BOLLYWOOD: THE LOST PRESTIGE

If you are an Indian in any part of the Milky Way Galaxy or to be more specific, the Earth, then you cannot withhold your love for Indian Cinemas or as most of you refer it as “Bollywood”.  In spite of your love for Indian Cinemas, many of you may not know who is the Father of Indian Cinemas….?

No need to Google it, I am here to help..

Sir DadaSaheb Phalke is considered to be the father of Indian Cinemas because of his film and the Industries First Film- ”Raja Harishchandra”.

Indian Cinemas is the world’s largest film industry in terms of film production which is estimated to be approx. 1900 in the past year with Bollywood’s  count of 364 films. But the most interesting part about this information that you can’t even name 100 of them. No, no need to write and count and prove me wrong, I am person of belief and I believe you that you know the names.

Talking about the past may not be right as my blogs title will be proved wrong because that was the era in which Bollywood gained this prestige and reputation which is being lost in the present. Bollywood  basically has lost its originality. It has had a long history of plagiarizing other foreign language movies. The only difference in plagiarizing movies by directors is that some do it plot by plot, scene by scene while some do exactly the same thing but add the silly old style melodrama, romance between the lead role actors and actresses and the desire to do something more and different leads them to overburden the movies with songs.

Another problem of Bollywood is treating the children’s of big celebrities very well by casting them in movies as the lead roles and now a days even they are made to sing songs  despite the fact that they can sing or not as Auto-tuner  is not a costly affair for them. I have a strong  doubt that Bollywood has developed this habit by being inspired by our past government “The Congress” as they also follow the policy of inheritance and treating only the members of “The Gan___ Family”. Do some hard work and fill the blanks with the most suitable words. I have left it empty as I already have told you all that I have some fear left in my life.

Until now, many readers reading this blog would have started to curse me  but I have some more things to tell on which you will definitely agree. The situation today of Bollywood is not only because it has lost creativity but also due to the audience who do not appreciate creativity a lot or at all. It is not that Bollywood doesn’t make good films but  the films that are worth watching go unnoticed. Films like “Trapped by Raj Kumar Rao”, “Saala Khadoos by R.Madhavan”, Shadi mein Jaroor Aana again by Raj Kumar Rao” and many more by actors like Nawazuddin Sidduiqi, Raj Kumar Rao, Irfan Khan and many more actors who make low budgeted films go unnoticed despite the fact that they act brilliantly. The audience has developed a taste of going for movies that have big faces, the same old predictive Bollywood story, good looking lead roles neglecting the fact “Acting”. So, Bollywood has understood that if you want to make money then cast big roles, add the same old melodrama and songs and guess what? Even without a proper story line up, the movie will make you rich. Basically Bollywood has become money-minded and not taking care of the good talented actors.

“Bollywood was started with a huge fame and name but its degrading now as watching film has only become a matter of enjoying in the dark on corner seats. People should change their taste and when they do so, Bollywood will regain.