asli khan kaun? or Who can be more irritating on national television.

why exactly are shahrukh and aamir khan raining metaphorical andaas on each other on every channel? as if there were'nt enough people to do it for them.SRK says something sarcastic, with that cutely cheeky smile of his, and the next day aamir tries to hit back with his (unfortunately less cute) cheeky smile.They've been ruffling each others feathers for quite some time now and have never been able to take each other normally...but now it's 'let's wash our dirty linen in public' time. ugh.
ha...now for psycheeelogical analysis....both guys are(as everyone knows) actors who became famous, became The Khans, at roughly the same time.However, SRK 's initial struggle was obviously more difficult. the city was completely alien .he started in a workplace which gave greater opportunities to the insiders. aamir had it easier, being someone who belonged to the industry already.but they both worked hard and became jaw droppingly successful. but its possible that their mutual resentment has its root in this beginning struggle.they have created different public personas for themselves and now feel irritated because of the very perceptions they themselves have created.aamir has made 'an aamir khan film' into a brand name, synonmous with 'thinking', watchable cinema and purposely restricted his projects to create exactly this kind of aura.he does'nt attend award ceremonies,does'nt talk to the press unless he has to promote a film..so he gets the accolade he's been aiming for..the only Actor (versus Star)among the big Khans.but the problem is, that inspite of giving such huge hits, being so commercially and critically successful,people still give more recognition to SRK as the most bankable, the warhorse who's the king of bollywood, who can produce a hit at any time he wants.which infuriates aamir and should make SRK very happy, but it does'nt..because, given a good and well written role, he's an actor, yaar .he is'nt just limited to the 'Raj' cutout that Yashraj resurrect whenever they desperately need a hit.the fact that he's made hardly any movies that have really used him as an actor probably stings him in a sensitive place.Unlike aamir, who has . hence the sarcastic comment answered by the snide joke.
that is (if stupid) still understandable.i mean the rest of us would probably be ludicrously happy to have so much money and so many people praising you(be it for whatever reason) but as any auntie can tell u, humans perfected the mechanism of not being satisfied with what they have.silly resentments and jhagdas add some entertainment to life. As long as it does'nt bore the rest of us.

review: Oye lucky Lucky Oye... and a few comparisons with KKG

ok, so let me confess straightaway that I'm a huge fan of the people who made this film. It's been directed by Dibakar Bannerjee, the guy who made( perhaps my mum's favorite movie) Khosla Ka Ghosla, the cast- Abhay Deol,Paresh Rawal...now it frequently happens that something too eagerly anticipated turns out to be a fizzle...but this time ...well let's just say the movie is excellent.
Dibakar's just made two movies as yet, and (surprisingly) he's viewed by most people as a guy who's made two 'really phunny' , lightweight films.But as he himself says( in his blog at Passion For Cinema) both films are funny because certain commonplace tragedies are so beautifully observed that you have to laugh. Both films are about morality-in theory and in practice. Boman Irani in KKG is a devout bhakt of Santoshi Ma, and he 's cunning enough to always remain on the right side of the law(he can pay enough for the police to oblige rather than arrest him).obviously we know that he's as morally ignoble as can be, but in an unfair and hypocritical society, he's a 'big man' while the upright and naive Anupam Kher gets only humiliation and imprisonment in return for his 'real' goodness.similarly, Abhay Deol is a thief and a crook but his faults are again not entirely his own- they can be understood against a background of social aspiration and deprivation.however Paresh Rawal in his triple role(that was a nice touch) essaying three men who assume a paternalistic role to Abhay- one his father, then the guy who acts as his unofficial godfather,then a vet who wants to make him a business partner-all three break his trust, dupe him in different ways. but all three are , yet again, on the right side of the law, so while Abhay is publicly, almost admiringly, paraded as a 'master thief' they are as metaphorically pure as the driven snow .At least in the eyes of society.
there are a lot of things to admire in this film.the director is a true blue Dilliwala, and he knows how to frame his film- the locations ,accents even the clothes are exactly right . plus some new talent , the actors who play Abhay's double crossing best friend and 'Doli' Dolly are both new(I think) and they do a fine job.
well there's a lot I can write about this film but the best thing is...just go see it . it's worth a watch.