Is 'KLPD' a vulgar, double meaning title?

Is 'KLPD' a vulgar, double meaning title?

The upcoming Hindi film titled KLPD (Kismat Love Paisa Dilli), starring Vivek Oberoi and Mallika Sherawat, has come in for criticism for its vulgar, double meaning title.

"The earlier generation who went to college in the Eighties and Nineties will remember this abbreviated slang, KLPD, which was a vulgar expletive. Even today, some of the youngsters can understand what KLPD actually stands for. I wonder how Censor Board passed this title," said a Mumbai based RTI activist, Anil Galgali.

While refusing to elaborate on what KLPD originally meant, Galgali did hint that this term was mainly used by boys who were royally ditched by girls, after they were first encouraged to flirt with them.

Often, the abbreviation was also shortened as KLD, or made longer as KLPZD - 'z' standing forzabardast in this slang term.

The film KLPD is slated for an early October release. It was first given the working title Gyarah Chalis Ki Last Metro, but later changed to KLPD, perhaps to attract the younger audiences.

When contacted, film publicist and veteran PRO for several actors, Dale Bhagwagar, told TOI: "While I agree that KLPD is originally a vulgar expression, in this particular film it clearly means Kismat Love Paisa Dilli. I think, these are just the changing trends in Bollywood with time, and the Censor Board has been mature enough to let it be.''

Bhagwagar further reasoned that earlier, crude expletives could not be used in Hindi films, but now several films like Omkara and recently Delhi Belly did feature certain gaalis (cuss words) as is normally spoken by common people.

Bhagwagar added that way back in 1986, he had met the late actor-director Dada Kondke, who had become very popular among the masses for his trademark double entendre film dialogues and titles. "I had met Dada Kondke when his hit film Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Haath Mein had released. This film title was also considered vulgar and double-meaning in those days, but the Censor Board had cleared it,'' said Bhagwagar.

Kondke's next release, though, Aage Ki Soch, was partly censored. He had originally named the comedy film as Peeche Ki Chhod Aur Aage Ki Soch (Forget about the backside, and think about things ahead). But, the censors had problem with this, and it was snipped.

Movie buffs will also remember the recent film song Bhaag bhaag, D K Bose, which has a hidden Hindi expletive in it, as the singer repeatedly says the name D K Bose. However, the Censor Board had let that pass as well.

Years ago, in 1984 to be precise, there was a hilarious double-meaning dialogue exchange between Rajesh Khanna and Sridevi in the film Maqsad.

Khanna asks Sridevi a riddle: Aroda, maroda, thook lagaa ke ghused diya. Bolo kya? (Twisted it, turned it, put some saliva on it and shoved it inside).

After some pondering, Sridevi correctly replies, Sui-dhaaga (needle and thread).

Khanna then asks her one more riddle in Hindi: What is mine I can't see, but you can see. What is yours you can't see, but I can see. Tell me what it is?'

Sridevi starts blushing and says she would rather not answer this. Khanna then says with his trademark smile: "It is tilak and bindiya that we put on our foreheads!''

The front benchers in single-screen cinema halls of the Eighties had nearly fallen off their seats laughing out loud at these risque riddles.

None other than the current director Sajid Khan had recalled this scene from Maqsad in a television show a few years ago.

(Posted by Prajakta)