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How did Indian cinema develop?

In the history of the development of Indian cinema, there have also been many obstacles. And as India’s biggest black spot, the caste system has indeed brought a lot of obstacles to Indian films.

Because local people of high castes have similar contempt for actors in Chinese Confucianism, they are not very enthusiastic about making movies, and the skin color of low castes does not conform to the public’s preference for white skin.

However, multiculturalism has made up for this weakness. The Persians (the main ethnic group in Iran), as the original hegemons, naturally have a tradition of engaging in the film and television industry, and Muslims also have a lot of enthusiasm for the film industry. Aamir Khan is one of them. typical.

It is also thanks to the general high caste that are not keen on the film and television industry, allowing Aamir Khan, a non-mainstream Muslim in India, to rise to the top.

Some people have commented that the independence of India is only possible in a suzerain like Britain and a colony like India.

Because only a country with a strong liberal tradition like Britain would allow a person like Gandhi to preach openly. Not only did he not have an assassination attempt, but he also provided assistance when he fainted due to hunger strike, which is absolutely impossible in most countries.

Only a nation like the Indians will always adhere to the tradition of non-violence to fight against the British colonists, and will never fight back even if they are beaten in the head by the police for robbing a granary.

Every time Gandhi went on hunger strike, the British panicked. If you switch to a Russian, you will save him a bullet if you die on a hunger strike.

Indian movies are also similar, their situation is only possible between Indians and British.

With the enactment of the Indian Film Act (1918) and the establishment of the Film Censorship Board (1920), the British also began to interfere with anti-British ideas in Indian films.

Although every suzerain country will have to interfere in Indian films, but because of its liberal traditions, it cannot go too far, and the Indians can easily break through the barriers set by the British.

After the outbreak of World War II, there was a serious shortage of film, which greatly affected the Indian film industry. The British colonial government stipulated that each producer must shoot a film about the anti-fascist war every year, and it is strictly forbidden to shoot commercials and other short films.

At the same time, the film censorship system is strictly enforced, and all films featuring Indian national songs and images of national leaders, or propagating Gandhism are banned from being released, and all scenes of martial arts and lines calling for struggle are banned.

Subhash Chandra Pos was the chairman of the Congress Party from 1938 to 1939. The party was founded in the 19th century to promote the independence movement in India as a legitimate organization rather than an underground party, so their boycott was what allowed many films to be made. The British tradition of political freedom has created a rival for itself.

The Indian National Congress party, which was staunchly opposed to India’s entry into the war at the time, resisted these measures.

Clever producers have also broken through the tight control of the UK, in the form of musicals and entertainment, deftly using songs and puns to express Indian national feelings or to convey patriotic messages through lines.

The song “Foreigners Get Out, India Is Ours” in Destiny, filmed by Mumbai Sound, is full of strong patriotic sentiments. But there are very few such films.

There were only three films that were considered landmarks in the history of Indian cinema before India’s independence.

That is, “Son of the Earth” directed by Abbas, it shows the tragic scene of 5 million starving people in Bangladesh who died in the great famine in 1943. Chitan Anand’s “Ghetto”, mainly exposes India’s polarized, rich and poor life.

Another is “The Immortal Deeds of Kotnis”, which describes the glorious deeds of Kotnis, a young Indian doctor who participated in the Indian Aid China Medical Team to support China’s Anti-Japanese War and died in the line of duty.

After India’s independence, these formal controls were completely abolished, and Indian films ushered in an explosive growth .

Until today, it has occupied a place in China, the second largest film market in the world. Maybe it can really compete with Hollywood in the future. The success of Indian films also indicates that diversification and “down-to-earth” shooting “what the people really want to see” is the true meaning of the film.