Young people are easily influenced by Bollywood, visual media, video games, a "gun culture" "sex and violence" and so on. 1) "Eve-teasing" - Many think that Bollywood's portrayal of "romance" may be partly responsible for the problem of "eve-teasing" in India. 2)Social workers and the police know of hundreds of cases in India where young boys and girls "elope" with each other without telling their parents or relations. They do not realise that "romance" is easy before sex and marriage. But it is NOT the same AFTER marriage and AFTER sexual curiosity is satisfied. Bol.wd., never portrays the complexities in MAN-WOMAN relationships. Young women are portrayed wrongly as "flowers" that a man can pluck for his sole enjoyment. 3) Our ancestors saw LOVE as going beyond just "fancy chatting" and "sex". While they recognised "physical chemistry" arising from "looks" and "smiles", they did not think those alone would ensure a LONG-LASTING marriage. But Bol.wd perpetuates the MYTH that gorgeous looks alone is enough for a great marriage and great sex. Believe me, even Vatsyayana, the author of Kamasutra, did not believe that. 4) LOVE becomes stronger when there is SINCERETY, HONESTY and FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY on the part of the husband and wife. A spendthrift husband or wife will undermine LOVE. 5) Men who smoke must know that by age 50 their "libido" will die very fast. To their wives, they will be useless in bed. But Bol.wd encourages smoking. A.Ramdoss, is RIGHT.
