India, once a country
known for its holy traditions, genuine spices and versatile culture is now
going replica of other nations in the art section.
I can’t identify what
are the real reasons behind it, lack of ingenuity & risk adaption or fear
of failure. Because when I see movies of today’s Indian cinema, half of them
are replicas of foreign movies. For
example,
The list goes on by
endless titles, but the real offence the film makers make is claiming their
movies to be genuine, obviously it’s a promotional strategy since no one would
watch their movie in first place if they tell the audience that it’s a remake
of another movie.
What our movie makers
are lacking is not only creativity but intelligence as well. They try to remake
an English movie in half or less price of its original budget. Why would a
person waste his money on a replica if he can get the genuine vision easily at
torrent or other download sites?
Though there are
producers who make a “genuine copy” by openly accepting their source of
inspiration like karan johar did in we are family, which was a remake of
English movie step mom, failed to create any sensation anyways.
As the time changes
source of copying has also been diverted to other directions like south Indian
cinema and old hindi movies itself. Like
ssholay, agneepath and forthcoming janjeer.zanjeer
Though these acts
will continue for a long time, peoples like anurag kashyap, rakeysh omprakashmehra, sanjay leela bhansali and imtiaz ali kept my belief alive in indian
cinema.
Not only movies but
music as well, who can forget the legendary self claimed artist anu malik, well
his time is gone now but he did his bit of duplication, must not forget pritam
whose tracks are a lot like foreign songs for which he had been dragged to
court few times, although I loved the music of barfi and raabta from agent
vinod but that doesn’t make him clean.
Still the music has been copied from ages so that’s not a big deal these
days.
movies, posters(or shall I say imposters), music, tv shows and what else.
movies, posters(or shall I say imposters), music, tv shows and what else.
What took my
attention most was the recent novel I read, “30 year old virgin” by ankit uttam,
I should have thought for a while before starting it when the title itself ring
a bell about the movies like “The 40 year old virgin” “18 year old virgin”. But
that was just title.
The 30 year old virgin was a immitation of friendswith benefits starring justin timberlake and mila kunis. Can’t leave the post
without writing how mesmerising mila kunis eyes looks, damn shes HAWT.!
Remember this scene? Yes, exactly this is the place where actual shit
begins.
Friends
with benefits {MOVIE}
|
30 year
old virgin
{NOVEL} |
Jamie: God,
I miss sex! Right, I mean sometimes you just need it. It's like...uh, it's
like cracking your neck.
Dylan: Why does it always got to come with complications? Jamie: And emotions. Dylan: And guilt. Jamie: Woh! Guilt! Dylan: It's women’s fault. Jamie: What? Dylan: You heard me! 'Hold me.' 'Let’s spend the rest of our lives together.' Jamie: Oh, please! You are no better. 'Oh, yeah. Baby, come on now. Say my name. Yeah...eee...uuhh! I'm done. How was that?' Dylan: Who have you been with? |
maya:
yeah, sometime you just need it. Just like cracking your knuckles.
Arnav: sex always comes with problems.
Maya: and complications.
Arnav:
and sentimental.
Maya:
and responsibility.
Arnav:
and guilt.
Maya:
arrah… guilt.
Arnav:
it’s a woman’s fault.
Maya:
what?
Arnav:
oh majnu,hold me.kiss me like you have never kissed before. Let’s spend
our lives together.
Maya:
“and guys. C’mon baby… ugh.. say my name.. ahhh.. Yeah say it.. Say it ..
ahh.. I am done. How was that?”
Arnav: who the hell have you been with for all those years? |
This is one of many actually many of many actually the half novel is full on ripped of friends with benefits. Where gay tommy hits on justin, gay Ronnie hits on arnav, where justin and mila take oath on a bible app on mila’s notepad, arnav and maya take the oath on arnav’s gita. Same catalog read before sex like “I don’t like dirty talk, my nipples are sensitive” and other precautionary measures.
You can read the
novel or watch the movie, if you ask me, go for the movie, since originality is
always better. For the same reasons I never liked 3 idiots whereas 5 point
something was way superior as well as vivacious.
It’s not that I am
being offensive rude or insulting the authors, writers, directors or producers.
I am just being a little sensible. It’s more profitable as well. A best seller
novel or a hit movie is made of genuine subjects.
Look at these small
budget movies that grossed crazy figures.
Director- Kiran Rao
Starring- Prateik Babbar, Aamir Khan, Monica
Dogra, Kriti Malhotra
Rating- 4/5
Kiran
Rao’s directorial debut was about Munna, a dhobi at the
dhobi ghat of Mumbai and his clients. It shows the various
shadesof the city Mumbai. The movie is one of the best films of 2011
without a doubt. Dhobi Ghat touches you, shocks you and makes you think.
Made on
a budget of Rs. 10 crores, the movie managed to rake in Rs. 14 crore
despite being offbeat.
YEH SAALI ZINDAGI
Director- Sudhir Mishra
Starring- Irrfan Khan,
Arunoday Singh, Chitrangda Singh
Rating- 3.5/5
Yeh Saali Zindagi opened to empty cinemas on 4 February
2011. The movie was about politics, kidnapping, betrayal and twists. Word of
mouth helped the movie pick up some moolah in its second week.
Yeh Saali Zindagi had a budget of Rs. 8 Crores
and it managed to bring in Rs. 11 Crores, making the producer Prakash Jha a
happy man.
PYAR KA PUNCHNAMA
Director- Luv Ranjan
Starring- Kartik Tiwari,
Rayo Bakhirta, Nushrat Bharucha, Ishita Sharma, Divyendu,
Sonalli Sahgall
Rating- 3 / 5
Pyar Ka Punchnama is about three bachelors and their
love lives. It gives the viewer a man’s opinion on relationships, girls and
marriage. Though the film is a bit crass and biased against women, it is a good
entertainer. PKP had no hopes at the Box Office in its first week but because
there was no big film to counter it and the word of mouth spread in its favor,
the movie managed to make some profit.
Pyar Ka Punchnama was made on a budget of Rs. 12 Crores and
managed to get the producers around Rs. 16 Crores.
Not only these but
also kahani, no one killed Jessica, hazaron khwahishein aisi and a lot more.
Just give it a
thought. A star may come with a guaranteed hit, but a genuine story can make it
way more profitable.
we are capable, we have everything, we just need a gut feeling to take risks.
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