South India delivers and Bollywood ain't being too shabby either.
First off, a trailer for upcoming Bollywood movie Kurbaan which might as well have been titled "So I married a terrorist." I am highly interested in it because (1) I have always found Bollywood complicated attitude to terrorism fascinating - he or she is always a condemned, wrong, doomed figure but there is also a certain nuance - many of them are protagonists of their stories and not just shadowy enemies, and even have romances (Dil Se, Fanaa, Mission Kashmir, Fida, New York, Fiza). It often makes for dark, good movies; (2) I love Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor - they are some of my most favorite Bollywood actors.
My second foray into Telugu cinema (after Desamuduru), namely Pokiri, was a huge success - I loved it, even if I forwarded past a number of fights. Mahesh Babu, who plays the titular pokiri, a hired mafia killer who in the middle of a mob war falls in love with an innocent college student, is my newest crush. The heroine was adorable but I loved hero's tough-gal mob friend even more.
I am definitely going to watch much much more Southie stuff - preferably Telugu as it seems to be more my thing than Tamil stuff. Southie movies remind me of older Bollywood movies - less gloss and production values but that is appealing in itself - the gloss has stamped out all the heart of many Bolly movies - they are slick, well-cut, and achingly empty. They have heroines who look like beatiful women as opposed to plastic dolls, normal locations for songs, a certain grounded feelings, and a lot of heart.
South Indian movies for me...
Recs?
I think I want to check out Kannada movies too - Love Guru has an awesome soundtrack.
Click to viewMy second foray into Telugu cinema (after Desamuduru), namely Pokiri, was a huge success - I loved it, even if I forwarded past a number of fights. Mahesh Babu, who plays the titular pokiri, a hired mafia killer who in the middle of a mob war falls in love with an innocent college student, is my newest crush. The heroine was adorable but I loved hero's tough-gal mob friend even more.
I am definitely going to watch much much more Southie stuff - preferably Telugu as it seems to be more my thing than Tamil stuff. Southie movies remind me of older Bollywood movies - less gloss and production values but that is appealing in itself - the gloss has stamped out all the heart of many Bolly movies - they are slick, well-cut, and achingly empty. They have heroines who look like beatiful women as opposed to plastic dolls, normal locations for songs, a certain grounded feelings, and a lot of heart.
South Indian movies for me...
Recs?
I think I want to check out Kannada movies too - Love Guru has an awesome soundtrack.