2023 in Cinema | Trisha Gupta writes: Cinema and OTT showed signs of mature storytelling, but did audiences give it a go?
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2023 in Cinema | Trisha Gupta writes: Cinema and OTT showed signs of mature storytelling, but did audiences give it a go?

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 28, 2023 12:00 IST - 16 MINS READ A recent report in The Washington Post garnered attention by detailing politically “daring” projects commissioned and then shelved by OTT platforms in India over the last three years. “The idea that “development’’ in India increasingly poses a threat to the lives and health of people has finally begun to percolate into mainstream Bollywood narratives.” Meanwhile, defying unending editorials about how south Indian cinema is winning the battle and Bollywood is dying, there has been a spate of successful collaborations between Bollywood and the south. Much-needed discussions The idea that “development’’ in India increasingly poses a threat to the lives and health of people has finally begun to percolate into mainstream Bollywood narratives. But the idea that “development’’ in India increasingly poses a threat to the lives and health of people has also begun to percolate into mainstream Bollywood narratives. “Aaj na kal, koi dus saal baad, jab YouTube ke tehkhane mein jaakar dhundega ki yeh log kya kar rahe thhe, toh pata chalega ki koi NDTV bhi thha, jo bheed nahi ban raha thha”, says Ravish Kumar at one point in Vinay Shukla’s documentary While We Watched.

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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India Today  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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Hindustan Times  

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Firstpost  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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India Today  

The Baaghi franchise, known for its high-action plots and remakes of successful South Indian films, has always attracted a loyal audience. The Baaghi franchise has always been closely tied to remakes of successful South Indian films. Even Baaghi 3, though loosely inspired by the Tamil film Vettai, continued the tradition of remaking successful South Indian films for a wider Hindi-speaking …

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India Today  

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India Today  

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The Hindu  

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Live Mint  

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The Hindu  

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