10 Things We As Bollywood Fans Want ‘Azaadi’ From This Independence Day

10 Bollywood Things We Want Azaadi From

Updated : August 15, 2019 12:43 PM IST

10 Things We As Bollywood Fans Want ‘Azaadi’ From This Independence Day

As the sun rises on the 73rd Independence Day, we as Indian cannot be more proud of our country, all over again. All the mess and controversies aside, it is a good day to look back at the journey of 73 years and take pride in all that we have achieved and strive to reach the goals that we have set for us.

Talking about improvements, as true-blue Bollywood fans, we are also proud of the journey that the Hindi film industry has had in all the years of its existence. However, there are issues about Bollywood that constantly plague us and this 15th August would be a good opportunity to demand ‘azaadi’ from these Bollywood evils.

Biopics/Unsung Hero Films

As much we like to hear about real stories of real heroes, there is something as too much biopics and we are seeing it. Like seriously, every 3rd film these days is a biopic! We have seen enough and sung enough in praise of the unsung heroes, now can we please start focusing on other things.

Bad CGI

While films like 2.0 shows us what we are capable of, sometimes the CGI and the VFX in films look so abysmally bad that is embarrassing. That fake bull in Kalank will haunt me for the rest of my days. Come on Bollywood, we can do better.

Remakes/Promotional Songs

You saw this one coming from a mile ahead, didn’t you? ENOUGH IS REALLY ENOUGH and yes Tanishk Bagchi we are looking at you. Not only are we killing original music but we are giving birth to terrible music due to all the tweaking and auto-tuning of melodies that held real sentiments for us. And while we are on the topic of remakes and bad music, does every Bollywood film need a Punjabi number? Maybe not!

Sequels No One Asked For

Honestly, most of them are not even sequels! Don’t just put ‘2’ after the titles of hit films and peddle stories that have nothing to do with the first film or ruin the fond memories of those. Come up with original stories people or just remake from South Indian films, even that’s better.

Pankaj Tripathi/Arijit Singh

Pankaj Tripathi is an actor par excellence and Arijit Singh is the best singer Bollywood has produced in a long time and that’s why they deserve better. Stop treating them like aloo in Indian cuisine. One cannot just put them in everything a little to make it look legit.

Forced Messaging

Socially responsible films are great but not every Hindi film has to be one that ‘delivers a message’. Not to say films should be irresponsible, but sometimes its okay to not fall into the trap of textbook morality or giving out a message for the heck of it even if the film does not need it.