Why Bollywood and Hindi are no longer the face of Indian entertainment

[KAMDEV]

Tuj se pehle yahaan jo takhthnashi tha
Use bi apna khuda pe itna hi garoor tha ..

Iske khuda indian nahi hai, iske lahor me films Banana band ho gayi hai.

 

[my2cents]

the irony , Hindi chauvinists were planning to use Hindi movies to globally impose Hindi

@ The World Hindi Conference - Sources say that special focus of this year’s event will be on Bollywood and the global reach of Hindi through movies.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...or-world-hindi-conference/article24129930.ece

I watch bollywood movies because they are not melodramatic like in south. And they are exploring new genre more often now. Since they cater to more viewers they tend to have bigger budgets and are better made.

 

[KAMDEV]

I watch bollywood movies because they are not melodramatic like in south. And they are exploring new genre more often now. Since they cater to more viewers they tend to have bigger budgets and are better made.

But Indian movie industry is a big industry and few movies are doing very good .

 

[my2cents]

But Indian movie industry is a big industry and few movies are doing very good .

Indian movies will have more audience if only they explore different topics from run of the mill kind.

 

[manlion]

Shuffle off, Bollywood: it’s time for Tollywood and Kollywood

ALL you need for a movie is a girl, a gun, lots of singing, melodrama and never-ending dance sequences. Or so a big chunk of the Indian audience believes. But Bollywood, the cosmopolitan Hindi-language film hub that is the spiritual home of the song-and-dance routine, has been bested by an upstart rival. “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion”, a fantasy epic shot mainly in two southern Indian languages, has smashed the country’s box-office records. Once in Bollywood’s shadow, the likes of Kollywood and Tollywood are coming into their own.

Baahubali 2” certainly has. A “Lord of the Rings”-style adventure heavy on computer graphics and bulging muscles (the title-character’s name translates as “the one with strong arms”), it is the first Indian film to break through the 10bn rupee ($156m) mark for worldwide box-office takings. That is a respectable performance even by international standards. It is now in its fourth week in the top ten biggest grossers in America.

Such numbers are not typical of either Kollywood (the Tamil-language industry in Tamil Nadu, which is based in a neighbourhood of Chennai called Kodambakkam) or Tollywood (which makes Telugu films in nearby Telangana), which both claim “Baahubali 2” as their own. Provincial cinema is known for artier fare, where costs are low and returns steady.

Yet southern India is fertile territory for film-makers. Its 260m inhabitants are richer than the national average, and prefer content in regional languages to Hindi, Bollywood’s lingua franca. Ageing cinemas bulge to breaking-point: audiences turn into cheering spectators and drown out the dialogues. Living superstars have temples named after them; fans bathe huge garlanded cut-outs of actors with milk to pray for their film’s success. Pre-screening rituals include burning camphor inside a sliced pumpkin before smashing it near the big screen to bring good luck. It is unsurprising that five of Tamil Nadu’s eight chief ministers have been film stars or scriptwriters.

By contrast Bollywood is seen by many as being in a bit of a funk, having recycled the same handful of stars on one too many occasions. The past two years have seen many expensive flops. Because regional cinema has no actors with so much nationwide recognition, scriptwriters work harder to craft compelling stories—the best of which increasingly get remade in Hindi. “The two south Indian film industries will soon overtake Bollywood,” says Shibasish Sarkar of Reliance Entertainment, a big non-Hindi producer. They already have a combined 36% at the box office. “Baahubali 3”, anyone?


https://www.economist.com/business/...ollywood-its-time-for-tollywood-and-kollywood

 

[SorryNotSorry]

Apne yahan koi frustrated ghamgeen Pakistani dekha hai?

Come back el sidd

 

[atya]

allah bhi pareshan hai.

Reported

 

[Asian.Century]

Out of 100s movies developed each other by Bollywood only 3-4 ever succeed. Poor show.

 

[Mugwop]

Bollywood represents filthy culture of Bhaiyyas and Punjabis.

These no talent Punjabi actors are only hired due to their light skin tone.

These Punjabis have no shame. They are a bunch of dumb talentless freeloaders.

I get the light skin tone part but can you elaborate on the rest?

 

[KAMDEV]

Out of 100s movies developed each other by Bollywood only 3-4 ever succeed. Poor show.

Not bad.

 

[Nilu Pule]

I get the light skin tone part but can you elaborate on the rest?

Bollywood promotes casteism, racism and colorism. Lower castes are stereotyped as unintelligent, lazy and people who do menial jobs. Africans and Blacks are shown in a bad light. Dark skinned Indians are shown as ugly and all villains/criminals are dark skinned.

