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| Edited By: Sarita A Tanwar |Source: DNA |Updated: May 02, 2017, 09:47 PM IST
Two good things happened last week. The first celebrated fantasy and the second shattered it. Baahubali: The Conclusion took cinematic exhilaration to new levels with the fantasy genre (and Prabhas’ fab abs). The latter — the unairbrushed pictures of Kim Kardashian West’s backside with cellulite burst the bubble (unfortunate pun) of her fantastic derrière.
Hollywood has Harry Potter, Lord Of The Rings and Star Wars. And now, we finally have a franchise similar to that genre on the big screen. It’s odd, really, that it took us this long to make a film like this, given how much we love our mythological tales. It is evident in our TV shows featuring kings and queens, gods and demons, the Nagins and Narayans (watch Mahabharata), but that didn’t translate on the big screen in a big way. Until Baahubali. There was an amazing energy of excitement and anticipation at the packed theatre at the 9 am show on release day. Even though the sequel has its faults, the film needs to be experienced.
Surprisingly, it’s not a film by Bollywood. Who would’ve thought that someday a dubbed film could break every existing box-office record in Indian cinema? Dear producers, please note. Baahubali doesn’t have a Khan, no item number, and no remixed song from the ‘90s. There is a lesson here. Get out of the rut. Give the audiences something new, and they’ll give you their money. Punters are putting the final figures of Baahubali at Rs 1000 crores. Maybe it’s time to buy the remake rights to Jai Santoshi Maa. It might turn out to be a money-spinner of epic proportions.
Speaking of epic proportions... A friend called to two days ago, to ask, “Am I a bad person for feeling happy after seeing the pictures of cellulite on Kim Kardashian’s bum in the unairbrushed pictures?” I reminded her that she is a lovely person and Kim was the bad person for selling a wrongful image to the world. She has made billions (I don’t grudge her for that) by selling the perfect airbrushed pictures and giving unrealistic body goals to women across the globe (I do judge her for that). Now she is crying about losing 100,000 followers on social media. Well boo-f***ing-hoo.
I have never been a Kardashian fan but I think her cellulite actually makes her a little likeable. Because it’s the only thing that’s real about her. Knowing Kim K, she will find a way to deal with this backlash, which breaks the internet and also makes her some moolah. If you are someone who keeps up with the Kardashians, expect some new pictures and/or some tears on a chat show.
Meanwhile, in the name of truth, equality and feminism, I urge the paparazzi to stalk John Snow aka Kit Harrington on a beach to confirm if he, too, has cellulite. Because he too ‘lied’ when he used a ‘butt double’ for Game of Thrones and his fans felt cheated. But last week, Kit’s butt appeared online. He is currently starring in a dark play about a scholar, who makes a pact with the devil. Throughout the performance, he’s wears just an underwear. And at one point, he flashes his bare buttocks to the audience. In those brief seconds, fans slyly took photographs and posted them everywhere. The verdict is out. When it comes to gluteus maximus, Kit beats Kim! Maybe he found the 100,000 followers she lost.
