Did you watch the 59th Filmfare Awards this year? Well, I happened to
be a witness to this ceremony which was like an icing on the cake that was
Bollywood 2013.
Now I was a Bollywood fanatic till sometime back; the type
who likes to watch first day first show of a movie lest the Vigil Idiot would shame it
and the Boy would refuse to take me to the theatre. But slowly I began to
realise I was giving too much leverage to our script writers. While some movies were fresh, a majority of them failed to impress me. But I still thought of switching on the TV when the industry was being rewarded for its talent this year. These so called biggest awards in the country were so glitzy
that they could have given the Oscars a run for their money. You want to
know how? Read on:
1.A whopping number of mainstream actresses made it to the
occasion. There was Deepika Paduoke, Deepika Padukone and Deepika Padukone who
were sitting in the front row. Everytime Ranbir Kapoor (the host) made a joke,
Deepika(s) was shown rolling on the floor laughing.
2.Even though there were performances by Katrina Kaif and
Madhuri Dixit, they were nowhere to be seen in the audience. Kareena Kapoor,Vidya Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma – all were perhaps mourning their lack of nomination this year and so felt the need not to come to the ceremony. If its not important to them, why should it be relevant to us in the first place!? Also, I could hardly place Sonam Kapoor; although she was present somewhere.
3.Salman Khan did an awesome(ful) performance. When he
started it seemed someone had pushed him on the stage! Later on he did catch up
but by that time I was looking at my tablet for something more interesting.
4.Priyanka Chopra was hosting as well. Her script was so exotic that only aliens were seen laughing.
5.Karan Johar presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Tanuja.
Kajol and Tanisha Mukherjee were sitting in the front row. He was so distracted
by his best friend that he goofed up atleast five times. I thought it was
highly disrespectful not to edit that part. But because he is the Koffee king, no one will say a
word. I like the kind of power he has.
6.There was a performance by Katrina Kaif. Never in her life
have I found her so 'graceful'. It seems Salman and Katrina had a
fight backstage and because of that they managed to showcase such a 'fiery' act!
7.Chennai Express was the Trend-setter of the Year in terms of movie promotion. I agree with this one; I saw the movie despite several warnings. Marketing gimmicks make me sick now. I learnt from my mistakes and completely abandoned the other two Khan flicks.
8.And if all this entertainment was not enough, there was a
laughter soundtrack in the background as well.
There were some (not-so) lack-luster moments too - Dhanush coming and giving the most genuine speech on winning the Best Debutant award and Deepika calling a fan on the stage when she won the award for Best Actress - two, only two. I can imagine how much you want to watch these awards now.
Search for them on Youtube and have fun. While you are at it, watch the rerun of Rahul Gandhi’s interview. 26th and 27th January 2014 were epic in terms of entertainment; I hope the rest of the year is not so amusing for I still have tremendous faith in the talent of our country.
