Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Playing with fire

Aamir Khan is an actor I have admired for a long time. I have not seen all of his movies, but some of his good ones are among the most memorable Hindi movies of the past two decades.

Recently he started blogging, and while he is quite sporadic in his posting, when he does write, you can detect the respect and genuine affection he has for his fans. He desists from providing trite soundbytes and is not afraid to speak his mind. A couple of the controversies that he has been "involved" in in the recent past, notably the one where he disagreed with Bhansali and Bachchan on their opinion of "Black", were first put forth on his blog. I will let you sift through his posts and find the relevant blog posting for that one.

His latest post (Olympic torch relay) clearly elucidates my point about his thoughtfulness and his adamant stance on issues that he feels strongly about. In an age where political correctness substitutes for conversation, it is refreshing to hear someones undiluted opinion on a controversial topic. Read the whole post and you will know what I mean. Whether you agree or disagree with his views, I am sure you can at least admire the man for making it clear exactly how he feels, without mincing words.

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