Top 10 Bollywood Icons - Part 2

In my earlier post, I had talked about the better half had given me a diktat to write about Bollywood icons and from there germinated the ideas of the Top 10 lesser known Bollywood icons. If you do not remember the 5 written earlier, they were

10. The Doves
9. The Sister
8. The Lamp
7. The Servant
6. The Degree

Now to continue the list

5. The Swoon - this is not when the heroine swoons into the hero's arms. This is actually when the heroine swoons because she is in the "family way" as they delicately put it. The minute we see the swoon, even the kids know that she is expecting a child. Of course, a small voice in the audience pipes up "But Mama, she is not married so how is she having a baby?". There are quite a few titters in the audience and two every embarrassed parents shushing him.

4. The priest - the symbol of lechery. Usually, this is one of most lecherous persons in the film outdoing even the villain. Of course, after having made a pass at the heroine, who naturally turns him down, he then tries to spoil her reputation in the village with that ever famous dialogue "Ye aurat tho kulta hai". Of course, if he is from a minority religion, he is the exact opposite and the one who takes care of the orphan child.

3. The policeman - the epitome of corruptness. He is the reason why most people get scared to even go to the police station. Fat, lewd and obnoxious, he is of course the villain's henchman. Unless of course he is Ifthikar - in which case, he is thin, ramrod and very very honest. Rare in reel and real life.

2. The Locket - the Symbol of Unity which can glue the entire film together. Typically, it is worn by the hero when he is a small kid and is a symbol which his twin brother recognizes only at the very end and then the usual "Bhaiyya!!!" scene erupts. Sometimes it doubles up as a bullet proof vest too by stopping the bullet and save the hero.

and the Number 1 Icon award goes to

1. The Song - the symbol of romance. What is Bollywood without the songs? Of course, the songs proved that Bollywood could sense the mobile telephony wave way before time. How else can two people sing a song in two different cities, hear each other and sing in perfect synchronization!! The song sometimes can take the place of Number 9 - the locket. It can help reunite families together by singing the song in childhood and repeating it at the end.

That ladies and gentlemen are my version of the top 10 Bollywood Icons.
A few notable nominations were - the mom, the evil Bhabhi, the bullets (which hit the villains but never the hero) etc etc.

More nominations are welcome...