Hi Folks,

The hot topic this week in news is the release of My name is Khan (MNIK). There was a huge controversy around the release of the movie due to weird political gimmicks. This definitely was made into a sensation, courtesy to our ever irresponsible media. But it definitely did a world of good to the movie as it opened to packed houses. About the movie, I am not a huge Sharukh fan but I am huge huge and a huge fan of meaningful cinema. MNIK is a typical bollywood film with lot of take home messages. The reviews of Times of India gave it a 5/5......I think that was too generous, but the film definitely deserves a bow.

Many would condemn me as always being cynical. But, I guess that there is so much truth in what I post here. These celebrities have a huge fan base comprising people of all walks of life, all age groups and different backgrounds. There are thousands of crazy people who cry for them, laugh for them and literally live for them. They celebrate the birthday of their idols in a manner in which they don't celebrate for even their kith & kin. One may categorize it as stupidity, and I agree it is stupidity. But fans are fans. They just love their idols and want to follow them. They want their stars to succeed in everything they do. They always wish well for the star. The nation even goes out of the way and confers the prestigious national honors to these stars.

So, do these stars owe something to the people? If, these stars have something called a conscience then they will agree with me that they owe a whole lot to the people. They should take it as a responsibility in enthralling the audience with meaningful cinema. They should motivate and inspire the people by their words and charisma. People are really dying to follow them. The good messages from the movie rubs off on the audience. So, these celebrities should be more responsible and be idols worth emulating in real life.

MNIK is a movie with so many subtle messages. The release of the movie is so critical when the politicians are trying to divide man on the name of language, religion, caste and boundaries. A very well made movie which will go down very well with the people. 3 cheers to Karan Johar and his team. Well done....... Hope, others will take a cue from this example and give us good movies in the future.

Signing off for now,
Krishna