Bollywood
is
gradually
opening
its
doors
to
young
and
talented
film-makers
who
are
experimenting
with
off-track
scripts
in
commercial
cinema.
Reema
Kagti,
holding
a
degree
in
mass
communications
from
Mumbai,
has
emerged
in
the
forefront
of
these
trend-setters
with
her
directorial
debut
"Honeymoon
Travels
Pvt
Ltd".
Sriram
Raghavan
was
a
TV
scriptwriter
till
he
made
"Ek
Hasina
Thi",
while
Bhavana
Talwar
was
also
into
journalism
before
directing
"Dharam".
Homi
Adajania
is
an
ex-model
till
he
turned
film-maker
with
"Being
Cyrus".
Manish
Acharya
took
a
risk
that
no
established
film-maker
would
take.
He
sold
off
his
software
company
in
America
to
fund
"Loins
of
Punjab
Presents".
Film
literate
and
with
convincing
concepts,
these
film-makers
are
making
cinema
especially
for
the
urban
crowd.
However,
producers
funding
their
projects
often
back
out
at
the
last
minute
fearing
adverse
box-office
results.
The
distributors
and
producers
of
"Shootout
at
Lokhandwala" panicked
when
they
saw
the
film
without
a
single
song.
On
their
insistence
director
Apoorva
Lakhia
added
three
songs
to
the
film
which
went
on
to
become
a
hit.
Cine-goers
actually
complained
why
the
songs
had
been
forced
in.
So,
although
it
is
a
good
start,
the
GeNext
film-makers
of
Bollywood
have
a
struggle
ahead
before
they
change
the
mindset
of
the
industry.
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