By Sonu Tyagi, Founder, Go Spiritual & Approach Entertainment
Bollywood, once known as the land of dreams, emotions, melodies, and moral storytelling, is rapidly turning into a dark exhibition of blood, brutality, and broken humanity. It’s as if the collective consciousness of Indian cinema has decided to celebrate savagery over sensitivity, and graphic violence over genuine storytelling.
After the overhyped success of Animal, a film that glorified rage, toxic masculinity, and meaningless violence under the guise of “raw emotion,” a disturbing trend has emerged in mainstream cinema. Every third film today seems to be chasing that same formula — louder, bloodier, and emptier. The recently revealed title teaser of King is yet another reminder that Bollywood appears to be fascinated with the aesthetics of aggression rather than the art of cinema.
A Society Already Overflowing with Violence
We live in an era where waking up to peace feels like a luxury. Pick up a newspaper in the morning — what do you find? Murders, crimes, suicides, assaults, and absurd tragedies that defy all sense of logic and empathy. Turn on the television — the same stories repeat in high-definition detail, amplified by endless debates. Scroll through social media — and you are bombarded with reels of fights, blood, and cruelty disguised as “trending content.”
Our society today is already saturated with violence, fear, and negativity. And in such a climate, cinema should ideally play the role of a healer — an art form that uplifts, inspires, and awakens our higher consciousness. Instead, it’s adding more poison to an already toxic environment.
The Misguided Glorification of Violence
Films like Animal have set a disturbing precedent. Under the banner of “mass cinema” or “alpha storytelling,” filmmakers are normalizing extreme brutality as entertainment. What used to be a few seconds of action to drive a story forward is now stretched into endless sequences of bloodshed, just to shock audiences.
Violence has become the new currency of attention. The more grotesque it gets, the more the film is discussed, dissected, and defended by blind fandom. But let’s pause and ask — is this really cinema? Is this what storytelling has come to?
There was a time when Hindi films reflected the triumph of humanity over darkness — think Mother India, Anand, Guide, Swades, or Taare Zameen Par. Even when violence appeared, it carried moral depth or emotional purpose. Today, it’s just spectacle without soul.
The Psychological Impact — Normalizing Numbness
What we watch shapes how we think and feel. Repeated exposure to graphic violence, whether in films, OTT shows, or music videos, slowly desensitizes us. We stop feeling empathy. We stop being moved by pain. We start treating violence as normal — or worse, entertaining.
This numbness is dangerous. It seeps into real life. The boundaries between fiction and reality blur, especially for the younger generation. When “heroes” solve every problem with bullets, fists, and blood — what are we really teaching them? That might is right? That domination defines masculinity?
Dear Bollywood, Please Remember — We Are Humans, Not Animals
Cinema mirrors society, but it also shapes it. As creators, filmmakers carry an immense moral responsibility. They influence millions of hearts and minds. Every frame, every word, every scene has energy — it either adds light or spreads darkness.
We already live in a world filled with hate, wars, political polarization, religious conflicts, and social divisions. We don’t need more violence — not on screen, not in art, not in spirit. What we need is peace, compassion, empathy, and spirituality.
Dear Bollywood, please spare us the horror of torturing audiences with films like Animal or yet another King-styled glorification of aggression. Cinema should not mirror the animal within us; it should awaken the divine within us.
The Need for Spiritual and Responsible Storytelling
India has given the world timeless wisdom — from the Bhagavad Gita to Buddha’s Dhamma — teachings that elevate the human spirit above anger, ego, and ignorance. Our cinema, too, has the power to be a global messenger of peace, not a promoter of pain.
It’s time filmmakers rediscover the purpose of their art — to enlighten, not enrage. To heal, not harm. To entertain, yes, but also to inspire humanity to be better, kinder, and more conscious.
Let’s not forget: violence sells fast, but it doesn’t stay. Only truth, love, and spirituality have stood the test of time.
In the end, we must remember — we are humans. For God’s sake, let’s not turn cinema into a slaughterhouse of senseless violence. What the world needs now is not another Animal. It needs awareness, awakening, and peace.
Sonu Tyagi Intro: Sonu Tyagi is a renowned writer, director, producer, and founder of Go Spiritual and Approach Entertainment. Through Go Spiritual, he promotes spiritual awareness, mental health, wellness, and social causes via media, events, and a dedicated news magazine and app. Approach Entertainment leads in celebrity management, film production, advertising & corporate films productions, films marketing and events, while Approach Communications excels in PR & Integrated Communications and Approach Bollywood covers entertainment news. With expertise in psychology, journalism, and filmmaking, Tyagi blends creativity and leadership, collaborating with top Indian media and advertising agencies.
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