hollywood sucks. Indians are better than americans in every field. now it is the time for us to say what americans do is good or bad. not them to decide something about us. We have better looking guys and no doubt more beautiful girls than "americans".
though i firmly we dont need to look to west or hollywood 2 appreciate our filmi industry, but nontheless its of prime importance 2 be appreciated globally (hollywood included) to become an internalionly brand we need acceptance so that the gap betweenn the east n west vanishes, n god bless we'll be better than them n r filmi awards will be talked about more n theirs!!!! cheeers
RE:excellent
by adarsh on Jun 05, 2004 11:14 AM
i am a fan of abhisek.i never missed a film of abhisek i donot know why people hate his acting.but now he has proved himself that he no more a flop hero. write to me
RE:excellent
by ullasnair on Jul 11, 2004 01:00 PM
yuva is great movie the good thing about the movie is reality.mani sir had done great job.all actor are good.but abhi is 2 good &also credit goes 2 ono only one mr ar rahaman the backscroe& song are fantastic .all mix it is a good movie
It has become a habit of sort for us to always look towards west for a word of praise/approval after whatever we do. And if they appreciate it we feel happy and if they condemn it or criticise it we too do so. We dont understand one point that we two are completely different cultures and we have altogether different tastes. How can we like or dislike each others' creation. This so-called film critics of indian cinema are pseudo westerner and they judge Indian movies with a western tounge. Why can't we create our own identity based on our culture and taste and forget about westerners. Grow up...
RE:Grow up now
by Dr. Rajgopal Yadavalli on May 28, 2004 01:12 AM
I absolutely concur with the views of others that why should we crave for the Oscar awards. They are simply just meant for those much hyped Western societies. It doesnt mean that these awards are the ultimate prize for actors/actresses worldwide just because these awards are hosted and presented in a well developed and rich nation. Our culture and heritage and tastes are entirely and diagonally different and opposite. If that is the case, then not a single hollywood or western actor would even come close or match the powerful performances of our Indian actors like N.T. Rama Rao (telugu actor) and Arun Govil (Lord Rama in Ramayan teleserial) in the mythological characters. It is high time, we should shun our parochial attitudes about the prowess of Western media and awards.
Who is need of praise from NY times? And how does it matter if they ignore or recognize? Hindi films are loved all over the world. We don't need to attach importance to the praise just because it is from a US newspaper.
We're content. We shouldn't care for their (OSCAR) awards. Its their awards for their people, because, how can you say a performance by Kate Hudson is any better than a performance by Kamal Hassan in Hindustani etc. Their taste is different. We don't need to crawl, beg or look-up to Hollywood as if they're better than us. They're not!
RE:Who cares if NYTimes praises... We don't need their praises.
by Vikram on May 27, 2004 12:28 PM
I agree with you 100%! Hell with the Oscars! Hell with the NY Times! We can be bigger and better than the West! We have a talent pool of ONE BILLION PEOPLE! Why are all of our stupid actors running to Hollywood? Why do we even bother sending in our movies to the Oscars? Why are we so eager to play the white man's games?
