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From cricket to cinema to politics |
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| By Behindwoods
News Bureau. |
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December 05, 2007 |
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The current week has seen quite a lot
of this, of realms overlapping each
other, the lines being blurred. Cricket
and cinema have had some sweet and successful
associations while cinema and politics
have more real life than reel life associations
which have turned out to be more fascinating
than the fictional world of cinema itself.
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Now, you need not be educated about the real life
association of cinema and politics, especially if
you are from Tamil Nadu or Andhra Pradesh. Having
said that, the rest of the country is not immune
to cinematic politics, Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha,
Raj Babbar, Hema Malini and Govinda are some examples.
Even in USA there is one Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger
whom we once thought was good only at flexing his
muscles, is now a governor of California. So, what’s
new, or not so new about cricket, cinema and politics
choosing to confuse and amuse us with their associations,
various permutations and combinations? Well, there
are some very new eager or not so eager entrants
into this crossover area where one is part-time
actor and full time cricketer and the other is not
yet decided about what he wants to do full time,
politics or cinema.
Now for the news, Bret Lee is turning to acting
and Chiranjeevi to politics. Now both might not
be surprising for those of you who have been following
the careers of these personalities. That Chiranjeevi
was under great pressure to emulate the late N.T.R
is common knowledge and that Bret Lee has a parallel
off-season career/hobby of being a rock star is
not hidden from many. What quite a few of you might
have missed is the news that the fastest bowler
in the world (conditions apply) has already released
a Hindi duet along with the legendary Asha Bhonsle.
Now you know where the signature ‘rock star’
hairstyle and the killer smile come from, this man
is no stranger to show business. |
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That
Chiranjeevi is turning to politics is news
that awaits final confirmation from the megastar
himself. But that many believe is just a formality
that has been delayed due to unforeseen developments
in his family. His entry into from reel games
to real games was a thing waiting to happen,
but nothing can be said until things are officially
stated because when it comes to political
sojourns of film stars things can get very
filmy with twists at the very last minute.
Meanwhile the usual speculations surrounding
such a long impending announcement have begun
trying to decide the stance which the megastar’s
supposed party will take. Will it be pro-TDP,
pro-Congress or a stand alone rebel? Will
it ask for a new Telungana and will it be
a party exclusively to uphold the rights of
the community that the actor hails from? No
one seems to have given much thought |
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about
whether he will continue to reign the screens, though
it is almost a foregone conclusion that actors who
enter cinema never leave cinema until they attain
the position that prevents them from having the
time or the security to carry on in films. So, all
the fans of Chiranjeevi are waiting for Sankranthi
when like all years he will have something special
for them. This time it will not be a film, it will
be the announcement for the new political power
in AP. If not Sankranthi, it will be for Telugu
New year, they never lose hope. The time will come.
Now to Brett Lee, Obviously the bloke (as they call
them in Australia) knows a lot more than hurling
red cherries as fast as he can. He is a good mate
to have, they say and he is a great fan of Bollywood;
some people have unique tastes. He has for a long
time wanted to act in a Bollywood film but cricketing
commitments and injuries and of course lack of offers
didn’t allow him to do so. Though the music
album that he cut along with some ads that he has
done seem to have got him the opportunity. We are
likely to see him in a Hindi film titled Victory
some time in 2008. The movie will be very predictably
based on cricket and will also have besides Lee
at least 10 other contemporary cricketers. Maybe
Lee gets to do a special rock number? There are
quite a few cricketers who have been offered roles
in movies in the recent past, none of them really
materialized except, of course, our very own Sadagopan
Ramesh. Among the ones rumored to have got offers
is Anil Kumble, but he couldn’t accept it
because he got a better offer, to captain the Indian
team and is doing a good job at it. |
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