Asfaq’s randomness

What is the use of wasting your time and creativity if your work ends up like this? Its a pity the BMC can't do anything about this. Another wall project required to resurrect this wall.

Time, Creativity, Toil all in vain...those people really dont know the value of joint effort...something needs to be done to revivify the Project...

Same thing happened to my "painting" in the GREAT WALL PROJECT Part I. I stopped my car, got down and TORE the damn poster!!!

My kid may draw better than me, but I will fiercely defend "my space" and that's the best part I liked about the whole project.

So my dear "fellow artists" who have toiled on a lazy sunday, claim your painting / fresco back, tore the damn ugly posters.

I am certainly goin there and ripping those posters off this weekend. Off my painting.. and off everyone else's painting. Doesn't matter if the paint peels off. But those posters deserve to be ripped.

Slogged our butts for hours... just so that some dickheads can come and slap shit on it?

The BMC can and SHOULD penalise the advertisers for this mess.
- @sa_lil

Now that indeed a sad thing ! After all India is only India - efforts for a good and interesting cause always remain unaccepted and cheered by many - but the effort was indeed awesome to do such a project like 'THE WALL PROJECT'. Cheers Guys !

A poster of movie called "Canvas" on a wall which was used as a canvas for painting just 24 hours before? Wow...

Such a shame! We don't respect public spaces or art in public spaces. Delhi or Mumbai, its the same pathetic story!

This is so mind boggling!
and that too just 24 hours after we have done it.
I am still full of excitement and haven't yet stopped seeing the pics of my painting and now I see ugly poster on it :@

I'll be there to help rip off the posters

am not gonna watch london dreams and aladin and i will make sure my frnz dont too... lets make sure they dont market their movies like this ever again..

Have RTd this to most celebs on Twitter. May not be directly responsible, but can make change IF they want to

Sitting in US, envied who were able to #wallproject. Made a video last night @ http://post.ly/AHrf & this AM? :(

We will rip off the posters... but then some action has to be taken from the authorities too (BMC) so that everybody knows that this is unfair... otherwise it will be just another protest!

Let's fix it @ 9am on Sat, for now. Let's click pics (to document) and then rip 'em off.

It's important to do this to ensure that people aren't discouraged from participating in the future. AND, to ensure that the forthcoming chapters of the Wallproject events don't meet the same fate.

As suggested by @rohanbabu I would like to lodge a formal complaint. Can someone pls get me the name, address of the Asst Municpal Commissioner of the zone? Or the point person in BMC who was helping us with this project?

- @sa_lil

Pathetic.

Pledge to not watch any of these movies and spread the word too...

Update: Riteish Deshmukh has just taken note of the tweet-flood over the Aladin posters. He has promised to look into it. Nevertheless, there are dozens of other posters. And more might come up by Friday.

Therefore, Poster-Peeling Party is still on. Unless of course, it's confirmed that the walls have been cleaned entirely.

WTF!! these people should be penalized! better dont watch the movie

Update #2: Producer Sujoy Ghosh has also apologised for the Aladin poster mess. Has assured corrective measures.

Question is: Who takes the other posters down? Those of London Dreams, Gair etc.

wats the point in apologies?? we shud complain to BMC to rip off those posters asap! even they invested in resources for this event!

I am most definitely not watching these mofu movies and I'll make sure no one else I know does.

Like in many places abroad, we need to have dedicated spaces for poster placement - the authorities can cash in for their placement too - any violation should be fined from the producers and that too is a revenue getter!

Real shame. Spread the word. Boycott these films, for sure.

Riteish put in a little apology http://dabr.co.uk/status/5174439445

A little sensitivity is all we ask. Is that too much?

this is horrible! skunks! they shud all be stood in a line n pasted upon with the posters...

Buy a paintball gun. paint a message - trespassers will be painted. Then have a frag fest when the sukas come.

Lets all Promise NO ONE WILL GO FOR LONDON DREAMS AND ALADIN. BOOOH on their ugly faces!

This is horrible! And that 5th pic, the Aladin poster, has been pasted over my favourite painting from the session!