Punjabis has the lowest iq in India. Sikhs have the lowest sex ratio. Female infanticides, sexual violence, honor killings and dowry deaths are so high in Punjab. Yet Bollywood glorifies filthy Punjabi culture and Punjabis are shown as master race.

It boils my blood that most bigoted ethnic group in India ie Punjabi is glorified in such a manner. This cupcake @SorryNotSorry is an perfect example of what an average Punjabi is. He feels entitled to insult others just because he is a Punjabi. And issues death threats and when countered.

 

[Mugwop]

Bollywood promotes casteism, racism and colorism. Lower castes are stereotyped as unintelligent, lazy and people who do menial jobs. Africans and Blacks are shown in a bad light. Dark skinned Indians are shown as ugly and all villains/criminals are dark skinned.

Punjabis has the lowest iq in India. Sikhs have the lowest sex ratio. Female infanticides, sexual violence, honor killings and dowry deaths are so high in Punjab. Yet Bollywood glorifies filthy Punjabi culture and Punjabis are shown as master race.

It boils my blood that most bigoted ethnic group in India ie Punjabi is glorified in such a manner. This cupcake @SorryNotSorry is an perfect example of what an average Punjabi is. He feels entitled to insult others just because he is a Punjabi. And issues death threats and when countered.

I don't watch bollywood movies but have been forced sometimes by my bimbo friends to do so.
"singh is king" is an example of what you say is true,The movie depicts africans as bad and sikhs as superior.
Then there's an actor from this bollywood movie named new york who spoke of being rejected multiple times for being too dark.Then there's a movie called namaste london

The indian punjabis I met were very different from the way they are portrayed in those films. I didn't sense any form of superiority complex from them.

@SorryNotSorry Never had an issue with this guy,He seems ok to me. There is a north indian piece of shit on this forum.Who I will pummel whenever I get a chance to visit Canada.

 

[pothead]

Absolutely Spot on.
For once I agree with the OP that the Jihadi & Commie infested Bollywood has stopped being Indian Cinema.

The biggest hit in Indian history is from South India.

Watch and weep Jihadi infested Bollywood jokers.

 

[SorryNotSorry]

Bollywood promotes casteism, racism and colorism. Lower castes are stereotyped as unintelligent, lazy and people who do menial jobs. Africans and Blacks are shown in a bad light. Dark skinned Indians are shown as ugly and all villains/criminals are dark skinned.

Punjabis has the lowest iq in India. Sikhs have the lowest sex ratio. Female infanticides, sexual violence, honor killings and dowry deaths are so high in Punjab. Yet Bollywood glorifies filthy Punjabi culture and Punjabis are shown as master race.

It boils my blood that most bigoted ethnic group in India ie Punjabi is glorified in such a manner. This cupcake @SorryNotSorry is an perfect example of what an average Punjabi is. He feels entitled to insult others just because he is a Punjabi. And issues death threats and when countered.

You are a grade A liar and a total bich. I never issued death threats to you or your family like you keep claiming. I only insisted on breaking your bones if I ever met you. I still stand by those words. Cry a river elsewhere.
You believe in the Dravidian and Maharashtra supremacy. I stand for a United India. Stfu and stop tagging me in your nonsense.

 

[Nilu Pule]

You are a grade A liar and a total bich. I never issued death threats to you or your family like you keep claiming. I only insisted on breaking your bones if I ever met you. I still stand by those words. Cry a river elsewhere.
You believe in the Dravidian and Maharashtra supremacy. I stand for a United India. Stfu and stop tagging me in your nonsense.

But like usual you are not going to address Punjabi and Bollywood racism and caste ism. When it comes to pointing out oppressive behavior of your kind, you always shy away. Isn't Sikhi about pointing out the wrong andfighting injustice?

I don't watch bollywood movies but have been forced sometimes by my bimbo friends to do so.
"singh is king" is an example of what you say is true,The movie depicts africans as bad and sikhs as superior.
Then there's an actor from this bollywood movie named new york who spoke of being rejected multiple times for being too dark.Then there's a movie called namaste london

The indian punjabis I met were very different from the way they are portrayed in those films. I didn't sense any form of superiority complex from them.

@SorryNotSorry Never had an issue with this guy,He seems ok to me. There is a north indian piece of shit on this forum.Who I will pummel whenever I get a chance to visit Canada.

You have your opinions. I have mine.

These Punjabis living in India are the most discriminating and uncivilized pos. I hate their loud and obnoxious behavior. I hate their sexist, casteist and racist culture. I hate their demeaning attitude towards others, they think they are master race when they are actually the dumbest and vilest people in India.