The peacocks, the periscope, the puppets, the behrupiyas, the yellow and black cabs with colorful interiors, everything shouts India. Martin’s video shows India in all its glory. But even so, it continues to be an indispensable part of our culture. Plus, Queen B on Team Bollywood should always be a yay, but that’s just the fangirl in me speaking.Īs for the rest of the video, I agree Holi is a cliche for foreigners trying to depict India but its not the worst thing. Also, in no way does she up the extravagance of our film industry, even with the golden lip color (those in doubt Google “Shweta Shetty”). Yes, it’s not her culture, but, so? That doesn’t mean she can’t play a role in her own song. But as the Bollywood actress ‘Rani’ she fits in seamlessly. In a video set in India, if Chris Martin was gushing over Beyonce dancing like she was in Drunk in love, through a periscope or otherwise, well that would just be a NO. But Beyonce putting Heena and wearing traditional Indian jewelery or Chris Martin playing Holi doesn’t seem all that problematic to me and here’s why.
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