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Post by moviemavengal on Oct 15, 2015 4:25:37 GMT
I watched Saathiya last week . Somehow I totally forgot that SRK has a cameo in it! I found it on Google Play. I'm watching along, and then WHAMMO, there's SRK! And Tabu!! He is in it for such a short time, but he still has an incredible impact. The movie was losing me a little in the middle, and then the accident happened and I was totally absorbed in the film. I need to watch the original Tamil version with Madhavan. I got a package of DVD's from Bhavani DVD and watched the absolutely insane Telugu Bujjigadu with Prabhas. It is zany and just such a fun watch. This will give you a sense. Prabhas is a BIG Rajnikanth fan in the movie, and these robbers dare to interrupt his movie viewing on a bus. Yeah, don't do that. (Have to admit, I thought of Mikko, and his love of Rajnikanth in this scene!) Also in my Bhavani order was the wonderful Dulquer Salmaan Malayalam movie Ustad Hotel. Dulquer plays a young man who wants to be a chef, but his father wants him to work in his business empire and throws him out of the house. He moves in with his grandfather who runs a beach front biryani shop. Talk about food porn. I wanted to eat everything in this movie. It's really about the relationship of fathers and sons, and has sort of a Swades feel about it, too, as the young man wants to work as a chef in Paris, but his grandfather is trying to convince him to stay in India. Loved this scene where he tries to learn how to make roti well enough to impress his grandfather: Towards the beginning of the movie, he is taken to meet a potential bride (Nithya, who was also in O Kadhal Kanmani) and her relatives say, "He's as handsome as Mammootty!" and I just laughed right out loud. Another unusual thing about the movie is that it's completely set in the Muslim community in Calicut and Dubai. I'm not sure I've ever seen an Indian movie totally about Muslims, and not about a fraught interfaith romance or Pakistani terrorists. Then in honor of Big B's birthday, I watched Silsila over the last couple nights. Wow. I knew the back story of the real life affair with Amitabh and Rekha, but to see the heat and sizzle on screen -- and even the scenes with Jaya and Rekha together is pretty mindblowing. Also, I saw how KANK is basically one big homage to this film, especially the song Tumhi Dekho Na with the campfire and exact same pose with Rani across SRK's lap. Silsila was a little slow for me in the middle -- there are a LOT of love songs among those tulips, but then at the end things happened very quickly and the acting was stellar. I was amazed at the plane crash and how Yashji resolved it all. I also rewatched Dil Dhadakne Do last week. I bought the Blu-ray, and watched all the deleted scenes and the extensive making of video, too. What a fantastic film.
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Post by Miss Braganza! on Oct 15, 2015 11:27:53 GMT
Heroine: It's a sad day when Arjun Rampal delivers the most nuanced performance in the film. We are, I think, supposed to be rooting for Kareena, but she never does anything really likable. She isn't even given much of a backstory except that she doesn't seem to get along with her mom. Kareena is allowed to just totally cut loose and she weeps and sobs and begs and brats and tantrums until the end, long after I lost interest.
Ek Villain: The trailer looked so interesting! A love story from the bad guy's perspective! But no, it's the same old goonda + manic pixie dream girl equation. I found this particular MPDG almost unbearable--in addition to being the usual dopey giggly little pixie she's also terribly sweet and good and pure. The reviews called it "watchable" and I did want to stick around and see how it turned out. If you've ever wanted to see Riteish Deshmukh get punched in the face, this is totally the movie for you.
Bonus Bengali move: Chowringhee. This movie is so charming I want to live in it. I'm having a hard time following because it's on Youtube in sections and it looks like either chunks are missing here and there or or there were some continuity problems in the original movie. It's a lovely little story of a high-class hotel and its visitors.
About a year ago, a good bit of my Eros Now watchlist disappeared overnight, and since it included things like Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, 7 Khoon Maaf and Paan Singh Tomar I was pretty upset. It has now reappeared and I am really looking forward to some good viewing over the next few weeks. (No idea why. We have weird distribution issues here in Japan).
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Post by odadune on Oct 17, 2015 2:49:52 GMT
I'd started a rewatch of Baby a while back and finished it tonight. I guess I was in a mood to see Akki get a bit beat up. Finished Revolver Rani. The people who said it becomes weird enough to be interesting right around the middle were right, but it's still ultimately kind of a downer. Basically, the most optimistic interpretation of how this film turns out is that it takes two hours plus to cover the same ground as the first half of the old Rekha vehicle Khoon Bhari Maang, and stops right at the plot point where KBM really kicks into high gear...and although Kangna is very bit Rekha's equal, Vir Das is a very very VERY poor substitute for Kabir Bedi. Also, it's pretty sleazy in spots. The less optimistic interpretations go downhill from there. Avoid unless you're a hardcore Kangna fan or have a burning need to see every film ever made about a strong female character being betrayed by the men around her. Some of the songs are pretty though, check itunes.
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Post by ShantiSal on Oct 17, 2015 5:42:14 GMT
Ustad Hotel - just delightful but heartbreaking when they were feeding the impoverished. A lovely grandfather/grandson relationship.
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Post by moviemavengal on Oct 17, 2015 14:18:48 GMT
Ustad Hotel - just delightful but heartbreaking when they were feeding the impoverished. A lovely grandfather/grandson relationship. ShantiSal so glad you liked it! Totally agree.
