For all those who haven't got their fare share of publicity in the news for a while, are known to use this Magic Trick (or should I be calling it a Wand?) – it is called 'The Thappad Effect' which slowly and gradually spreads like an epidemic devouring several other benevolent creatures along the way.
It then becomes larger in magnitude and intensity and almost becomes a cult movement. Eventually, it is known to become the 'The Ripple Effect'!!! In the recent past, some of our not so famous (I dare say infamous) celebrities have been engulfed by this phenomenon.
We have a perfect example of the above mentioned, but with a tinge of an anti climax, especially on a day like Valentine's Day. I am sure if our Mumbai media persons rushed to the grave of Saint Valentine at the time of this casualty, he would have been seen tossing and turning in utter dismay and displeasure!!
Abhishek Awasthi, Rakhi's disowned boy friend decided to surprise her with a bunch of red roses and a life size teddy on this auspicious occasion. Some media persons also joined them .At Rakhi's doorstep he professed his love for her and 'begged' for reconciliation till it all blew up in his face. Little did Abhishek expect his real life drama queen to respond to his gesture with one tight slap across his face!!!!!!! Oh – My- God. As per a saga of events narrated by Rakhi to a media friend, it seems the Nach Baliye couple had a rather unfortunate fall out three days before Val Day and it just got worse on D day.
Has the duo happily reconciled? Has the Abhishek been so brutally deafened by the thappad ki goonj that he has been unable to hear the golden words of reconciliation which Rakhi may have whispered in his ears much later – YES? Who cares?! What matters is that Rakhi got her few moments of fame and was all over the news that day for the longest amount of time. She hogged the limelight for a fairly long time, that too without showing any skin!
Now, let's jog our memories a little and go back to the legendary slap of Mr.Govind Arun Ahuja, popularly known as Govinda also as ChiChi. This actor turned Member of Parliament, was recently seen committing a similar act of brutality by slapping a young 'lecherous man' on the sets of his film 'Money Hai Toh Honey hai' in Mumbai. This otherwise patient actor, lost his cool all of a sudden when his attention was diverted by a young man who was noticed jay walking on the sets and misbehaving with the women actors.
You get no brownie points for guessing that this kind gesture obviously had a political drift. The 'missing MP' that he is being called these days had to have some form of come back for the people from his constituency to reassure them that 'he cares'...or that 'I am around'.....Well, so he made his presence felt in the news and various forms of media as noisily as ever and eventually deafened several along the way!
In case you are wondering what happened to the 'poor innocent man' after the 'dhai kilo ka haath' (conditions apply) was planted on his feeble cheeks, then let me tell you, he has turned out to be a very wise man. He is happily letting himself be exploited by various political opponent groups (who have always been extremely jealous of ChiChi because they just haven't been able to do the booty shake like him?) to revolt against this gesture. Tsk tsk. Poor onlooker, I wonder whether he will ever be in a position to hear (presuming that he is the deafened victim of the ripple effect here) the final verdict, if any, to be passed against Govinda in the future!
As for Govinda, the song which was once his instant recall factor amongst the masses 'Govinda aa la re aa la' has now turned into one which evokes fear. Hapless mothers while putting their naughty and restless kids to sleep, these days, have started threatening them by saying, 'Beta so ja warna Govinda aake thappad marega'!!!!
Now that so much explaining has been done my dear readers, and the cat is out of the bag, I welcome you to my circle of trust. This is the platform where it has been revealed that these slaps and the ripples that they create in the industry are anything but spontaneous or impulsive reactions out of anger. There is more thinking that goes into it than we can think.
Ever wondered why a Big B or a Shotgun or a Jackie and many others haven't used this Magic Wand yet? The secret is – they are waiting for their moment. That moment which will bring them back into the limelight, even if it is for a few minutes – it will be their moment of fame.
I now know for sure, that, in future, when you and me read more stuff like this in the news, we will have an empathetic smirk on our faces (because we now belong to the same fraternity - the circle of trust). We now know what causes the Ripple Effect and how speedily this epidemic is spreading!! Who do you think will put an end to it? Who do you think will be the next victim of this brutal phenomenon? God knows? Really?
