Well, first of all thanks for coming this far. Now that you’ve completed level 1 of torture, I bet it’s a smooth ride from now on. Trust me on this one! Before proceeding further, a small disclaimer: All that is written in this blog is COMPLETELY backed by more opinions and less facts; any relation to any living being, especially Karan Johar and Himesh Reshammiya is totally out of scathing intentions and shouldn’t be even remotely taken for co-incidence.
Talking of Hindi films,(my favorite subject for bashing) I’ve always realized a discordant note of it. Some of it makes complete sense, while some is as contradictory as Elvis being kidnapped by aliens. Think on this, Vaastav -The reality (…like we can’t translate it on our own) starring Sanjay Dutt was claimed by the director to be very close to the REAL scenario of the underworld. I quite innocently accepted it until the pav-bhaji song, and the real gangster being melodious enough to sing and romance his girl in Switzerland. We complain of our films being not upto the mark with western or European films, but that’s where the underlying problem is with our films – SONGS!!
How many people actually say “Wow! A song, that too in the middle of the story, feels great!! I was dying to see this.” The answer is zero. Then why do these directors push for more songs in a country which is 70% young and the youth hates it. It’s like a standard recipe for them to churn out films like a Coca-Cola factory producing Coke. It’s a foolproof, tried and tested (has been working well till now, and hence would work in future) irrespective of the population it caters. I don’t object to showing romance or marital infidelity by Indians in New York (only Big Gay Karan knows why not in India) who are unabashedly singing in public (in case you haven’t got it , its Kabhi Alvida…and no, I haven’t seen it), but there is somewhere we should at least near logic.
And due to this unhealthy practice (as in ‘unhealthy’ for your brain), the industry has churned out crassy vocalists like Himesh Reshammiya. I know I am making some enemies here but his voice and music is simply unbearable. Can you believe more than 30% of the film’s budget goes in songs (what a waste!!). Whenever songs are played, most of the people in the theatre grunt. Barring some, most of them are unwanted and anachronistic. If they want to show love, why don’t they show the REAL THING…hehehe.
But seriously, I never want to see how to express love by dancing with a choreographed group on different days(although with the same group) wearing different costumes and singing in parts which are amazingly rhyming.
3 comments:
reading this and not posting a comment is too much to ask from me..as i have always been on the same side of the argument..well hilarious is something which is inherent in this post...guess like this person has been brutually hit through Hindi songs.i hope he passes this phase and lives another day to watch---maybe Salaam-E-Ishq....hehehe!
I could not but less this pass. Songs, no matter how irritating they are, are a part of the indian movie culture. Granted that most songs (and films) are absolute rubbish, I feel that we shouldn't do away with them. Movies like Swadesh and DCH are proof enough that we can incorporate songs without drifting away from the focus of the movie; to the extent that sometimes, when appropriately shot they move the story forward or are a useful and entertaining digression.
Plus, imagine the indian entertainment scene without bollywood music. Bollywood music rocks! Or atleast some of it does.
The point here is that, there is such a gigantic amount of rubbish being produced that the really good stuff also starts looking like a small compromise we could do without.
Sorry, for being so bookish in my language. I hate himeshbhai and karan johar too. I think they are perfect asses.. and the people who watch their movies are even bigger fools.
u've got talent boy!! keep writing
and although this what u feel now.. i'm only waiting to see what happens to you once ur hooked!!
May be u too will be dragged to some awesome logic defying movies...LOL
that's something to look out for :D
its always fun bashing up movies, esp "academy award" material movies with u :D
cheers!!!
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