Originally posted by eraser
True but it's really sad how male-centric these movies are, even the ones that are made by female directors. Just look at what Farah Khan did with Katrina in TMK, totally used her as a sex object. Movies like Dor or even Chameli where the woman plays the most important role are hard to find and thats the reason I cant watch bollywood movies because I cant ever relate to any of the female characters. So frustrating..
the movies you listed, Dor and Chameli, are fantastic, but I've always felt that the way they marketed them was flawed.
which makes me sound horrible, because it sounds like i'm implying that the only way to market a film by using women, is by exploiting their sexuality =/
which is not what I meant. I think that Bollywood hasn't really mastered that art too well. It HAS worked in some instances though... like I think to an extent, with Golmaal 3 and Kareena... but not even with movies like Milli, where Jaya Bhaduri had complete centerstage and yet Amitabh got equal, or a bit more publicity in the advertising of it...