It’s probably come to you on your social media feed by now, but if you haven’t seen it, a blogger named Heartranjan ranted about Aamir Khan’s hypocrisy. And his post went viral. Here are five excerpts of the blog in which Heartranjan takes Aamir to cleaners for saying the AIB Roast was in bad taste.
1. Aamir made a U-turn on the issue of awards.
“The guy who would never attend film awards because he didn’t believe in them, suddenly seemed to be jumping up and down the red carpet, promoting his film. But of course, he was doing it for the nation.”
2. What has he done for the Narmada Bachao Andolan exactly?
“A few months before the release of Rang De Basanti, Aamir Khan sat with the Narmada Bachao Andolan protesters to speak up for their rights. Since then, there has been no word of his involvement with the issue whatsoever.”
3. Preachy Aamir tells us how to think and talk.
“In Taare Zameen Par, he showed us how we are all a cruel, insensitive nation that doesn’t know how to deal with special children. In 3 Idiots, he showed us what is wrong with our education system. In PK, he showed us the problems with religion and godmen.”
4. But he doesn’t follow his own rules.
“Now, even though Chetan Bhagat is the Rakhi Sawant of Indian literature, he wrote the book and sold millions, and no one can take that away from him. If you’ve read 5 Point Someone, and watched 3 Idiots, and you possess the IQ of a garden lizard, you’ll know that the film is more or less an adaptation of the book. However, since it is Bollywood, Bhagat wasn’t given opening credits.”
5. He’s done exactly what AIB did and even defended himself.
“When he released Delhi Belly, he appeared on Aap Ki Adalat (that classy, artful show with a completely non-creepy looking host), and justified the language in the film. His logic was, the youth of the nation today talk in that manner. If you can not stand such language, please don’t watch the film. All good.”
And there’s more. But don’t take our word for it. Read Heartranjan’s blog post. Who knows you might enjoy all the gaalis which we edited out!
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