Is Bollywood out of Ideas?

Hindi Cinema Industry in India has become a multi- billion dollar industry but is riding on the horse of sequels and remakes. Does this industry so self-doubt that putting a new idea on screen seems suicidal?   

It has been rightly said that India has two passions, cricket and cinema. May be due to this reason the Hindi Cinema Industry commonly known as Bollywood is becoming bigger day by day? But is it becoming better?

Bollywood is no longer a cheap affair. Hundreds of Crores of Rupees is put into every movie and making a new movie is a gamble of big bucks. The trend suggests that film makers are trying to find a formula to guarantee success. Naturally, if someone puts in a whopping 100 crore in a movie he would like to get the same amount back if not more. And finally they have found something that if does not guarantee but increases the probability of getting a blockbuster on charts. The idea is to present a remake or a sequel of an already successful movie to the people. Most of the hit movies of 2011 and 2012 viz. Bodyguard, Agneepath, Rowdy Rathode, Housefull 2, Jannat 2 etc. are either a remake of a Retro hit or a South Indian favoriteor a sequel of a movie that was a hit earlier. There are other things which are being used to make the movie big. For example; an eye catching, adrenaline kicking dance song has become a must in almost every movie even though it has nothing to do with the story; there is useless publicity through stage performances, stars visiting reality shows and even daily soaps. This certainly suggests that present day Bollywood is reluctant to take risks. Either the film-makers are out of ideas or they are too afraid to experiment.

What’s needed now is a bunch of movies that not only provide quality entertainment but make the people think too. Sequels and remakes might be earning a handsome amount but the film-makers must not wait till the audience to get bored.

Stop serving us old ‘Cocktail” in new bottle and contribute to sort out nation’s ‘chinta’ instead of doing ‘Chinta ta ta’.