Bollywood is raking in big bucks these days with every movie starred by top Bollywood stars
tripping over each other to become the biggest grossers of all time. No wonder
India commands a formidable position in the world movie industry and one of the
biggest movie stars in the planet is a Bollywood actor. Unlike Hollywood, Bollywood
relies on sheer star power, dance
numbers, family melodrama and logic defying themes to woe the movie goers . Bollywood
doesn't require an armageddon nor does it have to deal with end of the world
scenarios as its plot for a winner.
As critics write off a
Bollywood movie with negative reviews, the audience welcome them with open arms
helping the movie hit the prestigious ‘100 crores club’ in a couple of days
from its release and the movie then moves on to break box office history. At
this rate, an Rs 1000 crore ($160 million) gross collection for a movie is not
too far off.
In 2014, top 5 Bollywood movies collectively grossed quarter
of a billion dollars (Rs 1600 crores) across the world. Despite doing such humongous business, sadly
none of these movies will be remembered by the future generation and neither can
these movies be counted among the classics. The adage of movies being a lasting
work of art is long gone in Bollywood. A new generation of movie makers have
capitalized the industry with new formula with the only intention to make maximum
revenue.
Yet one can’t complain about it.
Indian movies are made to cater to masses of different
classes. A rickshaw wallah, or an odd job worker wants to get simply entertained after a long day of
hardship. A typical bollywood movie very well provides that much needed feel
good experience. These classes clap and whistle for their favorite stars throughout the movie and leaves the movie hall thoroughly entertained.
However, one can only hope that all is not lost. The silver lining is presence of a
few movie makers with the intention to make good movies. These movie makers can
produce meaningful cinemas and at the same time ring in the box office with
good revenue.
Going forward, the dance numbers and the melodrama will
remain integral part of Bollywood movies and regional movies for that matter. After
all, it is what sets us apart as Indians and that is the message we want to spread across to the rest of the world.
