tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post1975149164869329502..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: Agni Varsha (2002)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-34803347212177193582011-09-27T15:32:11.308-04:002011-09-27T15:32:11.308-04:00will search for it when I'm in india again!will search for it when I'm in india again!Harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-33008566566017907172011-09-27T13:32:39.187-04:002011-09-27T13:32:39.187-04:00It's readily available, and Cinebella makes gr...It's readily available, and Cinebella makes great DVDs. I wish they would make more. Good production values, excellent sub-titling, great packaging, and very reasonable prices. I honestly don't mind paying if I get a great product. <br /><br />Re: MIlind Soman. Hmm, that's a tough question. You see, when he was on screen, I wasn't really looking to see if he was acting. But come to think of it, he did a competent job, and no, the mask didn't help him act. (ROTFL at that statement of yours, by the way.)Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-47171396827827695412011-09-27T12:59:10.102-04:002011-09-27T12:59:10.102-04:00I have been intending to watch it since I read the...I have been intending to watch it since I read the review on philip's fillums, but have never been able to lay my hands on it! maybe I just didn't search enough! ;-)<br /><br />Milind Soman looks good enough to bite! Does he act as well or does he stand around looking good and wears a mask when he has to act?Harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-16025461460134570552011-09-25T09:21:25.180-04:002011-09-25T09:21:25.180-04:00Milind Soman is scrumpilicious. :) He hasn't a...Milind Soman <i>is</i> scrumpilicious. :) He hasn't acted in many movies. Well, 'acted' is a stretch, but he was great eyecandy. I think you will like this, since you like period films. It's quite faithful to the play, though the play was not that faithful to the legend.Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-16192591382202647402011-09-24T13:05:02.177-04:002011-09-24T13:05:02.177-04:00Milind Soman looks scrumpilicious! Why haven't...Milind Soman looks scrumpilicious! Why haven't I come across him before... :( Haven't seen this movie either - hadn't even heard of it, actually. And I love period films, and this one is particularly apt as I am in the midst of reading Ramesh Menon's Mahabharata. Rishi is going to India next month, so I've already given him a list of movies based on your reccos. I'll add this to the list.Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-9590947267203778772011-09-24T01:56:56.235-04:002011-09-24T01:56:56.235-04:00"'Vengeance is Miiiiiinnne!!' kick-as...<i>"'Vengeance is Miiiiiinnne!!' kick-ass angry hero movies"</i><br /><br />Gosh, now why didn't I think of that?? :) This is a movie worth watching, Madhu. Truly. Even though I think the director did lose his grip on the pace in places (that was Ruhi's complaint). I liked the movie *a lot* - and that is saying something. My tolerance for movies began to reduce by the mid-nineties. And this, after going through the hell that was the 80s. (It's amazing that I can forgive much when it comes to the older films.) <br />But do watch this; and let me know what you think. It's faithful to the play - very much so.Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-32790072987139675692011-09-24T00:23:26.554-04:002011-09-24T00:23:26.554-04:00I remember having heard the name of this film - bu...I remember having heard the name of this film - but by the 90s (and ever since then), I've been so selective about watching new films that I've ended up watching only stuff that has been recommended to me by people who's judgement I trust. (And, to admit another truth: the name Agni Varsha sounded to me like one of those 'Vengeance is Miiiiiinnne!!' kick-ass angry hero movies that I don't really like. But this sounds right up my street. Will add it to my wishlist right now!dustedoffhttp://dustedoff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-10217525460840181472011-09-23T22:16:13.136-04:002011-09-23T22:16:13.136-04:00LOL @ 'tortoise with arthritis'. I agree i...LOL @ 'tortoise with arthritis'. I agree it was slow, but I got caught up in the story. But then, you are really not a period film fan, so I can see how it can get annoying when you want the story to move forward.Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-2620649558875228392011-09-23T15:58:48.233-04:002011-09-23T15:58:48.233-04:00I didn't like this movie much :( The second ha...I didn't like this movie much :( The second half moved with all the speed of a tortoise with arthritis. Though after reading your review, I'm wondering what I missed. I agree about the cinematography - the colours were so bright, and I really wanted to visit Hampi after that.Ruhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-57714347121352375282011-09-22T22:26:35.858-04:002011-09-22T22:26:35.858-04:00Good catch. Yes, I did write a shorter version of ...Good catch. Yes, I did write a shorter version of this for Lokvani back in 2002, I think - when this movie had just released. I just pulled that up - in fact, I'd even forgotten that I'd reviewed this film - and used that as a springboard for this (longer) review. <br /><br />Yes, the screen caps - I liked them myself. :) Had plenty more, in fact. I forgot to post one of Amitabh's in that crazy gold cardboard crown. Now <i>that</i> crown was <i>such</i> a disappointment!Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-31432075191635155182011-09-22T20:03:48.785-04:002011-09-22T20:03:48.785-04:00Did you also write this review earlier for Lokvani...Did you also write this review earlier for Lokvani? I remembered having read something about this film and was searching for it when Google pulled this up. Nice screen shots. :)Sridharnoreply@blogger.com