On sex, the Kerala phenomenon, and related derivatives

Consciously aware of the relatively risque nature that this post has the potential to have, I shall take the first step by diplomatically confirming that, "nothing can be confirmed at the moment".
It is up to you now, to further investigate, and read on.

Bollywood, or the 'Indian Film Industry', as some within it prefer to refer to it as, for some reason has, in recent times, become the bastion of present and potential sex symbols.
It is openly admitted in the deeply rhetorical speeches conched out come every awards night. It is there in the fact that while some male stars branded 'evergreen' and 'timeless' have the right to come up on stage and make the token announcements, but in their accompaniment can only be females fresh off enhottening plants. It is there in every single music video.
My class VII teacher had referred to our society as blatantly racist, what with the mad race in fairness creams et al. Today I can see our film industry as a living and thriving example of a similar, if not same, sentiment.

My fundamental question is, why do our male leads HAVE to be hand chiseled Greek Gods, and females testosterone inducing ostentatious level "pieces of meat".
Before I return to this problem, lets look at an alternate dimension, existing a few thousand miles down south.

We arrive at God's own country.
More specifically to its film industry.
This, along with the industries of the other 3, is scoffed at often, by the "Neo-Nazi-Aryanist" that lies latent within many uptowners. The degrees of such intolerance of course vary, and so too does the persistence subsequent to enlightening experiences.

Anyhow, a primary premise for all this ridicule is the lack of film star level shapeliness that we've grown so used to. People mock Mohanlal for being obese, and caricaturize him in comparison with the cream of our bolly "talent". They fling imaginary tomatoes at female leads whose only fault is not embarking on insane diets in order to stay impossibly defiant of the onset of time and family. They obviously chose not to consider some of the brilliance that these ACTORS, with their DIRECTORS et al churn out, for reasons that go beyond lingual barriers.
The people who form the primary market for these ACTORS though remain unruffled. In fact they've got the best of both worlds. Uptowners to ogle at, and locals to appreciate.
But why is it that they don't crave for the same level of "aesthetics" from their superstars. Why is it that they don't look for models in their cinema? Why is it that an Upen Patel is yet to successfully venture into the scene there?

There would be many reasons for the appreciation of real acting down there, as opposed to whatever it is that attracts balls uptown.
I, would like to draw an unlikely connection, with what is referred to as the "Kerala Phenomenon".

It is well known that Kerala has uncharacteristically (for a country in India's position) high levels of literacy, social equity (touch wood both of ya!) and political activism (and some part of you too!). In short, its Human Development Indices are high, and indicate a pretty picture of the level of life et al.
However what the HDIs unsuccessfully conceal is the rampant unemployment, underemployment and their other cronies that plague life at every level.]
Effectively, what Kerala had chosen for itself, was a path of human development BEFORE economic development. This then led to the brain drain to the beloved Gelff (for the seriously uninitiated, thats 'Gulf') and all the evils that come with an over qualified and under served work force.

Perhaps it is the HDIs that increase the "ability-to-appreciate-finer-things" quotient in peoples. Perhaps in the state that we were 60.5 years back, it wasn't possible to take both HDI and GDP forward together. Perhaps things would've been a bit different had we let go of the self inflicted poison injection that was Nehruvian -> Indira Socialism. Perhaps Kerala did the right thing by going against the world trend of going for economic development in a phase marked by widespread labour exploitation, and then hope for the HDI's to pick up with the fruits of labour. Perhaps when the uptowners raise their HDIs, they too shall be more perceptive. Perhaps not. All this is SO not for me to comment on. Though I would desperately hope so.

I do not know if any such "model" was ever endorsed as such, but logical concludable results and factors can be seen at the wiki Kerala model page.

Ok, so now you've learnt of my prejudices against the current state of the "Indian Film Industry" (read Bollywood) and you've seen what the Kerala Model was.

In case the links aren't becoming visible in front of your eyes, then I shall jump in.
SURELY, the fact that every "economically developed" dominion tends to be more "appreciative" of the flesh entering every aspect of their existence, cannot be mere coincidence. Take the uptowners (as they've been referred to till now).
Look around you for crying out loud!
The malls! An ad for socks, has a lady wearing them, and coincidentally nothing much else. A bill board for spectacle lenses has one wearing them in a way that a toddler wouldn't know if they were for the eyes or for the voluptuous bosoms underneath them.
Every second music album has pieces with added sound effects echoing expressions reminiscent of titles such as these. (For the record, this movie escapes my net of wrath, as it probably dealt with a theme genuinely related to said subject matter (albeit slightly eroticised, or maybe not.))

People, why the overt sexuality everywhere? Is this what economic development defines as being "modern"?

Kerala on the other hand, has somehow (for more good than bad, as of now at least), managed to educate the masses without losing touch with basic sensibilities of taste and culture. Yes, it DESPERATELY needs to develop economically, as the evils mentioned previously shall soon grow to usurp any good done till now.

Does modernity HAVE to come with a general increase in public appearances of that sentiment that sounds so like (ONLY in name rhyme-ness!) the great physician Charak of old times?
Do all subjects of the New World necessarily have to be subjected to this rigorous course in becoming bonafide "Hawas ke pujaari"? (i LOVE that phrase!)

With Kerala, I can only hope for my beloved to be able hold on to her essence as she prepares to walk into a new tomorrow.

I'll wait for a day, when our society can move (in its thought, its attitude, its essence) from


to


And one hell of a wait it'll be as well!
Sigh......

Socho duniya... Please.

PS: Bangalore and the likes have been kept out, owing to personal ignorance. Pointless stereotyping is below me.