The Great Bollywood Dream "THE ACADEMY AWARDS"

It Has been Years That Bollywood has been giving movies and still one Milestone that Bolywood hasn't achieved is THE ACADEMY AWARDS.This days Bollywood is the Largest film Industry in The world which gives numerous Films. As of date NO. of Indians who have won Academy Awards is very Few. Actually U can count it from one to Five.
Bhanu Atahiya Has won for best costume design (It was for Hollywood film GANDHI)
Satyajit Ray won Special Award(HE deseved it).
A R RAHMAN got for Slumdog Millionare(Hollywood Project)
Same as for GULZAR(Lyricist) again for Slumdog Millionare
and last Resul for Slundog Millionare.

and Till date Only 3 film have made it to final draw at the Oscars:-
MOTHER INDIA,SALAAM BOMBAY and LAGAAN.

but there has to be reason out of 1000's only 3 films? Here are the few possible reasons:-
Conventions of commercial films

The principal difference between American and Indian commercial cinema is that Indian films usually feature periodic song-and-dance routines which, in a good movie, are expected to move the story forward (in mediocre movies, they are poorly integrated into the story). Songs are sung by professional play-back singers and lip-synched by dancing actors and actresses.

Indian commercial films, in whatever regional center they are made, tend to be long; they are usually two to three hours long, with an intermission. They tend to be melodramatic and sentimental, but may also feature romance, comedy, action, suspense, and other generic elements.

Art cinema

In addition to commercial cinema, there is also Indian cinema that aspires to seriousness or art. This is known to film critics as "New Indian Cinema" or sometimes "the Indian New Wave" (see the Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema), but most people in India simply call such films "art films".

From the 1960s through the 1980s, the art film was usually government-subsidised: aspiring directors could get federal or state government grants to produce non-commercial films on Indian themes. Many of these directors were graduates of the government-supported Film and Television Institute of India. Their films were showcased at government film festivals and on the government-run TV station, Doordarshan. These films also had limited runs in art house theatres in India and overseas. Since the 1980s, Indian art cinema has to a great extent lost its government patronage. Today, it must be made as independent films on a shoestring budget by aspiring auteurs, much as in today`s Western film industry.

The art directors of this period owed more to foreign influences, such as Italian neorealism or the French New Wave, than they did to the genre conventions of commercial Indian cinema. The best known New Cinema directors were Bengali: Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, and Bimal Roy. Some well-known films of this movement include the Apu Trilogy by Ray (Bengali), Meghe Dhaka Tara by Ghatak (Bengali) and Do Bigha Zameen by Roy (Hindi).

Art cinema was also well-supported in the state of Kerala. Malayalam movie makers like Adoor Gopalakrishnan, G. Aravindan, T. V. Chandran, Shaji N Karun, and M. T. Vasudevan Nair were fairly successful. Starting the 1970s, Kannada film-makers from Karnataka state produced a string of serious, low-budget films. Girish Kasaravalli is one of the few directors from that period who continues to make non-commercial films.

In the film markets of South India, particularly the Tamil film and Telugu film industries, directors such as K. Balachander, Bharathiraja, Balu Mahendra, Bapu and Ramana, Puttanna, Siddalingaiah, Dr.K.Vishwanath, Santhana Bharathi and Mani Ratnam have achieved box-office hits whilst balancing elements of art and popular cinema. Such films include Nayagan, Mouna Raagam, Kannathil Muthamittal, Sindhu Bhairavi and Gunaa.

Satyajit Ray was the most successful of the "art" directors. Many Indians knew his name and took pride in his numerous foreign awards. Prestige, however, did not translate to large-scale commercial success. His films played primarily to art-house audiences (students and intelligentsia) in the larger Indian cities, or to film buffs on the international art-house circuit.

From the 1970s onwards Hindi cinema produced a wave of `art films`. The foremost among the directors who produced such films is Shyam Benegal. Others in this genre include Govind Nihalani, Mani Kaul, Kumar Shahani, M.S. Sathyu.

Many cinematographers, technicians and actors began in art cinema and moved to commercial cinema. The actor Naseeruddin Shah is one notable example; he has never achieved matinee idol status, but has turned out a solid body of work as a supporting actor and a star in independent films such as Mira Nair`s Monsoon Wedding.

Indian cinema meets Hollywood

Contact between Indian and Western cinemas was established in the early days of film in India itself. Dadasaheb Phalke was moved to make Raja Harishchandra after watching Life of Christ at P.B. Mehta`s American-Indian Cinema. Similarly, some other early film directors were inspired by Western movies.

