and i NOT quoting, just paraphrasing -

Recently, the govt. has decided to come down heavily on obscene music videos that litter indian television. And so, some of those who star in music videos where questioned – u kno the usual, ” do u think ur job will be threatened etc? ”

and Ms. Rakhi Sawant was one of them – she said that she doesnt need to be woried, since none of her videos have been A-rated, but there are many videos that are definietly vulgar.( so far, so good)And then she adds, ” omkara is vulgar”

I’d just like to reiterate one last point-
Omkara may not have been a biggest hit of the year, but it has done pretty well for itself.
the critics have appreciated the movie and very liberally so.
and even the BO collections were good ( or so i hear).

I’d just like to reiterate one last point-
Omkara may not have been a biggest hit of the year, but it has dont pretty well for itself.
the critics have appreciated the movie and very liberally so.
and even the BO collections were good ( or so i hear).

and see, there is nothing wrong in watchin actors running around trees. If someone finds it enteratining , why not?

Also, “I’ would prefer omkara to Kank ,but tha doesnt mean evrybody else would – simply because, esp. in this case, not evrybody has read shakespeare, not evrybody knows the story of Othello, not evrybody would understand the dialect ( hell,neither did I, atleast for a significant part)not evrybody would want to hear the word ‘chutiya’ with the 12yr old sitting by their side…
unlike these others, i and u and trina have read othello, know the basic plot, and didnt have 12 yr olds sittign next to us!

and lemme say this again, Omkara and kank are not in conflict. they are just difrerent kinds of cinema that cater 2 differnt tastes. tey simply exist side by side. its not sucha big deal!
Some watch omkara, some watch Kank and most otehrs watch both.

hey but dont u reckon the indian audience today is growing with time….gone are the days when people preferred watchin actors running and dancing around the trees….as in wudnt you prefer an “omkara” to “kank”….

No, its not at all crazy- infact it makes perfect sense.

firstly, movies like maqbool and omkara are usually made for a niche audience – like it not.
take for eg omkara: the language barrier made it very difficult for my aunt, who by the way speaks hindi at home, to understand the nitty gritties of the plot. naturally, she wasnt too satisfied with the whole movie – though she did appreciate some of the other aspects of the movie which went beyond linguistic barriers. yet the experience was incomplete.
Also, she was convinced that the language was unfit for her 12 yr old. No matter how realistic it may have been.

on the other hand, a movie like KANK or the KJ-YC-SRK combo movies like KHNH or KKHH, are ones that generally cater to all classes and age groups.
Its the usual love story ( at times, twisted beyond redemption). Plus its visually appealing – the foriegn locales and designer costumes.And the music score is usually feet-tapping and all.
Over all you get a well packaged deal.Naturally, these movies do better at the Box Office than others.

You see, when you talk of a sucess – there are 2 kinds- commercial and critical. if KANK is declared a BO hit, it simply means it has been a commercial success.
And omkara has definitely recvd loads of critical acclaim.
Ofcourse there are some flims like, Black and Monsoon Wedding, for eg which recvd both but then again such films are few and far between

and lemme reiterate one more point – both omkara and maqbool were hugely appreciated by the critics. and they did not flop at the BO either-infact they did bring home profits as well, if i am not mistaken.