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Originally posted by: Life_Is_Dutiful

I feel that personal experiences thingy was a really good idea. We can modify it a bit. The pandemic and lockdown literally changed our views and opinions about lot of things. As we're talking about the Impact so maybe I can ask u all what did u all preferred to watch during and after lockdown. I can frame few questions, ask u all either in this thread or in pms and based on ur answers I can do my writeup on personal experiences.

What do u all say?

Give it a go. If it works out and flows then we can definitely use it. So add that as the 4th part (potentially).

I'll get started on negatives today and have something by the weekend.

Originally posted by: ShiriFictionPen

I think we both can make tags. And use the better one?

Ok! Let's do this.

Originally posted by: ShiriFictionPen

Okay, so are we doing positive and negative on BW, TV and OTT as a whole and not dividing them in posts?

I was wondering the same yesterday but then there won't be much difference between them.

@Shiri and NSKay: Yeah let's keep it all in one post. Because then that way you can flow in between different mediums. For example, for negatives I'm already thinking about a point on how the pandemic has sprung star kid hate which has given rise to more people watching webseries and more webseries style movies becoming a hit. Or how music videos have seen a rise because of this hate. Etc. If we try dividing them out, then it may not have the same flow to it.

Originally posted by: Minionite

@Shiri and NSKay: Yeah let's keep it all in one post. Because then that way you can flow in between different mediums. For example, for negatives I'm already thinking about a point on how the pandemic has sprung star kid hate which has given rise to more people watching webseries and more webseries style movies becoming a hit. Or how music videos have seen a rise because of this hate. Etc. If we try dividing them out, then it may not have the same flow to it.

In the negative impact, U can also add about how lot of celebs both bollywood and itv wale did so much show off and attention seeking on sm during the lockdown. 😁 For example, maximum celebs portrayed themselves as poor but mahaan celebs because they had to do jhadu pocha, bartan maajna and kapde dhona in their own homes. 😂 Lot of celebs even posted videos of themselves washing clothes and utensils and doing jhadu pocha. 😁 Those days were the heights of sm drama and show off.

Originally posted by: Life_Is_Dutiful

In the negative impact, U can also add about how lot of celebs both bollywood and itv wale did so much show off and attention seeking on sm during the lockdown. 😁 For example, maximum celebs portrayed themselves as poor but mahaan celebs because they had to do jhadu pocha, bartan maajna and kapde dhona in their own homes. 😂 Lot of celebs even posted videos of themselves washing clothes and utensils and doing jhadu pocha. 😁 Those days were the heights of sm drama and show off.

Oh for sure. And I'm not missing the political moves celebs made - thali peetna and all.

And all the hype and so-called "friends" with Sushant's death. 😒 Even with Irrfan's and Rishi's death. All the celebs who suddenly came out from under a rock to remember that one time they met Irrfan/Rishi and it was a "life-changing" moment.

The support for star kids from all the fallout. The vehement denial that there is no groupism in BW. Drugs. Sex scandals. Traveling abroad and then apologizing because it was a "bad choice".

I so want to talk about Sonu Sood though. That man emerged as a real-life hero and all the fanfare around him was from the common people, not him and his team. Chalo koi nahi I'll be happy in doing dhulai of BW. 😆

Here's my part on negative impact of pandemic. Please feel free to edit and/or suggest improvements to this.

The pandemic has not just brought out positive impacts in the world of cinema, but also many negative impacts with Bollywood being the hardest hit in terms of negativity.

Several popular and celebrated celebrities passed away during the pandemic, including Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput, SP Balasubrahmanyam, Saroj Khan, Nishikant Kamat, Sameer Sharma, Jagdeep, Wajid Khan, and Nimmi. These deaths, while mourned greatly, also brought other celebrities out from under the rocks to celebrate that one 10-minute meeting as a “life-changing” moment. It brought out wannabes and publicity-hungry people who used these deaths for their 10 minutes of fame.

One death sparked a rather controversial and widespread campaign against a long-standing Bollywood norm – groupism and nepotism. On June 14, 2020, Sushant Singh Rajput took his own life and his fans, and later a large part of the online audience, began a long and arduous battle against nepotism and groupism in Bollywood. They trolled and hated on the likes of Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Jhanvi Kapoor, Ananya Pandey, and more. While many celebs claimed that there are no groups and everyone is welcome, others made this a story of personal vendetta posting tweets and videos about their own “struggles” and problems in Bollywood.

Rajput’s death also brought another dark side of Bollywood to light: drug abuse. While drug abuse was not an unknown subject, the various police investigations and cases brought to light the full extent of the drug abuse with many well-known and popular celebrities being named.

All of this negative attention led to many star-kid led films being badly trashed when they released over the web. Movies such as Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl, Sadak 2, Khaali Peeli, and Coolie No 1 flopped badly due to the actors and plots, while films such as Dil Bechara and Khuda Haafiz were celebrated and loved by the masses. Additionally, webseries took the place of films in people’s watchlist with many webseries becoming as successful if not more popular than movies.

The pandemic also shut down theatres and shootings, which led to many films getting postponed for theatre reopenings. Films such as 83,Radhe, and Sooryavanshi all saw multiple postponements as producers, directors, and actors waited for the theatres to reopen. In the meantime, the gap was filled by TV and webseries – platforms that Bollywood typically looked down upon but proved their mettle and worth in the pandemic. Shows and webseries that had been shot previously were released during the pandemic. And when shootings were allowed to start again, TV shows and webseries were the first ones back on air.

