Friday, February 22, 2008

JA and TZP

As Shyam Benegal said pointing at protests against Jodhaa Akbar "We are less tolerant now" Even in Mughle Azam J was portrayed as A's wife and no one made mess that time. Is it because Ashutosh Gowarikar could not write "all characters are fictitious and any resemblence to any person living or dead is purely conincidental" ( Role reversal of Jodhaa and Akbar would have resulted in fatwa ( wat say :) ). He has stated that it is a fiction, he is trying to show here. Next what, we see an uprising against JK Rowling for calling us Muggles. ( Oh Did you think you were part of wizards... )
This has more connotation that what is apparent to us. INTOLERANT - We are becoming impatient. We want something back for all the action we do and we dont have time to perform our duties which do not ensure us the returns.Raj Thackeray accusing UPites for taking away jobs from the Sons of the soils. People are taking law into their hands beating up the culprits ( even a small boy ) for petty theft. Police is more than happy about this, less responsibility for them :) The behaviour exhibited by the adults, 24 by 7 news channels ( same clips being played again and again ) gets imprinted in the minds of children. We have seen rising violence in kids too.
Along with intolerance we are becoming judgemental and less accepting. Does it take a Taare Zameen Par to teach us about Acceptance.

2 comments:

Anup said...

I am feeling like an idiot putting a comment for this totally "waste" blog.
Stick to your issues dont bother about world.

optimismattheheights said...

Dudez.. its my space, my mind.. ( as i said not even archana's but "optimism at the heights" 's
)
SO u better read whatever the blogger writes
:D