Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola trailers (updated)
thanks to Saurabh…
So, the trailer to Vishal Bhardwaj’s curiously titled forthcoming flick is out. Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma, Pankaj Kapur, Arya Babbar and Shabana Azmi. First reaction- WTF did I just watch? This one’s either gonna be insanely inspired or an epic fail.
SATYAMSHOT 
October 15, 2012 at 6:49 AM
Bhardwaj’s next tentatively titled “Dreams” may star Madhuri and Irrfan- apparently this is the same film which he was earlier planning to do with Saif
Breaking News: Vishal Bhardwaj’s next starring Madhuri Dixit and Irfan Khan
Posted on September 1, 2012
Salman Khan will start shooting of brother Sohail Khan’s Sher Khan by the end of September in India.
Rajkumar Santoshi has signed Sanjay Dutt in his next directorial venture Fateh Singh and the film will be produced by Amit Chandrra of KLPD.
In all probability, Vishal Bhardwaj will start shooting his next starring Madhuri Dixit and Irfan Khan before DEDH ISHQIYA.
Buzz going round is that Arjun Kapoor doesn’t have time for his father Boney Kapoor’s production and will only work together end of next year. The main reason for Arjun not doing the movie is his air-tight contract at YRF.
Subhash Ghai is planning his next directorial venture and will have new faces. The film will be launched on October 27th.
Sonu Sood has been signed as the main villain in Prabu Deva’s next which is starring new boy Girish Taurani and Shruti Hassan.
Source: Amul Mohan from Super Cinema
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October 15, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Would be fantastic if true (the Bhardwaj film).
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October 15, 2012 at 9:44 AM
That’s pretty cool. Irfan was actually one of the best things in AN. It’ll be interesting to again see them together in a film.
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October 15, 2012 at 8:28 AM
Doesn’t look uninteresting but the Imran Khan choice is a very odd one..
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October 15, 2012 at 8:34 AM
And could u believe Devgn was the original choice for Imran’s role (and he would have been a better choice too IMO) . Pity he left this for SOS
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October 15, 2012 at 8:37 AM
It’s crazy Bhardwaj thought Imran Khan was a bit ‘like’ Devgan!
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October 15, 2012 at 9:28 AM
I think it’s the expression in their eyes that can be somewhat similar, not the physique.
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October 15, 2012 at 9:49 PM
i think devgan would have been the odd choice here. this looks goofy and quirky. for all his rohit shetty hits, devgan sucks at comedy. also, this seems to have sort of a younger vibe, age group wise. don’t know how imran will do here, but he fit pretty well into jtyjn, delhi belly, emaet kind of deal. so this kind of fun film (though different from those other films) may be up his alley.
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October 15, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Not a bad trailer. Certainly seems much more interesting than 7KM. But then there’s something, and I can’t put my finger on it, that’s become stale about Bhardwaj’s films…it’s probably just that there are other directors emulating this style and now it’s not as distinctive as it once was. This director deserves the benefit of the doubt, but I am doubtful about this one.
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October 15, 2012 at 9:50 AM
What did you think of 7KM GF? It deserved a better critical reception. And while Priyanka was good, i thought Annu Kapoor was the scene stealer there. Matru is giving me a Blue Umbrella kind of feel (both the films being set in a hamlet). And somehow BU is my personal fav Bhardwaj film
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October 15, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Didn’t like it. Probably the first “bad” Vishal Bhardwaj film in my view, which is to say better than a lot of other movies but just found some weird choices here (John Abraham for one!) and in the end it was unmemorable. Even though the whole feminist subversion of the Bluebeard thing was interesting (Catherine Breillat made an interesting movie on the same tale a few years back) I just found the different stories here (some of which were obviously far better than others) didn’t hang together very effectively.
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October 15, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Agree. At least trailer wise, looks way better than 7KM.
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October 15, 2012 at 9:46 AM
Oh no!!!! Another **emerging from the water scene** with her assets visible clearly.
Now I wonder what Bhardwaj fans will have to say about the shaking of backsides and fat women shaking their assets vigorously.
People lashed out at Ra. One for such scenes, IIRC:
I had said then, and say it now, it looks vulgar.
Otherwise the film seemed to have some interesting bits.
Imraan Khan looks mature with that beard. Shabana Azmi has a role in it too, it seems.
Anushka, poor thing, is doing the same thing, and having herself exposed in wet clothes – reminds me of Raj Kapoor who had a great fondness for such scenes with his buxom heroines.
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October 17, 2012 at 11:54 PM
Re:the ’emerging from the water’ scene- I don’t find it sleazy, because Anushka is an actress who is completely lacking in vulgarity IMO.
