Bollywood

[Sister Fracas 5]

Ok, I know right off the bat some of you will think they are cheesy movies...and I've only seen a few myself, but I'm interested in any suggestions of Bollywood films (even if they are cheesy) that some of you may have enjoyed. I watched Bride and Prejudice last night and thoroughly enjoyed it!

If you don't like 'em, ok, no problem...and this thread isn't for any political point of view on Indian culture *cough*....

So come on....let's have 'em...your suggestions that is!!

[MaryandMian 1]

Highly recommend Devdas. I have watched a few others but do not remember the names.

Mary

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I liked Rang De Basanti

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Some nice "Kollywood" (referring to Kodambakkam area of Chennai) films that may work:

• Nayagan
  
• Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum (basically think "Tamil version of 'Parent Trap')
  
• Avvaiyaar
  
• Veerapandiya Kattabomman (about a king of Thirunelvelli who rebelled against the British)
  

OK Bollywoods:

• Ek Phool Do Mali (goes half an hour beyond what would have been a good ending--I guess this was "filler to extend to 3+ hours")
  
• Andhaa Kaanoon (two parallel/intersecting stories: secondary, of Amitabh Bachhan, somewhat like "Double Jeopardy", but this was made 15 years prior)
  

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

OK Bollywoods:

• Ek Phool Do Mali (goes half an hour beyond what would have been a good ending--I guess this was "filler to extend to 3+ hours")
  
• Andhaa Kaanoon (two parallel/intersecting stories: secondary, of Amitabh Bachhan, somewhat like "Double Jeopardy", but this was made 15 years prior)
  

Wow you really like the oldies, don't you?

While we're on oldies, I liked paar a lot. I think it starred Naseeruddin Shah. Also Sholay!

Paar - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087868/

Sholay - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073707/

Rang De Basanti - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405508/

Edited March 20, 2006 by Agent Smith

[Saddle Bronc 124]

OK Bollywoods:

• Ek Phool Do Mali (goes half an hour beyond what would have been a good ending--I guess this was "filler to extend to 3+ hours")
  
• Andhaa Kaanoon (two parallel/intersecting stories: secondary, of Amitabh Bachhan, somewhat like "Double Jeopardy", but this was made 15 years prior)
  

Wow you really like the oldies, don't you?

While we're on oldies, I liked paar a lot. I think it starred Naseeruddin Shah. Also Sholay!

Paar - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087868/

Sholay - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073707/

Rang De Basanti - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405508/

Hey, the songs are best in oldies (1950's, degrading through to Hemant Kumar's passing)

[Sister Fracas 5]

more, more...

I've got Devdas on my Blockbuster list (long wait though, bah)....but sounds my speed...heehee...thanks Mary

And Agent...Rang De Basanti sounds really good....Blockbuster doesn't carry it though...

I'll look up the others....

[Saddle Bronc 124]

more, more...

I've got Devdas on my Blockbuster list (long wait though, bah)....but sounds my speed...heehee...thanks Mary

And Agent...Rang De Basanti sounds really good....Blockbuster doesn't carry it though...

I'll look up the others....

So try a desi grocer or boutique.

[Sister Fracas 5]

more, more...

I've got Devdas on my Blockbuster list (long wait though, bah)....but sounds my speed...heehee...thanks Mary

And Agent...Rang De Basanti sounds really good....Blockbuster doesn't carry it though...

I'll look up the others....

So try a desi grocer or boutique.

I don't want to BUY them...just rent them...but I guess I could go up to the Indian neighborhood near me, and pick up some naan bread and paneer while I'm at it...hehehehe

[Fuzzness 2]

all I know is about this guy Raj Kumar he seems very popular

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

more, more...

I've got Devdas on my Blockbuster list (long wait though, bah)....but sounds my speed...heehee...thanks Mary

And Agent...Rang De Basanti sounds really good....Blockbuster doesn't carry it though...

I'll look up the others....

So try a desi grocer or boutique.

I don't want to BUY them...just rent them...but I guess I could go up to the Indian neighborhood near me, and pick up some naan bread and paneer while I'm at it...hehehehe

most indopak groceries will let you rent them.

[chri'stina 190]

cool! Oh and many times, the desi grocery stores do have rentals.

I like some that are a couple years old. I haven't had the chance to see anything made after 2003 or so I think, haha.

What I'd suggest:

Lagaan (2001)--- Not as cheesy as many other bollywood movies, I really liked it. It was not just a love triangle, more of a social struggle movie. The rains have failed, and the people of a small Indian village in Victorian India hope that they will be excused from paying the crippling land tax that their British rulers have imposed. Instead, the capricious British officer in charge challenges them to a game of cricket, a game totally alien and unknown to them. If they win, they get their wish; if they lose, however, the increased tax burden will destroy their lives. The people are terrified, but one man thinks the challenge is worth staking their entire future on. Will he convince the villagers to give it their best shot?

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge(1995) ---one of my fav's and one of the most popular movies ever in India I think. This love story from India spans the two worlds. Part of the story is set in London, where Chowdary Baldev Singh has brought up his family for the last twenty years. The other part is set in India, where his daughter escapes a love gone wrong and an admirer goes to chase after her.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)--- love this one too, always will because it's kind of the first one I ever saw. And it reminded me a little of the struggle Sujeet and I had to go through to get married. Yet this movie is much more of a hard situation than we had.

Dil Chahta Hai (2001) ---kind of a more "modern" type of movie. Three friends going through life trying to figure out love. They definitely tried to be more westernized in this movie. I liked it though.

There's more but I don't want to overload you!

[Sister Fracas 5]

cool! Oh and many times, the desi grocery stores do have rentals.

There's more but I don't want to overload you!

I was hoping you'd pop by, because I think we talked about Bollywood once before...thanks for the suggestions...

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

And Agent...Rang De Basanti sounds really good....Blockbuster doesn't carry it though...

The others are good too. JMHO. Paar shows you what it's like to be poor in India. To be treated like sh!t and to overcome. It's extremely touching.

As for Sholay, it's a cult-classic with Indian men my age. Men my age in India grew up to the movie and it's music. It's not a good film by any means but it'll give you a pretty good glimpse into one of the major films in Indian popular culture.

[chri'stina 190]

cool! Oh and many times, the desi grocery stores do have rentals.

There's more but I don't want to overload you!

I was hoping you'd pop by, because I think we talked about Bollywood once before...thanks for the suggestions...

I also saw Bride and Prejudice and liked it. To make myself seem extra cheesy I got really excited when I saw Gilmore Girls' "Rory" was in the movie too!!

And Agent...Rang De Basanti sounds really good....Blockbuster doesn't carry it though...

The others are good too. JMHO. Paar shows you what it's like to be poor in India. To be treated like sh!t and to overcome. It's extremely touching.

As for Sholay, it's a cult-classic with Indian men my age. Men my age in India grew up to the movie and it's music. It's not a good film by any means but it'll give you a pretty good glimpse into one of the major films in Indian popular culture.

hmmm so Sholay was made in '75...were you young when that was popular?? Or are you that old??