Bollywood films have long been famous for showcasing romance and family drama on screen, but in recent times many films have been seeing an excess of mind-blowing violence and cruelty. After all, why has Bollywood, which once gave priority to elements like make-up, humor, peace and compassion in its films, started getting attracted towards cruel, heroic, horrifying and gruesome elements? After watching the film 'Kill', which was recently released on OTT after making headlines in theatres, a friend's reaction was – 'Its title could also have been 101 ways to commit murder. The entire film is just murder, murder, and that too in a very gruesome way. After OTT, nowadays a lot of violence is being shown in cinematic films also. If we look carefully, his point is absolutely justified.
Generally known for romance, comedy and family drama, recent Bollywood films are placing a lot of emphasis on violence and cruelty. Be it Ranbir Kapoor's blockbuster film 'Animal', in which he chops people with an ax to the tune of 'Arjan Valley Way' or Kill, which is promoted as the most violent film in the country. Be it the latest release 'Sector 36' or 'Yudhra', all of them have such gruesome violence and gore that even the faint of heart will tremble.
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Experiments continue with different styles in cinema. Of course, many films today contain a lot of violent action, but producers should have the freedom to express their views in their own way. If someone doesn't like it then don't watch it.
– Vineet Kumar Singh, actor
The era of Karma-Violence is going on
However, heart-wrenching and brutal action sequences have always been shown in Hollywood films. Quentin Tarantino, counted among the great directors of Hollywood, is famous for showing such scary action and violence in his films. Be it 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction' or 'Kill Bill', all his films contain such violent scenes, for which he has also been criticized.
His fierce form is seen in Bollywood films.
Similarly, Korean cinema is also known for its amazing action. Such raw action scenes have also been shown in South cinema. But Bollywood filmmakers have been giving priority to the nine essences of drama – makeup, humor, compassion, calm, anger, brave, terrible, gruesome, wonderful – makeup, humor, peace and compassion. In such a situation, why is Bollywood these days getting attracted towards the cruel, the heroic, the horrifying and the gruesome?
Deepak Dobriyal replied
When asked about this, actor Deepak Dobriyal, who is getting praise for his serious character in 'Sector 36', says, 'It is a matter of time. Nowadays such activities are going on. Now if any family film or relationship drama is released then everyone starts making it and there is a strange trend in the industry that whatever genre becomes a hit, everyone runs after it. Like, Stree 2 became such a big hit, so I am hearing from many places that horror comedy never fails.
Nowadays the era of such action films is going on. Now if any family film or relationship drama is released then everyone will start making it. There is a strange trend in our industry that whatever genre becomes a hit, everyone runs after it.
– Deepak Dobriyal, actor
Motivational action attracts people
At the same time, actor Vineet Kumar Singh, who did politics with the action films 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Rangbaaz: Darr', says, 'These are different genres of cinema. Romance or drama is a genre that has always been there, but even before this, the problems or plight of that time have come on screen in films like Guide, Do Bigha Zameen.
Weird action scenes in movies
'As things evolve with time, styles also evolve. Sometimes some new types of experiments are also done. Action brings adrenaline rush i.e. excitement in people which they also enjoy watching. Yes, now the space has opened up for some bloody action too, which is hardcore action, in which more blood is seen, but it depends on the director as to what he likes. It is his creativity how he sees something. If you don't want to watch the rest, you always have this option.
Vineet Kumar Singh's answer
'This is not an Aadhar card, which is necessary to get made. You don't see what you don't want to see, but there are people who want to see such things, which is why directors choose different mediums to tell their stories. It is true that many such films are being made today which have a lot of action, but I feel that they should have the freedom to express their views in their own way. If someone does not understand that thing then he should not watch it.
Society has become insensitive to violence
After watching Sector 36, a fellow journalist who is fond of Korean dramas said that he did not feel the cruelty in Vikrant's character which should have been there. Perhaps after watching Korean dramas, they find such scenes not cruel but normal. So can watching scenes of violence or cruelty on screen make us insensitive?
Doctors' opinion on violence in films
On this question, well-known psychiatrist Dr. Harish Shetty says, 'Cinema is the mirror of the society. Cinema shows only what is going on in the society. In fact, as a society we have become desensitized to violence. As incidents of terrorism, war and crime have increased in the last few years, primitive emotions i.e. jealousy, hatred, anger and revenge are dominant. When the society is peaceful it sings hymns, whereas when the society is in chaos it likes violence.
people became addicted to violence
The biggest disadvantage of globalization is disconnection and speed. When the speed increases and the temperature increases, at that time there is joy in primitive emotions. Now so many people died in Bangladesh, died in Hathras, no one cared, because we have become inhuman, because when we see violence one after the other, it becomes our habit. Today, crime stories are everywhere on TV and in the news, so these things no longer surprise people.
