Discipline in an Indian Movie Making
Some of you may watch Indian movies.
My current article is about the importance of discipline while making a movie. It has nothing to do with the storyline of any movie!
My article is NOT about which Indian movie is good or bad. In this article, I aim to highlight that "discipline" is the unique trait that may make any project successful, whether a movie or any other business product/venture.
I read from some of our bloggers from the Philippines that they watched "3 Idiots," an exciting movie about college students. How much is hard work needed to make a movie successful?
Discipline is a trait that can make a movie director from ordinary to extraordinary.
History says that disciplined moviemakers sustain longer years than unruly and undisciplined ones. In every profession, discipline pays off.
Have you watched "Dangal," an Indian movie that attracted viewers' minds?
I saw it only last year, but the movie "Dangal" was made in 2015 and was released in 2016. The budget of "Dangal" was 700 million INR, and it earned 20 billion INR globally.
"Dangal" was one of the top-rated Indian movies that Chinese people liked. It earned huge money in China, and the top-rated non-mandarin films in China.
"Dangal" is the highest-grossing non-English film in China. "Dangal" is also one of the highest-grossing Indian movies so far. There are many other feats, and you can check them for yourself on the Internet.
"Dangal" has only one famous actor and all the other newcomers. The director, Nilesh Tiwari, has earlier made a mark as a director in the Bombay film arena. What was different in "Dangal" was its disciplinarian working culture while making the film.
Trailer Source: Dangal.
A movie requires a good story, script, and direction, and above all, a well-disciplined performance throughout
I came to know about one simple fact about the shooting of "Dangal." That blows me away how disciplined the entire team of "Dangal" was under the directorial care of Nilesh Tiwari.
Every day, before the start of the shooting, all members of the movie "Dangal" used to do one mandatory job. Nobody was exempted from following the rule.
All actors, crew members, technical staff, and everybody, including the famous star Aamir Khan, dropped their mobile phones (switched off or in silent mode) in a big bag.
Nobody was allowed to touch their mobile phones during the shooting. Only after the director says "pack off" did the team of "Dangal" were allowed to collect their mobile phones back from the big bag!
Bringing it altogether
In this article, I highlight that "discipline" is the unique trait that may make any project successful, whether a movie or any other business product/venture.
Discipline is essential for any venture to see success.
Even a movie requires a certain degree of discipline in its making.
"Dangal" has become one of the highest-grossing Indian movies in India and abroad. "Dangal" is the highest-grossing non-English film in China.
The success of "Dangal" has not happened by fluke. The highly disciplined work culture of the team "Dangal" has a lot of reasons behind its great success.
Director Nilesh Tiwari and his team may be accounted for their disciplined pursuit.
Postscript
Nilesh Tiwari, the director of "Dangal" did his B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay (now Mumbai), India.
Incidentally, Nilesh did his B.Tech. during the same time (1992-1996) while I was pursuing a Ph.D. on the same campus of IIT Bombay.
I stayed in Hostel 1, and Nilesh in Hostel 4.
We all were very much active in performing arts on the IIT Bombay campus.
Both Nilesh and I belong to the same IIT Bombay alumni association.
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July 12, 2022
No doubt that discipline is the key to success. In every profession one need to be disciplined. Offcourse Dangal Movie is well script also the actor played well.