CONTEMPORARY INDIAN CINEMA - AN ANALOGY

CONTEMPORARY INDIAN CINEMA – AN ANALOGY

Any structured introduction to actors implies constant and disparate opinions about their acting prowess, which vary from performance to performance, depending on the audience to determine and unravel the potential capabilities of the artist in the Indian Film Industry. Times have changed in the film industry, the film actors with the assistance of an experimental contingent, have been choosing substantial roles they prefer, in the modern era.

Tabu, a Star exhilarating with masterly creativeness, well known for valorous experimentation in movies ,which have intrigue, suspense, mystery and complexity, inspiring sensitive subtle distinction for creative new comers like Tapsee Pannu and Bhumi.

Some of the new competent artists have established their foothold proficiently, with conviction and commitment, giving outstanding performances, entering the league of contemporary acting geniuses. 

Kareena Kapoor with her acting talent has done few movies with varied subject matter, known more for her style, leading young girls to emulate her, has had fair share of success in cinema.

Kareena an actress with unique individuality cemented around her, continues exhibiting her talent, whether in movies or in style. With some of the notable performances, Parineeti Chopra, having a famous cousin, is undoubtedly getting popular, showcasing her talent remarkably, enjoying well deserved success in commercial cinema, in comparison to some of her colleagues.

A phenomenal body of art work by renowned directors Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen, Gulzar, Hrishikesh Mukerji, Mani Ratnam and few more, with extraordinary portrayals, their genius artistry is universal. We tend to critically analyze all the aspects of parallel cinema. Any film performer in the chapter of analytical interpretation and conclusions of critics/ audience, about their acting skills is considered to be an accomplished actor.

They are expressive, intense, creative and brilliant be it Shabana Azmi,  Sanjeev Kumar, Nasiruddin Shaw, Amol Palekar, Smita Patil, Farooque Sheikh, Rekha, Om Puri ,Tabu, Vidya Balan, such actors with gifted excellence slide easily into fictional artistic forms with finesse, divert audience to debate critical cognitive analysis of their unforgettable performances in movies and making them relevant for systematic study in research settings.

It is hard to say how many actors have aptitude to work in modern parallel cinema, knowing their limited artistic skills, it is essential to have instinctive talent for artistic craftsmanship as there is no alternate route to art cinema.

Regrettably, now a days, we can anticipate the predictable tales of some of the movies, also accustomed to see so many new similar faces, we find it challenging to differentiate them, displaying identical acting style as if from the same school of acting and further trying to buttress their image with social media bombardment. Earlier the acting talent of an artist was the only ticket to success and fame, stories of sweat and blood of the struggling actors abound, but ultimately gained some exceptional talent out of that grind, however the recent actors are getting film awards without any significant performances, which was never the case in earlier film felicitations.

The pre-release commemoration of movies is ritually publicized and ceremonialized, even when imitating the fiction of past movies, often awfully. A lot of new actors/actressses are becoming super stuntmen or ‘ITEM’ performers in the movies, bizarrely, declared as icons/ divas certified by film experts, depriving the audience of their acting craft. Not long ago, an actress with limited acting skills, mostly doing commercial multi starrers, without any notable performance, certainly having no capability and competence for cinema and theatre, getting “Smita Patil Award” is baffling.

We curiously ponder over the recent spate of style awards and the importance of becoming style icons without any commendable work, experience and contribution to cinema, current film actors are turning into artefacts, admiring their own decorated statues. As famous Andy Warhol put it,’ In the future everybody will be World famous for 15 minutes”.

Kangana’s talent is absolute, needing no established names of the Industry in her movies, with magnetic performances she is the most successful today, living on her own terms. Alia Bhatt, a youngster, though giving her best performance in “Udta Punjab” and few other films, has a long way to enter the hall of fame of Indian cinema. Recent excellent performance by energetic Ranveer Singh who has unique ability, Gully Boy a point to prove, makes him the leading actor today, followed by some of new actors like Ayushmann, Raj Kumar, Nawazuddin and few more, don’t hesitate to delve into parallel cinema, winning critical and mass acclaim.

There has been little attempt to improve the basic quality of cinema, unfortunately, Indian films have not evolved, though released globally, as the commercial success grows, the pressure on a movie maker is continuous and audience demand good stories, scripts and great performances. In every respect, the art of new narratives is almost inadequate, so is the acting technique to adopt these meaningful characters, though some of the young talent, male or female, in every aspect of filmmaking is leading the way to a golden era of Indian Film Industry. 

Anuradha Singh
4th May, 2019

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