Even in the new Jab Tak Hai Jaan promo she’s wearing the shortest shorts possible but she still manages to look like the wholesome girl next door.
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October 15, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Anushka Sharma has arrived- she has a prominent role in a Bhardwaj film (heck her name features in the title too), is in Yash Chopra’s JTHJ, has been cast in Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet and finally is the female lead in Hirani and Aamir’s Peekay- one hell of a lineup
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October 15, 2012 at 1:09 PM
VB has lost it – trailer is 24 carrat WTF –
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October 15, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Matru….whatever aka The ‘baggage’ of vishal/Pankaj !!
Just had a peep
So what do we have here as I start to ‘multitask’ on the exercycle (with eyes open )-THE Vishall bhardwaj is bak to ‘teach’ rustic auteurism & what not !
Agree with unique Raju (though it’s not that bad)
But there are some usual shout-out vibes-
Vishal: hey, I’m conducting a ‘smart auteurs workshop’ -hey c’mon look @ me
As mentioned earlier -vishal has been a curious case for me
One knows his work is good and so on –but I’ve seldom enjoyed his movies , direction or music direction
One can tolerate pretentious film making and ambition if one enjoys the end result –but naah–his works seem drained out …
Not sure what’s wrong –there are more ‘different’ auteurs around whose work I like inspite of being less successful !
Bit sowmthing creepy and unexciting when he does his ‘different’ work !!
Pankaj kapoor -like him but here again hes saying —
” hey, look at my acting workshop!!”
As for Imran puppy khan –well..
He is a v good guy OFF screen
His misfortune was being clubbed in a sort of hyphenated deal with the much more talented ranbir –even if he himself didn’t believe it, his sycophants /coterie seem to have brainwashed him …
And this seems a (futile) attempt to ‘keep pace’ with rockstar, barfi !!
Xxx
And won’t pretend or add a spin —
The ONLY thing worthwhile here seems anoushka
Plus she has a certain ‘appeal’ that will be explored/discussed in more detail in jthj ! Yes many worthwhile banners have taken her now, but for me the key is when yashraj points to a heroine (like it or not !)
Whether it be sridevi, madhuri, ash, (briefly) rani/preity, and now Kat/anushka -those heroines were the most successful and symbolic of those years relatively speaking (with obvious context)
From her first film , she did what many actors can’t do @ their retirement —
‘act!’
Besides —
( as oldgold pointed out rightly)-I Won’t hesitate to add that I did NOT mind her ‘coming out of water’ scene 🙂
Folks –what are your favorite ‘coming out of water’ scenes…
Ps-pardon typos -with all that ‘vibrations’-not bad..
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October 15, 2012 at 11:49 PM
Except for Anushka, Kajol all those heroines were already big names without the help of Yash uncle. Yash Chopra simply made his type of films with them. So you cant call all of them as Yash Chopra heroines.
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October 16, 2012 at 8:21 AM
Yeah Sanjana –yash uncle isn’t bothered about grooming em
He just picked the ‘ripened’ and most popular heroines of their time (except anushka)
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October 15, 2012 at 1:58 PM
To add-the ‘vibrations’ were due to the exercycle(just to clarify for perverts) –where u can get bored to death unless one diverts the mind ..
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October 15, 2012 at 2:41 PM
AA: I too have never been able to warm to films or the music of Vishal Bharadwaj wholeheartedly. I like 7 Khoon Maaf. I liked the music of Omkara. But there is something lacking – the joyousness that comes from spontaneity perhaps. There is an impression of being too consciously arty. In contrast guys like Kashyap, sudhir Mishra or even Abhishek Chaubey seems to be having a blast doing what they are doing. Same with the music of Vishal Shekhar or Amit Trivedi or Snhea Khnawalkar compared to hat of VB. THe easy flow of these guys is missing in VB. I can hardly ever a listen to a full CD of VB start to end with pleasure. I have always believed that humour is something yiou either have or don’t. Vishal I suspect belongs to second category. The line by Anoushka ” I have Meena Kumari complex’ seems to confirm it. Straining to be hip …unlike Kashyap who just let’s go.. operating from some subconscious rather than by design.
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October 15, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Kashyaps a class act !!
