Saturday, September 20, 2014

Piracy in India .. a crisis to Bollywood


 


Now-a-days people prefer to download & watch movies from internet rather going to cinema & Spend money. Another best option is buying a DVD (pirated) from the local DVD seller of the latest happening movies. I guess it a good idea to download free movie compare to spend 200 to 500 Rs in a movie theater if you preferred good multiplex in metro cities.

If you are thinking its right than its completely normal however do you know because of us (People who support piracy by watching pirated DVD) we are funding to a large black market industries which may involve large criminal syndicate also! Have you ever thought when you pay them in cash these cash amt deposited in which account! Certainly a person who is promoting privacy will not the person who do good things and give good things in return.

There is a huge chain of agents and supervisors who monitor this business and all the money goes into an organized criminal syndicate who uses this money for spreading terror in society we live in.


Other Aspect of buying pirated DVDs is crisis to bollywood industries, Of course, you still can't miss the constant reminders in bona fide VCDs and DVDs about its evils (aren't they targeting the wrong audience?). Truth is piracy is skulking in the corners of the entertainment world today. It was out and about as recently as three years ago. Remember the vociferous protests by industry stakeholders crying over losses.

Remember the raids by police in black-market hotspots such as Palika Bazaar in New Delhi and Lamington Road in Mumbai.  In 2007, fans of Tamil superstar Rajnikant established vigilance squads during the release of his film Sivaji. The last definitive study by the industry on the subject was done about five years ago.

An umbrella coalition called Alliance Against Copyright Theft (AACT) by Reliance Entertainment, Moser Baer Entertainment, UTV Motion Pictures, Eros International and the Motion Picture Dist. Association, India (MPDA), an offshoot of the Motion Picture Association of America, no longer exists.


Rachel Dwyer, Professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema, University of London, recalls anti-piracy demonstrations by the industry against television channels. That was years ago, she says. Trade analyst Amod Mehra says when the Salman Khan blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya released in 1989, producer Rajshri Productions released a VHS version simultaneously to pre-empt sales of pirated material.

Today, you would be forgiven for thinking that piracy in movies is broken. Maybe, not just yet. But for now, piracy seems to be the last thing on the minds of producers. Look at the statistics. Box-office revenues have nearly quadrupled in India since 2000. If 2010 was good, 2011 great, 2012 was a smashing year for the industry. The number of movies collecting Rs 100 crore and above at the box office has been steadily increasing In 2012, nine films made it to the Rs 100-crore-plus club, the new gold standard for box-office fortunes in Bollywood. Many production houses had their best year yet in 2012. A heavy-hitter like Sony Pictures India says it ended 2012 as the best year ever for a Hollywood studio at the Indian box office.

With 12 releases in the year, Sony grossed a record Rs 217 crore. Bollywood powerhouse Yash Raj Films had three big winners in Ishaqzaade, Ek Tha Tiger and Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Disney UTV produced two of the biggest hits of the year, Rowdy Rathore and Barfi! "It was a year that reaffirmed our long-held strategy of backing movies across all genres," says Siddharth Roy Kapur, managing director — studios, Disney UTV.

Hence Request You to Please Stop Piracy



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