Ideas We Believe

As soon as the newbie lawyer reaches the valley, he facetiously remarks, "wahan sirf terrorists marte hain, army wale nahi? ". This line is what the writers of shaurya must defend. The reason why an age-old movie makes a mention today is to signify how crudely "Aman ki Asha" was shoved down the throat of millions of unsuspecting Indians. Morarji Desai was given Nishan-e-Pakistan for his contributions to the State of Pakistan, including sabotaging the RAW mission to extract and prevent the nuclear program in Pakistan. The second person who was this close to the Pakistani establishment has to A. S. Daulat. One who was said to know everything about Kashmir, but instead of working out a solution, he kept the status quo, enjoying a leveraged position from the government and the separatists of the valley, selling a dream of peace which kept his coffers filling.  At this time, India wanted to make a case for its pacifism, showing the west it was a follower of the Gandhian

Since the news of Sushant Singh Rajput surfaced, the media houses have begun a trial. As with all media, trials are concerned; there are more conspiracies than concrete evidence. Although untold, Rhea Chakraborty is currently guilty until proven guilty.  Is the media legally correct about such conduct? Since India does not have a jury system, the sub-judice provision doesn't apply. So everyone is free to voice an opinion. But is it moral? India boasts of an inquisitorial jurisdiction, where a bench of justice seeks out the truth of the events. Which makes it only more pragmatic to wait for the inquiry outcome.  Sushant's growth in the industry was symbolic of an ordinary man's dream in Bollywood. Thus his death in itself is a setback to the millions he inspired. Naturally, a nepotism flavour would be added to this curry, in a country whose political decisions are based on shehzaada Vs chaiwala. Coming to politics, given the sour breakup of the Shiv Sena and BJP, it is an ex

The entertainment industry in India is waiting for yet another disruptive innovation, with millions of young users equipped with gigabytes of data every day, there is a new untapped customer base. Not particularly untapped since it makes do with pirated movies and free web series. But, there is an apparent lack of entertainment streamed towards them. Also, the shift from television sets to mobile devices, sets the stage clear for a change in content. the spikes in porn consumption and adult web series do speak of this unattended guest. The popularity of two platforms, mostly youtube and TikTok, have also helped in developing a new class of actors. To name a few Sumeet Vyas, Jitendra, Bhuvan Bam and much more. It has become apparent that the arduous task of going from one to another production house seeking a side role in a daily soap or movie, is on a decline. Not that, people won't get their debut at soaps and movies, but it seems easier to get a web series and keep working tha

I am not a fan of Bollywood movies, for most of those don’t sell good stories, they just brand actors. That is probably the reason why production houses spend so much on promotions. There is nothing wrong in that.  A majority of Indian movie watchers don’t step into the cinema halls to fry their brains on some twisted storyline, its more often a hangout, an escape from the already tensed everyday life. This a reason why generations after generations fall for fairy tales, everyone feels out of the world for some moments. A lie, so blissful that we find it hard to leave behind unless we run a risk of being a laughing stock. All this would prove to us why  fancy is the food of cinema, a motion picture of the daily life of the common man would fancy no one. But my complain today is not on viewers but filmmakers. It's easy to cash on popular stars. Easier to get some cars blown and hired fighters beaten up. But all these are Pabulum.  Your visitors will like the dish, but they won