All you dumbheads at Bollywood - Will you please retain yourselves from representing Indian cinema? Also please remove the word "Indian" from Global Indian Film Awards, International Indian Film Awards etc until you really care to consider the movies from other Indian languages than Hindi.
It is also a shame to the country that you organize both these award functions outside India. Hey, even Oscars have its own venue in their own country and they produce a number of good movies less or equal to the crap they produce. If you are modelling them after, try first to make some sensible movies instead of preaching "Our movies are about dancing, singing, love, family, parampara, sanskruti and bull shit and bull shit..."
You are trying to claim that Indian cinema (read as Hindi cinema) has enough competency with Hollywood, but to add special effects to Koi Mil Gaya you had to seek the help from Australia and you made an uglier version of Spielberg's wonderful E.T. And for the superhero Krrish, who can only compete with the other Indian superhero Shakthiman needed help from the action choreographer of Matrix. And yet, you get the red carpet in a carnival thing called 'Goa film festival' while there are many talented people out there deserved to be honored. I would rather see Rahul Bose having an honor than the stupid Roshans.
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Amen.
-kajan
Very much true. Even an average actor like Saif Ali Khan can get a Bharath award since it is Hindi movie.
They should change the name into "global Hindi film awards".Jo what abt filing a PIl against them?
In one of the recent 'Indian' film awards function in Malaysia, almost every actor who went there to dance on stage got an award. Katrina Kaif won an award for the most beautiful lips!
well said
cheers
Well said Jo. I agree with you 100%.
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Not sure what efforts Kwood,Mwood,
Twood etc are taking to reverse this trend. Are they sucking up to BWood??
Isn't it time for the rest of the woods to wake up??
Well, here is another laugh, that I had today.
Maclean's Magazine(Top Canadian Weekly), in their year end obituary section:
Rajkumar - Bollywood Actor
I'm sorry, but how many bollywood films did he act in? And how many people know him in the North India or outside? The IT professionals in USA/Canada are familiar with his name, as my friend told me. The company she works for here, was affected by the Bangalore riots, as they were left with little work until things calmed down in Bangalore.
It's an insult to great artists, that they are not recognized properly.
-kajan
I would rather see Rahul Bose having an honor than the stupid Roshans.
tammil bhEdam tomman?
More seriously, bollywood claiming to represent all of India is no worse than silly American, British etc. magazines making a list of 50 sexiest people in the world comprising mainly of Hollywood stars. In several fields is not very uncommon to see American stuff being projected as global ( too lazy to fetch and reproduce examples here ).
And continuing in the same vein of seriousness, does quality of film production as "connoiseurs" understand it matter? What matters is how much people who watch it feel like watching it. I for instance hate most hollywood movies because most of them make me really tense/disgusted, while Indian movies, notwithstanding the stupidity of the majority, are eminently tolerable. And except for some of the Indian middle class and rich, possibly most Indians are like me in this regard.
>> Kajan: Rajkumar - Bollywood actor - I think it's the result of the marketing that Bollywood does. And yes, its a huge insult.
>> Gopu: Yeah!!
>> Thulasi: Am game for it. Let's do it.
>> Ramesh: LOL!! I don't know what's going to be the next award category they're going to announce. Perhaps for "Best Catwalk" or "Best Designer"? We cannot be amazed if they make it a fashion awards.
>> Taffy: Thanks. :-)
>> NV: Yes, the other woods are trying to copy the B'wood.
>> Froginthewell: No, I think Rahul Bose is a very sensible actor and loves cinema. There is a parallel force coming up in the north called as 'Multiplex Cinema' (or Indian English cinema) and they sure have some variety and different ideas to offer. They are yet to produce any classics though. In the 4 episodes of the Koffee with Karan in Star World, the only interview I enjoyed was with Rahul Bose. Also he is a multiple personality like social worker, India's rugby team captain etc. I sure respect the veterans like Nasiruddin Shah, Ompuri etc though.
