Friday, January 1, 2010

3 Idiots, The Five point someone controversy and Chetan Bhagat

Watched 3i today. Must say a great watch. The speech scene stole the show. My respect for Aamir, Hiru and Vidhu grew leaps and bounds but fell flat when I read about the "stars" reaction to Chetan Bhagat's request for the credit he deserved.
It is really sad that the makers still believe that Chetan is publicity hungry. Chetan is a legend amongst the engineering student and his latest novel, twittering and blog keeps him more closer to his audience than any of the three people mentioned above.
Anyone who has read the novel can easily identify parts of the movie being straight away 'lifted' from the novel. The novel is definitely an inspiration for the movie and this is the way it was promoted initially.
Talking about publicity hungry:
Vidhu Vinod Chopra: The man believed Eklavya was a perfect choice for India's Oscar nomination. Need we say more.
Aamir : Doesn't need any publicity, but why use Shahrukh or someone elses name to create controversy. You are a terrific actor yourself, just keep up the good work. Calling your dog Shahrukh isn't funny at all. I am no fan of Shahrukh the actor but I couldn't see the humor behind blogging about "Shahrukh" licking your legs. Sad stuff. Time to grow up.
Raju Hirani: I still see you as a humble human being. Just keep up the good work. We are desperately waiting for Mumnnabhai-3.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

You've hit the nail dude. Chetan deserves the credit and Aamir needs to grow up.