He remembers how you guys had a small audio streaming player on the top right corner of the site called 'Coldplayer', which played songs that you guys loved. Bollywood has a habit of making caricatures so here are 5 times Bollywood’s cultural appropriation was worse than the “Hymns For The Weekend” video.He's someone who used to visit your website in the early 2000s despite having a shitty 128kbps connection through some local internet cafe. Bollywood has banked on stereotypes of not just international culture but also their own states! Most common ones include South Indians to North Eastern, Parsis, especially the diaspora population. Several Bollywood songs, dialogues and characters take various cultures and communities for a ride. Also, before we attack Beyonce and Martin for their video, why not look at our own Bollywood films for cultural appropriation.
One cannot help but wonder if there is any harm in depicting diversity in movies and songs if it is done tastefully. Chris Martin has expressed his love for the Indian culture numerous times and with Beyonce, he had hoped to showcase the beautiful aspects of the nation that makes it unique. It is unfair to limit artists to only portray the ethnicities to which they belong. According to the Western view of Indian culture, there are poverty, superstition, color and the assumption that Indians are celebrating festivals all the time.Īrtists always have to balance the thin line between self-expression and offensive content. From the perspective of the modern Indian, this video is a filled with stereotypes of a mystical culture the West perceives India is. Urban Indians are moving forward with the times and living according to their own terms. Divorces are becoming common occurrences, education is increasing, and the nation as a whole is moving towards modernization. Most Indian women are now working professionals, they are no longer restricted to the four walls of their homes. Indians today are trying to break free from stereotypes and create their own place in the salad bowl that is the United States. Also Read - 'There is a Potential Scenario that Vaccines May Become Ineffective If.': COVID Task Force Chief Of course, there was that eight-second flash of Bollywood star, Sonam Kapoor. In an effort to capture the vibrant Indian culture, the video also flashed scenes of the Hindu festival of Holi, Sadhu’s meditating, people dressed as Hindu gods, colorful autorickshaws, street performers, fire breathers, traditional Indian dancers and street kids dancing.
The song showcases Beyonce starring in a Bollywood film, wearing a designer lehenga, choli, bangles, bindi, and henna.
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