Why Kantara Exposes Bollywood Fully | Akash Banerjee

This is not a movie review but a recommendation … if you are planning to catch a movie in theatres, do check out Kantara Even Kangana Ranaut praised the film after watching in cinema … said it gave her goosebumps The success of Kantara is an eye opener for a lot of people By word of mouth alone this movie has made 160 crore+ which is extraordinary … this is many times its small budget On the contrary Bollywood films can’t break even It took Brahmastra many weeks to recover its huge budget at the box office I am not

analyst Taran Adarsh … so there is more to this video than box office numbers Kantara reminds us of themes beyond sensationalism, nationalism, etc. such as feudalism, tribal rights, caste system, land encroachment and so on And people do like to spend money to see it in the hall Kantara features multi talented Rishab Shetty, who worked as writer director and actor in the film Just like me, right editor? Shetty has used folklore, superstition and mythological theme to highlight tribal vs state vs feudal issues Movie sticks to its theme and is commercially viable Kantara is not a documentary

on tribal rights … it is an entertaining account of problems faces by tribal people Audience generally does not care about tribal rights … still the movie succeeds This was also common

in Bollywood when they made movies on social evils … now it’s changed Angry young man is now quiet old man … nationalism is the motivating factor in Bollywood … no more movies that challenge the authority Socio-political experiments in Bollywood are very limited Because it has become increasingly risky making such movies Besides, attention span of people shrinking However a good film can keep you hooked, like

Jai Bhim Jai Bhim highlighted several socio-political issues and succeeded at box office Socially relevant stories are a norm in Tamil Telugu Malayali Marathi cinema They don’t succeed because of money or production banner but because of gripping storylines and word of mouth What is even the role of boycott gang? Bollywood has to introspect Bollywood has boycotted good scripts, experimental stories … making safe movies that don’t do well anyway Don’t make movies that provoke that’s the formula, result is flop after flop at the box office Bollywood is propaganda driven now Can you name a bollywood movie in

recent years that made you ponder? That challenged the norms? Write in the comments if you know I know making movies on social and/or political is not easy task … people also are averse to it But still, people can be pulled if the story is lucrative Movie starts in mid 19th century kingdom … king is looking for inner peace He finds an agreement with Panjurli Daiva of the forest … the tribal people are promised the forest land in exchange of tranquility Weak and illiterate tribal people face hardships as attempts made to take land away from them

Only daiva can protect tribals, an unseen energy Successor of king insults the Daiva denies existence and wants to take back the land from tribals I won’t reveal what happens to the king then but there are many twists and turns You will agree that tribal issues and rights have been integrated cleverly in the story Tribal landlord relationship for example How their house is purified when entered Fight sequences by Vikram Mor are being praised, who also worked on KGF Budget of Kantara was nothing compared to KGF’s … this is where creativity plays role Slow motion videography, interplay

of fight and environment (fire, water, etc) It does not feel like a small budget film at all … feels like a high budget VFX sequence Audio and thematic settings are interesting … music of the film by B. Ajaneesh Loknath captures the mystery and drama in the story Sudden bursts of sound keep you on the edge of your seat Even Kangana was taken aback Biggest reason to watch is its social theme … question of tribal rights Tribals have become one with the forest for centuries Government interference in their lifestyle leads to conflicts between tribal leader and

forest officer Forest officer plays his role well … to save environment is his duty So the conflict and banter between the two is a treat How they end up supporting each other is worth watching Final reason why this video I believe all Bollywood producers and directors should watch Kantara … how they made brilliant film on low budget Bollywood can also make movies on small scale and take risks, if not on big production movies At least there will be scope of experiment and new talent emerging in the industry … and who knows a superhit? Kantara is

highest rated movie on IMDb in India … despite some flaws, like deep rooted sexism … southern movies have to overcome that as well However the topic selection and risk taking abilities are better than Bollywood Actors focus on gyms not much on acting these days Producers are busy pleasing the system Bollywood has a lot to learn, otherwise flops will continue SUBSCRIBE AND PRESS BELL ICON

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