Rebirth of India: Superior

In this case, the Congress party released Puran Devi and arranged for a senior party member to marry her. It was obvious that they valued her influence and wanted to use her to get votes from the lower caste people.

The reason why the Congress Party is even able to do such a thing is because this year they are really having a bad year. The seeded candidate Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in May, and his wife Sonia Gandhi refused to take charge. The Indian National Congress The big party was leaderless for a while. At this time, the second phase of the general election was approaching, and the Congress Party Working Committee appointed Narasimha Rao as party chairman on May 2. This is the first time in 13 years that a non-Nehru-Gandhi family member has served as the Congress Party president.

The Congress Party was in trouble, so naturally his old rival the People's Party would not let go of this good opportunity and began to engage in large-scale activities. In order to attract votes and resist the crazy counterattack of the People's Party, Rao's team had no choice but to release Puran Devi. , in order to rely on her to win over the votes of lower castes and women. (Prandevi was not released at this time, but for the sake of the plot, I will mention it here in advance. Anyway, no matter which political party released her, the purpose is the same.)

This kind of political struggle naturally has nothing to do with Shakru, but when he saw the news, the first thing that came to his mind was a classic Indian movie "The Bandit Queen" that he had watched. It was also because of this movie that he got to know and remember Pramdevi's name, which gave him an idea that he had thought about for a long time, which was to open a film company.

Shakru's purpose of opening a film company is not to make money, or in other words, his main purpose is not to make money, because he is not short of money at all now. The income from Sexiaopiaowan is enough to ensure his livelihood, not to mention the economic crises in the next ten or twenty years. If you want to make quick money, just go there and snipe.

Therefore, Shakru's more purpose is to shoot classic movies in his impression and those that can reflect social reality, so that people all over the world can understand a real India, so that knowledgeable Indians can After watching the movie, it aroused his thoughts. Of course, as a movie fan, he also wanted to enjoy the sense of accomplishment that his movie caused a sensation and hot discussion.

As early as 1913, India had its own film "King Harischandra". The 1950s was the golden age of Indian films. In 1952, the first International Film Festival was held, which continued until the 1970s. In the 1980s, most Indian films were still profitable. However, since the 1980s, although the output of Indian films is still the largest in the world, the box office has been declining year by year, with less than 5% of the films making profits.

Cinema occupies an important social position in India. Perhaps it is due to religious beliefs. Compared with material life, Indians prefer spiritual life, fantasize about illusory romance, and revel in the world of nothingness. Movies provide precisely such conditions for Indians and become an escape for most Indians. Difficulty in real life, seeking a means of spiritual release. Therefore, Indian movies are highly romantic and seriously divorced from social reality. The costumes and backgrounds are very gorgeous, and the heroes and heroines are singing and dancing happily. Song and dance are essential elements in Indian movies. In a standard 3-hour Indian movie, there will be a song and dance scene every 30 minutes on average.

Take Bollywood, India's most famous film base, as an example. Almost all films have at least one singing and dancing scene. Indian audiences expect value for their money, and performers in films are often called "paisavasool," which means "value for money." Singing and dancing, a love triangle, comedy plus Daredevil's thrills - all mixed together in a three-hour, extravagant show that includes an intermission. These films are called "masala" films, named after the Hindi word "masala" for a blend of spices. Like "masala" spice, these movies are really a mixture of everything.

The plot of the film is mostly a popular farce, which contains many formulaic elements, such as ill-fated lovers, angry parents, corrupt officials, kidnappers, villains with evil intentions, kind-hearted women who have fallen into prostitution, and long-lost relatives. and siblings separated by fate, dramatic twists of fate, and convenient coincidences.

This kind of movies are made to cater to the domestic market, so they almost have no connotation or profound meaning. Naturally, they cannot make an impact in the international film world. Moreover, due to the low income of the Indian people and the deliberate control of the government, the ticket price is very low. It is extremely low, and even free at all when showing in rural areas. Therefore, although there are many movies shot, few can make money.

The film company that Shakru plans to start never wants to follow this old path. He wants to target overseas markets and the middle class in India, so this has high requirements for the quality and content of the film, and this " "Bandit Queen" fully meets his current requirements.

First of all, Puran Devi's story has such a huge impact in India, so if her experience is made into a movie, as long as it can be released, there will definitely be a lot of curious people coming to watch it; secondly, this kind of movie that reflects the real situation in India can definitely attract a lot of overseas audiences in terms of subject matter and intention, because everyone's understanding of India is superficial and one-sided; thirdly, this movie does not need handsome men and beautiful women, or big stars, as long as you find a good director and a group of powerful actors, it can basically take shape, so it is very suitable for a new film company to choose a source of film when it starts.

The only trouble is whether this kind of movie can pass the review, but Shakru is not particularly worried about this. At worst, it will not be released in India first, but will be shown abroad first, so that it will bloom inside and outside the wall.

Another major advantage of Shakru is that he has sufficient funds. Until 2000, Indian banks were prohibited from providing loans for film production. Therefore, except for a few art films where the directors could apply for state funding, other film funds came from independent distributors or a few large film companies. Even many Indian gangs participated in the production and distribution of films to launder money and achieve other purposes.

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