IS MEANINGFUL CINEMA HERE TO STAY IN INDIA OR IS IT JUST A FLASH IN THE PAN!

From silent movies to black and white films to technicolour, we have come a long way! who could have ever thought that a mere form of entertainment will become a trillion dollar industry and the most frantically and madly sought after career some day! It’s not that Indian cinema is any different from world cinema in any way but the content and substance of the cinema being made changes more randomly and sporadically than cinema anywhere on the globe. Indian cinema has seen its share of highs and lows, good and bad patches not to forget some hideous ones too, but the show must go on and so it has. Indian cinema and film- makers have sailed through all this and reached a point where they have hit the jackpot! Films made today are not just those masala, action or die- hard romantic garb. They are not something you just go, get entertained for flat 3 hrs and come back. Cinema today keeps you glued, makes an impact and most significantly leaves a mark in our memories and our heart. It not only makes us laugh and cry but also makes us think, makes us ponder again on our responsibilities. Instead of making jokes out of our very own country, it motivates us from changing the land where we belong in a way so that no one can make a joke of it. All in all cinema has become responsible and has started serving its rightful purpose.

So there’s no question about it being good or bad, the question is: is it here to stay? Have we sailed all through for this destination, or are we just stopping by and will again set out on a journey to who knows where? Well it would be heartening if the answer would be the former but its highly improbable as is everything else in the showbiz!

At the end of the day we should remember that making films is also a business, it works on the simple rule of economics: demand and supply! They are just service providers and would just offer what they know would sell for sure and earn profits, in a way of putting it, it’s a reflection of the present society. So, what we need to know is that the ball’s in our court, its upto us what we will end up watching, or for that matter upto us whether we want to think and do something about being alive or just dance around trees till the thunderstorm is here! PONDER ON.......