Monday, September 08, 2008

Bollywood update

So is dope acceptable in film song lyrics now?
Our dear Farhan Akhtar croons in 'Rock On' that he lost 'Mary jane ka ek packet' and there is no hue and cry about bringing dope into mainstream? Or is there?
I remember there was quite a lot of caste hungama over the Aaje Nachle song, with Madhuri losing her jhumka and saying 'bole mochi bhi khud ko sunaar hai'.. which to me at least appeared to be a fuss over nothing.
Is this difference because of failure to understand urban slang by a majority of the population?
Anyway, recently did a statistical survey of the biggest bollywood box office hits of each year across the decades. (yes I tend to do these things especially when I need to study.. a habit acquired in high school)
I think its a good statistic to establish the actors/actresses with the most clout in the minds of the junta. If an actor/actress delivers a few No.1 consistently, then he/she has to be the most successful of that era. No.2s don't matter much in this world. This gets validated when u see that eightees are choc-a-block with Amitabh hits. So as per my survey the most popular actors / actresses of all time are-
1. Amitabh
2. Dilip Kumar
3. Shahrukh Khan
4. Dev Anand
5. Raj Kapoor
Honourable mentions to Manoj Kumar / Rajesh Khanna. Hrithik is slowly climbing up the ladder as well.
The actresses list is def more difficult.
1. Hema Malini
2. Vyjanthimala
3. Nargis
4. Madhuri Dixit
These four are pretty much clear
5. Either Mala Sinha, Meena Kumari, Rekha or Sridevi
Apparently, Amisha Patel has two of the biggest hits of this decade in her kitty (Gadar and Kaho Na Pyar Hai...).. poor babe, why is she such a flop then??

2 comments:

Surrendered Emotions said...

Dint you forget amir khan and kajol :P

rahul said...

Not in the top 5, both of them...

I have mentioned Rajesh Khanna, but some people think he should be higher in the list.