Theaters open- Mumbai has chosen a different path
News&Views Feb 2010
Feb 12 2010
Mumbai has chosen a different Path. MNIK opens with full houses in the whole country.
Good! Indeed. In the morning they were not so sure
but by noon theater owners got confident and one by one all opened. Though
intimidations started in Mumbai by Shiv Sena, MNS leaders had also
started spreading out to other cities in the country but they fizzled
out.
Yesterday I had expressed fears that without action on top leaders,
whose intimidations are the main cause of concern, theater owners will
not feel confident. But finally Congress government did not have to
take any action against top leaders. Just a little firm voice from top
government ministers and administration was enough for a spark and
middle class people of Mumbai took things in their own hands and came
and watched movie "My name is Khan" with double enthusiasm. I watched
on TV crowds near multiplexes, several were saying exactly what I have been arguing. "Let us stop
this kind of targeting individuals by any political party. Let us get
into a better managed country mode" Indeed this is the voice of silent
majority in India. This courage is what you expect from silent majority
in India and particularly in Mumbai. They do act some times quite
effectively.
Our media and press anchors and editors leave no chance to throw all their abusive words on Modi and Gujarat but in Gujarat crowd acted in the same manner. It is also rebuke to our Media-Press people who had started predicting otherwise right in the morning without proper investigation.
I also heard people speculating "Shiv Sena or MNS have capacity to create a bigger law and order menace. But they did not go to that extent? Was there a deal ? Some compromise?"
What ever be it time being it looks like Congress government has managed again its
governance just above the minimal level of chaos (see News&Views Feb 2010 Congress Budges and other articles in links below ). Let us see how long it can continue with this minimal style.
As I wrote yesterday it should change its style. Now nation's economics
and people's needs and expectations are very different. Let us hope
this incident inspires Congress as well as BJP to review their styles
and they get ready to provide better managed administration.
Shah Rukh Khan again handled quite well and in quite humble, very Indian style. "If anything I have said wittingly or
unwittingly to have disturbed any sentiments... I wholeheartedly
regret... and I love you very very very very much, thank you,--- I promise, I will only make wonderful films from now on forever"SRK tweeted (see link below)
'MNIK' opens to packed theaters across country.
SRK apologises to fans for controversy
Multiplexes across Gujarat start screening My Name Is Khan after cancelling first show
My previous articles on this topic
News&views Is Mumbai going in Kolkata way
News&Views Feb 2010 Congress Budges
News&Views Feb 2010 Politics-India Shiv Sena -3
News&Views Feb 2010 Politics-India Shiv sena
News&Views Feb 2010 Politics-India Shiv Sena -2
News&Views Feb 2010
(photos taken from Internet sources)
