No Hindi Please, We’re Bollywoodish
by Andre Soares
Via the Times of India:
"It’s a paradox that’s indicative of an emerging trend in Bollywood — the country’s pan-Indian film industry may make its movies in the national language but prefers to have its scripts written in a colonial one. In other words, no Hindi please, we prefer Angrezi.
"A veteran writer, who began writing scripts in Urdu around three decades ago, says that around 90% of the scripts written today are in English for the convenience of the new breed of urban-bred stars who are uncomfortable with Devnagri [sic]. …
"Quips another writer: ‘Soon the only qualification for a Hindi film script-writer will be a good knowledge of English.’"
Just in case…. Devanagari is the Indian alphabet used to write Sanskrit, Hindi, and other Indian languages.
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