The
Indian film industry was moving towards modern age world cinema. India was
developing with its infrastructure, economics, technology and culture. People
had diverse opinions and likes-dislikes. Meanwhile the film industry was being
filled up with upcoming talents such as Anil Kapoor, Govinda, Jackie Shroff,
Madhuri Dixit, Amir Khan, and Salman Khan Etc. Commercial
Hindi cinema grew throughout the 1980s and the 1990s with the release of films
such as Ek Dooje Ke Liye (1981), Mr India (1987), Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
(1988), Tezaab (1988), Chandni (1989), and Maine Pyar Kiya (1989)
Masala
films were back into action as the metro city life had taken full speed. Cinema
became a stress buster and family entertainer. The films during this period gained
audience and success but fell into a repetitive loop of action, crime, song, dance
etc.
Heart
throb Zeenat Aman had her year of charm while Danny Dangzongpa and Pran created
terror. Competing Hindi cinema, Malayalam cinema of Kerala was experiencing its
own 'Golden Age' in the 1980s and early 1990s. Some of the most acclaimed
Indian filmmakers at the time were from the Malayalam industry, including Adoor
Gopalakrishnan, G. Aravindan, T. V. Chandran and Shaji N. Karun.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
directed some of his most acclaimed films during this period, including
Elippathayam (1981) which won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film
Festival, as well as Mathilukal (1989) which won major prizes at the Venice
Film Festival. He is often considered to be Satyajit Ray's spiritual heir as his
movies make you remember Ray’s work
Shaji
N. Karun's debut film Piravi (1989) won the Camera d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film
Festival, his second film Swaham (1994) was in competition for the Palme d'Or
at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Commercial Malayalam cinema also began
gaining popularity with the action films of Jayan, who lived a short success
before an unfortunate demise.
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