WTF!!!! Strict Action should be taken by BMC against the Producers of these movies!!!

This is horrible! someone should have painted STICK NO BILLS text X(

at the risk of sounding like a dick, lemme ask you, whose work has shamefully been defaced: what does the poster wallah owe you?

Sad! but whom to blame . poor poster boy who doesnt understand the importance or the producers?

WTF! Only seriously insane can do this! Where they blind or real Art-ignorants!?

i cant even begin to imagine what it must feel like to have these posters stuck over work you've poured your heart and a*se into.

An open letter to the producers of Aladin, London Dreams and Gair http://post.ly/AM45

@uberschizo Your question isn't entire clear, but let me answer frm what I understand.

The poster boy certainly owes all of us (and not just the painters) some civic sense. Poster boys need to be told by their supervisors who need to be told by the advertisers who need to be told by the producers that yeh dewar inkay baap ki nahi hai.... !

It is illegal to slap posters on walls without prior permission. And if you are going to defy the law AND basic aesthetics, then you deserve to be hammered.

Hope that clears it :)

I'd like to add that it doesn't seem like justice to blame the posterboy for this. He's the lowest rung in this ladder and the one who'll bear the brunt of this. And the negative publicity will probably benefit the makers & distributors instead. Is that fair?

People seriously need to value stuff like this! Someone educated them please.

Lets rip the posters off man, If they dont go down tomorrow.I opine lets go tom itself And rip the posters off. Do u all feel saturday is better?? Is that when every1s free?? Id speak to d media pals. Would need to share numbers of some painters at d wall project. Do mail me @ people.N.Nature@gmail.Com and yes! Lets nt gv d films publicity. Lets write bad reviews on r blogs and boycott these films.

9833100340 is my number. And did read d open letter by ashfaq. I feel the whole film industry shud tk collective responsibility ashfaq. We cnt take sides, or reason too much.

@ideasmithy and @sa_lil so, because the producers lack a civic sense, you boycott the film? salman khan killed somoeone with rash driving, the big b has chargesheets filed against him, should we become moral and decide not to watch their movies also? this sort of reactionary moves are childish, they serve no purpose except to make youe look like fools, and you are not fools, think again, doe it serve any purpose except stroking your own hurt egos and making you feel a bit powerful?. boycott if they order their poster boys to post it on yout art, that makes sense.

so, you want civic sense? how about starting with some self restraint?

ciao

anand

@ideasmithy and @sa_lil so, because the producers lack a civic sense, you boycott the film? salman khan killed somoeone with rash driving, the big b has chargesheets filed against him, should we become moral and decide not to watch their movies also? this sort of reactionary moves are childish, they serve no purpose except to make youe look like fools, and you are not fools, think again, doe it serve any purpose except stroking your own hurt egos and making you feel a bit powerful?. boycott if they order their poster boys to post it on yout art, that makes sense.
so, you want civic sense? how about starting with some self restraint?
ciao
anand

lurid bollywood: larger than life, melodramatic and blustering, obscuring wit, art, whimsy and beauty that adorned the world for free....
gee! that's a new story.

thnx guys!its time v woke up!if d BMC wants 2 organise such events d necessary precautions shud have been taken b4hand 2 avoid frustration among d gracious mumbaikars (specially kids) who spent a good chunk of their valuable sunday in helping make mumbai colorful!!!!as dere were talks 2 meet on saturday lets go ahead wid it nd unite 4 a noble cause....

Dear Mr.Amitabh Bachchan,
me nd my sibling wid frnds were 1 of d happy people who were included in painting d dirty walls of lower parel to a hue of colors! v paintd for 8 hours straight!d product was beautiful to us nd can you imagine the magic dat in less dan 24 hrs u appeard on our graffitis wid ur aladin!!! v mumbaikars need these kinds of spells! in my 13 years of existence this was d 1st time i tried to clean the city wid my colorful brush(thnx BMC) nd wid ur magical appearance on our paintings u made a clean sweep ! Thnx Uncle Genie !!!!! sanskriti !!!

how does saturday 9 pm sound??????

this is all apathetic!

no actor/ producer/ director/ production house will react to this. it has to be linked to the civic duties every citizen has (well i hope they do)!!! bmc is the only one who can clamp down. but there again is the need to un-grease palms- not a possibility.
poster sticking is not legal, as it amounts to defacing. but the laws are lax and so nothing can be really done in an instant. it is a low involvement, low level 'un-crime', so its overlooked. it helps oil the system with a slight lubrication of the palm. all we can do is appeal to the collective conscious of the relevant people to enforce this.
everything else is futile otherwise!

we can start a campaign now!

