I opine that the 50s were of hopefulness, the sixties of escapism, the seventies for frustration, the eighties for cacophony and the 90s onwards for total confusion. Indian cinema must grow up or be forgotten as easily as the latest blockbusters are.

The word that matters here is ‘money’. Viewers want full paisa vasool for their money spent..and movie-makers want full return + profit on their money invested.

While this may be the reality, one does not need to subscribe to it. If that was the case, we would never progress as a society.

Producers and directors need to push the boundary and slowly and steadily the people will come around.

the words “revolution modus-operandi” ring a bell

Yes the movies have a mass appeal and sell well, but in terms of intrinsic quality, it has a long road to travel. There are very very few movies that make the process of movie making into an art.

We need more directors who can do that. Movies in India can be a great medium to influence “pop” culture and “pop” art and should be used in that sense. Mindless stories churned out on the same formula are no good.