Favorite Indian Movie?

Scandojazzbuff

According to my IMDB which I just checked to see if this was true, it has not cracked the top 250. In fact, it got a very mediocre review by the Top 1000 reviewers on the site which is a good indication for most movies about its quality. Occassionally, I've found the Top 1000 to be off according to my tastes, but, not that far off. Could this rating be for Indian movies only?

burbujasdeamor

What? Nobody voted for Goal?
Where are the football fans out there?

Oh, I just bought the DVD for John Abraham's bare chest scenes and the football jersey included in the box. OK, I'm shallow.

Cheers!

Annita

I have two favorite Indian movies which are new for me...one is "Chak De, India" and "Jab we met". very nice movies, though both I watched in hindi, but fortunately my "translator" was with me

mailyn

Older movies I never get tired of watching [1999 to 2006]

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Salaam Namaste
Dhoom 2
Paheli
Choker Bali
Guru
Black
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Phir Milenge
Veer Zaara
Swades
Mohabbatein
Hum Tum
Chalte Chalte
Sarkar
Bunty aur Babli
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Yuva
Chak De India



Newer movies
Jodha Aakbar!!! ^_^


That's my obsession of the moment. LOL!

Can't wait to see Race

anar

old bollywood - any film with meena kumari in it (she was the best).

new bollywood - 'laga chunri mein daag' with rani mukerji.

parallel cinema - 'ankur' with shabana azmi.

burbujasdeamor

Just watched Jodhaa Akbar this week, LOVED IT! OK, so it's not historically accurate, but what do I know? I love the costumes, jewelry and the eye candies

Told you I'm shallow!

Cheers!

Hyderabadi

For a change from typical Bollywood Masala, some of you may like Flavors:

http://www.flavorsthemovie.com/
Trailers:
http://www.flavorsthemovie.com/trailers.htm

shashank.aggarwal

I agree to that, so that last week at Panaji, loved the costumes, colors, as you said eye candies. However I thought the Director himself lacked Direction, he was confused between a historical and a love story..

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brishti

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amar prem
aandhi
kinara
mausam
kaagaz ka phool
shaheb bibi ghulam
deewar
khamoshi [waheeda rehman/rajesh khanna]
mamta [suchitra sen/dharmendra]

[yup - the tearjerkers did it for me ]


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Qosmos

I have seen grown men moved to tears after watching this movie. If you are a parent, you cannot possibly miss this one.

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ebby

Classic comedies in Hindi - chasme badoor - A beautiful romantic comedy full of fun & laughter, Gol maal (Amol Palekar),

ColinT

The 1996 film "Fire" directed by Deepa Mehta. I watched it in a cinema on Anna Salai in Chennai in about 1999 and it had a big effect on me (haven't watched it since):
Read about Fire here

The Madras Diaries

Sadanand Kamath

Chupke Chupke ( Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachhan, Sharmila Tagore, Jaya Bachhan) is one of my favourite classic commedy films.

Sadanand

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Ira Writer

"Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi" is brilliant. Leaves you feeling sad but it's a touching story even with the strong political overtones.

Scandojazzbuff

Colin,

This film is part of a trilogy by this director. Fire, Earth, Water. IMO, Water is the latest one and the best one. I have seen all 3 and think Deepa Mehta is an outstanding director. These are not Bollywood movies. Mehta lives in Canada and is outside the Bollywood tradition.

While I enjoy watching some of the Bollywood productions, it is a played out stereotype that has little reward outside India and really holds back a host of talented, actors, directors, and, producers, who could make world class cinema. This preoccupation with singing and dancing in the midst of any kind of film borders on the absurd. But, then again, India borders on the absurd, no?