Why BW fails in spy thriller genre?

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dabang4life

@dabang4life

Dazzler

Posted: 7 years ago

I just noticed that kingsman: the golden circle is coming out soon. Its a sequel to the spy thriller kingsman the secret service.. possibly one of my most favorite spy thriller movies of all time.

this reminded me that how Bollywood has failed to cash in in this genre.. when Hollywood always had the mission impossibles, james bond and so many other great movies.

bw did try and agent vinood was one of those attempts. you can say maybe ek tha tiger but then again that went totally the opposite direction at the end.

so the question is

why bw fails at this genre despite so many good actors that can do justice to these type of movies?

I just remember baby was a good attempt but it didn't do as good as I hoped it will do in box office.. still one of my favorite movies of akashy.

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dabang4life

@dabang4life

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Posted: 7 years ago

Originally posted by: WalkerLaurence
What are you saying ???

ETT was a spy film and it was a huge success

What was up with the love crap that they had at the end?

spy thrillers put country and law and order first... not run shameless after some girl or with a girl!!

james bond had ladies.. left and right.. he didn't forget his duty for them.. lol

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Karenina

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Posted: 7 years ago

Because spying, in the form that has been presented in Hollywood movies, is a Western trend.

Culture dictates what works and doesn't. Precisely why thrillers in general doesn't work in India as opposed to Korea, Europe, or Hollywood.

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IPSO_FACTO

@IPSO_FACTO

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Posted: 7 years ago

I really liked Phantom for some reason.

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Atomicbomb

@Atomicbomb

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Posted: 7 years ago

There have been quite a few spy thrillers in Bollywood.

If anything Sci fi is lacking.

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Angel-likeDevil

@Angel-likeDevil

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Posted: 7 years ago

It's sad... I wish Byomkesh Bakshi was a success. It was a good movie on all levels..

We could've had many BB series like Bond series.. 😔

There were many spies in our history. I remember watching this program on Epic Channel "Adrishya", about various Indian spies like Azeez-un-nisa, Ajit Doval, Bahirji Naik, etc... BW should make movies on such spies. There are many stories about real-life Indian spies in our history - from the times of Chandragupta Maurya to colonial times to the present day.

Edited by Angel-likeDevil - 7 years ago

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ya ya girl

@Maharani69

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Posted: 7 years ago

I won't blame it on the lack of a cultural trend. BW can take inspiration from so many Indian spy stories in Pak, theories, and intrigue around RAW etc.

For example:
https://www.quora.com/Which-are-the-best-Indian-spy-stories-1

Problem is they just have to make everything comical with stupid BW drama, weak plot and love angles. 😕

Edited by Maharani. - 7 years ago

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Posted: 7 years ago

I really don't know. 😕

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ya ya girl

@Maharani69

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Posted: 7 years ago

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil
It's sad... I wish Byomkesh Bakshi was a success. It was a good movie on all levels..

We could've had many BB series like Bond series.. 😔

There were many spies in our history. I remember watching this program on Epic Channel "Adrishya", about various Indian spies like Azeez-un-nisa, Ajit Doval, Bahirji Naik, etc... BW should make movies on such spies. There are many stories about real-life Indian spies in our history - from the times of Chandragupta Maurya to colonial times to the present day.

I think you will enjoy reading this article.

https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-vanished-spies/224695

Just search the link or google the article, cus whenever I embed links, they never work. 😆

Edited by Maharani. - 7 years ago