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Envious of Beijing film fans on June 2, a premiere of "Omnipotent" can meet the combination of Stallone, Brad Pitt and Michael Jackson, the king of Indian cinema - Hrithik Roshan.
Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam premiered their film Omnipotent in Beijing
"Omnipotent" is definitely the big cool film expected by the year, integrating love, song and dance, suspense, crime, action and many other elements, first sweet and then abusive and then explosive revenge, but also constantly needle the time and the disadvantages, very happy. Movie experience, in one word, "cool".
The Can-Dos poster
Since may 25, the national screening has been the largest in India (more than 1,000 screenings in 50 cities), and the audience reputation is surprisingly good.
"Omnipotent" Douban score
Omnipotent IMDb ratings
Moreover, in April this year, "The Tuner" grossed more than 300 million; in May, "A Mother's Revenge" also grossed more than 100 million; and in June, the box office performance of "Omnipotent" is also worth looking forward to. I hope that the Indian cinema fever will never recede.
1, who does not love the realism of "Ganges cool film"
"Omnipotent" not only has a very unique blind perspective, but also grasps the audience's pain points, such as the widely criticized female aggression, institutional corruption, and the disparity between rich and poor in India in the past two years. Among them, the strong love and hatred, and the individual heroism of justice are the source of the audience's great feelings.
Post-millennial Indian pop films have always balanced the critique of reality with genre elements.
Back in time to the end of the last century and the beginning of this century, Indian cinema has soared, blossoming overseas, a feast has swept in, and Shah Rukh Khan's name has spread even farther than Indira Gandhi. Yash Chopra's film has been distributed worldwide, and 1995's "Fight for the Heart" has become famous in Indian film history.
"Dare to Win hearts" poster
Guy's "Rhythm", which Guy produced, opened in North America, beat the Hollywood blockbuster "Eye-Opener" of the same year, and was regarded as a commercial miracle.
Rajinikanth's "Wooden Map" has caused a craze in Japan, blowing a wind of Indian cinema.
At the same time, Bollywood movies in North India have gradually become synonymous with Indian popular movies. The stereotyped (routine) narrative, the happy ending, the romantic love chapter mixed with gorgeous songs and dances, coupled with universal positive values, are enough to gain the hearts of audiences around the world.
Rajnicante sparked a craze in Japan
Perhaps, as Shash Salor, a writer of the Bollywood generation, put it, "Despite all the limitations and stupidities, these films represent part of India's future hopes." The country's population is largely illiterate, so film is the main channel for spreading popular culture and values. ”
Genre-packed pop films, no doubt, represent one of India's truly authentic forms of pop culture. (Naturally, The Talywood films of South India are another way)
"Baahubali" is a typical South Indian film, with gorgeous scenes and traditional stories
At present, most of the cinemas throughout India have evolved from Persian theaters, and the average length of the film is 160 to 180 minutes, and the intermission system is also derived from the popular period of Persian theater, the timing of multi-act plays.
Bollywood cinema originated from drama, the characteristics of singing and dancing still exist, and the dramatic contradictions and conflicts have never abated. This is popular among the Indian public and is a common language that transcends cultures and geographies.
If you count them, films like "Unknown Death" starring Amir Khan and "Intimate Guilt" starring Karina Kapoor are all films of this type.
Unknown Death poster
In "Unknown Death", the love between the president of Dorkin played by Amir Khan and the little girl is sweet and sour, but in the blink of an eye, Uncle Khan transforms into a bean version of Wolverine, and the suspense action movie opens.
The first half of "Intimate Guilt" shows Karina Kapoor falling in love and marrying Sylph Ali Khan Lightning, and the second half becomes an anti-war film that reflects on terrorism and hegemonism. From the perspective of Muslims, it is also wonderful.
Intimate Guilt poster
The same is true of "Omnipotent", the positive blind Luohan, who meets the girl Supilia who is also blind, the two fall in love, talk about marriage, dance on the dance floor, buy a new building, and seem that everything is going well. But an accident happened. The blind Arhat had to rely on his own stunts to avenge the snow and hate. The romance ends and turns to suspense and revenge.
Fairly standard, qualified type piece. Viewers who have seen it will be amazed by the screenwriter's brain hole.
In addition to the genre elements, the discussion of social issues in the film is also the finishing touch. The film uses a blind protagonist to promote the glory of human dignity, while not compromising the moving and sweet love story of the vulnerable; fiercely attacking the corruption and incompetence of the bureaucracy, satirizing the omnipotence of the powerful, and singing the praises of the weak and small individuals for love and omnipotence.
The North Indian "Bollywood", which is so extremely close to the "Hollywood" genre, is far more attractive to the audience than the "Taylywood" full of songs and dances in South India.
2, not inferior to the 3K king of Hlynik
There are so many Male Gods in India, we shouldn't just know the 3K King.
