Alright, i won't judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree. Everybody may be a genius. But, i cannot agree everybody is a genius in whatever they do.
I grew up apolitical as innumerable other boys from typical middle-class educated families in India. Apolitical, why? Because in my last 30 odd years of being, i have never seen a single political leader or a party -- who are good honest people with true moral standards and devoid of vested interests.
And that's not even a farce in the largest democracy on planet earth called India, where millions choose their leaders out of people they don't like, don't trust and almost don't as well believe.
The choices are never between good and bad. The choices are always between bad, worse and uglies. So, in the five-year cycles of election chariots, you choose whether you'll retain the bad for the next turn or, you'll try a dare by choosing the worse and await a sweet miracle.
I'm from Calcutta. My state bears testimony to the fact that people sometimes really do that. But then, miracles don't happen as they're not supposed to.
One may raise brows, as that's most of my coutrymen's favourite pastime, if i'm so apathetic towards politics, why am i doing this rant! It's my blog, right? So, i can babble whatever i want.
What amazes me the most during India's elections is the bandwagon of movie 'stars', who get nomination tickets almost always on the basis of just their face values, and perhaps some public recalls of their reel-lives.
Why do the political parties or their existing leaders think film-stars can win them elections?
What credentials do these actors bring to override the full-time politicians to claim a ticket?
Why don't the politicians have as much of a recall-value than these so called celebs?
Do you need to be a good actor to be a good politician?
Why would the voters think actors are brilliant enough to be their representatives?
Why do these stars shift to the polity sky when their shimmer dims in the cine-world?
Easy questions, right?
But, The Argumentative Indian in me believes the easiest of questions are the toughest to answer. So, if you're still here... Help me figure out.
STAR POWER OF BATTLEGROUND 2019
Sunny 'Tara Singh' Deol
To fight for Gurdaspur, Punjab -- Team NaMo
Claim to Fame: Son of Garam Dharam & is a bona fide Gadar
Last Okayish Hit - The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)
Thirty odd movies and several family-relaunches later, he's gonna run to be be a minister!
[PS: After joining the party, the 62-year old "young" man with a hand weighing 2.5 Kgs said #MeToo to his stepmom, who also wears the same party colour. Sunny Deol is being fielded in a seat that was once ruled by Lt Vinod Khanna and now, Mrs Khanna is only left with tears.]
Urmila 'Rangeela' Matondkar
To fight for North Mumbai, Maharashtra -- Team RaGa
Claim to Fame: Lakdi Ki Kaathi, Metallic Lipgloss & is a bona fide Bhoot
Last Okayish Hit: Ek Hasina Thi (2004)
Fifteen years, a few reality shows and a Snicker ad later, she's gonna run to be be a minister!
[PS: After joining the party, the 45-year old bombshell said "i've been a phenomenally good student" and her political ideology is more of a concoction of Gandhi-Nehru-Patel trinity. She also said RaGa would make a "phenomenal" Prime Minister. Ummm... I'm just wondering when did i last hear an actually bright pupil say i'm really very bright.]
Nusrat Jahan Ruhi
To fight for Basirhat, Bengal -- Team MaBa
Claim to Fame: Link with Park Street Rape Case accused & is a bona fide Miss Kolkata
Last Okayish Hit: Jamai 420 (2015)
The accidental pretty face said "forget politics, I had never planned to become an actress in the first place. So basically, I am not someone who plans" and she's gonna represent people and their fancies.
[PS: After joining the party, the ladylove for Khoka 420 said she has always done things to help people, in politics she'll do the same and would continue doing it irrespective of which profession she undertakes in the near future. What do you do as an actor to help people? Perhaps, Entertain? Ummm... So, gear up Basirhat to shake a lake with Rani Talapatra.]
Mimi Pupey Chakraborty
To fight for Jadavpur, Kolkata - Team MaBa
Claim to Fame: Gaaner Opaare, relationship with Raju Choco & is a bona fide Shiv-bhakt
Last Okayish Hit: Posto (2017)
The thirty-year old football player, who joined politics 1-1/2 months before elections, said she's keen to straddle in a MaBa-like Goliath-slaying electoral career from the important constituency primarily riding on women's safety issues.
[PS: After joining the party, the face of FFACE (Fame Fashion and Creative Excellence) said "i do all my chores myself as i live alone." That's a major feat indeed in a country like India, where no woman has ever dared to. The once-Rajkumari Durga for the 'Yoddha: The Warrior' is currently in the phase of Mon Jane Na and i'm wondering it's that's just a mere coincidence.]
Then again, the list is just a handful. I really hope this Star Power will bring all the glimmer of hopes a nation such as India deserves and as we have seen in the past after voting for a constellation of stars including Hema Malini, Jayaprada, Satabdi Roy, MoonMoon Sen and others.
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