tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post4779260585744441308..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: Daag (1973)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-11373490399825156282015-01-13T11:43:06.970-05:002015-01-13T11:43:06.970-05:00Ha ha ha! :)
ReplyHa ha ha! :)<br /><br /><br /><br />ReplyAnu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-30735720280224332902015-01-13T11:21:18.819-05:002015-01-13T11:21:18.819-05:00You know filmi wives, they cannot make such wishes...You know filmi wives, they cannot make such wishes unless there is a camera around. :Davanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-88681443521348975122015-01-13T11:19:39.999-05:002015-01-13T11:19:39.999-05:00I know that; it just seems odd that she is praying...I know that; it just seems odd that she is praying for RK to be hers nearly 6 years after the fact. One would think she would have been attracted to him long before. <br /><br />I agree with your last paragraph though.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-16796582712948087532015-01-13T11:18:25.823-05:002015-01-13T11:18:25.823-05:00I remember watching this one only once, years ago ...<i>I remember watching this one only once, years ago on TV </i><br />Probably the same time I watched it. :)<br /><br /><br />It was unusual - a bigamist for a hero, a self-respecting single mother, a strong heroine, quite a restrained melodrama (if that is not an oxymoron; I think Chopra welshed out in the end, but I can see how that is also a kind way of solving a knotty problem, so that is there. Watch it if you have the time; it is quite entertaining. I promise you, you won't be bored. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-22501480725460658632015-01-13T11:15:39.992-05:002015-01-13T11:15:39.992-05:00Chris, I tried to reply yesterday but Disqus was b...Chris, I tried to reply yesterday but Disqus was behaving oddly. Anyway, what I began writing in response was that RK's mouche was definitely fake! He was also shooting for <i>Namak Haram</i>, wasn't he? He didn't have a mouche in that. <br /><br />Perhaps <i>Jab bhi jee chahe nayi duniya basa lete hai log</i> <i>was </i> inspired... The melody itself is nowhere the same, though, and the lyrics, apart from the first two lines are not the same either. So this could be <i>real</i> inspiration - to take the essence of that song and create something entirely new out of it that fits another context...Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-26925915270745911872015-01-13T10:59:26.966-05:002015-01-13T10:59:26.966-05:00Yes. Rajesh Khanna makes it clear to Rakhee that t...Yes. Rajesh Khanna makes it clear to Rakhee that their marriage is just a cover to provide legitimacy to Rakhee's son. But yet, Rakhee hopes to make Rajesh hers. Remember that scene where Rakhee prays to god, she wants a boon, to make her husband truly hers. But her flowers are blown away. Showing that God will otherwise. Hehe :)<br /><br />Of course, even if they were not having sex, he was her territory, in a way. It hurts her that Rajesh Khanna should choose Sharmila over her, for sex.avanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-33674330485640910522015-01-13T02:38:54.932-05:002015-01-13T02:38:54.932-05:00I remember watching this one only once, years ago ...I remember watching this one only once, years ago on TV - and being quite fascinated, since it seemed to me an unusual sort of film (I don't think I'd seen <i>Grahasti</i> till then). I mean, bigamy - and that too by the male lead - seemed like so <i>bold</i>. I ought to rewatch it, actually; have completely forgotten the songs or even how the film ended, though I do remember a good bit of the first half or so.dustedoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-61197848600588236072015-01-12T20:03:38.825-05:002015-01-12T20:03:38.825-05:00Oh, there is definitely 'not so captivating...Oh, there is definitely 'not so captivating' parts in it, Ava. But on the whole, I think it has withstood the test of time.<br /><br />Raakhee screeched her way through that dialogue. And it was so unrealistic since they had ostensibly spent 5 or more years together by this point of time. I don't see why she suddenly wanted her 'husband' right then. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-55737397957630850532015-01-12T19:58:59.100-05:002015-01-12T19:58:59.100-05:00It was funny - when the earlier comment first show...It was funny - when the earlier comment first showed up in my inbox, it showed up as posted by Filmi-Contrast. And it was truncated; then, it changed to 'Guest'. I'm glad you persevered. :) <br /><br /><i> a lot of screen-time to a woman who is not a pushover.