India is a multicultural nation. We anticipate that the Bollywood film business, one of the finest forms of entertainment, will reflect its diversity. However, they inevitably stereotype characters on film depending on their occupation or race.
Here is a list of some of these inaccurate depictions from media that have embedded themselves.
1. In a situation where the heroine is kidnapped, she will still look stunning with a perfect outfit, hair, and makeup!
2. A super-rich businessman will have a daughter with no ambitions in life at all.
3. Computers/technology will do everything that the director wants. Control traffic lights, hack phones and other gadgets and even collapse satellites. The hero mostly knows how to operate all such gadgets.
4. As soon as they examine a case file, lawyers in Bollywood movies somehow always manage to bring in unexpected witnesses and identify legal weaknesses.
5. Punjabis rule among NRIs in Bollywood films, right?
6. Pretty much every police constable is named 'Tambe' or 'Shinde' in Bollywood movies.
7. A hero who is very ill and admitted to the hospital gets up as soon as he awakens, and the first thing he does is remove the IV without hurting the nerves. Not only this, but it even occasionally performs tricks or fights!
8. Father of the heroine disapproves of the hero but has a change of heart in the climax. Every. Single. Time!
9. In the case of twins, one is bound to be evil. Or in another scenario, if twins are separated at birth, one will grow up to be funny and cool and the other one will be shy and introverted.
10. Everyone knows how to dance and sing! When the actor dances in public, how come strangers know the same steps?
11. Female leads who look perfect at all times! Even when they’ve just woken up, or when they're playing school and college students, they have the time to dress up, and always make sure that their eyeliner is on fleek. #UnrealisticExpectations!
We are sure you might have your own pet peeves when it comes to movies. Do let us know which clichés are off-putting for you in the comments section below.