Indian movies are insanely boring. . I wouldn't want to watch a gal getting fingered in front of my parents, thank you very much . They really have gotten better, that being said -- the last Indian movie I have seen I saw in like '03. . I just don't watch them. Bollywood banks on the successes of completely G rated films (they used to), the Indian public is NOT ready for "richer" plots. . it would send out the wrong message ENTIRELY. It would be something to see Bollywood films have making out scenes, sex scenes were a rarity back in the day. . and that was only for the "hard core" people. Now, it's a lot more Americanized. . Western culture is growing fast. If you think "Muslims" reject the American culture, just wait for the Indians. One could argue that they already have accepted it completely, but there are unspoken rules in brown families. . which INDIAN movies are breaking completely.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Mag:</div><div class="quote_post">Indian movies are insanely boring. . I wouldn't want to watch a gal getting fingered in front of my parents, thank you very much . They really have gotten better, that being said -- the last Indian movie I have seen I saw in like '03. . I just don't watch them. </div> Lol, same here. Dude, I'm 17 and I probably will never feel comfortable watching an intimate scene in an Indian movie with my parents. I was simply using Murder as an example of bolder and more modern Indian movies, I haven't even seen the movie in actuality. I came across the clip while searching for a song video off the same movie. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Bollywood banks on the successes of completely G rated films (they used to), the Indian public is NOT ready for "richer" plots. . it would send out the wrong message ENTIRELY. It would be something to see Bollywood films have making out scenes, sex scenes were a rarity back in the day. . and that was only for the "hard core" people. Now, it's a lot more Americanized. . Western culture is growing fast. </div> I agree with this. I think also that most of the new movies are moreso geared towards NRI's as well, and Bollywood realizes that they have a huge global market demand. I mean, an Indian video shop around my block sells movies for a dollar (VHS)...I can't imagine how much business the dude makes just off his VHS, not even mentioning his DVD's. Not every movie is going to be the same...a lot of the movies are quite Westernized and I honestly cannot imagine people from the smaller and more local towns in India watching these movies on screen and comphrehending some of the things they talk about or make reference to. However, I would say the quality of movies has gotten better as well. For every bold him, there are still probably four or five traditional Bollywood flicks as well. And kissing scenes are not even a rarity nowadays..I think the public is used to it. Even I'm used to it...I remember seeing a kiss for the first time on Indian celluloid, it was the biggest deal. Now it's just like "meh, atleast it's not like in Murder" <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> If you think "Muslims" reject the American culture, just wait for the Indians. One could argue that they already have accepted it completely, but there are unspoken rules in brown families. . which INDIAN movies are breaking completely.</div> Well, once again, not every family is the same, even considering traditonal Indian ettiquette. Indian movies noawadays are giving more light to families of India about the Western world and fittingly, (open-minded) Indian parents also see it through the same perspective and adjust accordingly. While not every Indian parent is going to let thier son or daughter go out and deal whoever they want, there are some that I even know that are cool with it, provided they know the information of the person thier son/daughter plans to be with. I don't klnow what the connection of that is to Bollywood (there isn't any ) but Indian etiquette is progressively changing as well.