I personally wont talk him in the same breath As vb (though it’s not criminal to do so)
Though imo many may get hoodwinked by simulation, pretence, pseudocomplexity and bias to find them comparable
Ps: caught parts of ‘no smoking’ few days back –loved it (again)
And yes -even liked John Abraham there …
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October 15, 2012 at 9:44 PM
i don’t have much of an understanding of music, certainly not like people here who are very knowledgeable on the subject. but as a layperson, i have always found his music as eclectic as his films and it gels well with the world he creates. we haven’t heard enough from someone like sneha, that can be judged better once she has a large and varied enough body of work. but the music in 7km was the only tolerable thing about it, even ishqiya had some very good music. and he has covered a variety of sounds and genres. something like bidi jalaile is still as addictive as ever, i don’t know if i’ll remember the work of the people you mentioned for long.
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October 15, 2012 at 2:52 PM
But must say, once you grant him his self-conscious attempt at art, he is not bad. In fact he is damn good. And his films are gorgeously styled and great to look at. Having cinegenic stars like Pankja, Shabana, Imran and Anoushka not to mention the fat lady certainly helps. And this one seems to be deliciously absurd. I like this attempt at theatrical farce. Kind of Rabelaisian. Definitely looking forward to it.
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October 15, 2012 at 9:34 PM
his only film that can be termed as a ‘self-conscious attempt at art’ was 7km, couldn’t even finish the first half-hour. other than that, maqbol, makdi & blue umbrella were excellent, kaminey & omkara were flawed but still very good. and he has never been as self-indulgent as kashyap in no smoking. it’s not a question of one being better than other; they are both original, talented filmmakers who do their own thing, results may vary in both cases.
this actually looks like a quirky fun film, which is a good (& smart) change after 7km, this trailer actually got my attention as opposed to that film.
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October 16, 2012 at 3:40 AM
Annie–u make fairly legitimate points about vishal and I won’t disagree. Given the prevalent standards, he is def a cut above the rest as I mentioned.
But I’m curios since I could never watch any of his films completely maybe due I lack of patience or initial interest.
If I ever complete em , my views may change/
His music again not bad doesn’t excite me enuf as say snehas
Though there are good pieces intermittently
Like 7km’s–didn’t mind it -what did you think of it
daaaarling 😉
But even that seems a take in Russian troubadourish folk tradition or it’s ilk
Ps: did u ever listen to snehas work in GOW –never liked ethnic folkish rural music b4
She introduced me into it
For eg If uve heard those –What did ya think of ‘ Bihar ke laala’ ‘womaniya’ & ‘hunter’
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October 15, 2012 at 2:55 PM
@ utkal uncle —
I think u have articulated well what my (& your) issues with visual bhardwaj are.
I can perfectly see he is a competent different film maker etc but somehow one never been enamoured or engrossed or even interested in any of hi works
Same for his music
Forget Rahman -even trivedi, sneha and heck, preetam create more enjoyable and spontaneously endearing music .
His whole creativity Seems a laboured exercise in ‘trying to be better than one is’ and something thats negative for ones own good !
Ps: this all is relative to the ‘accolades’ vb gets -it’s a given he is good though
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October 15, 2012 at 10:41 PM
I must say I wholeheartedly agree with what GF has said above about the trailer. A lot of social networking guys will probably go crazy about the trailer but this gave me a strong deja vu feel in a certain way. A certain VB stamp that resembles Ishqiya in terms of the quirkiness factor. Pankaj Kapur, however, will probably walk away with the film.
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October 15, 2012 at 10:42 PM
Btw experimental cinema has given rise to a certain category of audience now – the masses among the classes
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October 16, 2012 at 5:24 AM
some of you still remember unnikuttan from yodha ….well i remember how a mallu fanboy searched and successfully found the grown sidarth lama in nepal. Still carries the good looks i believe. And guess what he is in a new malayalam movie !!! – edavapathi..google it!!! and it has manisha in it too 😛 hopefully its a genuinely good movie
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October 16, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Yo Krishna suresh –where hav u been m8?
Studying too hard, eh
Update us–also any luck with Amy …
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October 16, 2012 at 11:19 AM
@aa, satyam, rajen, gf, q.. and others i am sure u will ROFL while listening this…
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October 16, 2012 at 11:55 PM
yeah remember watching this elsewhere.. LOL stuff!
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October 17, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Haha ROFL Rooney thanx ^
The embarrassing point is that I didn’t mind this song ‘Ishq wala love’– xgremely imbecile but somewhat catchy in the consumable way
Even more embarrassing is that soty is showing near me and may have to watch it this weekend!
These guys also have some fans !
