[icernet] 'Movie-makers have not learnt from Satyajit Ray'

[Arul Selvan MIC]

But most Indian films pay a lot of attention to frills such as costume,
scenery and grease paint, leaving actors/actresses with little scope or
inclination to act. May be, this is an easy way out.

It is so simple to enrapture an audience with colour, gloss, pretty
faces and a more-or-less continuous background score which tells you
when to cry, when to laugh, when to expect just about anything. What is
unfortunate here - even in Kolkata where the so-called industry
participation in the Festival is very strong - is that there is
virtually no mood to learn and adapt from international cinema.

Source:
http://hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/11/15/stories/2002111501160900.htm