Gul
Panag
is
disappointed
with
the
way
a
major
section
of
media
operates
today.
As
per
her,
in
their
quest
for
finding
'news
bytes',
they
sometimes
have
a
question
worded
in
a
clever
manner,
hence
leading
to
celebrities
coming
up
with
comments
which
may
lead
to
a
controversy
in
the
making.
"Seriously,
so
many
times
it
happens
that
you
are
asked
a
question
for
which
you
are
required
to
answer
in
the
spur
of
a
moment",
says
Gul
who
would
soon
be
seen
in
SUMMER
2007,
"You
may
say
but
only
a
part
of
your
reply
may
make
a
headline
which
may
give
an
altogether
different
context.
Soon,
you
find
a
controversy
building
up
and
everyone
appears
to
be
lapping
it
up
with
glee."
But
then
so
many
tabloids
and
publications
are
only
thriving
on
such
quotes
and
bytes.
They
need
something
for
running
the
show,
isn't
it?
"And
that's
exactly
the
sad
point
in
the
entire
affair",
Gul
says
with
an
exasperated
tone,
"Earlier
there
was
a
tabloid
or
two
that
used
to
run
gossip
columns
but
today
the
scene
is
entirely
different.
So
many
respected
publication
houses
have
started
getting
into
tabloid
journalism
which
is
disappointing
to
the
say
the
least.
Come
on,
where
is
the
real
news?"
"Of
course
celebrities
are
talked
about
and
would
be
talked
about;
there
is
nothing
wrong
in
that",
replies
Gul
when
questioned
about
the
role
of
media
in
bringing
commoners
closer
with
the
world
of
glitz
and
glamour,
"However,
I
believe
that
there
should
be
something
worthwhile
at
least.
What's
the
point
of
being
talked
about
for
trivial
issues
or
day
to
day
stuff
which
only
qualifies
as
'business
as
usual'.
It
all
appears
pretty
desperate
to
say
the
least."
After
making
a
slow
but
impressive
beginning
with
films
like
Dhoop,
Dor
and
Manorama
Six
Feet
Under,
Gul
has
a
packed
2008
ahead
with
SUMMER
2007
to
be
followed
by
Atul
Agnihotri's
Hello,
Subhash
Ghai's
Hello
Darling,
Sanjay
Gupta's
Alibaug
and
award
winning
film
maker
Rajiv
Nath's
Anubhav.
Story first published: Monday, May 12, 2008, 13:49 [IST]