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October 16, 2012 at 2:05 PM
rejected by both ajay and shahid ane one see why even though they have given memorable films with bhardwaj
allready this social satire cum rom com is looking total mismatch
(hawa main bhains)
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October 16, 2012 at 2:22 PM
based on pankaj kapoor’s old play and ironically his son is one of few who rejected the movie
vishal bhardwaj fascination with bhains (buffalo):
If your heart is a rhino, then you will feel all girls are buffalos my love ( while dancing)
imran khan ready to marry pankaj’s buffalo and pankaj kapoor in sky yelling pink buffalo and finally buffalo himself
doesn’t look funny at all
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October 17, 2012 at 8:51 PM
This is a fun trailer – I especially love the shot of the pink buffalo! 😛 I am a huge fan of VB’s dark, twisted, surreal visuals and humour- I even liked 7KM very much- so I am really looking forward to this. And Anushka and Imran look great together- nice to see her paired opposite somebody close to her age for once. And the Pankaj Kapoor- Shabana Azmi track looks very interesting as well.
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October 17, 2012 at 9:35 PM
agree. i’ll take vb’s world, pink buffaloes and all, over imtiaz ali’s fake emo bullshit any day.
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October 17, 2012 at 10:08 PM
ROFL! 😛 I agree- I loved Jab We Met- but Imitiaz Ali has been on a downward spiral ever since and with Cocktail he has officially taken over as the new-age Karan Johar IMO. Actually even KJo is far less pretentious now- he has dropped any illusions of being a good filmmaker and he often makes self-deprecating jokes in interviews about his bloated, over-the-top style of cinema. Imitiaz, on the other hand, is insufferable with his psuedo-sufi posturing and wannabe-coolth.
Vishal Baradwaj’s art is light years ahead of Ali’s infantile, adolescent ideas of romance and rebellion IMO.
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October 17, 2012 at 10:32 PM
we are on the same page about that. there was a certain freshness about imtiaz’s approach with movies like socha na tha and even jab we met (i have a soft spot for the former, although it was a more raw effort) as long as he took things as they were and did not try to present these as sweeping, epic romances. those movies were nothing great, sweet and enjoyable fluff, just well-made fluff with real flesh-&-blood characters. but then he started to fancy himself as some sort of pathbreaking filmmaker and lost his shit. reminds anybody of a certain sanjay ‘very serious and important filmmaker’ bhansali? and if he doesn’t get over himself soon, he’ll end up like bhansali too.
karan johar got over himself with mnik. and we all thank the lord for it.
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October 18, 2012 at 12:54 AM
Ami and Antya, I am with both of u on Vishal who is streets ahead of Imtiaz. Having said that it’s simply unfair to say that Ali hasn’t made a worthwhile film since JWM. Rockstar was a pretty good film and a daring effort. On Cocktail as far as I know all ‘intelligent girls’ liked it. And we shouldn’t forget that Ali only wrote its script and didn’t direct it
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October 18, 2012 at 1:37 AM
I have to disagree Saurabh- I don’t think that any of his films post-JWM have even been ‘good’, never mind ‘great’.And what makes it worse is that Ali clearly thinks of himself as some sort of a cool, path-breaking, epic-making rebel.
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October 18, 2012 at 1:42 AM
That’s fine Ami but IMO Rockstar was a better film than JWM though a more uneven one- one should also see that with Rockstar he was trying to set his aim higher and wanted to make a more matured film.
Btw you still need to tell me what did u feel of GoW
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October 18, 2012 at 12:30 AM
What did u think of Imran here Ami. I think everything seems to be falling into place except for Imran (for one i don’t think he would have gotten the Haryanvi accent right) . But hey, like with everyone I am ready to give this chap a chance too (he does have a flair for comedy). Loved the pink buffalo and the title track
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October 18, 2012 at 1:34 AM
Imran looks alright – I’m not saying that this is going to be a performance to rival Langda Tyagi or anything- but I’m a little surprised at the vehement protest to his being cast here. Let’s not forget that both Saif and Shahid were primarily known for their soft, romantic roles before being cast against type by Baradwaj. As for him looking out of place- he certainly fits into the rural Haryanvi environment better than Anushka who looks completely inauthentic here (even though I did like her in the trailer, and I think that I will enjoy her performance here).
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October 18, 2012 at 1:49 AM
Ami, as I said that I am ready to give Imran a chance and he does have a flair for comedy. I only protested because I still can’t imagine him in a rolewhich was written originally for Devgn who is a far better actor though, as Antya rightly mentioned, he sucks at comedy usually. And lemme make it clear that I am not picking on Imran to attack you
And while Bhardwaj did cast Shahid and Saif (though we shouldn’t forget that he had done a EHT before) against type they (esp Saif) were always better actors than Imran
Btw thanks for reply. I had thought that you were avoiding me or something
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October 18, 2012 at 2:13 AM
I did not mean you when I talked about the vehement protests- I think that your comment was very reasonable. I was talking about the general cotnempt surrounding Imran- why is it that Anushka gets a free pass for looking and acting so alien to the rural Haryanvi environment, but Imran gets so much criticsm?
