tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post5817687245384152653..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: Harano SurBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-8890458340787614032014-12-19T17:31:24.113-06:002014-12-19T17:31:24.113-06:00I made myself avoid this review (*spoilers*) until...I made myself avoid this review (*spoilers*) until I got my hands on a copy of HS. Now that I've seen it, I can't but be grateful that this post exists ... b/c what well-structured nonsense! ... Or perhaps it's the other way around. <br /><br />I love how you described and resolved the sort of cognitive dissonance you felt with Suchitra's character ... on the one hand, it's all BEYOND inappropriate, but if you try to look at it all metaphorically, and in contextual perspective, it's rather impressive. <br /><br />I'm glad you mentioned the Siddhartha tale's presence in the film--I was really surprised to run across it. It's interesting that the two lovers seem to represent opposite poles of moral ideals: Alok for the purity of detachment, Roma for the pains of attachment. <br /><br />The romantic ups and downs do resemble Saptapadi and Indrani and Sabar Oparey, etc., but I'd venture to say that Roma is a more fleshed out character than Rita and Co., even if she is just as much a symbol as the rest. Miranda https://www.blogger.com/profile/13418800569507952654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-14569537841716301582014-11-22T11:41:18.033-06:002014-11-22T11:41:18.033-06:00The "stalking-love" spin to Roma's c...The "stalking-love" spin to Roma's character is interesting. It is definitely a valid observation though it isn't one of those violent types like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. <br /><br />Incidentally, a woman trying to get back her husband who has forgotten about her is a fairly old concept in Indian literature and one can go back to the tale of Shakuntala and look at the similarities. <br /><br />On another note, assuming Roma and Aloke were legally married, I suppose, it is within Roma's rights to go back and claim her rights as wife.She could have gone straight and taken a legal course but for the sake of the film, I suppose, decided to take a more softer approach so that a few more songs and some dramatic scenes can be writtenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568589728266604281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-27848976334247675222014-06-27T02:16:25.838-05:002014-06-27T02:16:25.838-05:00I like your blog a lot... it's easily one of t...I like your blog a lot... it's easily one of the most diverse blogs on cinema... glad I discovered it through IndiBlogger. <br /><br />I would be delighted to feature a guest post or two of yours on my blog.<br /><br />P.S. You can check out my movie blog, A Potpourri of Vestiges, at:<br /><br />http://www.apotpourriofvestiges.com/Murtaza Ali Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747183316188241022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-55292647627791521502014-06-25T05:24:47.820-05:002014-06-25T05:24:47.820-05:00This is very informative blog, i love to read your...This is very informative blog, i love to read your posts and i will back every times to you site. really good one. <a href="http://www.webbyimage.in/" rel="nofollow">Bollywood Actresses</a> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065795010300643101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-22210870421479252042014-06-24T21:49:49.943-05:002014-06-24T21:49:49.943-05:00Life's Elsewhere - I read that but haven't...Life's Elsewhere - I read that but haven't read the book or seen the English-lanugage film. Have you? If so, how do they compare? Based on what I read, making the female lead a doctor is a switch in the Bengali version, which is interesting. <br /><br />And thank you! :)<br /><br />Sukanya - Oh good catch on the character name (I was reading about various films at the time and that probably scrambled me up). I've changed it. I would love to read the Biswas chapter and need to find a copy of that book (I may actually have it - my stack of stuff to read is so big). I've seen Indrani but it didn't make much of an impression , and I'll add those other two to my list. :) Thanks!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-61854799501353696472014-06-24T12:21:54.436-05:002014-06-24T12:21:54.436-05:00sorry but i thought uttam kumar's character in...sorry but i thought uttam kumar's character in this film is called Aloke throughout. where did you get Ashok from?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025235116688848968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-54217387712607702692014-06-24T12:16:42.493-05:002014-06-24T12:16:42.493-05:00thank you for the post. if you wish, you could per...thank you for the post. if you wish, you could perhaps read moinak Biswas's chapter on this film called " Harano Sur as melodrama now" in Ravi vasudevan ed Making Meanings in Indian Cinema (OUP). Also pls watch surjyotoran, chawa pawa and Indrani and share your thoughts about them. love your posts on Bengali cinema.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025235116688848968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-20225533066149023362014-06-23T13:02:16.595-05:002014-06-23T13:02:16.595-05:00Incidentally, this film - which, being a Bengali a...Incidentally, this film - which, being a Bengali and a cinephile - is a favorite of mine is a lift from 'Random Harvest' (1942). <br />Thoroughly enjoying your posts :)Anindya Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157557825852703920noreply@blogger.com