Nutan mania
I've decided to become a full-fledged promoter of Nutan! Below you'll find pictures of her I've collected
since I've started watching films with her and my list of her films. I hope you'll enjoy her as much as I do! 
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About me
I'm a French lover of Indian cinema, but I'm also interested in literature, science, art, and reflection in general. This blog will reflect these tastes more or less!
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Bolly blogs I visit
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- Carla's blog Filmigeek
- Beth loves Bollywood
- A2line's Bollyblog
- Amodini's movie reviews
- Anu's conversations over chai
- Daddy's girl's Dharmendra praise blog
- The fabulous Pitu
- Harvey's blog
- Satyam's blog
- Shweta's Apni EA Company
- Julie and Jenny's Diablog
- Post-punk CC
- Nida's Bitten by Bollywood
- Sanni's So they dance
- Stephen 's Bollywood banter
- Blissful Nirvana
- Maria's Filmiholic
- Philip Lutgendorf 's fil-ums
- Darshit's dunkdaft
- Ajnabi's Paisa Vasool - or not
- Shell's Bollyworld
- The BollywoodFan
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- Pessimisissimo's Exotic entertainment
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Dimanche 10 juin 2007
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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 dinner party with friends at your place, or at the restaurant, and the conversation lags a little, or people ask you what is your hobby, or revolves around cinema, while just before that, you were wondering how ON EARTH you were going to able to have people speak about Bollywood, so much as to say: about you, about what you love, and are so knowledgeable about! Well, it continues as a dream: they do it! They DON’T KNOW your craze, and they ask you what you do in your spare time, or what kind of […]
Mercredi 6 juin 2007
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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 the answer; the text in Gujarati was from the Pater Noster church in Jerusalem where I went during the Easter vacation , and it is the transcription of the Lord’s prayer. That convent can be found on the Mount of Olives , and it said to be the place where the Ascension took place, and where Jesus might have taught his prayer to his disciples. Inside and all around the church, there are mosaics of more than 120 versions of the Lord’s prayer, in as many different languages. Here’s a view of the […]
Vendredi 1 juin 2007
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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: - All his movies have been hyped excessively - His movies lack originality or a strong theme - He tries to impress with his controversial themes - His story lines are predictable, the dialogue irritating with all the characters speaking in monosyllables. Surely, different characters would be expected to speak differently from each other, right? - Only the technical aspects of his films stand out (no help from him) - the biggest contributors to his success was a combination of terrific camerawork + […]
Jeudi 24 mai 2007
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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 she’s “in fact a good actress” – obviously her merits are elsewhere – and whatever artistic qualities she might have are often attributed more to directors than to herself. Had she been left to her own resources, she might have remained a model and nothing more. So I’ve decided to try and look more attentively to some of her roles and see if it’s possible to say that she does or not act well. For me, the answer is yes. And yet… “something” indeed is missing. She isn’t a first class actress, […]
Vendredi 18 mai 2007
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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 drinks from a familiar well, knowing that the effect is exactly the well known effect one loves to feel. Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a poet, his poetry is in my eyes, in my ears, in my heart. What he says is less important as what he doesn't say, as in all poetry, and the flashes of beauty that he whispers are those that I remember from long ago, from life, from love, from the infinite resonances of the sea trying to recreate the earth. I believe that in that poem by Edgar Allen Poe called Annie, we […]
Jeudi 10 mai 2007
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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, so I too felt the urge to give my point of view. What’s its secret? Looking through the reviews and appreciations, I came across someone who said this: "There is something in this film that always touches my heart. I don't know what it is. The dialogues, the acting and the songs are all very touching." ( link ) Touching, quite right. But no more than other films of the same vein, I thought. Somebody else pointed to the very good combination of qualities it displays: the actors’ chemistry, the […]
Lundi 7 mai 2007
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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 I want to focus more especially about this dimension of joy and pleasure which I find so clearly in the best BW films, and yet is so rarely spoken about. Mind you, filmi aficionados testify to this pleasure by being fans anyway. But I find it interesting to explore the roots of this joy and pleasure. It is first a delight which comes from the people we see on the screen. I am referring to my favourites, the ones I continuously speak about, the kings and queens of Bollywood. Of course even they […]
Samedi 5 mai 2007
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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?
Lundi 30 avril 2007
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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 they point to the good and bad sides of the exercise. Preity is too self-centred, they say, she indulges too much in naïve good feelings, etc. But they also underline her qualities: clear-sightedness, courage, intelligence. And her outspokenness. What strikes me first and foremost in her is this combination of superiority, intelligence and also her honesty, or directness. She is a brainy girl, who knows what she’s doing, and will fight for what she believes deserves a fight. She might be […]
Mercredi 18 avril 2007
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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 all about loving your parents”. Here’s the link for those interested: LINK. One of the participants (Alexaha) in this thread says: I don't hate anything about this film. It was my first and I was in a state of WTF for the whole time I was watching it. But I could not take my eyes away, even if it hurt (You are my Soniya!). It made me curious for more and that's why I have no desire to analyze its many flaws and forgive them all. Well, she's of course very broad-minded and forgiving. But at the […]
Mercredi 18 avril 2007
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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 now have a somewhat different perspective. The other day, I read a comment by Yash Chopra who said: « The secret to Bollywood's worldwide appeal, says Yash, is that its films are "wholesome"—his favorite word. The Indian government has given him four national awards in the category of "Best Film for Providing Popular and Wholesome Entertainment." He won't allow kissing in his movies. "If a boy loves a girl in ," he says, "they feel shy of kissing in public." In most Bollywood films, if two […]
Samedi 7 avril 2007
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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 career as a professional is amazing. I’ve seen films with him (only) from year 2000 onwards, and so I wonder whether he was as much in control in his younger roles. This is perhaps what strikes me most: this perfect control of his power. Obviously certain parts are better adapted to him, those which precisely involve power, but even in strange roles like the one of the father in KANK, he manages to fool you! During that scene where he's trying to justify his flirt with a young babe in front of […]
Samedi 24 mars 2007
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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 fact very good use, and also often not so good. On the whole, I must say I rather like him, so perhaps this review is going to be a little biased. First, he’s got this winning smile, those twinkling eyes, and this strong personality… Well, I’m a man, so I’m not much moved emotionally, but I can well see how ladies might feel. He obviously is a kind person, a good Dad, and a sensitive friend. You can feel all that. But perhaps it’s a little too apparent, and that might be his problem. He might […]
Vendredi 16 mars 2007
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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 have a look: Black, Veer-Zaara, Yuva, Chalte chalte, Kabhi alvida na kehna, Hum tum, Kuch kuch hota hai… There is a long list of very nice compositions in which this unobtrusive actress is an essential ingredient. I think there is a kind of magic in Rani Mukherjee. She obviously wants to lead a strong career. She isn’t married yet, has little flirts (that I know of), and plays in numerous films. The latter are nearly always blockbusters. But (at least in the movies above, and the half-dozen of […]
Jeudi 15 mars 2007
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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 types (and they are some of the best) such as Dil se or Monsoon Wedding, and there are probably films that don’t really fit into this categorization. Water belongs to the "social" type, even if it contains a romance element (and if I had to count the films that don’t use romance, that would be a very short list indeed! In fact, among the ones I know, I can think of only Black). It belongs to the same category as Matrubhoomi, that extraordinary documentary/experiment which explores the […]