Well we may not be able to get a consensus on who is the best actor in India, but atleast we can agree that Amitabh, Rajni, Chiru, Kamal, SRK are all global stars and have played a great role in bringing Indian cinema on the world map. Lets for a couple of moments celebrate all these great men atleast for the next couple of days. We can resume fighting Amitabh V Rajni, North V South on 16th ;)
RE:Independence Day
by Souvik Das on Aug 13, 2008 03:32 PM Permalink
Do you think these jokers took Indian cinema to the world or people like Ray, Ghatak, Adoor, Bhansali (for Black only)? Read reviews from some of the internationally renowned cine critics and you would see that Chiru, Rajni, SRK are jokers in their books. You might say, why should we listen to "international" critics? Fair argument ... but in that case lets not even talk about taking Indian cinema to the world. These critics play an important role in making cinema acceptable world-wide. To take cinema to the doors of the world their blessings are critical. The same way we need a political leader in US to support outsourcing to India. We cannot ignore international critics. Lets see some of the comments below regarding Indian cinema:
Ray: "The quiet but deep observation, understanding and love of the human race, which are characteristic of all his films, have impressed me greatly. … I feel that he is a "giant" of the movie industry." … " Not to have seen the cinema of Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon." - Akira kurosawa
Adoor: Adoor’s third feature, Elippathayam won him the coveted British Film Institute Award for 'the most original and imaginative film' of 1982.
5 Indian films to hit the list of top 100 movies of all times - Apu Trilogy by Ray, Pyaasa by Guru Dutt, Nayakan by Mani Ratnam
In a BBC poll on the eve of this century, viewers across the world voted Amitabh the "star of the millennium."
RE:Independence Day
by Ashish on Aug 13, 2008 03:57 PM Permalink
Well not all movies are meant for critical aclaim, there have been movies like Welcome, even Singh is King, which were torn apart by Indian critics leave alone international ones, but these movies have already gone on to become the highest grossers. And about the random comments from certain critics u mentioned above, i can provide such details about hollywood movies too where hollywood movies are ripped apart. Its just the way we look at it, agreed we do make some average films, but which industry doesnt. West has always looked down upon the east, this isnt restricted to movies. Just because some white guy says that Indian movies/stars are good for nothing doesnt mean we should blindly accept it.