Thappad ki goonj.......The Ripple Effect!
For all those who haven't got their fare share of publicity in the news for a while, are known to use this Magic Trick (or should I be calling it a Wand?) – it is called 'The Thappad Effect' which slowly and gradually spreads like an epidemic devouring several other benevolent creatures along the way.
It then becomes larger in magnitude and intensity and almost becomes a cult movement. Eventually, it is known to become the 'The Ripple Effect'!!! In the recent past, some of our not so famous (I dare say infamous) celebrities have been engulfed by this phenomenon.
We have a perfect example of the above mentioned, but with a tinge of an anti climax, especially on a day like Valentine's Day. I am sure if our Mumbai media persons rushed to the grave of Saint Valentine at the time of this casualty, he would have been seen tossing and turning in utter dismay and displeasure!!
Abhishek Awasthi, Rakhi's disowned boy friend decided to surprise her with a bunch of red roses and a life size teddy on this auspicious occasion. Some media persons also joined them .At Rakhi's doorstep he professed his love for her and 'begged' for reconciliation till it all blew up in his face. Little did Abhishek expect his real life drama queen to respond to his gesture with one tight slap across his face!!!!!!! Oh – My- God. As per a saga of events narrated by Rakhi to a media friend, it seems the Nach Baliye couple had a rather unfortunate fall out three days before Val Day and it just got worse on D day.
Has the duo happily reconciled? Has the Abhishek been so brutally deafened by the thappad ki goonj that he has been unable to hear the golden words of reconciliation which Rakhi may have whispered in his ears much later – YES? Who cares?! What matters is that Rakhi got her few moments of fame and was all over the news that day for the longest amount of time. She hogged the limelight for a fairly long time, that too without showing any skin!
Now, let's jog our memories a little and go back to the legendary slap of Mr.Govind Arun Ahuja, popularly known as Govinda also as ChiChi. This actor turned Member of Parliament, was recently seen committing a similar act of brutality by slapping a young 'lecherous man' on the sets of his film 'Money Hai Toh Honey hai' in Mumbai. This otherwise patient actor, lost his cool all of a sudden when his attention was diverted by a young man who was noticed jay walking on the sets and misbehaving with the women actors.
You get no brownie points for guessing that this kind gesture obviously had a political drift. The 'missing MP' that he is being called these days had to have some form of come back for the people from his constituency to reassure them that 'he cares'...or that 'I am around'.....Well, so he made his presence felt in the news and various forms of media as noisily as ever and eventually deafened several along the way!
In case you are wondering what happened to the 'poor innocent man' after the 'dhai kilo ka haath' (conditions apply) was planted on his feeble cheeks, then let me tell you, he has turned out to be a very wise man. He is happily letting himself be exploited by various political opponent groups (who have always been extremely jealous of ChiChi because they just haven't been able to do the booty shake like him?) to revolt against this gesture. Tsk tsk. Poor onlooker, I wonder whether he will ever be in a position to hear (presuming that he is the deafened victim of the ripple effect here) the final verdict, if any, to be passed against Govinda in the future!
As for Govinda, the song which was once his instant recall factor amongst the masses 'Govinda aa la re aa la' has now turned into one which evokes fear. Hapless mothers while putting their naughty and restless kids to sleep, these days, have started threatening them by saying, 'Beta so ja warna Govinda aake thappad marega'!!!!
Now that so much explaining has been done my dear readers, and the cat is out of the bag, I welcome you to my circle of trust. This is the platform where it has been revealed that these slaps and the ripples that they create in the industry are anything but spontaneous or impulsive reactions out of anger. There is more thinking that goes into it than we can think.
Ever wondered why a Big B or a Shotgun or a Jackie and many others haven't used this Magic Wand yet? The secret is – they are waiting for their moment. That moment which will bring them back into the limelight, even if it is for a few minutes – it will be their moment of fame.
I now know for sure, that, in future, when you and me read more stuff like this in the news, we will have an empathetic smirk on our faces (because we now belong to the same fraternity - the circle of trust). We now know what causes the Ripple Effect and how speedily this epidemic is spreading!! Who do you think will put an end to it? Who do you think will be the next victim of this brutal phenomenon? God knows? Really?
