Bollywood Films and Me
Ever wondered why Mumbai doesn’t sleep? - Because it
embraces a thousand thoughts, million dreams and gazillion ideas in its stride;
these can’t be wasted and burnt off in nocturnal dormancy. And while many flock
to the mayanagri (city of illusions),
not all attain the superstardom and glamour which (supposedly) comes
complementary with one’s success in one industry – Bollywood.
Such is the charisma of this industry that it lures
everyone; of any gender, class, caste, creed, economic status, et al. Ceteris
paribus, everyone notices Bollywood – love and hate is a different question altogether,
there are numerous ‘Kennedy-Khrushchev’s to fight out that war.
Anyhow, I being a Bollywood fan have opened up this blog to
critique and analyse some of my favourite movies which are by-products of the
wherewithal of this great industry.
I might look crazy for Bollywood. Diagnose for yourself and
read below.
Following the norms of various families here in India, we
too spent hours of Sunday mornings and Saturday evenings listening to and
watching songs on the television. But this was no mere leisure activity; there
used to be a competition. All one had to do was to guess the actor or actress
in the video, the film/album of the song, or the music director. Fastest finger
first – the quickest to answer got the silent admiration of others while they
nodded their heads in accord. There is a reason why I am more conversant with
the lives of the old Bollywood megastars than the life stories of some of my
elder relatives; and I put the blame on that game.
Curious about everything associated with the Mumbai-based
industry, I started off my journey of exploring the lives of the 3Ks of
Bollywood (the Kapoors, Khans and Kumars.) I pored over the Filmfare Award winners
and nominees, I gorged the balance thirst for Bollywood by reading non-fiction
biographical works like “Written by Salim-Javed” by Diptakirti Chaudhuri – the summary
of which I narrated to my confused classmates. After all, few 21st
century kids (I may be super-duper wrong) care about Bollywood, now that the
Avengers have dominated the entertainment scene.
Ever since then, I have got a reputation of a Bollywood
know-it-all among my parents and peers. I even create comics based off a
Bollywood-powered superhero – BollyMan (just middle-school things.) If this isn't testimony enough, I can also mimic the voice of many famous Bollywood actors.
This is me. Karan Dhall. Your FilmiBoi. Hope you enjoy the
content of this blog!
Kabhi alvida na kehna!
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