Literary traditions in India began with the retelling of the epics- Ramayana and Mahabharata. The retelling involves the presentation of the morals from these epics in form of songs, plays etc. along with their regional versions. The epics carry the epic themes which make them deserving to be presented to the society. They accommodate ocean of stories and the ocean consists of unending waves containing the innumerable anecdotes. The touch of inviolability make these epics fit for a longer life. India
Classical Greek theatre or a Classical Indian Theatre, the methodology of production followed certain rigid conventions, and these conventions, according to a modern/post-modern spectator, may look slightly mechanistic but considering the then cultural setting it was of a ritualistic pageantry. Every art form in ancient times, especially the theatre, had something to do with divinity and belief systems. The entire performance rigidly followed the customs and traditions and the presence of the high priest
After this extreme Bollywoodisation of Indian Cinema, I don't really have much hopes that it can produce substantially good movies. Today what sells is the stardom of the actor and Honey Singh's item numbers for the promotion of the movie, with this it gets into the 100cr club, irrespective of the fact that if the movie has any substance in terms of narrative, acting, cinematic skills etc. But yes, the 1990's were tough period when it came to producing contemporary cinema, in terms of content, thought