13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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USA: Free $30 Oye! Times readers Get FREE $30 to spend on Amazon, Walmart…Bollywood movies and the celebs make the headlines of news every day. Sometimes it's for their brilliant or pathetic movies, while other times it's for the bizzare statements they make in the press. Whatever it may be, there are always these clichés that get highlighted each time and often, the truth is quite the opposite. Here's a list of what Bollywood say and what they actually mean.

1. '"The music of the movie is original"'
It is pinched off, off some album only known in a country that we bet you have never heard of.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

2. '"It's his best performance till date"'
It's the first time he was able to blink when the director called 'action'.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

3. '"The script is unique"'
The plot is inspired by a Korean movie, mixed with a French one and the climax is handpicked from that of a Chinese.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

4. '"It's a thought provoking film"'
You will have all kinds of thoughts going in your head, including 'why you bought the ticket', 'what the f*** is going on in the movie' and 'mmm.. the popcorn's good'.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

5. '"He may be a star's son but he climbed the ladder of success on his own"'
Only, my dad gifted the ladder on my birthday to launch me. And the next ten to rise from the previous flops.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

6. '"It's a family entertainer"'
The whole family would piss themselves hard, laughing at our stupid dialogues and even stupider story.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

7. '"The film has 101 kissing scenes"'
This is all that we have in our movie plus some 40 minutes of song-dance sequences. We had some more kisses originally, but had to cut short the movie because it was getting too long.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

8. '"This movie is a benchmark for meaningful cinema"'
It truly creates a benchmark above which any cinema that has even the slightest meaning would lie.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

9. '"Over 500 actors were auditioned for this role"'
Then we zeroed in on the star-son whom we had selected before the audition rounds began.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

10. '"We are not having an affair"'
Print this…It's good for the film. And for other saucy details, contact my make-up man.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

11. '"This song will be the year's most sensational item number"'
The lyrics are more idiotic and vulgar than ever and the item girl will dance more sleazily than has ever been seen before.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

12. '"It's the director's dream film"'
The director is a sadist and couldn't rest until he made us all watch his dream aka nightmare as well.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

13. '"The film went to the Cannes"'
We begged them to call it there, they reluctantly agreed and since then the movie is resting in peace. R.I.P.

13 Cliches we read every day about Bollywood movies and what they actually mean

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