English, Hinglish: Indian Filmmakers Get Experimental

Debashish Dey of Aum Movies agreed.

"Although English movies have definitely brought various unconventional concepts in Bollywood, there are some factors due to which these movies are liked by a limited audience only," Dey told IANS over phone from Kolkata.

"The main reason is that English movies focus more on the subject with an unorthodox script without Hindi songs and dance numbers, which are the lifeline of Bollywood," he added.

Rightly so. "Finding Fanny" has only one promotional song which is in Hindi, and if Arjun, who plays an integral part of the movie, is to be believed, the film's team was well aware that the movie will have a limited reach.

Actress Nimrat Kaur, who was noticed globally for her part in "The Lunchbox", which set a standard for Indian films in experimental genres, said in the end, "Content matters over concept".

"A film like 'Finding Fanny' is very interesting. It would be exciting to watch mainstream actors like Deepika and Arjun in unique roles. And one has to understand that just a different concept is not enough; the content and audience connect should be good," Nimrat, who is currently in Cape Town, shooting for American show "Homeland", told IANS.

In the coming few years, times will be more ripe for English language movies in Bollywood, conjectures Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines.

But, all said and done, one has to agree that English language movies by desi filmmakers cannot minimise the effect of Hindi movies.