Celebrities who love books!

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Re: Celebrities who love books!

@redvelvet

Really? I didn’t know that others shared the same view…so I will check out the blog you speak of later on.

There are some books that have movies based on them. Watching the 2-hour movie is a lot easier than than reading the book that may be 300-500 pages long and in the case of classic novels…the English is of an older and more formal style that can make them an arduous read. So, let’s say that an actress…Kareena for instance…says that Pride and Prejudice is her favorite novel. What guarantee do we have that she only watched the movie and is passing it off as having “read” the book? You might argue that not every book comes with a movie. And that’s true. But most books…from the renowned to the less popular…will have a summary on their stories that can be found on Wikipedia or other websites. …so it’s easy to appear knowledgable about a a particular book. To answer your question, some actresses give off more of a “reader” vibe than others. It’s easier for me to picture Saif as reader of a variety of literature cuz he seems more knowledgable about the world. The kind of responses that some celebrities give in interviews…and the way they carry themselves…makes me think they would not have the discipline or patience to read a book. Who knows? Maybe I’m wrong…and they do manage reading a novel on their long flights and off-periods. But don’t you feel the same? Is it easier for you to picture…Kajol as a reader…than let’s say…Malaika Arora as a reader? For me it is. It’s of course just a feeling, not fact.

But the kind of books Saif mentioned being Kareena’s choice seems of different genre. Mostly non-fiction.

Raaz ki baat to ye hai ke I myself found Kareena quite shallow in her performances like Khushi, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. But in some projects like Omkara, Chameli she came as a mature actress and may be interest in literature makes it easy for artists to portray such difficult characters. In past, Rekha nad Shabana Azmi are the examples (not that I’m comparing Kareena with these legends).