Why do Indian movies keep inserting songs and dances? What are the traditions?

India is a multilingual country, and there is a great demand for native-language films from ethnic groups with different languages, which promotes the development of the film industry. However, no matter what language is spoken, singing and dancing, as a way of life followed by Indians from generation to generation, are all the same language. The songs and dances with national characteristics in Indian films are the key to win the local market and the magic weapon to quickly arouse the interest of overseas audiences.

A typical Indian film must have at least five or six gorgeous songs and dances to have a happy ending. This labeled Indian blockbuster is also called "Ma Sala" movie. "Ma Sala" means "mixed spice" in Hindi, and "Ma Sala" film is a combination of love, action, song and dance, comedy elements and happy ending, and its unique narrative mode is also called "Ma Sala mode".

The rise of song and dance in movies is a very accidental thing. The Discovery Channel documentary "Asian Film India" mentioned that in the last century, many people in India were still poor, so watching a movie was a luxury for them. So if you spend money to go to the cinema, you will want the movie to be longer, so that you can "break even".

Under such circumstances, many Indian movies last about three hours (sometimes it really tests the patience of the viewers).

In this case, it is a tricky way to insert songs and dances in the middle. According to Cai Lan's book, he once chatted with an Indian filmmaker, saying that it took him less than three hours to make a movie, but the audience didn't buy it, thinking that they had been cheated, so the producer added a long song and dance at the back of the movie to make up for the time, and finally the two sides had a good time.

Song and dance are integrated with stories, sometimes not necessarily songs and dances, but also comedy chasing or fighting regardless of stories. These song and dance fights, which are not necessarily closely related to the development of the film plot, are also a part that Indian audiences want to enjoy in the film, and their status in their hearts is by no means lower than a complete and moving story. Song and dance is a proud cultural tradition with obvious national characteristics for Indian audiences just like Kung Fu is for us.

With the overall development of the film industry, there are more and more forms of singing and dancing in Indian films, which will add fashion and technology elements and will be more and more accepted by foreign audiences. It is worth noting that the role of singing and dancing is only to promote the plot to ease the atmosphere, so that the audience can have a rest when they feel tired, which is equivalent to watching a video, but it will never disrupt the main theme of the movie. With the overall development of the film industry, there are more and more forms of singing and dancing in Indian films, which will add fashion and technology elements and will be more and more accepted by foreign audiences. It is worth noting that the role of singing and dancing is only to promote the plot to ease the atmosphere, so that the audience can have a rest when they feel tired, which is equivalent to watching a video, but it will never disrupt the main theme of the movie.

Bollywood's Love Between Life and Death, which accuses the caste system, is listed as the three most beautiful musical films in the film history of the new century by American film magazines together with Chicago and Moulin Rouge. Bollywood's Love Between Life and Death, which accuses the caste system, is listed as the three most beautiful musical films in the film history of the new century by American film magazines together with Chicago and Moulin Rouge.

Reflecting on the education system, Three Silly Bollywood scored 9. 1, and won 16 awards from the International Film Association of India. After the film was broadcast, a series of universities in India were influenced by it to carry out reforms. Reflecting on the education system, Three Silly Bollywood scored 9. 1, and won 16 awards from the International Film Association of India. After the film was broadcast, a series of universities in India were influenced by it to carry out reforms.

Against racial discrimination, "My name is Khan" was shortlisted in the screening unit of the 60th Berlin Film Festival on 20 10, ranking third in the weekly box office record in Bollywood film history, and the domestic box office income in the first week exceeded 9.95 million US dollars, ranking first in the current Bollywood film box office list. At the same time, in Britain, this film has also become the most popular film in Britain in Bollywood history. Against racial discrimination, "My name is Khan" was shortlisted in the screening unit of the 60th Berlin Film Festival on 20 10, ranking third in the weekly box office record in Bollywood film history, and the domestic box office income in the first week exceeded 9.95 million US dollars, ranking first in the current Bollywood film box office list. At the same time, in Britain, this film has also become the most popular film in Britain in Bollywood history.

Reflection on faith, my God, even though some churches in India think that this film has hurt religious feelings, and even some leaders have called for the film to be banned, it has not been supported by the Supreme Court. Moreover, less than two weeks after the film was released, it still attracted a lot of attention around the world, and once rushed to the top of the box office list, giving those big officials in the system a loud slap.

Even singing and dancing, the quality has maintained a high standard. We both know the rest.

This level is still rising:

Indian filmmakers can't help but know that for international audiences, singing and dancing are still a relatively abrupt part of the movie plot. In recent years, even though the film still retains the song and dance scenes, the song and dance scenes are more closely related to the plot. Song and dance have become an important part of the film plot, retaining the national characteristics and making it acceptable to more audiences. For example, the song and dance scene of Bahubali, which is about to be released in the mainland recently, is no longer a MV, but a catalyst for the feelings of the hero and heroine. In order to take care of the audience's feelings, it is gradually reflected in the non-singing and dancing scene in the form of music, so that when it comes to the singing and dancing scene, it is no longer the boring waiting from the plot, but the joy of the hero and heroine two of a kind. What's more worth mentioning is that Bahubali is the most expensive investment in Indian film history, and the overall production cost is nearly 65.438 yuan+700 million yuan.

From passive acceptance to active acceptance, Indian filmmakers are now more aware of what the audience needs. When singing and dancing need to be lit up, the plot should be integrated, and no songs should be inserted in the epic scene. Song and dance became appetizers, making the main course heavier and more delicious.

Generally speaking, under the contempt of many of us, Indian films have been in line with international standards. No matter the plot or visual effect, it is no less than any European and American blockbuster. If you can get rid of the stereotype of "dancing without saying a word" and go to the cinema to watch Indian movies more, I believe you will have unexpected gains. Generally speaking, under the contempt of many of us, Indian films have been in line with international standards. No matter the plot or visual effect, it is no less than any European and American blockbuster. If you can get rid of the stereotype of "dancing without saying a word" and go to the cinema to watch Indian movies more, I believe you will have unexpected gains.