Good Looks

What makes a person good-looking, attractive, and appealing to the opposite sex. Me thinks you need a lot more than just the face and the body. Don’t get me wrong in the next few sentences; I think Indians are extremely good-looking. But unfortunately for those who do pass the super stud category and reach a god-like status, there is one thing which is sorely lacking. Humility, of course, that goes without saying, but more importantly the ability to wear their good-looks on their sleeves and be casual about it and accept themselves as they are. THEY ARE JUST SO FULL OF THEMSELVES. And why wouldn't they be? We have set low standards for ourselves when it comes to entertainment and are obsessed with the lifestyle and affairs of a dozen people.

What is the definition of attraction? Appealing, interesting, mysterious, friendly looking, alluring, enigmatic, likable, engaging, charming or one or more of these qualities and most importantly the acceptance of their good looks and being cool and casual about it and not being conscious of it every living moment. How many of our icons have even one of these traits. Now think George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, MS Dhoni, Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar to name a few . You look at these people and you get the feeling that they are just going about their normal daily lives doing their jobs, “So I look like God, so what’s the big deal.” But either these guys have mastered the art of public relations and the image they portray to the public or they actually must have an amazing attitude. Sorry to say, our heroes still have a long way to go. You guys had it but people put you up on a pedestal so high you started thinking you were born there. You guys are just putting it out there and crying so badly for attention it is plain obvious. When people describe somebody as charismatic (by the way there is no such word in the dictionary, there is only charism), it is more the proliferation of an idea in their brains fed through the media than one’s personal opinion. In India especially, you need one or more of the following to be described charismatic….

- White, yes white white skin with a balding plate that reflects the sunlight better than a prism.

- Or you are a woman who is not exactly pretty but has a lemon sized bindi and are vociferous enough to attract attention.

- Or you wear saffron robes and a weird hairdo and again vociferous enough to attract attention

- Or you have spent a small fortune on dental cosmetology and have managed to get yourself a fortune smile that makes up for your average face.

- And of course you have the right media contacts to make sure you are imprinted in public memory forever.

If there is one person who has the icy cool component in him, it's Farhan Akhtar. It was his understated performance playing the joker without making a fool of himself in Zindagi Na Milegi Dubara that made the movie so appealing to me . And to top it all, finally we have a hero who has the brains to match his brawns. Well, there is a thin line anyway between the two. There is no way you can look sexy without the brains.........after all brain is the biggest sexual organ. 

I certainly like our heroines better. In spite of being given a raw deal, being made the eye-candy in movies, they carry themselves so much better and have the intelligence to match their looks. Otherwise they couldn’t have made it to the most desirable list in a country where there are millions of good looking women. Let’s face it and don’t consider me cheeky, the ratio of good looking women to men is highly skewed in our country. And thence I conclude my thesis on this very important topic of err… Good Looks. Would luuuv to know your take on this……