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Nepotism : The answer lies in Technology Instead of criticising nepotism, the solution lies in making it irrelevant.  ( Also published in movietalkies.com )        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   In his widely read research work, Management guru Michael Porter, has talked about competitive strategies that make successful companies. He states that one key competitive strategy that makes companies successful and command high valuations on stock market is creation of entry barriers against new entrants. These barriers could be :           Denial of access to customers/vendors         Network effect          Brand loyalty      In film industry, all the above are essentially bye-products of the current buzzword ‘nepotism’. So if building entry barrier is lauded by consultants and stock markets, ...

The Musical Power of 70s, 80s and 90s The music of 70s/80s/90s was a unique cusp that enjoyed the twin benefits of social intimacy and technological advancement. ----------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------- The relationship  between Hindi films and its songs has always been very symbiotic. There are many films that are remembered only because of their popular songs. Similarly, films, by providing the right launch platform, have not only made songs extremely popular but have also ensured that the current generation remembers musical works that were created several decades ago. How many songs from 50s and 60s would the current young generation in America remember (in America, songs do not have film as their launch)  ? Besides films, what has also made music popular is the alternate channels that have made music reach the audiences. Radio was the dominant channel during 5...

2019 : The End of Filmy Love Story The momentous journey of Romantic films in Hindi cinema that begun in 1960s after now losing its steam has had interesting social trends guiding the success and failures on the box-office ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Success stories are good to delineate emerging trends during the year. But there also failures that enunciate a big story. Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas hardly made any mark at the Box-office . However, for those searching for successful ideas at the Box-office, it did make a mark. PPDPK’s performance beguiled the end of an era in Hindi cinema that had gained momentum in 1960s. Romantic films have been charting success stories since 1960s. Their success ratio became so high that love story became the de facto launch theme for star kids (Rishi Kapoor, Kumar Gaurav, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Amir Khan). Even proven actors like Kamal Hassan ...

The Morphing Indian Love Story If Love is blind, it must necessarily have life. And if love has life, the English dictionary must classify it as a common noun. All living things – man, woman, plant, animal are common nouns.| The English dictionary, however, classifies ‘love’ as an abstract noun. Love, truly was an abstract concept in India around its independence (1940s and 1950s). While It was present in folklore and mythology ( Heer Ranjha ,  Laila Majnu ,  Dhola Maru , Nala Damayanti et al), it was hardly seen in the real world. For the larger Indian society, romantic relationship existed only post-marriage. Gradually India, as a society, evolved. Love story started entering the aspirations of Indian youth. Love story was gossiped but rarely did culminate in a permanent bond. And these middle class aspirations gave birth to era of romantic films in 60s and 70s ( Love in Simla ,  Love in Tokyo ,  Mere Mehboob ,  Kashmir Ki Kali ,...

The Morphing Indian Love Story ( Also published in movietalkies.com.   Shared by over 6000 people on their Social platforms. ) The binary nature of status “single” or “married” now has added many additional options for status – in relationship, separated, live-in, long distance relationship, divorced, just friends or ‘its complicated’. Male-feamle relationship has come a long way in Indian since independence. ----------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- -------------------- If Love is blind, it must necessarily have life. And if love has life, the English dictionary must classify it as a common noun. All living things - man, woman, plant, animal are common nouns. The English dictionary, however, classifies ‘love’ as an abstract noun. Love, truly was an abstract concept in India around its independence ( 1940s and 1950s). While It was present in folklore and mythology ( Heer Ranjha, Laila Majnu, Dhola M...