This event should be called International Bollywood Hindi Film Academy (IBHFA). After all, there are hundreds of regional movies that were made as good, if not better. I did enjoy watching Jodha Akbar, though.
IIFA represents only hindi movies and demotivates rest of the regional films. Already industries like Marathi, Bhojpuri, are extinct. Somehow southern industries run on thei huge margin and descent techniques. The sadest part is the worst and incapable industry has been projected for international representations. Where is Mr.Valabhai Patel, for getting union of states done. Sir we are feeling the heat for the mistake you have done
Re: Change the name of IIFA
by Jimmy Sharma on Jun 15, 2009 07:17 PM
Who said Marathi and Bhojpuri are extinct. Marathi movies has already crossed a 500 million Rupee mark of earnings with set of 20 box office hits in last 3 years.
Re: Change the name of IIFA
by Fredy on Jun 15, 2009 07:11 PM
Sure. if they are not considering all indian films, they how they can call it Indian awards, it is just Hindi films..
Just like Filmfare is all about SRK, IIFA seems to be all about the Bachans. With all due respect to Abhishek's performance in Dostana, he somehow only wins in IIFA
Re: Actors' awards
by Devin Aaron on Jun 15, 2009 10:57 PM
I don't know if abishek won comedy award fr his previous movie called bunty. But in dostana, its the same comedy displayd here nd if thy liked the acting of mimicking a gay in one scene of dostana, thn the jury is really stupid nd the fans who voted ar evn worse. Otherwise, thrs nothin new in his comedy performance. Wierd part is he gts nominated in best actor nd wins the best comic actor(huh). Whr ws tht in other awards, so ur right about tht.
Also, he ws nominatd in best supportin actor fr sarkar raj,is the jury dumb tht he got nominated nd won an award for the same role fr sarkar before. So whts the nomination again nd this applies to tushar kapoor who won best comic actor in screen awrd for same performance. Don't gt the jury at all.
I am failed to understand the objectives of IIFA. Is it for promoting only bollywood films? Then its name should have been IHFA (India Hindi Film Accademy). None of other language films are promoted here. If regional films were included, I bet no hindi films of actor/ess would have won a single award.
Re: Objectives of IIFA
by Fredy on Jun 15, 2009 07:09 PM
Hindi film are famous because of the population, not because of the quality of the film.
I agree that there is glamour, bcs of the money involved in it. You understand the Mohanlal and mammooty got 3 national awards, but greatest Big B got only a cosolation award !!.. that is not fluke.
And most of hindi superhits of now is just a remake of south indian films,
Gajni, Roja, Bool Bulaiya, hera feri, Virasat, there are many, but no hindi film is remaked in south indian languages.
Re: Re: Objectives of IIFA
by s prassade on Jun 15, 2009 06:50 PM
mr. Ashish, which south indian actors are you talking about. are you even aware of the south indian films. Since i am familiar with tamil and malayalam films, i can strongly say that many of these films will be far better than the bollywood films that win these please-the-stars awards. some might be ugly and fat to you, but they might be excellent in acting when compared to superstars like SRK and Akshay Kumar. Go watch some of Bala and mohan lal's films and you will realize what kind of cartoon character you have been all these days.
Re: Re: Objectives of IIFA
by Ajay Malur on Jun 15, 2009 05:06 PM
Boss, there is still lot of substance in Non-Hindi movies. Don't deny this fact if u have the balls to do it. There is a famous saying " Never judge a book by its cover", which applies directly to bollywood. 80% of the movies are utter crap & its only because of arrogant people like you that they are basking in false limelight. Think of India as a whole- not bollywood alone...looks or no looks, give prominence to SUBSTANCE.
The question is : How many of you actually saw this movie ? was it really all that popular and great ? the Indian BO had declared Jodhaa Akbar a total flop, yet its there winning awards... i really doubt the authenticity of these awards.
Re: Jodhaa Akbar seems to be on a roll...
by Ashish on Jun 15, 2009 04:56 PM
Movie dint really set the box office on fire, but made about 46 crores, so i guess just about covered its cost. Movie was just too long,. but performances were definitely award-worthy
