Kissing is still a taboo in Bollywood - Page 10

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

There is nothing wrong with kissing. It is less of a taboo than it once was. Hopefully, someday in the future a lot more people in India will be comfortable with kissing.

I have no problem with kissing. In fact I have no problems with even lovemaking in films as long as it is tastefully done. You could have an hour long song with kissing and I could have been fine. Despite that I disliked 'Labon Ka Kaarobar'. I can see why many people found it distasteful.

Here is the problem - the kissing in the song is one dimensional. Nearly everyone is French kissing. Some are engaging in behavior that would be 'uncomfortable' even in progressive cities. Either the makers of the song wanted to create a 'buzz' by throwing in a lot of kissing or it is conceptualized by someone who has not been in a healthy relationship and is completely unaware of all the varying emotions a kiss can convey.

Where is the awkward first kiss, where both people are a bundle of nerves but continue anyway? Where is the kiss goodbye after a date, where its too early to be passionate, but you still want to let each other know that you're into them? Where is the kiss where there are no sparks flying, but two souls are connecting on a deeper level? Where is the quick peck on a hectic morning where you have to make sense of your chaotic life and get to work on time, but must kiss your love goodbye before you head out? Where is the I am sorry kiss and a hug when couples are trying to reconcile after a fight? Where is the take care, come back soon kiss when someone is going away for a while? And where is the ecstatic I'm so happy kiss when someone get's back? There's so many more situations that could have been covered.

Why does romance have to be so monochromatic? Why does it have to be just about french kissing? Is physical chemistry the only thing that makes and defines love? In my personal opinion, portraying kissing in just this one dimension is distasteful and disrespectful to the whole range of kisses and emotions that come together to make a romantic relationship.

To see how you can correctly incorporate kissing and all other forms of love and expression of it watch the beginning and end montages of 'Love Actually'.

Originally posted by: johnnyboy

Well..if that is what you got from my post, then the simple answer to your query is YES

Originally posted by: bips

LoveFawad, You forgot to mention homophobic/ageist/insensitive

... I had no idea that liking or not liking a movie song could reveal so much about not just one person but so many people at the same time. We should replace personality tests with music videos of bifekre. Armchair psychologists to the rescue!!

And the person handing out these character certificates wholesale, is hiding behind a MID!