Jade Goody a Winner, Shilpa a Loser
Posted On Thursday, March 01, 2007 at at 15:35 by rk rishikesh sinha
Two female celebrities, Jade Goody, the controversial participant of the Big Brother programme and Scarlet Johansson, actress of the Lost in Translation, are presently in India. Both these celebrities share something in common: both are not part of glitzy parties and are not facing media in press conferences.
No doubt, here in Delhi, media have highlighted their visit extensively. But this time it has been insipid, the tone and tenor that it had showed earlier is bit missing and it is different. The print media has abstained itself writing editorials and electronic media not running hour-long programme.
If we keep aside Johansson, Goody participation in the Big Brother show’s brouhaha where bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty also participated, and which had irked Indians for her racial remark made on her. Goody’s visit especially in India does carry meaning and substance. As per the newspaper report, her visit is private and not sponsored by anyone. She has kept herself away from bytes and quotes.
With the ambush-media campaign hardly there is any person who can’t narrate the whole episode which had circumscribed around Big Brother, Shilpa Shetty and Goody’s racial remarks.
Goody’s India visit throws open another aspect of her innate personality that we all have missed. Despite being voted out from the programme and facing ire from her own country which had almost axed her career. She cane to India notwithstanding to the fact that she might again have to undergo public scrutiny and turmoil.
The visit has unlocked her compassionate and receptive nature of her individuality. She has put forth the moral integrity and the boldness to face nasty questions. It is not as simple as it seems. For a moment, imagine if Shilpa Shetty would have been Jade Goody’s place. Can you expect the same steps as it is being followed by Jade? The answer would possibly be somewhere else.
She uttered all those disturbing words at the fit of anger against Shilpa. The circumstances that were prevailing in the room triggered her. This truth is as simple as it is. On the other hand, Shilpa sailing on the wave of racial discrimination not only have won the prize but saved her dying career.
Now, when she has came to India and busy in visiting deprived children, it was reported that the local residents of the school where she went, started rebuking her by raising derogatory slogans. To their belligerent ‘hai, hai’, she responded with a zestful ‘hi!’
We shouldn’t forget that Goody came as a visitor. And it is in our culture to perceive a visitor as a God. The utter reactions of the public demystify the thought we feel proud of. Can’t we consider and tag it ‘racial’.
Undoubtedly, she failed in the race of winning the game but she has been a winner, the ultimate winner in the game of heart. Har ke jitne wale ko baazigar kehte hein.
No doubt, here in Delhi, media have highlighted their visit extensively. But this time it has been insipid, the tone and tenor that it had showed earlier is bit missing and it is different. The print media has abstained itself writing editorials and electronic media not running hour-long programme.
If we keep aside Johansson, Goody participation in the Big Brother show’s brouhaha where bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty also participated, and which had irked Indians for her racial remark made on her. Goody’s visit especially in India does carry meaning and substance. As per the newspaper report, her visit is private and not sponsored by anyone. She has kept herself away from bytes and quotes.
With the ambush-media campaign hardly there is any person who can’t narrate the whole episode which had circumscribed around Big Brother, Shilpa Shetty and Goody’s racial remarks.
Goody’s India visit throws open another aspect of her innate personality that we all have missed. Despite being voted out from the programme and facing ire from her own country which had almost axed her career. She cane to India notwithstanding to the fact that she might again have to undergo public scrutiny and turmoil.
The visit has unlocked her compassionate and receptive nature of her individuality. She has put forth the moral integrity and the boldness to face nasty questions. It is not as simple as it seems. For a moment, imagine if Shilpa Shetty would have been Jade Goody’s place. Can you expect the same steps as it is being followed by Jade? The answer would possibly be somewhere else.
She uttered all those disturbing words at the fit of anger against Shilpa. The circumstances that were prevailing in the room triggered her. This truth is as simple as it is. On the other hand, Shilpa sailing on the wave of racial discrimination not only have won the prize but saved her dying career.
Now, when she has came to India and busy in visiting deprived children, it was reported that the local residents of the school where she went, started rebuking her by raising derogatory slogans. To their belligerent ‘hai, hai’, she responded with a zestful ‘hi!’
We shouldn’t forget that Goody came as a visitor. And it is in our culture to perceive a visitor as a God. The utter reactions of the public demystify the thought we feel proud of. Can’t we consider and tag it ‘racial’.
Undoubtedly, she failed in the race of winning the game but she has been a winner, the ultimate winner in the game of heart. Har ke jitne wale ko baazigar kehte hein.