Masala Mentallica

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Reality is no barrier for India's silver screen heroes. How have film stars used over-the-top sequences to woo audiences?

Yeh Sala Hindustan Mein, Jab Tak Cinema Hai, Log Chuthiye Bante Rahenge – Ramadheer Singh, Gangs of Wasseypur

I couldn’t agree more. Watching some Indian films is like popping a capsule of silly. It might make you go maha-mental, but what you are about to experience is EPIC! Can you light a cigarette with a look of fire in your eyes? No, seriously! Can you? A South Indian super star can! By defying laws of gravity, he pops a cigarette into his mouth, pulls out a matchstick and gives out a look of fire – and voila! The matchstick catches fire, and his cigarette is lit. South Indian super stars can do anything. By anything, we mean – ANYTHING!

Can you get a train to reverse by commanding it?

By slapping his thigh, twirling his moustache and screaming a cacophony of mind numbing dialogues, this super star commands a train to reverse with a flick of his hand, much to the annoyance of the baddies.



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