Spiderman has a big draw in India since previous two generation and current generation grew up with it.
Harry Potter will be successful but mainly in English because Kids have read mostly english books.
Out of all others only Rush Hour3 and Pirates and Die hard has some chance but that too mainly in English version watchers. Pirates 2 was a bad movie and that will affect Pirates 3 worldwide.
Spiderman 3 was successful worldwide it was an exception not a norm.
We must remember that many of the Hollywood 'blockbusters' have flopped in India too especially in regional languages.
HAHAHAHA ... finally :)) Hopefully this threat will wake them up, and they will start focussing on the quality of the "Blockbuster releases" (as rediff calls them).
RE:Wake up Bollywood
by Bollywoody on May 16, 2007 08:18 PM
Sonia,
I think we need not underestimate Bollywood it has its own identity in the world.
Also the ratio of hits to flops is almost the same as in Hollywood.
Quality has of Bollywood has improved over time on the other side there are many really bad Hollywood movies too.
If most Bollywood movies are love stories with lot of drama family and some action then most of Hollywood moives are basically cops and robbers stories with a lot of gloss.
Also, compare the budgets and viewership Hollywood can afford to do what they do.
A hero and heroine in Bollywood should be able to dance, fight, ride, and of course act to be successful. Client Eastwood and Al Pacino can act like Amitabh Bachchan but they cannot dance, sing, like him.
A major shake is in the offing, for too long Bollywood has taken the easier path, even the newer realeases and their much touted "fresher" subjects are basically the same old kitcsh in a newer package. Bollywood still follows the cookie cutter approach and that approach is going to bite them back real bad. All these Hollywood movies mentiones are their "masala" genre, targetting mainstream audiences worldwide, but notwithstanding that sameness, there are superlative elements that will connect the average desi Hollywood firstimers the timing, screenplay, choreography, other sublteties and what will happen that they start differenciating and a time will come when they will start appreciating the true genius in a movie, then you will a dubbed "A river runs through it" "Lost in Translation" or a "Remains of the day" Its a race against time....either Bollywood gets it act together or just sit on the sideline and watch. We had the privilige of to learn from the master, Satyajit Ray to teach an entire generation...and we learnt how to script "mela mein gum ho gaya"... even the newer movies are pretty dissappointing. I watched a Sunny Deol movie the other day "Big Brother"....Holy cow, unbelievable...my jaw remained open throughout...even Spiderman 5 wont be able to do that....
Their policy is if you can't beat them jaoin them . Money grabbing Suckers ,don't have the courage to compete against them . These shameless creatures will destroy the creative works in the Indian film industry for a few dollars more .
RE:Movie must be enjoyed in orginal language
by sonia gupta on May 16, 2007 07:03 PM
huh? Not much difference in reading off the subtitles or listening to the dubbed translation, one would say. the subtlety is gonna be lost either way, not much you can do about it.
RE:Movie must be enjoyed in orginal language
by Karn on May 16, 2007 10:01 AM
so are you going to learn German to watch oscar winning 'lives of others' or spanis to watch labryinth?
It seems the english have still followed their policy of divide & rule.
the dubbing of english films in regional is only killing our so dying industry. As it is we have so few good films coming then we have dubbed english films as a threat.
It seems the english have still followed their policy of divide & rule.
the dubbing of english films in regional is only killing our so dying industry. As it is we have so few good films coming then we have dubbed english films as a threat.
Yeah, perfect! That's what India is suited for - Dubbed/ Second - Hand/ Trash/ Waste Stuff, be it Films or Nuclear Deals Or Arms Deals or Anything.....
RE:Hollywood banks on dubbed for India
by tharunima das on May 16, 2007 09:47 AM
yeah correct...still we r under to white people..in all manner..our strength is only population ...see the sufferings of indians in us itself...for money the will do it.
