The time is here—award time.
After finding out that my favorite band, the Jonas Brothers, was going to present an award at the Golden Globes, I decided to tune in and watch the whole thing. I hate being the one scratching my head when all my friends are buzzing with news about how amazing whatever Bradgenlina wore or how dazzling Eva Longoria and Penelope Cruz looked with all the ice around their necks. That Sunday night, my eyes were glued to the televisions set.
After the usual spotting of celebs, Tom Cruise, the Jonas Brothers (oo la la), Bradgelina, and so on, I spotted a few familiar faces. I saw Anil Kapoor, a famous Bollywood actor, A.R. Rehman, a famous Bollywood music Composer, and finally Shah Rukh Khan, the king of bollywood himself. I thought, “What in the world are Bollywood actors doing in Hollywood? Especially, why are they at the Golden Globes?” Indian Cinema critics always laugh about how Bollywood will one day make it to Hollywood. But that conversation has been going on for about a hundred years, so to speak. Bollywood never made it, until today. The film stars of the east are now present in the west.
I then figured out they were nominated for four Golden Globes for the British Director, Danny Boyle’s new film Slumdog Millionaire. But four Golden Globes? That’s is un-heard of in Bollywood Cinema. And after the Golden Globes, I realized that it is now nominated for ten Oscars. Ten? In the history of Indian Cinema I think Bollywood has won about three Oscars, and one was for the old film Mother India. However, they would win the category of “Best Foreign Film.” Never has an Indian movie ever been nominated for “Best Film.”
Well, I should say this, Slumdog Millionaire is not a “Indian-indian Movie” rather it is a British movie done about a person who moves from the slums of India to the riches and elite class, all by pure luck. But still, it does have some Indian flavor.
After finding out that my favorite band, the Jonas Brothers, was going to present an award at the Golden Globes, I decided to tune in and watch the whole thing. I hate being the one scratching my head when all my friends are buzzing with news about how amazing whatever Bradgenlina wore or how dazzling Eva Longoria and Penelope Cruz looked with all the ice around their necks. That Sunday night, my eyes were glued to the televisions set.
After the usual spotting of celebs, Tom Cruise, the Jonas Brothers (oo la la), Bradgelina, and so on, I spotted a few familiar faces. I saw Anil Kapoor, a famous Bollywood actor, A.R. Rehman, a famous Bollywood music Composer, and finally Shah Rukh Khan, the king of bollywood himself. I thought, “What in the world are Bollywood actors doing in Hollywood? Especially, why are they at the Golden Globes?” Indian Cinema critics always laugh about how Bollywood will one day make it to Hollywood. But that conversation has been going on for about a hundred years, so to speak. Bollywood never made it, until today. The film stars of the east are now present in the west.
I then figured out they were nominated for four Golden Globes for the British Director, Danny Boyle’s new film Slumdog Millionaire. But four Golden Globes? That’s is un-heard of in Bollywood Cinema. And after the Golden Globes, I realized that it is now nominated for ten Oscars. Ten? In the history of Indian Cinema I think Bollywood has won about three Oscars, and one was for the old film Mother India. However, they would win the category of “Best Foreign Film.” Never has an Indian movie ever been nominated for “Best Film.”
Well, I should say this, Slumdog Millionaire is not a “Indian-indian Movie” rather it is a British movie done about a person who moves from the slums of India to the riches and elite class, all by pure luck. But still, it does have some Indian flavor.
My point being that about six years ago I would talk about Shah Rukh Khan and Bollywood Cinema and no one had ever heard of Bollywood. Everyone looked at me strange and thought I was “wak-oo.” Seriously, people would have no idea that after Hollywood, Bollywood would be producing the biggest amount of films per year.
Bollywood is being mixed in with Hollywood--Slumdog Millionaire being one example. Even the Cheetah Girls: One World had an Indian twist. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the most famous and most beautiful Indian actress, is now staring in Pink Panther 2 with Steve Martin. And the Indian flavor fashion is becoming extremely popular on the runways and with paisley in high couture. What next? Watch out Hollywood, here we come.
Bollywood is being mixed in with Hollywood--Slumdog Millionaire being one example. Even the Cheetah Girls: One World had an Indian twist. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the most famous and most beautiful Indian actress, is now staring in Pink Panther 2 with Steve Martin. And the Indian flavor fashion is becoming extremely popular on the runways and with paisley in high couture. What next? Watch out Hollywood, here we come.
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