'Bebo would be the wife I would have wanted' - Karan

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desigal90

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Posted: 10 years ago

#61

I don't get why this snide attitude even if Karan is gay.
So what if he's gay? Why should he get married to the first guy that comes to mind?

Doesn't he have the right to love another, be it man it woman, like the rest if us?

No wonder he doesn't wanna come out. This society would slaughter his image with the amount of jokes about homosexuality. Part of the reason I was disappointed in AIB. The regressive mocking of Karan's sexual orientation.

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@Chippeshwini

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Posted: 10 years ago

#62

^ this may sound out of order, but I think Karan makes a much more massive deal about his being gay than do others.

Rather, other people react exactly the way he seems to want them to react.

If he was so cool about it, he would come out properly in no time. I mean lets admit it, its obviously no secret that he's gay, and he has, through numerous indirect/direct comments and jokes, admitted that he's gay anyway.

What in the world is stopping him from saying the words straight up now? There's nothing that's unexpected/shameful about it.

But no; he chooses to be all noir and ambiguous to "appear like a mystery" or whatever it is.

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return_to_hades

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Posted: 10 years ago

#63

^^

It is easier to be mysterious than out.

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@Chippeshwini

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Posted: 10 years ago

#64

^ is he still a mystery though?

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desigal90

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Posted: 10 years ago

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It's easier to hint it, but not say it outright especially in desi society.

I actually think Karan did it the smartest way anyone could in his position.

Imagine, before all the rumors and all the ideas about his sexuality, before anyone could have guessed, if he came out way back when saying I"m gay...who knows how he would have been treated. How would the audience have reacted.

What he did instead, was let the rumors continue, to keep giving very subtle hints, yet maintain that he won't speak about it. In a way, the audience became conditioned over time. They kidna just accepted him and his behavior. They saw him being himself, and it was far more natural, than if they read some sensational news in the papers.

Even today, I think its his prerogative if he wants to speak about it or not.

Same way as some celebs choose to acknowledge relationships, this is far more personal. This is a person's sexual orientation.

It's something that people even in the West hesitate to reveal. And that's the West. Thats a country where there is a growing liberal population and community that supports you, and even the majority of Americans will applaud you for your courage and accept you.

I dont think we can say the same about Desi society.

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@Chippeshwini

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Posted: 10 years ago

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It's a fair point that its a very personal thing to talk about, and that its his prerogative.

Still though, I don't think highly of him when he says things like "yeah if I was interested in women it'd be Twinkle/Kareena", because it just looks a lot like he's milking the attention he gets for his ambiguous sexual orientation.

And Karan milks attention for everything lool. Just wish he'd give it a flipping rest

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return_to_hades

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Posted: 10 years ago

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^^

Even in the west it is not easy. M-E-B and I were discussing closeted celebrities in another topic. Kristen Stewart never came out even though she is most definitely dating a girl. Even Lindsay Lohan never commented on her sexuality when she was with Samantha Ronson. Jodie Foster's coming out speech was mysterious and ambiguous.

Ricky Martin was closeted forever. Even Elton John and George Michael came out at the later end of their career when they were older.

Can you imagine trying to be openly gay and trying to sell family friendly dramas to Indian audiences?

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@Chippeshwini

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Posted: 10 years ago

#68

But the same thing applies honestly.

Karan makes lots of tongue-in-cheek jokes about his being gay, he gives these interviews which don't leave much to even read between the lines.

I think its a very well known fact that he's not straight; yet his movies do perfectly fine?

I don't see what the massive humbug is. And if its such a sensitive issue for him, why does he continue giving these not-so-subtle hints at almost every opportunity he gets to do so

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return_to_hades

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Posted: 10 years ago

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I think Karan's subtle hints and jokes have come in the past couple of years. Way back in his early days as director, there was speculation but he was extremely silent and stoic. Now that he is successful, he feels more comfortable opening up.

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desigal90

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Posted: 10 years ago

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You can say that this is his way of trying to live his life as honestly as possible.

I know it sounds all scandalous coz of the topic title, but it was a joint interview between him and Kareena, and this was his way of just expressing how much he thinks of her/loves her.

Like the highest form of love between a man and woman their age can be.

Like a sister or wife.

Edited by desigal90 - 10 years ago