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Wassool (as in Worth it)

Not to be confused with Oosool for those that follow the language. Wassool is a concept that is born out of conserving capital till there is enough to watch a movie with a theme that is worthy of your liking. Could be dhammal (comedy) or action (lot of dishooms) or mystery and adventure. For some its the chance to see scant to copious versions of scantily clad characters preferably of their liking in the 2 hours or so for which they paid a king's ransom. This was true especially during college days when dineros were hard to come by. Scrape, beg, borrow or earn you were able to catch a flick that once in a while hit the mark and made it feel worth it. Today Hollywood is using this sentiment to turn the tables on the viewership ... Bollywood has also done it for a while. Use prominent cast as advertised lead roles but actually have them only as a cameo in the drama. Sell the picture on their past glory and bag it with a bunch of nobodies shooting their mouth or their guns at each other with some weirdo nudies running amidst the chaos. Sometimes the sequence of events is comical enough and so far out that it does not matter that the cast is bunch of nobodies. In fact it lends some credence to it where these idiots in some faraway village are doing things that no sane person would attempt. Sort of like the Jackass series. I rented and watched such a funky movie last night which was sold on the basis of Billy Bob Thronton (once married to a Jolie of prominence) as the chief character. He perhaps had seven minutes of camera time and fewer lines in the entire 90 minute shootout. Of course when 'shooting' is involved there are really no characters except a lot of ketchup. Perhaps the lead role should announce the condiment volumes used in the production?

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