This is the third Bollywood movie I saw, and all of them had this same situation that I find annoying; they can t define which language to speak, there are always lots of english phrases in between the dialogues.
Is it just some kind of trick for the movies, or it is the way it is in the actual daily life in India?
Tks.
Yes that's how they speak.
Years of rule under the great British Empire means that many urban Indians can't even speak their own languages properly.
What annoys me on the other hand is why many are annoyed by the English being spoken and are shocked as if they are watching a tribal people speak English. English is also one of the languages known and spoken in India, in case you didn't know. And as far as English is concerned, we mostly converse in British English due to the reason pointed out by the poster above, more than a hundred year rule under the British Empire.
shareMany western people generally look down on cocktail languages. Not just in India but in Europe too. If you would mix the same amount of English phrases into French, the French will kill you!
If you speak correct English nobody will be annoyed, and more important if you speak Hindi without English phrases, you show that you respect your own language. True, in India it is a status sign to mix a little English into Hindi, to show that you are educated. But outside you better speak Hindi or English. Not a cocktail.
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The characters in mainstream Indian films converse in Hindustani (Hindi/Urdu) language. Though because of British rule until 1947, English has found its way as one of the official languages in military, legislation and government offices. The primary language for higher education (Engineering/Commerce/Law) in India is also English.
In India, English is linked with modernization and urbanization. We try to speak English to convey others that we have received better education. We also use English to express sudden/intense emotions like *beep* and "Oh no!" kind of stuff. So, though annoying, you'll find such phrases more often in Hindi cinema.
Besides, I think "A Wednesday" is an offtrack films and doesn't provide a good reference of Bollywood. Try films like "Sholay", "Devdas" and "Lakshya" with subtitles.
"This is the third Bollywood movie I saw"
Just curious...what were the other two?
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