Celluloid is a dark witch that lures you in its traps and renders you motionless with its black magic. Days go by and times change, we have now moved on from the time of watching non-sense comedy dramas of David Dhavan and Govida. Interestingly, the filmmakers today are doing exactly what their forefathers did. They are acting as mere reflections of today’s society!
Then whether it is the modern take on Devdas in DevD or the carrier seeking professionals, falling in love in Love Aaj Kal, they all just reflect our society! We have come from the point when, we would see 2 Indians in a live in relationship in Australia to the point when they are in our country! We have come to terms with the society and our cinema is moving with us!
It is said to be a powerful medium and it surely fits the acclaim. Who would have thought, that one day we will actually have actors kissing on scene, instead of two lucky flowers in the Arey milk colony gardens, acting as body doubles for them! We have grown out of the point when skimpy clad item girls were considered to be a stigma on the society to our leading men and ladies performing similar acts!
The music is soulful and trendy at the same time! We have rock bands, international stars giving music for our films. The camera work has shifted from stereotypical close up of angry, sad, shocked emotions to hand held cameras, which give the rugged feel to our cinema. Another interesting phenomenon I have understood is that, we very seldom, break into a song and dance without a reason these days! That in itself shows the progress we have made!
The stories, apart from being society centric, have moved on from their obsession of being a Punjabi boy and a rich businessman’s daughter to more modest settings! The boy does not need to be a Raj with a guitar and messy hear, he can be a normal boy with a singular aim of earning money! Love has moved away from the driver’s seat for him!
This is a very interesting phase in our industry and if things go this way, Hollywood will definitely have to make a run for its money! Hope we will live to see that day!
