Satyajit Ray, the doyen of Indian films

Scandojazzbuff · Mar 12th, 2008, 22:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by brishti

scando:
chak de not the regular khan tamaasha. which is why i mentioned it!

yup, my list is kinda old

unable to sit through 3 hours of gibberish anymore - what to do.
ah yes - one sorta new movie that i did enjoy was - gangster.

bluechip:
if you can: try watching 36 chowringhee lane by aparna sen.
IMO - she should've stopped making films after that

but that movie is good - not in the same league as them masters - but good, nontheless.

jyotida: what do you think of gautam ghosh and rituparno's movies? buddhadeb dasgupta?

:brishti

Mr.& Mrs. Iyer was a good film. But, haven't seen her 36 Chowringhee Lane yet. I saw the DVD on the shelf and will get it next trip.

amyl · Mar 12th, 2008, 23:06

Not sure if this movie I am going to ask about is mentioned in this thread...

A Bengali friend literally made me sit for a Satyajit Ray movie. And for some reason I really liked it. Did not understand any of the conversations but did get the story. I like Bengali language. A girl speaking Bengali is really melodious for me. The language has something special in it

Okay the story goes something like this : A wannabe singer boy from a very poor family had some bad luck with the King of his Kingdom. Raged the king evicts him out of the village...on a donkey. He wanders around and somehow bumps into another wannabe music artist lad who too has been wandering...

.
..
They get some magic tools from someone (God?)...aaha...cannot remember much...but they had a good time using them. Go-anywhere-you-wish shoes, anytime-anywhere food, one gets the the most melodious voice and the other gets superb skills of playing a 'dapali' (not sure about its English word)

What movie is this? Any guesses? It's a B&W, very old print movie. Would like to grab it whenever I get a chance.

My signature here is a statement from the same movie.

jyotirmoy · Mar 12th, 2008, 23:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by ks_bluechip

Jyotii-da: I entirely agree with this stmt. Glad to have found this thread. I "was" a keen fan of Ritwik Ghatak, Tapan Sinha & Satyajit Ray movies .... and seen quite a few of them between 1965-70 (when in IIT-Kharaghpur) Haven't seen any movies of that "class" since then .... except a few stray ones, once in a way, like "Bhuvan Shome" you mentioned. ... KS

So you are from my college IIT Kharagpur

Captain_Neel · Mar 12th, 2008, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by amyl

Not sure if this movie I am going to ask about is mentioned in this thread...

What movie is this? Any guesses? It's a B&W, very old print movie. Would like to grab it whenever I get a chance.

My signature here is a statement from the same movie.

gupi gain bhagha bain.

jyotirmoy · Mar 12th, 2008, 23:29

Bhai Brishti both Gautam & Rituporno are very good film makers. A few days back I watched Bariwali by Rituporno, liked it very much.
Last year at the Osian film festival I watched Kaalpurush by buddhadeb impressive.

Dilliwala · Mar 13th, 2008, 01:46

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Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

Bhai Brishti both Gautam & Rituporno are very good film makers.....

jyotirmoy, that's the 2nd time u've given brishti an involuntary sex-change operation. She's a bahan!

brishti · Mar 13th, 2008, 02:00

the word is 'bon' [pronounced bone!]
and you know darn well, the context in which jyotida is using it...

jyotida - dont even try reacting to dd's post!

ooff - must admit, everytime you go

on this, makes me do the same

:brishti

incidentally, barrasahib is on the OT rampage... so back to work again!

Dilliwala · Mar 13th, 2008, 02:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by brishti

the word is 'bon' [pronounced bone!]
and you know darn well, the context in which jyotida is using it...

jyotida - dont even try reacting to dd's post!

Umm, no, I don't?!
I think jyoti thinks u're a guy. I didn't think the word 'bhai' had hidden meanings?

Does it?

brishti · Mar 13th, 2008, 02:09

bluechip:
kharagpur!! lotsa bhar chai's and jhaal muri

will ask around where you can lay your hands on bengali subtitled dvd's. give me a couple of days. thanks.

captain neel:
yup - thats goopi gyan bagha bayne - spot on.
would love to hear your recommendations and opinions on bengali film/makers

scando:
my opinion of aparna sen's directorial efforts are on record - i stick by it

amyl:
have been itching to correct ur tag line [?] for sometime - and now that you're here... its: a'mar kono chinta nei

:brishti

brishti · Mar 13th, 2008, 02:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dilliwala

Umm, no, I don't?!
I think jyoti thinks u're a guy. I didn't think the word 'bhai' had hidden meanings?

