It happens only in Bengaluru!
People in South India are crazy about their film personalities. So much so that they have built temples and installed idols of their superstars! One reason for this could be that there are many films in which the actors play mythological characters like kings and gods and this is the image that stays with the people.
Here are some real life incidents how far fans can stretch their devotion (and their imagination) -
1. When a multi-starrer Telegu movie was released, fans of a particular hero realized that their hero did not have any songs in the movie. So its raasta-rokos and burning effigy's of the director and producer of the film and not allowing any theatre to play the film. Our Hero in question then sent a message to his fans that he was completely satisfied with his role in the film and did not see how a song would suit him. So you would think the hardcore fans would listen? Tough luck - they wanted their song. The production crew finally relented and shot a song and re-released the movie within 10 days.
2. Here's one theory about why the death of Dr. Rajkumar, the veteran Kannada hero, caused widespread violence. Dr. Rajkumar died of cardiac arrest. The theory goes that when this was announced to the world, people did not really understand what "cardiac arrest" meant (heart-attack is more commonly understood). So they interpreted the message as something to do with the "arrest" of their hero, which, of course, is worse than blasphemy. Hence the riots!
3. When Dr. Rajkumar died, people stuck his posters on the windshields of their cars and on their houses. Even the Security Cabin of my office had his posters. When I inquired about this, I got to know that none of the Security Guards were big fans of Dr. Rajkumar. The posters were only intended to deter miscreants ... errr ... fans of Dr. Rajkumar from throwing stones on the glass Cabin!
4. The TV cable operators throughout Karnataka blacked out all entertainment channels. You could see only news channels or channels which were broadcasting Dr. Rajkumar's films.
5. The office caterers arranged for free dinner on the day Dr. Rajkumar died. It was in the honor of Dr. Rajkumar. Hmmm ... I was touched by the gesture. Except that I could not understand why the sweet Jalebi was part of the menu.
Here are some real life incidents how far fans can stretch their devotion (and their imagination) -
1. When a multi-starrer Telegu movie was released, fans of a particular hero realized that their hero did not have any songs in the movie. So its raasta-rokos and burning effigy's of the director and producer of the film and not allowing any theatre to play the film. Our Hero in question then sent a message to his fans that he was completely satisfied with his role in the film and did not see how a song would suit him. So you would think the hardcore fans would listen? Tough luck - they wanted their song. The production crew finally relented and shot a song and re-released the movie within 10 days.
2. Here's one theory about why the death of Dr. Rajkumar, the veteran Kannada hero, caused widespread violence. Dr. Rajkumar died of cardiac arrest. The theory goes that when this was announced to the world, people did not really understand what "cardiac arrest" meant (heart-attack is more commonly understood). So they interpreted the message as something to do with the "arrest" of their hero, which, of course, is worse than blasphemy. Hence the riots!
3. When Dr. Rajkumar died, people stuck his posters on the windshields of their cars and on their houses. Even the Security Cabin of my office had his posters. When I inquired about this, I got to know that none of the Security Guards were big fans of Dr. Rajkumar. The posters were only intended to deter miscreants ... errr ... fans of Dr. Rajkumar from throwing stones on the glass Cabin!
4. The TV cable operators throughout Karnataka blacked out all entertainment channels. You could see only news channels or channels which were broadcasting Dr. Rajkumar's films.
5. The office caterers arranged for free dinner on the day Dr. Rajkumar died. It was in the honor of Dr. Rajkumar. Hmmm ... I was touched by the gesture. Except that I could not understand why the sweet Jalebi was part of the menu.
posted by Sameer Jain at 3:51 AM
1 Comments:
if someone (specially nimma Bengalaru uduga)comes across dis article of urs...u r GONE man...
Save ur BA*@S(left over hairs...what did u thot)
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