'Films Are For Entertainment, Messages Are For The Post Office'
This is what Sharukh Khan said in one of his interview in Outlook India, the leading online magazine in India. To read the whole post click here Outlook India
I believe film making is a powerful medium to reach the masses. So why not use it to convey messages or ideas and not use it for entertainment only. Do not get me wrong. I do value the entertainment aspect of films but that should not be the end all of film making. Merely seeing cinema as an entertainment value is adopting a very commercialized attitude.
Great film makers like Satyajit Ray, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, and Ritwik Ghatak had a strong message in their films. They dealt with social issues of their times.
I agree, without mass acceptance no art can survive but the challenge is to make good films which will be accepted by masses but in the same token has a message to impart.
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I don't entirely disagree with him though. Most Bollywood (and Hollywood) movies are made just for the entertainment factor, although I also do agree that there are movies that pass a subliminal message to the masses.
Additionally, its always easy to tell which movies are trying to send a message to the public and get a dialog going, case in point Rang De Basanti. Even though the movie did get the public wanting to stand their ground and voice their opinion against corruption, and specifically, corrupt politicians, Aamir Khan mentioned in an interview that this does not mean the youth should take up arms and drastic measures such as holding a radio station hostage and killing those politicians. "It's just a movie" he said (I wish I could find the video of that interview).
Having said the above, and in light of what Shahrukh's comment was...he was probably talking about all of his movies, because all the movies that he has acted in are family drama movies that are for entertainment only. The only one movie that could have had a message about unity in India was "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani", but I don't think it was intended to be directed that way.
Good topic though.
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