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Lavanya

@lavy

Voyager

Posted: 18 years ago

Just saw KWK - Lara and Katrina where Karan johar and Ms.Dutta unabashedly mock south films..what with the accent and the songs. Am surprised that a film maker can fall down to such regional bias. There have been lots of good movies down south..and most of them more profound and meaningful than most bollywood mainstream movies. I dont want to degrade any movies here...but why such obvious contempt when am sure he knows none about some amazing movies down south. Why...Even Manirathnam, kamalhassan, Rajinikanth, Rehman all of them are from south? I dont know whether to laugh at Karan Johar's dismal knowledge of Indian films or get annoyed by such treatment pelted out to regional films. HUH....

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season915

@season915

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Posted: 18 years ago

I think that you are taking this too far.

The topic subject started with the fact that Hindi was almost an alien language for Katrina but now, she is dubbing her own films in Hindi. Then, the focus shifted to South films and Katrina said that she learned her lines per shot. Karan just asked Lara if she had done a South Indian film. She replied affirmatively and when asked to say a dialogue, she did so just to show that she did learn her lines. I don't see any mocking of any sort taking place in the Aug 5 episode. Karan may not be the perfect knowledgeable person around, but he has been in the industry long enough and he is quite a diplomat and would never let KWK get surrounded by regional bias.

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Singh23

@Singh23

Voyager

Posted: 18 years ago

i just watched the epi and i dont thnk they were bad mouthing the south or southern filmns the actress were just talking about there experiences in southern films, exbarrasing momments they may have had and how they didnt know the language at all. karan wasnt really saying much there he was just laughing along with them.

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Mashail

@Mashail

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Posted: 18 years ago

ya i have to agree with rutu and singh....i didnt find karan or katrina or lara being rude to the southern movies....

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nerdynerd

@nerdynerd

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Posted: 18 years ago

I don't think they were being rude. Lara was merely displaying how she got around without actually saying the words. And that was the funny part, how well she did it that a someone wouldn't be able to tell the difference otherwise. But I don't think that they were trying to make fun of South Indian movies. If they didn't respect those movies, they wouldn't have worked in those to begin with. It was all light-hearted, that's how you should take it too. Please dont' be offended by it.

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mythalivasan

@myths_vaz

Explorer

Posted: 18 years ago

I really felt very bad abt Karan's behaviour. Why he has to cheekily giggle when there was a mention abt South Indian Films. Just becas he making movies with shahrukh (only wid shahrukh) he shd not behave like this. Mohanlal n Mammooty n Kaamlhaasan & Rajnikanth are such gr8 stalwarts in the industry and how many good meaningful movies are being made in South Indian Film industry. I feel that he shd see a movie called 'Mozhi' in Tamil. Then, he will know abt what is real acting

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Aphrodite

@Showbizz

Dazzler

Posted: 18 years ago

Well asking KAtrina baout learning a language n all that fun was ok . But Karan gigling and saying andu pondu was needed . His biasedness was shown with that attitude of his !

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amy22

@amy22

Rocker

Posted: 18 years ago

Some of the guests [or even the host] on the show really think too highly of themselves. I mean, there should be self-respect but you shouldn't go so far with it as to offend other's culture or language.

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susmithamanav

@susmithamanav

Inactive

Posted: 18 years ago

I kinda felt the same as Lavy. While agreeing they were making lite of their moments down south, the way they projected the dances and the language was in bad taste. Well if they dont understand the language how can they relate to the said body movements. I am a south indian too and have been married to a north indian for quite some time now, and I sure appreciate both cultures equally. Also as far as my knowledge goes many south indian movies have been copied to bollywood and vice versa so let them be so.

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Lavanya

@lavy

Voyager

Posted: 18 years ago

#10

We are getting mixed responses here and for the sake of our many friends here who dont feel so..maybe benefit of doubt can be given to KJo.

Still...If he could refrain from his language taunts that will be awesome. Susmithamanav...join the gang. My sis is married to a north indian too. :)

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