Alaipayuthey

I had seen the Hindi version of this film, Saathiya before, but after seeing the Tamil version, I think it's so much better. Somehow everything in Alaipayuthey feels more real somehow. The Hindi version is glossier, but that also makes it more remote ( Read more... )

I visited sassiefin tonight to watch Kandukondain Kandukondain (or I Have Found It in English) together with her. Since we both like Jane Austen's works, both of us had been dying to see this film ever since we became Bollywood fans a few years back, but for the longest time, it was impossible to find a DVD copy of it with English subtitles ( Read more... )

I'm too tired to watch this all the way through tonight, but here are a few thoughts on what I've already seen.

Yay! Kajol is back!!! I'm also loving the Kajol - Aamir jodi - they really need to do more films together, and I already thought this after seeing Ishq. Another thing is that I was completely unaware that Tabu was in this movie as well. ( Read more... )

Chandni Bar was a good, though depressing film. Tabu is Mumtaz, a young girl, who comes to Mumbai with her wastrel uncle after her parents have been killed in communal riots. Her uncle finds her a job dancing in a beer bar while he seeks a job for himself - which never happens. Mumtaz's life is very hard, though she finds brief happiness in her ( Read more... )

HighlanderRewatching old 1980s films can be hazardous, even though you might have fond memories of them. Sometimes the films still do retain their original magic ( Read more... )