Even as India moves into her 63rd year of independence, the might of the country is more often than not shaken by trivial issues. Trivial issues always comes in the way of (or people rake them in to avoid) the main issues. Today’s media especially the broadcast is adding spice to such issues. Media is just becoming a joke with a bunch of so called ‘intellectuals’ discussing issues like how SRK was frisked just because he chose to say ‘My name is Khan’. Why Emran Hashmi didn’t get a home in a Hindu society just because he is a Muslim. And, a raging debate on Sach ka Saamna must be banned or not.
King Khan could not have asked for a better publicity for his upcoming movie on the state of Muslims in USA in the aftermath of 9/11 – ‘My Name is Khan’. Ok, SRK gets frisked, interrogated at Newark Airport. What’s the big deal? He surely is the ‘King Khan’ in here, but he is just another ‘Khan’ there. Within hours of the incident, it spread like wild fire, thanks to the TV channels going over the top (as always). Even as we were celebrating 62nd year of independence, SRK’s news made bigger headlines than India’s Independence Day (SRK was the first headline in most of the channels, and PM’s I-Day speech was 3rd). A similar incident involving former President APJ Abdul Kalam came to light after 2 months of its occurance, Abdul Kalam’s issue rocked the parliament, civil aviation ministry, opposition, ruling parties stood united for once, but for such a trivial cause! Kalam himself said it was not a big deal.
Emran Hashmi – Ah! How do I start? Many ‘intellectuals’ have come out in the open saying that they could not get themselves a home in Mumbai just because they are Muslims. Well, I really wonder if Muslims don’t get to own a home in Mumbai at all. In a Muslim housing society, it sure is difficult to get a home for yourself if you are a Hindu, as a matter of fact it would be really difficult for a Hindu to get a home in a Parsi colony. Why all the hue and cry? Don’t remember any of his movies being released in the near future so that he would have garnered some publicity. Lets just say Emran, just stick to kissing scenes that’s definitely going to work for your selected few audience.
Another such instance with which I can’t really face the truth is the uproar, mayhem in the parliament when a bunch of 50+ year old people were up in arms against ‘Sach ka samna’ (Can you believe that?!). Why are our ministers so boggled by who sleeps with whom and who wanted to cheat his wife? Sach Ka Saamna is just like any other soap trying to get in as many eye-balls as possible. It’s as simple as that. Don’t know why the media is so obsessed with the show (may be the news shows feel threatened in the race for eye-balls…don’t know). When we have accepted so much of sensationalism, drama, suspense in news these days, why target a show where the contestants themselves know what they are in for?
These overdose of sermons by ‘intellectuals’ and aggressive presentation is just dumb-ing down the viewers and deflating the IQ of the average Indian.


