tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post113132746696632779..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: Dil SeBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-66839951274252636022014-08-02T18:06:03.019-05:002014-08-02T18:06:03.019-05:00Hi Pankaj - Aha! Wonderful explanation. Thank you!...Hi Pankaj - Aha! Wonderful explanation. Thank you!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-44505387925035831932014-07-31T02:36:47.184-05:002014-07-31T02:36:47.184-05:00Beth, fabulous review. I keep checking your review...Beth, fabulous review. I keep checking your reviews. Regarding the big red pouch and dancing in the water, the song actually is a depiction of seven stages of love. That is why you see Manisha dancing in all the colors of rainbow. If you look at the lyrics, they show the seven stages of love so famous in Arabic literature - also, popularised by Dedh Ishqiya's trailer - how a person goes from attraction to death (maut) in love. That is also true of the film as well.<br />Pankaj Sachdevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467425159910785639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-51927491112138805222008-10-07T05:52:00.000-05:002008-10-07T05:52:00.000-05:00everytime i watch it i wanna watch it again and ag...everytime i watch it i wanna watch it again and again.. its dark movie but looks white. afterall ther is no evil in this movie even it deals with terrorism. the bad in this movie got their part of the story. and i almost cried when manisha tells her story to mr khan. i just wann awatch it againa nd againthe world i livehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432325145449109257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1131654495291174022005-11-10T14:28:00.000-06:002005-11-10T14:28:00.000-06:00I know! I was irritated at SRK - or, rather, just ...I know! I was irritated at SRK - or, rather, just not all that convinced that he was pursuing a good path - until she wrote her little note in the sand. That got me, I don't really know why. I also did not lie them dancing in the big read pouch. But the rest of the picturizations were okay by me, although Ir eally do think part of the one in the water must be a joke due to its Patrick Swayze-ness. I also agree re: Preity. Thte candidness of that character was so appealing. She just was who she was, and she was considerate of others, but she spoke her mind, laughed when she felt like it, asked questions when she felt like it, did what she thought was right. Do you think she knew the whole truth by the end? I kinda think she did, although to be sure I didn't quite follow all the chain of events there that lead up to ka-boom.<BR/><BR/>Basically when I got Dil Se, I was feeling skeptical about it because I don't generally like fictional trauma-drama, whether in movie or book, but I had read so much about how good this was, and I wanted to see the dance on the train. I didn't pay nearly a smuch attention to the rebel plots and was much more sucked into the romance. <BR/><BR/>I haven't seen Deedar De. I will hunt it down. I don't htink my store has song compilation videos but I have it on good authority that I need to purchase some, so maybe I just will!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1131653991184869942005-11-10T14:19:00.000-06:002005-11-10T14:19:00.000-06:00I was actually surprised at how much I liked Dil S...I was actually surprised at how much I liked Dil Se by the end. At first I was irritated by SRK's whole "I'm going to stalk Manisha Koirala even though she has yet to give me any indication that she has the slightest interest in me" behavior, but once I got past that (and some of the more ill-considered song picturizations), I thought the second half was really compelling. Though there was also a nagging feeling of "Dude, why the hell is he still hung up on Manisha when Preity is around?" Even I wanted to marry her.<BR/><BR/>Also, regarding the cool multiple-arms dance move, have you seen the Deedar De video? I haven't seen the movie Dus, but I caught the video for this song, which I thought had some particularly nice use of that move.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1131553287927449382005-11-09T10:21:00.000-06:002005-11-09T10:21:00.000-06:00Cool! Thanks for leaving a comment. I can't imagin...Cool! Thanks for leaving a comment. I can't imagine how amazing it would be to have seen this in the theater. "Haunted" is the word for me too. Agreed about the train scene too. One of the very best I've seen. I was really surprsied to read that Sivan also did Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, which, while pretty, was not to me breathtaking like Dil Se and Asoka.Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1131547097261707212005-11-09T08:38:00.000-06:002005-11-09T08:38:00.000-06:00Aah...what better way to discover the blog of a bo...Aah...what better way to discover the blog of a bollywood lover than reading about the great 'Dil Se'. <BR/><BR/>I distinctly remember the first time I watched the movie in a theatre. Left me speechless. Haunted me for days, yes.<BR/><BR/>And that one shot. Just when 'Chhaiya Chhaiya' begins. The screen, and so does the theatre, goes absolutely dark. Two glimmering diyaas light up the screen in gorgeous yellow. And the train slowly emerges out of the tunnel ... <BR/><BR/>Santosh Sivan's cinematography, A R Rehman's music, SRK's brilliant dance and the train - pure unadulterated bliss.Anuraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980001761654992137noreply@blogger.com