'Second half of the movies Rockstar and The Dirty Picture would make the worst movie ever.' I happened to hear this on radio and it made me wonder.Why? What is the problem with the second half of Bollywood films? (There are movies with both the halves being hopeless, but let's not get into that now).
In India, superstars are made overnight. Today, the elite '100 crore club' is something every Bollywood hero aspires to see himself in. Indian/Bollywood movies are defined by the money they make and rarely by the content of the film. For instance 'Son of Sardar' and 'Bodyguard' were called sooper hits and praised by every viewer. I died watching one and survived because I did not watch the other.
Heroine. How can Kareena Kapoor market 'Heroine' as her most expressive performance when the movie is full of stereotypes and artificiality?
Players. Enough has been said about this film but I'm forced to say a thing or two. Sonam Kapoor as a hacker and Bipasha Basu as an automotive engineer ? 'You've made fun of your film already, Sir.'
Is it impossible to write a not so over-the-top screenplay? Are the screenplays contrived ? Why else would actors accept movies like they do? Why else would Akshay Kumar act in that alien movie and market it as if it were EPIC?All this goes beyond me.
Coming to some good cinema Bollywood has produced in the recent past..Barfi. Okay don't throw your footwear at me, I enjoyed it. I realize it was blatantly copied ,but the fact that I enjoyed the film cannot be taken away.
Kai Po Che.. well I did not thoroughly enjoy this film but it should be credited for being the first mainstream medium to showcase Gujarat riots. Kahaani..well it was a fine film. They tried to make the film real but I'm a little hard to impress I guess. I distinctly remember a scene where Vidya interacts with a couple of kids and that scene reminded me it wasn't as real.
I just remembered..SONGS. One main ingredient for success! 'Cocktail' - the songs were so catchy that the zero content script was forgiven. A certain percentage of viewers enjoyed the film too because of those well timed songs. Humph!
I'm of the opinion that no song/actor/director should compromise the script.But who cares for my opinion.
Okay going back to whatI do best.Nothing.
Ciao.
