SSR’s Death: Bollywood Needs To Change

One thing is crystal clear – Bollywood needs to change & change has to happen quickly. Read our article to know more.

Through our several articles in the past one week post-Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, we have always maintained that it is the people who make or break stars. From our discussions with various people on social media & friends, the verdict of the people is clear – BOLLYWOOD NEEDS TO CHANGE!

Irrespective of what may be right or wrong the will of the people is paramount. The intensity of the anger towards the Bollywood establishment is unparalleled. The following things need to change in Bollywood on a war footing.

1. Bullying Should Be Banned

Just like racism in the US, casteism in India, bullying should be banned in Bollywood. The entire Bollywood community needs to take a collective decision to ban bullying. Anybody found guilty of bullying should be sacked. Star kids need to be more considerate towards outsiders, especially those from less privileged backgrounds. Stars cannot gang up & pass condescending remarks on outsiders.

Just how lower castes, minorities are given special privileges in our country to ensure a level playing field, corporate laws need to be framed to protect the outsiders.

2. Ban Koffee With Karan

Koffee With Karan in its current format needs to go. It is a hugely toxic show, which can damage the self-esteem of celeb, especially an outsider who is trying to make a mark in Bollywood. A friend pointed out how nowhere in the world is there a show where a group of second-third generation celebs get together & make fun of other celebs which includes celebs from less privileged backgrounds. It is supremely classist. Either the show should be banned or it’s format needs to change.

3. Sonam, Kareena & Karan

While we don’t find Alia, Salman or other star kids guilty, we definitely think Sonam, Kareena & Karan are guilty of bullying. Sonam needs to be brought down from her perch. She has barely any talent & would be nowhere without her successful father. She seriously makes our blood boil without stupid statements. Ananya Pandey too seems to be following in her footsteps. But Sonam’s career is already finished, as she has no movies in the pipeline.

Kareena too needs to be more respectful towards outsiders. There have been several blind items about her passing condescending remarks about other Bollywood celebs, in her Whatsapp group. This is a clear sign of a person with low self-esteem. Someone please tell her that apart from Jab we Met, Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai, there is hardly any film she has carried on her shoulders. All her other hits have been opposite A-list male stars. In a career spanning more than two decades that is a horrible record. Her husband himself is a washed-out actor who hasn’t had a hit in ages. His last hit was a web-series, which had Nawazuddin Siddique in it. No one saw Sacred Games for your husband, Kareena! Kareena herself looks old when I seen around Kartik Aaryan. It’s funny how she hoped that someone would cast them together. Have a look in the mirror, aunty!

Whenever a revolution takes place, it is the king who is butchered by the masses. In this case, the king happens to be Karan Johar. Karan & Star TV is guilty of conceptualizing a hugely toxic show. He too has a nasty habit of looking down on outsiders. He himself has been bullied throughout his life for being effeminate & gay. But instead of being nice to people, he himself doesn’t shy away from bullying people. While he can continue to bully star kids, who have powerful parents & can take a joke on them, bullying outsiders with little or no backing needs to stop. Karan always complains about not having a good love life – Have you ever wondered that the reason is your low self-esteem & the constant need to judge people, Karan?

Studios Need To Consciously Give More Opportunities To Outsiders

Bollywood production houses & studios – especially the ones who produce 4-5 movies every year, need to consciously cast outsiders in their projects. They need to allocate budgets to make at least one movie every year or once every two years with outsiders.

This issue of nepotism which was simmering in the minds of people, especially after some tone-deaf statements made Ananya Pandey during the round table with Siddharth Chaturvedi & others, has now erupted like a volcano. Filmmakers need to take cognizance of this fact.

Blind Items

Kangana Ranaut has blamed blind items in her latest video. She has accused blind items of being biased against outsiders & that star kids never get targeted. Nothing could be further from the truth. we can proudly say that we have never been biased against outsiders. There are ample blind items on our blog about star kids as well. Please search for blind items about any A-list star kid if you don’t believe us.

We admit that we feel guilty for republishing blind items that were published in leading tabloids & entertainment portals about Sushant without verifying the content. We promise our readers that we will put in more effort in verifying our content before writing about every celeb – especially when the content is damaging towards a celeb’s character.

Award Shows

Movie stars need to be banned from hosting award shows. It must be deeply hurtful for a newbie outsider to be ripped apart by an SRK on stage during an award show. it doesn’t matter whether SRK makes fun of himself first or whether it is scripted. Like in Hollywood, Bollywood award shows should be hosted by stand-up comics who make fun of everyone, including the biggest celebs.

Stop Being A Hypocrite

The least you can do if you are affected by Sushant’s death is to stop piracy. Especially piracy of films starring outsiders. If you have ranted everywhere against the nepo gang & then go on to download a Kartik Aaryan/Ayushmann/Nawazuddin’s movie via torrent site then you too are the problem!

If you want a blanket ban on all-star kids, then you are a hypocrite. Bollywood should remain meritocratic. An actor’s talent should be the only deciding factor. Can you imagine Bollywood without Hrithik, Tiger, Varun, Salman, Aamir? Not every star kid is bad or a jerk. Every celeb has to prove himself with every movie.

If you are trolling the nepo-gang & calling them worthless, then you are a hypocrite. If you are attacking Karan for being gay, then you are a hypocrite. Has it ever occurred to you that being judgemental & passing remarks about others maybe Karan’s defense mechanism after being bullied endlessly by people? Stop trolling & spreading hate. Instead, be more supportive towards outsiders. Don’t boycott movies or ask people not to watch movies – movies are a business that employs thousands of people. Don’t ruin the livelihoods of innocent people.

But…

Having said all this, we continue to state that Karan Johar should not be assumed guilty of driving Sushant towards suicide before the investigation is over. We continue to believe that Karan Johar or Aditya Chopra alone can’t make or break a career. Sushant’s GF – Rhea was interrogated for 9 hrs. That is an unusually long time for an interrogation in a criminal case. We are eager to find out what the cops have to say on the matter.

Bollywood outsiders will probably continue to not get invitations to parties. These parties are private dos & no law can force someone to invite somebody else to it. That is never gonna change.

There are vultures like Kangana Ranaut, Saahil Khan, Abhay Deol, Abhinav Kashyap who are milking this situation to their advantage. We will be writing an article exposing these vultures soon. Watch this space for more details!

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