We’ve always been in awe of Hollywood, be it getting that ‘inspiration’ from their scripts, to songs to catching up with the very essence of ramblings out there. It still continues to enamor us though it is stifling at times.
Don’t give me that deadpan expression! You definitely know what I’m talking about.
In fact when the news came pouring in about a black carpet being laid out for the premiere of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 4’, the thought struck me if the thrillers and horror flicks of the likes as from the aegis of Abbas-Mustan are going to follow suit soon.
Moving on, the latest fad in Hollywood, quite recently has been to trail the baby bumps of actresses who’ve hit on the family way. Be it Jessica Alba, Mariah Carey or for that matter TV actress Alyssa Milano scribes are really busy these days drooling over the changing size of the bellies of these actresses!
I always thought, thank god! Bollywood is still miles away from all this baby banter. Just when I heaved a sigh of relief, my stupor was broken and it was rather abruptly. Well, this is also one of the foibles of our Filmdom that it senses the direction of wind and changes its direction accordingly. C’mon I’m not stating in plain cold terms that we are ‘copycats’. You know I can’t be really that rude and pass on terse comments.
Anyways, it all started with our very own Koko aka Konkona Sen, when she marked her foray on to the front page of the OK magazine in almost the ninth month of her pregnancy. And man! She did convey those emotions of a woman who’s expecting the arrival of a new guest.
Konkona’s stint was the harbinger of a trend that was soon to blow with a swirl making it an inherent practice and perhaps another topic to mull over for the scribes or rather paparazzi (though the crown should go to Tara Sharma for being the first one to kick start this nouveau tradition).
The next to come up on the marquee was none other than the lady who made ‘noodle straps’ a household name. Yeah, you got it right. It was Mandira Bedi who decided to have a gala time in front of shutterbugs. It was a moment though, since ‘Shanti’ is conceiving after 12 years of marriage with Raj Kaushal.
Earlier, journos tried to capture Kajol but all their efforts went in vain since the actress chose to keep it all under ‘wraps’. Well, she knows what it is for she’s to send ripples across. She was definitely not in a publicizing mode.
It seems this obsequiousness would not leave Bollywood that easily.
While you may be dozing off thinking it to be blather from absolutely nowhere, don’t be surprised if you stumble upon another baby bump on the stands!
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