Cinema of India: My First Impression | Video Essay
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Accented Cinema - Episode 65
The reason it took me this long to make a video on the cinema of India is purely because I know nothing about India's cinematic culture. So this is going to my, no joke, my first dive into the rich world of Bollywood, Kollywood, and Tollywood!
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I think, you should make collaboration with TRP who knows as tried to refuse production a Indian youtube English channel who give best example of Indian movie masterpiece you should watch
I appreciate for making this video.
There are a lot of movies that deserve attention which if u like i will mention in future.
Stereotypes are going high outside for sure living outside I understand how my friends ask about india and all
Since this channel has a lot videos on china our cultural contributions to China are priceless like shoo-in temple and shaolin kungu by bodhidharma rooftile bending architecture from modern day nepal many big artists and monks and surgerians were sent from here, buddhism many children came and studied in oldest University established in 800bce and 600 ad Nalanda famous people like huien Tsang. we hope we will reach the same ancient glory
There is a lot good filmsthanks for this video again.
Bollywood
Bhaagi 1 (good one)
Ms Dhoni untold story
Super 30
Ghajini
Main hoona
Singham
Kabhi khushi kabhi gham
Sultan
Rang de basanti
I'm a malyalam speaker but I can't remember now since I'm having exams so I will give list afterwards for now I suggest u to watch this one
Drishyam 1
@@65sonumonps57 he'll watch those movies if he has time it would much better if he made collaboration with TRP aka Tried Refuse Production TH-camr which can give him ideas and culture our Indian film industry
I was an engineering student when i watched 3 idiots. First bollywood i have watched. Its a story that i really can relate with that time. I failed when i was third year then i persued my passion in art. Fast forward to this day. I am now a sculptig instructor and a painter and also a toy maker. I would have perseud a course i n college that i never have passion with. I know it is kind ridiculous but tht movie really hits home when ever watched it
Where r u from?
@@Rohit-ne2el Philippines.
@@badongpalacio312 eiiii Philippines numba 1!!!
Malayalam movies are by far the best in India
@@TheRishijoesanu stop spamming this, ur just making me never try malayalam movies...
you know? "it feels bad when a friend fails but it feels worst when he comes first" was like THE best and the most relatable dialogue of that movie
It's perhaps the most relatable dialogue ever written
Why does it feel worse?
@@onlytostudy2300 because it so competitive. you want to have unconditional love for your friends, but since everyone wants to have a better score, better job, better income, we are still competitive, and our egos are hurt when our friend beats us.
Ye😂
Yeo that line hits home😂😂
I had a class in college (Pace University) that covered “Asian Cinema” (an acknowledged reductionist term) which was taught by a Tamil professor of International Relations and a Hong Kong professor of World History. Most days we watched a film from either region and juxtaposed it with a lesson from either discipline. But my favorite was 3 Idiots, which we watched on our last day as “fun day” and I just remember that the post-screen discussion was the most insightful despite it being an “off day” because of its connection with us as students and the professors as products of the “success culture” in their respective birthplaces. At the end of the class both professors stopped us all and said “I hope you all recognize how dumb the term “Asian Cinema” is now, and don’t blame us, class names have a character limit.”
That was a interesting read, thanks for sharing
The end made me chuckle lol, that sounds like it was a good lesson.
I would’ve loved that class with those teachers
This sounds like an actual movie plot.
3 idiots is most overrated film ever
You should also watch "Taare Zameen Par", meaning the stars on the earth. This cinema explores the Indian education system on the primary basis. Its about a child who had dyslexia, and how everyone around him made him feel that he was worthless. I will not give more spoilers, but here too you will find Aamir Khan. Its such a beautiful cinema, I still cry about it today.
And definitely you should check out Bengali films. Especially by Satyajit Ray, the greatest Indian cinema director of all time. He even got Oscar lifetime achievement award...he is very very much respected in India and in our Bengali culture
Well made film, but too niche, had a single theme of just dyslexia. There are so many films like this, which would not be true representative films. He was trying to do an introduction to Indian cinema, so had to choose carefully.
Tollywood and kollywood are pretty fire too
That movie is an absolute masterpiece oh my god yes
Film broke my heart
Agreed.
3 Idiots was my first ever Bollywood film and I can't agree more - it's a breakout hit and just absolutely wonderfully awesome. It's a gem of a story! After I watched it the first time, I endeavoured to learn how to sing "All is Well". I've seen it thrice now actually due to how fantastic this film is.
I don't know why but Indian shows and films are popular in the Arab world as well as Turkish dramas
@@appleslover because, Three khan actors in Bollywood, shahrukh khan, Salman khan and Aamir khan
@@royalkumar795 the real Khan of cinema industry
@@ibnu9969 shahrukh khan who is most highest paid Actor in Bollywood and have huge fan following in China
3 times? I watched it everytime before my semester starts since college 😅
My elder brother and his friend has watched 3 idiots so many times that they can now exactly predict the number of steps a character takes. And the number of times Virus beats Rancho with his Umbrella. 🤣
Also watch Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, it's a fun travelling movie along with Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
U should also watch another Indian movie based on college life called : Chichore
Watch super delux, tumbbad and many other best indian flims
@@snaik9141 tumbaad isn't Marathi
😂
This guy clearly stated in his title that this is his "first impression" and just an intro to his possible further observations. And yet some are expecting him to know every side of Indian cinema by now.
I have been watching Indian cinema for twelve years now. Once I was drawn to it, I became obsessed. After watching Bollywood for several years, I saw Baahubali in 2015 and started checking out Prabhas' Telugu films. After that, I started watching Tamil and Malayalam. I loved the way you summed up the reason you enjoy them. I agree they are wonderful!
where do you watch those movies? where online?
