Bollywood flicks discussion lounge

[P_R]

Unintentionally funny-mbaingalE.

It was a 'slightly off' character and it didn't feel odd to me.

Reminded me of Black - which I liked a lot.

[kid-glove]

Black'la kuda sila scenes punny'a irunch. Advanced stage of Schizo'lam nenaithu parkavE

[Nerd]

Dhobi Ghat - Lovely filmmaking. One of those films which is completely obscure with lots of open ends left for the audience to interpret. Some films make us think and connect the dots and for some others we just don't bother. Dhobi Ghat is of the first kind. Excellent imagery / symbolism and character development. And the way she subtly uses props and even the rain as a plot element to intertwine the four central characters is certainly not what I expected from an amateur director. Kiran Rao certainly knows what she is doing. And excellent acting by the ensemble cast with Prateek Babbar topping the list. I still have not got the point of the film but that is not going to stop me from raving about this.

On the downside the film moves at a very slow pace (understandably so) and the first few minutes are very underwhelming. Before the film starts there was this triubute to Aamir Khan productions Anyway one of the better films from the out-of-form Bolly. With 7 kolai releasing in a couple of weeks, things can only get better

[kid-glove]

Actually my reaction to Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' (that BRangan uses to compare Kiran Rao's work in his blog) was somewhat similar. Even if there's very less of plot (I understand her scripts don't cross 60 pages) in 'Somewhere', you are drawn to the mood (which is out there 'somewhere', hence the title I suppose). I'm sure there is more to chew in Dhobi with lot more characters (in Somewhere, you have just two, and perhaps three, if you include the chateaux house) and it's promising to see 'character development' being mentioned here (for the trailer suggests very little). In 'Somewhere', there's a subtle development (That doesn't seem 'cinematic', very Antonioni/WKW-esque in this respect) which seems pronounced for the character, a film celebrity.

I'll probably download this. Yeah, I await '7 Kills' than any other Bolly release this year.

[Sarna]

Dabangg - pala class kuppai'galukku naduvil oru nalla masala

[kid-glove]

Do Dhoni chaar - Can't stand this V-O, stopped half way. Will complete later.

[P_R]

Coppola அம்மணியுடைய Lost in Translation எல்லாம் தியேட்டர்ல பார்த்து ஆதரவு தெரிவிச்சேன். நம்பிக்கை தெரிவிக்க முடியலை.

[kid-glove]

While Somehwere seems like a follow-up to LiT thematically, it sucks out the obvious joys of LiT. And as I mention, quite sparse in narrative terms.

[ajaybaskar]

Coppola அம்மணியுடைய Lost in Translation எல்லாம் தியேட்டர்ல பார்த்து ஆதரவு தெரிவிச்சேன். நம்பிக்கை தெரிவிக்க முடியலை.

She was the one who acted in Godfather 3 as Michael's daughter, right?

[Plum]

saath khoon maaf innikkA aduththa vAramA?