Finally, the pandemic revealed another ugly side of Bollywood – the elitism. While most common people stayed home and followed pandemic rules, celebrities took the pandemic as a vacation break. Many were caught traveling, partying, and flaunting a general disregard for pandemic closures. Some used their position to get their favourite gyms to open, while others took the pandemic as a time to host a dinner party at their favourite restaurants. When caught they used similar excuses or claimed it was a “heat of the moment decision” or a “bad decision” to get away from the scrutiny.

Originally posted by: Minionite

Here's my part on negative impact of pandemic. Please feel free to edit and/or suggest improvements to this.

The pandemic has not just brought out positive impacts in the world of cinema, but also many negative impacts with Bollywood being the hardest hit in terms of negativity.

Several popular and celebrated celebrities passed away during the pandemic, including Irrfan Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Sushant Singh Rajput, SP Balasubrahmanyam, Saroj Khan, Nishikant Kamat, Sameer Sharma, Jagdeep, Wajid Khan, and Nimmi. These deaths, while mourned greatly, also brought other celebrities out from under the rocks to celebrate that one 10-minute meeting as a “life-changing” moment. It brought out wannabes and publicity-hungry people who used these deaths for their 10 minutes of fame.

One death sparked a rather controversial and widespread campaign against a long-standing Bollywood norm – groupism and nepotism. On June 14, 2020, Sushant Singh Rajput took his own life and his fans, and later a large part of the online audience, began a long and arduous battle against nepotism and groupism in Bollywood. They trolled and hated on the likes of Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, Jhanvi Kapoor, Ananya Pandey, and more. While many celebs claimed that there are no groups and everyone is welcome, others made this a story of personal vendetta posting tweets and videos about their own “struggles” and problems in Bollywood.

Rajput’s death also brought another dark side of Bollywood to light: drug abuse. While drug abuse was not an unknown subject, the various police investigations and cases brought to light the full extent of the drug abuse with many well-known and popular celebrities being named.

All of this negative attention led to many star-kid led films being badly trashed when they released over the web. Movies such as Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl, Sadak 2, Khaali Peeli, and Coolie No 1 flopped badly due to the actors and plots, while films such as Dil Bechara and Khuda Haafiz were celebrated and loved by the masses. Additionally, webseries took the place of films in people’s watchlist with many webseries becoming as successful if not more popular than movies.

The pandemic also shut down theatres and shootings, which led to many films getting postponed for theatre reopenings. Films such as 83,Radhe, and Sooryavanshi all saw multiple postponements as producers, directors, and actors waited for the theatres to reopen. In the meantime, the gap was filled by TV and webseries – platforms that Bollywood typically looked down upon but proved their mettle and worth in the pandemic. Shows and webseries that had been shot previously were released during the pandemic. And when shootings were allowed to start again, TV shows and webseries were the first ones back on air.

Finally, the pandemic revealed another dark side of Bollywood – the elitism. While most common people stayed home and followed pandemic rules, celebrities took the pandemic as a vacation break. Many were caught traveling, partying, and flaunting a general disregard for pandemic closures. Some used their position to get their favourite gyms to open, while others took the pandemic as a time to host a dinner party at their favourite restaurants. When caught they used similar excuses or claimed it was a “heat of the moment decision” or a “bad decision” to get away from the scrutiny.

Can we replace 'dark side' on the 3rd paragraph Or the last one with evil side or ugly side or something similar?

I think we should avoid repeating words and phrases as much as possible 😳

Corona, the deadly virus had brought the whole world to stand still with its outbreak and tendency to spread around like wildfire, resulting in a worldwide lockdown. Due to which, many spheres of the economy got affected and the world’s economy went into recession. One of those was the glamorous and glittering world of Indian cinema.

However, this pandemic paved a path for Indian cinema to the OTT platforms. The online platforms’ subscriptions proliferated rapidly. Online streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon Prime saw this pandemic as an opportunity and tried to lure the audience of every age group with every business trick known.

These platforms boomed in the terms of economy and audience base. In return, they offered a vast diversity to the audience on their mobile screens in the difficult time of pandemic when a task like going to theaters looked life risking.

One of the factors that worked in their favor was the ‘content’. Their content is far more superior to regular cinema. This could work as a trigger to the mainstream cinema to create some quality content, better than what have been peddled until now.

The trend of audience pivoting around the stars appear to deplete. Deserving artists and films that might have not found a niche in the mainstream now are sharing the same platform and perhaps could get the due recognition and appreciation.

Another sector that bloomed in the midst of the pandemic is – animation. The animated content has increased over a period, particularly targeting the children. Many OTT platforms have specially created a separate section for animated movies.

Ok, so how’s it? I’ve tried to keep it short and crisp. Feel free to edit and do point out if there’s some mistake. :)

@NSKay, Ur writeup is really amazing. Since we are talking about television also so u can a small paragraph on return of 80s and 90s daily soaps and how not just the middle aged and older generation but even the younger generation loved those serials specially Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana and B.R.Chopra's Mahabharat. Maybe U can even mention the numerous entertaining memes we got on sm of these two shows. 😂