I recently watched Ayushmann's latest movie Bala and it struck such a chord that I came out feeling overwhelmed and a little ashamed of myself.
The movie revolves around the idea of self love and self acceptance. A young Ayushmann is shown flaunting his luscious hair while mimicking SRK and cut to an adult Ayushmann trying every trick in the book to save his already receding hairline. The arc is clear, the hero needs to learn to accept himself the way he is and Bhumi's character of a dark-skinned girl plays a major role in doing that.
But it is Yami's character that gives me a sort of a jolt. She's shown as a naive but pretty looking ad model (modeling for fairness cream, what a casting coup!) who practically lives in the world of TikTok and has vanity written all over her. Her thought process to even make a TikTok video just before her and Ayushmann's suhagraat gives a fair idea in what kind of social media lives we now live in.
There is a particular scene when in a vulnerable moment Yami confronts Ayushmann that him being bald maybe a small issue for him but for her it's a big deal because it doesn't go with her 'image'. All her life she has only known how to be pretty and that's gotten her everything in life so why should she compromise on having a lesser good looking life partner. This scene just took me back in time!
The idea of being conceited and living a constant fake life just for show, this social media behaviour that we all somewhere or the other adhere to; what are we really trying to prove? I felt the jolt because I know I have lived that vain life. I have been that person who's smiling in front of the camera but there are hundred other not so happy stories running behind the lens.
Instagram is a toxic place filled with half baked ideas of a perfect life but how real are those? Im an #Instagrammer too but now I try to portray only what's real. The pics and captions can be happy or sad or just plain moody, I will post what I truly feel. Far too long I have been told to post only happy things and it truly starts playing with your head. The thin line between real and reel gets so blurred it might just leave you a little deranged. You can edit every single inch of your body and face in each photos but you can't add a touch of life to it.
The movie gave me a perspective, a little grip on my own actions and a motive to own my reality. Some days I look fat in the pics, some days i look picture perfect. Every single moment just ask yourself, "badalna kyun hai?!" #DoYouBeYou
The movie revolves around the idea of self love and self acceptance. A young Ayushmann is shown flaunting his luscious hair while mimicking SRK and cut to an adult Ayushmann trying every trick in the book to save his already receding hairline. The arc is clear, the hero needs to learn to accept himself the way he is and Bhumi's character of a dark-skinned girl plays a major role in doing that.
But it is Yami's character that gives me a sort of a jolt. She's shown as a naive but pretty looking ad model (modeling for fairness cream, what a casting coup!) who practically lives in the world of TikTok and has vanity written all over her. Her thought process to even make a TikTok video just before her and Ayushmann's suhagraat gives a fair idea in what kind of social media lives we now live in.
There is a particular scene when in a vulnerable moment Yami confronts Ayushmann that him being bald maybe a small issue for him but for her it's a big deal because it doesn't go with her 'image'. All her life she has only known how to be pretty and that's gotten her everything in life so why should she compromise on having a lesser good looking life partner. This scene just took me back in time!
The idea of being conceited and living a constant fake life just for show, this social media behaviour that we all somewhere or the other adhere to; what are we really trying to prove? I felt the jolt because I know I have lived that vain life. I have been that person who's smiling in front of the camera but there are hundred other not so happy stories running behind the lens.
Instagram is a toxic place filled with half baked ideas of a perfect life but how real are those? Im an #Instagrammer too but now I try to portray only what's real. The pics and captions can be happy or sad or just plain moody, I will post what I truly feel. Far too long I have been told to post only happy things and it truly starts playing with your head. The thin line between real and reel gets so blurred it might just leave you a little deranged. You can edit every single inch of your body and face in each photos but you can't add a touch of life to it.
The movie gave me a perspective, a little grip on my own actions and a motive to own my reality. Some days I look fat in the pics, some days i look picture perfect. Every single moment just ask yourself, "badalna kyun hai?!" #DoYouBeYou
We all lived in a tribe from day 1. Fought battles to enrich and expand one identity. Sought measures to develop exceptional behavioral and personality development. It's nothing to assume but humans always sought validation. Society is made of us and we raised the bar for what beauty is? You are one of highly intelligent woman i read ever
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