Cuss words in Bollywood vs. English films

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“People get offended here.” When Manoj Bajpayee and Aparshakti Khurana reminisced about their first meeting and discussed the use of swear words in life during the IFP festival, World’s Leading Festival for all things Creative X Culture.

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00:00You shouldn't abuse, that's why you're an actor.

00:02And I learned how to abuse from sir for the first time, by the way.

00:05In English films, everything looks good.

00:07When he says, what a f***ing a**hole.

00:11Here people say, you're spoiling it.

00:14My son didn't hear the abuse on screen.

00:18He heard it in the vegetable market.

00:22Every actor should be given that.

00:26Can I tell this story quickly, sir?

00:29When he came for Saath Uchakke, he was a very sanitized Punjabi.

00:37And we learned how to abuse from Punjabis.

00:41And he was a very satvik Punjabi.

00:46He didn't abuse.

00:47So when I started doing the workshop, I told him...

00:49Sir, tell me one thing, please sir.

00:52When I reached with everyone on the first day,

00:55on the first day, he noticed that I was more of a GK1 boy.

01:00He was more of a Chandigarh boy.

01:02So I came and told everyone, what's up guys, how are you?

01:04Sir, how are you sir?

01:05Sir, Aparashakti sir.

01:06This is going on.

01:07On the first day, on the second day, good morning sir, good afternoon sir.

01:09This is going on.

01:10It's been three days.

01:11On the fourth day, you came to the workshop.

01:13Look, we're making a film, Saath Uchakke.

01:15There's abuse in every line.

01:16It's the story of Delhi 6.

01:18Tomorrow, you won't come here and say good morning sir.

01:21You won't say hello, what's up to anyone.

01:22You'll just say, how are you?

01:28And I was...

01:29I was shocked through my bones.

01:32I was shocked through my bones.

01:33I was like, dude.

01:35I'm touching sir's feet every day.

01:38And the rest of my co-actors are like, hi, what's up, how are you?

01:41How are you brother?

01:41I'm still thinking about what's up, what's up.

01:44Suddenly...

01:45And because the film was such that you had to play that character.

01:47Before that, I really didn't abuse.

01:48I didn't say ****, I used to say fish.

01:51And then when I started abusing,

01:53I didn't stop abusing.

01:56Then I stopped abusing.

02:01Sir, thank you so much for teaching me how to abuse.

02:03Now I don't get abused, I give up.

02:05Of course.

02:07This is amazing.

02:08We have this contradiction here.

02:12When we watch English films,

02:14we never shut the kid's ears.

02:16No, no, no.

02:17Stop it.

02:19No, we never say that.

02:20Because in English films,

02:22everything looks good.

02:27How good is the acting?

02:28When he says, what a ****.

02:32How good is it?

02:38But as soon as we...

02:40What the ****?

02:42Huh?

02:47So, we feel bad here.

02:49Here, people say,

02:50you're spoiling it.

02:53We don't care about those who are spoiled.

02:57In our society,

02:59wherever you go,

03:00I'll tell you honestly,

03:02my son

03:04never heard abuse on screen.

03:07Never.

03:08The first time he heard abuse,

03:12he asked what the word meant.

03:14He heard it in the vegetable market.

03:19Yes.

03:21So, he said,

03:22in the cinema,

03:23because of this,

03:24some things are spoiled.

03:25No, this is common language.

03:26Go to Benaras, sir.

03:29How many of you have been to Benaras?

03:31Oh, a lot.

03:32Sir, a lot of people.

03:34Now tell me,

03:35does anyone speak without a ****?

03:38No one speaks.

03:41No one speaks.

03:42I've been there.

03:44That abuse

03:45is a part of their culture.

03:48It's a part of their conversation.

03:50So,

03:51it depends on how you speak.

03:53You shouldn't abuse,

03:54that's why you're an actor.

03:56Wow.

03:57Right?

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