Impact of Cinema on Today’s Youth

Cinema has always been one of the most enthralling audio-visual means of communication. People have always found it one of the finest modes of entertainment and this is perhaps one of the prime reasons behind its colossal popularity. In fact, this massive impact of cinema has been specially noticed among today’s youth. It not only influences them but even plays a pivotal role in creating their mindsets.

Similar to all other countries, this enormous impact of cinema has even been noticed in our country. Indian youth have always been die-hard fans of the Bollywood movies. They are highly attracted by the glamour and fame of this industry and some of them even dream to pursue a thriving career in the same.

Moreover, after watching a movie some of the teens even start to imitate the mannerisms of their favorite actors. Be it their fashion sense, lifestyle, or anything else, teens often try to follow the same and it eventually pave the ground for certain adverse consequences. Few of them even turn out to be smokers or alcoholics by getting influenced from the movies they watch.   

Apart from these, there are several other factors like excessive violence and sex, which further corrupt the innocent minds of the teens on a large scale. At such a young age, they often do not have the maturity to understand the difference between reel and real lives and it further worsens the entire scenario.

But as a coin has got two sides, similarly cinema has also certain positive aspects as well. Still there are certain movies like Rang De Basanti and Chak De India, which educate the youth and even inspire them to do something fruitful in their lives. These films are even an eye-opener for all of them as it blatantly portrays the corrupted nature of our so-called “respected” political leaders.

Besides this, there are also some of the critically acclaimed films like Taare Zameen Par, which has brought a radical transformation in the education system of our country. After watching this film, many tutors have restrained themselves from punishing the students harshly and have even become much more sympathetic for the physically or mentally challenged ones.  

Moreover, films often inspire the youth to raise their voices against anarchism and the repressive power of the ruling class. In fact, it is due to films, sometimes the youth even dare to revolt against the pre-existing norms and conventions of our society.

Hence, today it is also the responsibility of the filmmakers to ensure that they must not come up with such movies that can create any negative influence among the youth. They should always keep in mind that the purpose of a film is not only to provide entertainment, but also to educate the masses. Until and unless this objective gets fulfilled, cinema can never be used for the betterment and progress of humanity. 

Film Review of Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai

As it has been quoted by the renowned director Jean Luc Godard that ”films are not merely the reflection of reality, it’s the reality of reflection”, truly incorporate with the hardcore reality in a vivacious manner. The Bollywood film industry is certainly not an exception in this regard. Evolving from the genre of melodrama and fantasies, now it’s much closer to reality. Whether it may be Black Friday, A Wednesday, Mumbai Meri Jaan or others, all of these films ardently bear relevance of the above mentioned fact.

Milan Luthria’s “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai” is a periodical film, which excavates the various traits of the city, set amidst the background of a cataclysmic society. The film eminently portrays the dark and gloomy days of the 1970’s, when the entire city was suffocating from the burdens of unemployment and poverty. The minorities were inflicted with an immense hatred and rage against the contemporary government. Thus, all of these factors played a pivotal role in the further enhancement of crime and the rise of the underworld gangsters all over the city and even in its suburbs. Sultan Mirza (Ajay Devgan), a reel life portrayal of the legendary gangster Haji Mustan was certainly the need of the hour in this whole scenario. Being imposed with his self ideologies and principles, and possessing a Robin Hood imagery among the masses, Sultan Mirza soon became the epicenter of attraction in underworld. And hereby, the film mainly deals with the romanticized telling of the rise of sultan and his protégé Shoaib Khan (Emraan Hashmi), a contrasting character which bears resemblance with the vicious mafia leader Dawood Ibrahim. Shoaib possesses all those attributes that a stereotyped gangster does- bloodshed, treachery, gang war, disloyalty, for his insatiable hunger for acquiring more power. Thus, quite expectedly he betrayed even sultan in respect of establishing his sole authority in the crime world of Mumbai.


Unlike, the other gangster films, here the director didn’t emphasize too much on dabbling with guns and gore, instead he focused on the various subtleties of emotions and the nuances of the relationships. Quite invigoratingly, the entire aspect of violence took backseat in this film, and the emotional quotient gained much predominance. However, from the point of view of direction and several technical aspects, there exist certain drawbacks. There are hardly any astonishing and eye-catching shots. Although the colors and lighting have a hint of retro, but the camera has been pretty ordinary.


However, both the protagonists of the film have live up to their expectations. Kangna Ranaut, through his ambiguous dialogues and metaphors, successfully presents herself as the renowned Bollywood actress of the 1970’s, while Prachi Desai also successfully portrayed the effervescences of a middle-class girl. In addition, there has been an ensemble cast which consists of Randeep Hooda- a cop who possess, principles accompanied with high moral and ethical values and the loyal sultan aide Naved Ahmed.


Irrespective of being good or bad, “Once Upon a time in Mumbaai” can be regarded as an agenda based film, which effectively grasps the attention of the audience till the end and herein lays the success of the entire cast and crew of this film.

Film Review of Inception

Film Review of Inception

Perhaps a new era of Freudian psycho-analysis commences through the magical hands of Nolan. With an impeccable blend of myth and mystery, “Inception” can definitely be considered as one of the most spellbinding creation in the last few decades. Hollywood has been rarely so exceptional in regard of breaking the confinement of the commerce and cliché ridden stereotyped nature. After “Memento”, “Doodlebug”, now it’s the turn of “Inception”, which will leave you agonized, tormented, awkward with its utter complications and hallucinating effects. And never expect to get rid of this conundrum in just one shot, as it consists of too many levels of reality accompanied with an astounding concept.

Leonardo Di Caprio, the chief protagonist of the film once again proves his stature and enigmatic presence onscreen as a special agent who possesses the capability of stealing ideas and dreams from the subconscious minds of human beings. Thus he has been widely acclaimed as an idea extractor, which contributes a pivotal role in making him as one of the most wanted men in the espionage system of the corporate world. And so, the renowned businessman Ket Watanabe appointed him in the motive of diminishing one of his business rivals. But this time, it’s not extracting ideas or dreams, instead incepting or implanting it in an individual’s mind. Di Caprio alias Cobb with his companions needs to implant the germ of a vicious idea in the mind of Robert Fischer (Cillian Murphy), who must be compelled to stand against his father.

Following the dictions of a thriller movie, here also the protagonist of the film engages himself in an emotional tryst with his beloved wife Mal (Marian Cotillard), who unfortunately becomes a tragic character of the former’s experiment. This not only makes Cobb a fugitive from his haunted past, but at the same time forms a parallel reality that repudiates to let go. Thus when Ariadne (Ellen Paige) explores the dark side of the protagonist, she realized that how hazardous it is to share dreams with this troublesome soul, who must brawl with his own demons from the past, before inflicting into other’s minds.

Inception is one of those films, which imbibes a deep psychological influence among the masses. Undoubtedly, it’s one of the most exhilarating creations in the recent past. In aspects of cinematography, mise-en-scene and the usage of emblematic shots, the film truly stands apart from the rest and creates an identity of its own. Wally Pflister, the cinematographer of this film is immensely praiseworthy and truly deserves an appraisal, while juxtaposing the two separate entities of the real and surreal in a single platform with utter professionalism and craftsmanship. The editing unit and the special effects have also reached the level of proficiency that can be expected from this master director’s film.

Inception portrays a cinematic language of excellence and perfection that Christopher Nolan has weaved with his skillful hands and eternal magnificence, which once again places him among the most enthralling and unfathomable filmmaker of the contemporary cinema.