The New Wave

So today I thought why not try to disect the Bollywood industry especially of the recent times. At one end there are some great movies like A Wednesday, Page 3, Corporate, Fashion,
Rock On and some very differnt upcoming films like Delhi 6, Dev D, Luck by Chance among others.

You'll notice that most of these films are made by same directors but all are very differnt from each other and certainly are completely differnt from the usual masala fare that the industry churns out most of the time.

Does this mean that Bollywood is finally changing? Does it mean that the days of Shahrukh Khan swinging by the trees with sari clad heroines is finally over?

Not really. You can still see Mr. SRK aka King Khan doing the same thing in his recent movie Rab ne Bana Di jodi. Also the upcoming Billu Barber is following the same path with SRK hoping to remain young for some more years so that he can completely go naked one day and copete with the likes of newcomers like Farhan Akhtar and Ranbir Kapoor.

Moreover I recently saw the much hyped Ghajini (whcih by the way is being shown all over in Pakistan in cinemas) and seriously I finally was able to capture what is wrong with the industry. The people still believe in the maxim of "masala, action, nudity, cheap songs and some tears."

If the industry and the attitude of the audience was really changing how come Ghajini has become the biggest hit in India.

So you see my point? Just because a few small films are getting noticed these days it does not mean that the days of latka jhatka are over. Small films with strong messages were always there (remember Mother India). It will take another decade or so for the industry to finally get rid of this trend because the new breed of directors like Madhur Bhandharkar, Zoya Akhtar alongwith actors like Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar are certainly not the kind who would follow Aamir, Salman or even Shahrukh for stardom.

I hope I am able to witness the day the change arrives.