How Indian could they still be once they had left for foreign shores and become members of those notoriously loose Western societies? In mainstream Bollywood cinema, non-resident Indians NRIs had mostly been depicted as caricatures or villains — people who had lost connection to their roots. The film Pardes specifically deals with the experience of Indian expatriates living in America, with Amrish Puri playing stern patriarchal figure Credit: Mukta Arts.
For Indians back home, DDLJ was sufficient proof that no matter where one went, they would always crave the mores, colour and happiness of India. As of today, DDLJ is not just one of the most successful Indian films of all time but also among the longest-running films in history. The film is still screening at the Maratha Mandir cinema in Mumbai 20 years after its release.
It spawned a generation of imitators. While the UK dominated Indian diaspora stories for a while as in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham … from , it quickly ceded ground to the US, which has become the preferred ground for Indian emigration over the last few decades.
These movies inspire and lead us to a future which talks less of corruption and has more of individuality. Apart from these high scale Bollywood works, a more inspiring form we cherish is the Short film production. They are like those soft-skill classes which teach you a lot in only a few attempts. Where a highly anticipated movie takes hours to make a clear point, these short works of art take only a few minutes to present a point, that too with fantastic use of creativity.
The sad part is the lack of funds for the producers to showcase issues which the society needs to focus on. Neither kind of movie-making is new to us, nor the changes that are now taking place. Every art form demands change, but only those changes which help in raising social issues, not ignoring them further.
It is the duty of every artist to present issues along with a solution, so that the people will cherish its making for a lifetime. An art form is memorised for its creativity, not for imitation. The youth of today needs to distinguish between entertainment and cinema. The more we lean towards the idea of entertainment, the more senseless art will be offered. A demand for good cinema should be raised by every movie art lover, as they surely deserve more than just Sajid Khan and Honey Singh creations.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Get our stories right into your mail box. Within and between the music and dance sequences are storylines which reveal the beliefs and aspirations of the Indian society. But they reflect the desires, the hopes, values, and traditions. They are not a real reflection but the dreams of a society. Origin s. Blend of Bombay and Hollywood.
OED acknowledges the strength of a film industry which, with the coming of sound in , has produced some 9, films. In , the term entered into the Shorter Oxford Dictionary.
In , the term stepped into the new illustrated Oxford Dictionary. Bollywood not only signifies the large number of films made and viewed in Mumbai formerly Bombay , but also involves the distribution, subtitling, dubbing and watching of these films across the world. These films are also imported into all major metropolitan cities with a sizeable Diaspora South Asian population.
The most popular song from the film hugely successful in India and the Soviet Union , goes as follows:. The song, lip-synced by Raj Kapoor merrily strolling down the road with a backpack, became a symbol for classic Bollywood; i.
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