Question

Brief Reflection of the movie "Om Shanti Om"

Describe your experience watching the film and your initial thoughts about and feelings towards the film. Did it remind you of other films or experiences watching films (produced in Bollywood or Hollywood), and did you like the film? In this reflection, share how much previous exposure you have had to Bollywood films and mention if you had previous conceptions of Bollywood or Indian cinema before watching the film. Share how or if your conceptions about Bollywood were challenged or confirmed after watching Om Shanti Om. If you have previous experience watching Bollywood or Indian cinema, share how or if your experience watching Om Shanti Om may have differed from your experience watching other Bollywood cinema. What do you think Om Shanti Om is suggesting about the nature of Bollywood cinema as a national cinema of India? How does it use what these authors call “self-reference” to make this argument about Bollywood?

Answer 1

The movie Om Shanti om is a Bollywood movie that asserts the fact that Bollywood movies are the epitome of drama. Synonymous to Bollywood, a person would always imagine grandiosity in their movies. The high end sets, the extravagant clothing and the color. I wouldn’t say that this was any different from what most are, just better. At least, this movie made the audience cling onto their seats with the pouts of comedy, the melodious music and the overacting. The movie was meant to be drama filled with everything at an over level and it served its purpose. Though some of the Bollywood movies that I’ve seen do impart some meaning to reality such as Iradaa or Gaur Hari Darshan and most importantly Lipstick Burkha. These movies were not drama with no over exaggeration but sheer story and meaning. Though, these movies are lesser in Number and not publicised. Almost 90% of movies in Bollywood are drama, though the intensity of drama varies from movie to movie. The producers in Bollywood know to play only on the emotions of people and they succeed in doing the same by creating such movies.