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Story #16: Dance Bar Dance Bar Dance Bar Dance Bar

I have absolutely no qualms in admitting that I’ve been to a red light area (go to story #15 for more) or that I’ve been to a dance bar (which is what this story is about).

I was in Bangalore in 2011 and I was going through the most horrible time of my life. While I’ll not get into the details of that I’ll still call out the fact that I reached Bangalore and lost my wallet, I got caught driving drunk once and had to shell out a lot of money, and I lost my bag in an auto which had my original Ray Ban Aviators amongst other valuable stuff.

It was a Saturday night and my friend and I were at Pecos - an old school pub right at Brigade Road which served beer, beef, and played classic rock only. And it was cheap. Just the kind of place I wanted to be at.

We got drinking beer and stepped out around 11 pm. We went to the paan shop right opposite Pecos for a smoke. We also ordered a couple of meetha paans with our favourite special ingredient called kimam (which is nothing but very strong liquid tobacco). While we were enjoying our paans, just standing and killing time, a random guy walked past us and he was muttering under his breath “dance bar dance bar dance bar dance bar”. We got a bit confused and thought it must be some sort of a scam.

Then we made eye contact with him as he went and stood next to another chap right under Pecos. They understood that we were a little intrigued. Because we were. We had never seen or been to a dance bar in our lives. And we’ve all grown up on Bollywood so it’s always been fascinating.

Before we know it, we are talking to those guys and questioning them on what the real scene is. They got excited and told us that there’s a dance bar right next to Pecos and we can go there. We weren’t allowed to go and check the place out so we had to take his word for it. He said it’s fine and he told us about the cover charge.

After our discussion, we went back to the paan shop to discuss what we should do. We didn’t have a lot of money so we were a bit hesitant but then mutually decided that we don’t do this every day so might as well give it a shot. I was a bit skeptical and scared of any scene happening but we both were a bit high so decided to go ahead with our plan.

We paid the fella downstairs and he took us up. It started feeling a bit weird and we were nervous but we went with him. He opened the door on the second floor and we entered. Wow. It was a big space with tables right next to the walls with the entire centre area void of any furniture. And yes, there were actual women dancing right in the middle.

We felt like this was the real deal. We ordered for a couple of drinks. Sat at one of the tables. And started to understand what was happening.

So there were like 6-8 women dancing at the centre at any given time. Every 5 minutes, 2-3 of them would go backstage and someone else would replace them. The ones who went back would change and then come out again. And this cycle would continue to go on in a loop.

Alright, so far so good.

But then it started to feel a little fake. The bar staff themselves would get some money and throw it over the women. I think they were just doing this to create the feel of a dance bar. We just kept sitting and watching. Slowly, it started becoming a little disgusting and disturbing.

This was an extreme objectification of women, I felt. But who the hell am I to judge as long as they are doing it consensually.

This once gentleman got a gaddi of 100 rupee notes, got up, and started dropping one note at a time on this one particular dancer. And she kept dancing right next to him slowly. He was basically enjoying a song they were playing and he kept getting a new gaddi till that song played and went back to his seat once the song changed.

This charged my friend up. He paid 1000 bucks to the waiter and asked for a 10 rupee gaddi. Yes, we were small time dance bar visitors. He wanted to get the full feel but we were pretty new to this. A couple of women started dancing close to our tables - they probably saw we got some money to give to them.

But we didn’t know how any of this worked. I kept waiting and waiting for him to do something. He offered a few notes to me too to throw it at the women but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. It was too demeaning towards them.

After a lot of contemplation, he called one of the dancers towards him. She came and you know what he did? He just handed over the gaddi to the woman like a gentleman. The woman was genuinely a bit confused but didn’t hesitate in taking the money. She danced for a bit around us and then went back to change.

Our experience at the dance bar ended with this. Yes, that’s all we did there. Saw a few women and handed over some money to one of them. And we stepped out.

It was quite a weird experience. I mean, the place had the full feel of a dance bar but since I don’t have any benchmark, I can’t really say whether it was genuine or fake.

