Shahrukh and Internet Community

This post is reflection of my thoughts after watching an unique phenomenon over few Indian websites discussing movies. Even though this thread goes against the basic tenet of me being a cynic , I decided to side against the cynics on the web.

The comments section of any movie review on Rediff is one of the best place to see this phenomenon , but you would find these creatures in other places too, like passion of cinema or Indiatimes . This is the so called elevated intellectual and SRK bashing brigade. I just noticed that irrespective of the movie being reviewed there would be at least a couple of comments on how SRK is a bad actor and how his movies suck. I presume this the bunch that writes the comment on the web and then heads straight to the adlabs website to book a ticket for next SRK movie , the collections of his movies do not seem to reflect the anguish of an average dimwit blogger on the rediff. Even super dud like Don seems to have grossed enough to send the producers laughing all the way to the bank. A commercial disaster like Paheli finds its way to Oscar nomination and past achievements need not be discussed here at all. I am sure a movie and the stars in it are not merely some people playing parts for which they are paid. We in India pride ourselves on ability to associate with the protagonist on what we want to do ourselves but are unable to even muster courage to think about it. It is for that reason alone I like SRK better than any other hero in Indian cinema, he presents a whole rounded role model. Irrespective how much my web friends want to argue SRK is yet to see the other side of law for either shooting a grazing buck or razing the city muck or innocently holding weapons for people who destroyed a city and all in good faith.Neither has after all the years of struggle together short changed the spouse for a newer younger model after the previous one had lost its sheen. He hasn't gone around letting his wife open fashion boutique forcing all his friends to make special appearances and for sake of damned paparazzi buy something or even worse make her an interior decorator messing up houses of whos who of nobodyland. He has more friends than foes in the Industry , he has not forgotten any of his old friends and it is visible in all the damned news you get around. He has put all he has earned back into the trade he earned it from. He has put his money where his mouth is , what more do you need from him.

I believe constructive criticism is good , but one sided rants by stunted rats on the rediff are simply unbearable.