2022 has been a huge disappointment for Bollywood as big budget films have failed to make a mark at the box office. Lal Singh Chaddha is currently struggling at the box office. Shamshera starring Ranbir Kapoor failed to impress the audience. On the other hand , Ranveer Singh's Jayeshbhai Jordaar , Akshay Kumar's
Prithvi Raj Chowhan and Ajay Devgan's Runway 34 also bombed at the box office. Other Bollywood films that flopped in 2022 are Attack part 1, Jersey , Heropanti 2, Dhakkad , Anek , Rashtra Kavach om, Raksha Bhandan and Dobaaraa.
We are all familiar with the glorious past of Bollywood rather Indian cinema since times immemorial. How can we forget the cinemas like Muggle Azam, Mother India , Do biga Zameen ,Waqat and several others which have left an indelible mark over the golden era of Indian cinema. Indian film songs and music have popularised various classical ragas of Indian music . Many film songs like ' Abhi na javo choddkar ki dil abi bara nahi , Lag ja gale ki phir yeh mulakat ho na ho or pyar hua Iqraar hua ... are few among millions which are still liked for their lyrics and melody . Indian cinema has given various poets like Sahir Ludhianvi, Shailendra , kaifi azami and many others who contributed much towards it. The Singers like K.L.Sehgal , Mohd. Rafi, Mukesh , Mana dey , Kishore Kumar , Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle have become legends in their field . We have lived our childhood and youth under the influence of Indian cinema and its songs as it was the only source of entertainment available those days.
In late seventies there was introduction of art films in Indian cinema . Several art films like 'Ankur' ' Manthan ' ' 27 Down ' and many others were made which catered only to the needs of a class of viewership but still became popular because of their intellectual output .
After nineties Bollywood came under the direct influence of underworld Don's like Dawood Ibrahim and intelligence agencies of Pakistan. They started their modus operandi by directly threatening Producers , directors and actors in of the film world by making direct telephone calls and extracting money from them . Most of the film people could not stand their threats and started giving them money . Then they started financing the films on their own terms and conditions . They gave patornage to Muslim actors like Khan group of Bollywood . The Khan actors became their blue eyed boys . They even threatened producers to give them roles in big banner films which flourished their career from the last few decades. They also started demeaning the Indian culture and Hinduism in films. Under their master plan they created Hindu characters as cunning moneylenders , greedy temple priests etc. While as Muslim characters were always shown as very helpful, God fearing, honest and full of character . Even a Muslim underworld Don or a criminal was always shown as a person of character. Most of actors who did not succumb under their pressure were shown the door of film world . They were instigated and deprived of film roles , which finally stalled their career. Sony Deol ,Govinda, Sunil Shetty and Vivek obroi are few among the various examples. Then blue eyed boys of these gangsters started their own gangs in the Bollywood . They formed groups of producers who neglected talent and introduced nepotism and cast couching in Bollywood. They started blacklisting and blackmailing actors who did not come under their pressure. The roles in films were provided only to their favourites. They became the King makers of Bollywood . The actors who were at their beck and call were given roles in good films and talented actors like Sushant singh Rajput was forced to opt for suicide.
Some big actors of the film world who have earned lot of money and fame and have nothing to loose , but only to gain some contribution towards philonothropy, remained in league with these bullies and compromised with the injustice in the system , for their petty gains .
Most of the actors who achieved the present status by the support of people , started taking the same people for granted . They started making immature and loose statements in public . Amir Khan once said that he and his wife is feeling scared in India. Deepika padkone joined tukde tukde gang at J N U for monitory considerations . Karina Kapoor said arrogantly that we do not force the people to watch our films , they should stop watching the same. Tapsee Punoo while making fun of viewers said that they must also bycott my films. It was really blunder on their part to challenge the people who supported them through out their careers and enabled them to achieve the heights.
Now they are exposed and facing the resentment of people , who have really brought them to knees .
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