They surprised and delighted us with their successes and their blockbuster. The dark horses of Bollywood - actors who defied all their critics and contemporaries to achieve fame and fortune beyond reason. What was it that made them so big? As you look at the latest crop of stars and starlet of the last decade in the Bollywood industry most of them seem to be the progeny of … [Read more...]
Future of Indian Animation – Can the industry be salvaged?
Hindi films have not ventured into the field of animation films too often.There are a few exceptions such as My Friend Ganesha and Hanuman, but apart from mythological subjects there have been very few attempts to make animated films based on other topics. With the release of ‘Toonpur ka Superhero’ and ‘Ra.1’, can we expect things to change? Will the SRK animation … [Read more...]
Disability Sells – Bollywood in it’s new Avatar
Disability and it's portrayal in Hindi films was earlier a sideline of the film. Rarely was it the main cover theme of the film, and often it was portrayed as a sympathy factor. The hero's wheelchair bound sister, or the aged parent who needed to be looked after due to a debilitating condition, these were staples in the feel-good films. There were a few exceptions – the … [Read more...]
Does TV Content Need Sanitization?
Quantity + Lack of Originality = Bollywood
Why Bollywood produces the most films and the least awards. Bollywood produced 1091 films in 2006, 1132 in 2007, nobody had the guts to calculate for 2008, nobody has had the guts to calculate for 2009, and 2010, it seems, is already on the verge of breaking the record... so why wouldn't you know about BOLLYWOOD? When it comes to the largest film industries in the world, … [Read more...]