Javed Akhtar's contemporaries may dismiss the current crop of films in Bollywood for their content, but he himself believes differently. On a recent visit to Allahabad, Akhtar revealed why he thinks Indian Cinema is on a high.
"The future of Indian cinema is very bright for the simple reason that it's not the movie maker who's driving cinema today, it's the audience. Believe me, today's generation is much more bright than you or I can guess," he points out, explaining further, "Today's generation is much more aware about what's happening, it questions things... which is a very good sign. So, filmmakers can't dish out just anything. They will have to come up with quality cinema and quality art work in films or it will be rejected by the audience. That's why I have that belief."
Javed refers to 'quality art work' in Indian cinema, which leaves us wondering if there is any future left to art cinema in general in India, which seems to have been swept away in the tide of commercialism? "You need to realize that there is nothing like an art movie or the commercial movie. Every movie is an art movie and every movie is a commercial movie, it's just that some have good art and some have bad art," he says and further shares, "Commercial hain kyonki certificate milta hai. Koi movie free mein toh dikhai nahi jati hai, and art isliye kyonki different types of art har film mein use hote hain. Bus yeh dekhna padega ki jis tarah ki art ki hum baat kar rahe hain woh achchi tarah se istemaal hui hai ki nahi."
Interestingly, while audience may be the king in Bollywood, Akhtar says he himself is still fighting shy of acceding to all their whims. For instance, vulgar or double meaning lyrics are a big no-no for the ace lyricist, he says. "Main nahin likhta yeh sab. Koi mujhse kehta hai toh main keh deta hun 'kisi aur se likha lo'. I'm not lying about this, because had I written any, you would have heard them."
However, Akhtar just shrugs off any reference to their prevalence in Bollywood, anyway. "Audience is the king. If the king is going to like something, filmmakers will incorporate that in their movies. So, don't blame the makers, blame it to the intellect of the audience."
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-16/news-interviews/35850722_1_indian-cinema-movie-tarah
"The future of Indian cinema is very bright for the simple reason that it's not the movie maker who's driving cinema today, it's the audience. Believe me, today's generation is much more bright than you or I can guess," he points out, explaining further, "Today's generation is much more aware about what's happening, it questions things... which is a very good sign. So, filmmakers can't dish out just anything. They will have to come up with quality cinema and quality art work in films or it will be rejected by the audience. That's why I have that belief."
Javed refers to 'quality art work' in Indian cinema, which leaves us wondering if there is any future left to art cinema in general in India, which seems to have been swept away in the tide of commercialism? "You need to realize that there is nothing like an art movie or the commercial movie. Every movie is an art movie and every movie is a commercial movie, it's just that some have good art and some have bad art," he says and further shares, "Commercial hain kyonki certificate milta hai. Koi movie free mein toh dikhai nahi jati hai, and art isliye kyonki different types of art har film mein use hote hain. Bus yeh dekhna padega ki jis tarah ki art ki hum baat kar rahe hain woh achchi tarah se istemaal hui hai ki nahi."
Interestingly, while audience may be the king in Bollywood, Akhtar says he himself is still fighting shy of acceding to all their whims. For instance, vulgar or double meaning lyrics are a big no-no for the ace lyricist, he says. "Main nahin likhta yeh sab. Koi mujhse kehta hai toh main keh deta hun 'kisi aur se likha lo'. I'm not lying about this, because had I written any, you would have heard them."
However, Akhtar just shrugs off any reference to their prevalence in Bollywood, anyway. "Audience is the king. If the king is going to like something, filmmakers will incorporate that in their movies. So, don't blame the makers, blame it to the intellect of the audience."
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-16/news-interviews/35850722_1_indian-cinema-movie-tarah
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