Big Irony of Bollywood

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In a country where more than 25% population is below the poverty line (2007 census), how is making of these expensive movies year after year justified in Bollywood and India? India truly is a "capitalist" pig in that sense.  Trivia: Almost all recent movies by SRK + KJ (MNIK being the latest) worth more than 500 million indian rupees. And it doesn't end there, there are many more productions which compete for expensive movies every year. Upcoming movie Kites made under the Roshan Banner is worth a staggering 30 million USD! This is ludicrous in my humble opinion.

Pret aatma · Apr 8, 2010 4:03 PM · 37,188 views

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dhhirajojha · Apr 10, 2010 2:15 PM

I see your point pret aatma....but ur making your argument with a naive assumption that the filmmakers/producers are exploiting people by making money from them.....the point ur missing here is that  film-making is an organized industry in India...much like in the US....the industry employees hundreds of thousands of people ranging from the actors to technicians, distributors, cinema hall employees and so on. Take this into perspective....there are thousands of cinema halls in India that employee hundreds of thousands of people....also the music industry in India predominantly is based on the film industry.......i don't know what argument u were trying to make about capitalism in India....its a well-known fact.....most countries in the world r trying to move towards capitalism....and India is on the forefront of this endeavor......if u are completely against capitalism then that's a whole different topic altogether.....but the fact that u have singled out the entertainment industry tells me that you do not understand the underlying dynamics that drive an industry's success.....its not just that there are these bunch of producers who invest money and make a whole lot of profit out of the hard earned money of the people of a country still fighting with poverty......instead, thousands, perhaps millions, of people share the benefits either directly or indirectly and there's a net benefit for society as a whole....why are you not concerned about the success of the service and manufacturing industry in India???why do feel that the entertainment industry being successful is a problem???feel free to comment Last edited: 10-Apr-10 09:39 PM

sajhababa · Apr 10, 2010 4:00 PM

Whenever there is financial instability or depression movies sell out more. Its the same everywhere in the world. In US, when it was going through depression, that was the time movies were sold the most.And, although movies make money, it is an art form. Making a movie is not a joke. And if anyone makes money out of it then why should it be a fuss.

herealone · Apr 10, 2010 8:35 PM

n a country where more than 25% population is below the poverty line (2007 census), how is making of these expensive movies year after year justified in Bollywood and India? India truly is a "capitalist" pig in that sense.  -- In a country where 15% population have no health insurance, how is making of these expensive movies year after year justified in Hollywood and America? USA truly is a "capitalist" swine in that sense. I don't know what I just said. But, then, I don't know what the Spirit of Ghost said, either.

A_P · Apr 10, 2010 11:51 PM

Enjoyed reading radiohead. True. Yesto "Class" ra "social discrimination" ko kura garne haru  sappai Communist haru hun. So all you communists go to hell.

nepalidiot · Apr 11, 2010 5:48 AM

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