There is definitely a sense of loss. And pain. And grief. Yes, OTT platforms can be liberating for the creative soul, but the algorithm, damn the algorithm comes like a betaal that the creative soul has to forever be burdened with. Whither liberation! I did not like All We Imagine As Light. I found it tedious. But, the fact that Payal Kapadia had the courage to bring to fruition such a labour of love to the silver screen is something to love, like and respect. Bollywood is probably on a death spiral and OTT is hastening that process while OTT itself is on an infinite carousel. While the fight rages, in the bargain our neurons have been conditioned and mastered and there is Death on one hand and Birth on the other. Of what was, and what will be. Thank you for sharing. Beautiful writing.
This was so well written... As a film enthusiast, I still miss those movies like they don't make such kind anymore; and the reasons mentioned here explains why.
It's disheartening but I'll always be hopeful that every now and then a Neeraj or Payal will come with a gem.
Sirji mujhe nhi pasand na celebrity worship karna; par aap ab itna badhiya likhoge toh shayad mujhe karni pad jae
But i digress, one doesn’t know good they have it until they lose it and i guess we should have savoured the good cinema wave while it lasted; kyonki aage ki umeed kam hi hai🥲
What are your thoughts on representation-- a savarna portraying Dalits in cinema? Don't you think it robbed a Dalit actor of the opportunity to have a foothold on the already precarious world of Bombay cinema?
Interesting, the factors that made possible Masaan.
There is definitely a sense of loss. And pain. And grief. Yes, OTT platforms can be liberating for the creative soul, but the algorithm, damn the algorithm comes like a betaal that the creative soul has to forever be burdened with. Whither liberation! I did not like All We Imagine As Light. I found it tedious. But, the fact that Payal Kapadia had the courage to bring to fruition such a labour of love to the silver screen is something to love, like and respect. Bollywood is probably on a death spiral and OTT is hastening that process while OTT itself is on an infinite carousel. While the fight rages, in the bargain our neurons have been conditioned and mastered and there is Death on one hand and Birth on the other. Of what was, and what will be. Thank you for sharing. Beautiful writing.
This was so well written... As a film enthusiast, I still miss those movies like they don't make such kind anymore; and the reasons mentioned here explains why.
It's disheartening but I'll always be hopeful that every now and then a Neeraj or Payal will come with a gem.
Sirji mujhe nhi pasand na celebrity worship karna; par aap ab itna badhiya likhoge toh shayad mujhe karni pad jae
But i digress, one doesn’t know good they have it until they lose it and i guess we should have savoured the good cinema wave while it lasted; kyonki aage ki umeed kam hi hai🥲
loved reading every bit of this, well written!
Why are you adamant on breaking my heart again and again?
What are your thoughts on representation-- a savarna portraying Dalits in cinema? Don't you think it robbed a Dalit actor of the opportunity to have a foothold on the already precarious world of Bombay cinema?