"Ek Chutki Sindoor, tum kyaa jaane Ramesh Babu" has now kind of over running the famous dialogue, "Mere Paas Maa Hain"... Movies are the next favourite to every Indian after cricket. (Well, if not all, but, almost). We dance to their songs; we weep to their dialogues and laugh at their comedy. That's Bollywood for you-a complete masala pack. It's adversary in all sense is Hollywood. The surprising element is how we as audience accept both genres of movie as it is. The truth is Bollywood is in almost all terms the exact opposite of Hollywood, when it comes to everything. (You know exactly what I'm talking about). Ok! Let's compare! Now I want you to imagine, the same Chutki Sindoor in a Hollwywod movie... Will there be one at all? Yes! But the dialogue would say... Hey love, I'd love to stay with you, but, Marriage and rings... Naaah!!!! Let's save it for later part. It just reminds me of the movie 'Nine Months'...where Hugh Grant is petrified with both Marriage and the Dad feeling.

Talking about the same motherhood situation... we have a family 'Naach Gaana'. Thinking of the good old style of portraying a woman-mother to be... she will be asking for 'kaccha aam' or nevertheless puking her head out. (Excuse me for me being so straight! But can't help).When I think of this in a Hollywood style, it reminds me of ' The Father of the Bride', Steve Martin, running the rounds from the hospital to the house along with his daughter and wife. It’s a funny opposite here isn’t it?

In Bollywood- 'The Mother' is the epitome of love, life and not to forget the unstoppable down pour of emotions be it happiness or otherwise in tears. It's amazing how this small tear drop does wonders and melts the heart of her husband, her son, her brother-in-law, her daughter-in-law and not to forget, even the almighty gives in. Since the time I have seen our movies, every mother's introduction shot is either in front of the idol or the door awaiting, mostly, her son or her army returned husband. Couldn't there be another way to portray her love in front of the screens minus the thali and the roonaa. And people, yes, we have won awards based on them. I often wondered if no job would work for me, I'd be an entrepreneur, supplying glycerin to the whole of the Indian industry, and the booming tele-serials. It's a great idea, I feel!

But now this kind of emotion out burst is seen in Hollywood as well. This has taken me to surprise. Now days, most of the movies that the Hollywood are producing is either on terrorism or recession or their favorite 'the end of the world'. And their promos seem to be with at least a couple of tearful scenes and even the men get to cry here. But, I bet they can never beat our Khan's and the Kapoors. Speaking of the end of the world movies, I've noticed something; I'm guessing few of you have as well. Every time we talk of the end of the world... America is the one in attack. Talk about an alien attack, it takes place only in America-first. Or talk about the rise of Super heroes (Superman, Spiderman, Batwoman, and Ironman) what's common? All are Americans. I know this is FICTION...but seems like that's the only place in the world where crisis takes place and to rescue them, the Savior arises- is you know where. I never really understood Hollywood fixation with Superheroes from America. Still discussing about super human's and aliens what does the Indian alien have that Hollywood's alien does not possess- An alien who cries and say's Maa..(You should have guessed which movie we are talking about!). Think! A Crying Alien! What if we have an Indian version of the Transformers? I bet they would be dancing to an item number, since some of our movies do just fine because of them. Or they would be in love with our heroine. And yes, this reminds me of Robo? Wow! He actually did the above all. There you go! The Indian Robo...feels it all.

Film makers like Deepa Mehta and Mira Nair have taken the Indian movies to another level where Raj Kapoor just started. ‘Bold and Beautiful'. Both their movies spelled sensationalism in all its fullness, be it Fire or Kamasutra. But had a nasty response. The aam janta did not like it. So to speak when K Jo tried his hand in extra-marital affair that also bit the dust. Times change and I definitely don't agree that we still talk and show about love and the art of making love as done in the 70's, with a cross of two red flowers or roses (Man, the 70' 80' and 90' were full off those) and we still watch Rose and Jack passionately kissing at the arch of the Titanic. That movie was something else. But what a sham their most intimate scenes are now censored when shown in our national channels. Yes, we hide away, shy away from this. And it's a debatable topic, whether the aam janta can watch ‘it’ or not.

Speaking of love and the rest, let's take a look at our style of first-night. Nine out of ten movies, we have a song, with running around, on the top and bottom of the decorated bed and the room. The milk, the fruits, the decorated fans, the flowers, the agarbathi's and the sweets. (Who ever said, our traditions do not allow us to be open about romance must take a look back to their wedding night). This is elaborately romantic. Can you imagine a Hollywood movie so well prepared. All they do is kiss at the altar, jump into the car, and then jump out of the car and then...you can allow your imagination to do the rest of the job. And I'd never agree to anyone who says, Bollywood is not into detailing? What do you think of the above then?

We discussed about emotions, feelings, Super humans, love and the rest, what remains now to complete any movies is the 'BIG Fight'. Hollywood definitely uses techniques and both their heroes and heroines, well trained in fighting skills. But in our kinda movies, there are at least 2 dozens of villains, fighting against one hero who is presumably, hurt and left with only one gun. He will fight till his death, and, when he falls, a call from his again, any woman related to him, he awakes like a phoenix, reborn and rejuvenated, to kill, them all. I bet in all that action, he misses facts like the same goons come over him again and again. His repetitive screaming shots from different angles, for a few seconds and in slow motion he runs, flies into the thin air and beats the beast. And if he has a revolver, he will run faster than the bullet or to go the South Indian way, will have a custom made sword, from his ancestor’s time, and, he will use only that to kill the enemy of God knows which ancestor. In regards to movies revolving around revenge, no other country can beat the Indian movie land based on revenge. We do have something for revenge.

Intense or am I exaggerating? Nope. That' the typical package of the Indian Masala movie. Heroes are considered God's, whereas only a few heroines have turned into Goddesses. It's all fiction, imagination. Someone rightly quoted, "We know these movies are just imagination. None of these can actually happen. But we love’em! We watch them and delve in the unreal Peter Pan's world, so that we can forget what our worries are". I do agree to this statement.

It's true despite of all the melo-drama of our Indian movies and the heroism of Hollywood movies, we, the aam janta love to laugh and cry with them. We often loathe them and sometimes we love them for the content. This much I can assure you, as long as there remains, dal chawal and achar in every Indian's thali, there will always remain the nach gaana and the rona dhona in their movies. No two ways about it!