Why are we so bent on being entertained? You switch on the TV and some jerk is trying to entertain you with his silly antics, cracking wishy washy jokes, talking in an unbearable staccato and in general making a complete fool of himself. As, Asish Nandy, celebrated economist, has said somewhere " soon we are going to entertain us to death" or something to that effect. Entertainment is the buzz word. Everything is 'good entertainment'. Be it a cricket match, a trust motion in parliament, a debate on the death penalty....anything.
This is what Clint Eastwood has to say about films in an interview published in the July issue of M magazine -"When you make a film, don't think of the people who might go and see it. Make your film and stay true to your story." Our film makers, right from Raj Kapoor to Karan Johar keep repeating that they make films for the masses. No wonder they churn out such trash. Anything, as any sensible person will tell you, that is devised exclusively for mass consumtion cannot be a product of quality. Hindi cinema is the Nirma soap of world cinema.
I am a big fan of Clint Eastwood and have borrowed his celebrated line for my blog's name.
Bye for now, Uday
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