Bollywood Myths

Bollywood has had such strong influence on all our beliefs and our way of living that it is difficult to imagine life without iconic dialogues like “Kitne Aadmi The?” or “Mein aaj bhi gire huye paise nahi utta tha!”. But some scenes or scenarios have influenced us so much that it hurts to look at reality.

Here are my attempts to separate the Bollywood myths from the realities so that they don’t come as a shock to you one rainy day.

The Synchronized Dancing

Myth
Aah, this was started in the late 80’s and became a rage. Right from Govinda to Ranveer Singh, all actors and their heroines will break into a jig in the middle of the road and the crowd around them will simply join in and do the exact steps.

Reality
If you have ever been to a dance class, you know how stupid the thought sounds that a bunch of strangers dance in perfect sync with a couple. In reality, if you start dancing on the street, people will start staring at you like you just stole their lunch.

The Running in Slow Motion

Myth

When you are a couple and you see each other, you come running towards each other in slow motion such that the whole world comes to a standstill.

Reality
The whole world minds their own business as the couple comes running towards each other. Both start panting and craving for water as they fall short of sentences to speak because of fatigue (sigh).

The Sombre Effect

Myth
When the protagonist is sad in the movie, the whole environment around him is sad, leaves start falling from branches, winds blow very harshly, umbrellas get blown without any reason.

Reality
The people around you suddenly become even more annoying than before and all the curse words which you save for special occasions come to the lips. Winds, leaves and umbrellas stay in their places.

“Jaa Simran..Jee Le Apni Zindagi”

Myth
You and your partner bide your time until the time is right so that in the end your parents succumb to their incessant love for you and utter the iconic dialogue.

Reality
Your parents don’t let you bide your time as they find out about the relationship from your super supportive relatives, their gossipy friends or even through snooping into your social media. No zindagi anymore for you as you are confined to your room after this.

Trashing the Villain

Myth
The hero is surrounded by 6-10 villains and he, through his muscular prowess, manages to injure every single ruffian and escapes with his girl.

Reality
I don’t want to touch what happens in reality in this scenario. Shakti Mills case was proof enough. (Please avoid walking alone in the dark in secluded and isolated places no matter how muscular you or your fiancé is)

Love at first sight

Myth
Your eyes meet across the room to the handsome/cute person and they look back at you with a melting smile on their face. Both start talking and eventually fall in love.

Reality
Majority of the times, the guy or the girl who fall in love at first sight have a ‘complicated’ thing going on in the background with their other ‘soulmate’. And besides, if they thought you (Yes, you of all people) are lovable at first sight, imagine the other first sight lovers he/she might have.

The Good and the Good-looking

Myth
The guy finds a really beautiful girl and falls in love with her just because she is so breath-taking to look at. And to top it off, the girl turns out to be logically mature and understanding.

Reality
The guy falls in love with the beautiful girl and tries to make things work but in most cases, if the girl isn’t mature, she goes for a better looking or earning guy (1 point to feminism, 0 to logic) and the guy she dumps has to crave sympathy from other girls. And same holds true for girls too.

There is a huge difference between good people and good looking people. They are not mutually exclusive but one does not imply the other. Try to apply a little Viveka (Discrimination ;) )

The Rich-Poor touch

Myth
The rich guy/girl interacts with the poor girl/guy, falls in love with his/her simplicity, yearns the naturalness and they fall in love.

Reality
Unless the rich girl/guy has a bigger picture in mind and are not shallow about hi-fi brands, food and looks, the above myth turns out to be true. And yes, the poorer counterpart also has to be mentally and emotionally sound for things to work.

As a famous philosopher once said, “Poor are those people who only have money.”

I guess these pointers give you an idea of how Bollywood has brainwashed our logical side and made it illogical. Everyone should be a little dreamy and romantic but keep it under a limit and within proper logic. After all, if you end up single after a tirade of arguments with your partner there won’t be an SRK waiting to save the day or if you end up giving your boss (whom you have a crush on) a piece of your mind and yell at the top of your voice, there won’t be a Salman Khan in the waiting to smooth things through. Take care of yourselves and keep the Bollywood Shenanigans to a minimum.

With that being said, Han han mein crazy hoon!!