We did take a couple of our friends one other time but it’s not a place where you could go and spend time at or chill with your friends. It’s just weird as it’s full of uncles who’re drinking and staring at women dancing in front of them. It gets kind of boring after a few minutes.

And the way we handed over the money, don’t think we’re cut out for this shit anyway.

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Police step up security outside Salman Khan's residence

Police step up security outside Salman Khan’s residence

Police have beefed up security outside the Bandra residence of Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the wake of protests seeking ban on “Bigg Boss Season 13” for inclusion of a new concept which they claimed is “against Indian culture and promoting vulgarity”.

A group of protesters held protests on Friday outside Khan’s Bandra bandstand residence in western Mumbai, an official said on Saturday.

“Police…

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Bigg Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde extends support to Mika Singh

Favorite Tv actor and Bigg Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde has extended her beef up to Bollywood singer Mika Singh, who used to be banned by FWICE for performing at an tournament in Pakistan. New Delhi: Favorite Tv actor and Bigg Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde has extended her beef up to Bollywood singer Mika Singh, who used to be banned by FWICE for performing at an tournament in Pakistan.

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The Mumbai Police today beefed up the security of actor Deepika Padukone after Shri Rajput Karni Sena (SRKS) warned of physical harm in case she did not refrain from “inciting public sentiments”, a senior official said.  Karni Sena leader Mahipal Singh Makrana today invoked the nose chopping of ‘Surpanakha’ in the epic Ramayana and said if the Bollywood film ‘Padmavati’ was not banned and Padukone does not refrain from fanning sentiments with her provocative language, the Rajputs will not lag behind in acting.  “The Mumbai Police have increased actor Deepika Padukone’s security after the outfit issued the nose chopping threat,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Deven Bharti told .  We are providing her adequate security after the threat, he said. The police will also provide security at the actress’s residence as well as office in Mumbai.  They have already provided protection to filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali after the Rajput community outfit protested outside his office in suburban Juhu last Saturday while accusing him of distorting historical facts in the history drama.  Police have beefed up security at Bhansali’s residence in Versova in the city. Organisations like the SRKS have been protesting against the release of the film, claiming that it distorts history and hurts sentiments. The SRKS has called for a country-wide bandh on December 1, the day the film is slated to be released.  In January this year, the SRKS had attacked the sets of the movie in Jaipur and even slapped Bhansali.  Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Ranjit Patil told the government was assessing Padukone’s security in the wake of the threats.  “We have already provided security to Sanjay Leela Bhansali as he was found to be at risk. Now a security assessment of Deepika Padukone is being done. If she is found to be at risk, adequate steps will be taken. However, nobody’s threat can be taken at the face value until the government assesses it,” he said.  Padukone had on Tuesday hit out against those protesting the release of ‘Padmavati’ and reportedly said that “we’ve regressed as a nation”.  The Times of  India : 17th. Nov,17

MUMBAI POLICE INCREASED DEEPIKA PADUKONE’s SECURITY AFTER SHRI RAJPUT KARNI SENA THREAT : The Mumbai Police today beefed up the security of actor Deepika Padukone after Shri Rajput Karni Sena…

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Mumbai police increase Deepika's security after Shri Rajput Karni Sena threat

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Thursday beefed up the security of actor Deepika Padukone after Shri Rajput Karni Sena (SRKS) warned of physical harm incase she did not refrain from “inciting public sentiments”, a senior official said.

Karni Sena leader Mahipal Singh Makrana on Thursday invoked the nose chopping of ‘Surpanakha’ in the epic Ramayana and said if the Bollywood film “Padmavati” was not banned and Padukone does not refrain from fanning sentiments with her provocative language, the Rajputs will not lag behind in acting.

“The Mumbai Police have increased actor Deepika Padukone’s security after the outfit issued the nose chopping threat,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Deven Bharti told a news agency.

We are providing her adequate security after the threat, he said. The police will also provide security at the actress’s residence as well as office in Mumbai.

They have already provided protection to filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali after the Rajput community outfit protested outside his office in suburban Juhu last Saturday while accusing him of distorting historical facts in the history drama.

Police have beefed up security at Bhansali’s residence in Versova in the city.

