How can one of the greatest nations on earth with such rich cultural heritage and storytelling traditions call such directors masters? Paid promotion from Netflix?
I'm British but diehard fan of Indian cinema. Mostly everyone in India will disagree with me; but south Indian cinema (with exception of Malayalam movies) has been a disaster for the rise of Indian cinema: RRR, Animal, Bahubali, Kalki, Adipurush, and so on are Bloated and incoherent, weighed down by bad acting, a rambling story, uneven pacing, and erratic visual effects. These action films, based on Indian mythology, rips off well-known franchises "Star Wars," "Troy" "Mad Max" "Game of Thrones" "Old Boy" Godfather" "Pacific Rim" and countless South Korean films - for much of how the movie looks. The characters in these movies also have hollow personalities and lackluster or terrible dialogue. And these nearly three-hour movies do not justify its overly long run time...
Within Hindi movies no one really followed paths paved by great Manmohan Desai or Guru Dutt? For me, the Amar Akbar Anthony is the most original Indian movie ever while talking aboit enetertainment and musicals. It is more modern than most of the potboilers being churned out in today's India.
What is wrong with India?
You gave the world Mahabharat, Jataka Tales, Meghaduta, Panchtantra, Mrichakatikam, and so on. You have equally brilliant modern writers!
I believe the great Indian Cinema is yet to come.
However, my faith in Indian cinema was restored when India chose not to send Rajamouli's RRR to the 95th Oscars but instead a true modern day masterpiece Chhello Show (Last Film Show) and that act alone made me disover the director Pan Nalin and soon after his SAMSARA and VALLEY OF FLOERS - i was blown away!! These movies were made much ahead of its time - not thats what I call a modern master? Every frame and sound is filled with authentic and organic Indianness and yet its truly universal. But i do not think anyone at Netflix or makers of "Modern Master" have watched movies like SAMSARA (2002), the most favourite film of Keanu Reeves!!
The makers of movies like Thappad, Court, Angry Indian Goddesses, Visaranai, The Great Indian Kitchen, and so on are the true Indian Modern Masters.
Now please dont tell me your next episode will be on Adi Chopra and Sanjay Leela Bansali!!
