The Cursed Month Of January: Part 2

Has the curse of January been broken with the releases in 2014? Let's take a look:

January 2014: A new ray of hope for Bollywood.

• Mr Joe B. Carvalho: Why Mr Warsi, why do you do such films. Maybe Mr Warsi should stick to Hirani's Munnabhai series because most of what he does other than that is just, for the lack of a better word, shit.
• Yaariyan: If this movie reflects the youth of this nation, then the future is worst than it seems. The film did good business due to it's songs, all thanks to Dir. Divya Khosla Kumar's music video experiences. Maybe she should just stick to that.
• Karle Pyaar Karle: What do bored rich kids do? This film. If you are looking for the next Sachiin Joshi or Jackky Bhagnani look no further.
• Jai Ho: When Salman Bhai's film is tagged as a semi-hit, you know there is definitely something wrong with the month of January.
• One By Two: Does Abhay Deol have a family to feed? If not for the money, why else would Abhay do this film?

The above mentioned films are responsible for keeping the believe in the curse of January alive but change is nearer than it seems with the following films:

• Miss Lovely: This is the Indian Boogie Nights. I wish movies as such got a wider release. Indian audiences need some exposure to this kind of content driven cinema. This film was never even meant to release in India but got picked up at some festival a la Lunchbox.
• Om-Dar-B-Dar: This is a film that got released after 26 years. If, and only if, this film had been released in 1988, Indian Cinema would have been at par with the world by now. But better late than never. 
• Dedh Ishqiya: January seems to be a boon rather than a curse for Dir. Abhishek Chaubey. This turned out to be one of the better sequels Bollywood has to offer. Frankly, it could have been better but you what hey say: In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king. Thank you Mr. Warsi for undoing the damage of Joe B Carvalho. 

On a side note i do have to mention:

• Sholay 3D: I do agree the 3D wasn't the greatest ever, nor did it set the Box Office on fire. But the very fact that i got to catch an Indian Cinema classic on the big screen was good enough for me.

The question still remains whether releasing your film in January is a curse or not. The answer to which is quite simple:

If you believe in Bollywood shenanigans, which include but are not limited to:  star power, over the top emotion, over the top action, over the top anything basically, Kapoor clan, Chopra clan, The Khans, 100 crore club, 200 crore club, she dated Bhai club....... If you believe in all of this and more, then yes you are the reason the curse exists.

On the flip-side:

If you believe that content is king, have enough exposure to good cinema and have a brain then this curse is null and void for you. You are the cure to this curse.

Unfortunately, majority will actually believe in Bollywood shenanigans and that is the reason Indian Cinema is on the verge of extinction in the shadow of Bollywood. Things are changing now, although not fast enough but something is better than nothing.

Did Ra.One, Himmatwala, Dabangg 2, Chennai Express, Dhoom 3, Krish 3, Besharam come in January? No and yet it appeared as if they were cursed. Well my friends, the truth is that the curse is not of January but the curse is of bad content. Be it January, May or December if your film is honest enough to bank on the power of  its content, then yes the curse does not effect you. If your film doesn't have content or the content is diluted due to the addition of Bollywood shenanigans, then may god be with you coz every month is going to be cursed for you.