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Here’s a trailer for the movie 3 Idiots. It’s unknowingly the first Bollywood movie I ever watched. When I saw it initially I thought that it wasn’t a traditional Bollywood film. You’ll see why I thought that if you watch. However, learning about all of the traits of Bollywood films and manipulations that filmmakers include […]
Filed by nlask at January 31st, 2013 under Uncategorized
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge incorporates a lot of themes, some very obvious and others more subtle. What captivates me the most is the theme of fate. There are two scenes in particular that I noticed in the movie that really stood out when analyzing this theme. The first was when Simran is talking to her […]
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During our in-class discussions and readings, I was reminded of a concept I had read about a while ago pertaining to video games that I thought was interesting in trying to understand the appropriate ways to interpret or consume the song and dance sequences in Bollywood. The article (here, if you’re interested) was a criticism […]
Filed by kberz at January 31st, 2013 under Uncategorized
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DDLJ is only the second Bollywood movie I have ever watched, but I enjoyed it very much, in fact, more than I expected. I predicted the “cheesy” aspects may become a little tiring after a while, but I was actually quite impressed with the movie and wholeheartedly embraced the “cheese.” Although DDLJ presents many of […]
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“Look at our society? Every occupation… has a song attached to it. Every occasion… is accompanied by a song … Songs are a way of life for us” (Inside and out: Song and dance in Bollywood cinema). When first watching Bollywood film, I found the musical interludes to be an annoyance. The music would fade […]
Filed by Ian Batson at January 30th, 2013 under Uncategorized
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By Elizabeth Fields When I was watching the dance sequences of DDLJ, I noticed that in several dances Simran would look at the camera and rapidly blink her eyes. In the first dance sequence of the movie, Simran sings of the man of her dreams. Within the first several seconds of her dance, Simran winks […]
Filed by efields at January 30th, 2013 under Uncategorized
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This past weekend I watched another film of Shahrukh Khan’s called Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008). It’s about a man named Suri (Shahrukh Khan) who fulfills the wishes of his dying teacher by marrying his daughter, Taani. Suri is a textbook nerd; he claims to not know what love is, or ever expect to know. […]
Filed by jessfg1 at January 30th, 2013 under Uncategorized
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While the ends of Raj-Simran and Romeo-Juliet’s stories are significantly different, we can broadly draw parallels between the two love stories. After all, there has to be a difference between a Shakespearean tragedy, and a signature Yash Raj Film bollywood production, right? On the one hand, in DDLJ we find in Simran an obedient and […]
Filed by Neelanjana Gupta at January 29th, 2013 under Uncategorized
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My first look into Bollywood with DDLJ was pretty good. Even though we’ve been reading that the structure and content of Bollywood is pretty straight forward, there were a few symbols in motifs in this movie. For example, the opening scene with the father and the birds is definitely symbolic. Or, throughout the film, the […]
Filed by nlask at January 28th, 2013 under Uncategorized
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Right from the start, this idea of being truly Hindustani or Indian plays an important role. Babuji is seen feeding pigeons and although it is something he has done everyday for many years, he still feels alienated from both the pigeons and overall London culture. He clearly misses India and longs for his return “home.” […]
Filed by uchan at January 28th, 2013 under Uncategorized
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