Gandhi Film

Bryan · Aug 26th, 2003, 20:11

Watched Attenbrough's Gandhi film at the weekend
I was just wondering what the reaction was in India to this film
What criticisms did they make of it and what areas did they praise

Congrats Mike 2 years on
I remember stumbling on your site
It must have been around just after it had started and being blown away by it
Just returned to it after a lengthy trip ...Even better
Bryan

IainC · Aug 26th, 2003, 22:57

Does anybody, in the London area, have a copy of the film on tape?
IainC.

steven_ber · Aug 27th, 2003, 00:48

Iain

Send me a private message, I have the video, got it in a car boot sale for £2 a few years ago, your welcome to borrow it for a few weeks.

I live in Whitechapel.

Steve

neoncarrot · Aug 27th, 2003, 01:13

Steve,

Off topic, but since you live in Whitechapel, fancy emailing me a few Beigels from THE Brick lane beigel shop. 2 smoked salmon + cream cheese, 3 cream cheese and a dozen plain would make a really nice change from chapati!

More (slightly) on topic, a good place I found to get second hand videos in your neck of the woods was a couple of the knick knack stalls in the small market near Canning town roundabout. I got a copy of citizen Kane and Bandit Queen for a quid each in good nick.

Woody

steven_ber · Aug 27th, 2003, 01:37

The smoked salmon + cream cheese Beigels are still only about £1.20 I think, amazing value for London.

Jewish Beigel shops in the middle of a Muslim area of Christian England.

Not a bad place to live

neoncarrot · Aug 27th, 2003, 02:08

Agreed, whitechapel has a lot going for it. 24 hour beigels, pubs that dont exactly close (good ones too), a very very large number of good restaurants, a huge mosque, an artistic flavour and a lot of history.

maree · Aug 27th, 2003, 02:24

I have a smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel (I think we must use the American spelling) for my lunch today. I made it myself and I put capers on it too and a bit of lettuce. It looks yummolicious and I will spare a thought for you, Woody, when I eat it.

Kapumana · Aug 27th, 2003, 12:06

Just to bring this thread back to the Gandhi film!!!!!.....Don't know how it was received in India but the English woman given the name Mirahben by Gandhi was in her nineties when it was made. She was consulted by Attenborough and lived long enough to see the film which she "broadly approved of"

vistet · Aug 28th, 2003, 14:49

Quote:

Originally posted by neoncarrot
whitechapel has a lot going for it....

Also coolest English shopname :

Eat My Handbag Bitch

(Sorry for turning this back to a "AngloMike" thread - couldn`t resist it)

wonderwomanusa · Aug 30th, 2003, 12:59

I realized, when Bryan posted the initial message, that I'd never seen the film.

I'm working on a client mailing this weekend (have to let them know I'll be away) and managed to borrow the Gandhi film from the library, so I can watch it while sealing envelopes and pasting down stamps.

Aug 26th, 2003, 20:11	#1
Bryan Mega Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 638	Gandhi Film Watched Attenbrough's Gandhi film at the weekend I was just wondering what the reaction was in India to this film What criticisms did they make of it and what areas did they praise Congrats Mike 2 years on I remember stumbling on your site It must have been around just after it had started and being blown away by it Just returned to it after a lengthy trip ...Even better Bryan

Aug 27th, 2003, 00:48	#3
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,147	Iain Send me a private message, I have the video, got it in a car boot sale for £2 a few years ago, your welcome to borrow it for a few weeks. I live in Whitechapel. Steve __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

Aug 27th, 2003, 01:13	#4
neoncarrot Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Manali, India Posts: 85	Steve, Off topic, but since you live in Whitechapel, fancy emailing me a few Beigels from THE Brick lane beigel shop. 2 smoked salmon + cream cheese, 3 cream cheese and a dozen plain would make a really nice change from chapati! More (slightly) on topic, a good place I found to get second hand videos in your neck of the woods was a couple of the knick knack stalls in the small market near Canning town roundabout. I got a copy of citizen Kane and Bandit Queen for a quid each in good nick. Woody __________________ Photo galleries, essays, travel tips and India statistics at: Neoncarrot India travelog

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wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,465	I realized, when Bryan posted the initial message, that I'd never seen the film. I'm working on a client mailing this weekend (have to let them know I'll be away) and managed to borrow the Gandhi film from the library, so I can watch it while sealing envelopes and pasting down stamps. __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

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Aug 26th, 2003, 22:57	#2
IainC Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London Posts: 194	Does anybody, in the London area, have a copy of the film on tape? IainC.

Aug 27th, 2003, 01:37	#5
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,147	The smoked salmon + cream cheese Beigels are still only about £1.20 I think, amazing value for London. Jewish Beigel shops in the middle of a Muslim area of Christian England. Not a bad place to live

Aug 27th, 2003, 02:08	#6
neoncarrot Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Manali, India Posts: 85	Agreed, whitechapel has a lot going for it. 24 hour beigels, pubs that dont exactly close (good ones too), a very very large number of good restaurants, a huge mosque, an artistic flavour and a lot of history.

Aug 27th, 2003, 02:24	#7
maree Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Zealander in Bangkok Posts: 850	I have a smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel (I think we must use the American spelling) for my lunch today. I made it myself and I put capers on it too and a bit of lettuce. It looks yummolicious and I will spare a thought for you, Woody, when I eat it.

Aug 27th, 2003, 12:06	#8
Kapumana Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: France Posts: 62	Just to bring this thread back to the Gandhi film!!!!!.....Don't know how it was received in India but the English woman given the name Mirahben by Gandhi was in her nineties when it was made. She was consulted by Attenborough and lived long enough to see the film which she "broadly approved of"

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