tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post2784974299282285738..comments2024-03-19T01:01:34.335-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: My Favourites: Ten New FilmsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-28723163418635013282012-02-05T22:49:15.515-05:002012-02-05T22:49:15.515-05:00I would have been shocked indeed, if you had watch...I would have been shocked indeed, if you had watched <i>Teesri Manzil</i> but I would have patted myself on the back for making you at least <i>think</i> about watching it! <br /><br />Film appreciation course?! Go away! I don't like you at all...Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-74224034607700419572012-02-05T21:14:51.976-05:002012-02-05T21:14:51.976-05:00Anu, when I reached the venue, thought I'd wat...Anu, when I reached the venue, thought I'd watch <i>Teesri Manzil</i> and tell you later about it, after all your nostalgic outpourings but opted out at the last minute, after entering the hall! Would have been unlike me if I'd actually have watched <i>Teesri Manzil</i>, eh?<br /><br />Have also enrolled for a 2 day workshop on Film Appreciation being conducted by Jabberwock during the next weekend at the same venue. One more reason to hate:)E Pradeephttp://epradeep98.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-22514319999743874632012-02-05T19:31:27.325-05:002012-02-05T19:31:27.325-05:00For a) Piling on recommendations (When am I going ...For a) Piling on recommendations (<i>When</i> am I going to watch everything?<br />b) For watching <i>Bubblegum</i> when you could have seen <i>Teesri Manzil</i>...<br /><br />Above all, for being lucky enough to go to the Kala Ghoda Film Festival. :( I <i>want</i> to be im Bombay <i>now!</i> :(Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-78764193014899804602012-02-05T13:33:27.669-05:002012-02-05T13:33:27.669-05:00For piling on the recommendations regularly or cho...For piling on the recommendations regularly or choosing 'Bubblegum' over 'Teesri Manzil'? :)E Pradeephttp://epradeep98.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-45823000000995814972012-02-05T13:17:54.155-05:002012-02-05T13:17:54.155-05:00I hate you! : (I hate you! : (Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-15700801461978596142012-02-05T13:00:47.888-05:002012-02-05T13:00:47.888-05:00One more reccomendation which I saw at the Kala Gh...One more reccomendation which I saw at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival today: 'Bubblegum' - another coming of age story. Never heard of the movie when it released in July last year; had to choose between 'Teesri Manzil' and 'Bubblegum' today at the festival...The list keeps piling:)E Pradeephttp://epradeep98.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-85869694704815591152012-01-15T00:20:43.970-05:002012-01-15T00:20:43.970-05:00I wud suggest see all other recos and skip this ac...I wud suggest see all other recos and skip this actuallyFilm_buffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-42535299156366970122012-01-13T07:27:42.136-05:002012-01-13T07:27:42.136-05:00I'll keep an open mind then, and put this also...I'll keep an open mind then, and put this also on my to-watch list. When I'm going to get around to watching all this!Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-42501978154620214992012-01-12T17:43:24.611-05:002012-01-12T17:43:24.611-05:00No it didn't. In attemptingto address one seri...No it didn't. In attemptingto address one serious issue it also addresses another when the main lead makes choices and decisions. I found some parts archiac and contrived but overall it maintains one's interest. Having said that i don't think this would be every one's cup of tea in the sense a serious movie attempting to highlight serious issuesFilmbuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-89763386787276522162012-01-11T22:54:16.182-05:002012-01-11T22:54:16.182-05:00Funny, I heard Bol petered out mid-way. :)Funny, I heard <i>Bol</i> petered out mid-way. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-8024882535767489212012-01-11T22:53:38.799-05:002012-01-11T22:53:38.799-05:00I will. :) Hopefully, I will get to watching it so...I will. :) Hopefully, I will get to watching it soon.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-56956197807011217092012-01-11T19:07:40.717-05:002012-01-11T19:07:40.717-05:00Pls do and let me know your frank views whether u ...Pls do and let me know your frank views whether u liked it or not. I can give my reasons for liking it but that would mean spoilers. So I rather discuss it laterFilmbuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-18847969086952745352012-01-11T11:03:14.593-05:002012-01-11T11:03:14.593-05:00Am not recommending Meerabai Not out but have hear...Am not recommending <i>Meerabai Not out</i> but have heard good reviews on <i>Bol</i>; directed by the same director of KKL - Shoaib Mansur.E Pradeephttp://epradeep98.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-60080853223754920312012-01-11T08:07:47.010-05:002012-01-11T08:07:47.010-05:00@ Pradeep, then my attention must have wandered by...@ Pradeep, then my attention must have wandered by the time the last scene came around. :) I remember Naseer declaiming in the court room and I remember her being escorted out, free (I thought) at last - since the movie didn't really live up to the hype for me, I really seem to have blanked out the rest. Anyway, I'm not going to go back and see it again. :))<br /><br />@ Filmbuff - I will put <i>Meerabai Not Out</i> on my to-watch list. Thanks for the recco.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-25703640148735521102012-01-10T23:30:12.825-05:002012-01-10T23:30:12.825-05:00Yes it is the one with Mandira Bedi. Do give it a ...Yes it is the one with Mandira Bedi. Do give it a chance if you happen to get it. Gafla is a very interesting movie. Bol was good when compared to KKL.Filmbuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-39875115421045638562012-01-10T23:28:52.467-05:002012-01-10T23:28:52.467-05:00Hi Pradeep
