Why does anybody have to be a sex symbol??!!

I am at awe, looking at the huge number of articles doing the rounds on entertainment channels and the entertainment section of the news papers regarding Amrita Rao shedding her 'cute next door girl' look and trying to become all raunchy and hot. Why? Is it so necessary that she or for that matter anybody have to become a sex symbol to survive in bollywood? Lets talk about the greats of the contemporary bollywood times, Kajol, Madhuri, SriDevi, Tabu..where they all sex symbols?? Take the ones who were actually known as such actors, Rekha for example, how many do admire her today? A handful and they only know her for her raunchy looks and sexual assets and acting. Even today when she is called upon for a guest role in a movie or on stage at any event, she has to do something which explicitly depicts sexuality to draw the craze of the audience, but on the other hand if you take kajol, sridevi or madhuri for that, the mere use of their name draws a huge cheer from any crowd.

The latest sensation Katrina was also amazed in an article a few days ago in the TOI, when she was referred to as being sexy. Her quote was, "Sexy me? I'm pretty!". Nobody wants to be known as a sex symbol or as a person who can gain favour by showing skin. But, it has become the latest trend in bollywood, The more skin you show, the more you are recognized, spoken about and more are the offers which come your way and slowly your paycheck starts getting bigger. Looking at it this way, can this be labelled as 'legal public prostitution'? Isn't it just that? Where is the censure board in here? Weren't they appointed specifically for this reason to curb such unruly values and beliefs developing in the entertainment world? For one, I agree that even I enjoy this stuff, but there is a limit to all...too much of anything is too bad and it has taken this form today because of the huge amount of unnecessary hype behind Amrita Rao.

One girl drawing so much attention just because she has shown more skin in her latest flick. This could even be a publicity stunt by the actor itself, but the main thing I am trying to attack here is the belief that unless you are considered a sex symbol, you don't get work and don't get paid in bollywood anymore. People, this is what I have focussed on in my previous articles also. The media and the entertainment world is moulding us into cheaply hypnotised sources of money. We are being drawn into their clutches more and more and they gain manyfold. We need to wake up and question this and try and save ourselves from completely becoming addicted to this, that the censure board, the legal authority which it is also would have no power any longer to prevent this, just because we won't let them to. We are the ultimate power but we are falling victim to an intelligent and cunning system of projection without our knowledge. They are killing us very softly and gently, we won't realize until we are dead.