[icernet] Desi films break the language barrier

[Arul Selvan]

For an audience hooked on to Hindi films or regional cinema, the 
viability of such Indian English flicks seems suspect. But then its 
makers are suave, convent-educated urbanites. “They are young, city-bred 
Indians, comfortable with English, who find it easier to use it as a 
medium of expression,” explains Nihalani. So, for the likes of Madhwani, 
English is the obvious choice for it’s the language he “thinks in,” 
while for Benegal, it’s the ideal means of communicating to different 
sections. Though the audience is niche, it’s a respectable figure, 
thanks to India’s large English speaking population. Besides, with 
Bollywood becoming “increasingly out of sync with reality,” Indian 
English films are a viable alternative.

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