Sad the "average" Indian movie goer is indeed "below-average" in his taste.

 
Sad the average Indian movie goer is indeed below-average in his taste.
Classic example of bullshit over sense 
How else do you explain the collection of this certain new movie? You know which movie I'm talking about :(
It's sad that it's breaking records of a movie like 3 idiots when it's no way close it in any matter of film making/ technicality /script or acting
We clap hard on mediocrity and we will obviously keep getting more of it only, since that's what we're applauding...

I don't think our script writers are less talented or that they can't make much more sensible films minus the extra masala. Yes, masala is needed but only to a certain extent beyond that is too much. Once in a while sensible movies also come but sadly they go unnoticed. Most of such moves are noticed only when on award nite's they bag an award for something (mostly technical criteria or script) and we go like which movie is that and then we try to get a copy of that movie and we see it and we're like this is nice ,how did we miss in this theatre. Well, we missed it bcos

1. It never made to the theatre since multiplex owners dint think they will get their Gandhi back bcos it dint have the mass hype that a clichéd 6-pack showing, controversy struck, mms leaked ,item number sparkling movie has
2. The film made to the theatre but dint stay long since people weren't interested in seeing that on a Sunday evening with their friends but rather breaking their head on a brainless comedy

I recall same was the state of affairs for critically acclaimed movies like 'Wednesday' ,'Aamir' or the most recently in news film "Well done abba", I know many like me haven't seen the movie but it received this years national award for best movie on social issues.

    I'm not saying I'm any different from the average Indian movie goer. Even I had seen the poster/flex for well done abba in forum mall when I was in Bangalore for my major project in March but dint give it enough importance as it lacked the usual power house cast that movies now a days come with.

I don't believe our movie which we are talking about will eventually surpass the overall collection as 3 idiots had a lot of repeat audience including myself and do not see that happening with this. Even if t has then I don't expect it be having the same impact across demographics unlike idiots which appealed to a larger cross section of audience in domestic as well as overseas markets.

This post is inspired by two things ,one being my hangover after a certain movie where I wasted a beautiful Tuesday morning and other one being a quote which my very good friend Prince Harhsan said about movies " I'm not a fan of mediocrity"

It's been at least 8 months since my last blog update and feels nice to be back on my blog. Never thought I had it in me to again write a long post but yay I've crossed more than 500 words.