tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post4072067622694362306..comments2024-03-18T00:55:51.985-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: Manzil (1979)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-72042896297148512282011-11-03T12:03:00.607-04:002011-11-03T12:03:00.607-04:00It's nice to come back after a long trip, take...It's nice to come back after a long trip, take a well-deserved day off, and sit back and enjoy your reviews. You are quickly becoming my favourite reviewer. I watched Manzil in Delhi - IIT days. First date and all. So, it is really special. It was a wonderful movie too. ;) Thanks for bringing back memories.Sridharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-82971036349884652662011-10-30T09:21:19.206-04:002011-10-30T09:21:19.206-04:00Good! For a minute, I really thought Dost dost na ...Good! For a minute, I really thought <i>Dost dost na raha</i>... :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-56332706224741317882011-10-30T06:31:46.423-04:002011-10-30T06:31:46.423-04:00You got me there!
Chor pakda gaya!
no, now seriou...You got me there!<br />Chor pakda gaya!<br /><br />no, now seriously, bemoaning logic in a hindi film! marna hai kya? I would love to watch films like AAA (not the batteries) with other like-minded people, par yaha milta kaun hai! So I end up watching serious films like Benazir (because I saw it few weeks ago).harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-26375180950878241972011-10-29T14:14:19.024-04:002011-10-29T14:14:19.024-04:00I mean Bombay has nearly 14 million inhabitants. ;...<i>I mean Bombay has nearly 14 million inhabitants. ;-)</i><br /><br />You had to go and spoil it, didn't ya? Are you also the sort of person, who while watching an absurd film (read Hindi film) is always bemoaning the lack of logic? :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-79430710553393368162011-10-29T12:08:49.418-04:002011-10-29T12:08:49.418-04:00Well, that is not really surprising, is it? I mean...Well, that is not really surprising, is it? I mean Bombay has nearly 14 million inhabitants. ;-)<br /><br />But you are right, Choti si yeh duniya...<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpciysZxHtEHarveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-82242454279388166352011-10-29T09:47:14.822-04:002011-10-29T09:47:14.822-04:00You are a Bombayite?? Shall I start the 'It...You are a Bombayite?? Shall I start the 'It's a small world' thing all over again? Bollyviewer and I began that, then Madhu and I discovered many things common, and now this! *shaking head in disbelief*Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-79802436311345013782011-10-29T03:02:49.417-04:002011-10-29T03:02:49.417-04:00Rains at Nariman Point is an important event for e...Rains at Nariman Point is an important event for everry Bombayite. When I was in Xaviers, we used to go often there, but not often enough as we would have liked to!harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-87113928168766249262011-10-28T20:55:16.871-04:002011-10-28T20:55:16.871-04:00You're welcome, Harvey. Do watch it, I am sure...You're welcome, Harvey. Do watch it, I am sure you will enjoy it. And oh, Benaam is *nothing like* Manzil :) <br /><br /><i>Rhim jhim gire saawan</i> always brings back memories of Bombay during the monsoons. I worked at Nariman Point for a time, and during the monsoons would take the long walk from Churchgate to Nariman Point - along the causeway. It was wild and beautiful (oh, and I lost an umbrella too; the wind just whipped it away from my hand.). I used to have a spare change of clothes in my bad so I could indulge my love for getting drenched in the rains.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-90820781624304584102011-10-28T19:36:13.307-04:002011-10-28T19:36:13.307-04:00Another Amitabh film,w hich I haven't seen as ...Another Amitabh film,w hich I haven't seen as yet. Though i am sure that it was aired on DD some time. I confuse this film with the other AB-Moushmi film, Benaam!<br /><br />Rhim-jhim gire sawan is, I think, everybody's fav rain song, right there near 'O sajna' from Parakh! <br />I think I will like this film! Thanks for reviewing this. I hope it will help me to differentiate it from Benaam now! :-)harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-27894127458176166482011-10-28T18:00:49.739-04:002011-10-28T18:00:49.739-04:00I don't know how my reply went way up there! I...I don't know how my reply went way up there! I was saying that I was glad I obliged you, then...Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-34816001878514645752011-10-28T15:21:53.657-04:002011-10-28T15:21:53.657-04:00Samir, I too think that Kishore's song is wa-a...Samir, I too think that Kishore's song is wa-a-y better than Lata's version, but oh, the picturisation. It was unbelievably romantic.<br /><br />Wasn't AK Hangal a treat?! I hated seeing him in those goody-two-shoes martyred roles.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-25978257113103083092011-10-28T13:25:50.280-04:002011-10-28T13:25:50.280-04:00Love both versions of the song "Rimjhim Gire ...Love both versions of the song "Rimjhim Gire Saawan", as a song Kishore's is better, but (as you mentioned) Lata's song picturization of a rain-soaked Bombay is brilliant.<br />Amitabh does a good job, and A. K. Hangal is a really good at portraying -ve shades.<br />I wonder as to why he was not used in this capacity more often, one grew tired of him playing those docile/servile roles.<br />Nice review, and this movie is a good watch.Samirhttp://www.oenophile-samir.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-55919920572817300632011-10-28T08:41:53.718-04:002011-10-28T08:41:53.718-04:00I didn't know that Manzil was remade from Beng...I didn't know that Manzil was remade from Bengali, Shilpi. Thank you for that bit of trivia. I'm glad that the ending was changed in the Hindi version. :))Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-84309799165332023282011-10-28T08:01:38.635-04:002011-10-28T08:01:38.635-04:00It is a very nice movie. It's these movies tha...It is a very nice movie. It's these movies that underline the fact that if you have a good story, then you really don't need SFX or foreign locales or one thousand extras bursting into song behind the hero / heroine when they fall in love.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-37246503990508344692011-10-28T07:58:58.941-04:002011-10-28T07:58:58.941-04:00I hear you! I have been burning the candle at both...I hear you! I have been burning the candle at both ends this past month. Somehow I don't think my employer would be happy if I began to blog when I'm supposed to be working. I keep buying DVDs when I go to India, and there are so many that I haven't watched yet! :(Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-33943623289632994492011-10-28T07:55:35.854-04:002011-10-28T07:55:35.854-04:00I'm glad to have obliged then. :) Yes, it is a...I'm glad to have obliged then. :) Yes, it is a wonderful movie.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-6367909221883036442011-10-28T07:05:02.638-04:002011-10-28T07:05:02.638-04:00I agree with you about Doordarshan, there really w...I agree with you about Doordarshan, there really were some good programmes and now---- well yes all we do is change channels. Manzil was a remake of the Bengali hit 'Aakash Kusum' featuring the then top stars of Bengal Aparna Sen and Soumitro Chatterjee. The Hindi version has a happy ending but not so in the Bengali version , however it ends on a hopeful note.Shilpi Bosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-52197687789265395502011-10-28T05:12:51.197-04:002011-10-28T05:12:51.197-04:00This sounds really nice. I feel I must have seen i...This sounds really nice. I feel I must have seen it, but in fact, I can't really remember it. So a good excuse for watching it again.Bannohttp://batulm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-59942147849552014392011-10-28T01:34:43.432-04:002011-10-28T01:34:43.432-04:00This sounds so good. And it's another film I h...This sounds <i>so</i> good. And it's another film I haven't seen yet. Anu, what am I going to <i>do</i>?! There are only 24 hours in a day, and I do need time for some stuff other than watching films. This way, with one must-watch recommendation every week (and I'm counting only your recommendations, not those from others), I'm going to need at least one more lifetime to finish watching my growing pile of films. :-(dustedoffhttp://dustedoff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-5701854107046117672011-10-27T23:49:23.967-04:002011-10-27T23:49:23.967-04:00Oh, goody! I did hope a) that your next review wou...Oh, goody! I did hope a) that your next review would be about Manzil (or Kala Patthar) and b) you would post them when I had the time to read them. I haven't seen either of the movies and I'm glad to get some idea of what they are! This sounds really wonderful. It's on my I-need-to-get-it-now-! list. :)Tinanoreply@blogger.com