Oh nice! Do watch Marathi and Bengali films as well... they are too good, more artistic n realistic!
There is also a pretty good Hindi horror movie called 'Tumbbad' , made with a really low budget of $700,000 .
Tumbbad deserves so much more! Its like many people have heard of it on the internet but not watched it?
Tumbbad is brilliant. My mom forced me to watch it because I wasn't interested initially. Boy, was my mom right.
Jesper Kyd'e soundtrack was wonderfull
It's not really horror,more like Dark Fantasy
thumbhad is awsome pls do watch it u will get better idea of indian culture
So, calling Indian cinema just “Bollywood” would be like calling someone from west Africa “Nigerian” because it’s the most populated nation in the region (Nigeria is also the most populated country in Africa).
Malayalam movies are by far the best in India
@@TheRishijoesanu Debatable
@@TheRishijoesanu nope they are not
@@freeshavaacadooo1095 right now it's not debatable at all. Malayalam movies rule OTT platforms
@@rishin8012 Which film industry in India do you think is superior to Malayalam currently?
From Nepal, I grew up watching Indian movies and I love it...while I probably watched 100+ indian movies I only watched 10- Nepali movies..I know Indian culture and language because of Indian movies, it introduced me to ALOT of emotions lol when my family says let's watch a movies we watch an Indian one when my family talks about their favourite movies they're all Indian movies..lots of love to India~
We are like Brothers
Similarly, I love Nepali indie scene.. the pandemic introduced me to Sajjan raj Vaidya and now I have a whoooollle playlist of Nepali songs.. hope Nepal gets the recognition for how beautiful the music is 😊❤
Lol I didn't know you yourself see you as a Nepali, Nepal is an integral part of India, it's nothing different from India, same religion, same culture, same food, you can speak Hindi fluently.
It's just your nationality isn't Indian.
Even me being Indian by nationality, still don't know Hindi since I'm a South Indian from Tamil Nadu.
Your view is 100% true. But u didn't mention Malayalam film industry. Even though it is small compared to others. Most of the " Orginal films" are made in Malayalam industry. Every other film industries in India are watching closely in Malayalam industry to remak into their language.Malayam film industry is clasic and orginal like Korean movies. "Drishyam" a movie made in Malayalam was even remaked by Chinese language and it is going to remake in korean soon with parasite actor !
Drishyam is based on the the Devotion of Suspect X - a Japanese novella
I'm not indian. I'm Bangladeshi, which is a country that shares its borders with India on three sides. and with that comes the inevitable exposure to indian cinema and culture. I've grown up watching and absolutely adoring indian movies made in Hindi and Bangla languages. Then I moved on to discover the Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films which opened up a whole new world for me. Indian stories and the ways they're told feel incredibly close to home. This video makes me so happy (':
sameeee :)
same but im a Pakistani
@@shameerabdullah9368 we are all the same man respect
@@2pac61 its the government and media that separate us like india and pakistan speak the same language but there still conflict india media demonizes pakistan with all the terrorist nonsense which isn't true and in Pakistan the media demonizes india by saying the Hindu s kill the muslims and that the muslim are oppressed in india
the whole indian subcontinent has mainly indian culture at the higher level, there is no bangladeshi or pakistani culture, but all south asian countries has at higher level indian culture we own all the countries of the subcontinent
Everyone mad at him for not including Malayalam movies but we should also appreciate the time and research he invested to introduce indian cinema to the world. Let us show some respect to him, shall we? ❤️❤️🇮🇳
He can't include every language of india in one freaking video. Be logical.
the video will be hell long so accept it what it is btw south Indian cinema sucks! LIKE A LOOOTT....!!
@@dead-channel6842 just a peice of advice from a Bihari - South Indian movies are relevant as well as logical . Their action scenes are as much exaggerated as it is in bollywood .
They teach us some social and ethical values , a good bonding with family .
Moreover if you have chosen masala kind of movie mainly shown on Sony Max, UTV action etc. then no-one can help you. In about 10 years the popularity of South Indian movies has boosted . Bollywood movies are more and more becoming money oriented such example are Radhe, Simba, laxmi bomb . Most of the movies are even copy of South Indian movies.
Bollywood era has long gone in dust , it's the OTT who has upheld people's belief.
@@dead-channel6842 movies like Arjun Reddy,....watch those not sure he other types
@@dead-channel6842 saying that south Indian movies suck really makes you look like a clown and lets everyone know that you have negligible credibility 😅
Satyajit ray? Not just india, not just Asia, one of the greatest filmmakers of all times. And you missed his films? Devi, appu trilogy, player of chess, every single film is masterpiece. Martin Scorsese himself said satyajit ray is an inspiration for him. Akira Kawasaki once said, "not seeing satyajit Ray's films is like not seeing son or moon"
THANK YOU as a bengali i felt a bit hurt about how much he missed out on just by not mentioning ray considering how much time and effort he took out to make this insightful vid
Man even some Bengalis of present fail to watch/appreciate his films,so how could I expect this guy to do so?😢and yeah ofc its a bittersweet feeling when Indian cinema is getting it's recognition but Bengali ones are completely forgotten.its all abt Bollywood vs South Indian films. And ofc u can't expect people to be hyped abt old films.. whereas present films.. it isn't the same... it's glory days have long ended..btw coming from a Bengali..it really does hurt...
Satyajit ray's film don't really qualify as Indian. They are just an imitation of western cinema, Italian neo-noir to be precise.
It's Kurosawa not Kawasaki 😂
Too arty, stylized, slow, dark for the common man's taste, but no doubt brilliant as the art of film making goes.
