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Now Now, before you misquote me, I think Sanaya is a rare talent -- AND I LOVE GREGARIOUS OPEN PEOPLE -- I hate the quiet kind because I can never shutup for longer than 20 secs. Like I said it is Khushi that keeps me interested in the show -- she cannot shut up either. I obviously saw her for the first time a month ago so I dont know anything about her nor did I follow her interviews. Today, I got on youtube and was watching that video where she was pulling his hair and in between they were talking -- it may be an American thing but the voice and the way she said things didnt give me the vibe that Barun gave. The guy seemed very personable and I am doing something opposite to what I preach -- dont judge the book by its cover -- If I do meet her I may like her -- I AM LITERALLY HEAD OVER HEALS when it comes to her work. Now I am gushing over Khushi Kumari Gupta again. May be I was only looking for Khushi in her and she is different from Khushi really. I am looking forward to the day I get to meet her. I never really felt like spending time with anyone else from the film fraternity even though I used run into them regularly on my travel to Hong Kong and Thailand.
I think Khushi the character is so well written because she is "traditional" and may be "conservative" but the term "conservative" is used quite weirdly and means different things in different places. If you think about it in the US "conservative" usually points to "racist", "parochial", "REPUBLICAN" -- I am a totally liberal democrat so in that sense conservative does not match. The thing about the Indian culture if implemented in its true sense is that "it is so damn open" -- Indian culture is fundamentally democratic while being Conservative -- something Americans will find to be an Oxymoron. People in India think if a person doesnt wear a short skirt they are conservative or one of the lines in the show "behenji" types. But truly conservative in India if it is used to mean "traditional" there is no problem with it. What we wear is not really that important -- people in India tend to think people in the US are all walking around in short skirts and are always on the prowl looking for guys/gals to sleep with. THis is the bas***dization of our culture -- it remained physical because of lack of complete understanding -- it has been eroding over centuries and it is a shame -- our true culture is "mental" -- it is about the mindset -- the sanskar that Naniji likes in Khushi have nothing to do with what she wears -- it is who she is as a person. Awesome character.
Now for the festivals, yep it has become an "old generation" thing but there are still some families that preserve tradition -- I somehow got this very early on -- my personal interest in our traditions being the driving force plus growing up in an environment very similar to Khushi's is another. Lower middle class but completely filled with tradition -- a family of priests.
In any case, talking to you is fun! Keep interesting topics coming.
you have touched on one of my favourite topics-tradition. I am glad you are from a traditional Indian family. Those are the best by far. Call me biased!
Would you believe it I fast for Janmashtami and ganesh chaturthi. I wear a saree and do my aarti. I ensure I do every ritual in style. That's why I am heading back to India. It simply does not feel the same in US though funnily I end up doing the same here.
I agree about definitoon of conservativsim. My friend can always be found in trousers and shorts. But she lives with her in-laws and serves them like a daughter. she does not even wearher mangal sutra but i have yet to see a more faithful wife.
Sanaya in the hair pulling scene was OTT. I did not like it too. But if you see her other interviews she is spot on. Oh I can get you are a fan of Khushi Kumari Gupta. But somewhere I see the similarity in sanaya. Despite having it all she never went to movies and never tries to do all kinds of gimmicky revealing stuff. That's what makes me like her.
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