I also agree that movies are still stuck in the old mind set. And not much is going to happen with a movie or 2. For example, in lafange parinde, I liked Deepika Padukone's role of an independent blind woman. But such roles are exception to the rule.
It would be good if blind persons are shown as we know and such role may not be a main role. Though I think Braille is important, but movies also need to show latest technology. For example, in movie Fanaa, Kajol is acting as a blind Kashmiri dancer. The role is good, but she is shown using Braille. So in the mindset of everyone, Braille is associated with blindness, but high-tech is not. In this regard, I liked Covert Affairs, in which a blind guy is CIA technology guy with pretty amazing grip on espionage technology. Best Dinesh Mobile: +91 9718328272 "Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification". --Martin Fischer -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Preeti Monga Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 3:38 PM To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled.' Subject: Re: [AI] Lets discuss: Acting blind to beg on Delhi streets earned him 5 seconds of fame Just my thoughts, I think once, more blind people who are doing so well in life, make it a point to be seen and interacting in public places in big numbers, and as often as possible, the begger picture will go into hiding. So I request all my blind friends on this list to quit being lazy and get out every time there is an opportunity to get out of doors. Even if it is for a walk to the park, useingthe jym or just trips to your markets. I think we need to become visible and make ourselves seen as consumers instead of hiding indoors! We will all need to make this effort, and a consistent one, if we wish to choose to be drawing away from the beggers picture! Nothing really happens without taking huge and consistent effort! So lets go friends! Complaining and discussing, till the cows come home is not going to get us anywhere guys! 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Subject: Re: [AI] Lets discuss: Acting blind to beg on Delhi streets earned him 5 seconds of fame Reeti any names at the top of your head where bollywood has depicted blind in good positive lighte? On 12/19/14, avinash shahi <shahi88avin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Over the years blind people in India have made outstanding strides in > different professions, however its utterly disgusting to see cinema > bigwigs refuse to note such trend. Depiction of blind people as > beggars holding bowl waiting alms is still dominant in the psychy of > Bombay-based moviemakers which needs to be busted. Hope to hear from > the listers. > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/acting-blind-to-beg-g ets-assam-youth-role-in-pk/article1-1297928.aspx > Call it blind luck. > > > > Manoj Roy (Photo: Dhrubajyoti Nath) > Feigning blindness ensured Manoj Roy a few extra coins in his begging > bowl. The act was good enough for a life-changing role in Rajkumar > Hirani's film PK that releases Friday. > > Manoj, 39, is from Bedeti in north-central Assam's Sonitpur district. > Son of a daily wager who lost his mother soon after birth, he dropped > out of school to beg after his daily-wager father fell too sick to > work. > > Twenty years ago, he boarded a train to Delhi seeking a job. But he > fell back on what he was good at - acting blind, begging bowl in hand. > "I was a regular at Jantar Mantar. A few months ago, two gentlemen > approached me and asked if I could act. I told them acting is what I > do to ensure two square meals. They gave me a phone number and a Rs. > 20 note before leaving," Manoj said from his village. > > Something told him not to ignore the number. The person who picked up > the phone asked him to go to Nehru stadium. "I went the very next day > and found myself among members of a film unit. I was taken aside for > an audition with seven other beggars, all visually impaired. I cared > little about the film or the actors; it was the free food that > mattered, for a week till my selection," he said. > > The seriousness of the whole thing dawned on Manoj when he was put up > in a five-star hotel in Delhi. "I used to often go without bath in the > slums because of scarcity of water. There I was, cooling off in the > hotel's swimming pool, and rubbing shoulders with the likes of Aamir > Khan and Anushka Sharma," he said. > > Manoj's brief for the film was to beg by the roadside leaning on a > stick, waiting for Aamir to come along dancing and stealing some coins > from his bowl. > > The promo scene lasts five seconds. But it is long enough for Manoj to > come home to a hero's welcome. "I returned to my village with the > money earned from the film. I have a job in a village shop, a Facebook > account and a girlfriend too. People now call me PK Honey Singh. This > is all because of the film," he said. > > What next? Maybe acting in Assamese and Bengali movies, he said. > > For the time being, he has set his sights on meeting his girlfriend > for the first time on Christmas. > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessin dia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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