Deep inside we all know that "Hera Pheri" is the real Masterpiece
Copy paste of Malayalam movie
Hera pheri is a masterpiece. But it could aslo be a super Hero orgin story. Watch the playlists that I have for it
@@ItsJefin bt subtitles doesn't make you that laughable while watching it so for those who don't understand malayalam , hera pheri is best
It's a remake of Malayalam movie!
@@danielsmith7383 weebs would like disagree
Indian cinema where quality of Film making is concerned...
1. Malayalam Cinema(the experimental hub of indian cinema)
2. Tamil Cinema(where both Art house+ commercial films are well balanced)
3. Marathi Cinema(the most underrated industry in indian cinema)
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Special mention to Bengali cinema!!!
Have u seen Kannada cinema
@@prathampratham198 Not in my top-3
@@MrNo-dc2wp ok you're opinion, but Kannada cinama also has many greater film's
2. Tamil cinema.. Can u tell a full arthouse movie released in the tamil in recent years??
@@sreejicalicut Sarpatta, Vaazhl, Pariyerum Perumal, Peranbu, Taramani, Vada Chennai, 96, Mariyan, VTV etc. Many such, I can't remember right now at the moment. Start with these if you're new to Indian cinema
One of the reason 3 Idiots became the cultural icon it is today was because it was one of the first mainstream movie to finally show what thousands of students were thinking everyday. I wish more bollywood movies tried breaking these societal constraints instead of always following a similar formula.
watch Kirk party Kannada movie
With a brilliant story, it had absolutely genius writing.
Taare Zameen par did that too
@@shyguy5473 it certainly did,but that was more or less about abuse that many children face by teachers who can't teach them,3 idiots is more about the competitive nature of college exams, coincidentally both star Aamir Khan,
Chichore did it
The apu trilogy by Satyajit Ray (R.I.P) is not only one of the greatest film series from India, but one of the greatest film series ever made.
👍🏼 yes
Im surprised this didn't even come up wbh it is the defining indian movie when it comes to film studies
Aamir Khan Masterpieces With Social Message :
1 - 3 Idiots
2 - PK
3 - The Secret Superstar
4 - Dangal
5 - Taare Zameen Par
6 - Peepli Live (Produced By Aamir Khan)
7 - Rang De Basanti
8 - Lagaan
9 - Dhobi Ghat
10 - Sarfarosh
Secret superstar was his worst film according to me
What about Delhi belly
@@jaswantkumar8293 even PK was mid
PK was garbage
Gajni
Sir I recommend you just watch any film of satyajit ray. Without his movie Indian cinema isn't complete
Truly the master
Facts
Malayalam movies are by far the best in India
Even the Legend Kurosawa spoke highly of him!👍
@@TheRishijoesanu ha bhai samaj gaye plz stop now
i'll be honest, i never thought anyone could speak about indian cinema satisfactorily in any amount of time but you've managed to do a splendid job in just 15 minutes. that's really a testament to your dedication and ability. thank you for doing such a great job!
Hey brother! I Loved this video and as an Indian myself, I love exploring films from my country. I would however, highly recommend you to explore more of Malayalam and Bengali (my mother tongue) cinema. These two industries are making some socially relevant and realistic films which tell the stories of people from various stratas of the society. An early recommendation would be Labour of Love (Bengali) and Premam (Malayalam).
But Hollywood always make action and fantasy movies 😊 why India cinema not make good action 😂
They do and some are really good 😂
The cinema in India is slowly changing. I wish unnecessary songs/item numbers were cut to allow telling more impactful and concise stories.
that is happening in south industries like mollywood and kollywood
Ahh, yes, 3 Idiots in particular was a staple, a must watch for students where I live in. Everybody has seen it, and has definitely influenced a lot of young people to get into college. Or not, haha. I know it did for me, and I regret nothing.
BTW, an underappreciated gem of a movie is Taare Zameen Par. A beautiful Indian film. Please watch it. Prepare tissues. You might cry your eyes out, especially if you yourself or someone you know suffered/suffers any neurological condition.
Absolutely conquer on taare zameen par. It’s my favorite film - the topics it discusses are so important and relevant, particularly in India
Malayalam movies are by far the best in India
Pinoy? Ehehehe
@@jcgxiii2095 Shhhhh, don't blow my cover, haha.
tare zameen par is under appreciated ????? what
The whole comment section is about Mollywood, I would say he already done a great job on introducing Indian cinema, its a awesome introduction for anyone who only watched one or two Indian movies 🍿 I only know Bollywood before, so it’s an eye opening video, made me watch Super Delux right after watching this, it’s definitely great! I love it
Ya they should stop spamming mollywood
Watch the playlists that I have for "if znmd was a heist movie"
Super delux was amazing
@@FaisalAnsari-pk9by why should we stop? Mollywood is now one of the best Movie industry in India 💀and he just missed it 🙌there's no problem in spamming about Mollywood
@@psproductions7963 he didn't missed it he will cover it in next video for that you should make this video more than million views
Thank you. After years of exploring the cultures, arts, and histories of Africa, Latin America, and especially East Asia, I've been trying to expand my understanding of India. I came in contact with Indian cinema through its music and also traditional music (I've been trying to learn the bansuri), and the films you featured look great. I'll certainly give some of them a try.
14:14
"But not everyone can be successful... Hardly one in a hundred"
This is the real translation, loved the video tho
The probable next leap will be to MalayalamMovieIndustry.
There is a Singapore movie that have almost same storyline called "Me not stupid" about three middle schooler kids who do badly in school and also a criticism to outdated school system in Singapore where they focus on Academic instead of individual talents.
As a Malaysian Chinese, I remember watching that movie, and certain scenes never fail to crack me up. It's a good movie, really.
