indi cinema represents a collective fantasy—a group daydream,” is how noted psychoanalyst and author Sudhir Kakar describes the industry. We go to the movies to escape, often to just switch off from our lives for a couple of hours, and Bollywood is a fine example of this, with song and dance reverberating in our film culture. Many years ago, I remember going to watch the film [2001], a film that takes a very real look at Mumbai’s dance bars. WithTabu in the lead role, the film was directed by Madhur Bhandarkar and won a National Award. I found it to be a real eye-opener, making an important social commentary about Mumbai’s underworld.
SUSPENSE, SURPRISE, FANTASY
Nov 20, 2021
4 minutes
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