Murder, that's a nasty movie. Back then you can sit back and watch a movie with your parents, now you just don't know when something bad might come up. Indian and paki movies are trying to be americanized which is the reason I believe this is happening. But again, things change over time. Anyone watched "hum tum?" I liked that movie
My version of Bollywood stereotypes: A guy is in love with a girl. They run through a field, with the guy chasing the girl. Suddenly, there's a tree in the field and the girl ducks behind it. The couple then spend 10 minutes chasing each other around the tree, and sing at the same time. Then they get together, and BAM! 20 people come out from nowhere, and they act as backup dancers. It then turns into a dance routine for 10 minutes. For real though, I saw Water a while ago. Amazing movie.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Locke:</div><div class="quote_post">My version of Bollywood stereotypes: A guy is in love with a girl. They run through a field, with the guy chasing the girl. Suddenly, there's a tree in the field and the girl ducks behind it. The couple then spend 10 minutes chasing each other around the tree, and sing at the same time. Then they get together, and BAM! 20 people come out from nowhere, and they act as backup dancers. It then turns into a dance routine for 10 minutes. For real though, I saw Water a while ago. Amazing movie.</div> We were just making fun of that today in class (Bollywood stereotypes). Honestly, watch a movie like "Gangster" and you wont view Bollywood in that typical manner anymore. That movie rivals any Hollywood movie I've seen in terms of story line and on top of that, the music is amazing as well. And I loved Water as well...John Abraham is the sh*t (hence my avatar) and Lisa Ray is beautiful. Amazing movie.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Locke:</div><div class="quote_post">My version of Bollywood stereotypes: A guy is in love with a girl. They run through a field, with the guy chasing the girl. Suddenly, there's a tree in the field and the girl ducks behind it. The couple then spend 10 minutes chasing each other around the tree, and sing at the same time. Then they get together, and BAM! 20 people come out from nowhere, and they act as backup dancers. It then turns into a dance routine for 10 minutes. For real though, I saw Water a while ago. Amazing movie.</div> You mean Russell Peters' version*
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting P.A.P.:</div><div class="quote_post">You mean Russell Peters' version*</div> "We don't have a cool accent so we don't have that luxury to try and pick up chicks at a club. You're not gonna see an Indian dude going up to a girl in a bar and saying: "Excuse-a-me-babee...but you wanting to dance??" The accent one is from the show he did in London and the Bollywood story is from his show in NYC I think. Love that guy.
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<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Carter:</div><div class="quote_post">Afghan</div> Agha afghani, farsi baladi?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting arre:</div><div class="quote_post">Agha afghani, farsi baladi? </div> Are you Afghan too?
Locke explained it perfectly .. i hate the songs in middle of movie, they take like 10 mins!.. hate them..
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Junoon:</div><div class="quote_post">My ethnicity is a mystery </div> Are you a Martian sent to Earth to steal our Skittles and Peanut Brittle?
There is Punjab in India and Pakistan. Junoon, I thought you were from the part of Paki. but where is Punjab in India? Also Kashmir is in India and Pak. And Punjab too.
^ Damn man, you're posts are all over the place. Here's a rough outline of where Punjab is: Pakistan used to be part of India and when it split, it took some of Punjab with it. As you can see, it's a pretty small province. Border problems after the seperation and violence during the 1980's lead to heavy immigration.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting M Two One:</div><div class="quote_post">Are you a Martian sent to Earth to steal our Skittles and Peanut Brittle? </div> Nahhh, not a martian. The planet I'm from is a mystery as welll Jokes aside, I'm from the country of Mt.Everest (Nepal). And no, I've never climbed it or been to it before (that's usually what everyone asks).
nice one man, I don't usually get those as often. Surprised you even know where it is though, sometimes even brown people don't have a clue....which I find really strange. Actually the mountainous areas of Nepal consists of people that more so resemble Tibetian and Chinese people in terms of physicality (these are your typical mountain climbers and such)...whereas the lower you go in the country, the more the population tends to resemble an Indian person. Honestly, even I can't differenciate between an Indian person and lower-Nepali (bordering India) person, so I don't expect others too either. However, when I was younger it used to really tick me off if someone called me an Indian (not because I had anything against Indians, but just because people couldn't differenciate)...but then the older I grew, the less I cared what other people thought I was as long as I knew what I was. Plus the majority of my friends are brown from a variety of countries anyways, so it doesn't really matter anymore cause I can't differenciate between ANY of them; we're all just "brown", and I don't mind that.
Yea, I know a dude who's from there, so I know a little about it. You're right though. Everyone's just brown over here.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Locke:</div><div class="quote_post">My version of Bollywood stereotypes: A guy is in love with a girl. They run through a field, with the guy chasing the girl. Suddenly, there's a tree in the field and the girl ducks behind it. The couple then spend 10 minutes chasing each other around the tree, and sing at the same time. Then they get together, and BAM! 20 people come out from nowhere, and they act as backup dancers. It then turns into a dance routine for 10 minutes. </div> Man that is what makes me love Indian movies, I will get bored of the real plot, but the BAM and 20 dancers popping out of no where with a 10 minute song, I just love the spontenaity.
