Just saw the 50min chat show. Few observations -
#1 It was disappointing to see Begum comment that Pakistani artists were invited with an agenda to embarass Pakistan. Already there's no dearth of hatred against India in that country; such baseless remarks wud only fan that sentiment. There has been so much support for begum, atleast he cud've been more careful with words.
#2 If the Indian entertainment industry's intention was to humiliate Pakistan, then Adnan Sami, Rahat Fateh Ali, Atif wudn't hv been so popular in India.
#3 Also was surprising that not 1 person in the entire show tried to understand India's POV or give India, the benefit of doubt. The bb show is pure business. All actions are done with the sole purpose to attract TRPs and in the process make better profits. Thats how any business works, BB is no different. Every season has a cross-dresser (the chhakka card he mentioned) ; only this time it happened to be Begum , so whats the big deal ??
#4 Feel sorry for Veena. She might be silly at times, might be a big time hypocrite, might hv a big mouth, might even be a liar - she might be all that but she's definitely not evil - unfortunately thats exactly how she's being portrayed right now .... ppl may make fun of her antics, ridicule her ( similar to Rakhi Sawant).. but the way she's being cornered by 1 n all is sad.
#5 After, Taseer's murder, her concerns for safety are definitely not unfounded ..she might be considering application for refugee status ... and there's already a precedent - Haider Ali, wicketkeeper; so it must be playing on her mind. Poor girl.
#6 Veena has been repeatedly saying that she was just being herself and not representing the entire state or its religion; but interestingly, all this' being ignored; logic being that since she was in a foreign land, she becomes an automatic representative of the country. I wonder if the same logic applies to all the miscreants that "happen" to have origin in Pakistan ?? Does the entire nation get so stirred up everytime ( and rather frequently) when roots of any mischief are traced to Pakistan ??
#7 Given the situation & reactions in Pakistan, its so easy to understand y most progressive nations lay so much stress on the separation of state & religion.
Edited by thickhead - 13 years ago
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