</i> <br /><br />Yes, I just made that point in my comment below. Chopra's heroines may have been traditional, but they were not martyred doormats. Small though the roles were sometimes, they still were decisive about taking charge of their own lives. I liked that. <br /><br /><br /><br />I thought the Sharmila-Raakhee part of the film was the weakest. He definitely didn't spend much time exploring the nuances that would make their inter-dependence evident. I mean, Sudhir shows up the first evening Sonia has moved into Chandni's house!Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-72911062354865695282015-01-12T19:52:36.766-05:002015-01-12T19:52:36.766-05:00I think these sort of films were not meant to be a...I think these sort of films were not <i>meant</i> to be analysed so closely. It is a mirage, something that sweeps you away from reality for three hours. And yet, inside, there is enough for a viewer to draw parallels.What I liked about Yash Chopra's heroines is that they were pretty strong women, with their own agency. <br /><br />(I agree completely with you about Sharmila and her bouffant. *grin*)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-8561087976828800552015-01-12T14:15:34.728-05:002015-01-12T14:15:34.728-05:00Like this film more than some of the other better ...Like this film more than some of the other better films of Rajesh Khanna of that time. His 'mouche' was supposed to be fake, like the disguise from Apna desh? didn't look real.<br /><br />that cynical song was inspired from this song from 1969 Pakistani film apparently, Is it?<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrZTYLmAfbcChrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-62838115325448141332015-01-12T13:01:34.132-05:002015-01-12T13:01:34.132-05:00I saw the movie when it released, and was captivat...I saw the movie when it released, and was captivated by it. When I saw it again much later I could see the 'not so captivating' parts of it. But still, it is a good film to watch, lots of melodrama going on. <br /><br />I love the iconic dialogue "Sonia me kya hai jo mujh me nahi". "Sonia meri biwi hai" haiiiiiiiii....avanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-77904327113827811502015-01-12T12:32:05.846-05:002015-01-12T12:32:05.846-05:00Obviously Daag was a very important film in my jou...Obviously Daag was a very important film in my journey (and obviously it's one of my favorite RK performances). I can't stop rambling on about it (and few know what I'm talking about), so I'm thrilled that you've reviewed it. For all that it stretches the powers of belief, it's also strives to be mature in portraying relationships and conversations. It's not realism, but it's a weighty melodrama that gives a lot of screen-time to a woman who is not a pushover. That scene you praise, in the greenhouse during the storm, when Sharmila tells her husband of--that to me, sets the tone for the rest of the film. I mean, if you didn't respect single-parent Sharmila before... When I initially wrote something about it, I think I focused a lot on the relationship between Sharmila and Rakhee's characters--one of mutual emotional/financial support, if not exactly a friendship. I think I said something about this being rare in older Hindi films (which tend, in my opinion, to overemphasize competition between female peers). With a lot more filmi-experience, that still holds true for me. In the end, the female bond is a bit undermined by the false "love triangle," but I think Yash Chopra's direction and attention to the women as people (not just stereotypes) makes up for that. Plus it's a gorgeous film--this is the definitive Himachal Pradesh in my imagination (don't confuse me with the facts).Filmi~Contrasthttp://filmi-contrast.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-69391693171822205822015-01-12T11:18:06.586-05:002015-01-12T11:18:06.586-05:00Yes, Daag is a very watchable film. When you sit d...Yes, Daag is a very watchable film. When you sit down and think it over of course, the holes are very obvious but at the time you do find them acceptable. And then Sharmila, once her bouffant (or whatever they call it) comes down, is a favourite of mine. All Rajesh Khanna's movies made during those 4-5 years were great. I would like to remember him by those movies only.Nalini Ikkandathnoreply@blogger.com