filmi first: Fanaa

This is going to be a completely inelegant post, not at all worth its subject matter, but I couldn't sleep last night, so please forgive me. Last night I went to a theater in Delhi and saw Fanaa. I wish I had liked the movie more, but I am very happy to say that the experience of watching it was fantastic. The very best part was seeing Aamir and Kajol dance around the sites of Delhi, some of which we had just seen two days prior, including a tree at Qtub Minar, helpfully pointed out by one of the cool ladies who works for Fulbright India, who is also a movie junkie. She told me "They did a song at that tree! Get a picture!" Clearly she understands me.

Update to post (July 4, 2007 - the anniversary of my first movie in India): here's the tree.
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(Okay, back to the rest of the post as originally written.)

We have a very funny tour guide on our trip - really he is more of a shepherd, making sure we get from place to place and answering our stupefying range of idiotic questions - who loves Bollywood too (his favorite is DDLJ, seen 26 times in the theater, I think he said). He organized the movie outing after hearing the groundswell of support; I'm not sure if he really wanted to or not, but either way it was incredibly gracious, and it was fun to sit next to someone who caught all the dialogue, and I enjoyed exchanging knowing glances with him when certain things were done or said. Anyway, of course it is extra fun to see Fanaa with a tour guide. I think I'm going to knit him a tiny scarf when I get home. I sure hope he isn't a terrorist.

Comments

Anonymous said…
sounds good, as ever. but what says akshaye if you're going to watch another stars movies ;)
t-HYPE said…
There's nothing like a kindred spirit to make a mediocre movie more enjoyable!
Movie Mazaa said…
hahaha.. i liked that last bit on the prospects of ur tour guide turning out to be a terrorist!! :) nice to hear that u r having fun!

:)
JR said…
I watched Fanaa here in Jaipur (at the Raj Mandir), and was really frustrated because I couldn't understand a lot of it, then someone helpfully pointed out that it was an Urdu-heavy movie (all that poetry). I liked it a lot more after that. Saw Krrish! Tuesday, the second half was better than the first. I await your review :)
Anonymous said…
I love your blog! I've been reading a bunch of the older entries and they're great. Oh, and I love Akshaye Khanna, too! He's so adorable!
HI everyone and thanks for the lovely comments! Emily, you'll have to get in the Akshaye line behind me and at least one other bollyblogger! :) Yes, Fanaa was basically enh, now that I am off the high of having seen it in India.
*~mad munky~* said…
i recall watching this at the raja cinema in vancouver....the cinema that has a lurid silver curtain that comes down in the interval..

there were a few hiccups as the film would stop running every now and then, but hey....

i loved the songs...thought the kid was waaaaaay cute...was quite frightened by evil-aamir..and enjoyed seeing kajol back on screen :o)

probably wouldn't watch the whole film again, tho...
methodactor said…
Fabulous blog Beth. Keep up the good work.
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Bollywood said…
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Not yet! I'm sometimes vaguely tempted to try it again, but something else always edges it out. I'll have to go investigate what you thought of it (assuming you have posted on it?).
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Anonymous said…
I watched fanaa last year and I absolutely loved it! It was the film that made me a fan of Bollywood. I mesmorized all the songs and even some lines. I watched it so many times that I watching it now makes me sick...
Anonymous said…
Songs were lovely in this movie. And I want Kajol's white lengha from her dance number. Lovely costume!!

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