It is a fact that Indians are always at war at Pakistan, sweet at the surface and malign in the core but Pakistan being a friendly country, despite of all the cold war with India, manage to help the foes in disaster. And this is very much evident these days, in the Indian film industry Bollywood, where time and time again, Pak celebrities’ aid is being taken to save the day, but to no avail as there is no new theme available, nor any innovation in the dialogues, whatsoever! And to top it all, Bollywood guys too, are very thankless in deed!
What used to be conveniently copied without any credit, in the yesteryears, is now being borrowed and yet singers like Sonu Nigam say that Pakistani singers should be thankful that Bollywood let’s them sing for them. If the Bollywood let’s Pakistani singers release their albums through their recording companies, this comes with a price and their talent is kind of bought. In case of our actors and actresses on the other hand, we all know about Javed Sheikh and Moamar Rana. Pakistani audience watched their films only to see their favourite stars which were filmed only in glimpses in the flicks. But the viewership of such flicks rose to a notch!
Most recently, our Mona Laizza’s Kajrare saught the same result that Meera’s flick got on the whole; flop in India yet immense profit for the Bollywood with Pakistani viewership. Then in reality show Big Boss 4, Veena’s presence made a difference yet at the end of the day, she was portrayed as a vulgar lady, invoking countroversy for her in her own soil. She was made-up plain ugly and everyone but she, looked so much older than her age, at the grand-finale of the show. And yet, she is still being used for a Bollywood flick ‘Daal Main Kuch Kala hai’, once again! Most don’t know but cricketer Shoaib Akhtar was also offered a role in ‘Gangster’ but he thought otherwise!
Atif Aslam, Jal The Band, Roxen The Band, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Zafar, Ali Azmat and Adnan Sami, to name few out of many, have been time and time again, holding Bollywood in piece, yet the resultant for Adnan Sami and Rahat is no hidden fact! These music maestroes did not only manage to get songs contracts from Bollywood movies but their recorded albums were one of the best sellers in India and Pakistan both.
Only recently, due to the advancement in media, we know of all these talented folks’ being used by Bollywood as in the yesteryears, they were not even given royalties due to lack of formal contract or at least, a recognized one, on the surface. Popular item number ‘Munni’ of Bollywood flick ‘Dabang’ was a copy of Lollywood flick ‘Mr.Charlie’, picturized on Umar Sharif, the words being ‘Larka Badnam Hua, Haseena Tere Liye!’ Bollywood has never been original, always copying from Hollywood or Lollywood and that too, thanklessly! Provided Bollywood put the effort it puts in copying, on creating original flicks, things would’ve helped. As for now, Bollywood seems to be doomed to disaster!
