Why the shame in speaking Hindi - Page 5

I'm all for speaking/using the *native* language as long as they also provide proper subtitles... especially the channels, reporters, etc. 😃

Originally posted by: cts22

To be honest, most actors speak with an accent and cover up their atrocious grammar while speaking in English.

What is sad is that the Hindi they speak in the movies is also very bad. Their diction and pronunciation are terrible. Except for a very few like Manoj Bajpai or Amitabh, Neena Gupta. Among the new lot only Sara can speak well though her dialogues delivery is bad, she has a good command over the language. Tapsee is good but her dialogue delivery and accent is same for every role

Deepika might be a South Indian but she has been working in the Hindi film industry and a few Hindi coaching would have certainly helped.

While south actors do speak in English, their diction in the south indian languages is amazing. Look at Rana, Dulquer, Dhanush, Surya, Ravi Teja.

Even female actors who are not from the south have learnt the language whether Tamanna or Raashi who are able to converse in Tamil and Telugu.

This shows that Bollywood has become only style with no substance.

I love Sara Ali Khan's dialogue delivery, what's wrong with it? I would honestly want to know.

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

Language bigotry, no matter which direction it goes in, is still bigotry.

Hindi film actors should converse in Hindi? Why? Sridevi was a Hindi film actor. Not sure if she felt comfortable conversing in Hindi. Should she have been judged for talking to Rekha in Tamil?

Asin is Malayali. I think she speaks Hindi, but if she prefers talking to her colleagues in English in her personal life, why should she be judged for it? Coming from Kerala, she's likely more comfortable in English than Hindi.

Edited to add: learning the language when you work in a film industry would be an added benefit. But a lot of actors in Bollywood are not from the Hindi belt. Judge the twits who lived all their lives in Mumbai and never bothered to learn Hindi in spite of *knowing from the womb* they wanted to work in films. Those who come from the outside have to compensate for not knowing the language or learn it from the scratch, and they should be lauded.

Judge the people who assume speaking in English is a sign of social superiority. Judge the people who think people *should* use Hindi or other native tongue in their personal lives. Language is a medium of communication. Those who treat it as a sign of class or patriotism should be harshly judged.

And yeah. Indian English is a thing. Even Word has a setting for Indian English. The most number of English speakers in the world live on the Indian subcontinent. English is now as much an Indian language (not Indian-origin) as is Tamil or any other purely Indian language.

I don't think even those twits should be judged for this.

Originally posted by: Festival

I don't think even those twits should be judged for this.

I'm not judging regular people who lived in Mumbai and didn't learn Hindi. Or in any city. Use whatever language you can use and feel comfortable with. But some of these peeps apparently knew from young age they wanted to be actors. So why didn't they learn is a huge question. If it's because of some silly superiority complex, yeah I'd judge them. That complex would be the only reason.

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

I'm not judging regular people who lived in Mumbai and didn't learn Hindi. Or in any city. Use whatever language you can use and feel comfortable with. But some of these peeps apparently knew from young age they wanted to be actors. So why didn't they learn is a huge question. If it's because of some silly superiority complex, yeah I'd judge them. That complex would be the only reason.

They know it from young age that it's not essential for them to learn Hindi to be act in Bollywood. A little Hindi would be enough. They are brought up in International world class schools where English is everything. Everyone in the family and friends talk in English. So I think we should just let them be. This language thing should not be the reason for bashing them in my opinion. Rest upto you.

Originally posted by: Festival

I love Sara Ali Khan's dialogue delivery, what's wrong with it? I would honestly want to know.

Originally posted by: Festival

They know it from young age that it's not essential for them to learn Hindi to be act in Bollywood. A little Hindi would be enough. They are brought up in International world class schools where English is everything. Everyone in the family and friends talk in English. So I think we should just let them be. This language thing should not be the reason for bashing them in my opinion. Rest upto you.

I'm not bashing them or judging them for not knowing.

I'm judging those who don't learn it out of a sense of social superiority.

TBH, I don't know what other reason they would have not to learn the language if they know they want to be actors in that particular industry. I mean, they take lessons in dance, martial arts, poise, even horse riding and sword fighting, FGS! How many movies do you have the hero or heroine riding horses? So why not the language?

If there is some other reason, sure. I just dislike the idea that knowing one particular language makes you superior. Or not knowing one language makes you unpatriotic.

Here before this thread eventually closes

*eats popcorn in English*

I have observed that the older the stars get, the more they start speaking in Hindi. Like for interviews, on stage and award functions etc. I don’t know why but suddenly their Hindi gets better 😆

The modulation and acting in love Aaj kat was horrible