Organisations like the SRKS have been protesting against the release of the film, claiming that it distorts history and hurts sentiments.

The SRKS has called for a country-wide bandh on December 1, the day the film is slated to be released.

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Cinema highlights India’s growing nationalist battle

6 January 2017

Indians are bound by a love of the movies - mostly escapist Bollywood fantasies or their regional-language cousins, high on melodrama, snazzy song-and-dane numbers and feel-good endings that reaffirm traditional Indian cultural and family values. 

Today, however, India’s cinema halls are a battleground, where people with radically different perspectives on the rights and obligations of Indian citizenship are coming into open conflict, amid a swelling of hyper-nationalist sentiment. 

Last month, India’s Supreme Court ordered all movie theatres to play the national anthem before every film, with an image of the national flag. Cinema patrons have been ordered to stand respectfully during the song; entry and exit from the hall is prohibited. In its ruling - which has been both cheered and criticised - the court asserted that hearing the anthem would instil feelings of “patriotism and nationalism”, reflecting “love and respect for the motherland”. 

“A time has come, the citizens of the country must realise they live in a nation, and are duty-bound to show respect to the national anthem, which is the symbol of constitutional patriotism and inherent national quality,” said the order. “It does not allow any different notion or the perception of individual rights.” 

Since then, several theatres have reported scuffles between those who consider the rule antithetical to their constitutional rights and liberties - and thus have declined to stand during the song - and right wing activists demanding patrons publicly display their patriotic piety. 

At least 12 people have been arrested and charged with violating the Prevention of Insults to the National Honour Act of 1971 for refusing to rise for the anthem - several after first being assaulted by patriotic vigilantes. 

The turmoil in the cinema halls reflects a deeper churn in India, where nationalist fervour is rising - carefully stoked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. 

Unlike in the West, Indian nationalists are not reacting to globalisation, or averse to it; indeed, many want India to wield greater clout on the global stage. Nor is the current fervour aimed primarily at external enemies, though Pakistan - India’s neighbour and perennial rival - is facing renewed public hostility after militant attacks on Indian army bases last year. 

Instead, the nationalist mood is manifesting itself mainly as a project to reshape and strengthen India and its social fibre, by battling the internal forces that have weakened the country through evils such as corruption or tax evasion. 

“It is centred on the belief that India has basically underperformed - that India needs to do much better and take bigger strides, if it is to fulfil its meaningful role,” said Mr Swapan Dasgupta, an independent Member of Parliament with close ties to the BJP. 

“It is part of a larger mission, which is basically to energise society, purge India of lethargy and indifference, to have a certain norm of ethics. It’s basically a society which is a little more charged, a little more conscious, a little more dynamic.” 

Mr Pratap Bhanu Mehta, president of the Centre for Policy Research, a New Delhi-based think-tank, said Mr Modi’s BJP “is willing to make nationalism a political issue, and can build a political coalition and reform programme around these.” 

The attempt to stir patriotic fervour was clear when Mr Modi abruptly scrapped most of the country’s cash in November...In the initial phase, the currency ban seemed to have successfully tapped into many Indians’ longing to be part of a cause that is greater than the pursuit of personal self interest - an important element of India’s contemporary nationalist mobilisation. 

However, the economic disruption - with the working classes and the poor hardest hit - has led to growing discontent, which could prove politically costly for Mr Modi. 

But Mr Modi also has other cards to play. Since assuming power in 2014, Mr Modi’s government has also actively promoted a Hindu nationalist ideal - which effectively asks religious minorities to recognise the primacy of Hindus - in answer to the vexing question of what constitutes the nation in a society as ethnically and linguistically diverse as India. 

That strand has been visible in the recent mobilisation of public sentiment to stop the slaughter of cows, which conservative Hindus revere as a deity but others consider dinner. These conflicts have led to murders and other violent attacks on those involved in trading cattle, living or dead, or suspected of partaking of beef. 

The stoking of nationalist sentiment has been accompanied by a growing tendency to dismiss dissent, or those questioning official policies as “anti-national”, a trend that some warn could gradually stifle India’s traditionally rigorous public discourse.