tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post1977870503875318135..comments2023-06-28T20:33:55.060+05:30Comments on Chronicles of an Unknown Indian: OLD WINE- WITHOUT THAT NEW BOTTLE PLEASE!!Meera Sundararajanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-70521940301981119382011-11-23T21:35:02.320+05:302011-11-23T21:35:02.320+05:30Never seen any of the movies you mentioned except ...Never seen any of the movies you mentioned except the newer ones with salman lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-83381708782050138682011-11-21T17:11:39.780+05:302011-11-21T17:11:39.780+05:30Very True.
How I yearn for the old classics, where...Very True.<br />How I yearn for the old classics, where story, acting, and music all blended well...Rama Ananthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962222316822524699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-86845260707078035562011-11-20T23:02:52.767+05:302011-11-20T23:02:52.767+05:30u shud have seen their tv serial 'woh rehne wa...u shud have seen their tv serial 'woh rehne wali mehlo ki'..my mom used to watch it...it was one horrendous horror fest to me....Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978139164983441198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-15748924143057238572011-11-20T07:43:37.642+05:302011-11-20T07:43:37.642+05:30Blessings and Namaste...
Although i grew up watchi...Blessings and Namaste...<br />Although i grew up watching many indian movies i won't be able to name any of them though i remember some themes. I didn't like the ones that were too much into fantasy nor the ones that were too violent. I much preferred the once that were about human being triumphant over trials and tribulations throw at them in life and love winning over all adversties especially those of overbearing, opinionated parents that thought they new all.<br /><br />My only contribution to this piece is to say that i don't fancy the films that have english i much prefer the subtitles. I don't like when it become too westernized its a turn off. While i do expect evolution and growth i don't expect and annialation of all the traditions.<br /><br />take care.....<br />stay blessed.<br />Rhapsody<br />http://twitter.com/rhapsodyphoenixRhapsody Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520384490148575528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-61679393979855329602011-11-19T19:27:48.237+05:302011-11-19T19:27:48.237+05:30@ Tomz you are too young to have seen the films I ...@ Tomz you are too young to have seen the films I have written about or listened to those songs:)<br /><br />@ Gayu rehash of what is already bad makes no sense. You are right about the music. The songs all sound the same.<br /><br />@ Sunil Deepak, you are right about the simple Rajshri films not having any buyers. But I cannot understand how people watch the nonsense that they are dishing out these days!<br /><br />@ Juxtaposition as we know movies are all about selling dreams. But Hum aapke was nothing short of a nightmare!Meera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-73468550766778543282011-11-19T10:59:14.122+05:302011-11-19T10:59:14.122+05:30Unfortunately I hadn't seen many of the films ...Unfortunately I hadn't seen many of the films that you mentioned in this beautiful article. But I can't stop without appreciating the way you portrayed the beauty of such old movies..Tomzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13809990191742945893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-59579546907675586192011-11-19T03:02:58.513+05:302011-11-19T03:02:58.513+05:30What's it with the songs these days...I am una...What's it with the songs these days...I am unable to remember the lyrics...I was famous in my school and college days to identify the song just as the music would play...but these days the songs don't interest me.<br /><br />2012 is gonna be a remake year..with Don2, Krish2, Dhoom # and Race2..and what not...I even heard Dabangg2..huh...<br /><br />We need good writers..who can write stories that touch the hearts of many...that inspire us...<br /><br />BTW, here is the part two of my Single parenting story.<br />http://gsaptekar84.blogspot.com/2011/11/single-parenting-part2.htmlGayuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304455860480027479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-74873431572349179172011-11-18T18:32:53.622+05:302011-11-18T18:32:53.622+05:30Nadiya ke paar though targeted only at UP-Bihar, w...Nadiya ke paar though targeted only at UP-Bihar, was a big hit during those times. But Rajshri films are in the grips of a time wrap. Their simple films probably won't have buyers/viewers now because that kind of films have become serials for TV and so they have big stars but living in another time zone! Rather looking to them for future, it is good enough to look at their long and rich past :)Sunil Deepakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781674474022699458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-14899150930486914722011-11-18T17:48:38.337+05:302011-11-18T17:48:38.337+05:30I can totally understand your stand on this. I too...I can totally understand your stand on this. I too love the old ones better. But in many ways, movies like "Hum aapke hain Kaun" are just dreams of what everyone wants their lives to be like. Perfect! Not in the sense that tragedy is lacking. In the sense that its dealt with grace and beauty. Films were always about larger than life stories. The idea is to see something other than normal mundane life on screen, to relax the common janta. I agree with them on this. I too would prefer a happy movie on screen if I had nothing but sorrow in my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-43277186008877781612011-11-18T14:11:29.108+05:302011-11-18T14:11:29.108+05:30Yeah Rachna I have seen Saudagar. Didn't know ...Yeah Rachna I have seen Saudagar. Didn't know it was a Rajshri film. @ Anil Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal et al are also my favs but they are a little too "high brow" for the AAM JANTA. This post is about easy to follow, simple entertainers!@ Readitt welcome to my blogMeera Sundararajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15584671517551652378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-75120160300555417892011-11-18T14:04:45.027+05:302011-11-18T14:04:45.027+05:30Have you seen Rajshri's Saudagar -- the Amitab...Have you seen Rajshri's Saudagar -- the Amitabh, Nutan, Padma Khanna movie? One of the simplest movies and one of my favorites. Ah, the old ones were so good. I loved Nadiya Ke Paar!Rachnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275266551382931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-90162669208736953792011-11-18T12:11:37.453+05:302011-11-18T12:11:37.453+05:30nice post,, impressed , joined your site too !!
w...nice post,, impressed , joined your site too !!<br /><br />www.readitt.in ( the e magazine)Gowardhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18067474370349358582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269219202790509435.post-85160413853480392402011-11-18T11:44:11.230+05:302011-11-18T11:44:11.230+05:30I was wondering why you did not specifically menti...I was wondering why you did not specifically mention "Sawan Ko ane dho" while you mentioned Rajshree productions. But you did in the end, and yes indeed Arun Govil was better than the steroid chewing Salaman Khan . Though the film was a revelation for music, Zareena Wahab and Amrish Puri. You also did not mention three other greats ,Mrinal Sen and his Mrigaya, Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihlani.<br /><br /> A westerner once asked me if Indians were always dancing , singing and merry making amidst the deprivation?<br /><br />I do admit that the morphine that is the fantasy of Indian films may be a panacea for the millions who barely eke out a square meal a day, but it is just cabaret and not creative art or entertainment. It is drugging and perpetual mirage , fantasy.<br /><br />I'm certain I will be in the miority!anilkurup59https://www.blogger.com/profile/07961961217418715354noreply@blogger.com