And I do not think that Shahid was a better actor than Imran before Kaminey- but he turned in a great performance in that film- so I am hopeful for Imran here.
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October 18, 2012 at 2:24 AM
Well Shahid had a JWM before Kaminey whih is not a thespian act by any means but is far better than anything Imran has done till now. I will easily pick Shahid over Imran any day and I am not a fan of any of them. The thing with Imran is that he is not a bad actor as such but a very uninteresting one (btw i did find him decent enough in both DB as well as EMAET).
Anushka might not have gotten the accent right (we are yet to see the film) but again in my view she is a far better actor than Imran. Her BBB performance easily trumps anything Imran has done till now. Ami name me one Imran act which can be considered as ‘good’
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October 18, 2012 at 3:12 AM
Anushka is doubtlessly a far better actor than Imran- but my point was that a lot of criticism of Imran’s casting centered out the ‘authenticity’ of having him play a rural Haryanvi youth, and Anushka is not even attempting to bring any authenticity to her character here in terms of body language and attitude of a woman living in rural Haryana. She’s playing the character here in the same way that she is playing her very different character in the JTHJ trailers- yet she is being subjected to a lot less criticism than Imran who has clearly made an effort.
And while I cannot think of a single Imran performance that has impressed me yet, I cannot think of a single Shahid performance that impressed me before Kaminey either. His act in JWM was no better or worse than Imran’s in EMAET IMO. So like I said, I am hopeful that Baradwaj will be able to make Imran act here.
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October 18, 2012 at 3:20 AM
I am doubting the authenticity of Imran’s perf here simply because leave Haryanvi he cannot even speak proper Hindi (now this doesn’t matter so much in most of urban, city-boy roles) and this is certainly not an issue which plagues either Anushka or Shahid. But as I said this is only my assumption and Imran might end up surprising me
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October 18, 2012 at 2:31 AM
Ami has a point here. Let us give Imran benefit of doubt. If he fails, then we can all criticise him to our hearts content. VB can extract performance. and I hope he does this time too.
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October 18, 2012 at 2:34 AM
And its a comedy. A youthful comedy, it seems. So Imran will have it easy.
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October 19, 2012 at 10:13 AM
that’s a very good point.interestingly, i was going to say something similar. it’s not even anushka, she is at least a decent actress. it’s the different attitudes towards young actors and actresses in general. nobody expects anything out of the women, except they should look good. just look at the comments on this movie’s posts. comments pertaining to anushka are all about her attire and coming out of the water. while those about imran are all “he doesn’t fit in”. all young girls working today get assessed on who looks hotter. and the young men on who is doing what movies and making how much at box office. it’s a kind of sexism too. nothing is expected of the women folk anyway, they just have to stand around looking pretty. the hero needs to get his ass in gear since he’ll have to make all the dough. which is also understandable, because of the kind of films we make. the heroines are just pretty faces. and the hero is not considered worthy unless he is able to get an opening. if he does, he can be as bad of an actor as he wants, then everything is chalked up to ‘charisma’. salman or akshay are not any better actors than imran. watch some of their films when they were 30, and you’ll cringe through them. in fact, the other day, my cousin had an old srk film on one of the hindi channels, and we laughed throughout, he was so horrible. over time, they cultivated a style highlighting their strengths, although are still not much better as actors. but hey, they are successful. imran is working today because some of his films have done decent business. and the day he gets 100 cr, he’ll be considered an actor.
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October 19, 2012 at 10:25 AM
The entire burden of proving rests on hero’s shoulders. That is why they get such high paypackets. What you said about anushka made me smile.
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October 19, 2012 at 10:46 AM
I completely agree Antya- VERY well said!
“The entire burden of proving rests on hero’s shoulders. That is why they get such high paypackets. What you said about anushka made me smile.”
Sanjana- No offence, but I must disagree. What burden rests on the hero’s shoulders? What has Salman Khan proved with his films? Heroes get paid for their star value not their hard work or talent.
Ad it’s not like heroines are talentless or lazy either- there have been a string of female performances this year (Sridevi, Vidya, Richa Chadha, rani etc) that have amply proved that they are talented, and that they are more talented that many of their male co-stars- and yet they still get paid a pittance.
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October 19, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Also the male actors who have proved their talent, authenticity, hindi-speaking ability etc time and again are nowhere amongst the highest paid- Irrfan Khan, Pankaj Kapoor, Naseer etc.