Guys, its such a shame that beautiful artwork was soiled by stupid poster guys. but i dont think the movie producers r to be blamed for this. i dont think the top guys even got into the nitty gritty of where the posters r being pasted. it's the BMC which needs to stop giving permission on such walls. can we do something with the BMC and get special permission for these beautiful walls?

Guys, its such a shame that beautiful artwork was soiled by stupid poster guys. but i dont think the movie producers r to be blamed for this. i dont think the top guys even got into the nitty gritty of where the posters r being pasted. it's the BMC which needs to stop giving permission on such walls. can we do something with the BMC and get special permission for these beautiful walls?

Bastards, these brainless morons...
Do they even care if the best citizens spent entire day on giving a message to the masses with their sole. Bollywood screws it up more...

Next time paint gabbar with a voice bubble >> if you stick a poster on me I'll break your legs. Or try the good ol' technique, paint picture of gods.

I can only blame those small kids who have been given the posters to put it up by their masters. The problem being that they don't understand the value of art.

No sympathy/empathy. This is an action that should be condemned. Lets stop reasoning and start demanding action.

Why is the BMC not clearing the fresh slums, hawkers, weavers that are again mushrooming on the stretch of Senapati Bapat Marg. Do they wait till it is too late to clear when the politicians come in to safe it a a vote bank. The basis blame is on the BMC officials that turns a blind eye in the initial stages of this encroachment. These encrochers get free water, sanitation etc and finally a FREE place to stay.

There seems to be no order in Mumbai. Everybody does whatever he wants to he has got Money in his pocket.

'Designing', 'Printing' & 'Sticking' of Posters is huge business with turnover of crores of rupees and generating thousands of employments and are not governed by any law. Unless the MCGM or the Government comes out with a) fixed places (not walls) at prime locations on lease for display of posters b) enacts law against sticking of posters on public/private walls with stringent punishment to the owners / contractors / employees for violation and proper enforcement agency (not like the 'impotent nuisance detectors') this rampant activities will continue.

Ken

This is utterly uncivilised behavior... Such ppl obviously dont appreciate art or anything creative..but this act..cant be justified by any means and is down right shameful!!
Besides I feel the BMC could have painetd a STICK NO BILLS kinda thing on appropriate walls, so the lil boys who r asked to stick these posters know ..wot not to do...

This act of sticking posters on beautiful paintings is an act of pervert mind. For this, instead of catching people who are sticking poster, distributors should be held responsible. I will be there on Saturday.

This act of sticking posters on beautiful paintings is an act of pervert mind. For this, instead of catching people who are sticking poster, distributors should be held responsible. I will be there on Saturday.

This act of sticking posters on beautiful paintings is an act of pervert mind. For this, instead of catching people who are sticking poster, distributors should be held responsible. I will be there on Saturday.

This act of sticking posters on beautiful paintings is an act of pervert mind. For this, instead of catching people who are sticking poster, distributors should be held responsible. I will be there on Saturday.

Pathetic.

The Poster removal should also include all the political posters from all over the city.... It is disgusting the way all these politicians have put up posters of their own faces with those of other senior leaders. They should enact a law that makes it illegal to deface any property with such posters of film personalities and films and also the political ones. It should be punishable by law with a hefty fine and or imprisonment. Also the culprits should be made to pay for the removal and restoration of the defaced property.

whatever good one does for the society,there are always some "rotten apples" who find immense perverted joy in disrupting these........to hell with them!!!

ban all the wall pasting of posters

Your actions will render a poor worker homeless... imagine number of people without jobs because an act of "beautification"

it should be stopped, as the city must look clean & tidy