Thoughts on this

[Sarika]

[Keerthi]

The observation Satyajit Ray made still holds true for his era.

[Kunal]

Both quotes are misleading. Ray's films often feel crafted for a highly intellectual audience, while Aditya Dhar's movies seem to assume viewers will swallow everything on screen without questioning it.

[Meera]

One group wants to uplift the people; another just exploits the audience's ignorance. A quick way to profit from an unintelligent crowd is to tell them they're smart and know everything.

[Balaji]

This is a full quote by Ray:

"I once made a film called *The Goddess Devi*. It dealt with religious dogmatism – not attacking religion itself, but the extreme, dogmatic side. Yet newspapers started writing 'Oh! Mr Ray isn't a Hindu, he's making films against Hinduism.' Those people are clueless; you can't take them seriously. This kind of thing happens all over India. Despite the film‑society movement, the majority audience here is still pretty backward.

The context: Satyajit Ray called the Indian audience backward because they reacted poorly to a challenge to religious dogmatism (not religion itself). But D1/2 isn't challenging that; it does the opposite – it pushes religion, the Bhagavad Gita, right‑wing politics, and a clear good‑vs‑bad divide without nuance. D1/2 is a good movie and Dhar is a phenomenal filmmaker, but his film doesn't refute Ray's point.

[Malini]

I agree a bit with the first point, but the second one: if the audience were truly intelligent, they would have questioned every instance of white‑washing and hateful propaganda in your film.

[Douglas]

There's no doubt India remains backward in many places, Tamil Nadu included. The fact that Tharkuri‑in‑Chief has a fan following is a perfect example.

[Mohan]

Satyajit Ray is spot on. Dhar is simply pandering to his audience.

[Suresh]

[Chirag]

We have a mix – some truly intellectual viewers and a large chunk of 'brain‑rot' audiences. Since the latter are the majority, most producers and directors cater to them.

[Siddharth]

People say the Indian audience is so dumb they think they're actually intelligent.