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October 18, 2012 at 12:45 AM
+1 on 7 Khoon Maaf. I liked it when I saw it on big screen and from the snatches of it I’ve since caught on television (they kept showing it on Star Gold HD some time back) my impression of the film has gotten only better. This film has GREAT atmosphere.
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December 5, 2012 at 1:57 AM
Title song-
[added to post]
Plot synopsis-
Set in the rustic surroundings of a village in Haryana, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is a comedy-drama about Harry Mandola (Pankaj Kapur), a wealthy industrialist who loves his drink, his daughter Bijlee (Anushka Sharma) and the unusual bond they both share with Harry’s man friday, Matru (Imran Khan). Matru studies LLB in (Delhi University) but does not get a job and comes back to his village to take up his family profession of serving the Mandola family. Also, he loves Bijlee. Bijlee later goes to (Oxford University) to study and falls in love with Baadal (Arya Babbar), the son of a powerful politician Chaudhari Devi (Shabana Azmi), and much to her father’s delight, Bijlee is all set to marry Baadal . This alliance which is far from just being a simple union of two young people becomes the seed for a story that brings twists and turns in the lives of Matru, Bijlee and Mandola.
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December 9, 2012 at 9:15 PM
Oh I so want to see this one..
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January 8, 2013 at 11:34 AM
Think this will get a good initial.. shouldn’t do worse than Kaminey.
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January 8, 2013 at 1:09 PM
Why would a promising, young actress like Anushka do this to herself? Her face looks so odd, and she looks unhealthily thin! 😦
http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/photos/anushka-imran-pankaj-kapur-vishal-bhardwaj-mkbkm-press-conference
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January 8, 2013 at 1:37 PM
apparently adi chopra told her to lose weight. Either they are too fat or too skinny size zero. I think A. chopra is just right. Camera prefers you to be ‘skinny’ 😦
In the first pic. both anushka and imran look very funny! She is making good choices in movies, not worried abt 100 crore, not having too many flings all over the place like deepika or most other bw actress who cannot do without some ‘godfather’ or bf to ‘protect’ them and over all a balanced person…not a bad actor as well.
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January 8, 2013 at 1:38 PM
I meant anuradha chopra is just right….not too skinny…not too big
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January 8, 2013 at 1:43 PM
I agree that she’s conducting herself well (which is why I am surprised by the surgery/ anorexic look) but I completely disagree that she’s not too skinny- she looks positively skeletal! This is even more pronounced in other photos where she is wearing a sleeveless sari, her arms look like twigs! Her legs looks scarily thin in those skinny jeans as well…
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January 8, 2013 at 1:50 PM
Yes, she should learn a thing or two from Alia who is healthy yet extremely sexy. And ofcourse Parveen Babi remains the gold standard
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January 8, 2013 at 1:54 PM
alia will turn into a short, fat lady. right now she is too young..so she looks alright. I liked zeenat aman too. She was good 😉
Of course for you it will be daughter-in-law of someone who is in news currently with fake twins..lol
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January 8, 2013 at 1:51 PM
deepika,kareena,anushka…they are very competitive..they will do anything to stay near or on #1. It is hard to be just right like Anuradha Chopra (the beauty queen actress) who has never had any weight swings and doesn’t look anoroxic. Kareena has lot of weight swings from size zero to size 10. I didn’t say Anushka is not too skinny. All I said was camera likes it ‘skinny’. Haven’t seen too much of anushka but there is a talk show lady (kelley) here on morning tv (earlier the show was called “regis and kelly” now she comes with someone else) when I go to gym and she is seriously skinny (and mom of 3 kids) and looks way old than she is. So I know what you mean.
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January 8, 2013 at 9:23 PM
Yes, this is the weirdest she has looked. Definitely crossed over from thin to anorexic now. She is not classically pretty to begin with, trying to be like everyone else is also making her lose her uniqueness.
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January 8, 2013 at 6:28 PM
“It is hard to be just right like Anuradha Chopra (the beauty queen actress) “–WHO the heck is this anuradha chopra –don’t know her lol
Ps: out for some fresh air now…wow
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January 9, 2013 at 8:45 AM
What is the prediction for first day of MKBKM.
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January 10, 2013 at 11:18 AM
“What is the prediction for first day of MKBKM”
anushka -ditto for all the other days 🙂
She seems to be the ONLY performer here
pankaj kapur seems to be making an ass of himself (literally with those dance steps) –as for the ‘hero’–hahaha
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January 10, 2013 at 6:16 PM
Review from Time-pass of India..claims it’s a missed potential..
