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Bollywood Cinema

Bollywood Cinema. Exorcist style. Brief History of Bollywood. The first fully Indian feature film was released in 1913: ‘Raja Harishchandra ’ made by Dadasaheb Phalke . The first talkie film  Alam Ara  released in 1931 The late 1940s to the 1960s was the "Golden Age” .

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Bollywood Cinema

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  1. Bollywood Cinema Exorcist style.

  2. Brief History of Bollywood • The first fully Indian feature film was released in 1913: ‘Raja Harishchandra’ made by DadasahebPhalke. • The first talkie film AlamAra released in 1931 • The late 1940s to the 1960s was the "Golden Age”. •  Some of the most critically acclaimed Hindi films of all time were produced during this period. These films expressed social themes mainly dealing with working-class urban life in India E.G. Raj Kapoorfilms: Awara (1951).

  3. Bold statements and politics Bollywood Stereotyped as being tame however: • ‘Kismet’ (1943), written and directed by GyanMukherjee. First time in Indian cinema showing an anti-hero character and an unmarried girl getting pregnant. • Amar Jytoi(1936) earliest film to tackle women's emancipation in India – political and religious ideologies. • Recently, Madras Café (2013) banned in UK for “portraying Tamils as terrorists”

  4. Typical Conventions • Music/song/dance – integral to Bollywood cinema. • Dominance of two actors who are usually male and female • Presence of religious figures e.g. Gods/Deity • Romance is a key theme • Traditionally there was no on-screen kissing • Films very formulaic

  5. Large, bright, elaborate sets • Traditional Indian clothing (saris etc.) • Many long, drawn out shots and slow motion effects • Repetition of shots • Physical, cultural gestures e.g. somebody touching another persons feet is a sign of great respect

  6. Success and Westernisation • Produce twice as many films per annum as U.S and have incredibly high ticket sales rates. • Different film-going experience – lots of dancing and singing in large groups in the Cinema. • Bigger than British/UK film • AamirKhan's Lagaanmade its way to the Oscars, the 2000s Bollywood was increasingly popular globally. • Film makers trying to appeal to forgeign audiences – changes in narratives, themes, language, songs etc. • English in dialogue and songs, also known as Hinglish.

  7. Losing traditional values – more on-screen kissing and relationships etc. • Producing more re-makes of Hollywood and western filmse.g. “Bride and Prejudice” • Brought about better cinematography as well as technical advances in areas such as special effects and animation • But, loss of culture and less relatable for traditional Bollywood fans.

  8. We wanted to take a film that was very different to traditional Bollywood cinema in it’s original state and reinterpret it using typical cinematic and technical conventions of Bollywood. Original ‘Exorcist’ clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMKOQCSezZ4 Re-make: https://vimeo.com/groups/cinecollective/videos/77243644

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