Bollywood and "The Freaks"

Rounds upon Rounds in telecons between Freaks, we discuss the losers of Bollywood. We devote heaps of email communication on discussing them. Some obviously get paid for doing only such work ;-) .

We discuss about the various hijdas or the cleavage artists which abound in the bollywood industry and recount experiences about how we ended up watching a particularly awful movie and how idiots were we in purchasing tickets at times in 'black'.

We also discuss the comparisions of various actors with their contemporaries in Hollywood and how meaningless these comparisons are. But this let me to think, why do we see it at all.

We miss the atmosphere of a Desi theatre out here. We miss all that we did in the theatre in India compared to here. However pathetic movie we go to see, it would not have been without the catcalls, the smart comments and the pure rustic sounds in the theatres which would enable us to sit through the 3 hrs of pure depression we see in front of us and as we try to find out the art of filmmaking (or rather the dearth of it).

Has any Indian movie been complete without the customary intermission. Where Samosa's, Popcorns and Sodas rule the roost. More of a ritual which enhances the movie experiences.

Going to movies in India was second nature. If ur sitting at home and getting bored, we would go to the movies. We want to go for a date or just hang out, what better option than Movies. Turns out to be cheaper and have a whole lot of things to say about the movie.

I know some people who go for all kind of movies whether it is Hindi , English or the pathetic Hinglish ( where English movies are dubbed in Hindi) I guess the last one was the most interesting of all of them as we see the mayhem caused in the translation and the source of all comments during the same period.

We all have had stories to tell about how we paid Rs xxx for very bad movie in which some hijda was acting and recount all the horror we saw on the screen and the disgusting antics.

But with all said and done, we still dont miss any chance to go and see a 3hrs bullshit packed Bollywood movie, whether the actor / actress/ director have not delivered at all --- coz the irony is that we enjoy the boredoom.