I for instance hate most hollywood movies because most of them make me really tense/disgusted, while Indian movies, notwithstanding the stupidity of the majority, are eminently tolerable
I have watched many Hollywood movies and I adore most of what I have seen. Look at every year's Oscar entries. Atleast 80% of them are good and selected ones are too good. I admire how they do not draw a line between commercial and parallel cinema. And their technical perfection is just amazing. That is one thing that Indian cinema has to grow up to. Right from the beginning credits, they come up with different ideas and techniques. We lack those kind of original ideas and we only learnt to make replicas of what they have done already. (I am not talking about those parallel cinema productions who do not have enough money to support them, but those who has it dont bother and always after copying Hollywood). I have collected many Hollywood movies as CD/DVD copies as textbooks of cinema. Storywise, we have similar quality in India. I mean, not everywhere, but atleast in Malayalam. I agree we do not have many in that track now, but we had a rich cinema culture with many talented people came up with different ideas.
About the American stuff being projected as global and their domination, what do you think of McDonalds, Barista, KFC, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Walmart (and many many many more) being in India?
Why, I never even referred to Walmart, Pepsi etc. - these companies can rightly call themselves international, but that doesn't imbue sense to making a list of 50 most beautiful people dominated by Hollywood actresses, for instance.
Hollywood cinema is far superior in terms of technical perfection, variety of stories etc., but still my question is - does that matter? You adore 80% of what you have seen. But does the common Indian adore? I don't, because I don't like being tense or disturbed, and I don't like some one communicating to me critically etc. As long as that is the case, let us continue making and enjoying mediocre movies. Why should the whole industry change for the sake of an "enlightened" few?
BTW film music has exploited only a small fraction of the depth of our classical music. Do we fault our film music for that? No, because you think film music should be appreciated by the masses. Why do you take a different attitude for films, then?
Why, I never even referred to Walmart, Pepsi etc. - these companies can rightly call themselves international, but that doesn't imbue sense to making a list of 50 most beautiful people dominated by Hollywood actresses, for instance.
True, you have not referred to the brand names such as Walmart or Pepsi, but am just curious. You seemed to be worried about America being projected when you said In several fields is not very uncommon to see American stuff being projected as global
Hollywood cinema is far superior in terms of technical perfection, variety of stories etc., but still my question is - does that matter?
Then what does matter???
You adore 80% of what you have seen. But does the common Indian adore? I don't, because I don't like being tense or disturbed, and I don't like some one communicating to me critically etc. As long as that is the case, let us continue making and enjoying mediocre movies. Why should the whole industry change for the sake of an "enlightened" few?
Have you felt disturbed while watching any Pixar movies? Or any comedies? The reason that the common Indian doesn't adore the Hollywood movies is not because they get tensed or disturbed by watching it, but they don't understand the language. The ones which did not needed language to enjoy the movie, like Titanic, True Lies, James Bond movies etc, were huge success even here. Are they the enlightened or elite crowd??
BTW film music has exploited only a small fraction of the depth of our classical music. Do we fault our film music for that? No, because you think film music should be appreciated by the masses.
I didn't say "film music". I said music, be it any form, should be enjoyable by the masses. Perhaps it is an extreme comment to say that all kinds of music should be appreciated by all kind of people. But my intention while making that comment was to make/promote lighter forms of raw carnatic songs to get common man interested in the traditional music.
Why do you take a different attitude for films, then?
Let me ask you - You were on the opposite side when I mentioned about traditional music. So why do you take a different stand on movies? In my case, yes I have a different take on Music. I might have a different take when talking about dance. Or another topic. And if someone say that I should write this blog according to their liking, I would raise my middle finger to them.
Totally agree. Its an issue that requires keen attention. Its high time the Northies redefined to themselves the word 'Indian'.
I dunno where the problem lies.
Probably its just that Bollywood has the art of hyping just anything (be it trash or good) which others lack, coz even the idea that most Indians understand Hindi I learn, is a myth.
What is to be worked on is popularisation of non-bollywood work all over the country as much as bollywood.
It was so depressing when a north indian friend asked me if Ilaiyaraja was a politician!!
And oh yes-talk of Rahul Bose!! We need more like him!
And oh yes-talk about th
1. I should clarify my statement regarding music - I did not at all say that film music is "inferior" to carnatic music ( the way you consider Hollywood to be superior ). I only said there can be genuine music which is not enjoyed by masses.
2. Both James Bond and Titanic survive on a lot of hype, and exotic-looking-visuals - something that isn't typical of all Hollywood movies.
3. By "American stuff projected as international" I was referring to strictly American stuff being projected as international - there is genuine global American stuff projected as international and that is okay.
4. I never said you should blog according to my liking.