Rang De Basanti

mridula · Feb 10th, 2006, 15:34

What do IMers say about this movie that everyone is raving about?

On second thoughts, how many of you outside of India have seen an Indian movie? How did you find it?

jyotipg · Feb 10th, 2006, 15:44

Gr8 movie.. Loved it..

mridula · Feb 10th, 2006, 15:45

Thanks but after so much praise shall I keep my expectations a bit lower?

shere · Feb 10th, 2006, 15:51

Would have been better is Maneka Gandhi had not got her knickers in a twist and demanded that some scenes be cut as Nihang (Sikh warriors) and a few of the actors were riding horses.

jyotirmoy · Feb 10th, 2006, 15:56

Mridula,
Its very risky to comment, I normally keep my expectations on a lower level it helps.

mridula · Feb 10th, 2006, 16:31

Shere and Jyoti, thanks for your replies. Will let you all know how we found the movie.

beebah · Feb 10th, 2006, 16:45

Don't get your hopes up, this is not a great film. Entertaining sure, and one or two good performances but seriously flawed in it's stoyline and for a film with such big issues, not particulary moving either.

what was interesting for me as a Hindi student, were the bits where the white girl speaks Hindi. The story says she's been learning Hindi for only two years at night classes but speaks grammatically correct hindi and understands everything includung all the punjabi bits!

mridula · Feb 10th, 2006, 16:53

Beebah, thanks for bringing my expectations down. Any comments on the college life part and I am a college teacher

So I hate it when Bollywood trivalizes the college life.

Mikki · Feb 10th, 2006, 16:56

Unfortunately, I missed this one but I wonder if I really missed very much. Indian films are very popular in Germany (DVD shops have entire racks devoted to them!) but I don't enjoy Bollywood films. My favorite is Mr. and Ms. Iyer - this is an entirely different league!

jyotirmoy · Feb 10th, 2006, 17:38

Mikki check out 15 Park Avenue by Aparna Sen the director of Mr. & Mrs. Iyer. The leading cast are the same pair Konkona & Rahul Bose.

Sree · Feb 10th, 2006, 17:56

I also have not seen the movie Rang de basanti yet. But here what I found is that the exitement is much for Amir Khan than that of the quality of the movie. Everyone is craving to see Aamir

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raos · Feb 10th, 2006, 18:25

I am looking forward to the DVD release of RDB. They were shooting the film in Punjab when I was there. Cannot imagine how Amir Khan looks as a college kid (isn't he 40 and one of his kids in college?) -- ah! only in Indian movies...

rangers · Feb 10th, 2006, 19:07

Its nice PUNJABI movie.

ro-anD · Feb 11th, 2006, 00:27

Just got back from the theater having watched it in luxury

(Gold Class in PVR cinema)
I walked away poignant. The story was shaky at first, but I feel they brought the parellisims of India in her struggle for freedom in the early 19th century and its struggle against corruption/politics of today extremely well.
Unlike our regular bollywood movies where the actor(read HERO) always knows best, is the perfect man and comes out a winner, RDB shows otherwise. They(the boys) are immature, dont have a purpose in life, have not made a plan (so nothing to think through) and are carried in the heat of the moment, but for a noble cause. They are afraid, and that makes them real, and believable. Ofcourse they also make it look easy, but I'm willing to spare them the axe.

I thought Aamir looked much older, and did not much care for his hairstyle(Guess, I like his traditonal looks

). His character was not very intense, and I liked that.

BTW anyone know why the movie is called RDB? What does it mean?

I also liked the cinematography and some of the locales were just spectacular!

Hindi is my second language and I had troulbe following the punjabi

so yes! I was stumped too that she(the Brit) could follow their punjabi

Anyways that my take on the movie! anyone else?

sunilg · Feb 11th, 2006, 01:02

rocking performances all the way.........

and the Rehman is back in form........some kicka** music........absolute entertainment.