In India at least 80 percent of films shown in the late 1920s were American, even though twenty-one studios manufactured local films, eight or nine of them in regular production. American serials such as Perils of Pauline and Exploits of Elaine, and the spectacular sets of films like Quo Vadis and Cabira were popular and inspiring during the World War I era. Universal Pictures set up an Indian agency in 1916. J. F. Madan`s Elphinstone Bioscope Company at first focussed on distribution of foreign films and organization of their regular screenings Additionally, J.P. Madan, the prolific producer, employed Western directors for many of his films.

A number of Indian films have been accused of plagiarising from Hollwood Movies.[13] Due to the long time taken by courts to decide a case, few cases relating to copyright violations are brought up. One of the reasons Bollywood hesitates in purchasing rights is the assumption that these would run into millions of dollars, though according to some like screenwritor-director Anurag Kashyap, this is incorrect; He argues that while the films may cost millions of dollars in the west, the rights would be less expensive for Hindi remakes because the price would be based on the audience`s buying power, the economy and the number of bidders.[14]In 2003, best-selling fiction writer Barbara Taylor Bradford brought a copyright infringement suit against Sahara Television for allegedly making a television series (Karishma: A miracle of destiny) out of her book, A Woman of Substance.

Today, Indian cinema is becoming increasingly westernized. This trend is most strongly apparent in Bollywood. Newer Bollywood movies sometimes include Western actors (such as Rachel Shelley in Lagaan), try to meet Western production standards, conduct filming overseas, adopt some English in their scripts or incorporate some elements of Western-style plots. Bollywood also produces box-office hit like the films Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge and Kal Ho Naa Ho, both of which deal with the overseas Indian`s experience.

However, the meeting betwen Hollywood and India is a two-way process: Western audiences are becoming more interested in India, as evidenced by the mild success of Lagaan and Bride and Prejudice. As Western audiences for Indian cinema grow, Western producers are funding maverick Indian filmmakers like Gurinder Chadha (Bride and Prejudice) and Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding). Both Chadha and Nair are of Indian origin but do not live in India, and who made their names in Western independent films; they have now been funded to create films that "interpret" the Indian cinematic tradition for Westerners. A similar filmmaker is Deepa Mehta of Canada, whose films include the trilogy Fire, Earth and Water.

Indian cinema is also influencing the English and American musical; Baz Luhrmann`s Moulin Rouge! (2001) incorporates a Bollywood-style dance sequence; The Guru and The 40-Year-Old Virgin feature Indian-style song-and-dance sequences; A. R. Rahman, India`s star film composer, was recruited for Andrew Lloyd Webber`s Bombay Dreams; and a musical version of Hum Aapke Hain Koun has played in London`s West End.

Some Indians have succeeded in the Western film industry purely on their own terms without showing any Bollywood influence, such as filmmakers Manoj Night Shyamalan and Jay Chandrasekhar. Indian actors like Aishwarya Rai are getting good roles in Western films.

Criticism of Indian Cinema

Indian Cinema, is continiously criticised, for its lack of creativity and its over usage of the same plot line. Movies like Kaho Naa Pyar Hai one of Indian Cinema`s biggest hits, had a storyline which was used for generations. Critics also point out that almost every Drama film in India, is mainly centered around family, and that each of there dramas are extremely similair to those of soap operas.

Indian Cinema, is also very celebrity oriented. It should be noted that Film-makers in Bengal, and Orissa, and Tamil Nadu, which are states of India, have extremely talented Film makers, and have made much better films, than those of Hindi Cinema, which is popularly called Bollywood, but none of these films, are even considered for the Indian entry to the Academy Awards.

Ratings also show that the young Indian Audiences are slowly moving away from the conventional Films, and are looking for variety, which proves the Commercial successes of movies like Black, Iqbal, Rang De Basanthi, and other comparatively well-made films. Another aspect to be noted is that during the IIFA, the International Indian Film Awards, not one film from any other language other than Hindi, was nominated for any award. Which proves to show that the glamour of Indian Cinema, only rests with the Bollywood, and no one ese. Movies which were big critical failures, like Aitraaz, No Entry, Mission Kashmir, but huge box-office hits, due to their use of absurd, and voyueristic humour, have been nominated for Best Picture awards in almost every major Film Award Ceremonies. It is to be noted that most out-of-the-mainstream movies do resort to extreme publicity gimmicks and rather blatant orchestration to get the point across.

The major criticism however is that Indian CInema, gives no leverage to new directors, or actors. Most who are given the chance, have to mould out of their conventional styles, and have to transform to the thoughts of the producers, who don`t care for the artistic aspect of films, but more for the commercial aspect of it, hence the introduction of Item Numbers, and skimpily clad women. Indian Cinema is at its lowest level at the moment, and even though a few are trying to lift it up, it will take the entire consesus of both the Audiences and the producers, to make Indian Cinema on par with those like the American, Vritish, French, Chinese or Iranian films, which are widely credited to be the best in both art as well as in commercialism.