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/movie-review/17966935.cms
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January 11, 2013 at 10:53 AM
left this comment on Bachchan’s blog:
[Matru… looks promising enough as an entertainer from the previews though Bhardwaj also seems to have fallen prey to this whole ‘anthropologization’ of the ‘native’. From UP to Haryana we see the (supposedly) elemental native enjoy a certain freedom in terms of living life to the fullest, swearing, engaging in frank sexual talk, being ‘weird’ through it all and so on. Once upon a time the people who lived in small towns or villages were exactly like those who lived in major cities. In terms of how they were represented in films. Today in the name of a certain realism the ‘other’ of upscale urban life is constantly defined as a ‘crazy’ rooted type. Anyway I’ve said a lot on this before and won’t repeat everything. I am sure the film is entertaining but I think it’s about time we started taking these representations ‘seriously’. There doesn’t need to be a paraphernalia attendant on the small town native every time he or she is shown on screen!
On a related note Delhi represents among big cities the most fun environment imaginable. People are constantly going to weddings or planning the same weddings. Life is one long excessive wedding party with the most exuberant guests on the face of the planet. Outside of course there is this ugliest of major Indian metropolises measurable in the first instance by the violence and harassment women have faced for more than a decade now. This does not happen in Bombay in any comparable sense! To name one example. But one wouldn’t know this watching all the ‘Delhi’ films.]
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January 11, 2013 at 11:12 AM
when were people represented the same in films? in fact older mainstream films had even more gross generalizations. modern city woman in mini skirt with a cigarette in hand, gaon ki gori with a ghaghra choli that was never worn anywhere wearing 5 kilos of silver jewelry. seedha saadha village boy wearing dhoti and a gamchha spoiled by evil city people. so on and so forth. such stereotyping has always existed. people have always existed in our films as stereotypes labelled with big neon signs for the presumably dumb audience, not as human beings with layers. just the way these differences are defined and highlighted has changed.
and why should they all exist as same? india is pretty much 2 different planets right now (or many different planets). and people are different in terms of the way they speak, dress etc. these films may not be getting it accurately right, but making things different this way is hardly new. or offensive.
as a born and raised delhiite with roots in rural UP, i was always embarrassed by conversations whenever people would get together to meet my dad when we’d go visit. men of all ages (i avoided the women folk) sitting together, talking casually using curse words liberally as if it was the most natural thing. and my dad would be completely at home, though we never talked this way at home. i was shocked! my poor innocent little ears!
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January 11, 2013 at 11:42 AM
I wasn’t referring to stereotypes but about using different modes of reality to represent different social strata. Commercial cinema is always about stereotypes but there weren’t more of these in rural settings compared to urban ones. Most masala cinema ‘happens’ in Bombay and stereotypes abound. But the world in each instance is accessible the very same way. There aren’t any adjustments made in moving from one to the other. Which is one could for instance as easily identify with the ‘hero’ in an urban setting or a rural or small town one. Because those films dealt with ‘universals’. The villager somewhere in the North or wherever was a villager in a universal sense or a villager-as-such. Much as the urban chawl rogue was also universal in the very same way. In these works, rooted as they were, the actual physical space was paradoxically never intended to be too specific. So yes you saw a lot of Bombay sites and so on but this was simply the representation of a major Indian metropolis. A privileged one for sure but not meant to be anything more than the ‘big bad city’. Meanwhile a village was similarly non-descript. There were authentic features represented but these were common tho thousands of villages. similarly the language was sometimes given a bit of a spin, dialect was used a bit but again it was all imaginary. Because no one really spoke like that. It was one way or the other ‘Hindustani’ with a twist.
This is very different from what I’m referring to. Now you point is of course right that there are different Indias? My point is: so what?! The documentary truth behind this observation doesn’t mean much unless put at the service of a greater truth (or a universal). cinema today is ghettoized in more ways than one. And so when you see a movie set in the hinterland this representation always remains a closed universe. You are either part of that world or not. But it’s always clear that this is a separate world that does not intersect with any other in any sense. And this is precisely what I question. Much as there are different Indias aren’t there very many overlaps among them? Why is it more honest to show those ghettoized worlds as opposed to the overlapping ones? The reason these films never quite become universal is because the secret aim guiding these works is always the anthropological one. This is the impulse that drives the narrative and not vice versa. Even the truest or greatest documentaries are ultimately universal efforts. They might represent the most obscure segments of life somewhere but these open on to much larger universal truths. If these different worlds forever remained neatly apart there would be little interest in observing them. And so getting back to Hindi films even where worlds are represented where there’s no obvious overlap even then there are connections. We just don’t see them. In precisely the most affluent neighborhoods of Bombay you are likely to see hired help of all kinds. And so on. Why are these aspects never shown in the relevant films? Perhaps a UP migrant works in a Bandra household but Johar just isn’t interested. So it’s not out there somewhere.
