Out of sheer and sometimes annoying habit of switching channels I chanced upon a really old film....Chhoti si Baat......its such adorable watch. It got me thinking about the indian cinema of that era and what it means to me personally
I of course for exposed to these movies when i was slightly older and hence my comprehension of these movies is very cognitive as opposed to movies i watched while growing up. What i mean is that i have watched these movies with a lot of concentration and involvement rather than movies just playing on TV randomly.
And something about this genre of cinema just tugs at your heart. Its real and yet its not in your face or trying to prove a point. And i really want to draw a parallel with cinema that we call real today. They all are somehow about these issues which are kept under cover or sex or corruption or even when its romance its very "what does youth of today want" - none of them genuinely manage to take a slice of life and amplify it for one to be able to watch it over and over and over again. And the beauty of this era of cinema was its strong roots in the "life next door"
It also gives one a kaleidoscopic view of our parents lives when they grew up and how their dreams and ambitions were well grounded. What really appeals to me if the pace of life depicted in these films. Its not slow - its just right. Its not cramped with 100 things and million gadgets and zillion technology points. It is however cramped with conversations and interactions and so many more smiles and so much more pleasure.
I am really proud that indian cinema had film makers like Hrisnikesh Mukherjee and Basu Bhattacharya who brought alive movies like Choti si Baat, Jhoothi, Chupke Chupke et al for our generation to watch and enjoy.
I of course for exposed to these movies when i was slightly older and hence my comprehension of these movies is very cognitive as opposed to movies i watched while growing up. What i mean is that i have watched these movies with a lot of concentration and involvement rather than movies just playing on TV randomly.
And something about this genre of cinema just tugs at your heart. Its real and yet its not in your face or trying to prove a point. And i really want to draw a parallel with cinema that we call real today. They all are somehow about these issues which are kept under cover or sex or corruption or even when its romance its very "what does youth of today want" - none of them genuinely manage to take a slice of life and amplify it for one to be able to watch it over and over and over again. And the beauty of this era of cinema was its strong roots in the "life next door"
It also gives one a kaleidoscopic view of our parents lives when they grew up and how their dreams and ambitions were well grounded. What really appeals to me if the pace of life depicted in these films. Its not slow - its just right. Its not cramped with 100 things and million gadgets and zillion technology points. It is however cramped with conversations and interactions and so many more smiles and so much more pleasure.
I am really proud that indian cinema had film makers like Hrisnikesh Mukherjee and Basu Bhattacharya who brought alive movies like Choti si Baat, Jhoothi, Chupke Chupke et al for our generation to watch and enjoy.
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