Why is english given so much importance in bollywood? - Page 4

Originally posted by: Justmoi

I can only speak for my family. English does open more doors for you even in India. I have family down South in India who do not know Hindi, but speak multiple Southern languages and English. My parents who have for years lived in the US, know multiple Southern languages, make it a point to speak, read and write in them diligently and taught us to do so cannot understand Hindi because they do not watch BW. They do not feel it is necessary to do so but they know how to speak Spanish because we live in an area where Spanish is spoken often. I am self taught Hindi cause I fell for SRK as a kid ☺️ 😆, cannot understand a lot, cannot read and write of course.

Point I am trying to make, if you want to communicate outside the Hindi belt you need to know English. Heck, I do not know Kannada, so if a Kannada actor wants to communicate with me, better he do so in English. All four southern states actors use English to communicate other than the native tongue of the state, not Hindi.

As a celeb, if you want to be a known outside the Hindi belt, even South Indian and the world cause BW is very mainstream now English communication is necessary, not an option.

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

You actually have an important point here.

If I go back and look at all the times I saw hindi actors speaking shudh hindi on TV, I remember half the things would go over my head... but as I kept watching few words were added to my horribly poor hindi vocabulary.

hmm... I am kinda confused on this topic..