So-Simple-of-Me

I have grown up watching Bollywood movies and I call myself a self confessed Bollywood lover. If I were asked to ever choose between Bollywood and Hollywood, I would undoubtedly choose the former. The generation today would react to the above statement in a state of shock! I know, because the generation today is a wild admirer of Hollywood, a few of them for reasons which are valid and acceptable and a few to just follow the style quotient! Well, for the former reason I do admire Hollywood Movies, for the substance, the spunk, the meaning and the effects but I deny to be a part of the latter group. Of course, there is no denying that Hollywood movies are class apart but I still love Bollywood movies for what they are! I love to see Shah Rukh Khan, an exemplary romanticist romancing our Bollywood ladies. I love to see the actors/actresses romancing in the rain and running around the trees, that is what the essence of Indian Romance is! I wonder if any Indian couple has never imagined themselves that ways! We do, but we are shy to express, or probably we take the easy path of going with the majority by criticizing the so called “stupid stuff” in Bollywood movies! There also can be no denying that Bollywood makes movies with substance, movies for a cause. Movies like Rang De Basanti, Chak De India, Taare Zameen Par, A Wednesday and the list is endless. I am one Indian who is a fan of all three Khans, all for different reasons, SRK for his wit, spontaneity and for being the maestro of acting, Salman for his individualistic and impeccable style quotient and Aamir for his spunk and substance. Just like people describe themselves to be an avid reader; I would call myself an avid Bollywood movie watcher. I must have watched a few of them for a dozen times and can still bring it on. I love the idea of a perfect couple, perfect marriage, the hero-can-do-all-possible-stuff-on-earth and the happy endings etc exhibited in movies.  Being a Bollywood lover, when asked a favourite, I stumble upon the question. I have no favourites. I admire and even revere a lot of them. As a youngster, I look up to Mr. Bachchan, there is so much that a person like me can learn from him. The diverse genre played by Ranbir Kapoor just at the start of his career reinstates the fact that he has a long way to go. The impishness, flair and flamboyance of Saif Ali Khan and the aphrodisiacal John Abraham would also top the popularity chart.  And not to forget our lovely ladies, from Madhuri Dixit to Parineeti Chopra, each of them has an individualistic appeal. The classic Hum Aapke Hai Kaun and the “Didi Tera Dewar Deewana” song are perennially immortal. The grace, poise and elegance of Madhuri Dixit which is hard to match, the institutional classics of the vivacious Sridevi, the full of beans and perky – Kareena Kapoor, the sassy and classy Priyanka Chopra, the queen of charts – Katrina Kaif, the self assured player of “Wake Up Sid” with the stark nuances of a brilliant “Life in a Metro”– Konkona Sen Sharma, the actress for all seasons – Kajol, the fashionista – Sonam Kapoor, the charismatic and the dynamic – Deepika Padukone and the pretty pastel and raw recruit of Ishaqzaade – Parineeti Chopra. The list would go on and on…It is therefore such an onerous task picking up a favourite! Bollywood offers us such a rich basket of diversity, which compel me to reinstate therefore that I have no favourites…I am a Bollywood Fan!