Do see Gafla if you get a chance. I l...Hi Pradeep <br /><br />Do see Gafla if you get a chance. I liked Meerabai not out for a simple well told storyFilmbuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-72139552169737186762012-01-10T22:38:40.136-05:002012-01-10T22:38:40.136-05:00Anu, she stays back in Pakistan to set up a school...Anu, she stays back in Pakistan to set up a school there; not exactly the kind of response that you'd expect from someone who intends to escape from the place, eh?<br /><br />Haven't heard of <i>Gafla</i> either..Saw <i>Meerabai Not Out</i> on a bus journey to Bangalore- don't recollect finding it interesting enough...E Pradeephttp://epradeep98.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-8703810776447307152012-01-10T21:43:09.887-05:002012-01-10T21:43:09.887-05:00Filmbuff, now I'm beginning to wonder whether...Filmbuff, now I'm beginning to wonder whether I did! I could have *sworn* that she went back to the UK! It's not a film that I liked very much.<br /><br />I have not seen either of the films you mentioned - in fact, I have never heard of <i>Gafla</i>, but I have heard of <i>Meerabai Not Out</i> - isn't that the one with Mandira Bedi? I remember thinking it sounded interesting, but I haven't seen it yet.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-57745884046268870762012-01-10T21:07:16.319-05:002012-01-10T21:07:16.319-05:00"Bol" - pakistani movie on a powerful so..."Bol" - pakistani movie on a powerful social theme is also very interesting. Filmbuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-1042193157868492912012-01-10T21:00:57.854-05:002012-01-10T21:00:57.854-05:00Hi Anu
Regarding your comment on the end scene o...Hi Anu <br /><br />Regarding your comment on the end scene of Khuda Ke Liye " she just wants to go back" , are you sure you saw the whole ending scene? I personally feel that the ending was a big compromise on the part of the film maker. I was in a state of disbelief at the end and my immediate thought (like Pradeep) was after all that ill treatment by her family husband included and her trying to escape all the time, she suddenly decides to stay back in Pakistan and continue with her social cause. A more realistic ending would have been her returnin to the UK and continuing her social efforts via a NGO.<br /><br />Two good movies (small ones) missing from your list of good recent movies are "Gafla" and "Meera Bai not out". Gafla is a very interesting movie based on the stock exchange scandal in India a few yrs ago (Harshad Mehta). Meera Bai not out is a pritish nandy film which unfortunately seems to have gone unheard - perhaps Pritish films should do better marketing. After a long time there is a movie centered around a middle class family. It is a love story set against a cricket background but is not a cricket or sports movie per se. I look forward to your reviews if you happen to view/review these on your blogFilmbuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-78404385085806700182011-12-27T23:34:46.824-05:002011-12-27T23:34:46.824-05:00You keep making these recommendations, and I keep ...You keep making these recommendations, and I keep on adding them to my to-watch list. I'll probably need a couple of decades to finish what is on there right now! :( Like many of your readers, I haven't seen Chillar Party either (for the same reason as Sridhar, I think) and haven't heard of Little Zizou. After I read your mini-review, I went and took a look at it on IMDB - how do you find these little known movies beats me.Ruhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-28310343534473176472011-12-27T16:11:20.015-05:002011-12-27T16:11:20.015-05:00Hah! I like recommendations! Of your list, I have...Hah! I like recommendations! Of your list, I haven't seen Chillar Party or heard of Little Zizou. Must go off and source them right now if you have recommended them! And I must be the only person who didn't like Jab We Met much. :(Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-79646998936342813792011-12-27T11:53:34.111-05:002011-12-27T11:53:34.111-05:00All good ones. :) You do realise, no, that almost ...All good ones. :) You do realise, no, that almost 95% of the films listed (in the post and comments) are 'small' films? I think that itself is a good trend.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-27803477939917880292011-12-27T11:52:26.328-05:002011-12-27T11:52:26.328-05:00Yes, Johnny Gaddar was a really good film. I like ...Yes, Johnny Gaddar was a really good film. I like Sriram Raghavan's films. His earlier one, Ek Hasina Thi was also very good.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-25498166203871894152011-12-27T01:50:56.301-05:002011-12-27T01:50:56.301-05:00Johnny Gaddar is out of the worldJohnny Gaddar is out of the worldRohit Rainanoreply@blogger.com