Anything that has a Universal appeal it related to everyone around the World. Since everyone be it a Chinese, British ,Australian,African and Indian has access to these movies it can be appreciated and criticized alike by all of us as the people of the land where Oscars come from.
Do we Indians all the time talk about things that are related to India alone.? No ? There are many things across the globe which Indians feel connected to then what is the big deal if we discuss about Oscars. But yes I really find it funny when people compare Oscars to Filmfare and talk lowly about it. I don't find any reason for its comparison .We should be proud be proud we organize such events.And why on earth should it be as good as Oscars ? Do we by any means have the financial capacity to match the country which on the top of the world .Nevertheless we should be happy that we are at least good in our own sphere and have gained the capacity to reach ahead.Which God willing we surely will very soon.
RE:Why can't we talk about Oscars ?
by Minakshi Das on Feb 27, 2007 02:58 AM
Well said Neha. India should be judged by it's own standards and not by western standards. We shoould appreciate something which we feel good about irrespective where it stands in comparison with how it is in America or Europe. My two cents....
RE:RE:RE:Why can't we talk about Oscars ?
by Spooky Butcher on Feb 28, 2007 03:06 AM
Hey you , what you are trying to do man ? I know you , dont cheat gals. okk.. U bastard.
RE:Non Indian Award
by approximate boy on Feb 26, 2007 10:30 PM
So No Indians can relate to hollywood movies? Or is it that some do relate and those who do so are not patriotic?
RE:Non Indian Award
by on Feb 27, 2007 08:25 AM
if oscars r fixed so r the filmfare and other indian awards .....where abhishek bacchan also gets an award atleast the ones whose oscars r fixed have some talent
RE:RE:Non Indian Award
by Manjesh MaduRao on Feb 27, 2007 10:12 PM
Thats right. In India Filmfare Awards are called as Oscars of Bollywood. But more often than not, the awards go to the undeserving ones. By far it has been the most 'unfair awards' I have come across... If you guys want to see the best talent celebrated see 'Screen Awards', where small guys but most deserving like Kailash Kher, Zubin are given awards.
Things that shocked me in this years Filmfare: 1. Dhoom Again song choreographer was not even nominated in his category. (Things that happen only in India)
2. Best playback singer Male was Shaan. Doesn't sound unfair. Read this, He wins over Atif(Tere Bin) and Zubin(Ya Ali).whew!!
3. Best actor in supporting role : Mr. Abhishek Bachchan (KANK). Akshay Kumar (Jaan-e-mann) not even nominated. I just can't control laughing at Filmfare
RE:Non Indian Award
by on Feb 27, 2007 12:03 PM
I am an Indian born and raised outside of India. I must admit, I abhor watching Bollywood films. There are barely any innovative movies, with most of the movies containing the same old predictable storyline. On top of that, acting skills are rarely anything but quality(unless you consider the hip swaying as acting).
There are of course some fresh ideas movies such as Water and some others, but those are few and far between.
It's a shame, with such a large industry and audience base, it fails so miserably at providing quality and innovative works. But then again the same can be said of the Indian cricket team.
RE:RE:Non Indian Award
by leena srivastava on Feb 28, 2007 10:08 AM
Dont call yourself an indian if u can only critisize India.Have u ever thot about way india is progressing in the fields of software etc inspite of all odds.You seem to be blindly following the west and forgetting the rich culture and strong values we indians have.I am also an indian living outside india but i m ashamed to call u a fellow indian.We wud rather not have such indians at all.
RE:RE:Non Indian Award
by sumiran on Feb 27, 2007 04:14 PM
HI, we must remember that bollywood or any wood from India functions as an entertainer.Movie,for an average Indian ,is the magical world of Harry Potter or the surreal world of Garcez which takes him along into an imaginary planet and makes him forget all. Remember,we Indians have no other form of entertainment except movies. TV is out with nothing to offer except incest,family feuds and the eternal saas-bahu-nanand-sauten quadrangle. Libraries are a dream and anyway there are few takers bingos,all night discos ......are in their infancy. yes the industry is large and the audience base is huge but we must remember it is business and business caters only to wants not needs so you have crisps and coke and canned food(though they have all entered and stayed) but we have song and dance and masala. If there is a diet contest it is hard for the westerner to win on nutrition basis and in oscars it is difficult for us to hold the trophy and kiss it.BUT we are TRYING AND WE WILL DO THAT. THERE IS NO STOPPING US
RE:Non Indian Award
by Venugopal KG on Feb 26, 2007 03:54 PM
It is important because you need to realise that there is life beyond India...don't be a frog in the well...
RE:RE:Non Indian Award
by mamta goyal on Feb 26, 2007 07:26 PM
Which is the biggest mistake we Indians make.. its not life beyond India.. its a different market and culture. Oscars are open only for movies released in America. No foreign movie got a filmfare award either (unless of course it was released in India). Its a shame that we cry and discredit our own film artists by saying that none has been able to score an oscar.. which is not possible.... nilesh sudrania
RE:RE:RE:Non Indian Award
by on Feb 27, 2007 04:59 AM
Oscar is a forum for recognizing exceptional artist in the world of cinema. Hollywood is used as a standard because it is poineer in film making and is considered as one of the best in the industry. Indian cinema hasn't reached that standard yet and hence it is not being considered in the list. If you had observed, this year @ Oscar was called "international Oscar" for the simple reason that there were more international movies including movies from Mexico, Germany, Spain etc... This shows that other country cinema standards have improved and are now competing with hollywood. From that perspective, Indian cinema is nowhere near. This is not about culture or the kind of movies you life. This is about the standard in movies and how good cinema can get. Your message doesn't make sense because you are justifying Indian cinema which needs to improve in different areas of film making.
RE:RE:RE:Non Indian Award
by ayan ghosh on Feb 26, 2007 09:58 PM
I believe you forget that Satyajit Ray won a life time achievement awards and None of his movies were commercially released in US.
RE:RE:RE:RE:Non Indian Award
by ramanathan balasubramanian on Feb 26, 2007 10:55 PM
I do accept that he got an Oscar award, but he was not awarded for any specific movies he made, but the award is to promote oscar in India and increase the viewership of academy awards programme in India. Least to say there is no genunity in Foreign category and only we Indians pray for Oscars unlike others. thts the saddest part. Raise filmfare or any other regional awards to the level of Oscars and dont beg for Foreign COMMODITY.
