The last time I watched Chak de India, it was my count 9, but it induced that same feeling of chauvinism and sportsmanship that I felt when I watched it the previous 8 times. Today when the daily is flooded with news of Indian junior women hockey team's victory, I doubt the need of one of the cast of the movie being interviewed on such occasion. Should it mean that the movie could embolden hockey in India and that we can attribute such jointure and national unification to Indian cinema?
Movies are an artistic way of evoking emotions into us and to an audience that is so easily verklempt, had a dramatic political past and has a cultural endowment and rich heritage; Bollywood in many ways has influenced the society in its 100 years of existence. Some might agree on cinema as an act of social message, or to the rest, its a stroll down the memory lane, as though the reel of their past begins to flash in front of their eyes and if nothing at all, to watch it for the soul purpose of entertainment is a real delight.
They say movies are the reflection of society. The bold, contemporary movie Rang De Basanti, that wears a socio-political message has ironically related the post independent era with the pre independent ordeal, hence audaciously scoffing at the current political scenario. It encouraged people to dissent the laws of the country and prompted citizen's support for the non government organizations. Movies like Taare Zameen Par that gravitated people's concern towards their upbringing did more than just stinging tears into the public's eyes. Only ten days after its release, CBSE decided to provide a relaxed education system for the physically and visually challenged children.
Directors were unflinching, when they took up scripts that spoke the shenanigans of the underworld, like in Ram Gopal Verma's Satya, or the scandalous expose of prostitution in India, like in Chandini Bar. Release of these movies demanded attention and the government bit its lips, to prevent ebullition of anger and shame, immediately resorting to some serious resolution.
I can't afford to be rude that I talk of Bollywood and not speak of romance. DDLJ, Silsiley, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Veer Zara, all of these are a insignia of profound immortal love. It is a cachet that has embalmed the industry for years without being cliched and directors will continue making more of it, only to excel. If you have been watching romantic Bollywood movies for years and still believe Barfi or Dev-D are the movies of different genre, then you are correctly acknowledging the director's dexterity. All such movies camouflage their tinge of love with unconventional and whimsical ways of movie making and this art is recognized and appreciated by all, confiding those who wish to take it up as a career option.
What more? Eulogy of Indian cinema is now a part of the CBSE hindi textbooks where the goodness of the legend Raj Kapoor and his laurels are discussed under the chapter named after his most applauded movie 'Teesri Kasam'. Hence it will be seen as one's nonchalant attitude, when he thinks watching movie is scornful as Bollywood has done wonders in the past 10 decades.
Y12 Undergraduate, The LNMIIT
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