End the year on a laugh!

Warning! This column reflects the views of the writer and the writer only! He may or may not have been in his senses, so don't let that colour your judgement.

The writer shall endeavour to refrain from profanity and try REALLY hard not to be politically incorrect. But managing both at the same time may be a tough task for him. Hence, viewer discretion is advised. But if you wanna have fun... then what the hell! Keep reading.

I first thought of starting this column stating We Indians have absolutely no sense of humour!

But since a lot of you are sitting anonymously behind a screen with a keyboard (hehehe!) at your fingertips, lemme ask you this -- Do we have a sense of humour?

I ask you this because we have, time and again, demonstrated we can laugh at others but have zero capacity to laugh at ourselves!

The funny Khans -- Shah Rukh and Saif -- did it three years in a row before they were forced to tame down because of the backlash!

I mean, how lame is that! They were making fun of everyone and, honestly, in a show which is all about ratings and sponsors, it was a very funny act by two huge stars whose gag act took off on the whole industry.

But then, we are self righteous when it comes to laughing at ourselves! Laugh at the white man, laugh at the politician or the policeman, but don't laugh at your own kind. The fact, however, is that, with the kind of lives we lead and the movies we make, we are ideal fodder for humour. And methinks the humour can be funny, mean, nasty, tasteless... it doesn't really matter as long as it is done in the interest of humour.

Sajid Khan has based his whole career on lampooning the industry, but the minute he became a director, he was asked to become tasteful! I mean, you can love him or hate him, but to ask him to rein in his style is like telling Mallika Sherawat to appear on screen in a burkha (which she does at airports and no one recognises her... almost)!

Karan Johar's show keeps reinventing itself and makes for a fun watch. With each generation of actors, he keeps getting more and more candid answers. The Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan episode was a hoot, so was the Deepika-Sonam one.

It is the channel's job to pump up controversy in the race for TRPs and, in today's day and age, that is what showbiz is all about. Eyeballs, numbers, statistics and bottom lines.

Like the character Jon Doe (Kevin Spacey) said in Fincher's Se7en 'Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention.'

Yet, it is considered wrong if two young girls decide to have fun at the expense of another colleague with whom they have been involved personally and professionally. How does it matter? Ranbir Kapoor would have only gained a few thousand fans after that episode; he has moved beyond trivialities in the perception game.

Even if you put all that aside, the two glamorous gals were fresh when it came to content and attitude and, honestly speaking, there's a huge audience out there that's you, the anonymous guys with keyboards) including me who would love to see such fun stuff. It makes for great TV, and TRPs.

So, today, to spice up your week, I shall start off with a round of fun -- here are Shah Rukh and Saif making merry mockery.

This famous spat followed after Sajid and his sister, director-choreographer Farah Khan, in their irreverent way, poked fun at everyone.

There were laughs galore, till Ashutosh Gowariker -- who was severely disappointed with Rock On! for upsetting his Jodhaa-Akbar awards cart -- went on a rampage onstage.