaya hai ki ise baantkar nahi chal cakte.

39. Sameer on May 21st, 2008 4:38 am

    Main vivek tiwari se poori tarah sehmet hoon… Bahut saare film aaj kal ban rahe hai… jo ki muslim kirdar ko kaaafi tavajjuh deti hai..

    Veer- Zaara hi dekhlo… Aur yeh mudda uthaya gaya isliye main PFC ka bahut abhaari huu…

    Ispe vichaar - vimarsh honi chahiye… agar log apne bhavanaaon ko daba ke rakhe toh bahut bura hoga.

40. Angrezi speaker on August 3rd, 2008 6:00 am

    Why is it that when we start speaking of important issues, of race and religion, which are unfortunately driving the world the way it is going these days, some of you decide to keep the English-speaking audience of this blog out of it? It’s a shame. Or is it that you don’t know how to write in English.. I doubt it!

41. ajay brahmatmaj on August 3rd, 2008 6:09 am

    important issues can be discussed in other language too.dont you understand hindi?its pity.

42. Vineet on August 3rd, 2008 6:53 am

    That’s wrong Ajay….I have the right not to learn Hindi if i choose to…..not everyone around knows Hindi…..so u can’t pity someone.

43. ajay brahmatmaj on August 3rd, 2008 7:58 am

    vineet,i agree.if you want to discuss hindi films then you must have the basic understanding of the language.if you understand it without knowing the languse then tujhe salam!!!salute to you.most welcome..watch hindi films,talk and discuss in your language.but when someone putting a point in hindi,dont say shame…

44. Angrezi speaker on August 3rd, 2008 12:18 pm

    @ Vineet, thanks for standing up for me…

    @ Ajay, of course I have a basic understanding of the language, but wished your article could be read and understood by more… I assumed it would be interesting, but your response proves it would not be. It’s exactly your kind of closed-minded attitude and arrogance that keeps perpetuating problems of religion and class. Ideally, all films should communicate to all people, that’s the great beauty of cinema, to unite…

45. ajay brahmatmaj on August 3rd, 2008 8:04 pm

    nina,
    wished your article could be read and understood by more…problem lies in this more…who are these more?people who write n read in hindi…they are not included in your perception of more.come on…dont make your close minded attitude as an universal fact.why are you posting in the name of english speaker.naam to na chhipao.

46. Ravi Shekhar on August 3rd, 2008 8:36 pm

    Hi all
    mere ek german mitra Frank pichale dino Bharat aaye the.
    we artist aur photographer hain- aur tooti footi angrezi bol lete hain
    yani baat ho jaati hai
    kai baar - beech main rukte the- aur apane german mitra se german main kisi shabd ka angrezi matlab poochate- fir mujh se apani baat kahate.
    Frank pichale 10 varshon se mere dost hain…
    ek din unhone poochha tha-
    yanha tum log hindi bolte bolte angrezi kyon bolne lagate ho?
    main kya batata.
    is desh main kai log hain jo mahaz angrezi bolana hi janate hain…
    Ajay!
    tum to janate ho
    main bhasha ke bahas main nahi padata
    bina kisi bahsha ke prayog - ham jayada der lad bhi nahi sakte…

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