What is your favorite Indian movie?

galahad · Sep 11th, 2007, 04:40

The Hrishikesh Mukherjee trinity:

Guddi,Anand,Golmaal..

Each one touching upon a different aspect of life,but with the same Hrishida philosophy of keeping it all simple and not contrived or boisterous..
If total-fun movies is what you want,then there are the Shammi Kapoor starrers..full paisa vasool.Shammi's site .Shammi took to internet a long time back and is very savvy as it.

I don't know if too many know about this,but IMHO,the Tamil movie Aasai is special..

wichy · Sep 11th, 2007, 04:54

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Originally Posted by burbujasdeamor

can you recommend more films with great scenery (like Paheli) for us to get us even more excited about the upcoming trip??

I remember it was absolutely great to find the familiar places of Udaipur during watching Guide (1965) - they looks really different - and at the same time similar too after 40 years

And the movie is really one of the best of Hindi cinema.

By the way - the picturization of the song Aaj Phir Jeene ke tamanna hai - is it Ranakpur? extremly beautiful!!!

incitatus · Sep 11th, 2007, 09:10

Like Wichy I'm a fan of Guru Dutt.
Kaagaz Ke Phool is a favourite.It was beautifully made .Dutt was superb both as actor and director.

Having said that, I have fond memories of the fantastic Rekha as Police Inspector Jhansi Rani (!?) in Insaaf ki Awaaz.
She beats up her husband in that one but looks so good in her uniform you can easily forgive her.

Amyth · Sep 11th, 2007, 13:23

I liked the movie MASOOM, Urmila is a little kid in it and Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah play her parents role. One movie that really touched my heart!!
And I can sit through any of Smita Patil's movies, one can't say she was acting for a second, she was so natural, irrespective of the intensity of the character at hand.

NeeliAankhen · Oct 1st, 2007, 10:02

A note re: the title Guru: there are two movies, an American movie called The Guru, with Jimmy Mistry in it, and a HIndi language big-budget movie called Guru (no "the").

The Guru is a comedy about an Indian guy who comes to New York and ends up being regarded as "the Guru of sex" by rich New York people. I really like it, it's nice and funny.

Guru is from 2006 and stars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai in a movie based on the biography of Dirubhai Ambani, a leading industrialist of India and a person who broke through the impediments to business development presented by rules called The License Raj.

Guru is directed by Mani Ratnam (he made Dil Se) and has music by A.R. Rahman. It covers a period of at least thirty years. It's a strong movie with wonderful music and cinematography - a rare Bollywood movie that shows earlier periods of the twentieth century in India in well-researched detail. Vidya Balan is also in it, and Mithun Chakraborty and Madhavan, the handsome Tamil star.

navinkurian2002 · Oct 1st, 2007, 11:45

My present fav is loins of Punjab

http://www.ultrabrown.com/posts/loin...unjab-presents
http://loinsofpunjab.com/Home.html
http://loinsofpunjab.com/Home_files/PRESS-RELEASE.html

aaaaag · Oct 1st, 2007, 23:05

Apparently both Manorama: SFU and Johnny Gaddar are pretty good. Anyone seen them?

kunal.DT · Oct 1st, 2007, 23:28

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Originally Posted by Daal_face

I've been watching movies featuring India and/or Indians for inspiration since I will be going to India soon. So far I really like Monsoon Wedding, The Guru and Fire. Anybody have suggestions on movies to watch? What is your favorite movie featuring India and/or Indians (both Bollywood or non-Bollywood)?

Watch Swades....Its a medium/slow paced movie but specifies the required mindset of an Indian.
Gandhi you can watch.

shashank.aggarwal · Oct 1st, 2007, 23:58

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Originally Posted by aaaaag

Apparently both Manorama: SFU and Johnny Gaddar are pretty good. Anyone seen them?

I have seen Johnny Gaddaar and that's hell of a caper...atleast by bollywood standards...!! here comes a movie that's very international on content however doesn't try to copy hollywood's mannerisms...

Manorama and lions of Punjab are on list as of now !!

deeps79 · Oct 2nd, 2007, 00:12

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Originally Posted by shashank.aggarwal

I have seen Johnny Gaddaar and that's hell of a caper...atleast by bollywood standards...!! here comes a movie that's very international on content however doesn't try to copy hollywood's mannerisms...

Manorama and lions of Punjab are on list as of now !!

