Now that I am sitting idle, having been released from my office duties, I felt it was a very good time to entertain myself by watching something in television. It hardly took some time to realize that it was not be so… almost all the channels stink!!!You can’t watch the movie channels that show cheap and rustic movies of Govinda, or some other distasteful comedy. Right since the day they started, I have avoided the Ekta Kapoor’s K-soaps, just like I have avoided booze and fag. Yes, shows like “Indian Laughter Challenge” were good, but their carbon-copies like “Comedy Circus” have been outrageously silly and nonsensical.
Did I hear you whisper news channels? Yes. I was just about to chatter about that. What do you expect to see in a news channel? Real news, I suppose. But do you really get to see that? Think. When Star News shows “Saas, bahu aur saazish”, which is nothing more than a slideshow of all the stupid soaps of Star Plus, you feel irritated. But hold on, there is more. Aaj Tak, “Desh ka Sarvashresth News Channel” shows what?? “Khali hai Bali”!!! My Foot!!!
You surf through all news channels. I bet at any instant of time, most of them would be showing grim news of some kidnapping, murder, rape, extortion, loot and what not. Yes, this reminds me of the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case. The million dollar question is- Yes, the “kaatil” must be punished, but then who the hell has given these media channels the right to break into the privacy of the couple which has lost its only child, and worse, their credibility, their social status and consequently perhaps their source of living? Do you think one would visit Dr. Rajesh Talwar for treatment even if he is proved innocent? I bet one would think ten times before doing so.
Yes, cricket!! I wonder why I didn’t mention it earlier. Good that I talk about it at the last. I can’t understand why we Indians are just running after cricket like a bunch of mad, hungry people. True, that the IPL has generated a lot of excitement in India. T-20 is a hit. It can give a tough competition to any Bollywood masala movie. But the most ridiculous thing is, look at the way, people are treating these cricket players!! They are being treated as Gods!! Their posters are being “worshipped” by aartis!! How ridiculous!! But does any one listen? My question is, Ok fine, great that Sachin hits a ton and Ganguly scores a double century. But then, what do you gain?? They are playing for and in crores; Sachin is buying a Rs. 50 crores bungalow with his money. Sourav has opened his not so successful restaurant, what have you got? Think. Think. The answer is hidden somewhere in your conscience.
My question is, “Is cricket the only thing happening in the world?” There are so many other news items- China Earthquake, Rising Inflation and its effect on YOU (yes, that is more important to our lives than cricket) and the Indian economy in general. Remember, whether Sachin plays or Sehwag is excluded or whether Dravid is thrown out, whether Deepika Padukone is having an affair with Yuvraj or Dhoni or Ranbir, you wouldn’t gain anything from it. It would hardly better your life to know whether Kareena marries Saif or Shahid, or whether Angelina adopts 100th child. But what directly affects our life is something that we grossly neglect, and worse, avoid it…
1 comment:
cricket is not to be treated as a religion.
sense of humour has degraded to an ultra low level, and even that makes some laugh!
journalism has lost its true meaning. how many times have you heard "these pictures are being shown only one ......." or "only .... news is bringing you this", they are more interested in them than the news itself.
and lastly its the people who have changed....thats why khali can prevail in top news for a week (and even his diet!)
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