Major names from the Hindi movie trade had been seen within the trailer of the much-awaited Netflix docu-series The Romantics voicing their displeasure concerning the time period Bollywood. A tribute to the legacy of Yash Chopra, YRF and its cultural affect on India over the previous 50 years, the docu-series sees numerous mega-stars query the id, ‘Bollywood’, which some say was colloquially given to them by the West.
From Aamir Khan to Salman Khan, from Shah Rukh Khan to Ranbir Kapoor, from Amitabh Bachchan to Ranveer Singh, from Salim Khan to Rani Mukerji to Hrithik Roshan to Anushka Sharma, the mega-stars and icons of Hindi cinema are seen talking out towards the utilization of the time period ‘Bollywood’ as a result of they don’t really feel it’s inclusive of different movie industries.
The Romantics has been directed by Oscar & Emmy-nominated film-maker Smriti Mundhra, who returns to Netflix after the outstanding success of Indian Matchmaking and the Never Have I Ever franchise.
Smriti says, “I was surprised to learn how unanimously people in the industry hate the term Bollywood. But in hindsight it makes perfect sense. Who would want to be defined in the context of a totally different entity, especially with a term that feels reductive and derivative?”
She provides, “The Hindi film industry, and indeed all the regional industries that make up Indian cinema, are juggernauts unto their own. It’s just too bad that the word ‘Bollywood’ is so catchy!”
Netflix, one of many world’s main leisure providers, on this four-part docu-series, will function 35 main personalities from the movie trade, who’ve intently labored with YRF by its 50 years. They will collectively dive into the historical past of Hindi cinema showcasing YRF’s affect in making the trade and its main stars a family title globally by its path-breaking and generation-defining movies.
Catch the trailer of The Romantics right here:
Interestingly, the top of the enduring Yash Raj Films, Aditya Chopra additionally recorded his first on-camera interview for ‘The Romantics’. Hearing him share insights about YRF and the Hindi movie trade on this docu-series shall be an enormous spotlight for the movie fraternity, cinephiles & cinema audiences at massive.
The trailer of The Romantics has been appreciated globally. Netflix will release The Romantics on Feb 14, 2023 as a tribute to Yash Chopra, oft considered the ‘Father of Romance’ in India due to his iconic romantic movies like Silsila, Lamhe, Kabhi Kabhie, Veer-Zaara, Dil To Pagal Hai, Chandni, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, and many others.
YRF is presently at an all-time excessive as their newest release Pathaan, the fourth movie of YRF’s Spy Universe is breaking all data on the international field workplace. Pathaan is now the primary Hindi movie worldwide and has grow to be the most important all-time blockbuster within the historical past of Hindi cinema.
YRF is residence to among the greatest blockbusters that Indian cinema has ever witnessed like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, War, Sultan, Ek Tha Tiger, Tiger Zinda Hai, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Mohabbatein, Dhoom franchise, to call a number of. It has additionally produced landmark content material ahead iconic hits like Chak De! India, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Mardaani, Band Baaja Baaraat, and many others
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