Oh, now you've done it.callunavApril 5 2009, 02:53:34 UTC
In this post, I give the list she gave me. (The previous post, also tagged 'bollywood,' describes my first and second conversations with her about movies.)
So, almost all of the movies I've seen before this have been musicals, very Bollywood, though I feel like even the musical Sanjay Leela Bhansali films don't quite fill that category. I have a deep, ridiculous weakness for Kal Ho Naa Ho, despite its many, many flaws. I like Veer-Zaara, Main Hoon Na, Devdas, and the last third of Krrish. On odd-numbered days, I like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. I think I like Bunty aur Babli, but I never know for sure with movies I've only seen once, and I want to watch as many of the Amitabh Bachchan movies it pays homage to as possible before I watch it again. Similarly, I've only seen Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam once, so I'm not sure whether I really like it or not, but I think I might.
My current goal is to watch enough that I'll be able to catch the cameos and homages/references in Om Shanti Om, because I'm a fanatical Farah Khan fan.
If I remember correctly, Chori, Chori, Chupke, Chupke had some wonderful bits, but wasn't a great movie over all. Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage made some good use of Hrithik Roshan, but the ending was so excruciating to watch that I've forgotten almost all the rest of it, (except for one dance scene with Amita Patel in drag, which was awesome). And I thought Black tried too hard, but Rani Mukherjee's performance was incredible.
I've seen some real stinkers, too. (WAQT comes to mind. And Lakshya not only didn't do anything for me, it had Amitabh Bachchan with painfully bad hair. And it failed to make good use of Hrithik Roshan, which I think is a ridiculous waste. I'd rather watch something absolutely ludicrously over the top like Koyla than something that bores me - but then, I'm not the target audience for a military film.) And there are some important classics or someday-will-be-classics that I haven't seen yet: I may have to buy Lagaan, because everyone references it, and Netflix has it on hold indefinitely. I do try to track down the classics, because there's so much meta in Hindi film. I like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge okay on its own merits, but I would have watched it even if I didn't because, hello, longest running film in India.
Re: Oh, now you've done it.iriacyntheApril 5 2009, 18:21:41 UTC
I love Kal Ho Naa Ho! Glad I'm not the only one. I'm also trying to learn some Hindi, but I'm too busy to really get into it. Almost two years ago, I visited India for a month, as part of my bachelor programma (our faculty of religious studies offers students the opportunity to go on a guided tour trough India, focused on Indian religions). I got sort of obsessed with the country, and ended up listening to a lot of Bollywood music (I just LOVE all those songs) and watching some of the movies as well. I picked up some basic vocabulary, and because I somehow enjoy studying vocabulary, I started learning some Hindi vocabulary with byki. This summer, I will finish my masters' degree, and I decided that I didn't immediately want to look for a job, so I'm going to India for two months in the autumn. This decision convinced me that I should learn some Hindi by then, so now I'm learning the script, but I really need to learn proper grammar, and I haven't really found time to do that... I'll definately check the resources that are given in this post! Good to know that someone else in this community is sort of learning it at the same level that I'm on. :)
So, almost all of the movies I've seen before this have been musicals, very Bollywood, though I feel like even the musical Sanjay Leela Bhansali films don't quite fill that category. I have a deep, ridiculous weakness for Kal Ho Naa Ho, despite its many, many flaws. I like Veer-Zaara, Main Hoon Na, Devdas, and the last third of Krrish. On odd-numbered days, I like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. I think I like Bunty aur Babli, but I never know for sure with movies I've only seen once, and I want to watch as many of the Amitabh Bachchan movies it pays homage to as possible before I watch it again. Similarly, I've only seen Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam once, so I'm not sure whether I really like it or not, but I think I might.
My current goal is to watch enough that I'll be able to catch the cameos and homages/references in Om Shanti Om, because I'm a fanatical Farah Khan fan.
If I remember correctly, Chori, Chori, Chupke, Chupke had some wonderful bits, but wasn't a great movie over all. Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage made some good use of Hrithik Roshan, but the ending was so excruciating to watch that I've forgotten almost all the rest of it, (except for one dance scene with Amita Patel in drag, which was awesome). And I thought Black tried too hard, but Rani Mukherjee's performance was incredible.
I've seen some real stinkers, too. (WAQT comes to mind. And Lakshya not only didn't do anything for me, it had Amitabh Bachchan with painfully bad hair. And it failed to make good use of Hrithik Roshan, which I think is a ridiculous waste. I'd rather watch something absolutely ludicrously over the top like Koyla than something that bores me - but then, I'm not the target audience for a military film.) And there are some important classics or someday-will-be-classics that I haven't seen yet: I may have to buy Lagaan, because everyone references it, and Netflix has it on hold indefinitely. I do try to track down the classics, because there's so much meta in Hindi film. I like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge okay on its own merits, but I would have watched it even if I didn't because, hello, longest running film in India.
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I'm also trying to learn some Hindi, but I'm too busy to really get into it. Almost two years ago, I visited India for a month, as part of my bachelor programma (our faculty of religious studies offers students the opportunity to go on a guided tour trough India, focused on Indian religions). I got sort of obsessed with the country, and ended up listening to a lot of Bollywood music (I just LOVE all those songs) and watching some of the movies as well. I picked up some basic vocabulary, and because I somehow enjoy studying vocabulary, I started learning some Hindi vocabulary with byki.
This summer, I will finish my masters' degree, and I decided that I didn't immediately want to look for a job, so I'm going to India for two months in the autumn. This decision convinced me that I should learn some Hindi by then, so now I'm learning the script, but I really need to learn proper grammar, and I haven't really found time to do that... I'll definately check the resources that are given in this post! Good to know that someone else in this community is sort of learning it at the same level that I'm on. :)
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