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| Why do Bangladeshi Film Directors make Drama (Natok) Instead of Making Film? |
Why do Bangladeshi directors
intend to make short films, advertisements for multinational companies, short
dramas (Natok) or telefilm instead of making full length movie?
Now a days, this age is the
post modern age. New technology is invented for different purposes. Why Bangladeshi
cinema halls are being stopped day by day? All things are happening not only
for one cause but also many causes. One cause among them is the invention of
new technology. Information technology is increasing rapidly day by day. Social
media sites, oneline video streaming sites are the two important causes why the
audiences don’t go to cinema halls. Why? Perhaps, easily they get movies on video
streaming sites and another cause is the price of cinema hall ticket has been
increased. So, they don’t want to cost any extra money on cinema hall ticket. On
the other hand, they are getting movie on video streaming sites at a low price
or on some websites at free. For example; on Hoichoi a subscriber can watch
movie paying BDT 450or BDT 500 for one screen yearly and BDT 650 or BDT 700 for
two screens yearly. So, why will they cost extra money on cinema hall tickets? Besides,
they easily get information of any new released movie on social media or on news
sites, TV channels. The inner state of our cinema hall is dusty and the
authority does not clean it properly. But this not true for blockbuster or cine
world cinema halls. They are neat and cleaned. Cinema halls situated in upazila
or districts stay in dusty but the cine worlds and blockbuster cinema halls
kept cleaned regularly. The local cinema halls remain unhealthily. Cine world
cinema halls are not more than a small number. Actually, cinema halls situated
in upazila and districts play the main role to bring the audiences in the
cinema halls and help to withdraw the film making cost. Because, a number of
local cinema halls are situated in upazila and district. So, only the cine
world situated in Dhaka never can gather the film making cost in lieu of
earning profit. At present most of the movies are not made with original story.
Directors wait to get any Indian popular story or to remake any comedy or
romantic actionable movie or movie scenes. But the directors are not conscious
about that the audiences have already watched these films or remade scenes
before. So, why will they watch this? There is lack of original idea among the
Bangladeshi directors in film industry. Some people may oppose me about the
matter. I swear, it is true that except some directors, all directors think film
industry as business sector. They think, ‘if you invest, you will profit more
and more.’ But thinking such a way is like thinking it as business sector. But
film industry is not a business sector. Thinking like this is not wrong but
their intention is wrong. When they will think it as artistic industry and will
make original movie with original story and audiences will watch and will be
pleased, it will be a business sector or business industry to them. So, ‘money
begets money’ we ought to come out from this quotation. Another thing,
directors must have to think that if they don’t make cinema, the audiences won’t
stop watching cinema; they must watch another director’s original movie local
or international. A lot of movies are being flopped ever year. So, many
directors intend to make short film, advertisement for Product Company or drama
(Natok) and telefilm instead of making full length movie. It is easy and low
cost to make short films or drama. There are no difficult rules to release it
on online video streaming sites or Television. Now, Bangladeshi short dramas are
very popular in Kolkata, India, because of its availability on social media and
video streaming sites. So, what to do? Cinema halls are being damaged;
audiences are adverse from watching cinema in the halls. So, the directors must
have alternative way to release any video. Social media like YouTube, Facebook
and video streaming sites like Iflix, Hoichoi, Netflix, Boiscope or some other sites are
only alternative ways to release any video. So, these are being very popular now
a days. The audiences are getting the available movie near at their hand. They
easily can select movie from sites, people at first read review about the movie
and if they get bad review, they don’t watch it and if they get good review,
they must watch it anyway from anywhere. Information technology has created this
availability among us. It has broadened our mind and has increased our demands.
Bangladeshi audiences easily can watch Korean, Japanese, English, Indian,
Tamil, and Telugu, Kannada or Hindi language movies for they are very popular
in Bangladesh by smart mobile phone or tablet or laptop or any kinds of smart
devices. The audiences can judge about bad cinema and good cinema. So, Bangladeshi
directors else cannot cope with the broadminded audiences. Many directors are bound
to change their profession or someone directs short films, drama or
advertisement for Product Company. This world is competitive and so the age. So,
according to the demand of audiences every director must have to realize and make
movies because they are the main product of film industry.
