Disgusted after watching a good movie

Quite often, after watching a movie, I am left with a very bad taste in mouth. This happens almost every time I go to a theater for a Hindi movie but sometimes, this is the case even after watching a good English flick on my laptop. And then I start hating Hindi movies even more.

Kramer vs. Kramer is one such movie which was spoiled for me because years ago I had seen a hyper- emotional, melodramatic and a bad remake of it (Akele Hum Akele Tum). Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep have given excellent performances but still I didn't enjoy the movie as I could predict almost every scene, such has been the blatant frame by frame copying done by director Mansoor Khan for Akele Hum Akele Tum.

Every now and then, we see a Bollywood movie earning 100+ crores within a few weeks of its launch. A classic example of "You don't need to make a quality product as long as you have monopoly". A majority of theatre goers either don't have access to Hollywood cinema or find it too difficult to understand English. That's where our Bollywood directors come in. Who would like to work hard on a novel idea when you already have a story tailor made for you by the foreign writers? All you need to do is add a few songs and item numbers here and there for which you already have the likes of Anu Malik and Pritam  at your service with a rich repository of tunes lifted from musicians across the world.

It is disappointing when you are not able to appreciate the original because you have seen a cheap copy. Few movies at the top of my head are 12 Angry Men (Ek Ruka Hua Faisla), French Kiss (Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha), The Usual Suspects(Chocolate), Man on Fire (Ek Ajnabee)...the list is endless. Even more disgusting is that you find the likes of Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan working in them.

Who wants a copy when you already have the original?

Indians do, especially when it comes to cinema.