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OP says they were sleeping on roads. Even footpath are for walking and not sleeping.
Kutta rd pe soyega kutte ki maut marega, roads garib ke baap ki nahi hai : Abhijeet
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OP says they were sleeping on roads. Even footpath are for walking and not sleeping.
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Do you know the difference between footpath and road ?
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Most of the upper or upper middleclass in South Asia is insensitive to the poor !
"Kam kerte ni paise lne ajaate hn"
"Ye tu he hee jahil"
Some common thoughts among many
"Kam kerte ni paise lne ajaate hn"
"Ye tu he hee jahil"
Some common thoughts among many
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There are millions of people across the world who sleep on footpaths, not everyone has a house like you.
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What if Salman Khan had run over a fellow Bollywood superstar?
On a drunken night behind the wheel of a car, had Bollywood superstar Salman Khan mowed down a fellow Bollywood superstar, would there have been any debate on the quantum of punishment that the actor deserved? Or for that matter, would there have been any debate on whether he deserved to be punished at all?
If the victim had been somebody other than a faceless, impoverished pavement dweller, would there have been a teeny weeny bit more sympathy for the family of the deceased and not merely the family of Salman Khan?
Would the view that the judiciary had handed Salman Khan an exemplary sentence because of his celebrity status have been trotted out if he had killed another Bollywood star?
I can’t quite think of a word that means the opposite of exemplary, but that’s just the sort of word I would use for Bollywood today.
There are many things that I have grown to admire about Bollywood. I admire some of the excellent films that have been produced by the Hindi film industry. I admire Bollywood’s contribution to public relations — Hindi films are a hit in a diverse range of countries from Russia to Turkey.
But on Wednesday morning, I cringed with disgust as I saw Bollywood come out in full strength to support Salman Khan. There was an outpouring of sadness over Khan’s conviction, with not a word of sympathy for the kith and kin of the man who died on the city’s pavements.
It was almost as if Khan had been convicted for swatting a fly. Those who fit snugly into their Being Human T-shirts seemed to have forgotten that a man who’s dirt poor and sleeps on a pavement still qualifies as a human being.
While many in Bollywood merely ignored the existence of the pavement dweller who was killed, the award for the most cringe worthy comment would have to go to playback singer Abhijeet, who had this to say on Twitter: “Kutta rd pe soyega kutte ki maut marega, roads garib ke baap ki nahi hai I ws homles an year nvr slept on rd.”
Loosely translated, he feels that if a dog sleeps on the streets, he should die like a dog. He goes on to say that the roads aren’t a poor man’s father’s property, adding that, though he, too, was homeless for a year, he never slept on the streets.
The tweet says much about the playback singer’s views on animals and people. While he has rather strong views on people sleeping on pavements, he seems to have no problem with people driving on them.
“After watching Dabang, I actually thought the deceased man will be convicted for sleeping on the pavement instead,” she a twitter handle called @ammarawrites in a satirical swipe at Khan.
Barring a few rare birds like Abhijeet, the deceased man was all but forgotten by the film industry.
“@BeingSalmanKhan is a man who has always helped d underprivileged! A man who has done so much humanitarian work. Prayers for a fair judgement,” says Bipasha Basu. I can’t quite understand what “doing a lot for the underprivileged” has to do with being convicted for running over an underprivileged man. Are there so many underprivileged people in India that it doesn’t matter if you kill a few here and there?
While many prefixed their sympathy with a line on how they respected the court’s verdict, some actors like Arjun Kapoor, didn’t deem fit to do so. “It doesn’t matter what anyone or any court says he doesn’t deserve this at any level…will stand by @BeingSalmanKhan no matter what…” says Kapoor, clearly an expert in the law.
“It hurts when your own are punished, even if they are in the wrong. We love you and are standing by you,” says actor Alia Bhatt. Of course, the pavement dweller and his family aren’t “her own.”
Once again, I wonder how Bollywood would have reacted if Khan’s car lost control and rammed into a Bollywood star, sitting, standing, sleeping, singing, dancing or pirouetting on the pavement. What if he had killed “one of their own?”
On a drunken night behind the wheel of a car, had Bollywood superstar Salman Khan mowed down a fellow Bollywood superstar, would there have been any debate on the quantum of punishment that the actor deserved? Or for that matter, would there have been any debate on whether he deserved to be punished at all?
If the victim had been somebody other than a faceless, impoverished pavement dweller, would there have been a teeny weeny bit more sympathy for the family of the deceased and not merely the family of Salman Khan?
Would the view that the judiciary had handed Salman Khan an exemplary sentence because of his celebrity status have been trotted out if he had killed another Bollywood star?
I can’t quite think of a word that means the opposite of exemplary, but that’s just the sort of word I would use for Bollywood today.
There are many things that I have grown to admire about Bollywood. I admire some of the excellent films that have been produced by the Hindi film industry. I admire Bollywood’s contribution to public relations — Hindi films are a hit in a diverse range of countries from Russia to Turkey.
