Bollywood movies good for educational info? :S

Lol this random thought jus came to my mind...

im not gonna lie...most of the stuff that I learned about the earth's atmosphere, lava, rocks n minerals are from movies like THE CORE, VOLCANOE, etc lol i never undserstood these concepts wen explained to me in class... so my question is since I learned much bout science and technology and also different cultures from around the wordl frm hollywood films.......can we also learn these stuff from bollywood films? 😕

I remember getting an A+ on three of my history quizzes just me memorizing things I've seen in THE MUMMY, Night at the Museum...and heres something shockin...THE SIMPSON! yes THE SIMPSONS helped me get an A+ in my 10th grade history quiz on Brazil and Egypt!!😆😆

Earlier wen my aunt said tht she doesnt want her kid to watch bolly films since theres nothing educational u can learn frm them...I would argue....but now i kinda find it sorta true man! All i c in bollyfilms r romancing, sing n dancing...EXTRA WHITE DANCERS IN THE BACKGROUND😆, and uuuh yea yash raj films' concepts of making india-pakistan be friends 😕

THE ONLY FILM THAT HELPED ME LEARN SOMETHING EDUCATIONAL is BHOOL BULAIYA yea thnks to tht film I learend about split personality and now am taking a psychology course to understand more about it

wat r ur thoughts?

I already noe most replies will prolly reply back sayin "Films r for pure entertainemt...not for learning"😆

Wouldn't bolly movies benefit folks pursuing career in music/dance/singing/direction etc etc etc ...this is only one side of it... have big list of things otherwise that can be VERY VERY educative to viewers, but would be nice to know - What constitutes educational info, first?

Sure, Bollywood movies surpass any others in terms of Love Ed. Recently, there was a TB article showcasing various romantic dialogues from Bolly flicks ... they were asking you to say those to your Valentine. Now, what more practical purpose can Bolly movies serve if not that? Next time, try, telling a girl, "kitni shiddat se tumhe paane ki koshish ki hai, ke har zarre ne mujhe tumse milane ki saazish ki hai" ... and see what happens.

Do share if you live to tell the tale. 😉😆

That's not entirely true. I agree that hollywood films are more thought out & alot of research goes into them, but Bollywood is progressing and we are slowly getting past the 'Hero-Heroine-dance-romance-the end' Era.

Not all the movies are educative. One in a hundred maybe useful for information. All others are misinformation like one hero fighting with a group of goondas. Or the actors getting drunk in one drink. But to depend on bollywood movies for getting educational values.....no way.

Good that Bollywood movies help you,
in my case if i start watching bollywood movies for education ,
i'll get C- 😆

So i think for me books and teachers would do a good job for providing education😊

A lot of Bollywood flicks have good tourist information.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

A lot of Bollywood flicks have good tourist information.

How is it "good" information when it's not relevant either? They try passing Switzerland as someone's gaon or Shimla and many a times, that phoren ka apartment where protagonists live is built on a set😆 I think they mislead on geography as well😆

Originally posted by: Gauri_3

How is it "good" information when it's not relevant either? They try passing Switzerland as someone's gaon or Shimla and many a times, that phoren ka apartment where protagonists live is built on a set😆 I think they mislead on geography as well😆

Yes they mislead us big time. But I think Hollywood movies do the same as well.
Becuase Kal Ho Na ho was shot in Toronto and yet in the movie they showed it as New York. Same with Apne, it was shot in Toronto and in the movie they told us New York!!

But Bollywood hardly comes with educational movies, and even if they do come out, they are not advertised properly. So we never know about them!