Playing to the Gallery

The Abhiash wedding and the accompanying media hype have been a real eye-opener on how the rich and the famous claim to want ‘private marriages’ but in secret crave for the media attention.

I really don’t think that Amitabh Bacchan and his family wanted it to be a private affair. If they had then the wedding would have been conducted how Aamir Khan conducted his. No, here we had the media getting all the pics, all the news. Even Aishwarya’s ‘supposed’ marriages to trees because she is a mangalik!! The media encourages superstitions by reporting such things. Even when the Bacchans visit a temple its news!!!!

And the way the Bacchans have misused their fame is disgusting. First the security provided by Mumbai police at taxpayers’ expense. Then we had the priest of Siddhivinayak Temple sending God’s blessings to Amitabh’s doorstep. Reason – Amitabh goes to Siddhivinayak once a year. Lakhs of people go there every week. Without fail. Do they have God’s blessings sent to them when they get married? Then came the visit to Lord Venkateshwara where thousands of devotees had to wait for hours because the Bacchans were paying their respects to the Lord. Here too they arrived one hour late. Which means the Lord was left without devotees for an entire hour. And then they had a private meeting with the Lord for an hour when devotees normally get a few seconds with him.

Ever since his association with Amar Singh the once affalable Amitabh has been doing such things. Seeig this grand wedding and the associated drama I have lost all respect for Amitabh.