Art!

Rant

A lot has been written on this blog about the state of Indian television. Last week I came across something that just took the cake. It was a hindi music channel that had a scrolling bar with something called 'Loveguru' where one was supposed to sms a couple's name to a specific number and get back a 'love percentage' that will tell them the chances of their relationship clicking. I sms-ed 'OSAMA' and the name of someone i used to know..got 100% as the chances of success. There were poor blokes however who got percentages of low 50-s and 60-s and i wondered how many have broken up relationships with seeds of doubts planted by this crap.

One can of course argue that its just trivial time pass and if someone is so insecure about their partners that they let a scrolling bar control their lives then they deserve what they get. I tend to agree as well..but thats not the point. Its the desperation for 'creative ideas' we keep on seeing on Indian television that never ceases to amaze me.

Add dollops of attitude on top of that and the impression these guys give of being the protectors of human rights, peace and democracy in the world and the combination always makes me want to grab the nearest heavy object and smash the screen in.