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Why i hate... Devdas
On the flipside - a movie
released around the same
period - grand, mighty budgets,
huge hype and another
claimant to the most expensive
movie made so far (a
trend that continues since
Roop ki Rani Choron ka Raja)
- a mighty tragedy for more
reasons than the fatal outcome
of its protagonist.
Yes, it was a blockbuster
and it spawned off more such
epic efforts - but it set Indian
cinema back a few years...
It made us believe that
tragedy has to be gargantuan,
it has to be nailed into the
audience's hearts, it has to be
hammed up and hemmed in
and sung about - and made
the world believe that Indians
are the richest people in the world - and Indian cinema is all gloss and showy
brilliance...
The worst performances - the worst directorial idioms - the most annoying actor ticks
and Madhuri, Madhuri, Madhuri (the redemption!).
I know when it released and EVERYBODY watched the film - the irony of Indian cinema.
(as told to sudhish kamath)
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