I watched it when I was in school with all the students and the teacher too
Oh yeah, I don't remember Accented Cinema talked about Singaporean Movies, Jack Neo made it big, from I Not Stupid, They Not Bad, to We Not Perfect or something like that (Shui Bu Shen Me). Phua Chu Kang actor Gurmit Singh can be seen in many. There is also one Singaporean movie I forgot the title name which is a ghost movie that challenges homophobia in the modern society. The name's Ghost Bride or something. This one got me almost emotional.
Singaporean here
The Film is called "I Not Stupid", and it already has sequels (watch those if you want a better idea of our education system), and even a short running TV series.
@@adrianhiisssthecat3795 One of my favourites is Just Follow Law, its a body switching story that mocks the government's working system and the life of a typical Singaporean, but is one hell of a funny comedy, stars Gurmit Singh and Fann Wong, give it a watch
Just watch "Tumbaad" Oscar worthy movie
It deserves its own movie analysis
I heard someone is talking about Indian cinema without even mentioning Bengali films. Can't blame him, most of my fellow country men haven't watched masterpieces by Ray, Sen, Ghatak, Ghosh and many more. He's just a foreigner , don't expect much from him.
The "little bit of everything" approach that you mentioned is properly called "masala cinema". It's probably the most immediately recognisable feature of Indian cinema, as most films would try to combine elements of several different genres.
Malayalam movies are by far the best in India
watch his essay on sholey movie.
I think this a trait of many films made in Korea too but I don't know if they have a name for it though
@yo bunny you must be jocking na. Though Bollywood makes good movies(very few in fact), regional films are the real gems
@@TheRishijoesanustop spamming, you wont convince anyone by acting like a crazy maniac.
When I was a kid in the 90s, there was Indian cinema & Chinese cinema and neither twain meets. In fact, neither cinemas ever acknowledged each other. For a longest time, I have long wanted for both nations to crossover.
With how Internet has brought everyone together, it's only time before both worlds would come together.
There's actually a Chinese-Indian collaboration movie called Kung Fu Yoga which came out in 2017, with Jackie Chan in the main role. I haven't heard particularly good things about it though, and I think it was mostly gimmick. That being said, a number of Indian films talked about in this video actually did well in China. 3 Idiots was a cult hit there, and Dangal is among the top 20 highest-grossing international films in China, the only non-Hollywood production in that list.
There is a kinda in between movie, that does neither the chinese or indian sides justice but it exists, it's alright but not really good. (Chandni chowk to china.)
@@utkarshjha9547
My fav AK flick when I was a kid
CCP don't want their people to explore other nations or ideas that's why they have massive internet firewall
As a indian I grew up watching Chinese movie 🎥 specially Bruce Lee, Andy lau,Stephan chow and Jackie Chan movies
You are doing the world a big favour that you are connecting people together whom otherwise will not. Keep your endeavour it will bring you further than you can ever imagine!
at 4:20 when you transititoned to Lagaan i thought you were going to say "if you haven't noticed, all the best Bollywood movies have Aamir Khan" ... having grown up with Bollywood as an American child of Indian immigrants, he is in a lot of my favorites films...
Honestly as soon as I saw those Prem Ratan Dhan Payo scenes
My mind immediately went "Ah shit, here we go again"😂
I've always wondered how Salman khan managed to get such a big name for him while acting in few of the worst Bollywood movies these last 2 decades has seen.
@@deBrawnyoAll the magic of paid media. Even Kardashians did put effort to get fame. This guy paid his way up.
@@dss6838 his fans loyalty
Indian people didn't liked that movie but foreigner liked it
@@deBrawnyoyep 😂
Okay so I want to bring attention to something very specific to Bollywood. Most would notice that from India's Independence (1947) to well into the early 2000s most Bollywood films resemble some sort of fantasy. Its either outright fantasy, a love story cutting through religion, caste barriers or a struggle of the poor against the power. The only exception to this is the early cinema of the 60s, but lets not delve into that for now.
The reason for that is until the late 90s, India for the most part was a very conservative society with societal values being pretty deeply embedded. The only way for the common man to see anything different, imagine a different world was through cinema. It was less of a medium to tell stories but more of a 3hr escapade from their monotonous unhappy lives. Thats the main reason these movies were usually 3hr long, its supposed to indulge you as much as it can.
Hence, even though in the movie a Simran might finally get to be with Raj, for many Indian men and women this fantasy was their only way to experience a "love marriage" until they returned back to their lives where they had to go back to their own against their wishes "arranged marriage" life
The protest of the poor against the apathetic govts and the crony capitalist was the only way they could ever imagine to see their anger be projected on screen, because for the most part real life isnt that easy and most cant afford to fight.
And I think, for the most part, Bollywood did deliver on that expectations. Today it gets some flak for having being so fantasy like but cinema is a product of its times, and I believe Bollywood was just simply reflecting what the masses expected of it.
In some ways watching this 3 hr fantasy like world was quietly a form of protest against their daily lives.
I agree with this a lot! 90s films had many flavs but they're still magical. They have a certain charm even in its ridiculous because it delivers to the right audience. Today's filmmakers (especially all those with the biggest monopoly) still think that's what people want and get huge flak for it. Its unrealistic and stupid now. Its sad because underneath the box office brag, there are tons of great gems who don't fit the typical Bollywood niche tag.
Awesome comment, thanks for explaining!
Chill man
@@sanskaribilla2779 that's so rude. OP is explaining their opinions very vell and yet you are here saying "chill man". Do you not have any etiquette?
this is so nicely put
Thank you such an in depth analysis of Indian cinema. Much as I love Corridor Crew, I always feel the disappointment in how little they really try to research about any Indian movie. Even if they appreciate the VFx, I feel like they are mostly making fun of the movies without really trying to find out why the story proceeds the way it does. I think your channel is the first non-Indian channel that really goes into the depth and details of the industry and I can only imagine how much work you must’ve put into it. I liked your videos before, but with this one, you’ve made me a fan, and I’m going to subscribe and follow for a long time. Keep up the great work, and thank you.
