You can't do this but can do anything else
I read this article on the whole no kissing thing in India...how kissing is just such a big deal and so taboo. I tend to lean towards the "What's the big deal, if it's just one little kiss?" side but I know a lot of people are anti-kissing.
WHY?!
I had friends in high school who thought there shouldn't have been kissing in Monsoon Wedding. WHAT?! First off, that wasn't even a Bollywood movie, per se. It was in English and made for Western audiences (I believe). My friends' defense was that the kissing took away the innocence of Indian movies.
WHAT?!
If you've watched a Bollywood movie--a generic one, not one of the good ones, not one of the bad ones, just your typical run-of-the-mill Bollywood film, you get your fair share of scantily clad women dancing quite suggestively. Point is, you get a lot of scenes in certain films where you don't have to imagine what they'd be doing if they had no clothes on.
Yet a smooch is a big deal. I just don't get it. I'm not saying I want people to blatantly see sex on the screen in Indian movies, but a little peck on the lips is a ludicrous, disgusting thought. I mean, there have been Indian movies that have had a lip kiss and you've even seen a couple in bed together (post the action) and it's all been very tasteful. And these have been popular films (Bunty aur Babli and Hum Tum) come to mind. I understand no PDA...yeah, I'm not a big fan of that but kissing should be allowed in films, at least to a minimal degree. I say you let people kiss in films and get rid of the other lewd stuff and it's a good deal.
It's not as if Indian kids aren't already out doing raunchy stuff. Just because you shut the door and don't speak of it doesn't mean it's not happening.
Ramble over. This subject just gets on my nerves and I have argued about it only to get the same things thrown back in my face.
WHY?!
I had friends in high school who thought there shouldn't have been kissing in Monsoon Wedding. WHAT?! First off, that wasn't even a Bollywood movie, per se. It was in English and made for Western audiences (I believe). My friends' defense was that the kissing took away the innocence of Indian movies.
WHAT?!
If you've watched a Bollywood movie--a generic one, not one of the good ones, not one of the bad ones, just your typical run-of-the-mill Bollywood film, you get your fair share of scantily clad women dancing quite suggestively. Point is, you get a lot of scenes in certain films where you don't have to imagine what they'd be doing if they had no clothes on.
Yet a smooch is a big deal. I just don't get it. I'm not saying I want people to blatantly see sex on the screen in Indian movies, but a little peck on the lips is a ludicrous, disgusting thought. I mean, there have been Indian movies that have had a lip kiss and you've even seen a couple in bed together (post the action) and it's all been very tasteful. And these have been popular films (Bunty aur Babli and Hum Tum) come to mind. I understand no PDA...yeah, I'm not a big fan of that but kissing should be allowed in films, at least to a minimal degree. I say you let people kiss in films and get rid of the other lewd stuff and it's a good deal.
It's not as if Indian kids aren't already out doing raunchy stuff. Just because you shut the door and don't speak of it doesn't mean it's not happening.
Ramble over. This subject just gets on my nerves and I have argued about it only to get the same things thrown back in my face.