Recently while I was waiting in a bakery in my town , I was listening to a group of people ( an extended family) of all age groups discussing among themselves about celebrities and film stars. Afetr discussing films they began to speak about actors.One of them said that he loved Salman Khan and another said he liked Aditya Panscholis son both of whom have cases against them. The general feeling among the group was that the cases against them shd be dismissed since they are such good looking actors and they shd be seen on screen , not sent to prison...If Lalu and other polticans can do what they did and now are roaming free, why not actors ? they were all feeling very sorry for Sanjay Dutt too and felt that he shd be doing films not sent to prison .. Even the 2 youngsters who were probably about 10 or 12 years old shared theses feeling !
I am at a loss and sincerely hope this is not the trend among the majority of our citizens .. :ohmy:

Recently while I was waiting in a bakery in my town , I was listening to a group of people ( an extended family) of all age groups discussing among themselves about celebrities and film stars. Afetr discussing films they began to speak about actors.One of them said that he loved Salman Khan and another said he liked Aditya Panscholis son both of whom have cases against them. The general feeling among the group was that the cases against them shd be dismissed since they are such good looking actors and they shd be seen on screen , not sent to prison...If Lalu and other polticans can do what they did and now are roaming free, why not actors ? they were all feeling very sorry for Sanjay Dutt too and felt that he shd be doing films not sent to prison .. Even the 2 youngsters who were probably about 10 or 12 years old shared theses feeling !
I am at a loss and sincerely hope this is not the trend among the majority of our citizens .. :ohmy:

I don't think all Indian citizens think this way..there are exception always and probably this group is a young lot about 10 or 12 years old they hardly know the nuances of law and the gravity of the situation.

Recently while I was waiting in a bakery in my town , I was listening to a group of people ( an extended family) of all age groups discussing among themselves about celebrities and film stars. Afetr discussing films they began to speak about actors.One of them said that he loved Salman Khan and another said he liked Aditya Panscholis son both of whom have cases against them. The general feeling among the group was that the cases against them shd be dismissed since they are such good looking actors and they shd be seen on screen , not sent to prison...If Lalu and other polticans can do what they did and now are roaming free, why not actors ? they were all feeling very sorry for Sanjay Dutt too and felt that he shd be doing films not sent to prison .. Even the 2 youngsters who were probably about 10 or 12 years old shared theses feeling !
I am at a loss and sincerely hope this is not the trend among the majority of our citizens .. :ohmy:

I don't think all Indian citizens think this way..there are exception always and probably this group is a young lot about 10 or 12 years old they hardly know the nuances of law and the gravity of the situation.

I already wrote that it was a mixed age group consisiting of older, middle aged and younger people and educated at that ...I know that there are people who are level headed and dont get carried away but there are some who get blinded by their adoration which make them overlook all their faults.This attitude when carried through to their own lives can be disastrous

Certainly a misguided group of people, in my opinion! I think the culprit is not having enough pride in ourselves, our culture, our philosophy etc. that makes us forget the basic values of respect to other human beings and the ability to discern good from bad. Otherwise they would not be idolizing culprits such as Salman and Pancholi. It is the superficial nature of so-called savvy and modern culture is the reason why such shallow people are idolized only for their good looks and supposed charisma.

I don;t think parents in that group would not have tried to teach the kids the right values? so what could be the reason? Whatever that reason maybe, there should be a cause for concern to the parents, because now, the kids are only voicing their firm opinions, tomorrow they may even try to emulate their sick role models! :blink:

Certainly a misguided group of people, in my opinion! I think the culprit is not having enough pride in ourselves, our culture, our philosophy etc. that makes us forget the basic values of respect to other human beings and the ability to discern good from bad. Otherwise they would not be idolizing culprits such as Salman and Pancholi. It is the superficial nature of so-called savvy and modern culture is the reason why such shallow people are idolized only for their good looks and supposed charisma.

I don;t think parents in that group would not have tried to teach the kids the right values? so what could be the reason? Whatever that reason maybe, there should be a cause for concern to the parents, because now, the kids are only voicing their firm opinions, tomorrow they may even try to emulate their sick role models! :blink:

Yes Kalyani, there is a lax attitude amog people with regard to crime and corruption, they seem to take it in their stride , even praising those who manage to get away !

Certainly a misguided group of people, in my opinion! I think the culprit is not having enough pride in ourselves, our culture, our philosophy etc. that makes us forget the basic values of respect to other human beings and the ability to discern good from bad. Otherwise they would not be idolizing culprits such as Salman and Pancholi. It is the superficial nature of so-called savvy and modern culture is the reason why such shallow people are idolized only for their good looks and supposed charisma.

I don;t think parents in that group would not have tried to teach the kids the right values? so what could be the reason? Whatever that reason maybe, there should be a cause for concern to the parents, because now, the kids are only voicing their firm opinions, tomorrow they may even try to emulate their sick role models! :blink:

Yes Kalyani, there is a lax attitude amog people with regard to crime and corruption, they seem to take it in their stride , even praising those who manage to get away !

Nowadays no one reads autobiographies or biographies of truly great men any more, nor do the supposed role models of today try to live up to the greatness they are bestowed with . I personally feel the kind of role models we get nowadays are simply not good at all. Come to think of it, there ARE NO role models beyond Bollywood and cricket left! He who has money, looks and is able to make it on page 3, becomes a role model, not withstanding where and how the money comes from!

Recently while I was waiting in a bakery in my town , I was listening to a group of people ( an extended family) of all age groups discussing among themselves about celebrities and film stars. Afetr discussing films they began to speak about actors.One of them said that he loved Salman Khan and another said he liked Aditya Panscholis son both of whom have cases against them. The general feeling among the group was that the cases against them shd be dismissed since they are such good looking actors and they shd be seen on screen , not sent to prison...If Lalu and other polticans can do what they did and now are roaming free, why not actors ? they were all feeling very sorry for Sanjay Dutt too and felt that he shd be doing films not sent to prison .. Even the 2 youngsters who were probably about 10 or 12 years old shared theses feeling !
I am at a loss and sincerely hope this is not the trend among the majority of our citizens .. :ohmy: