The love of Russian fans of Indian cinema for this kind of art and entertainment is truly unshakable, like the sugarloaf of the Taj Mahal. If in Soviet times the active part of Bollywood fans organized film clubs, where they could discuss premieres with friends and exchange postcards with images of their idols and rare news from their lives, nowadays fans have moved to the Internet, where you can simply choke on information about the stars of the dream factory …
Love story
What attracted viewers to cinemas during the demonstration of exotic Indian films in the 70s, 80s and 90s is understandable - they were too different from the Soviet ones in their fairy-tale plots, gave hope, instilled faith in the victory of good over evil, in love, for which obstacles are not terrible. How could you not admire your animal friends, helping the heroes to win in the battle with the enemies? Was it possible to resist the enchanting Indian songs and dances?
In total, about three hundred films produced in India were released in the USSR film distribution. For almost forty years, Russian viewers went crazy with love for their idols. And the origins of the ardent feelings of Russians towards Indian cinema go back to the events of the mid-50s of the last century, when the legendary Raj Kapoor arrived in Moscow to present his film The Tramp. The songs from this movie were played in every courtyard, and those to whom the girls craze seemed strange, teased: "Raj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, look at these fools."
With the collapse of the USSR, the well-functioning film distribution system disappeared, cinemas were empty for a long time, and some were completely closed.
Love wins
Now, of course, the interest in cinema is colossal, and new cinemas are opening, but without these simple tapes. But have Bollywood fans disappeared? Not at all … They just became different. They watch modern film products, which are rolling off the assembly lines of film studios in record numbers.
Since the screening of Vagabond, the fourth, if not fifth, generation of girls adores actors in India, downloads Indian films from torrents, discusses all the premieres in VKontakte clubs and on Odnoklassniki, on forums dedicated to the idols of that time. Fans themselves translate information about events in Bollywood from Indian sites.
Since the days of "Disco Dancer", which saw the peak of the popularity of Indian cinema in our country, the face of the Bollywood fanatic has changed a lot. Many have actually proved their love for the actors of this country - they have moved to the country of their dreams, some have married Indians. The most ambitious work in the film studios of Mumbai and Kolkatta as dancers, make-up artists and even actors and enjoy the fact that their dream of being inside the process has come true. Although the stars are still far away …
Perhaps Russians love Indian cinema because this cinema gives them a charge of goodness and positive energy. Although, most likely, they love him just like that. Nobody has yet been able to explain why you can love or not love someone or something.
