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Deewar: Cain and Abel revisited?
(13/11/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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I would like to start this review by quoting what IMdB user nmainkar has said here. It’s so well said that I can’t parallel it: Deewaar is, in one word, taut. From start to end, the movie is ... -
Suniel Shetty, the hard business of acting
(07/11/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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Suniel Shetty will remain for me the rescuer of certain boring films such as Umrao Jaan and Main hoon na. Thanks to him, I have found an interest in those poor productions. Watching him cast his ... -
Is 34 the age of wisdom?
(01/11/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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I was wondering whether I should « do » something for Ash’s birthday… Well, as you can see, I am, in spite of misgivings coming from … various parts. Looking for something to say, I have watched ... -
Madhuri Dixit: Bollywood's cannibalism
(27/10/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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I am thrilled to say a few words about Madhuri Dixit. And not only because we are in an expectant Madhuri-comes-back period, with Aaja Nachle in the wings. Ever since I saw her in Devdas, where ... -
Anupam Kher, the adorable comedian
(17/10/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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Film after film, I have learnt to rejoice when they feature this delightful comedian, Anupam Kher. He went at first unnoticed, in the shadows, at the back. He was part of the sets. Then role after ... -
Society vs genius (Pyaasa 1957)
(09/10/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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Guru Dutt’s Pyaasa (thirsty) is so consistently lauded that it’s rather daunting to start talking about it. All the reviews I’ve read about it were superlative. Everybody says what a landmark it ... -
Indian music authors
(27/09/2007
publié dans : practical info
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Hi everybody, I'm interrupting my comments of personal stuff to let you know of A2line's initiative, a very nice selection of songs from various authors, her favourite pieces, all directly ... -
The painter of signs
(26/09/2007
publié dans : Book reviews
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R.K. Narayan’s “The painter of signs” is a real pleasure to read. Set in the imaginary Southern Indian town of Malgudi, this novella captures the mind by its evocative aloofness, its lighter-than ... -
Salman Khan, the Playboy of the Eastern world
(20/09/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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Facts we should remember about Salman before we start criticising him: - Let’s face, if Sallu didn’t exist, Bollywood would be incomplete. - You can’t love Bollywood and not give at least some ... -
Crying
(17/09/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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Very quickly after I had started watching Bollywood movies, I started crying, often at the end, and I felt somehow justified in my crying, pleased in my crying. I can’t even remember when I last ... -
Hum tumhare hain sanam
(07/09/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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Is friendship possible between men and women? This is the question which sprang to my mind while watching Hum tumhare hain sanam. Old question, of course, but well, since it seemed to have been ... -
Clear light of day
(02/09/2007
publié dans : Book reviews
)
This is a foray into a field as yet unploughed by me, literary criticism of Indian novels! This summer I’ve read Anita Desai’s Clear light of day: perhaps some of you know the book? It was written ... -
Saif Ali Khan: the Indian mafioso
(30/08/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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I have always liked Saif Ali Khan, ever since Kal ho Na ho, in which I first saw him squint and sidle towards the camera, like an Indian Mafioso, with his Italian airs, his raspy voice. He was a ... -
The red badge of feminine courage (Mirch Masala)
(11/08/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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Absolutely excellent. The hubris of petty officers, the crisis and tension coming from lust and gratuitous violence, the horrifying banality of colonialism, the abuse and victimization of women: ... -
Is renunciation wisdom? (Swami 2007)
(04/08/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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Swami (2007) is choreographer Ganesh Acharya’s first try at directing a film, and in spite of some clumsiness, it’s full of good surprises. It is inspired by a desire to uphold the values of ... -
The value of life (Main zinda hoon)
(25/07/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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Abstract: Admirable and moving, "I am Alive" by Sudhir Mishra is excellently served by inspired actors (Deepti Naval leading the crew), filmed with tact and reserve, and filled with emotion and ... -
Welcome to B(H)ollywood! (Ta Ra Pum Pum)
(21/07/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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Er… I thought I would have stopped reviewing films like this one ! But Ta Ra Pum Pum by Siddharth Anand is interesting in fact, as a Bollywood phenomenon (are those of you who read me not tired of ... -
Facing the mirror: Chameli
(19/07/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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After having watched the film, I asked myself what it had been trying to do... It's a filmed play about these two people - modern-India businessman Rahul Bose and eternal India prostitute Kareena ... -
Kareena Kapoor: her strength ...and her weakness
(16/07/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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When I think of Kareena Kapoor, what comes to mind first is her strength, her instinct, her femininity. She strikes me as unabashedly feminine, pleased with her sex, proud of her sex. Her physique ... -
The nature of love (Andaz)
(06/07/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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Well, my foray into Bollywood oldies opens up with a bang ! This 1949 classic “love triangle” film which supposedly deals with the clash between traditional India and its Westernisation, errs, ... -
Is Bollywood opium for the masses? ("Dharavi")
(30/06/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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For those who are keen on a socially-oriented cinema, Dharavi, city of dreams, by Sudhir Mishra, gives a great insight in the life of those "Backward class" workers who fend it off in the Mumbai ... -
Should Hrithik Roshan rule?
