Free sample essay on The Film Crazy Indians. India produces a large number of films every year. So far as the number of films produced is concerned it tops the world. It even surpasses USA in this respect. Not only in the number of films but also in other diverse aspects of films has India attracted attention?
India is a country of over hundred crore people with diverse culture, language, literature, etc. There are different types of stories, folklore prevailing in different parts of India. Every community has their different culture, traditions, customs and beliefs. These are rich sources of film stories and songs. On the other hand Indian people have so much affinity towards films that young and old, men and women, educated and uneducated, all are crazy about films, film heroes and heroines and film stories. If we listen to the gossiping of Indians in a tea stall, in college campus or elsewhere, we can follow that a major part of their discussion is occupied by films. In a commercial Hindi film, we find a reflection of common people’s dreams and aspirations. Common people are behind the commercial success of these films. Though critics are of the opinion that these are qualitatively not very satisfactory, yet critics have no listeners.
Common people listen to the dialogues of Bachchan, see the dance of Aish and enjoy the charm of Hrithik. They cannot spare time for critics. But whatever is related to film or film industry has a special place in the minds of common man. Films are common topics of discussion particularly among the youths. Whether it is tea-stall or university cafeteria, films are an evergreen topic. For example, film magazines, film songs, film related radio or TV chat show, everything has its craze. Not only that, film heroes or heroines have permanent place in the heart of common Indians. They imitate the style of their favourite heroes and heroines. The attraction for Bollywood is so powerful that, young Indians leave their homes to find a birth in films.
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Some are able to show their faces in the screen, others are not. There are several such examples. Popular hero Dharmendra left his village in Punjab to be a hero. He could give a good account to himself. But side by side, there are a number of Indians who could not fulfill their dreams and remained unseen and unknown forever. Though they failed yet story writers inspired by their life story, wrote a number of stories, directors made a number of films on these film crazy Indians. Whether they were right or wrong, one thing is certain that Indians are film crazy.
Film has so deep impact on the minds of common people that, they are, to a great extent, guided by these films, consciously or unconsciously. The heroes and heroines become their role models. Very few Indians can keep themselves aloof from all-embracing impact of films. Considering these entire one can describe Indian people as film crazy.