Sourabh’s blog

I have read about a couple of news articles in the newspapers which focussed of the plans of some directors to remake the old classics from Bollywood. It was only today that I saw on Star News, that there aint only a couple of them, in plans for remake but quite a few actually. To name a few which i recollect- Sholay by Ram Gopal Verma, DON by Farhan Akhtar, Umrao Jaan by J.P. Dutta , Sahab Biwi aur Ghulam and if I am not mistaken a couple more. Remake of old classics isnt something new to both Bollywood and Hollywood, but the way we Indians do it is quite amusing for my likings. I have nothing against directors who plan remakes of old classics coz each director has his own style to present the story and the movie overall.

The way the Indians jump to a new formula for successful movies is what strikes me the most. Just like the time when all of a sudden we had 3 or 4 Bhagat Singh movies releasing at round about the same time. What explanation can be given? Has the Bollywood all of a sudden been inspired by Bhagat Singh back then or its just a rat race. Same thing has been the trend with the current remake of old blockbusters. It just appears to me as if one director plans to do something, others follow their trail. Its sad to see that Bollywood movies rely on a particular formula for a movie to be a hit. Even I would like to see the remake of these movies, in a new, happening way to suit the viewers of present generation. But I am very skeptical in these remakes if they arrive at the same time. This just shows the lack of belief which film makers now have in their scripts and have no option other than to remake the old movies. Hope we get a refreshing change in the Indian Cinema.

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