Come on we GOTTA get a part two for this, there’s so much depth here
If you ever make a film about Malayalam cinema, the recent movie Joji is superb, along with Drishyaam, which was actually replicated across the subcontinent and even China, where that remake was the 9th highest grossing film of that particular year.
Malayalam movies are by far the best in India
@@TheRishijoesanu dude stop it am also a malayali ,but u don't have to go in every comment section and tell the same thing over and over again it's annoying
@@althafhussain6401 sathyam nammade vela kalayaan vendi
@@althafhussain6401 ivan nammade vila kalyuvode?
@@jc-px8ox athenne over akki chalam aakun
I love Indian Cinema, it's quite popular in Rwanda and Africa in general. I especially love Aamir Khan's movies, followed by Irrfan Khan(may he RIP) and the beautiful and talented Deepika Padukone. If any of you are interested in African movies I woul recommend "Nairobi Half Life" "Viva Riva" and "Lionheart" with a special mention for "Namaste Wahalla" a Nigerian/Indian production.
Thanks for sharing. Any idea where someone living in India could watch the African films you recommend?
Thankyou love you from India!
Interesting overview of the Indian Cinema and I have definitely learned more. Would love to see more of this! :)
Malayalam movies or Mollywood is something you should explore. A lot of bollywood movies that are content driven are remakes of Malayalam. Malayalam movies are artistic, story heavy and just marvelous cinematography to top it all off... You are missing out on some serious treasures if you don't check Malayalam movies out. I'll suggest Malik, Kumbalangi Nights, Koode, Drishyam & Drishyam 2, Lucifer etc
How about an industry that doesnt have the budget of other industries but had challenged other film industries with just script and direction thats mollywood for you ..... you need a separate episode to understand the types and shades of stories malayalam film industry produces
Just another recommendation to jump into Malayalam cinema, truly a beauty. Especially a the newer ones and some older classics
Yup! Just look at malik. Uffff!
On a sidenote Watch the playlists that I have for "if znmd was a heist movie"
@STALIN Malayalam never had that much gravity defying stuffs at its peak. There were stupid fights, but nothing like Kannada industry. Ofcourse there were many bad movies, but the classics usually respected physics more imo.
Just slow and fucking boring.
@@demonizedhuman941 i and noone should care about physics and shit while watching a movie. All we need is entertainment which mollywood lacks. (Saying this as a guy who was introduced to indian cinema by malyali movies).
@@thatcosmoguy2621Nah the realistic fight scenes were entertaining as hell
If you are interested in Marathi movies I would recommend
1 Tumbbad (elements of horror and greed),
2 The disciple (journey of a extremely dedicated artist who could never reach his goals),
3 Killa (gentle and beautiful montage of a kid adjusting to the death of his father and moving to a new place)
4 Katyar kalajat ghusli (adaptation of a famous historical musical drama)
5 Muramba (modern urban love flick)
Tumbbad is a Hindi movie
I just wanted to say your essay's are always a treat to watch and listen to!
Welcome to Indian cinema, if I were to recommend a film, I'd say Anand (1970s) or Taare Zameen Par. Both of which are Bollywood specific, but I think you'll enjoy them.
Well, I recommend mostly 50s-60s Bollywood movies because Those were masterpiece with no political agenda or social issues
@@royalkumar795 Mate, what the hell are you on about? All good art is political because they have something to say about how society is or how it should be. The fact that you think "political agenda" and social issues are bad things tells me that you're not someone people should take film recommendations from.
@@shirshanya if you are not from India, then You should stfu these kind of thing you would've notice if you've watched the movie with open minded then you'll able to see the problem on those movies
Malayalam movies are by far the best in India
@Zoxites Mera kahane Ka MATLAB thaa ki 50s-60s Hindi movies ek dum masterpiece hai jaha par Story aur cinematography pahalee ataa thaa , उदाहरण me
1. Do akee baraah haath
2. Nau raang
I'm a telugite who speaks telugu and watches Tollywood the most but for me while you talking about indian film industry without referring Mollywood is incomplete
Sandalwood 😓
I absolutely love the way you capture the emotion, theme and core of any cinema thread you choose to explore.
I discovered the true depths of Hong Kong cinema from you, and rediscovered my cinema, all of it from you again.
Thank you.
Thank you for the thoughtful representation ❤️ one of the many reasons I love your channel!
Well. That was a really good watch. My perception of Indian pop culture consisted mostly of memes of Indian soaps about glamorous rich people doing glamorous rich people things. I never in a million years would've thought the Indian industry would be so openly transgressive or so invested in the experiences of the common man. Can't say I'll be watching more Indian stuff because I'm not much of a film hobbyist, but I'm definitely a smarter and less ignorant person than before I watched your vid.
Bahubali has big JoJo energy though.
Imaoooo you are so right about it having jojo like energy. Also like jojo, bahubali has 2 generation of mc, both named after the titular character.
Kindaaa JoJo vibe floats around...True...😅
everything made by bahubali's director has a jojo energy
@@sidharthsr4312 lol
Bollywood is a westernized version of India. The southern movies are more about the common man.
You should watch Satyajit Ray's films. Without him Indian cinema is incomplete.
He should watch bengali movies
Plx tell Name some movies of him
@@shershahkhan1823 The apu trilogy
I just randomly clicked on this suggested video but it's one of the most educated videos on Indian cinema I have ever seen from a foreigner. All excellent recommendations. Granted it doesn't include some good Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali cinema but we are just so diverse, nobody can possibly make a single video and hope to include everything. I'll watch Super Deluxe now.
