Re: Brand new Indian horror film

Date: 11 Jun 2003 12:42:44 -0700
Newsgroups: alt.horror,rec.arts.horror.movies,alt.cult-movies
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"gareth young" <wrote in message
> problem is that from experience,in many ways indian films DO tend to conform
> to the stereotype -they do tend to be 3 hours long,they do tend to have song
> and dance routines no matter what the subject.
Such is the Hindi (Bollywood) film industry and the Pakistani version
(Lollywood). But there is/was regional filmaking from Maharashtra,
Bengal, Telugu and Tamil based industries. Bengali director Satyajit
Ray became world famous everywhere but in his own country. Not every
film fits the stereotype (just the successful ones I guess). Makes me
all the more want to support any attempt to change the stereotype.
Don't both the Italians and Spanish directors lament the
shortsightedness and narrow vision of film producers in their
respective countries?
> i got into a discussion with an indian guy about this just the other day.
> my question was what about all the other genres -don't indian filmgoers want
> to watch them?
> his answer was that all these other genres should be left to western
> films -indian films should stick to what they do best and what the indian
> audience demand.
I worked on a Nigerian film some 20 years ago. Very heavily
influenced by Bollywood films. Basically got the same answer. Why
try?
> if you think that hollywood is all about churning out a formula they have
> nothing on the indian film industry.
Or the pre-1978 H.K. film industry, the pre-1999 Korean film industry
or (dare I say it) the pre-1956 British Horror film industry.