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First it was seven weeks. That didn't help the Kannada movie industry shrink its losses or inflate its audiences. People yawned and rented VCDs. Then the moratorium was trimmed down to three weeks. "All right, if that's the way you wannit," non-Kannada filmmakers seemed to say as they imposed their sanctions. The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce has ordered that actors, technicians and producers from other industries should not work with Kannada filmmakers. Or shoot in Karnataka. Or even release their movies in the State. Bangaloreans tell ROHINI MOHAN they just want it all to end.
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How much is too much? -- Photo: Mohammed Yousuf
We talk about democracy, and we impose languages? As if everyone will suddenly start watching Kannada movies. If you want to increase viewership, promote Kannada art films. It'll change the frivolous image Kannada mainstream has.
Pooja
First year B.Com.
Yes, this is a hometown for many non-Kannadigas, but they shouldn't take over natives. Let's compromise and allow all languages to thrive. Why are different film industries punishing each other?
Kushalaja
Process associate
First preference is for Kannada only, but the scenery in non-Kannada; we can never go abroad and see all that. And we also learn so much, our knowledge increases from watching other movies. Why're they taking this away from us?
Suresh
Autorickshaw driver
We should decide what we want to watch. I don't have a mindset, man I just don't understand Kannada. Give me subtitles and a decent Kannada movie, and I'll watch it.
Jayadev
Student
Rich people have lots of money; they'll go in car and buy tickets in black. Poor people's only entertainment is movies. But I'm a middle-class clerk. I have one free Sunday. I won't waste it on going to a theatre ... whatever language they play.
Sahana, Clerk
Nowadays, because of TV, we don't go to theatres. You get all languages on TV. And it's cheaper than theatres too. Maybe we ought to protest against moratoriums, but it's not affecting me, no?
Mary
Banker
The Kannada movie industry brought this upon itself. They want a solution? OK, start small: Clamp down on the pirated CD market of Kannada movies. That ought to bring more people to the theatre.
Dominic,
Applied technology graduate
If people from other States staying here learn Kannada, they can take back a whole new language when they return to their hometown. It'll remind them of their days here. This is simple enough to do, right?
Satish
Marketing executive
We should've done this 10 years ago. Nobody learnt Kannada then. Now our city has grown so much, is so diverse. Obviously people from other cultures will protest if you impose an unknown language on them.
Raju, Autorickshaw
driver
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