But on Wednesday morning, I cringed with disgust as I saw Bollywood come out in full strength to support Salman Khan. There was an outpouring of sadness over Khan’s conviction, with not a word of sympathy for the kith and kin of the man who died on the city’s pavements.
It was almost as if Khan had been convicted for swatting a fly. Those who fit snugly into their Being Human T-shirts seemed to have forgotten that a man who’s dirt poor and sleeps on a pavement still qualifies as a human being.
While many in Bollywood merely ignored the existence of the pavement dweller who was killed, the award for the most cringe worthy comment would have to go to playback singer Abhijeet, who had this to say on Twitter: “Kutta rd pe soyega kutte ki maut marega, roads garib ke baap ki nahi hai I ws homles an year nvr slept on rd.”
Loosely translated, he feels that if a dog sleeps on the streets, he should die like a dog. He goes on to say that the roads aren’t a poor man’s father’s property, adding that, though he, too, was homeless for a year, he never slept on the streets.
The tweet says much about the playback singer’s views on animals and people. While he has rather strong views on people sleeping on pavements, he seems to have no problem with people driving on them.
“After watching Dabang, I actually thought the deceased man will be convicted for sleeping on the pavement instead,” she a twitter handle called @ammarawrites in a satirical swipe at Khan.
Barring a few rare birds like Abhijeet, the deceased man was all but forgotten by the film industry.
“@BeingSalmanKhan is a man who has always helped d underprivileged! A man who has done so much humanitarian work. Prayers for a fair judgement,” says Bipasha Basu. I can’t quite understand what “doing a lot for the underprivileged” has to do with being convicted for running over an underprivileged man. Are there so many underprivileged people in India that it doesn’t matter if you kill a few here and there?
While many prefixed their sympathy with a line on how they respected the court’s verdict, some actors like Arjun Kapoor, didn’t deem fit to do so. “It doesn’t matter what anyone or any court says he doesn’t deserve this at any level…will stand by @BeingSalmanKhan no matter what…” says Kapoor, clearly an expert in the law.
“It hurts when your own are punished, even if they are in the wrong. We love you and are standing by you,” says actor Alia Bhatt. Of course, the pavement dweller and his family aren’t “her own.”
Once again, I wonder how Bollywood would have reacted if Khan’s car lost control and rammed into a Bollywood star, sitting, standing, sleeping, singing, dancing or pirouetting on the pavement. What if he had killed “one of their own?”
He is playback singer not an actor.
It's quite ironic that Salman started "Being Human" after this incident. Pehle kya tha saala Pisaach?
Salman got bail within couple of hours after getting convicted, heck Testa got bail on the phone in 5 minutes from the SC. Quite a sense of entitlement these elitists have.
Well Salman killed somebody on road, irrespective of whether people were sleeping, dancing or walking it does not matter and he should be prosecuted for that and if found guilty should be punished accordingly.
That said, it seems like Indian celebrities and VIPs are fond of dragging "Kutta" in every argument and case that surrounds a killing or mass killing, Abhijeet learnt it from his current PM, why blame him. "Jaisay Raja Waisi Parja"
That said, it seems like Indian celebrities and VIPs are fond of dragging "Kutta" in every argument and case that surrounds a killing or mass killing, Abhijeet learnt it from his current PM, why blame him. "Jaisay Raja Waisi Parja"
The picture above is of constable Ravindra Patil, guard provided by Police to Salman Khan. He was allowed to die just because he was there with Salman Khan when the accident happened. It was his statement which led to Salman's conviction.
This is being human for all Salman's Fan.
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They were not sleeping on the road. They were sleeping on the footpaths.
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Sorry but wrong on so many counts, mate! There is no way anybody could have said better what he said.
Even if people were walking (instead of sleeping) on the footpaths, they would have still been killed by this drunkard who ploughed right onto those footpaths while DUI.
And the people were not sleeping on the roads. They were on footpath just like unfortunate, poor people who don't have any other choice, call footpaths their home in most places around the world!
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He is not a actor, He is a popular background singer
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The picture above is of constable Ravindra Patil, guard provided by Police to Salman Khan. He was allowed to die just because he was there with Salman Khan when the accident happened. It was his statement which led to Salman's conviction.
This is being human for all Salman's Fan.
What a moron was he... ......he never changed his statement...got what he deserved ..which is slow and painful death....he should have known that Salman khan has donated 42 crore in charity and loads of money/influence to keep people who matter happy...Also those scumbags who died and got injured that day can't do a jack about "Being Human"...Salman the hero...he and his likes should be allowed a free drunk drive every quarter...a simple solution to India's "greebi hatao" program.....
On serious note it makes me feel sick on how inhuman these people have become!!
Popular or someone moving towards irrelevance??
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God works in strange ways mr abijeet. U might end up on the road one day for your arrogance. Have some shame.
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