Chatty Kamla: Sarkar Bane Saas

Watch: Supreme Court Makes Playing National Anthem At Theaters Mandatory

Just tell me one thing, Supreme Court, do you even know the history of the national anthem? Rabindranath Tagoreji wrote it to show the British that “Bhagya Vidhata”, the god of destiny, and not King George V, was the ruler of Bharat. And now you’re using the anthem to show the people of India who is powerful and whom we should bend to? Meri billi mujhe hi meow!

The judgement says, “People must feel they live in a nation and this wallowing individually perceived notion of freedom must go.” I go to the pictures for relaxation, itna kaun sochta hai? Already it is becoming hard for the movie to even start — first, no smoking/cancer-wala ad, then safety-wala ad, then Syska LED and power bank-wala ad; now national anthem, also? Main pareshan, pareshan, pareshan, pareshan, when will the film start? I’m not feeling patriotic, I tell you, only annoyed.

You know, I’m now feeling like a child who has to follow so many rules without even understanding why she is following them. Just to be Indian. Obedience is not the same as loyalty or love, no?