What is your favorite Indian movie?

oops5581 · Sep 27th, 2005, 22:54

Black
Dil Chahta Hai
Salaam Namaste
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Rangeela
Sagar
Munnabhai MBBS

New-South-Welshman · Aug 29th, 2007, 16:47

Munnabhai MBBS will always be my favourite Indian flick. That and, Yuva? I think that's it.

Aishah · Aug 29th, 2007, 17:53

I enjoyed the music from Lagaan, found it good but a bit drawn out - left at the interval because i had had enough! To date I think Mr & Mrs Iyer, Bride and Prejudice & Monsoon Wedding would be tops of my list.

shashank.aggarwal · Aug 29th, 2007, 18:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aishah

I enjoyed the music from Lagaan, found it good but a bit drawn out - left at the interval because i had had enough! To date I think Mr & Mrs Iyer, Bride and Prejudice & Monsoon Wedding would be tops of my list.

Unfortunatly none of them is "Proper" bollywood movie..

Mr. & Mrs Iyer comes close, but again it is more in the 'parallel Cinema' category.

Aishah · Aug 29th, 2007, 19:08

isn't this thread about films with Indian content etc. not necessarily 'Bollywood'? Other favourite films about India or with Indians etc. would be Heat and Dust, Passage to India, The Raj Quartet teledrama from books by Paul Scott, and a very good movie, title something like Staying On abouta retired couple remaining in India after partition. Some other IM'er might remember this one??

himmat01 · Aug 29th, 2007, 19:36

I enjoyed watching, "Chak De India". It was a great film.

global_yatri · Aug 31st, 2007, 07:45

wow - interesting to see a thread picked up after nearly two years! so i watched "dor" recently and it was definitely good. most interesting appearance by kukkunoor himself and it took me by surprise since he's usually a goody goody, right?

haven't watched guru yet - is it any good? have heard all sorts of mixed reviews and extreme reviews (both ways!)

also has anyone seen the darjeeling limited movie with the owen brothers?

shashank.aggarwal · Aug 31st, 2007, 10:43

Guru is run of the mill stuff..nothing great not bad either..MIXED..

Dor is a real beauty, a very simple but 'complex film'..

shashank.aggarwal · Aug 31st, 2007, 10:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Indojingai

- 'Jaane bhi do yaaron'

Now this movie is something that can be watched anytime you want...

most will agree that this is the best comedy ever made in Indian cinema...

A comedy with an underlying tragedy...

It features of the best actors of all time, Naseerudin Shah, Ravi Vaswani, Pankaj Kapur, Om Puri, Nina Gupta, Satish Kaushik etc..

and the Climax scene of Mahabharata is probably the best comic scene ever shot..not only in Indian cinema but arguably in world cinema...if you have a bit understanding of Indian culture, that sequence will ensure that you have pain in your guts for atleast a week...

A Cult classic in true sense..

Aishah · Aug 31st, 2007, 11:42

I thought Guru entertaining but not rivetting- sort of funny but also a bit dragged out and I got bored in places. Did watch it through to the end - it was on cable TV, Star Movies if I recollect.

unclelach · Sep 1st, 2007, 08:56

This week I hired the DVD of Mira Nair's 2006 movie, "The Namesake". I hadn't noticed before that it had been made even though IM had a thread active about the film this year.

"The Namesake" may not be an all time favourite because it deals so much with loss and anguish but it is well made and perfectly cast.

I'm glad that I watched the film having made my first, short, visit to Calcutta this year. I have never spent time in New York, the other location in the story, just visited via movies.

GauhatiBoy · Sep 1st, 2007, 09:38

Hati Mere Sati

Rxrich · Sep 1st, 2007, 09:59

Has anyone seen Mr and Mrs Iyer?....very good Indian movie
Richard

burbujasdeamor · Sep 6th, 2007, 15:40

Paheli, Black, Lagaan, Water, Fire, Mr. & Mrs. Iyer, Parineeta, Kal Ho Naa Ho (double eye candy whammy for me: Saif Ali Khan AND Shahrukh Khan).

