Bollywood too is an Agrahara. Caste and then Nepotism is the criteria for recruiting actors. The "mainstream" actors and directors are overwhelmingly UCs. Even the so-called strugglers are UCs as well. There is no representation of Bahujans except in the film set crew. 1/2

The word mainstream is in quotes because I consider strugglers like Ayushman Khurana & Sushant Singh Rajput as mainstream as well because UC surnames have been mainstreamised in Bollywood. Bahujans don't get to occupy that space as well. 2/3

Naturally, the film industry in a caste society is caste-based as well where the privileged castes call the shots. The pool from which the actors & directors belong to is a tiny pool. It is just 15% of the Indian population. Even in that, 5% Brahmins dominate the field. 3/4

Hence this results in a very homogeneous group of people competing against each other. These are often rich UCs as well, hence they lack lived experiences of the characters they play, which results in unrealistic acting, writing, & direction. Ergo, this results in mediocrity. 4/5

That's why most movies are a trashy, cacophonic mess. No wonder no Indian movie has ever won an Oscar. Every once in a while some "progressive" director & actor makes a mediocre film by doing the bare minimum direction & acting and we jump on to call them legends. 5/6

We, the audience, normalize mediocrity. UC mediocrity is king when actual, real talents are killed in farms, factories, & sewers. We settle for the Ayushman's & the Sushant's. We're least interested in knowing if there could be talents who're 100% of a better grade than them. 6/7

Some "woke" UC Buncles & Baunties direct movies having important social issues like caste & gender viz. Article 15, Thappad, etc. Since they're meritless UCs they naturally end up diluting these critical issues as they have a superficial understanding of the same. 7/8

When the subaltern directs movies, their art is invisibilized & sidelined. But when a UC director makes a movie by adding masala & cashes in on the same issue, they're made heros. We admire them for taking such initiatives even though they're trashy. Such is our hypocrisy. 8/9

Most often Bahujans are portrayed in a bad light. Bahujan women are sexualized & fetishized. Most characters portrayed are UCs. Bahujan surnames are given to problematic characters & Brahmin surnames to the heroes. Rape, casteism & eve-teasing are normalized in these movies. 9/10

Dalit characters are shown as victims & UCs as saviors. No Dalit assertion is shown in the movies even though there are several examples in society. This shows how UCs imagine us in their minds. They want us to be shabby, dim & battered so that they can create victim porn. 10/11

B'wood is managed by very powerful UC men. Strong female roles are rare. Men misuse their power, manipulate & sexually abuse women. Casting couch is a known issue. #MeToo helped some actresses voice out against such predators. Who knows how many women still remain trapped? 11/12

When Bahujan filmmakers like @beemji , @Nagrajmanjule , and others direct movies like Kabali, Fandry, etc. they portray Bahujans as assertive, tough & moral. These movies not just win Int'l awards, they inspire us all. That's why representation of Bahujans is so important. 12/13

These movies are truly non mainstream movies. They are free from the Brahminical notions of patriarchy, casteism and communalism and mainly mediocrity. Yes, they're not perfect but they're genuine & rooted in empirical reality. 13/14

The major issue for Bahujans is finance. Making decent films or short films costs a lot of cash. If this obstacle is resolved, then we shall definitely overshadow Bollywood. Many regional filmmakers have already made amazing films. Efforts like @bahujanwood are commendable. 14/15