There is a passage in "Omnipotent", where the blind Man Luohan imitates the indian veteran movie star Amidap Ba qiang to send blessings to the heroine, and the heroine asks "Will Amir Khan come to your dubbing room?" ”
"Don't talk about Amir Khan, I'll take the 'Three Khans' with me for dinner today."
This answer sparked the laughter.
Hlynik Rohan did work with Amidap Bagan and was friends with Shah Rukh Khan. On the appearance, on the acting, in India Hrynick Rothhan is not inferior to the 3K king.
Moreover, fans familiar with Indian cinema must be familiar with the face of Hlynik Rohan. He is both Akbar the Great, Arjun in "Life Never Comes Back" who bravely pursues true love, and even acted in "Phantom Car God 2".
Poster of Akbar the Great
Stills from "Life Never Comes Again"
And this time playing "Omnipotent", Hrick also made a hard effort.
In order to bring himself closer to the blind and perform a sense of reality, he locked himself in his home, walked around blindfolded, and familiarized himself with the blind man's body movements. He also personally touched many blind people, observed their daily lives, and imitated them.
It is worth mentioning that the theme song of the film is adapted from the classic song "Sara Zamana", which was composed by Hrick's uncle Rajesh Roshan.
After all, the Rothhan family is also a big family with a head and a face in Mumbai.
The grandfather of Hrenick Rothhan, he was a famous musician. Hrinik Rohan's father, Rakesh Roshan, was also a well-known Indian director. This time, he also served as the producer of "Omnipotent". Of course, this is not the first time that father and son have worked together. As early as the "Indian Superman" series, father and son have cooperated.
Poster of Superman of India
Unfortunately, this year Laksh Rohan was diagnosed with throat cancer and recently underwent surgery.
Even Prime Minister Modi tweeted about Laksh Roshan's health.
Hernik Rothhan said on IG that his father was the strongest man he knew, and he was still struggling with the disease and was still in good spirits.
Hopefully, Laksh Roshan will make a speedy recovery. The active performance of his son, Hrinik Rohan, can be seen on the screen. In 2019, there is also a new film Super 30 that will be released soon, and the future development is expected.
Hrinik Rohan's film premiere of "Omnipotent" in Beijing
And Hariwick Rothhan is currently one of the full-contract artists under the Sino-Indian joint venture KWAN.
To add, the joint venture company KWAN, currently the largest agency in Bollywood, controls about 80% of Bollywood's actors, directors, writers and producers.
The company was founded by Genesis Star in partnership with Indian Capital. Genesis Star is one of the earliest companies in China to enter the Indian film market. "Stars on Earth", "Asingo's Wonderful Journey", "Jewel thief" and many other New Sino-Indian co-production projects have the participation of Genesis Star. WrestleMania! The introduction of films such as Daddy, Mysterious Superstar, and Little Lori's Monkey God Uncle is also indispensable to the Creation Star.
The exchange and cooperation between Chinese and Indian films will gradually deepen, and the indian film gods will come to China more and more frequently, which is a signal. This is definitely a blessing for Indian film fans in China.
3. The cheerful "Omnipotence"
In recent years, Indian films have been introduced into the country not less, the genres are also rich, and the audience's acceptance of the characteristics of Indian films is gradually improving.
The song and dance in the first half of "Omnipotent" can mostly be accepted by Chinese audiences, and gradually learn to appreciate, rather than complaining about "Indian characteristics".
The suspense and bloody revenge of the second half are even more eye-catching for Chinese audiences, and it turns out that watching movies can also be so refreshing.
But is Omnipotent really a perfect movie?
Director Sanjay Gupta has not made a few films, but there are not many masterpieces, and "Omnipotent" is one of his top-ranked works.
The film actually uses a large number of green screens to deal with the footage in Mumbai, which has been criticized by Indian film critics, "I have never seen anyone shoot Mumbai like this."
"Omnipotent" Arabic regional poster
Sanjay Gupta's scheduling of the lens is also very mediocre, a large number of single-angle pictures and lens movements, in the level of industrialization has been extremely high Bollywood, really slightly inferior. Not to mention the rhythm and editing of the film. Compared with "The Tuner", the difference is not a little.
Fortunately, the male protagonist Hrinik Rothhan and the female protagonist Yami Gautam have contributed their highest level of acting skills, coupled with the high appearance of the two, which has added a lot of points to the film.
The Beijing premiere of "Omnipotent"
At the premiere of Hlynik Rothhan in Beijing, the wild show Chinese, but also countless fans, and the heroine unanimously expressed her love for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which was deeply loved by fans.
The classic music of Rajesh Roshan, reproduced in the film BGM, is also moving. Many indian audiences expressed their deep touch.
Indian netizens also share viewing suggestions on social networking sites (the film was released in India in 2017). "I believe that the male protagonist, Hrinik Rohan, is an ordinary person without superpowers, and revenge will exceed your expectations." Don't compare it to any other movie, Omnipotent has its own character. Don't think of yourself as a film critic, just enjoy the movie. ”
Yes, life is so unsmooth, why can't you cool down in the movie?
"Omnipotent", just watch it.
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