The movie choices you took to explain each industry...... perfect.... just perfect choices
This is incomplete without Malayalam film industry,since they have more script oriented movies than rest of India
dhrishyam has to be on top
@@nidhi.mp4 nah there is other ones mahn
Watch the playlists that I have for "if znmd was a heist movie"
I’m not from Kerala but I think they’re way ahead of rest of India and I don’t think they should be clubbed with the rest of Indian states at all, and should instead be a different entity,
@@agudam you mean by their speed of joining ISIS lmao?
Do a Part 2 Covering other Industries Like Malyalam, Marathi, Bengali and Kannada. Mollywood even though small is one of the most remaked source of movies in other languages in India
When I was little my family use to rent out lot of Bengali movie from Kolkata and use to have weekend movie night.
Not many people can afford VCR and colour TV back then so we use to have even our neighbors and family friends come to watch as well.
Use to be a pretty big viewing party on Thursday night as Friday was weekend in Bangladesh back then.
Even though he was before my time I have watched all of Uttam Kumar and Kishore Kumar movies growing up.
Ah good times!
Still humm some of Kishore Kumar tunes on rainy days!
Malayalam movies are by far the best in India
Not related to your comment - but I've never seen someone with your name, and the fact that it's probably a derivative of my own (or vice versa) amuses me.
@@audobone We have cool names, do you know its origin?
@@anaghnitheesh3471 The Sanskrit word for "without sin", right? I know it's a name used for one of the Goddesses (Lakshmi, Saraswati, or someone else?) and I know "Anaghaya" is a name used for Arjun. Anything else that's interesting that you know?
Love how Aamir khan is the most consistent actor in Bollywood! I think Saif Ali Khan is moving in that direction too especially after Sacred Games. Then there's Irrfan Khan! Man's legacy is cemented forever.
Nobody is like the 👑. Amir is very good but his starting career and in the 2000s has a lot of flops, also he had many hits at that time but still a lot of flops.
@@Akashrai7382 people hate amir and praise srk hakla
What a beautiful VIDEO ESSAY!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm an Gujurati American so most of my Indian cinema has been bollywood movies, but I'd like to point out the Malayalam movie industry is home to many AMAZING independent movies. Jallikattu by Lijo Jose Pellissery was absolutely fantastic
Malayalam movies are by far the best in India
@@TheRishijoesanu don't spam
ഓവറാക്കി ചളമാകതാടാ
Have you seen Joji?
Yes dude you are Gujarati American not Indian American and definitely not Indian but an American.
Please leave us.
From an Indian and I am not gujarati as well as Marathi and also a kannada.
@@Theoriginalsaxocomedy ??? I was just saying that since I'm not from south India, I don't watch many movies outside of bollywood.
I don't know why but Indian shows and films are popular in the Arab world as well as Turkish dramas
Lots of Indians live in Saudi and UAE
@Daud Khan wow i did not know that
He said it's his first time taking a look into indian cinema, he said it's anectonal and minimal research and he ASKED for recommendations, n what are the comments flooded with?--hE dIdN't TaLk AbT "*insert language*" iNdUsTrY?! hE cAlLeD iT bOlLyWoOD?! mY iNdUsTrY iS sUpErIoR!. Big thanks to the few indians in comments who actually understood and acknowledged his efforts.
Everyone is appreciating him.
Just came here to listen a foreigner praise indian cinema and feel good inside. Thank you.
It's so nice to see Super Deluxe get recognition here as a Tamil person. Its easily one of my most favourite films of all time. If you're interested on some more AMAZING Tamil films here they are:
Aaranya Kaandam(By Thiagarajan Kumararajan same guy who did Super Deluxe), Nayakan(gangster classic MUST SEE), Jigarthanda and Sarpatta Parambarai.
I second this comment and also recommend Vada chennai. Imagine "godfathers" but a lot less stylized and more realistic and brutal.
Were the films you mention also box office hits?
Aamir Khan movies have alwaysss been amazing, they always hit deep. I absolutely love his Ghajini, 3 Idiots, Dangal, Tare Zameen Par, Secret Superstar, Lagaan, etc. He’s the sole reason why I still watch Bollywood movies every now and then
Dil Chahta Hai
Well this aged weirdly
Same 🤝
@@joebama6655 Not in the very least...
@@AryanSingh-yy9mw laal singh chaddha says hello
Thank you so much .It is such a well made video .Keep doing it .
Love from India 🇮🇳
Good one!
But I think there should be a part 2 for this exploring another 4 good Indian flim industries. Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, and Marathi!
Not Watching Kumbalangi Nights was a great miss🤷🏻♂️
I highly recommend you Malayalam films
Cinema of India is incomplete without Malayalam films
You cd start with 'Malik', which was released a week ago starring Fahad fazil
If u like the film make sure u watch 'joji', 'kumbalangi nights'
••donot miss classics like 'kireedam', 'dasaratham', 'thaniyavarthanam'
(No masala, no item dance, raw life) ••
Aha I see a fellow malayalee here
I would rather recommend Aadaminte Vaariyell, mattoraal or iragal...
They achieved something that's even relevant in today's demographic
@@man-with-a-plan 🙂
@@Muhsin-ox1vj I wud like to also add "arapatta kettiya gramathil", "elipathayam", "anubhavangal palichakal "
@@Muhsin-ox1vj I think kumbalangi might be a great place to start to get an idea on modern malyalam cinema
I mean he loved super delux so he might enjoy it
Very well done! I am an American of European origin who loves Hindi, Japanese and Cantonese movies. Your channel is fascinating.
So glad that he went in with am open mind in Indian cinema and even with his deep dive he has just scratched the surface there are way more cinemas in India.
