Mainstream Films vs Alternative Cinema
Assignment on Bangladesh Films: Mainstream Films vs Alternative Cinema Submitted to Ariful Islam Lecturer, Department of English East West University Submitted by Sarah Elma 2013-2-40-035 Department of English East West University Submission Date: 20 June 2013
When mainstream cinema becomes too dull, people seek alternative methods. In Bangladesh, mainstream cinema started with FDC and has moved on to address the need of the community which is horror, suspense, romance-the combination of everything. A 3-hour long „Purnodoirgho chhayachhobi‟ that first addressed the typical Bangladeshi need for entertainment was about a person who is poor but filled with possibilities, takes on the challenge of love and goes on to fulfill his destiny of securing the hand of the princess. This is actually a classic stable boy-princess relationship. „Choudhury Shaheb‟ is a very important title in Bangladeshi cinema, who is the primary antagonist standing between the budding lovers. During the 1980s, people were taking on this title to seem educated In the early days of film production, cameras were hand-cranked, and operated similarly to the hand-cranked machine guns of the time. To this day making films is called „shooting‟. Alternative themes self invented themselves in the minds of individuals who had grown tired of the constantly repetitive structure of mainstream movies. The FDC business grew and grew, then it became monotonous and mundane, and then Humayun Ahmed came up with his own idea of movies. That generation needed something which wasn‟t all „Friday Noon Hit‟. They did not know what it was but did feel the need for it which was thankfully met by Humayun Ahmed. Following the way of the world his movies slowly became mainstream too. Although there were alternate filmmakers like Zahir Raihan, Alamgir Kabir, Salauddin who worked their magic during the 1970s, they were forced to stop due to lack of support from the mass and government.
In the late 1990s, Mostofa Sarwar
When mainstream cinema becomes too dull, people seek alternative methods. In Bangladesh, mainstream cinema started with FDC and has moved on to address the need of the community which is horror, suspense, romance-the combination of everything. A 3-hour long „Purnodoirgho chhayachhobi‟ that first addressed the typical Bangladeshi need for entertainment was about a person who is poor but filled with possibilities, takes on the challenge of love and goes on to fulfill his destiny of securing the hand of the princess. This is actually a classic stable boy-princess relationship. „Choudhury Shaheb‟ is a very important title in Bangladeshi cinema, who is the primary antagonist standing between the budding lovers. During the 1980s, people were taking on this title to seem educated In the early days of film production, cameras were hand-cranked, and operated similarly to the hand-cranked machine guns of the time. To this day making films is called „shooting‟. Alternative themes self invented themselves in the minds of individuals who had grown tired of the constantly repetitive structure of mainstream movies. The FDC business grew and grew, then it became monotonous and mundane, and then Humayun Ahmed came up with his own idea of movies. That generation needed something which wasn‟t all „Friday Noon Hit‟. They did not know what it was but did feel the need for it which was thankfully met by Humayun Ahmed. Following the way of the world his movies slowly became mainstream too. Although there were alternate filmmakers like Zahir Raihan, Alamgir Kabir, Salauddin who worked their magic during the 1970s, they were forced to stop due to lack of support from the mass and government.
In the late 1990s, Mostofa Sarwar
Bibliography: 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostofa_Sarwar_Farooki 2. http://fahmidulhaq.blogspot.com/2008/05/fahmidul-haq-talkson-minstream-bangla.html