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Post by jabimetbollywood on Oct 15, 2014 14:08:40 GMT
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Post by corbie on Oct 16, 2014 22:44:54 GMT
We saw it and normally I don't like the violence and depressing, but they did a very good job. It is on its third week here and we are going to go see it again on Sunday. Don't feel like seeing bang bang again.
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Post by jabimetbollywood on Dec 24, 2014 6:59:42 GMT
Guys! Guys! Induna.com sent me an email! The Haider DVD is out!  |
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Post by ShantiSal on Dec 26, 2014 23:56:54 GMT
Guys! Guys! Induna.com sent me an email! The Haider DVD is out! I tried to register with Induna but kept getting an error message regarding the randomly generated security code. |
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Post by dariya on Dec 27, 2014 3:12:28 GMT
Guys! Guys! Induna.com sent me an email! The Haider DVD is out! I tried to register with Induna but kept getting an error message regarding the randomly generated security code. NJMTV also has it, for rental as well (njmtv is a great rental site, probably already mentioned in another forum) Can't wait to watch this one : ) |
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Post by dariya on Jan 9, 2015 6:15:35 GMT
As a longtime fan of Vishal Bhardwaj (I even liked Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola!) I'm surprised at how much this disappointed me.
Granted, my expectations were sky-high and I went in knowing they probably wouldn't be fully met... but I found this movie to be so dull and dreary, and unlike Maqbool and Omkara (equally bleak films) it didn't have enough to make me WANT to wade through the dreariness. Performances were fantastic, to be sure (Tabu, for all her fame, is still so underrated imo; Kay Kay Menon was great; I personally thought Shahid had more scope in Kaminey but this is a close second), cinematography and background score a plus, and there were a few excellent scenes. But for the most part, much like when I read Hamlet in high school, I found myself wondering "What is the point of this?" Much like Shakespear's titular character I didn't give a lick about Haider so the whole story lost any interest for me. I can't lie - I watched this with my mom, a fan of Shakespeare and Shahid Kapoor, and we were both quite bored. I disliked Khul Kabhi's anachronistic jazziness since first hearing it; it's such an intrusion into the narrative I would've fast-forwarded if I'd been watching alone.
I'm going to chalk my disappointment up to my mood at the time of watching - perhaps my anticipation was overripe. Not to mention Haider probably requires a deeper level of understanding than I was willing to provide at the time. I don't know! But I was so bored that at this point I'm not even willing to consider re-watching it.
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Post by jabimetbollywood on Jan 19, 2015 1:18:16 GMT
Bummer, Dariya! I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it!  Although I love Omkara, I actually thought Haider was better at allowing me to care for the characters, since Haider and his parents are basically ordinary people that war affects in a profound way. Instead of, you know, gangsters. Kareena's Desdemona character and Konkona's Emilia character were what allowed me to actually care in Omkara, although the other actors did a good job and their characters were fascinating. Haider did such a good job of showing the political made personal. On a rather unrelated note, I thought the reworking of the Ghost character was absolutely brilliant. |
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Post by dancelover on Feb 3, 2015 16:47:47 GMT
Shahid won Filmfare's Best Actor for his role. Tabu won Filmfare's Best Supporting Actress.
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Post by emily on May 15, 2015 2:14:34 GMT
Bought this a while ago but have been itching to watch it, so popped it in after work. Despite its acclaim, I'm not such a big fan of the original source material. In general, I prefer Shakespeare's comedies to his tragedies, with a few exceptions (Julius Caesar is my favorite Shakespeare play). But I went in excited, because I love Shakespeare and Bolly adaptation of Shakespeare? Count me in! It's rare that a movie keeps me so invested, so engrossed, so on the edge of my seat for the entire length of the film. Haider did that. Even though I already knew how the story was going to play out, I sat there almost trembling with excitement as each scene rolled by. The cast was excellent. Shahid, holy wow. His "crazy" scenes were amazing. I love seeing characters unhinged, and he did his so well. His scene with the jukebox in the city square was so. freaking. awesome. Tabu was even better. She absolutely nailed it, especially in the last few scenes. Kay Kay Menon was also good; that perfect wolf-in-sheep's-clothing type. He never really comes off as evil, just a person who's made some bad decisions, and I love that. Shades of gray. I have to give the music some props. It set the stage perfectly. "Jhelum Jhelum" is spine-chilling...one of the most spine-chilling things I've heard in a Hindi film. And oh my God. I have to give "Bismil" some love. I love when songs both entertain and tell a story...kind of like "Dastaan E Om Shanti Om" did for its respective film. The choreography, the singing, the instruments...so perfect. SO PERFECT. It's one of the best Hindi films I've seen in a while. I found myself loving this and Fanaa a lot. If there's any more movies with war-torn Kashmir as a backdrop, could someone let me know? Kashmir is fascinating to me. And you can't beat that scenery. {Click to view!}
Also, I loved the ending they chose, Haider walking away instead of killing Khurram. You've sympathized with Haider so much to this point that you're begging for him to pull the trigger, but you realize that his mother was right. Violence doesn't solve anything. And I'm glad he took his mother's advice and walked away, leaving Khurram to a slow, painful death anyway. |
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Post by MrB on May 15, 2015 6:14:28 GMT
Emily - if you haven't seen Yahaan, with Minissha Lamba and Jimmy Shergil, then I recommend that as a war-torn Kashmir film. It's a gem.
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Post by emily on May 15, 2015 15:11:30 GMT
Emily - if you haven't seen Yahaan, with Minissha Lamba and Jimmy Shergil, then I recommend that as a war-torn Kashmir film. It's a gem. Ooh, thanks! I'll check it out. I'm quite fond of Jimmy Shergill. |
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