WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT: Why Bollywood still can't get over culture stereotypes
By PRIYANKA SRIVASTAVA
PUBLISHED: 16:02 EST, 23 August 2013 | UPDATED: 16:02 EST, 23 August 2013
The audience was in splits when Deepika Padukone, dressed in a half saree, her hair adorning a gajra, mouthed Hindi with a heavy south Indian accent in the recent blockbuster Chennai Express. Deepika's bokwaas Hindi, haallwai, mai idhar aati tum kidhar jaati lingo was meant to infuse humour in Rohit Shetty's over-the-top action comedy.
The humour, however, did not please everyone and once again brought to fore the long-standing debate of Bollywood's love for language and culture stereotypes.
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BONG CONNECTIONS
Seen lately in Sujoy Ghosh's Kahaani, Anurag Basu's Barfi! and Shoojit Sircar's Vicky Donor
QUIRK FACTOR: Kolkata's trams, bylanes, ubiquitous slums, Durga puja fervour and distinct Bengali pronunciation added to the mood of the thriller Kahaani. Sujoy Ghosh incorporated the flavour of the city in a manner that it elevated the film's drama quotient.
Similarly, Anurag Basu shot his film Barfi! in Darjeeling and Kolkata, and the Bong factor was appreciated by the audience. Saurabh Shukla as a police officer emerged as the most endearing character in the film because of his authentic Bengali accent.
The heroine's father and aunt in the Shoojit Sircar's Vicky Donor managed to bring out the typical Bengali mindset in Delhi's CR Park. Dibakar Banerjee plans to bring back the old-world charm of vintage Calcutta in his forthcoming film Byomkesh Bakshey! starring Sushant Singh Rajput.
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