I have seen
too few movies and my knowledge of cinema can be written on the back of a
postal stamp! .. .. I googled to find
out details of that villain in Chandramukhi, who fights with Rajnikanth and
later read he had a significant role in Kallazhagar movie too. .. .. and this actor I
could hardly recognize ! but they are the ones who deserve great adulation ! We waited
endlessly for one to enter politics – he backdropped and is busy shooting;
another entered but is busy acting on road ! .. . we were so engrossed on how
an actor comes for voting ! another one crafts his way from political heirdom,
to cinema to ensure that he is seen more by the people to candidature - are these the heroes ! – why do we adore
them ?? and spend our hard-earned money, while they earn in crores, mostly do
not pay taxes but nurse political ambitions.
Much has been spoken about
the economic impact of Covid – perhaps it has affected all industries – hitting
hard, daily wage earners more. The glitz
and glamour industry too claims badly affected.
Across the world and to varying degrees, cinemas and movie theaters have
been closed, festivals have been cancelled or postponed, and film releases have
been moved to future dates or delayed indefinitely. Back home, there were
chinnathirai shootings and film shooting and relases too – even at the height
of pandemic, theatres slowly opened with 50% capacity – later when some big
actor’s films were scheduled, people with their clout ensured that Govt allowed
100 per cent seating in halls. With so
many Cricketers like Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Jaydev
Unadkat and foreigners like Brett Lee, Pat Cummins, Nicholas Pooran donating
huge sums, we have not heard anything from the actors who mint crores of rupees
with every release of theirs !
Sometime back villain
actor Sonu Sood tested COVID-19 positive making
many worred because this has proved to
be a superhero amidst the pandemic. Last year when the situation worsened and
there was a complete lockdown, Sonu Sood had helped hundreds of daily wage
workers to commute back home. He arranged transportation, food and even flight
journey. He had also helped several COVID-19 positive
patients to organise beds and safe places to isolate themselves. Sonu Sood is
truly a superhero indeed. Recently,
there was news of his helping a woman suffering an acute infection airlifted from Nagpur to Hyderabad by a
Bengaluru-based extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) air ambulance
team. He has repeated this help to
another villager in Jhansi by name Kailash Agarwal. Kailash Agarwal has tested positive for
Covid-19 four days ago and his oxygen saturation levels is between 60-70. When
the relatives of Kailash tried to admit him to the hospital, there are no beds
available. When this reached Sonu on twitter,
he ensured that Agarwal was moved from
his home to Jhansi Airport to Begumpet
by air ambulance and by road ambulance to Hyderguda Apollo Hospital. Oh, what a man !!
Today read about another
hero – this time from Karnataka - Actor Arjun Gowda
is, as his social media status says, ‘Fulllll Busy’, with the role he has
chosen to play off-screen. For the past
10 days, the 27-year-old Mandya-born actor has been driving Covid-19 patients
to the hospital and also taking the bodies of those who didn't survive the
disease for their last rites. The trigger for him was the death of the elderly
woman who supplied milk to them every day. She died of Covid and he heard that
when her grandson tried to arrange for an ambulance to take her body from the
hospital to the crematorium, they were charged Rs 12,000. “This disturbed me a
lot,” says Gowda, who has acted in films such as Odeya, Rustum, and
Yuvarathnaa. Gowda then approached Project Smile Trust and volunteered to be a
driver. Although the situation is painful,
Gowda feels a sense of satisfaction in being able to help people. A staunch believer of Lord Shiva, Gowda has
visited Kashi several times. “I have a
lot of friends at Manikarnika Ghat, whom I have assisted during the performance
of last rites,” he says. Arjun wears PPE suit, has isolated himself from his
family and has lost track of how many Covid tests he has undergone. Based on the experience of the last 10 days,
Gowda just has one thing to say to people: “Maintain your health with good
food, focus on fitness and think positive.” – oh what a Man !
The Madras high court on
Thursday granted anticipatory bail to actor Mansoor Ali Khan who apprehended
arrest in connection with a case registered against him for spreading
misinformation against Covid-19 vaccine. However,
Justice M Dhandapani directed the actor to pay Rs 2 lakh to the Tamil Nadu
health secretary to purchase Covishield as a condition for bail. The
issue pertains to statements made by Mansoor Ali Khan before a private hospital
where comedian Vivek was admitted after
he suffered a heart attack on April 16.
Khan alleged that Vivek
had suffered a heart attack only because of the Covid-19 vaccine that he took
on April 15. The video of the actor making such statements went viral in social
media. Subsequently, based on a complaint filed by a health officer of the
Chennai Corporation, the Vadapalani police registered an FIR under sections 153
(wantonly giving provocation), 270 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of
disease dangerous to life) and 505 (1)(b) (intent to cause fear to the public)
of the IPC besides invoking provisions of the Epidemics Act and the Disaster
Management Act. According to Mansoor Ali Khan, the statement he made at the
entrance of the private hospital was due to an emotional outburst and was never
intended to hurt anyone. “The interview should never be taken by the
authorities to be the one capable of creating panic and confusion among the
members of the public,” he added.
Cheap politics ! and
craving for publicity just another small time failed actor is doing dirty
tricks on Twitter.
The world goes on – let us
look only at the positives
1.5.2021
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