बाबासाहब आंबेडकर के विचारों से प्रभावित होकर सामाजिक प्रबोधन हेतू लोकगीतों से जनजागरण करनेवाले अनिरुध्द वनकर अब आम गायक या कलाकार नहीं रहे है। उन्होने फिल्मों में दस्तक दे दी है। कई लोकप्रिय एल्बम्स् उनके नाम है। कई लोकप्रिय गानों को उनके नाम से गुनगुनाया जाता है। झाडीपट्टी में उनकी अलग पहचान है। यहां के कलाकारों को तकनिकी और सभी दृष्टि से प्रशिक्षित कर बडी संख्या में उन्हे … [Read more...]
The Flip Side of Torrent Ban: How It Is Unjustified And Almost Everyone Fails To Understand It
This time, it is not the hoax of article-233 of IPC passed by Modi government that is doing the rounds. Rather it is the recent ban on viewing or downloading torrent contents that has left me baffled. The warning visible on blocked torrent websites reads that ‘viewing, downloading, exhibiting or duplicating an illicit copy of the contents shall be punishable under Sections-63, … [Read more...]
One Area In Both Serials And Movies That Our Censor Board Is Blindly Ignoring
‘It’s strange why no one realized this until now about our movies and serials’ The Indian Censor Board has been in the headlines often in recent times, pertaining to unnecessary censorship in movies and even television, which has been deemed as a blatant misuse of power by many. Some have commented on this erratic behaviour of the censor board calling it a blow to the … [Read more...]
‘Stop Smoking’ Commercials Are Still On For Cinema Halls. But Does It Make Any Sense?
Gone are the days, when people used to walk into the movie halls and watch their films from the start till the end in a peaceful manner. At that time, the routines and processes were simple. They just had to settle down in their seats, lights would be dimmed, few commercials and mainly public service advertisements used to flash on the cinema screens, including the film teasers … [Read more...]
I Am Not An Expert, But Here Are My Views About The Degrading Standards Of Indian Film Industry.
Speaking of the majority of the Indian films, the first thing that comes to our mind is the imaginary and vague form of society shown in them. No doubt, there are films portraying the real Indian society, but they are too scarce in number to bring about any change in the current scenario. Recently, I came across a film by a reputed actor, made some two or three years earlier … [Read more...]