'Indian films crossing over and finding audience in west'
New Delhi, March 26 (PTI): Celebrated film-maker Mira Nair, currently basking in the success of her latest release 'The Namesake', on Saturday said the uniqueness of Indian stories was their USP and they were crossing over and finding an audience in the West.
"Specifically local stories have been able to cross over to the universal. 'Monsoon Wedding' was about a family flock in Delhi... I didn't make the film to educate anyone about my country... But the film, released post-9/11, provoked dialogue and understanding between two different worlds," Nair told the India Today Conclave here.
She said her latest film 'The Namesake', which has entered the top 20 list in the US, despite being a film about a Bengali family living in America, dealt with the larger issue of what it was like being an immigrant.
"Our uniqueness is our distinct advantage," said Nair, who has made hugely successful films like the Oscar-nominated 'Salaam Bombay'.
Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, who was the other speaker in the session on 'Is Cinema the New Global Language', said Indian cinema was the leading export of the country not only in terms of economy but also in terms of culture.
The audience in the session included Abhishek's family members -- parents Amitabh and Jaya, sister Shweta, fiancee Aishwarya Rai -- as well as family friend Amar Singh.
Abhishek said the three constants of Indian cinema that held it in good stead were its rich heritage, artists of charisma and its connect with Asia and other parts of the world such as the US and the UK.
Moderating the session, the highly successful film-maker Karan Johar said Indian films had changed drastically over the last two decades and the cinema from the country had found a foothold overseas on its own terms.
He, however, said a lot remained to be achieved in terms of Indian films making an impact in the US.
Johar said while Indian movies were now getting big releases in the UK and other parts of Europe, the films were still managing a very limited release in the US.
Source: Hindu
"Specifically local stories have been able to cross over to the universal. 'Monsoon Wedding' was about a family flock in Delhi... I didn't make the film to educate anyone about my country... But the film, released post-9/11, provoked dialogue and understanding between two different worlds," Nair told the India Today Conclave here.
She said her latest film 'The Namesake', which has entered the top 20 list in the US, despite being a film about a Bengali family living in America, dealt with the larger issue of what it was like being an immigrant.
"Our uniqueness is our distinct advantage," said Nair, who has made hugely successful films like the Oscar-nominated 'Salaam Bombay'.
Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, who was the other speaker in the session on 'Is Cinema the New Global Language', said Indian cinema was the leading export of the country not only in terms of economy but also in terms of culture.
The audience in the session included Abhishek's family members -- parents Amitabh and Jaya, sister Shweta, fiancee Aishwarya Rai -- as well as family friend Amar Singh.
Abhishek said the three constants of Indian cinema that held it in good stead were its rich heritage, artists of charisma and its connect with Asia and other parts of the world such as the US and the UK.
Moderating the session, the highly successful film-maker Karan Johar said Indian films had changed drastically over the last two decades and the cinema from the country had found a foothold overseas on its own terms.
He, however, said a lot remained to be achieved in terms of Indian films making an impact in the US.
Johar said while Indian movies were now getting big releases in the UK and other parts of Europe, the films were still managing a very limited release in the US.
Source: Hindu
posted by anandsonline @ Wednesday, March 28, 2007
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home