Saturday, April 19, 2014

Bollywood Movie Trailers: Always Fun To Watch

2013, the Centennial year of Bollywood came to a close with a bang with Dhoom 3. A new year has dawned and like its predecessor, everyone is looking forward to some brilliant upcoming movies - commercially and critically to make it to the silver screen in 2014.

In India, anything audio-visual, be it cartoon series on the CN channel or the latest Bollywood movie trailers on Youtube.com are equally adored, loved and enjoyed. Any upcoming movie is no less than an audio-visual magical show that unfolds on the 70 mm scree. With technology developing a great speed, audiences across the globe are equally well versed with every aspect that goes into filmmaking, from on-screen to behind-the-scenes. The Indian film industry has undergone a gradual yet welcoming change. The focus has shifted from idolization of characters to more realistic plots and storyline, which connects easily with the audiences. Most present day Bollywood movie trailers of upcoming movies reflect realistic aspects of human lives and society.
2014 promises more big-budgeted and entertainment based movies that Bollywood has ever seen but along with flow comes movies like Shaadi Ke Side Effects and Gulaab Gang. Last year some really exceptional movies like The Lunchbox, Ship of Theseus, Lucia (Kannada) etc., set on a journey to draw a closer picture of reality and made their ways into the hearts of the Indian audiences. There is a gradual shift in the mindset of people who once loved movies like Grand Masti and Krrish 3 to realistic movies like Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Madras Cafe.
The present day notion of latest Bollywood movie trailers no longer pertains to the idea of "wholesome entertainment package", offering something for every section of the society. Instead, filmmakers produce movies that have resemblance to the real like people and incidents, helping the audiences to connect better with the movies they watch.
As Greek philosopher, Heraclitus of Ephesus said, 'Change is the only constant'. Similarly, be it the movies or the directors or even the audiences, everyone needs and loves change. Change from traditional clichés, change where conventional ideas are broken in every aspect related to movie making. In order to bring forward contemporary ideas to the audiences, filmmakers have started exploring in every possible direction. For example, the upcoming movie Gulaabi Gang portrays the life of Sampat Pal who evolute the "Gulabi Gang" in reality. It is expected to do well both commercially and critically. Such realistic movies are the latest avatars of the 1970's & 80's concept of New Wave or Parallel movies in India.
Indian movie business earned the 'industry' status with the evolution of aesthetic element in Bollywood movie trailers. Regardless of any changes upcoming movies have undergone - technical or aesthetic, the magical 'aura of the stars' remain unchanged.