Does Indian movies have the universal appeals or does it just refer to the worldwide popularity as for the purpose of general recognition? This article is to discuss and solve the query that Indian movies have universal appeals or it is just made as a cinema for Indians. It is an admitted fact that Bollywood is one of those industries who are produced such dynamic stuffs for the audiences. Because, in India, it is the demand of the people that Bollywood should produce such materials that are the sources of entertainment for them. The universal appeal will prompt in their movies when the movies have not contained such materials that are just related to their initial heritages and values. It will have such products for the awareness of the public. The idea of universality was rooted from the age of Elizabeth with the noteworthy works of Shakespeare. |
William Shakespeare’s plays and dramas have contained universal appeals that deal with the different phases of the condition of human beings. He took the nature of humans, their issues, emotions and discussed them vividly in his plays. This is what his plays have still the universal appeal of this genre. Love and power are the most conversational elements of human nature. His plays have the qualities that are timeless and most near to the nature of man. The stories of his plays are universal and still have importance to grab the attention of the readers as well as the viewers. As most of the Hollywood movies are made by getting inspiration from his plays like Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear and many more other plays.
Besides, most of the Hollywood movies like Titanic, Gone with the wind or many others having such qualities are considered as universal. The reason of their fame is not just because of their standard that they are the production of America rather their universality. These stories are based on the beauty of the love and love is undoubtedly an emotional feeling of humans. Love, power, fear, lust, anger, hate ambitiousness and many other emotions are more near to the concept of universality. In this way, Bollywood has also produced many drama films not with their own cultural or traditional values rather including the real feelings of individuals like The Great Gatsby, Slumdog Millionaire, Hamari Adhuri Kahani, Phantom, Bombay velvet movie etc. |
Bollywood has not only created the stories or the plots of the movies with universal and logical theme rather it also includes the cast of attractive and worldwide famous actors and actresses.