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A short thought on this....At the outset, I would like to congratulate Aamir Khan for yet another master piece which has a message and a specific theme/purpose...truly Aamir Style...I have been a fan of him for years now - of all his classics like Lagaan, Rang De Basanti, Taare Zameen Par and so on...That he takes Rs 3 crore per episode or so (as i heard it) is a different matter and for another day...
Well, my point is something else now...I wonder what kind of nation are we? The first two episodes - about Female Foeticide and Child Pysical Abuse...Was it any less known a fact about these societal issues? On the similar lines rampant corruption as an Evil - was it known any lesser before Anna Hazare movement last year? Why is it that it requires for us Indians (- more so the middle class, the urbanites and the so called educated) - a wake up call or say a 'mass frenzy' / wave to create awareness?
My greatest worry is that the current wave of Satyameva Jayate will die down its natural death after the 13-14 planned episodes...remember, the way Anna Hazare movement lost its steam...i think this will do no good to us Indians. We need holistic thought-process to collectively bring about a change...it requires an attitude change..the anna hazares, the amir khans will do their bit....but the larger cause is won if all of us can follow the three things - one - live a good sensible life with values and ethos, two - think macro, i mean think from a bigger perspective of being a responsible citizen, three - influence the people around to bring about a change. I think with this, we can even remotely think about moving in the right direction and collectively address the social issues. Unfortunately, i am still speaking in the senses of 'educated', 'elitist', 'urbanite' civilians...God save and help us - for the larger masses in this country are the ones who do not belong to the former categories...and neither do they watch 'Star' 'Plus'...
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A short thought on this....At the outset, I would like to congratulate Aamir Khan for yet another master piece which has a message and a specific theme/purpose...truly Aamir Style...I have been a fan of him for years now - of all his classics like Lagaan, Rang De Basanti, Taare Zameen Par and so on...That he takes Rs 3 crore per episode or so (as i heard it) is a different matter and for another day...
Well, my point is something else now...I wonder what kind of nation are we? The first two episodes - about Female Foeticide and Child Pysical Abuse...Was it any less known a fact about these societal issues? On the similar lines rampant corruption as an Evil - was it known any lesser before Anna Hazare movement last year? Why is it that it requires for us Indians (- more so the middle class, the urbanites and the so called educated) - a wake up call or say a 'mass frenzy' / wave to create awareness?
My greatest worry is that the current wave of Satyameva Jayate will die down its natural death after the 13-14 planned episodes...remember, the way Anna Hazare movement lost its steam...i think this will do no good to us Indians. We need holistic thought-process to collectively bring about a change...it requires an attitude change..the anna hazares, the amir khans will do their bit....but the larger cause is won if all of us can follow the three things - one - live a good sensible life with values and ethos, two - think macro, i mean think from a bigger perspective of being a responsible citizen, three - influence the people around to bring about a change. I think with this, we can even remotely think about moving in the right direction and collectively address the social issues. Unfortunately, i am still speaking in the senses of 'educated', 'elitist', 'urbanite' civilians...God save and help us - for the larger masses in this country are the ones who do not belong to the former categories...and neither do they watch 'Star' 'Plus'...
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