There is nothing 2000 about Bollywood. Mela and Bulandi , the first two films of the millennium are resolutely regressive, singularly unaesthetic and painfully unoriginal. Because insecurity and greed are great levelers.
Insecurity is the hallmark of any creative field.
But in Bollywood, it's directly proportionate to the number of crores the budget has gobbled up. So producer Ratan Jain and Darshan will spend 20-odd crore on Mela but then they have to make sure that it works everywhere from Boston to Bhilai. And reduce Johnny Lever, one of the finest actors in films, to a urine-drinking havaldar . Hey, just the comedy track will have the crowds lining up for more. The formula is to serve up the old formula with one new ingredient.