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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1HcanzUqf0 – Theatrical Trailer Kaminey the sheer translation of ‘rascal’ has an intriguing title to story in this movie. While watching the theatrical, I would have not imagined the movie to be as dark is it seems to be. The use of the famous song Dhan Te Na Na definitley makes its highlight in the […]
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Pardes begins with the wealthy Kishorilal returning to India after living in America for many years. He visits his friend Suraj Dev and the two determine arrange a marriage between Koshorilal’s son, Rajiv, and Suraj Dev’s daughter, Ganga. Kishorilal returns to America and sends his adopted son, Arjun (played by Shah Rukh Khan) to India to […]
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Over the course of this class, not only have we’ve seen a lot of Bollywood movies but we’ve seen the transformation of one of Bollywood’s most iconic superstar, Shahrukh Khan. From when he was a “cool dude” in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge to his role as an obsessive lover in Dil Se and more recently, a “Major” nerd […]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmKYFxdRFXg In Main Hoon Na, three of the main characters under go large transformations of their appearances: Ram, Lucky, and Sanju. While Ram’s transformation brings him in touch with a more modern and Western style, Lucky and Sanju’s transformations bring them back to more Indian styles. It’s probable this is meant as a simple suggestion […]
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As the semester was starting I saw numerous actors and actresses who were amusing enough on screen, but when we met Preity Zinta in Dil Se, I found probably my favorite Bollywood actress. Through the films where she has made an appearance, her characters have been much more down to earth, and the kind of […]
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Posted by: Abie Troen Both of Farah Khan’s films “Om Shanti Om” and “Main hoon na” can be viewed as ceniphillic pieces. This means that in both works the director is self consciously making reference to conventions of cinema; these conventions are ones audiences immediately recognize and enjoy. In this way they become an integral […]
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Posted by: Abie Troen At the beginning of the semester it was hard for me to digest many of the song and dance sequences – simply because they seemed funny. The weird combinations of shots and images put together with the tunes and lyrics producing clichés made me crack up. Characters could be seen running […]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2drIKUOCZxU – Om Shanti Om http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9DLSYtEWqE – Main Hoon Na The two love songs adhere to the formulaic conventional structure of the Bollywood melodramatic love story, where love is felt at first sight. In both films the characters Shahrukh Khan play, instantly fall for women that they should not pursue. Ram falls for a teacher […]
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For my final film, I watched Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, a 1998 film that was written and directed by Karan Johar. This movie stars Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan, the same pair that starred in the 1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai has many similarities to DDLJ, and many of the other […]
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An interesting scene in “Om Shanti Om” is when they are awarding the best actor award. While interviewing the crowd, there is a guest appearance by Amitabh Bachchin who denies that he knows the younger actor Sharukh Kahn. Amitabh represents an older generation of Bollywood, and since he has left the main stream acting position, […]
Filed by Ian Batson at April 28th, 2013 under Uncategorized
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