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Old Sep 11th, 2007, 04:40   #46
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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..
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Old Sep 11th, 2007, 04:54   #47
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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!!!
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Old Sep 11th, 2007, 09:10   #48
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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.
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Old Sep 11th, 2007, 13:23   #49
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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.
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Old Oct 1st, 2007, 10:02   #50
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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.
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Old Oct 1st, 2007, 11:45   #51
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My present fav is loins of Punjab

http://www.ultrabrown.com/posts/loin...unjab-presents
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http://loinsofpunjab.com/Home_files/PRESS-RELEASE.html
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Old Oct 1st, 2007, 23:05   #52
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Apparently both Manorama: SFU and Johnny Gaddar are pretty good. Anyone seen them?
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Old Oct 1st, 2007, 23:28   #53
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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.
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Old Oct 1st, 2007, 23:58   #54
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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 !!
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Old Oct 2nd, 2007, 00:12   #55
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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
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Old Oct 2nd, 2007, 09:13   #56
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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?
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no. someone else took the picture, as you cant see the camera in the picture
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Old Oct 4th, 2007, 12:10   #58
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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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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
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Old Oct 7th, 2007, 02:26   #59
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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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Old Oct 11th, 2007, 04:02   #60
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anyone watch the new gandhi movie about his neglected son? any reviews? (and pls don't give out the ending!!! )
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