tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post6993658171080254498..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: what I learned from Munna Bhai MBBSBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-39761459687639272642007-01-17T00:09:00.000-06:002007-01-17T00:09:00.000-06:00good site
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Again who decide...Yeah I agree with Aprana here...<br /><br />Again who decides what is moral and what is not? Each individual has their own set of morals...<br /><br />I dont remember exactly, but Zaheer asks/suggests that he did not enjoy life as his friends did. Munna's excpectation of Dancer/Prostitute is different from Chinki ( A doctor in India, which is THE most respected profession in India)Indianoguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083600569835485262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-2675604571590332352006-12-19T01:28:00.000-06:002006-12-19T01:28:00.000-06:00Answer to question1:
LRM is NOT a sequel, it is th...Answer to question1:<br />LRM is NOT a sequel, it is the next one in the series...i.e. it will have same main characters but a different story.<br />So, no mention of family from previous film...no parents too, if you noticed.<br /><br />As for double standards...no, Munna was not ethical...he was just taken aback when confronted by someone who was so unlike what he had imagined her to be. Yes, it did seem that he was disapproving, but I think he seemed more uncomfortable than about-to-give-a-moral-lecture person...but it might be probably that I am guilty of liking the movie and sanjay dutt :)<br />Moreover, the movie was not an out and out moral fest - naturally you cannot condone killing, kidnapping,. etc...but it was mainly meant to be a sattire on the medical system...so it succeeded that way.Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465535925292456208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-15816029662235044122006-12-18T11:23:00.000-06:002006-12-18T11:23:00.000-06:00Great post, and I love the screencaps!
Circuit's f...Great post, and I love the screencaps!<br />Circuit's family disappears in LRM too (wasn't his son called Short Circuit or something like that? :D ).Majahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03612706096369112723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-69468852306883186952006-12-17T08:33:00.000-06:002006-12-17T08:33:00.000-06:00Some very insightful points about Munnabhai. And y...Some very insightful points about Munnabhai. And yes, I was wondering about the family as well! Love you blog by the way :).Anindita Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373598759844759283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-34734280684464977182006-12-16T14:07:00.000-06:002006-12-16T14:07:00.000-06:00ad question nr 1: LRM was never supposed to be a t...ad question nr 1: LRM was never supposed to be a true sequel, think of it as just another story with the same main characters, like the Laurel/Hardy movies..<br /><br /><br />ad double standard: that was sort of bugging me too, not that they sent the dancer to Zameer, but that Munna and Circuit were so appalled by fake ChinkiĀ“s disco act. But then I so did not like constant giggle girl Gracy Singh, so when slutty Chinki turned up and Munna was cured of her, I was so glad and very much hoped for a new more suitable woman to come in that I totally forgot to be angry.babaskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409089227879159676noreply@blogger.com