Does it?

brishti - a guy's name? could it be? you think?
'bhai' is a strange word to use, i agree - but then i thought... i dont know what i thought really...
just took it for granted, brishti sounded girlie.
then i thought, jyotida used 'bhai' as in a more formal 'yaar' kinda thing.

kee jyotida?

:brishti

brishti · Mar 18th, 2008, 14:38

bluechip:
nope, i didnt forget

drew a blank in the thane area

but a selection of bengali dvd's are available in sarvodaya on khar danda.
bengali dvd's are also available at landmark - if you wish to buy.

:brishti

itching to introduce iran/iraq/afganistan movies. they're spectacular.

jyotirmoy · Mar 18th, 2008, 15:26

I used the word Bhai to mean some thing like "dear young" This is done.

ks_bluechip · Mar 18th, 2008, 15:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

So you are from my college IIT Kharagpur

Seeing this thread agaoin after several days ...

Yes, I was there a long while ago

... 1965-70 in NH. How about you? - KS

jyotirmoy · Mar 18th, 2008, 15:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by ks_bluechip

Seeing this thread agaoin after several days ...

Yes, I was there a long while ago

... 1965-70 in NH. How about you? - KS

My father was a professor so I lived in the quarter.

ks_bluechip · Mar 18th, 2008, 15:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by brishti

bluechip:
nope, i didnt forget

drew a blank in the thane area

but a selection of bengali dvd's are available in sarvodaya on khar danda.
bengali dvd's are also available at landmark - if you wish to buy.

:brishti

itching to introduce iran/iraq/afganistan movies. they're spectacular.

Brishti-di: Everything is now as clear as Rain

.... Thanks for remembering my request. But then where are these Khar danda and Landmark?

Mar 12th, 2008, 23:06	#62
amyl 21st Century Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Singapura.......in Babenhausen, DE for a while Posts: 1,850	Not sure if this movie I am going to ask about is mentioned in this thread... A Bengali friend literally made me sit for a Satyajit Ray movie. And for some reason I really liked it. Did not understand any of the conversations but did get the story. I like Bengali language. A girl speaking Bengali is really melodious for me. The language has something special in it Okay the story goes something like this : A wannabe singer boy from a very poor family had some bad luck with the King of his Kingdom. Raged the king evicts him out of the village...on a donkey. He wanders around and somehow bumps into another wannabe music artist lad who too has been wandering... . .. They get some magic tools from someone (God?)...aaha...cannot remember much...but they had a good time using them. Go-anywhere-you-wish shoes, anytime-anywhere food, one gets the the most melodious voice and the other gets superb skills of playing a 'dapali' (not sure about its English word) What movie is this? Any guesses? It's a B&W, very old print movie. Would like to grab it whenever I get a chance. My signature here is a statement from the same movie. __________________ a'mar kono chinta nei

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Mar 12th, 2008, 23:29	#65
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,727	Bhai Brishti both Gautam & Rituporno are very good film makers. A few days back I watched Bariwali by Rituporno, liked it very much. Last year at the Osian film festival I watched Kaalpurush by buddhadeb impressive.

Mar 13th, 2008, 02:00	#67
brishti just another member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 2,360	the word is 'bon' [pronounced bone!] and you know darn well, the context in which jyotida is using it... jyotida - dont even try reacting to dd's post! ooff - must admit, everytime you go on this, makes me do the same :brishti incidentally, barrasahib is on the OT rampage... so back to work again!

Mar 13th, 2008, 02:09	#69
brishti just another member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 2,360	bluechip: kharagpur!! lotsa bhar chai's and jhaal muri will ask around where you can lay your hands on bengali subtitled dvd's. give me a couple of days. thanks. captain neel: yup - thats goopi gyan bagha bayne - spot on. would love to hear your recommendations and opinions on bengali film/makers scando: my opinion of aparna sen's directorial efforts are on record - i stick by it amyl: have been itching to correct ur tag line [?] for sometime - and now that you're here... its: a'mar kono chinta nei :brishti

Mar 18th, 2008, 14:38	#71
brishti just another member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 2,360	bluechip: nope, i didnt forget drew a blank in the thane area but a selection of bengali dvd's are available in sarvodaya on khar danda. bengali dvd's are also available at landmark - if you wish to buy. :brishti itching to introduce iran/iraq/afganistan movies. they're spectacular.

Mar 18th, 2008, 15:26	#72
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,727	I used the word Bhai to mean some thing like "dear young" This is done.

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