Originally posted by: flipfl0p
I did not say that, āyou saidā Urdu is most beautiful.
I said that was the convention in India till a decade. I said, even I was following the same convention, trying to understand the Urdu words in Gulzar poetry.
I donāt dislike Urdu or English. But I am against common people getting graded because of their language/accent.
There was a time when Kangana was mocked for her English. That was just an elitist attitude, which many nepotistic kids harbour in Bollywood. What is so great about Shashi Tharoorās English? He had different schooling than she had. Thatās it. That does not mean, I dislike English.
Till English replaced it, Urdu enjoyed this elite status in India. (Like āthis person has such impeccable Urduā etc). My rant is only against this special status. Not against any language.
I like Jackie Shoffās style best. Yes. His Urdu/English/Hindi nothing might be great. But he cuts it straight.
(I did say ālaā sound exists in Sanskrit. I said, it is not available in Hindi)
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