STAR WORSHIP

Apparently, Americans are not used to idolizing a superstar, star worship and other rituals that have become synonymous with Rajini movies. (North Indians, you too can know this fact). There are temples erected for film stars, so many gallons of milk are poured over astronomical cut-out of film stars, flowers are strewn, pumpkins and coconuts are broken, garlands are offered, aarthi is lighted in movie theaters.... and of course the regulars like throwing paper shreds, popcorn, whistle, dance etc. are unnecessary to point out. Like thousands others, I too have watched Rajini's latest hit SIVAJI. That it has broken all records in India and all over the world is quite well known- so I present to you a piece of paper which was given to every movie-goer here in the US.

This piece of paper was given to me and to everyone else who watched SIVAJI in Columbus, OH. Needless to say, I was quite amused to see the "instructions" for watching the movie. You could imagine how queer others (people not used to Rajini movie fanfare) might have felt on reading these instructions! The theater was jam packed and most of the people there were tamilians, but still there were a sizeable number of caucasian and other ethnic groups just curious to have a glimpse of the superstar. The instructions seems so queer, exotic and so out of the world for a movie goer in the west.

Click the picture for a better resolution. And yeah... "Do not light karpooram", in BOLD!