Johnny gaddar is not to be missed..........its awesome from bollywood standards

GauhatiBoy · Oct 2nd, 2007, 09:13

hey deeps, from your avatar looks like you move the rear view mirror so you can see yourself rather than the traffic behind you. True?

nomad · Oct 2nd, 2007, 09:22

no. someone else took the picture, as you cant see the camera in the picture

deeps79 · Oct 4th, 2007, 12:10

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Originally Posted by GauhatiBoy

hey deeps, from your avatar looks like you move the rear view mirror so you can see yourself rather than the traffic behind you. True?

yeah.....that was the idea behind the shot while i was getting bored in jam on haridwar-meerut route

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Originally Posted by nomad

no. someone else took the picture, as you cant see the camera in the picture

I took it myself.....thats the beauty of this shot....with camera lil behind me on the right side (this is left side rear view mirror) and at a angle i was able to get this shot......the shape of rear view mirror helps

boefje12 · Oct 7th, 2007, 02:26

Has anyone seen "Parzania"? I saw the movie yesterday ...worth watching. A movie with a sad ending (not that you need to watch a sad movie but..) it is based on a true story. The story is based in Gujarat. Nasruddin Shah has the lead role alongwith an American actor.

global_yatri · Oct 11th, 2007, 04:02

anyone watch the new gandhi movie about his neglected son? any reviews? (and pls don't give out the ending!!!

)

Sep 11th, 2007, 04:40	#46
galahad ebba airaf Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: madras Posts: 80	The Hrishikesh Mukherjee trinity: Guddi,Anand,Golmaal.. Each one touching upon a different aspect of life,but with the same Hrishida philosophy of keeping it all simple and not contrived or boisterous.. If total-fun movies is what you want,then there are the Shammi Kapoor starrers..full paisa vasool.Shammi's site .Shammi took to internet a long time back and is very savvy as it. I don't know if too many know about this,but IMHO,the Tamil movie Aasai is special.. __________________ www.filmsdivision.org/

Sep 11th, 2007, 13:23	#49
Amyth Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Posts: 383	I liked the movie MASOOM, Urmila is a little kid in it and Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah play her parents role. One movie that really touched my heart!! And I can sit through any of Smita Patil's movies, one can't say she was acting for a second, she was so natural, irrespective of the intensity of the character at hand. __________________ Smile -- it makes people wonder what you're up to

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navinkurian2002 Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai,India Posts: 813	My present fav is loins of Punjab http://www.ultrabrown.com/posts/loin...unjab-presents http://loinsofpunjab.com/Home.html http://loinsofpunjab.com/Home_files/PRESS-RELEASE.html __________________ It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare dream of meeting your heart's longing.

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nomad Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Singapura Posts: 620	no. someone else took the picture, as you cant see the camera in the picture __________________ Rahul Verma http://rverma.smugmug.com www.pbase.com/rverma

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Sep 11th, 2007, 09:10	#48
incitatus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 207	Like Wichy I'm a fan of Guru Dutt. Kaagaz Ke Phool is a favourite.It was beautifully made .Dutt was superb both as actor and director. Having said that, I have fond memories of the fantastic Rekha as Police Inspector Jhansi Rani (!?) in Insaaf ki Awaaz. She beats up her husband in that one but looks so good in her uniform you can easily forgive her.

Oct 1st, 2007, 10:02	#50
NeeliAankhen Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY USA Posts: 275	A note re: the title Guru: there are two movies, an American movie called The Guru, with Jimmy Mistry in it, and a HIndi language big-budget movie called Guru (no "the"). The Guru is a comedy about an Indian guy who comes to New York and ends up being regarded as "the Guru of sex" by rich New York people. I really like it, it's nice and funny. Guru is from 2006 and stars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai in a movie based on the biography of Dirubhai Ambani, a leading industrialist of India and a person who broke through the impediments to business development presented by rules called The License Raj. Guru is directed by Mani Ratnam (he made Dil Se) and has music by A.R. Rahman. It covers a period of at least thirty years. It's a strong movie with wonderful music and cinematography - a rare Bollywood movie that shows earlier periods of the twentieth century in India in well-researched detail. Vidya Balan is also in it, and Mithun Chakraborty and Madhavan, the handsome Tamil star.

Oct 1st, 2007, 23:05	#52
aaaaag Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: dunno Posts: 12	Apparently both Manorama: SFU and Johnny Gaddar are pretty good. Anyone seen them?

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GauhatiBoy Not sure where I'm from Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 281	hey deeps, from your avatar looks like you move the rear view mirror so you can see yourself rather than the traffic behind you. True?

Oct 7th, 2007, 02:26	#59
boefje12 The Gypsy Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 41	Has anyone seen "Parzania"? I saw the movie yesterday ...worth watching. A movie with a sad ending (not that you need to watch a sad movie but..) it is based on a true story. The story is based in Gujarat. Nasruddin Shah has the lead role alongwith an American actor.

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global_yatri fellow traveler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: west coast Posts: 110	anyone watch the new gandhi movie about his neglected son? any reviews? (and pls don't give out the ending!!! )

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