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    Quite disappointed with Bollywood potrayal of Bikers

    I just saw the latest bollywood movie "Shanndaar" featuring Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. The scene that introduces Shahid Kapoor shows him riding a Triumph Thunderbird Storm. Normally, I would start drooling at such a scene but there was something wrong here. Then I noticed:

    Hero is not wearing a helmet
    No gears
    Is distracted with the surroundings

    And then the unforgiving happens...

    Shahid Kapoor, supposedly the cool, young dashing guy takes out a cigarette and tries to light it... While riding the bike!!!

    Then he rams into a car. And starts arguing with the car owner!

    Aaaaarghhhhhhhh!

    So the message from director is: drive the way you want to (read: a***ole), smoke while you ride (you know, its so kewl!), and if you manage to hit another vehicle (Which I think you will), start arguing with the guy and start hitting on her daughter.

    I only hope youngsters do not try imitating this scene on road. If someone rams into me while smoking on his bike, there wont be any Alia! Only the bad angry frowning Gabbar Singh dragging the cool hero to a nearby police station
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    Re: Quite disappointed with Bollywood potrayal of Bikers

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    Bollywood was never meant to portray reality. Unfortunately most viewers don't get it and try imitating what they see on screen in the real world with rather serious consequences.
    Biking is not about what you have between your legs, its all about how well you use it!!!!!!!

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    • #3
      Re: Quite disappointed with Bollywood potrayal of Bikers

      Originally posted by rachitsharma2000 View Post
      I just saw the latest bollywood movie "Shanndaar" featuring Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. The scene that introduces Shahid Kapoor shows him riding a Triumph Thunderbird Storm. Normally, I would start drooling at such a scene but there was something wrong here. Then I noticed:

      Hero is not wearing a helmet
      No gears
      Is distracted with the surroundings

      And then the unforgiving happens...

      Shahid Kapoor, supposedly the cool, young dashing guy takes out a cigarette and tries to light it... While riding the bike!!!

      Then he rams into a car. And starts arguing with the car owner!

      Aaaaarghhhhhhhh!

      So the message from director is: drive the way you want to (read: a***ole), smoke while you ride (you know, its so kewl!), and if you manage to hit another vehicle (Which I think you will), start arguing with the guy and start hitting on her daughter.

      I only hope youngsters do not try imitating this scene on road. If someone rams into me while smoking on his bike, there wont be any Alia! Only the bad angry frowning Gabbar Singh dragging the cool hero to a nearby police station

      The thing is that films are not for reality. We go to enjoy films. We go to see it so that we could imagine yourself instead of the hero and do it. If we are so concerned to see reality in films, don't we see reality in our daily life that we need films to see reality.
      Films are meant to entertain us, not to see reality. If we follow what we see in films then we are greatest fools.

      Already we are warned before start of movie. So why do we complain.
      And Bollywood movies not showing reality. Why do we want reality? Are we not bored of our reality 24*7*365. That's why we go to see movies so that we can put away our reality for sometime.

      Moreover it is a industry. It has to sustain itself. It will show what people sees.
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        Re: Quite disappointed with Bollywood potrayal of Bikers

        Do u live in India?? It is reality. Nothing wrong with it.

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          Re: Quite disappointed with Bollywood potrayal of Bikers

          Originally posted by The Monk View Post
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          Bollywood was never meant to portray reality. Unfortunately most viewers don't get it and try imitating what they see on screen in the real world with rather serious consequences.
          It's about time for the Govt. to start levying taxes on scenes in cinemas which break law and go unpunished accordingly in the cinema itself.

          Same goes to commercials, TV series.
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          • #6
            Re: Quite disappointed with Bollywood potrayal of Bikers

            I completely agree with OT!!


            Imagine my disappointment dude! I always wanted to go abroad since I was a kid!! I always wanted the hottest girl in town! But none of it happened.

            When after I fell "in love" after A MINUTE of seeing a girl who was "way out of my league" with ton load of makeup, I expected us to be teleported to Swiss or US or UK but none of that S**T happened. I got so pissed off. WTF bollywood/all woods!!!

            This is all a sham! They should shut down all these woods and start growing trees! Blah!
            Regardless, Life shall go on.

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            • #7
              Re: Quite disappointed with Bollywood potrayal of Bikers

              Originally posted by rachitsharma2000 View Post
              I just saw the latest bollywood movie "Shanndaar" featuring Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. The scene that introduces Shahid Kapoor shows him riding a Triumph Thunderbird Storm. Normally, I would start drooling at such a scene but there was something wrong here. Then I noticed:

              Hero is not wearing a helmet
              No gears
              Is distracted with the surroundings

              And then the unforgiving happens...

              Shahid Kapoor, supposedly the cool, young dashing guy takes out a cigarette and tries to light it... While riding the bike!!!

              Then he rams into a car. And starts arguing with the car owner!

              Aaaaarghhhhhhhh!

              So the message from director is: drive the way you want to (read: a***ole), smoke while you ride (you know, its so kewl!), and if you manage to hit another vehicle (Which I think you will), start arguing with the guy and start hitting on her daughter.

              I only hope youngsters do not try imitating this scene on road. If someone rams into me while smoking on his bike, there wont be any Alia! Only the bad angry frowning Gabbar Singh dragging the cool hero to a nearby police station
              Bollywood movies are just for entertainment. The scene you are talking about shows a guy named Jagindar joginder driving that vehicle in that way, ,which is an imaginary character. It doesn't promotes unsafe or careless driving. You can't just complaint on silly things. Then next day you will complaint about Tom Cruise riding a bike without helmet in an insane way.
              Come on mate. Movies are just for entertainment. Don't think too deep.
              You spend your bucks for enjoyment and not for complaining.

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              • #8
                Re: Quite disappointed with Bollywood potrayal of Bikers

                I don't know what to say! Rather than making immediate family (wife, kids, parents etc) wear helmets/seatbelts we're discussing this on the forum.
                There is a disclaimer before the film starts and it states all characters are imaginary and stuff.
                Learn from John Abraham from Dhoom about gears if you have to!
                Got a $5 head? Get a $5 helmet.
                Because everyone who passes, isn't a martyr!

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                  Re: Quite disappointed with Bollywood potrayal of Bikers

                  Films are shot in controlled environment.
                  What about stunts in fast and furious.
                  Film also shows lots of good things. No one follows. Then why we complain about bad. We go for entertainment. So laugh and return.

                  And even if we saw john Abraham in gears how many followed?
                  An example is pyar ka punchnama.

                  How many learnt from that😁😁😁
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                  • #10
                    Re: Quite disappointed with Bollywood potrayal of Bikers

                    Originally posted by The Monk View Post
                    try imitating what they see on screen in the real world with rather serious consequences.
                    Especially when approaching women.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Quite disappointed with Bollywood potrayal of Bikers

                      Why bollywood alone?

                      Do you approve of that Mission Impossible poster in which the Triumph and S1000RR are ridden helmet-less?

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