'Media has become a monster' - Amir Khan
Amir Khan never ceases to amaze me. to think of it, he is but just another actor. its a commonly understood fact that only dumb people, who can't make use of their brains at all, compensate it by straining the rest of the parts of their body to the maximum. people like amir khan stand tall to defy the same belief.
not a person who has interacted a lot with the media, amir has gone where no other mainstream actor has gone before. talking to the Tehelka magazine, amir has said that "Because they want more advertisements, they are destroying what is a very important part of the society - news reporting. It is wasting important national space that should be used in a more productive manner." well, not just a true statement Mr. Khan, but quite a daring one too. tell me, how many people from the showbiz today would dare to confront the mighty media in such a fearless manner? Amir adds, "[In the beginning,] you were cutting yourself off from fans if you didn't speak to film magazines. I understood that, but I chose to do what was right."
He is not just daring, but sensible too: "The media is meant to be the watchdog of society, not its lap dog! Some restraint you have to show."
this is not the first occassion where amir khan has impressed me - whenever i have read/watched his interviews, we had some very rare opinion to share with one another. like his definition of the Devdas character(that its a weak, not a heroic or a strong character), his take on actors becoming politicians(blame the actors who make for a poor politician, not the custom itself), his understanding of the basic foundation of Lagaan(not a fight against the british, but against the oppression and exploitation by the powerful), the strict rule that he follows to NEVER respond to the rumours about his personal life - because its none of their business etc. i think exactly the same about all these issues. its difficult for me to think of anyone with whom i agree so much on so many points.
"Some news channel has to get up and say I am not indulging in this. It might lose viewership for the first month or so, but it will establish that it is not indulging in all of this, and I am sure people will come around." i promise that, if not anyone else, i would atleast be the one person to permanently switch to such a channel. its a frustrating experience these days to watch any kind of news on the tv news channels. Aaj Tak is the worst of the lot. followed by NDTV and TIMES NOW. CNN-IBN looks slightly better than the others. the less said about Star News, Zee News etc, the better. i currently stick to Headlines Today, which has got the minimum of the "opinions" and mostly a summary of the latest news bytes.
i am too selective regarding the print media; and won't touch anything but The Hindu(daily), Tehelka and Frontline magazines even from a 6 ft distance. all the others are total crap.
overall, amir khan is a thinking and an intelligent person; at the same time a very honest and a courageous person too...which i think shows in his approach towards his work, i.e. acting too. pick up the latest Tehelka magazine, or check this out:
Media has become a monster - Amir
(thanks to one of my friends somsuj for pointing this out to me)
not a person who has interacted a lot with the media, amir has gone where no other mainstream actor has gone before. talking to the Tehelka magazine, amir has said that "Because they want more advertisements, they are destroying what is a very important part of the society - news reporting. It is wasting important national space that should be used in a more productive manner." well, not just a true statement Mr. Khan, but quite a daring one too. tell me, how many people from the showbiz today would dare to confront the mighty media in such a fearless manner? Amir adds, "[In the beginning,] you were cutting yourself off from fans if you didn't speak to film magazines. I understood that, but I chose to do what was right."
He is not just daring, but sensible too: "The media is meant to be the watchdog of society, not its lap dog! Some restraint you have to show."
this is not the first occassion where amir khan has impressed me - whenever i have read/watched his interviews, we had some very rare opinion to share with one another. like his definition of the Devdas character(that its a weak, not a heroic or a strong character), his take on actors becoming politicians(blame the actors who make for a poor politician, not the custom itself), his understanding of the basic foundation of Lagaan(not a fight against the british, but against the oppression and exploitation by the powerful), the strict rule that he follows to NEVER respond to the rumours about his personal life - because its none of their business etc. i think exactly the same about all these issues. its difficult for me to think of anyone with whom i agree so much on so many points.
"Some news channel has to get up and say I am not indulging in this. It might lose viewership for the first month or so, but it will establish that it is not indulging in all of this, and I am sure people will come around." i promise that, if not anyone else, i would atleast be the one person to permanently switch to such a channel. its a frustrating experience these days to watch any kind of news on the tv news channels. Aaj Tak is the worst of the lot. followed by NDTV and TIMES NOW. CNN-IBN looks slightly better than the others. the less said about Star News, Zee News etc, the better. i currently stick to Headlines Today, which has got the minimum of the "opinions" and mostly a summary of the latest news bytes.
i am too selective regarding the print media; and won't touch anything but The Hindu(daily), Tehelka and Frontline magazines even from a 6 ft distance. all the others are total crap.
overall, amir khan is a thinking and an intelligent person; at the same time a very honest and a courageous person too...which i think shows in his approach towards his work, i.e. acting too. pick up the latest Tehelka magazine, or check this out:
Media has become a monster - Amir
(thanks to one of my friends somsuj for pointing this out to me)
posted by sami at 3/25/2006 09:41:00 PM
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