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dangermousie

Bollywood Musings

Jun 01, 2006 13:07

Apologies in advance for the rambling nature of this entry. Also, sorry to everyone who couldn't care less about Bollywood. Fanaa restarted my Bolly obsession but it will go back to more manageable levels soon enough.

First off, everyone who doesn't have ginger001 friended, I really recommend going to her lj and checking out her recent Bollywood posts. ( Read more... )

ddlj, juhi, srk, bollywood, eye candy, rdb

Comments 15

lesbiassparrow June 1 2006, 17:22:45 UTC

The miniature mullet in the last picture is a wee bit scary...

dangermousie June 1 2006, 17:30:47 UTC

Hey, as far as mullets go, it's not so bad. Early 90s Bolly fascinations with mullets is something I'll never get.

queen_haq June 1 2006, 17:37:20 UTC

I have to admit I am SRK's bitch but lately, it's Aamir who owns my soul. Ever since Dil Chahta Hai, I've loved the man almost more than SRK. That movie was fucking brilliant. I loved that Aakash repeated the same words he used in the engagement party as he did the firt time he hit on Preity's character. Fuck. And Lagaan sealed the deal.

God, I can't wait to watch Fanaa.

dangermousie June 1 2006, 17:45:31 UTC

I totally get that attitude. Because I kinda have it too, now. I liked Aamir but thought he was overrated but then the more I saw of his stuff, the more I just fell for his movies. They are always just a bit different. And with his latest movies, RDB and Fanaa, I've gone completely head over heels. SRK better have another good movie soon, or else :) Because RDB and Fanaa are phenomenal. And Mangal Pandey was good. When Aamir is back, he really is back ( ... )

crumpeteer June 1 2006, 17:49:41 UTC

The 80's were not a kind decade on any continent I see.

Gateway drugs are funny. As far away as you can get from them, you still have a soft spot for them. I recognize that Vampire Hunter D is flawed, but I can't stand to have people hate on it. I know Return of the Jedi is the weakest of the trilogy, but it's still what got me into sci-fi/fantasy. It's like you're always biased, even though you're sane enough to recognize the flaws.

dangermousie June 1 2006, 18:06:33 UTC

Yup, I always have a soft spot for any gateway drug for any fandom. Irrational it may be, but I can't help it...

adhuri_roshni June 1 2006, 18:06:43 UTC

Can you reply to this comment to remind me to come back and read it when I have more than a minute? I saw Swades and RDB mentioned..yes please!

dangermousie June 1 2006, 18:11:21 UTC

I am replying and I am reminding :)

I do think that RDB and Swades have fascinating similarities and when I have more time and brain power I'd love to expand on it. Such different views and approaches to the same problem: of indifference and economic/social issues. I think they really should be watched together, in some sense.

I love your icon.

adhuri_roshni June 2 2006, 03:22:15 UTC

You're right about RDB and Swades being similar. I was thinking how differently things were playing out in RDB while watching it. If I'd had it around, I would have popped Swades in to compare!

Acting wise, Swades is my favorite SRK movie. It was never too much with the emotion or schmoopy love (both of which I like but were unnecessary here). It seems Ashutosh knows when to pull back. I hope he has something in the works and maybe something involving SRK. :)

That mullet's got nothing on SRK's! ;)

dangermousie June 2 2006, 17:22:28 UTC

Ashotosh's mext movie is Jodha-Akbar with Hrithik and Ash. I do love that he keeps working with different actors: Aamir, SRK, Hrithik. Love him.

fivil June 1 2006, 19:15:45 UTC

Cute overdose with that picspam! My dream movie right now would so be a Juhi-Aamir film that portrays a mature love story in a serious and maybe slightly philosophical way. It doesn't sound like the kind of film BW would produce but then again, there are always odd films that you don't see coming but they still get made.

Your BW story is lovely. I think I came for SRK-Kajol (the scenes in K3G portrayed the sort of amazing romance I had never witnessed before) and stayed for the tremendous diversity of cool stuff. And everywhere I look, there a gems of films to discover, cinematic masterpieces, films entertaining as hell and of course, the campy, crappy films that beat any Hollywood bad movie in WTFness. Oh Indian cinema.

dangermousie June 1 2006, 19:42:57 UTC

Mmmmm. Aamir has a NICE back. Where was I? I have a sudden urge to selectively rewatch Lagaan.

I would love to see a grown-up Juhi/Aamir movie. I think it could get made, but who knows...not too likely.

I love the SRK/Kajol scenes in K3G. So romantic. And yeah, I love BW because the bad movies are so bad they are great, and the great movies are...great.