12/25/2023 0 Comments Parallel movie![]() More often than not, the viewer would see society through the lenses of the protagonist themselves. He goes on to say that Ray’s tales were of stoicism as much as they were of the reality of the society at the time and they were much more a depiction of the human being. Thus, with Ghatak’s initial magnum opus not finding any form of takers in the film industry, Satyajit Ray emerged as India’s finest auteurs with Pather Panchali in 1955,” adds Yadav. “Ghatak, in his lifetime, had directed only eight movies, each one tanking a bit harder than the last. However, due to paucity of funds, it did not see the light of day until 1977 despite having been completed by 1952. Ritwik Ghatak’s Nagarik, a movie about the normal citizens grappling with the uncertainties of urban life (Image Credits: Films Division)Īccording to Mukul Yadav, a professor of film studies at the University of Delhi, the parallel cinema had already begun with Ritwik Ghatak’s Nagarik, a movie about the normal citizens grappling with the uncertainties of urban life. “The movies consist of strong social commentary and lack the quintessential songs and fight sequences that are a huge part of commercial movies,” says Tripathi. Delhi based filmmaker Karthik Tripathi says that ‘parallel cinema’ is a broad term designated to certain types of films that stray away from conventional mainstream cinema, popular among Indian masses. The parallel cinema served as an alternative to mainstream commercial Indian cinema. ![]() Margi, as defined by the veteran film critic Chidananda Das Gupta, was the kind of film that was aesthetically and craft-wise considered ‘international’. In the 1950s, Satyajit Ray led the ‘new wave’ of Indian cinema, known as parallel cinema, representing the assertion of margi (classical) art in Indian films. However, parallelly there was also a section of filmmakers that stayed away from the mainstream films. In the era of 1970s and 80s, Bollywood produced films like Sholay (1975), Qayamat se Qayamat Tak (1988), Karz (1980) and many others that gave audiences angry young men, glamorous dance sequences, a series of over the top love stories and the ‘larger than life’ cinematic universe.
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