The phenomenon of Indian cinema, which lies in its popularity, is impossible to explain: more than a thousand films a year, millions of fans, the sky-high fees of Bollywood stars, the cost of a film that pays off in one weekend. This is not surprising, since the premiere of the film takes place in all countries of Asia, Africa, America, not to mention prim England and India itself. Unfortunately, Russian fans do not have the opportunity to watch the new film on the screens of their country.
Bollywood fans. What are they
In the memory of fans of Indian cinema, there are times when cinemas throughout the vast territory of the USSR were overcrowded during the demonstration of "Zita and Gita", "Impostors against their will", "Disco dancer". Politics turned out to be more fragile than the love of Russians for their idols.
Today, both new and old films can be found and watched only thanks to the Internet. Let it not always be in a good translation, Let it be of disgusting quality, but you can hear the voices of your favorite actors, learn about the news in their lives, watch unforgettable dance numbers.
Conventionally, all Russian fans of Indian films can be divided into two categories - before and after. The idols of the former are Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Mithun Chakraborty, Zinat Aman and many other actors, whose participation in films guaranteed the success of the Soviet film distribution. The film distribution system collapsed in the early 90s, after which an information void formed for a whole decade.
Films penetrated in a roundabout way, and legends about the popularity of Indian cinema and love were passed on to children. With the advent of the Internet, a second group of fans emerged. The new generation no longer admires disco dancing, at the peak of popularity new stars - Aishwarya Rai, Deepika Padukone, Kajol, Priyanka Chopra and incomparable guys Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Arjdun Rampal, Vivek Oberoi and John Abraham.
Common features
There is still a tendency for commercial cinema to be preferred over social cinema. However, Indian filmmakers manage to combine in the fabric of one film a social problem with songs, dances and a love story. With enviable regularity, the films of the Bollywood Dream Factory are nominated for the Academy Awards and even receive rave reviews from film critics. The most striking example of this recognition is the 2009 film Slumdog Millionaire, which won nine Oscars and was recognized as the best foreign film of the year.
All fans of Indian cinema in our country rejoiced at the success of the creators of Slumdog Millionaire. To all their friends who do not share and do not understand the passion for this exotic film production, fans used this tape as an example. And today, and before the collapse of the Soviet film distribution, Bollywood fans have and had to make excuses and prove that their heroes are good.
Differences
Unlike fans of the 80s and 90s, today's young men and women have the opportunity to take part in the making of films. They can participate in extras with a payment of $ 10 to $ 30 per shooting day. Those who have choreographic training can take part in the filming of dance numbers. If you're lucky, you can even play a cameo role, such as a white woman at an Indian wedding.
Modern Bollywood fans have much more opportunities to study Indian dance styles, languages, culture and traditions. Travel to India, pilgrimage tours, living in the country of your dreams have become available.
