whats with the bikini culture in bollywood? - Page 2

Originally posted by: Decoder

Well! in my opinion nothing much has changed since the 20s. What was bold in that era's standard happened in that era and the same is happening even now. Live-ins, multiple partners, closet gays, casting couch and much more happened then. Some of the stories are absolutely shocking. I think women and may be men too are in much better position today.

If anything I see today's audience more accepting towards good cinema and that is why we reject 'Tashan' and accept 'A wednesday'. I mentioned Tashan because it was advertised for its bikini like Housefull.

In 80s-90s, serious cinema was branded as art house and only won awards. It was never seen by audience till it came on doordarshan but today we do watch A Wednesday, Welcome to Sajjanpur etc. The line between art house and mainstream is blurred. We have movies that cater to all types of audience unlike before when all films followed similar pattern. This is what my opinion is of today's cinema.

Directors and production houses want actresses in bikini's because they still hold the view that skin show sells. There are plenty of pervs out their who will only go and watch a movie because such and such an actress is showing more than her leg. They dont care if it is relevent to the story or not (of course if the film requires a setting at the beach etc than it may be different), as along as it drags the audience in and brings in the bucks.

Actresses do it to get publicity, to be seen as hot and happening - to most of the younger generation, wearing a bikini is no big deal and it shouldn't be, the problem is the way in which the director shoots the person and presents them on screen in such a tacky and sleazy way that causes the shock.

Exactly, Its not even important in my eyes.. I dont know what bollywood is tying to prove they are highly copying hollywood as being seeing todays bollywood movies what we see only kisses and vulgar scenes.. sorry if i offend to anybody its my opinion..