Changing audience taste reflected in new Bollywood plots
Saturday, 22 January 2011, 13:21 IST
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New Delhi: Buoyed the success of their much appreciated films, a new breed of directors who are experimenting with a variety of plots and subjects say that the new ideas coming out of Bollywood point towards changing taste of the Indian audience. Recent films such as "Phas Gaye Re Obama," "Do Dooni Chaar", "Tere Bin Laden" and "Udaan" have brought fresh ideas and new talent to Bollywood, at a time when biggies in the industry are busy with sequels and remakes of older hit films. "There are a lot of stories that need to be told by our film industry. Sadly, there is very less time spent on developing a good script in Hindi films," says Subhash Kapoor, who directed the surprise hit "Phas Gaye Re Obama" last year. "This year there is already a good number of sequels and remakes lined up so it is a very good time for people who have fresh ideas to present before the audience. New writers have enthusiasm and freshness," says Kapoor, who spent a year researching for his script. 2011 already looks like an year for sequels with as many as five expected to hit the theatres including "Race 2", "Dhoom 3", "Wanted 2", "Partner 2" and "Don 2". While Hrithik Roshan would play the lead in remake of 1990 Amitabh Bachchan starrer "Agneepath", stars like Salman Khan and John Abraham would act in remakes of some hit films from down south. Alankrita Srivastava, who directed the Gul Panang starrer "Turning 30", also says she feels scripting does not get the due attention in Hindi films. "Hindi films do not give much attention to scripts as done so in foreign films. It is important to strengthen the script on paper to make a better film," she says. Debutante director Habib Faisal, who directed the Rishi-Neetu Kapoor starrer "Do Dooni Chaar" says,"a good and entertaining story which connects with the audience will be a success." Faisal centres his film around a lower-middle class Delhi-based family headed by a school teacher. His characters face the day to day problems encountered by millions of Indians and their mannerisms find an instant connection with the audience.
Source: PTI
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