True but Indians must also take in count OSACRS are for the west. So its like chasing WEST for awards.

Getting Started

Hi,

The Title Getting Started must be confusing for most of us. Confusing in the Sense What excatly do I mean when I say Getting Started. This Blog is for all those MBA Colleagues of mine all around the globe and those What I call them MBA W.B.(would be).

Post my MBA from prestigious Indira School of Business Studies I was living a normal life as an average Indian does. Getting into a decent company with a decent salary and then growing from thereafter. Until July'09 changed it for me. I left my previous job and was thinking to start my own venture back in Orissa or Deoghar.I thought that would be a cakewalk since My Thinking was Simple Outsourcing.

Then Came the Struggle after Diwali.I had couple of projects in hand which I wanted to do.Obviously I thought Orissa would be a suitable place for me . But fortunes had different things in Store for me . I landed up in deoghar and would term this place as an alien land for me.NO idea about this place.

OK So i Had to move on. I bought lands(toughest part) and then the process for Setting up my firm ASHA BOTTLING & CONFECTIONARY as per the ACT.

But U actually learn when U try to become an ENTREPENEUR.Ur Leadership Skills are tested and PAtience is obviously the Driving factor in this World.

All your Marketing Skills ,HR Skills< Financial Skills are tested.LetAlone Man Management.


I honestly Believe in "THERE IS NO GREATER JOY OF LIVING THAN HAVING UR SHAURYA INTACT"

River Linking Project of India

This was the project that was introduced by the NDA government in 2003.It has been called the BIggest Water Projects in the World.I almost forgot about this project till recently When some news channel were showing till it would lead to environmental disasters.This was the time I decided to find out more on GOOGLE.I had few articles wherein they were pros and cons of this project.Here I am mentioning this article that will briefly describe about this project.


BY:-Tanveer Jafri - 5/14/2008
Two third part of the earth is covered with water yet there is a dark future for the usable water in the world. The ocean water is salty, pungent & polluted & at some places it is even poisonous & can kill a being. Despite all the efforts, the scientists have not been able to make it worth drinking & usable for agriculture & industry. That's why, with the increase in population in the world, the demand for clean water is also increasing. Some farsighted analysts are of the view that if there is no solution for the drinking water, it will not astonish that next world war is for the control of water. To face these worries, many countries of the world are working to get out of this trouble of water scarcity.


In a large country like India, a big project to connect about 30 big rivers & canals has been started under the supervision of International Water Management Board. This work has been named National River Link Project. In spite of it, that India is known as an agriculture dominant country but unfortunately, there is no right distribution & management of river water. That's why one third of our country's agriculture is destroyed because of drought or floods. Obviously its adverse effect is on the farmers & at the same time on the economy of our country. The North-West & Southern states in India fulfill the water needs of their agriculture from the rivers & canals but the eastern regions of the Ganges remain badly in spate of water. Many rivers of the eastern sector take so fierce form that all the crops & even the villages are destroyed in floods. As a result of it, the country has to suffer heavy losses of life & property. This has been going on for the last many centuries. But after the warning of global warming, the entire world including India is now alert & many countries have taken many firm & positive decisions for the management of sweet, fresh & clean water.


In India, the rivers that are proposed to be linked with each other, work on many of them has been started. Some of the main projects are such as Mahanadi has to be linked with Godawari & the river Inchampalli is to be linked with Nagarjun Sagar & Pulichintala. Somasila River is to be linked with Nagarjun Sagar & Grand Anicut Link. To Link of Penar River to Almati & Siriselam, to link Yamuna river with Sharda & Rajasthan & Rajasthan is to be linked with Sabarmati. Similarly Son bairaj is to be linked with Chunar & Ganges in the South, to link Ganges River to Damodar River & Swarn Rekha River to Mahanadi. In the same way, Farkka is proposed to be linked to Sundervan & Jogichhopa. Linking of Ganges-Gandak, Ghagra-Yamuna, Kosi-Ghagra & Kosi-Mechi links are also proposed. Besides this Netravati-Hemwati Project, Pamba-Anchankovil viper link is also proposed. Similarly Daman Ganges to Pinjal, Bedati to Varda, Parvati to Kali Sindh & Chambal and Parvati, Tapi & Narmada links are also proposed.


The only aim of this largest river link project of the world is to make use of the water that goes waste in flood & with the help of this River Link Project assure good use by make available water to those areas that face drought & acute scarcity of water. It is assumed that if this largest project, being worked in three phases, is completed & regional politicians cooperate fully then there will be increase in the agricultural production & at the same time increase in national agricultural income. The people will get relief from the havoc caused by floods & drought. And above all, the people will get clean drinkable water.


