Cashing in on the crime wave?
Crime takes centre stage as Bollywood gets ready to make films on current issues and courtroom dramas
Crime and politics are two most powerful subjects when it comes to pulling the crowds. And of late, Bollywood has once again been cashing in on crime based stories after a long interval.
While gangster films have borrowed a lot from the Dawood Ibrahim and Chota Shakeel's rivalry, courtroom dramas are now borrowing from real life incidents. A veteran film maker, opines, "These films have done well. I don't see why more films on issues of importance should not be made. The only thing to keep in mind here is the sensitivity of the issue. If that is handled well, people are willing to watch these films."
The year started on a high note for actor Rani Mukerji who's journalist act in No One Killed Jessica got her a lot of laurels. The film which was about the famous Jessica Lal shootout case, got the controversy back into the spotlight and it was around the same time that the case too was reopened. Ram Gopal Varma's Not A Love Story too is a story inspired by the real life Neeraj Grover murder case. Analysts say court room dramas have been around for a while.
Says trade analyst Amod Mehra, "The Nanavati case, where Commander Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati was accused of murdering his colleague, Prem Ahuja was made into a film, Yeh Raaste Hai Pyaar Ke. A lot of films have been made on Dawood's life. This isn't new, but the fact is that Bollywood is glorifying these issues when ideally it should not be doing it."
However, trade analyst Taran Adarsh has a different take on it. "Hollywood does it all the time, but when Bollywood attempts it, they get lambasted. People often complain that there is too much fluff in our films, but make an issue when films on real life issues are made."
Crime takes centre stage as Bollywood gets ready to make films on current issues and courtroom dramas
Crime and politics are two most powerful subjects when it comes to pulling the crowds. And of late, Bollywood has once again been cashing in on crime based stories after a long interval.
While gangster films have borrowed a lot from the Dawood Ibrahim and Chota Shakeel's rivalry, courtroom dramas are now borrowing from real life incidents. A veteran film maker, opines, "These films have done well. I don't see why more films on issues of importance should not be made. The only thing to keep in mind here is the sensitivity of the issue. If that is handled well, people are willing to watch these films."
The year started on a high note for actor Rani Mukerji who's journalist act in No One Killed Jessica got her a lot of laurels. The film which was about the famous Jessica Lal shootout case, got the controversy back into the spotlight and it was around the same time that the case too was reopened. Ram Gopal Varma's Not A Love Story too is a story inspired by the real life Neeraj Grover murder case. Analysts say court room dramas have been around for a while.
Says trade analyst Amod Mehra, "The Nanavati case, where Commander Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati was accused of murdering his colleague, Prem Ahuja was made into a film, Yeh Raaste Hai Pyaar Ke. A lot of films have been made on Dawood's life. This isn't new, but the fact is that Bollywood is glorifying these issues when ideally it should not be doing it."
However, trade analyst Taran Adarsh has a different take on it. "Hollywood does it all the time, but when Bollywood attempts it, they get lambasted. People often complain that there is too much fluff in our films, but make an issue when films on real life issues are made."
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