The other day, AR Rahman's much-publicised concert in Chennai resulted in emotional damage. Hundreds of music lovers faced unforeseen issues apparently because the organizers, out of greed, had oversold the tickets. Even the family members of celebrities like Karthi and Khushbu Sundar admittedly faced issues. They had to wait outside the venue for hours. Some women faced sexual harassment.
There is an attempt to placate the angry fans who wasted thousands of rupees and yet couldn't listen to Rahman perform. It has been claimed by celebs supporting Rahman that organizing a music concert is not an easy task. "It is a complex task," a celeb from Kollywood wrote.
Film personalities should be the last ones to describe something as complex. They make vigilante movies in which chronic ills plaguing our society are resolved in a matter of a few minutes. In Thalapathy Vijay's 'Sarkar', we saw how the anti-establishment hero revolutionized politics in a matter of a few months, attracting the most honest and most charismatic youngsters to politics through his speeches. In the more recent 'Jawan', SRK's character resolved farm debts, showed an instant solution to defunct government hospitals, etc.
It is surreal that the same film industry expects people to understand how "complex" it is to hold concerts. Hypocrisy in public life is the norm. But the hypocrisy of film people is legendary.
