Members Of 1000 Crore Rupees Club Should Provide Space to Small BudgetFilms
You might have also noticed jubilation all across the Bollywood on Dhoom3 crossing 500 Crore Rupee mark world wide. It is really time to celebrate that an Indian movie grossed this much in a weeks time. The credit to this feast goes to tremendous marketing buzz , sleek quality of production and matching international standard. Another factor which contributed to this collection, number of screens where the film was simultaneously released, 4500 screens all across the length and breadth of country as well as 1000 screens abroad.
Success of Dhoom3 has also proved that old order is getting changed, to make a film box office hit you need not to wait for Golden/ Silver Jublee 100 days run. The new rule of game is hit the jackpot in the first week itself or till the next big ticket releases.
This has created a big problem for the Small Budget film producers. The top notch distributers and big production houses want to grab maximum number of screens, with as many as 60 shows in a single day in a multiplex, and fortuitous long spare weekends to make maximum collections. So where is the space for small films ?
Now a days, new technology tools have empowered even the independent producers to make a quality film in modest budgets. but if the film does not have top star cast or big producer/ director on board it is really a big challenge to get theatres. The passionate film makers are simply elbowed out from the box office, languishing for a festive or vacation season. There are only 7-8 top box office stars in Bollywood and there are only 52 week ends in a year. Going by the rule, barely 70-80 films can be released in a grand scale. So where is space for small producer ?
I think this problem is persisting in Hollywood also. That is why Martin Scorsese wrote to her daughter Francesca, ' I do not think I am being pessimistic when I say that the art cinema and the movie business are now at cross roads. Audio-visual entertainment and what we know as cinema-moving pictures conceived by individuals - appear to be headed in different directions. in future, you will probably see less and less of what we recognise as cinema on multiplex screens and more and more of it in smaller theatres, online, and I suppose, in spaces and circumstances that I can not predict.' how apt and true for our Bollywood also. I have a suggestion, independent producers should pitch for at least two screens in all multiplexes should be available for independent producers year round. Only then there is a hope that films from passionate and talented directors will reach to the audience.
Success of Dhoom3 has also proved that old order is getting changed, to make a film box office hit you need not to wait for Golden/ Silver Jublee 100 days run. The new rule of game is hit the jackpot in the first week itself or till the next big ticket releases.
This has created a big problem for the Small Budget film producers. The top notch distributers and big production houses want to grab maximum number of screens, with as many as 60 shows in a single day in a multiplex, and fortuitous long spare weekends to make maximum collections. So where is the space for small films ?
Now a days, new technology tools have empowered even the independent producers to make a quality film in modest budgets. but if the film does not have top star cast or big producer/ director on board it is really a big challenge to get theatres. The passionate film makers are simply elbowed out from the box office, languishing for a festive or vacation season. There are only 7-8 top box office stars in Bollywood and there are only 52 week ends in a year. Going by the rule, barely 70-80 films can be released in a grand scale. So where is space for small producer ?
I think this problem is persisting in Hollywood also. That is why Martin Scorsese wrote to her daughter Francesca, ' I do not think I am being pessimistic when I say that the art cinema and the movie business are now at cross roads. Audio-visual entertainment and what we know as cinema-moving pictures conceived by individuals - appear to be headed in different directions. in future, you will probably see less and less of what we recognise as cinema on multiplex screens and more and more of it in smaller theatres, online, and I suppose, in spaces and circumstances that I can not predict.' how apt and true for our Bollywood also. I have a suggestion, independent producers should pitch for at least two screens in all multiplexes should be available for independent producers year round. Only then there is a hope that films from passionate and talented directors will reach to the audience.
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