(27/06/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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Have you visited this website ? It’s got this quote : « for most people money becomes the end in itself. People want money for the sake of having money. For me it’s a means to an end. I want to ... -
Leave 'em kids alone: Main hoon na & Koi mil gaya
(23/06/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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I regret to say - I do have a limit in what I like about Bollywood. It recently took the shape of two rather sickening shows, Main hoon na by Farah Khan, and Koi mil gaya, by Rakesh Roshan (of the ... -
The lament of a lone Bollywood lover
(10/06/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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I’m sure you BW fans in the four corners of the world have had a similar experience: uneasy admittance of that shameful addiction: Bollywood obsession! You know, it starts like a dream, a nice ... -
Answer to the quiz...
(06/06/2007
publié dans : miscellaneous
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This hasn’t got much to do with Indian culture, but… I don’t know whether many of you were really interested about the “little quiz” which I had posted at the beginning of May. Well, anyway here’s ... -
What's the matter with Mani Ratnam?
(01/06/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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It came to me as a big surprise to learn that a large fraction of the Indian cinema goers do not appreciate Mani Ratnam. I was reading this article by Anita Nair, which sums up the criticism: - ... -
Is Aishwarya Rai a good actress?
(24/05/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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And does she get the reviews she deserves? Looking through them, it seems to me she’s either derided for being too bland, too superficial, or she gets the surprised concessions of people who think ... -
Khamoshi: Unutterable music
(18/05/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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I've seen Khamoshi: a musical. Watching it has been like a revelation. Everything it says, everything it hints at, everything it suggests, because it cannot be said, I have avidly drunk as one ... -
DDLJ: reason or folly?
(10/05/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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Like many of you, I have noticed this film has broken the record of length (600 weeks) in that cinema hall in Mumbai (link), and I had already been alerted some time ago by its 500 weeks’ record, ... -
Bollywood delight
(07/05/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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It’s been some time I’ve wanted to speak about the delight to be found in Bollywood cinema. I have already spoken about its optimism, its positive attitude towards life and humanity, but this time ... -
A little quiz
(05/05/2007
publié dans : miscellaneous
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Hi everyone, This is a little quiz, which doesn't have a direct relationship with Bollywood, but with Hindi! Do you know what this text reads, and where it can be seen? -
Preity Zinta is a clever girl
(30/04/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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A good way to get to know about Preity Zinta is to read what she says about certain problems facing Indian women and the life of actors here. The reactions of readers are also instructive, because ... -
"Hating" K3G
(18/04/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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I had a good laugh yesterday reading in BollyWhat? about all those BW fans giving their reasons why they « hated » Kabhi khushi khabi gham, that 1999 Karan Johar family saga which, it says, “is ... -
Sex and Bollywood
(18/04/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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I have already slightly touched upon this question (see article “What I like about Bollywood”), but I would like to come back to it because it is in fact quite an important question, and I think I ... -
Amitabh's power
(07/04/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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Hmm… Difficult ! The very fact of writing about « Big A » is daunting. Not only is the actor so impressive, but the person seems to demand respect, and of course the sheer length and scope of his ... -
Shahrukh Khan's charm
(24/03/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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Okay, here we go : an article on « King » Khan. He’s of course inescapable in today’s Bollywood… perhaps a little too predictable, a little too much himself? But we’ll see him put to good use, in ... -
Rani's magic
(16/03/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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Rani’s got (almost) everything. She’s not yet an internationally known actress, but in terms of Bollywood, I’d bet on her for the title of Best Actress (Amitabh is still the best Actor…) Let’s ... -
Is Deepa Mehta's "Water" still Bollywood?
(15/03/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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In the Bollywood cinema that I know, the Masala type, it seems there are two (main) types of films: the social/historical and the comedy/escapist. Of course, there are films that belong to the two ... -
Bollywood music
(27/02/2007
publié dans : letstalkaboutbollywood
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I realise that this theme « Bollywood music » is as vast as the sea, and that wanting to speak about it in one instalment is a little presumptuous. But I won’t: there’ll be other messages, more ... -
Pardes - (Bad Bollywood)
(25/02/2007
publié dans : film reviews
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This 1997 film, compared to the one I’ve spoken about previously, will be my example of what is NOT so good about Bollywood. Careful: there are many films in Bolly, but well, I’ve just seen that ...