Nothing but the good for the dead, they say. It is also unfair to attack a man who is no longer present to defend himself
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Nothing but the good for the dead, they say. It is also unfair to attack a man who is no longer present to defend himself. Yet, this is an observation rather than an attack. Bollywood baddie Bob Christo who passed away in March this year, has an autobiography which would put action-packed movies in the shade.u00a0
As a book, Flashback: My Life and Times in Bollywood and Beyond documenting the bald baddie's life is readable and racy. Christo's life was truly remarkable, even more sensational maybe than some of the roles he essayed, he gave life to the clich ufffd fact is stranger than fiction.
From witnessing an earthquake to going to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on a military mission, the late Christo's real life saw him playing so many avatars; it is fascinating that a man could pack so much into his life. This Australian was truly a global citizen spanning countries and continents in a roller coaster of a life before ultimately landing into what was then Bombay and Bollywood where he put down some roots.
The book is starkly honest too, takes you to the core of the man, his strengths, weaknesses, loves, lusts and sometimes sorrow. Because it is so honest, Christo may have thought it wise to include several descriptions of his sex life. There are several affairs through the book. Some of these are one night stands, others are more than that. Early on in the book, Christo writes about seeing two women, he lives with the first, while he even contemplates marriage with the second woman. Strangely though, he says goodbye to the first with hardly a qualm. The second woman is even carrying his child but he leaves her too and she agrees to marry somebody else, without too much protest. Christo then has several other sexual encounters after these two women, most one night stands where he and the woman leave each other, sorrowfully soon after. He describes these in some detail, even a threesome. The writing is never crude, lewd or offensive. However, he never ever talks about any encounters with the woman who eventually becomes his wife.
Christo writes about how a strong friendship formed the base of their marriage. Yet, there is no sexual encounter or detail when it comes to his family. There could be any number of reasons for this, one doesn't know why. In the end though, Christo who treads a path less trodden all his life, is quite typical hereu00a0-- writing sexually about other women may be alright, maybe not so much though it comes to your own. Well, perhaps this Bohemian baddie, with his very honest book, was not quite that unconventional after all.u00a0u00a0
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