Ash-Abhi’s intimate scene dropped - Page 2

Originally posted by: ShadowKisses

The philosophy of theism in and of itself is based on conjecture and mythology. Mythology, coming from the greek "mythos", means a story/narrative. Particular cultures believe a certain myth (story) to be true and tend to use the paranormal and supernatural to explain events that, for the most part, have a rational and logical reason. That indicates there is no definitive way of knowing whether the supernatural exists or doesn't. As such, the theory of theism is simply a hypothesis, not theory. So, if the belief of theism itself is a hypothesis, how can an alternate perception of a myth concerning the hypothesis be offensive? After all, they are both hypotheses. No one has a conclusive and absolute way of assessing which hypothesis is more accurate.

You're dead on with the other part though. They will get a lot of flak, which is rather unwarranted. I don't understand why Aishwarya and Abhishek should have thought of the "family prestige" -- is that merely because it may offend a culture? If that's the case then, movies should never be made as they will almost always offend a culture. For example, a movie in which a human consumes a burger instead of eating another human being can be percieved as offensive by someone who practices cannibalism. Simply because a movie is deemed 'offensive' by a certain culture isn't any reason to think regarding their status. If people find it offensive then, so be it. Rather than reflecting poorly on Ash/Abhi, it emphasizes on the narrow-minded thikning of those who find it offensive.

Originally posted by: brownbutt

Honey, they claim to do all this puja paath and also go to temples and what not which is why I am confused on why they would accept roles like this that mirror Ravan and Sita. I think that your theory behind mythology is of course, correct. That said, they are not offending a type of "culture," they are offending a religion which is Hinduism. There is a huge difference in the two. Religion is a belief system-it is faith. This is not what culture is. Even if it wasn't about "family prestige" which I dont think they have - that all went down the toilet a long time ago - I think that no self-respecting Hindu would take up roles like this. Its like a Muslim taking up the role of Allah or a Christian taking up the role of God. Lord Ram is God to us - an avartar of Lord Vishnu. Seeing someone portraying his wife in this manner is offensive. And apparently, they shot for the love scene, correct? If thats not asking for it, what is? Luckily Mr. Ratnam has chopped the scene.

People like M.F. Hussain have been literally chased out of india for offending Hindus/Hinduism. The Senior Bachchan is constantly going on and on about his children, the values he has placed in them and what not so where was he when these roles were being offered to Abhishek and Aishwarya?

Im saying that whatever flak the Bachchans face after this movies is released is of their own doing. They mess up, blame the media, apologize sheepishly, talk about it on a blog, and then go and make another mistake. When will it end? I used to be a die hard fan of Abhishek but I think that he is making some very stupid decisions that will come bite him later on.