Body language is important in India and showing middle finger to anybody is a sign of disrespect. That is why all hell broke in November 2005 when Greg Chappell, Indian cricket coach, showed middle finger to hostile cricket fans in India. For days the issue had grabbed headlines with politicians and others demanding immediate removal of Chappell, a legendary Australian cricketer who was roped in by the BCCI to train Indian players.
Anyhow, India’s cricket management brought an end to the raging controversy by declaring that actually Chappell had injured his finger during practice and he was just attending to it. The issue came to an end and Chappell continued as India’s coach for long.
Those who visited West or the US understood the hidden meaning but many Indians were left confused. They were seen trying to find out its real mean. In Indian culture no such gesture exists.
The gesture of middle finger grabbed attention of many people. And now it has found a place in India’s film industry with many actors and actress doing it in the film. Willingly or unwillingly efforts are on to make the gesture of showing middle finger part of our culture.
Off late popular actress Sonam Kapoor in Abbas-Mustan’s latest movie was seen showing middle finger in the film. Usually the censor board cuts of offensive gesture or abusive language but this time it let the gesture go. This is not one-off incident. Others to follow the gestures include Ranbir Kapoor in film Rockstar, and Rani Mukherjee in No One Killed Jessica.
The gesture that once triggered an outrage has now become acceptable. Soon youngsters will be seen doing it on streets. And for this Chappell should get the credit.
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