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Some Kharaabu thoughts!

Unfortunate times, people!
So unfortunate that I have started watching TV for some time every day - changing channels every few minutes, actually!

The anchor, in heavily anglicized Kannada was raving about the latest Kannada song to go viral....about how people across age groups were uploading their versions of the hero's dance steps on social media. She referred to the song as the Kharaabu song.

You know, Sri.U.R.Ananthamurthy had once jokingly remarked that by adding 'u' (as in 'put'), you could convert a word from any other language into a Kannada word!
Kharaabu is therefore the Kannada equivalent of the Hindi Kharaab!

I'm not sure if it was intentional, but everything about the rather tuneless song seemed unbelievably Kharaabu - from incomprehensible lyrics to dancing by unkempt looking characters. And the way they were treating the lone female in the sequence was unacceptably Kharaabu!

Reminding myself that it wasn't fair to judge a song from ten second bits, I decided to check out  the whole song. A quick search led me to the video and I increased the number of views by one - to be a fair judge!!

Suffice it to say that ten second bits are enough to judge songs that go by the description Kharaabu! 

Kharaabu times, people!
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  1. Yamini11 April, 2020

    I checked the song after reading this and I'm in shock. How did so many people agree to work towards bringing that abomination into existence? This is a new low, for sure.

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    1. poorna13 July, 2020

      It is a new level of insanity in the Kannada film industry. I’m selective with what I watch as Kannada, Tamil, Telugu And Bollywood have forgotten how they impact on society.

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    2. Soumya13 July, 2020

      True, Poorna. They have forgotten their responsibility.

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  2. Soumya11 April, 2020

    Exactly!

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  3. Unknown11 April, 2020

    Well.. music-lyrics-singer - .......... 😅😅 Once u see that, no need to play the song at all 😅 yes the visuals are really gross

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    1. Soumya12 April, 2020

      In this day and age of political correctness, I'm shocked that people with educational qualifications have created this thing! It'll probably be justified as something the audience wants to see!

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  4. Prathibha12 April, 2020

    Couldn't find that song! But caught with all the posts I had missed. Interesting reading with Sunday morning chai.

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    1. Soumya12 April, 2020

      Good for you that you couldn't locate the song!
      Glad that you found the posts interesting :)

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