I would recommend that you watch some Assamese films as well, for eg. Aamis, Village Rockstars, Kothanodi, Bulbul Can Sing. Also Kannada films as well, like Thithi and Chomana Dudi
Village rockstar definitely best for first movie to dive in
@@shivanshna7618 I wouldn't say that it's a gateway film per se, it has a lot of societal elements that only Assamese people would get, but it's a great film nonetheless.
Where I can watch help Brother from bihar ❣️
@@ksar98 thanksss broda✌
village rockstar was my first assamese film and I loved it! The beauty of indie films, low budget but I can feel the passion behind it
Malayalam industry is the best when it comes to current Indian cinema. Obviously this is a biased preference as that is my language and I relate with it more. But objectively speaking, they tend to portray more human stories. I watch movies from many different languages. What Bollywood makes now doesn't resonate with me except for a few exceptions. I recommend 'Kumbalangi nights' or 'Premam' to start with.
My favourite movie bro
Kumbalangi nights 🤣🤣
Tamil industry is the best in india
@@bibinpeter9277 ohhh...wrong boy...buzzer: wrong answer....Malayalam is Best
@@bibinpeter9277 I can agree with you that tamil industry is way way better than bollywood
DANGAL is not written by some writers it is a real life story of phogat family
More like a bio pic and yes it is the highest grossing indian film till now
Loved the video keep it up man
You missed two of the arguably best movie industries in India : Bengali and Malayalam.
And kannada
@@movieteamkannada7669 dont joke
@@movieteamkannada7669 u cant just argue with me with only one category,,I never heard of films other than kgf,dia,lucia&heroes such as sudeep,yash
@@HemanthKumar-pl9mp @@HemanthKumar-pl9mp because u struck with masala movies that's why u never watched good movies produced by kannada
Watch movies like
Ulidavaru kandante(state award movie)
Shps kasaragodu(best children film national award,reviewed in film companion south just check )if u watch film companion south
Tithi(international awarded movie)
Gultoo
Ondu motteya kathe
U-turn(which is remade in your Telugu and tamil by Samantha)first indian movie to remade in srilankan and Philippines language
Godhi banna saadharana mykattu (which is remade in tamil language).and ondu motteya kathe and ulidavaru kandante also remade in tamil and malayalam and Hindi languages.before making any comment first u should watch these kannada movies
@@HemanthKumar-pl9mp that's your problem.u heard that movies because they were made by superstars of kannada.their all movies are masala only.no scope for acting.try to watch good films which has scope for acting then you will see lot of good kannada movies
You need to look into malayalam cinema, objectively the best blend of realism, romance, satire, comedy and good stories of any Indian movie industry
Because of you recommending super deluxe, it made me watch it and I gotta admit I haven’t seen a movie where I felt so invested in, in a long time. No forced comedy moments, no forced romance. Everything just flows naturally and it’s so grounded! Thank you! Super deluxe is really good
As a non-Indian who has gotten into Indian Cinema in the past couple years, I think this is a great video. It breaks down the differences between some of the different industries, which I am still not even sure about. I can definitely recommend 3 Idiots and Baahubali (Although I personally consider the two parts as one movie) Another Indian film I highly recommend is Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota.
You would love tumbaad,if you have a hometheatre watch it big screen🔥
Yep mard ko dard nahi hota is a niche sweet movie😂
Also would recommend barely ki barfi quite a niche movie again
Malayalam(Mollywood), Marathi, Bengali(Tollywood) also make some really amazing art movies, which are really way out of league compared to some crappy action films.
lmao
We call him
Madras cut or south Indians movies
Malayalam movies are by far the best in India
@@thatname260ye The Bengali film industry is also called Tollywood haha
@@thatname260ye Telegu cinema is just unintended comedy.
You miss the best cinema industry of indian cinema " Malayalam movies "
Love from Tamil Nadu ❤
Thank you bro
One day malayam industry will bring Oscar 🎥🏆
@@38chahiduddin87
It will only happen when it will nominated from indian authority.
Otherwise in place of gullyboy tumbad will be there.
And only that movie can win oscar which will look good to thier eye if you don't how it works.
People in west like indian slum and people doing shit on roads.
The sale of news paper shows it in the same magzine on front there were two things one modi how bad and modi is good.
Both article were from two different writer but that portrayed bad image was a cover page
@@sumit4640Infact malyalam cinema went to the Oscars and it failed.
@@38chahiduddin87 we don't need certificate from Oscar. Our movies are good enough.
I think you might like the Indian film "The Man Who Feels No Pain." It's a quirky martial arts action comedy with hints of other genres. The action is fun and more grounded; it's not the gravity-defying fantasy style. I recommend it not as a study of Indian film, but because I think you might enjoy it.
Tamil cinema is where art+ commercial movies are balanced. And this guy is telling it provides memes to creators. Tamil cinematographer working in very film industry in India. In India Tamil cinematographers are demanded persons in cinematography. Even an art film also been told is unique and commercial manner in Tamil cinema
I'm glad you took the plunge into cinema of my country and not just explored Bollywood, but also regional cinema like Kollywood (which hails from my state). Most of the narratively dense cinema stems from Marathi, Malayalam and Bengali for the most part though. Yes Tamil cinema is slowly embracing its narrative roots from the 70s but still has a long way to go. Do check out the others mentioned as well.
Malayalam movies are by far the best in India
@@TheRishijoesanu 😒
@@TheRishijoesanu stop spamming this please 🙏
Some Bengali Film Recommendations
1) Apu Trilogy (Pather Panchali, Aparajito, Apur Sangsar) by Satyajit Ray(Oscar winning Director) || OLD B/W movies ||
2) Baishe Srabon
3) Vinci Da
4) Ebar Shabor
5) Byomkesh Bakshi (2010)
6) Bhooter bhabishyat
7) Bakita Byaktigoto
8) The Japanese Wife
9) Nagarkirton
10) Sahaj Pather Goppo
Hope you will Like it !!
