Dr: I'm sorry, you have celebrity worship syndrome

Meera had an incurable brain tumour. The villains found where she lived and shot her in the head. Luckily for her the bullet passed through her ears taking away the tumour along with it, thus curing her in the process'

Raja lost his true love after she choked to death on a chicken leg, he thought he could never love again until he was confronted with a girl who was the EXACT same replica of his dead lover, but how come she didn't want to know him? Luckily for him a song and dance in the rain in the London Eye easily won her over'

Four men claimed to be Jeena's estranged brother whom she was separated from at birth but how did she know which one to believe? Dev solved that dilemma when he dived in front of Jeena and heroically took 21 bullets in the chest for her, miraculously surviving the ordeal'

Ah Bollywood. Who can forget the songs and dances, star-crossed lovers, angry parents, love triangles, corrupt politicians, romantic heroes, conniving villains, courtesans with hearts of gold, long-lost relatives and unrealistic stunts all jam packed in a 4hour long extravaganza?

Indian films (AKA "Bollywood") are very popular. The Indian film industry churns out more films in one year than any other industry in the whole world. Whilst many families would have a serious issue allowing their children to watch any English films rated 15 or above, they have no problem whatsoever allowing their children to watch indecent Bollywood movies, why? Coz Bollywood films are of an Asian origin, so unlike English movies, "...they aint dirty with kissing and stuff innit".

So What's Wrong with Watching Bollywood Movies?

Sells unrealistic dreams and fantasies

Many people watch Bollywood movies to escape the harsh reality of everyday life. How many times have women watched Bollywood films only to wish that their partner was as romantic and sensitive as the hero in the film? How many times have men watched Bollywood films only to wish that their wife was as fit as Aishwarya Rai?

How many times have teenagers run away from home with their lover, because their parents were against their relationship ' just like in the movies? Last year's hit film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Abhishek Bachan and Preity Zinta was about falling out of love with partners who were perfect in every way and finding 'true love' in the arms of another person's partner - in other words, justifying extramarital affair and adultery.

Real life is NOTHING like Bollywood. Men and women are NOT perfect, problems do not get solved by running away from home or having affairs, parents are not the 'enemy' standing in the way of 'true love' and men do not win the hearts of their crush by breaking into a song and dance in the park.

Role Models?

Many Bollywood fans are also regular subscribers to Bollywood magazines such as CineBlitz and StarDust. As a result they know the comings and goings of the main Bollywood stars and look up to them. This is a ridiculous waste of time and is also very dangerous.

The likes of Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji should NOT be our idols. Fardeen Khan was arrested for possession of cocaine.

In October 2002 Salman Khan was arrested for killing one person and badly injuring three. He has also been accused of physically abusing his ex-girlfriend Aishwarya Rai.

Womanizer Akshay Kumar is famous for being a heart breaker and despite being happily married, he still faces speculation from the press about his love life. Other Bollywood stars are also regularly in the papers for bribery, extra-marital affairs and self-harm.

Subconsciously people DO become affected with what they watch.

an extract from .therevival.co.uk

Last year's hit film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Abhishek Bachan and Preity Zinta was about falling out of love with partners who were perfect in every way and finding 'true love' in the arms of another person's partner - in other words, justifying extramarital affair and adultery.


i m sorry but its just SRK and rani's character who found "true love" in each other, pz-abhi's character were loyal, so it was not partner swaping thing

Originally posted by: pooja_l

Last year's hit film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Abhishek Bachan and Preity Zinta was about falling out of love with partners who were perfect in every way and finding 'true love' in the arms of another person's partner - in other words, justifying extramarital affair and adultery.


i m sorry but its just SRK and rani's character who found "true love" in each other, pz-abhi's character were loyal, so it was not partner swaping thing

That's not the point, the message that i am trying to get across is that we have given celebrities Unnecessary importance. We shouldn't want to be like them, we should spend more of our time doing more productive things, like helping the poor and spreading awarness about diseases...Today's youth has been blinded about what the lates fashion trend is and how many kilos kareena has lost....Im not saying that we shouldn't watch bollywood movies at all, we should just not let it be our number 1 priority...and also im only talking to a small minority celebrity maniacs 😃

lol nice article but poeople watching should use their brain too. anyone who runs away from home to be with their true love should take a moment and think that its a movie. i remember 3 idiots got sued for prompting kids to kill them selves and promoting ragging. i mean come on, i'm sure the indian public can see the difference between movies and real life. they watch to enjoy it! i think this writer thinks lowly of the indian public. and there are plenty of escapist "white" movies too

Its sad the see people worship actors and pipe dream the love making with them as shown in movies. I personally consider no actor better than me. They are human beings like any of us who breathe the same air, eat the same food or even excrete the same shit.

Movies are made with the motive to trap one in a gilded cage and fantasy. Its not wrong to watch Bollywood Films provided one knows to draw lines between real and fiction. Likewise, its sane to adore an actor for his beauty and presence. Where as fetishness, delusion and obsession is uncouth and voluptuous.

Bollywood actors as role models is atrocious . I would even refuse to sign an autograph for SRK if he would ask me. To me actors are meant to self praise and seek attention. I would perhaps, have them on my block list !

Originally posted by: scinerd

lol nice article but poeople watching should use their brain too. anyone who runs away from home to be with their true love should take a moment and think that its a movie. i remember 3 idiots got sued for prompting kids to kill them selves and promoting ragging. i mean come on, i'm sure the indian public can see the difference between movies and real life. they watch to enjoy it! i think this writer thinks lowly of the indian public. and there are plenty of escapist "white" movies too

off topic @bold- there is a term for it, for imitation of suicide, do u know what it is??

it is said that when a suicide case is there, then loads of people imitate that, and the suicide rates increases highly

Originally posted by: tanav

Its sad the see people worship actors and pipe dream the love making with them as shown in movies. I personally consider no actor better than me. They are human beings like any of us who breathe the same air, eat the same food or even excrete the same shit.

Movies are made with the motive to trap one in a gilded cage and fantasy. Its not wrong to watch Bollywood Films provided one knows to draw lines between real and fiction. Likewise, its sane to adore an actor for his beauty and presence. Where as fetishness, delusion and obsession is uncouth and voluptuous.

Bollywood actors as role models is atrocious . I would even refuse to sign an autograph for SRK if he would ask me. To me actors are meant to self praise and seek attention. I would perhaps, have them on my block list !

I find it soo funny that some people, even in this bollywood forum, dedictate themselves into ONLY posting articles about their favourite celebrity and are such hardcore fans that they will go to extreme measures to defend thei favourtite celebrity...its ridiculous...I found this article after reading a blocked topic ( priyanka talking about kareena accent), Why did things get personal, aren't we able to voice our opinions about people??? This is just an example of our we have been brainwashed by the media...

Oh, this forum has fanatics ?

Originally posted by: tanav

Oh, this forum has fanatics ?

yeah, ive seen them...but wont name😛