If you talking about you personally - I cant say much. But many wont give a shit if that were the case.
Its like 3 Idiots. Take out Aamir and the same Chatur jokes which are hilarious today would be chastised as being sexist and cheap (which they certainly are).
The point is not whether issue is prevalent or Aamir's salary. The point is why hoopla only when Aamir says it on TV? Did these people give a hoot when the actual sting operation was done? If I remember it was atleast 3-4 years ago, why dint we have so many people ready to write to Rajasthan government then?
For those who cry foul over this statement should look back to Taare Zameen Par. Plight of a child was never widely covered and it was universally applauded. You wouldn’t find many critizing the movie. So, yes we do care about the issues. But don’t act as if it was never covered or you did your part by sending 5X1 Re SMS.
I hardly think you can compare this show to 3 Idios. That was based on a novel is is purely fictional and anecdotal of the IITs (could be wrong here); and some memoirs of Chetan Bhagat. It was a movie, and of course it needs a major star sheen to land safely and get ROI. Honestly, even if a common man or a less known celebrity was doing this show, people would have still watched it. It is how a "product" is packaged for the media. I would have at least, in answer to the question others have asked, about "what if Aamir was not doing this".
It really does not matter if people make an hoopla, or shrug their shoulders. It is about getting a message across to the public. That is about it. See these are social issues, and for years on end, have been swept under the rug, in fact the Indian public is so tuned into all this happening, we just shrug our shoulders. Those sting operations happened 7 years ago, and the journalists are still being hounded by courts. Do not see the immediate repercussions of female infanticide, but how in the long term we will see a negation. Frankly, speaking I really do not care about the petition to the Rajasthan government. Justice in retrospective is quite useless, and does not set example. What this show might do, is create awareness and curb the practice.
Please, Tare Zameen Par, hardly addressed anything novel. It was dyslexia. Many are aware of this. My school had a special section for students of this caliber. It is far far, less harrowing vs. what episode 1 showed. Sir, I am not acting as if I did not know about what Aamir was talking about. As I mentioned, I know all of that, it is about getting a message out to India. Apparently, foreigners are acutely knowing this. No ways are people aware. Were you...? 10-12L per year. Be honest. Ask your friends, were they aware of such large numbers, and it happening in urban societies too.
We all sound like it is drizzling, but actually it is a storm outside.
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Guys, no one is trolling here. Please do not accuse each other of this. Just a healthy debate.