You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
What does Bollywood tell us about Indian culture?
- Thread starter Hello
- Start date
K
kabuli
Guest
Hollywood is not Indian culture.
On the whole it is trash entertainment for the masses and for those who are drawn towards glam our.
These days there is a demand on Indian actors to appear western in their image and most of them mostly look pathetically comical when they blindly try to ape western ways. This may be in effort to capture the indian overseas younger market. Quite embarrassing at times frankly for many Indians who do not see the need to just copy cat.
I speak for most Indians raised in the west who would rather assimilate both eastern and western in an intelligent finely tuned manner.
I personally love the life style many of us live where we have activites like water rafting , sky diving,hikes in th hills etc and at the same time feel at home singing Bhajans (Indian spiritual devotional songs) with gusto and vigour.
Some of the "Modern Indians" back home ( who pretend to be more western than westners)when they see us in such activites seem to think we are still Backwards and not as intelligent as them!
I did say -some, not all.
On the whole it is trash entertainment for the masses and for those who are drawn towards glam our.
These days there is a demand on Indian actors to appear western in their image and most of them mostly look pathetically comical when they blindly try to ape western ways. This may be in effort to capture the indian overseas younger market. Quite embarrassing at times frankly for many Indians who do not see the need to just copy cat.
I speak for most Indians raised in the west who would rather assimilate both eastern and western in an intelligent finely tuned manner.
I personally love the life style many of us live where we have activites like water rafting , sky diving,hikes in th hills etc and at the same time feel at home singing Bhajans (Indian spiritual devotional songs) with gusto and vigour.
Some of the "Modern Indians" back home ( who pretend to be more western than westners)when they see us in such activites seem to think we are still Backwards and not as intelligent as them!
I did say -some, not all.
ihateyou[santashohoho]
New member
I don't watch Bollywood but a lot of my Indian friends do and they told me how most of the stuff is fake. Girls don't dress like slu*ts like in the movies. The only real sh*t is probably how they perform the Hindu wedding ceremonies. And Hindus don't break out dancing and singing when they feel like busting a movie, lol.
it tells us that Indian actors cannot act or sing.....because all of the times, it's not them that's singing......most of the acting is horrible.....the dance routines are the same and when it is done in groups, more than enough times, it is done out of time and sync
it also tells me that darkskinned Indians are not valued.....well darkskinned females are not valued, because I see darkskinned male actors, but more than most of the actresses are lightskinned
I haven't watched an Indian movie in a really long time......I refuse to watch something that does not portray reality.....I think it is fake and when they decide to change things to a positive to females of all skin tones, then and only then will I start to watch it again.....but, that seems like a lost cause
it also tells me that darkskinned Indians are not valued.....well darkskinned females are not valued, because I see darkskinned male actors, but more than most of the actresses are lightskinned
I haven't watched an Indian movie in a really long time......I refuse to watch something that does not portray reality.....I think it is fake and when they decide to change things to a positive to females of all skin tones, then and only then will I start to watch it again.....but, that seems like a lost cause