Bollywood Weddings.. Over hyped?

It has been awhile indeed since I was able to muster up some sort of composure to blog.. and I have absolutely no idea why! This was something I wanted to blog about when it was actually the "in thing".. and 2 weeks later, it has been all but been forgotten.

The royal wedding between the "princess" of Bollywood and the son of the "emperor" of it has been quite a well publicised one. There have been many cynics, totally rubbishing the wedding altogether and questioning the very presence of such "hyped" events in the media, and fair play to those people. The problem is that these people go on to criticize the couple themselves, who in all fairness have tried to keep a lid on the way things have gone on. I don't think either one has even spoken about the wedding since it has been over, clearly suggesting that the media hype was just that - not some publicity stunt by either of them.

I have though, felt inclined to slam a certain action of the entire "wedding troop" after the wedding's completion. This is in reference to their visit to Tirupathi, which was not wrong but, the time at which they made the trip caused inconvenience to many. Waiting in Tirupathi is one of the toughest things that people going there have to do - and we get to pray for just a few seconds. These people, by virtue of their position and sizeable donations got to pray to the very same deity for longer and got perks while the ordinary layman was standing outside in a stagnant queue and in the sweltering heat. That was downright pathetic and inconsiderate of what many people consider to be the "first family" of Bollywood.

The media often makes a hoopla about many events, and this wedding between Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan was no different. No one asked for their presence or their hyped coverages. The fact is, that it is this very media which these actors and actresses rely upon to get their fame! Critics, news channels, newspapers are all what make "box office hits" - and nobody will deny that. There are always 2 sides to a story, and this is no different.

At the end of the day, we're 2 weeks down the line and the media has some other "important" issues to focus on - like India's tour of Bangladesh or how farcical the World Cup was.. they've moved on! This vicious circle will never end. At the end of the day, Bollywood weddings are hyped... and so is the release of every "star studded" film.. so I feel everything evens out!