I use the word ‘Dimwit’ in this letter header not as a reactionary pejorative, but with deliberate effect, and as a factual description of the intellectual decadence of your film industry, plainly observed not only by myself, but tens of millions of Indians at home and around the globe. After all, Anushka, you and your […]
Critical Video Review of Bollywood’s Mohenjo-Daro Goes Viral with Clear Examples of Bias & Contradictions
Recently another Bollywood has come under controversy, but this time it’s not over rumours around an its actors or about the taxes it paid. This time, the controversy is being led by a group of intellectuals who want to correct the clear biases and historic contradictions contained in the new movie Mohenjo-daro. Acclaimed Bollywood personality […]
Has Bollywood Influenced a Rise in Crime & Rapes? A Deep Look into Bollywood Over the Years
By Liza Bhansali I am here to present a viewer’s chronological point of view on the direction of Bollywood and how it shapes the society. Whether film has been, is, and will be an accurate reflection of society is undermining the power of cinema. Cinema in the 1950’s highlighted patriotism and indicated the need for […]
Deepika Padukone’s MY CHOICE Video: The Promotion of Adultery & Rejection of Mutual Respect
By P.Parik When I logged on to FB yesterday and saw people posting about? Deepika Padukone?, I thought to myself: “Must be the usual sensationalist rubbish churned out by Bollywood, much like what we’ve seen before- can it really be that bad”. It was. In fact, it was downright abysmal, and potentially damaging for young […]
The Bollywood Epidemic
By Ranbir Singh Bollywood Superstars London, UK – The recent Indian International Film awards were held in Toronto , and was taken as proof that Indian cinema had gone global. But what is it exactly that is being celebrated? Bollywood is taken by many to be the standard reference point and unofficial cultural ambassador for […]