@@arkadeepsaha4032 apu trilogy is a classic. Satyajit Ray's filmography is so good
Thanks for the recommendations. I wanted to start watching Indian cinema, but didn't know what to watch first. So refreshing to hear positive reviews. I'm tired of hearing people bad-mouth and make fun Indian culture and cinema. The negativity really comes from a place of arrogance and ignorance. Both Indian and Chinese cultures are so deep, you can dive forever into them and never find the bottom. Cheers!
Are u from India?
U from china?
Thanks bro for your concerns, love from india 😊
Thanks bro you should watch 3 idiots ☺
Can you tell me who it was who you saw badmouth and make fun of Indian culture and cinema? They seem to be very ignorant with a misguided sense of superiority. Probably exposed to only what they see about India in their local media.
Deepest understanding by a foreigner I have seen till now. I was even more impressed when you mentioned that Bahubali 2 could not maintain the style of first part. Even here, many people do not comprehend that as I express it. You really had the best experience you could get from here. All movies you mentioned were my favourites from each industry. Satisfied.
A tremendous job to explain and sums up their first introductory experience in such a perfect manner abd explaining the key points of Indian cinema but the thing is its so huge, diverse & deep that almost 30-50 more videos might needed to cover them in a just manner. You have done a great job though.
As an Indian we ourself not able to discover all our gems in a single life its impossible.
You should try the most CONTENT RICH industry of Indian cinema its Mollywood The malayalam industry.
Don't forget Bengali and Marathi Cinema. I would keep Malayalam film at 3rd rank.
@@Priya-bt3oj exactly bengali film industry is so underrated
@@Priya-bt3oj I'll keep bengali and marathi at 3rd rank
Bruh, there's this movie made in 1992, named SADHAYAM. Just search the name of the movie and then type 'Malayalam cinema'. The protagonist, a professional painter,finds out that a bunch of little kids living nearby are about to be sold into the sex-trade, and he just can't fathom the idea of them losing their innocence. So he kills them. And then they sentence him to death.
Check it out bruh, and love your channel!
Spoilers🤦🏻♂️
@@daron3522 As if it's a crime thriller, take a look at this guy😝
@@vippsmillennial6336 Fair point. It's not a crime thriller. But from the beginning of the movie we are curiuos why the charecter did the killings, and the answer is only said at the end or towards the end of the movie . And you have already said it in the comment,so suspense or curiosity is lost.
But the movie is so good that it will be a great watch even if we know the story,i guess.
@@daron3522 Fair point, but when we're introducing a movie to a person, and if it doesn't happen to be a crime-thriller, or a time-travel movie, you need to be a bit more specific. If we don't tell them anything about the movie, they may not watch the movie. Our onus is on introducing our movies, right?
This movie that I just recommended has no spoiler; that's like saying a movie like The Terminator has a spoiler. You watch Terminator for the action and special effects, and this movie for the state of the protagonist.
My friend told me to watch Dangal and boy I was not disappointed. He knew how much of a wrestling fan I was and the movie was freaking awesome.
Thank you for these recommendations, I will definitely have to check some of these out. I think the only Indian film I've seen was at a film festival a few years back, a film called "Court" (2014), and it was incredible... very much a minimalist, indie, art house movie, but very gripping and also beautifully shot, highly recommended.
Thanks for naming it Cinema of India ,rather than Bollywood
THANK you for not omitting Tamil films from the Indian film industry! Please also consider watch Mollywood, aka Malayalam films, originating from Kerala. You won't be disappointed by the Fahadh Fahsil ones!
Tamil industry is way much better than bollywood then how he omit? 🙄 ,What a comment!!! 😒
@@badshah7631 do you genuinely not understand English or do you just want to pick fights with an Internet stranger?
@@aparna2701
Yeah I can't understand English ,can u explain in detail about the first two lines of ur comment ?...I want to know what it means....
@@badshah7631 cool, absolutely no problem!
So I am thanking the person who made this video for not leaving out Tamil films when talking about Indian cinema. Usually, people just look at Bollywood if talking about Indian cinema.
That's all :)))
@@aparna2701
I think u don't know about the popularity of tamil cinema in north India .....
Great video. Can't wait to try this movies
Cool first video on Indian cinema
so many high quality movies came out just this year: Joji, Nayattu, Karnan, Kala, Ray, Malik, Sarpatta Parambarai
But sadly Mollywood wasn't even counted as worthy by this individual 🥺💔
@@spylock8816 maybe someone didn't recommended to him
@@spylock8816 bro many Malayalee act in Kollywood than tamilans
@@RaviChandran-pi9wz 😥💯
@yo bunny I was talking about the person who made this video! I wasn't talking about whether people of north thinks Malayalam movie is a equal contender.... frankly Bollywood is no-where close to matching the excellence of Malayalam cinema. There is a illusion of competition because they are basically remaking many hit South Indian content frame to frame with bigger budget and even shamelessly taking award for those remake of existing stuff.
The Malayalam film industry is the exact anthesis of all the other Indian cinema. Curious to see your thoughts on it
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Exactly... Although the industry is too misogynist.. it is the only industry which made me give Indian movies a chance . Otherwise , I detest Indian movies.
Any recs?
As a non Malyali, my first impression of Malyalam cinema is that the realism is stark and pace too slow for my liking.
@@emmabennett7699 Ustad Hotel, Bangalore Days, Maheshinte Prathikaram
Indian cinema is not only limited to Bollywood,there is more and more inside India ❤️❤️❤️❤️