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Post by bollylarki on Oct 18, 2015 12:32:37 GMT
Taj Mahal - 2003
I was in the mood for a period piece so got this from Netflix, synopsis is what was on the site: Set in 1607. The Mughal Empire rules India, and it is the fervent wish of Khurram, son of the Emperor, to marry Arjumand. The Emperor is all for the union, but Khurram's shrewish stepmother forbids it (she wants her daughter to be the next queen). So begins a tale of burning passion and lost love with more nefarious plotting than you'll find in any five Shakespearean dramas. Cast: Raghu Raj, Purnima, Moon Moon Sen
It was okay but not something I’ll watch again. Not even close to the real story which is interesting in itself. But some of the costuming was really great.
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Post by spencer on Oct 18, 2015 16:42:07 GMT
My sister and I saw Jazbaa. We loved it. There were a few melodramatic scenes but overall I liked this version more than the Korean version. The editing of the Korean version with the flash cuts was annoying and the motive for the surprise ending a bit unbelievable.
But given the issues in India with rape and murder convictions and other cultural behavior, the motive for the surprise ending made sense.
Aishwarya and Irrfan have to do another movie together. They have such natural chemistry. Also Aishwarya and Shabana were great in their scenes playing with and against each other.
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Post by Miss Braganza! on Oct 19, 2015 8:17:05 GMT
I rewatched Wake Up Sid which is one of my favorite romcoms, although this time I noticed that the ending is a bit abrupt. Konkona gives such life to a standard-issue heroine.
Should I stick with Koyla or go on with my life? I'm only 30 minutes into it. Everyone has a mullet. Johnny Lever has a ventriloquist dummy. Madhuri and a group of children are singing and dancing about how they're all stoned from drugged laddoos. I'm not sure I'll make it further.
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Post by dancelover on Oct 19, 2015 20:20:28 GMT
I hope you got further into Koyla, Miss B. Madhuri has a dance "Tenhai" in a glen, opposite SRK, which IMHO is one of her best 5 or 6 in her career! Dancelover I rewatched Wake Up Sid which is one of my favorite romcoms, although this time I noticed that the ending is a bit abrupt. Konkona gives such life to a standard-issue heroine. Should I stick with Koyla or go on with my life? I'm only 30 minutes into it. Everyone has a mullet. Johnny Lever has a ventriloquist dummy. Madhuri and a group of children are singing and dancing about how they're all stoned from drugged laddoos. I'm not sure I'll make it further.
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Favorite actor: Rahul Bose, Irrfan, Ranveer Singh, Rajesh Khanna
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Upcoming release you're most excited about: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Dear Zindagi, Befikre
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Post by Miss Braganza! on Oct 20, 2015 1:48:26 GMT
Thanks, dancelover. That sounds like it's worth sticking around for (still not sure about Johnny Lever with a ventriloquist's dummy). I've actually only seen Madhuri in Aaja Nachle, so this was an attempt to remedy that.
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Post by emily on Oct 20, 2015 3:14:43 GMT
Should I stick with Koyla or go on with my life? I'm only 30 minutes into it. Everyone has a mullet. Johnny Lever has a ventriloquist dummy. Madhuri and a group of children are singing and dancing about how they're all stoned from drugged laddoos. I'm not sure I'll make it further. This sounds ridiculously, horribly awesome. I'll buy some ear plugs for the Lever bits.
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Post by ShantiSal on Oct 20, 2015 6:00:28 GMT
I rewatched Wake Up Sid which is one of my favorite romcoms, although this time I noticed that the ending is a bit abrupt. Konkona gives such life to a standard-issue heroine. Should I stick with Koyla or go on with my life? I'm only 30 minutes into it. Everyone has a mullet. Johnny Lever has a ventriloquist dummy. Madhuri and a group of children are singing and dancing about how they're all stoned from drugged laddoos. I'm not sure I'll make it further. If I can make it through Darr you can make it through Koyla Not to give much away but throat surgery by candlelight makes it all worthwhile...
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Post by ShantiSal on Oct 20, 2015 6:19:40 GMT
Not strictly Bollywood but with plenty of BW connections - UnIndian. Stars Brett Lee (Aussie ex-test cricketer who is very well known in India), Tannishtha Chatterjee, Pallavi Sharda (who starred in Besharam) and Supriya Pathak. Directed by Anupam Sharma and Salim-Sulaiman composed some of the music. It was enjoyable and Brett Lee didn't do a bad job in his role (he could have been dreadful but wasn't, phew). Brett Lee has also recorded a song with Asha Bhosle - a bit corny...
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Post by ShantiSal on Oct 24, 2015 10:27:15 GMT
On a weekend away in Melbourne and staying in the city centre I took the opportunity to see Shaandaar at the cinema. It is completely pagal but loads of fun. On Facebook I won a couple of tickets for Rudhramadevi (Tamil version) from Mind Blowing Films (a distributor here). They are based in Melbourne so I called into their office yesterday to collect the tickets. Unfortunately the cinema chain that is supposed to be screening it isn't so I won't get to see it while I'm here. Not to worry. The lovely Aishu at MBF also gave me the Shaandaar soundtrack CD. So, YAY!!
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Post by bollylarki on Oct 25, 2015 22:26:39 GMT
I finally got to see Laagan. Not sure why I put it off so long, other than the fact that it was a "sports" themed film. And since I now know much more about cricket than I did when I first began watching Bollywood, I finally "bit the bullet" and purchased it. I watched it today and I loved it. I love films where the underdog wins, and I love seeing arrogant characters get their just desserts. There were so many actors and actresses that I recognized and it made it more enjoyable. And for once the English speaking actors were quite good. On my scale of 1-5, this one is a sound 5. What a great job everyone did.
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