Cinematic Vision : Ek Doctor Ki Maut

Abstract

Movies in India have been a source of popular entertainment. They can be categorized in to mainstream or commercial movies and parallel or art movies. Parallel cinema as a film movement in Indian cinema started in the 1950s as an alternative to the mainstream commercial cinema, especially popular Hindi cinema, Bollywood. The movie Ek Doctor Ki Maut is a powerful art movie based on a story Abhimanyu by Ramapada Chowdhury. This story is about an Indian physician who pioneered the IVF treatment but is harassed and reprimanded by his peers and colleagues. The movie brings out the pain and frustration of a man who has worked hard to find the cure of leprosy but he finds that all his efforts were useless.. All his dreams, hopes and aspirations are dashed to the ground. Parallel movies are not commercially successful as the traditional Bollywood formula of dance, song and fanfare is lacking in them. They are representative of elite class. They are funded independently and made outside the realm of major official studio systems. They work on filmmaker’s choice, his own personal cinematic and artistic vision. The acting prowess of actors and actresses in art films and parallel cinema has taken them on to a higher pedestal and established their reputation. The filmmakers be it commercial cinema or art movies have showcased their talents and used this medium to highlight the prevalent issues. This has won them many awards and international fame and recognition.  They are in relevance to the socio-political situation in India as they have the power to educate and bring out a change in Indian society. The present paper is an effort to highlight the problems faced by people in India when they make an effort to do something different. The paper also focuses on the systems working in Indian society and how cinema has worked into the lives of people helping to bring out a change of opinion and mindset of people.