On one side, many positive results are being told from this great project & on the other side, this project is being criticized. There are some leaders in some states who are trying to make people understand that if this project is completed, water form their own areas will go to other areas. They have many arguments of this type. But undoubtedly, all these arguments are based on limited & narrow thinking as well as on vote bank. Whereas the River Link Project is a national project & it has nationwide importance. The people who oppose this project are from some active organizations that belong to a special political thinking. Their spokesmen travel widely in the country, organize meetings & seminars and show such a terrible picture of these projects that a common man is perplexed. Their main arguments are to take risk of having a big amount as loan from World Bank or International Monetary Fund. They allege that all this exercise is only for the benefit of foreigners by handing over this project to them, to use many expensive techniques for this impossible looking project & continuous running of this project. According to these critics, all these are some very expensive measures. They also state that there is a conspiracy behind it that wants India to be overburdened under heavy debt. Not only this, the opponents of this project are also making propaganda that if this project is completed from foreign money taken as loan, the expenditure on this project will be so much that the debts can't be cleared. And in such a situation, these rivers will go under the control of those powers that have spent money on it.


In such circumstances the Government of India & the people working on this project have a duty to propagate through newspaper & advertisements, again & again, all the aspects of this project with full transparency before the country. In this way all the doubts that exist in the countrymen will be cleared & people of the country will know the merits & demerits of the project. If the National River Link Project is a useful project in reality & there is possibility of increase in agricultural production, then the expenditure incurred on this project can be easily recovered. There should be steps to control the people who are opposing this project widely. In fact, whereas the people who are facing drought & floods are happy to hear the news of this project, at the same time the manifold critical arguments against this project are subject that worry them.

Why one should donate Blood?

I am one of the active member of the Red cross Team in Orissa.For me there has to be every reason of one doing an activity. There has to be pros and cons of that particular activity. So I did research on WHY ONE SHOULD DONATE BLOOD?.There are numerous reasons on why one should?Here are some of them:- 1.No doubt the first and foremost advantage of donating blood is the exalted feeling of saving some one's life. If we donate the little excess blood in our body, it could save some one's life without creating any problem for us. Instead it would help to alleviate some major health problems like heart diseases. 2.Blood donation is an excellent way to get rid of excess iron accumulated in our body due to its over consumption. Excess iron in the body can stimulate the formation of free radicals, which are responsible for causing damage to body cells and tissues. Free radicals are also associated with many diseases like heart diseases and cancer. 3.Besides, blood donation also burns the extra calories and reduces your cholesterol level. After donating blood, the count of blood cells decreases in our body, which stimulates the bone marrow to produce new red blood cells in order to replenish the loss. 4.A Red Cross Donor is given a Blood donor Card. With this card, the donor will be given priority in case of blood needs. There are no major disadvantages of donating blood, except that sometimes one may experience a drop in blood pressure due to hypovolemia (a state of reduced blood volume), which may necessitate cancellation of donation. Sometimes, one may also experience mild nausea or dizziness for a short while But if you compare the health benefits and mental satisfaction that comes from saving a life, you will feel that benefits of this act of charity is not only restricted to the recipient, but also helps the donor immensely.

Tackling Swine Flu the ayurvedic way?

The hue and cry of H1N1 virus has created a lot of panic among the people but it’s not going to benefit any body in anyway. In fact it’s going to create a lot of stress among us and thus can deteriorate our mental health.

As tamiflu tablets are effective only after the person tests positive for the virus and the vaccine against the virus is under the process of development the government of India has shown a faith in our ancient medicine.

Yes we can fight boldly with this virus by following few dos and don’ts. This virus affects usually the persons having less immunity or already suffering from some kind of chronic disorders.

Here are some tips to improve the immunity.

* First of all do not panic. Relax your mind. Some kind of exercises can help you do so especially the yogic exercises like you can do the pranayam which also helps in purifying the respiratory system to some extent.
* Immunoglobulins create the resistance in our body against the various antigens. Many herbs help in its formation in the body. Tulsi (ocimum sanctum) among these is best as it has more specific action on the respiratory system. Take few leaves of it and make decoction. Decoction of giloya(tinospora) is also good
* Use turmeric, ginger,long pepper as spices
* Use hot water to drink. This will prevent the virus from entering the respiratory system.
* Avoid the street foods.
* Indian gooseberry (amla) in raw form helps in boosting your immunity.
* Chawanprash made according to ayurvedic texts should be taken on regular basis. Some other ayurvedic drugs like sudarshan etc can also be taken.
* Finally avoid the direct contact of the affected person.

By following these few precautionary measures you can easily combat this H1N1 virus. Your immunity will be a great barrier for the virus.

Take care as health is the true wealth!