tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post797702832591646815..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: Shankar DadaBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-5145380869390691732009-03-22T03:52:00.000-05:002009-03-22T03:52:00.000-05:00Music of this movie is really good.Music of this movie is really good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-56913667819593679492009-01-27T14:08:00.000-06:002009-01-27T14:08:00.000-06:00I am way late on this one - just watching it now. ...I am way late on this one - just watching it now. And agree with almost everything you've said, Beth.<BR/><BR/>I am just under the weird impression that Helen in fact did hava a guest appearence. Isn't she the woman in the karate dance? I might be wrong because she'd be quite thin and sexy in this one. But the face. The teeth. The steps. Am I going crazy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-79705644113067228132008-12-12T09:15:00.000-06:002008-12-12T09:15:00.000-06:00Amrita, thanks to you I'll now start calling Mithu...Amrita, thanks to you I'll now start calling Mithun "Mithun the Fearless". Personally, I can only approve of someone who still had a career after <I>Commando</I>.houseinrlyeh aka Denishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548069611516508274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-9936342207434652392008-12-12T07:59:00.000-06:002008-12-12T07:59:00.000-06:00Beth! Don't you know that Mithun is the subject of...Beth! Don't you know that Mithun is the subject of Which We Do Not Speak. Bollywood has been bitterly divided by Mithun for decades. there are those who believe nothing suits a Bollymovie better than a little disco-lighting, tight white pants, and WackoJacko moves. Then there are those who think nothing kills a Bollymovie sooner than a man who fears absolutely nothing, not even rubbing his face into the fat bosom of some extra he picked out of a line up to star as his heroine because it was more cost efficient that way. <BR/><BR/>The avalanche will now begin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-40521071923574128642008-12-11T23:33:00.000-06:002008-12-11T23:33:00.000-06:00Beth -- being technically worse but more fun makes...Beth -- being technically worse but more fun makes sense. Personally, I would go for the more fun movie any time. However, I wouldn't join that drinking game. Very few people would make to the end of the movie. Also, what would you do if there were two contrasting textile patterns and something frilly in the same scene, which isn't that uncommon a situation.gebrusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449996937991587866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-59962563983118278602008-12-11T16:19:00.000-06:002008-12-11T16:19:00.000-06:00Hmmm, well if Bindu looks like a drag queen then m...Hmmm, well if Bindu looks like a drag queen then maybe he's just trying to fit into the local aesthetic. Or something. Still, I'll definitely give this one a miss. LOLajnabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-25941951114313431142008-12-11T15:33:00.000-06:002008-12-11T15:33:00.000-06:00I'm undecided too - should I risk it for the truly...I'm undecided too - should I risk it for the truly amazing visuals and all that Pran? The pictures look fab, disco karate sounds awesome, and more Shashi in disguise. I guess if my local store has this movie I could be very tempted.....red42https://www.blogger.com/profile/15490024089676042884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-49338276585710233322008-12-11T14:58:00.000-06:002008-12-11T14:58:00.000-06:00Disco karate! I've seen that elsewhere recently, I...Disco karate! I've seen that elsewhere recently, I know I have. Star? <BR/><BR/>In any case, I loved many things about this, but also felt a little let down at the end. Didn't reach maximum potential. But at least it HAD potential.<BR/><BR/>ps My verification word is noxition. Seems like it could be a v.v. useful real word...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-30256004932180156932008-12-11T12:37:00.000-06:002008-12-11T12:37:00.000-06:00Amrita - Would the presence of Mithun improve thin...Amrita - Would the presence of Mithun improve things? Discuss! It might just!<BR/><BR/>I do think this would make a good drinking game film. Every time you see two different textile patterns put next to each other, drink! Every time you see a frilly piece of furniture, drink!<BR/><BR/>Interesting re: Rishi and self-dishoom!<BR/><BR/>gebruss - It's more fun than <I>Ganga aur Suraj</I>, but probably, technically, a less well-made film. Does that make sense? I agree that it is more entertaining. Like you say - doilies!<BR/><BR/>Brian - Bad! Fun! Both! <BR/><BR/>When push comes to shove, if a movie is so unilaterally bad that it has no kind of joy whatsoever, I wouldn't be inspired to take over 100 screencaps. <BR/><BR/>Amey - He might just be, yes! Apparently Ram fears nothing. He also shoots down the helicopter, you'll be proud to know. <BR/><BR/>Yes re: karate guy. Fit he is not. <BR/><BR/>But you raise an important point. It's hard to know what one really did see in this movie and what one hallucinated or experienced as after-effects, etc.<BR/><BR/>house - But it hurts! My eyes! MY EYES!<BR/><BR/>Todd - ;) Do. Then be inspired for Halloween. <BR/><BR/>Nida - Yes! Plus some good Shashi-Neetu (though not enough, given the potential it had). The songs are okay, actually - not hummable, but enjoyable-ish in context. Bindu is fun, especially for someone like me who first met her as Mrs. Kakkad in <I>Main Hoon Na</I> and is still adjusting to her as a vamp. <BR/><BR/>At least in <I>Deewaar</I>, as here, she wasn't his niece at the time of filming. Still. Weird.Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-57002531762312128392008-12-11T12:09:00.000-06:002008-12-11T12:09:00.000-06:00Sounds like the visuals were the best parts..and y...Sounds like the visuals were the best parts..and you've given me those in this post! I think I'll sit this one out. At least until I see all the "dil-squish" Shashi films first--(Love that term).<BR/><BR/>I just saw "Deewar" and had the same Shashi/Neetu thought...cute but...isn't that his niece? Lol--only in Bollywood, eh?(or in my dad's family--he married his "cousin's" niece...I put cousins in quotes because it seems like everyone is cousins--20 years his junior--but that's another story)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-17803441306344923312008-12-11T11:29:00.000-06:002008-12-11T11:29:00.000-06:00Great post!;)I dunno, the visuals make this pretty...Great post!;)<BR/><BR/>I dunno, the visuals make this pretty tempting. I will put it in the shopping cart or not?Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-30147502052186209682008-12-11T09:34:00.000-06:002008-12-11T09:34:00.000-06:00Beth, you puzzle me: aren't words like "disjointed...Beth, you puzzle me: aren't words like "disjointed" used synonymous to words like "fab", "must-see" etc?houseinrlyeh aka Denishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548069611516508274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-26972842536542023592008-12-11T07:56:00.000-06:002008-12-11T07:56:00.000-06:00Is Ram firing a 303 with just one hand? Isn't he a...Is Ram firing a 303 with just one hand? Isn't he afraid of recoil?<BR/><BR/>And is that 6-pack beer belly we see on the karate guy?<BR/><BR/>Or are my eyes just trying to adjust to the backgrounds for credits?Ameyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252374817117509287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-5801658525996899632008-12-11T07:41:00.000-06:002008-12-11T07:41:00.000-06:00But...but...something with this many good elements...But...but...something with this many good elements can't really be bad, can it? Really? The heck with it, I'm bumping it to the top of my Netflix queue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-13956625747171352612008-12-11T00:28:00.000-06:002008-12-11T00:28:00.000-06:00Worse than Ganga aur Suraj? I think I have to disa...Worse than Ganga aur Suraj? I think I have to disagree, or at least, while it may have a more disjointed script, I found this one to be more entertaining. But then I can be endlessly entertained by the question where a doily pattern is going to turn up next. <BR/><BR/>I am glad you found Helen.gebrusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449996937991587866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-11614156711122767602008-12-11T00:07:00.000-06:002008-12-11T00:07:00.000-06:00Ok, between you and BV this is definitely off my l...Ok, between you and BV this is definitely off my list. For some reason I was under the impression this was a Mithun movie so it's not like it was ever on my list to begin with, but man this sounds like a mess. Although you never know - the power of vodka has made me do funnier things than watch a Shashi movie with measly dil squishness. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and I believe the dishoomiest Kapoor of all the Kapoors would have to be Rishi Kapoor, simply because he had a career in the 80s and early 90s. When he wasn't beating up other people, he was beating himself up (ref: Chandni)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-65513038913488763352008-12-11T00:06:00.000-06:002008-12-11T00:06:00.000-06:00Ooh, dual citizenship! For all its excellent Prani...Ooh, dual citizenship! For all its excellent Praniness - the movie really is his, no doubt - and double Shashi and promise of Neeeeeetu and Neetu/Shashi cutness, it's pretty dang disappointing. Agreed - I didn't like it as much as I wanted to either. <BR/><BR/>bollyviewer - BWAHAHAHAAH. I agree, it's worse than...oh my gosh, what was that movie called? [searching through blog] ah yes! <I>Ganga aur Suraj</I>. Yes. It does feel patched together - which would explain the relatively short run time (about 2:20:00) and lack of better songs - like, how about a Shashi and Shashi song? - and lack of developed story about the twins' different childhoods etc. Plus we could have had more Neetu - and that go-go karate song!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-15484346576216502022008-12-10T23:51:00.000-06:002008-12-10T23:51:00.000-06:00OMG this one was worse than "the suck to the extre...OMG this one was worse than "the suck to the extreme" (as <A HREF="http://indiequill.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">Amrita</A> would put it)! It was as if the director kept forgetting his script to the shoot and making do with different films' scripts each day. Also it appeared that he couldnt get dates with the leading pair either, there was very little Shashi Kapoor and barely any Neetu Singh (apart from the songs she must have had, say, 10 min of screen time) - poor Pran had do it alone, for the most part. :-(<BR/><BR/>Thought that it was not just an "eye-scarring" experience but also a total waste of my time (and I never grudge 3 hrs to Shashi+Neetu)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-40109339818217580532008-12-10T22:22:00.000-06:002008-12-10T22:22:00.000-06:00This I conclude must belong to the Funkadelic Masa...This I conclude must belong to the Funkadelic Masala state as well as the backwass Masala. I remember watching this a few weeks ago on telly I was excited as it was double Shashi and PRANNNN! I now love Pran after reviewing Tumse Achha Kaun Hai where he's a bad rapist that is somehow so supafly too! Back to this, I was dissapointed but I loved the sets and credit art! But even Shash in a mush couldn't make me like as much as i wanted to! NAHHHIIIIRumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104185865100510017noreply@blogger.com