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In a typical David Dhawan fashion this post does not have any structure and still it makes sense.

Hitch released in India and in no time Partner was announced.
Derailed arrived on Indian screens and soon The Train got signalled.
Cellular got connected to Indian shores and within a month Speed was launched.

I am not talking of all the remakes and copies and inspirations that rocked the Indian masses big time from Fanaa, Rang De Basanti, Black to Kaante.
I am not talking of some obsure,B grade or a turnip of a movie that was recycled with lot of hoopla from Naqaab, Anthony Kaun Hai, Ek Ajnabi to Bheja Fry(which was released without any hype) et al.

My point is not about the copies but the speed with which they are copied. Watching Hitch, Derailed or Cellular I am sure few of wannabe filmmakers like you and me and many commercial directors would have thought on the spot, the immense possibilities of these storylines being so- called adapted to Indian milieu and taste. But their ideas could not get executed.All the ingenuity and improvisation just remained either in their heads or came out over numerous pegs of whisky at Aunty Ka Adda or a swanky bar at Taj Lands End or any other pub worthy of their status where they bitched or poured their frustration out and kept repeating ‘Man, I had thought at the intermission itself that this movie can be adapted to Indian sensibilities. But I had a different take on the story..and a much better than that f***** is attempting!’

Why could not they translate their dreams? And I assume on behalf of many of them that they had better versions for Indianisation of this foreign content. Why? Reason is simple. They did not have the right partners with them. They did not have the star drivers to drive their vehicles. David Dhawan could rope in Salman Khan and Govinda ( I have nothing against them..Infact they are the saving grace of otherwise messed up Partner. To me they have spawned another jodi a la Munna-Circuit..And if used well they are going to rock together more in Jackie Chan-Owen Wilson mode).Raksha and Hasnain had Emraan Hashmi to bank upon. Vikram Bhatt as of now has at least this much of clout to get any B grade star to work with him..And that is the crux of the whole game.

You need partnership with a saleable star.Then you don’t need to rack your brains or work up your creative juices. You can live off the creative input and intellectual property of any foreign film(reigonal films are not excluded) and make millions without acknowledging any credit whatsoever … You don’t have to feel ashamed of this heist. Rather you can be blase and bold about your actions. Yes you can pull it off.All you need is a right partner!

And if you don’t have a saleable star as your partner for a project then? ..well,its not end of the road. Hope is still alive. Then you need another kind of a partner who can back your script. You need a well heeled and networked producer or a production house that has first some kind of faith in you and then have its own clout with the saleable actors. But this will only get you to make a small or medium budget movie..So what, at least you got to make a movie. Show your passion and creativity. But to give boost to your ego if you attempt a blockbuster or mega movie there is no other way out except the direct backing of a Star! All this is old hat for you, I know. But I felt it had to be retold with a new perspective in this very contemporary happenstance of Partner’s release.

Andre Malraux remarked ‘Great films will be made only when we become a great audience.’
Sorry Mr. Malraux out here in Bollywood we beg to differ. Out here films will be made(no guarantee of their greatness) only when we have gung-ho partners.

Till you get a partner for your project(not a script)..till then..Keep networking and pataoing!

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