Bombay/Mumbai has always been a cosmopolitan city with a unique character and charm. It has promoted Hindi as a common binding medium for all states and languages. Intellectualism is thwarted by the demand to cater to the masses with low education level. Historically they have imitated plagiarized Hollywood scripts and music.
I noticed you have used the word "religion" . Given the current anf past history. Bollywood can have an immense impact on influencing the youth to cultivate unity and National Pride and anti terrorism mind set.
Its time for the Bollywood Muslims the Khans and Sabana Azmi etc to speak up to their Muslim community to refrain from anti India activities. And keeping the underworld controlled by Dawood types out of Bollywood/India. After all its India that has given them this unbiased fame and humongous wealth.
RE:Bollywood has been a great uniter of Indians...
by sibby mathews on Aug 21, 2008 12:01 AM Permalink
But most importantly, 'Bollywood' or anything else equally or more vapid can also join in effectively drumming it into the commoner's thick skull that tolerating corruption can never ever get them or their nation anywhere near true progress !!
Now, that prospect is a tall order since 'Bollywood' itself thrives solely on the same tolerance of the commoner for matters that are entirely against his true interests !!
RE:Bollywood has been a great uniter of Indians...
by sridhar krishna on Aug 21, 2008 01:37 AM Permalink
At the same time, Bollywood is also a destroyer of the Spiritual essence of the India, since there are very very very less of the Spiritual kind of Movies that Bollywood churns out. Anywhere, there is no ingredient of Spirituality , that is of no use, and does not endure in the long term. Even a simple human relation that is not built on the foundation f Spirituality and Divinity and purity doesnot hold for long time, how can the Binding that is based on mere movies can withstand? BELIEVE ME. THese days, whatever movies we see from Bollywood, they are mere junk, with no Patriotic themes or no Spiritual themes, but only sensual love and other junk content. A bond that is built on this kind of junk may not be stronger.
We should get more and more movies that reflect the spiritual values of India and its Vedic Knowledge, rather than a mere love and other junk concepts. Then, may be Bollywood will be having a stronger impact in Uniting all the Indians.
