Comments on: Hindi Films = Indian Films?

By: INDIAN

INDIAN — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:57:29 +0000

Hindian imperialism shud be stopped at any cost in India.India is a multilingual,multicultural country..Its not a single language contry like any others in the world…All non-hindi speakers are also Indians..not just the north indians…I hav always hated the stupid medias calling hindi cinema as ‘indian’ and south indian films as ‘regional’…hindi is not our national language….neither the constitution nor the law enforces any language as ‘national language’…It is being spread that way by some selfish hindi people ,so that they will be called ‘nationalists’ and their films ‘national’ or ‘indian’ films…All non-hindi speaking states and people will be ‘regionals’,'locals’ or inferiors’…HINDI IS NOT SPOKEN IN SOUTH AND EASTERN INDIA…IT IS NOT THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE [U CAN REFER THE WIKIPEDIA FOR DETAILS]…THEN HOW CAN HINDI FILMS BE NATIONAL FILMS?????INDIAN CONSTITUTION HAS ONLY 23 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES..HINDI IS JUST ONE AMONG THEM…….

secondly,hindi films are as regional as any other..bcoz they portray the culture and lifestyle of the north indian region…i havent seen any hindi films …showing tamilans,malayalis,kannadigas ,telugu people,east indian people etc..It does not represent the entire nation…it always shows punjab,bombay.uttar pradesh or else foreign countries…SO HINDI FILMS ARE REGIONAL…..NOT ‘INDIAN’ AS THEY CLAIM….CALL BOLLYWOOD NORTH INDIAN REGIONAL CINEMA…

thirdly,this hindian domination is a threat ,not only to other langugage INDIAN FILMS like tamil,malayalam,kannada telugu,punjabi,marathi,bhojpuri etc..,but also to the unity of the nation…….
During the time wen India got independence,wen we planned to combine all the different langugae ,multicultural regions to form ONE NATION[which was of the first kind in the world],there were rumours especially by the british that the concept of India wont work…
bcoz a nation shud hav common language,common religion,culture,race etc…India does not have any one of these things…So they told India will split apart bcoz the north indian hindi speaking person,east indian person and the ‘madrassi ‘people[even they were also not one ...they spoke 5 or 6 languages including konkani,tulu,coorgi etc..]will not feel that all of them belong to a single country INDIA…But we ,as a nation has proved to be ONE in the midst of all the diversities …It shud be so in the future also….But the problem is that if one linguistic group dominate and call themselves real Indians,then the others ,who are also Indians will feel inferior..Each time wen they call south indian films ‘regional’ and not INDIAN ,the sense of pride inside a south indian that he is an INDIAN will get hurt…So they hav to be made feel that they are also part of the big picture called INDIA…

So stop calling south indian films regional..If we are regional ,then hindianwood is also regional..
and if hindi films are INDIAN FILMS ,then all other language movies in this country also hav got the right to be called as INDIAN FILMS…

By: Arvind Arokiaraj

Arvind Arokiaraj — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:17:44 +0000

Both the Tamil and Hindi cinema are divided into two very different categories respectively. Let’s observe the Hindi cinema first. One category showcases Hollywood-style/inspired/coppied films. There are countless of those. Murder, The Kuller, Chocalate, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, The Train and many more are just a few examples of these. They try so hard to be on the same standard as Hollywood but completely fail to do so. Now, the second category is the good ones with real messages and moral values to supply. They may not be completely original or well-done but surely deserve a box-office recognition. Some of them are Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghaum, Don, Water, Devdas, The Royal Guard and many more.

And for now, let’s study the Tamil cinema instead. The first category-to say in the most modest and humble manner-are totally disgracing and embarassing to Tamil people worldwide. Even I don’t know where to start. As a matter of fact, they can be any film with the hero speaking lenghty, corny dialogues. Not to mention a ‘ghana pattu’ (savage country songs) with uncivilised dance moves, worthless comical relieves, sexy dance numbers, lots of violence and the list goes on. Any Vijay film will make a good example. Among them are Pokkiri, Janaa, Aaru, Dhool, Sivakasi and the lists goes on and on. The second category consists of well-developed films that, also need not be totally original but definetly leave an impact on the community for years. Among them are Jeans, Mudhalvan, Autograph, Veetayadu Veelayaddu, Kaaka Kaaka, Iruvar, Kandukondain Kandukondain, Sneghideney, Alaipayuthey, Mozhi and many more. However, one common thing between both Tamil and Hindi films now days are the amount of erotic scenes in them. Just look at any Emraan Hashimi or Simbhu films.

By: padmini

padmini — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:55:29 +0000

The IIFA is just another doze of awards added to the already dozen awards for hindi movies. I don’t know why they are making this an awards function b/c it has the same concept, the juries of the awards pick nominees and fans choose the winner. But this is the same as zee awards, stardust, honda screen awards, etc.. where fans choose for hindi movies. The only jury based award w/o fans choosing for hindi movies is filmfare. The main idea behind IIFA is to showcase (h)indian movies internationally, why doesn’t it just showcase hindi movies instead of making it a big awards ceremony. Moreover, there is the IIFI which is film festival of india, and that too just showcases indian movies from accross the country&also from other continents just like france’s cannes or canada’s toronto film festival. This IIFA should be named Hindi film festival.

By: lakshmi

lakshmi — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:44:42 +0000

It is not a bad idea to find a common ground for southern movies. We ourselves often forget that all major languages in India are constitutionally called national languages. the only extra status Hindi enjoys is the title official language for the country (correct me if I am wrong). You go outside the country, people often identify Indian movies with Hindi movies. and they think standard of indian movies is the standard of hindi movies. yes, it is true we need something to bind the country but not at the expense of denying space for everyone else everytime. So we don’t have to accept this degrading comment “regional movies” we often come across in the media for all other language movies except hindi. When what we deserve is denied continously we must find our own ways of self-sufficiency. find a common ground for southern movies, make sufficient efforts to strengthen the industry and be watchful to stop priacy (which is eating away a major share of the economy, remember we need a strong economy to have a strong platform, all southern movies together can provide a strong economical platform), professional yet healthy relation between the members and last but not the least include others who wants to be a part of us without compromising the original intensions which is to promote art and culture of various parts of India.

By: Arvind Kumar

Arvind Kumar — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:19:29 +0000

I just came across this well written article. First please stop using ‘regional’ for South Indian movies. Thats what the Hindi/northie press likes to call them in order to localize them and cleverly enhance their Hindi movies to a ‘national’ status. Just because films are made in Hindi they do not automatically become ‘national’. Hindi is not the only national language, there are 16 national languages in total. South Indian movies should get a brand name, something original and like someone has suggested need to have their own film festivals and award ceremonies. They just need to market and promote their movies and resist identifying with Bollywood. Also someone has already suggested there is a need for creating and promoting a common South Indian market; by this I mean sharing of resources both technical and cast (which is already happening) and making films keeping in mind the whole of South India.

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