Here is a great website maintained by a professor in Iowa State University in USA (he's not even Indian!!!):
http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Eincinema/

Grantaustralia · Sep 6th, 2007, 16:34

Dharm, Faana, Krissh, KANK and Main hoon na....

too many to choose from

Aug 29th, 2007, 16:47	#17
New-South-Welshman Drunk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 1,406	Munnabhai MBBS will always be my favourite Indian flick. That and, Yuva? I think that's it. __________________ Mr. Burns "Non-violence never solved anything!"

Aug 29th, 2007, 17:53	#18
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 5,699	I enjoyed the music from Lagaan, found it good but a bit drawn out - left at the interval because i had had enough! To date I think Mr & Mrs Iyer, Bride and Prejudice & Monsoon Wedding would be tops of my list. __________________ "Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

Aug 29th, 2007, 19:36	#21
himmat01 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: India Posts: 112	I enjoyed watching, "Chak De India". It was a great film. __________________ http://www.airliners-india.net/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/himmat/

Sep 1st, 2007, 08:56	#26
unclelach Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: melbourne, australia Posts: 222	"The Namesake" This week I hired the DVD of Mira Nair's 2006 movie, "The Namesake". I hadn't noticed before that it had been made even though IM had a thread active about the film this year. "The Namesake" may not be an all time favourite because it deals so much with loss and anguish but it is well made and perfectly cast. I'm glad that I watched the film having made my first, short, visit to Calcutta this year. I have never spent time in New York, the other location in the story, just visited via movies.

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Sep 27th, 2005, 22:54	#16
oops5581 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York Posts: 7	Black Dil Chahta Hai Salaam Namaste Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Rangeela Sagar Munnabhai MBBS

Aug 29th, 2007, 19:08	#20
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 5,699	isn't this thread about films with Indian content etc. not necessarily 'Bollywood'? Other favourite films about India or with Indians etc. would be Heat and Dust, Passage to India, The Raj Quartet teledrama from books by Paul Scott, and a very good movie, title something like Staying On abouta retired couple remaining in India after partition. Some other IM'er might remember this one??

Aug 31st, 2007, 07:45	#22
global_yatri fellow traveler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: west coast Posts: 110	wow - interesting to see a thread picked up after nearly two years! so i watched "dor" recently and it was definitely good. most interesting appearance by kukkunoor himself and it took me by surprise since he's usually a goody goody, right? haven't watched guru yet - is it any good? have heard all sorts of mixed reviews and extreme reviews (both ways!) also has anyone seen the darjeeling limited movie with the owen brothers?

Aug 31st, 2007, 10:43	#23
shashank.aggarwal Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: ~ Dilli ~ Posts: 5,932	Guru is run of the mill stuff..nothing great not bad either..MIXED.. Dor is a real beauty, a very simple but 'complex film'..

Aug 31st, 2007, 11:42	#25
Aishah She-who-must-be-obeyed! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jaisalmer Posts: 5,699	I thought Guru entertaining but not rivetting- sort of funny but also a bit dragged out and I got bored in places. Did watch it through to the end - it was on cable TV, Star Movies if I recollect.

Sep 1st, 2007, 09:38	#27
GauhatiBoy Not sure where I'm from Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 281	Hati Mere Sati

Sep 1st, 2007, 09:59	#28
Rxrich Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jupiter, FL USA Posts: 53	Has anyone seen Mr and Mrs Iyer?....very good Indian movie Richard

Sep 6th, 2007, 15:40	#29
burbujasdeamor Newbie Indie Wannabe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: California & Canada Posts: 89	Paheli, Black, Lagaan, Water, Fire, Mr. & Mrs. Iyer, Parineeta, Kal Ho Naa Ho (double eye candy whammy for me: Saif Ali Khan AND Shahrukh Khan). Here is a great website maintained by a professor in Iowa State University in USA (he's not even Indian!!!): http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Eincinema/

Sep 6th, 2007, 16:34	#30
Grantaustralia Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 274	Dharm, Faana, Krissh, KANK and Main hoon na.... too many to choose from

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