Why are people offended by Bride and Prejudice?

Question

A number of Indian people I've read about or have spoken too via forum have been complaining that it's not realistic. Musicals and this version of the story are about fantasy, of course it's not realistic. But thats the fun of it. You can blend fantasy and reality together. They complain that they wouldn't be dancing in the streets. I disagree because dancing/singing is part of your culture and no doubt you do it on special occassions or occassions leading up too an very special ocassions.

I don't know maybe it's just me, what are your opinions?

Answer 1

What are your friends talking about! Most Bollywood films are musicals where people burst into song and dance in the street! Have they never seen Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and any other film like that?

Bride and Prejudice isn't meant to be a 100% Bollywood film, or a 100% Western film, its a mixture of both.

The director (Gurindher Chadha) is a British born Indian - she saw that Bollywood is popular in the UK (and other western countries) and came up with the idea to make a Western/Bollywood mixture film. She used a "Western" story (based it on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice) and a Bollywood musical-style setting and a mixture of actors from both cultures.

It stars some British Indian actors (Naveen Andrews as Balraj, Nitin Ganatra as Mr Kholi, Indira Varma as Kiran) and obviously some Indian actors (Aishwarya Rai, Namratha Shirodhka, Meghnaa, Peea Rai Chowdhury as the four Bakshi sisters) and some Western white actors (Martin Henderson as Darcy and Daniel Gillies as Wickham). Its supposed to be a mixture.

If you try to approach it as a pure Bollywood or a pure Western film you will be disappointed because its not.

I'm not Indian, but all my Indian friends love it!

Its one of our "feel good" films I put on to cheer us up when we're ill or feeling down!

My BF (not Indian) loves it as he's hopelessly in love with Aishwarya! Grr! LOL!!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361411/

Answer 2

Um, have these Indian people actually seen a Bollywood movie before? The last one i watched - Fanaa - had a woman finding out her boyf had killed her father the other side of a mountain range when she was out walking on some ice and saw her father's body floating under her feet. Realism is not usually a major concern here! Besides, Bride and Prejudice hardly pretends to be a cutting edge docudrama. Singing/dancing in the streets etc is a key part of Indian musical film tradition, i don't see how people could complain about it.

Answer 3

I loved the film - it was so comical, witty, bright and exuberant - of course you take it at face value - it's supposed to be a blend of western romantic comedy and bollywood - where the dancing in the street stuff is expected - it's part of the genre - a bit like saying that it's unrealistic to have singing nuns in the sound of music - of course it is, but that's not the point! It's a really good feel good film and gets the thumbs up from me!

Answer 4

Do you mean Pride and Prejudice ? Quite realistic taken
into consideration that the book and movie were so
popular. Dancing in the streets are normal occurences,
In Lousianna, if a band was playing people would come
out from their homes and dance along without hesitation.

Answer 5

The complaint is not only directed at Bride and Prejudice, but that same complaint is directed at any musical (movies, theatre). Some people just don't like these types of movies and, given the "realistic" argument, they prefer documentaries, I suppose. Personally, I thought the movie was a lot of fun, and yes, it was fantasy and that is fine. I like documentaries, dramas, comedies, art house films, too--why limit yourself? :-)

Answer 6

But Bollywood is a really big thing in Asia! Surely it's about music, dance and celebrating their culture. I know Asian people who say that their weddings really are just like that! Musicals are all about being dramatic and over the top! It's just a bit of fun and they shouldn't take it too seriously!!

Answer 7

I think people take films too seriously. My culture has been mocked but it's ENTERTAINMENT!! People forget that and get too analytical!! So dumb - especially with movies which are not there for critical analysis. Just shut up watch the movie - you may like it - you may not. It's an opinion. Dont go overboard after that and save the analysis for important thing.

I thought the movie was fantastical - but i dont think it was supposed to be anything else!!! Amusing.

Answer 8

Never seen it... but considering how many Indian movies are unrealistic, and practically ALL of them have dancing/singing... I'm wondering what the heck these people are talking about. They should be offended by all of Bollywood in that case.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

ppl in this country are suffering a real sense of humour failure, we all take ourself far to seriously and need to lighten up. laughter is good for the soul! it also releases seratonin which is the happy hormone. ppl also really like to moan. and they'll do it about anything. sad but true