Feb 10th, 2006, 15:34	#1
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 1,282	Rang De Basanti What do IMers say about this movie that everyone is raving about? On second thoughts, how many of you outside of India have seen an Indian movie? How did you find it? __________________ mridula http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfromindia/

Feb 10th, 2006, 15:44	#2
jyotipg Lives virtually on IM Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 466	Gr8 movie.. Loved it.. __________________ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/himalaya_trekkers/

Feb 10th, 2006, 16:45	#7
beebah Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: london/india Posts: 124	Don't get your hopes up, this is not a great film. Entertaining sure, and one or two good performances but seriously flawed in it's stoyline and for a film with such big issues, not particulary moving either. what was interesting for me as a Hindi student, were the bits where the white girl speaks Hindi. The story says she's been learning Hindi for only two years at night classes but speaks grammatically correct hindi and understands everything includung all the punjabi bits! __________________ Food and other interesting things- a blog.

Feb 10th, 2006, 16:56	#9
Mikki Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 143	Rang de Basanti Unfortunately, I missed this one but I wonder if I really missed very much. Indian films are very popular in Germany (DVD shops have entire racks devoted to them!) but I don't enjoy Bollywood films. My favorite is Mr. and Ms. Iyer - this is an entirely different league!

Feb 11th, 2006, 00:27	#14
ro-anD Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bangalore Posts: 93	READ NO FURTHER if you've not watched the movie Just got back from the theater having watched it in luxury (Gold Class in PVR cinema) I walked away poignant. The story was shaky at first, but I feel they brought the parellisims of India in her struggle for freedom in the early 19th century and its struggle against corruption/politics of today extremely well. Unlike our regular bollywood movies where the actor(read HERO) always knows best, is the perfect man and comes out a winner, RDB shows otherwise. They(the boys) are immature, dont have a purpose in life, have not made a plan (so nothing to think through) and are carried in the heat of the moment, but for a noble cause. They are afraid, and that makes them real, and believable. Ofcourse they also make it look easy, but I'm willing to spare them the axe. I thought Aamir looked much older, and did not much care for his hairstyle(Guess, I like his traditonal looks ). His character was not very intense, and I liked that. BTW anyone know why the movie is called RDB? What does it mean? I also liked the cinematography and some of the locales were just spectacular! Hindi is my second language and I had troulbe following the punjabi so yes! I was stumped too that she(the Brit) could follow their punjabi Anyways that my take on the movie! anyone else? __________________ --------------------------------------------------- The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." ~Daniel J. Boorstin

Feb 10th, 2006, 15:45	#3
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 1,282	Thanks but after so much praise shall I keep my expectations a bit lower?

Feb 10th, 2006, 15:51	#4
shere Maha Guru Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: England Posts: 1,105	Would have been better is Maneka Gandhi had not got her knickers in a twist and demanded that some scenes be cut as Nihang (Sikh warriors) and a few of the actors were riding horses.

Feb 10th, 2006, 15:56	#5
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,622	Mridula, Its very risky to comment, I normally keep my expectations on a lower level it helps.

Feb 10th, 2006, 16:31	#6
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 1,282	Shere and Jyoti, thanks for your replies. Will let you all know how we found the movie.

Feb 10th, 2006, 16:53	#8
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 1,282	Beebah, thanks for bringing my expectations down. Any comments on the college life part and I am a college teacher So I hate it when Bollywood trivalizes the college life.

Feb 10th, 2006, 17:38	#10
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,622	Mikki check out 15 Park Avenue by Aparna Sen the director of Mr. & Mrs. Iyer. The leading cast are the same pair Konkona & Rahul Bose.

Feb 10th, 2006, 17:56	#11
Sree Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 113	I also have not seen the movie Rang de basanti yet. But here what I found is that the exitement is much for Amir Khan than that of the quality of the movie. Everyone is craving to see Aamir .

Feb 10th, 2006, 18:25	#12
raos Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: U.S. Posts: 199	I am looking forward to the DVD release of RDB. They were shooting the film in Punjab when I was there. Cannot imagine how Amir Khan looks as a college kid (isn't he 40 and one of his kids in college?) -- ah! only in Indian movies...

Feb 10th, 2006, 19:07	#13
rangers Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: India Posts: 450	Its nice PUNJABI movie.

Feb 11th, 2006, 01:02	#15
sunilg Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ghaziabad (near delhi) Posts: 269	rocking performances all the way......... and the Rehman is back in form........some kicka** music........absolute entertainment. __________________ ...Bismillah

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