Comments on: Mark of respect?

By: Arjun

Arjun — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:52:56 +0000

Dr. Rajkumar was a very talented and versatile actor/singer. I really felt very sad for his family that day. A friend of mine has an uncle who was part of the Police Force which was present at the time of burial. The people were jumping into the grave and refusing to come out. And this was just for fun. I seriously can’t imagine what the family would have gone through that day.

By: Karthik

Karthik — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:37:39 +0000

Dude am not able to view the blog ?

Onloy the headers ???

By: pallavi

pallavi — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:08:54 +0000

naanobba kalla is my favourite as a kid they smashed the glass panes of the theatre for tickets n that was the last movie shown there later after 10 to 12 years i think they showed jeevana chaitra in guttahalli hanumanthnagar it was a rage for kannada movies we all in our family miss dr raj i love to watch him in sampattige sawaal,eradu kanasu ,i think his classic would be kasturi nivasa for which he got national award.He has acted fab in bhakta kumbara ,satya harishchandra i ve watched all these movies for nearly 10 times believe me its worth watching he is just a legend

By: PizzaDude

PizzaDude — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:04:15 +0000

All the riots just dont make sense. Infact, I was watchingthe burial on TV and observed that the people started jumping around in excitement the moment they realised that the camera was pointed towards them. This definitely is not the was smeone acts when he/she is in mourning.

By: Swaroop

Swaroop — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:23:47 +0000

@Chetan : My favorite is Bangarada Panjara.

Yes, I agree. It just makes no sense. Is it that the people who start these riots are uneducated? That's what it looks like to me.

@Sridhar : Hmm

@Himanshu : Yes, he was a remarkably humble (and well-meaning) man despite his demigod status.

By: Himanshu Nautiyal

Himanshu Nautiyal — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 05:07:50 +0000

I don’t even know Kannada but even to me, “Huttidare Kannadanada Huttabeku” is a familiar tune. I haven’t seen any of his movies, but the fanatic fandom he inspired was always fascinated me and made me curious about how it came about.

One incident from http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/13riti.htm just gave me my answer.

When Rajkumar took a short break, I shyly and silently pushed my autograph book into his hands. “Yaava classu wodtha iddiya magu? (What class are you studying in, my child?”) he asked me, in a very kind voice.

Dr RajkumarI was struck dumb and just shook my head mutely. He patted me on the head, wrote in my book and handed it back to me. The words he has written were, again, typically Rajkumar. They were “Nimma abhimani, Rajkumar (your fan, Rajkumar.)”

By: Sridhar Ratna

Sridhar Ratna — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 05:14:43 +0000

Death is painful, freaking painful.

By: Chetan

Chetan — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 01:36:03 +0000

Chalisuva Modagalu was my favorite as a kid.

I guess every place has hooligans. In Bombay, I had a hard time finding some food on the day Thackeray's son and wife died. Rioting, forced shutdowns are becoming a norm. These people don't know the real meaning of mourning at all. It can be done in such a dignified manner -- a quiet procession, a string of films aired, et al, but this -- is incomprehensible.