Monday, April 23, 2007
copy karna paap nahi hain!!!!
The reviews had given thumbs up 2 Bheja fry prompting me to watch it over the weekend.The same reviews had pointed out that the movie is a remake of the french movie Le Dîner de cons
For long the debate on plagiarism in Indian Cinema has been raging and i would chip in my thoughts on it.The indian audience has been fed the same staple dose of mediocre cinema for decades.Hackneyed love stories,dishum dishum crap,the run of the mill stuff. If a movie like bheja fry comes and gives the audience something different,then so be it!!..The purists would dwell on the ethics and point out the lack of originality prevalent in our cinema.Plagiarism is a global phenomenon and we are not the only culprits.Firstly,how many of us would have actually seen the french movie anyway!!..probaly few connoisseur of cinema in some stupid film festival.As long as it makes a direct dent into the revenues or sale of the original stuff,it isnt as sinful as its made out to be.These adaptations of Foreign cinema and literature would actually infact initiate curiousity among us to explore it. Omakara and Maqbool are classic examples of Shakespearean work being adapted beautifully in indian context. The audience is just intrested in savouring the delicious cinema being showcassed to it and doesnt give a damn from wherever it has been flicked.Period.
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I fully agree with you! Kyonki nakal mei bhe akal chahiye.
A good adaptation is any day better than an original run-of-the-mill melodrama.
@ the beginning of the year, i wrote an article for an online edition of my college magazine, though the issue didnt come out. Here it is ---
ASLI NAQLI
I keep telling my friends that anyone can become a director. One just needs a producer willing to finance the conversion of your dream into reality (or reelity). Most of the Bollywood flicks are remakes of Hollywood movies. “Alag” was a copy of a shady movie titled “Powder”, “Hum Kaun Hai” – inspired from “The Others”, “Zeher” – copy of “Out of Time”, well, the list goes on. If the movies are not inspired stuff, then they are crappy like Dus, 36 China Town, the list goes on again.
Once in a while you do get to watch movies that are not only original but also brilliantly made compared to Bollywood standards. Two movies released in 2006 come to my mind. In both, the lead actors were not big names and had embarrassing screen names. Both movies had heroines who are still new to the show business. Both can be classified in the ‘comedy’ genre. As usual, both had happy endings – but I didn’t mind. The movies are – “Anthony Kaun Hai?” and “Khosla Ka Ghosla”.
“Anthony Kaun Hai?” directed by Raj Kaushal (husband of Mandira Bedi) starred Arshad Warsi, Minissha Lamba and Raghuvir Yadav. Sanju Baba makes a guest appearance. Arshad Warsi plays a con man named Champak aka Champ. The movie is set in Thailand and has been presented via the “Flashback” route. Arshad helps a fellow inmate (Raghuvir) get out of prison in return for a share in a loot stashed away by Raghuvir. After some twists and turns, Arshad finds himself held hostage by a hitman but at the end he gets the loot as well as a nice chic. The story was original or I havn’t come across the master copy – I hope there is no master copy. The comedy didn’t look forced neither was there any problem with the climax. Though, I felt the end could have been different. It was a well made movie with the right choice of actors.
The other movie – “Khosla Ka Ghosla” was a debut for the director Dibakar Banerjee. It starred Parvin Dabas, Tara Sharma, Anupam Kher, and Navin Nischol. Parvin Dabas plays the character of Chironji Khosla. Anupam Kher plays a middle class man who has invested in a plot. Parvin is not interested in his father’s plans to build a home. He is shown to be detached from his family but ultimately helps his father get back his plot of land wrongly occupied by the bad guy played by Boman Irani. Ranvir, Boman, Navin & Anupam give some memorable performances. The movie is amazing considering it to be the first film of Dibakar Banerjee. It is a very good example of how a new moviemaker can pick up a story from his surroundings and turn it into a movie worth watching.
These two movies from the 2006 Bollywood lot were my favourites and I would suggest the readers to watch them if you have not already seen them. Hopefully, we will get to see some more original movies and not just remakes in the new year.
awaramesiha
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