Shah Rukh Khan's ugly spat at the Wankhade stadium of Bombay, with a security guard, is another manifestation of a malaise prevalent in our country.
Here, unfortunately, law seems to be different for different people. Those with power and pelf enjoy a garish level of freedom which makes an ordinary citizen wonder as to what his fault was to be born in humble surroundings and not to parents, who can manipulate the law. Shah Rukh Khan has tried to show that he's a successful cine star (have I belittled him by not calling him a superstar or reigning no.1? It's better that he realises that success has a shelf life and will pass), who has mass adulation and therefore, demands separate nay specialised treatment.
And it's this misplaced attitude that finds him in discomfort whenever he goes abroad - especially to the US - while being subjected to stringent security checks. What he doesn't realise or is pretending to be ignorant of, is that security can only be effective, if it's uniformly applied to one and all.
It's also laughable that these guys have their own bodyguards to keep them away from the public, whose patronage - of filling up cinemas all over the country, every Friday, to see and endorse their theatrics on the screen - paradoxically, is what gives them their exalted status! The spectator is enamoured by the sterling qualities of their favourite hero on screen and surmises that he's the same qualities in real life too!! And it's incidents like the one mentioned above that make them realise that their 'god' was after all human!!!
It would be interesting to note as to who'd be eventually made the villain of this story. The media has already brought out that our 'god' was under the influence of alcohol. And so, I'd be closely following the sordid drama unfold, in the days to come!
Here, unfortunately, law seems to be different for different people. Those with power and pelf enjoy a garish level of freedom which makes an ordinary citizen wonder as to what his fault was to be born in humble surroundings and not to parents, who can manipulate the law. Shah Rukh Khan has tried to show that he's a successful cine star (have I belittled him by not calling him a superstar or reigning no.1? It's better that he realises that success has a shelf life and will pass), who has mass adulation and therefore, demands separate nay specialised treatment.
And it's this misplaced attitude that finds him in discomfort whenever he goes abroad - especially to the US - while being subjected to stringent security checks. What he doesn't realise or is pretending to be ignorant of, is that security can only be effective, if it's uniformly applied to one and all.
It's also laughable that these guys have their own bodyguards to keep them away from the public, whose patronage - of filling up cinemas all over the country, every Friday, to see and endorse their theatrics on the screen - paradoxically, is what gives them their exalted status! The spectator is enamoured by the sterling qualities of their favourite hero on screen and surmises that he's the same qualities in real life too!! And it's incidents like the one mentioned above that make them realise that their 'god' was after all human!!!
It would be interesting to note as to who'd be eventually made the villain of this story. The media has already brought out that our 'god' was under the influence of alcohol. And so, I'd be closely following the sordid drama unfold, in the days to come!
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