The overlaps therefore work in more ways than one. Even if a small town in Bihar is being depicted there doesn’t have to be such a neat demarcation. In contemporary Tamil films you often have smaller towns represented, you often have care taken in terms of the dialects but the world is still the same. You don’t get the sense that you’re peeping into some other world. Actually the opposite also happens. You often have movies set in major towns where again different characters use different speech patterns. But it’s all part of the same public space.
And your last paragraph makes my point. You might have been embarrassed but you were interacting with them. We all know these situations. We are never part of a pure world in this sense. Where we only meet or interact with people exactly like ourselves.
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January 11, 2013 at 11:59 AM
ah, i do get your larger point about ghettoization. but i am saying that’s because this ghettoization is becoming more entrenched. of course, you’d like filmmakers to overcome that and be inclusive. but i don’t assess a work from that ‘angle’ so much. not familiar with contemporary tamil cinema, may be i should watch more to get this difference. kudos to them if they are doing this better.
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January 12, 2013 at 5:38 PM
Satyam, I again read your comment. And found it very instructive. And this made me recall Sippy’s Shaan- here in the song Naam Abdul Hai Mera, Sippy uses a man of very low social class (who is also disabled in thi case) as a kaleidoscope to view the pluralistic Bombay. It was as if through that song Sippy had given utmost importance to the outcast and inverted the social hierarchical pyramid. How many times does this happen now
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January 11, 2013 at 1:12 PM
“i was shocked! my poor innocent little ears!” haha
nice post ^
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January 11, 2013 at 3:15 PM
A very interesting comment Satyam
“[Matru… looks promising enough as an entertainer from the previews though Bhardwaj also seems to have fallen prey to this whole ‘anthropologization’ of the ‘native’. From UP to Haryana we see the (supposedly) elemental native enjoy a certain freedom in terms of living life to the fullest, swearing, engaging in frank sexual talk, being ‘weird’ through it all and so on”-
You are right. A very nice exception in this case was Dhulia’s Haasil where we got see a much more ‘normal’ northern city (even if accounting for the entire violent college poltics) in the form of Allahabad which had a normal hero who did not utter cuss words every second.and yet it was very rooted (the way the newspaper-wala is shown to be delivering love-letters is peculiar to those regions). Otherwise if we go by most film these days everyone in UP is involved in gunrunning (and since I belong to the state this kind of portrayal pisses me off)
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January 11, 2013 at 3:34 PM
yup adored haasil and even has the writeup on it btw have you seen shagird a compelling movie but character of a certain anurag kashyap the actor was modelled on these anthropologization only
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January 11, 2013 at 8:28 PM
agreed on Haasil.
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January 11, 2013 at 2:45 PM
concerns where correct when one saw the trailor
though vb has been on huge decline artistically one expected this to be not this lame
saw “ek doctor ki maut” sometime back and it was engaging though simple and this is what pankaj and shabana choose after all these years wentby and ya liked irfan khan of late 80’s and early 90’s simply because he had the innocence and didn’t had the monotonous dialogue deleivry
vishal when brought them together in maqbool atleast it had decently written role for both but one understand why a film on pankaj’s own play was rejected both by his son and devgan….can’t blame shahid to after a certain mausam as for vishal he made a career by making tried and trusted bestseller but can is empty now
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January 11, 2013 at 3:19 PM
and its good to see rajiv khandelwal getting recognition whch agains brought in aspiration from one of his shows sach ka samna….always rated him as one of the best young actor in india…from delhi and rising from small tv industry indeed reminds of one popular superstar today and always liked this guy for his off screen presence
just a personal opinion:
aamir was the better movie in context of islam and terrorism and focussed entirely on debate which johar failed with qurbaan and a certain soundtrack depicted the rise and fallacies of a music star much better than rockstar and showed the intensirty in shaitaan(on mould of abhishek bachchan)
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January 11, 2013 at 3:23 PM
Completely agree with U on Rajeev and Aamir
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January 11, 2013 at 9:22 PM
Of the cast, Anushka Sharma is dependably feisty yet achingly vulnerable, breathing life into the conflicted Bijlee. Imran Khan, for his part, offers a solid, confident turn, owning the character of Matru completely, holding his own even while acting off a veteran like Pankaj Kapur.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/matru-ki-bijlee-ka-mandola-review-film-delivers-laugh-after-sidesplitting-laugh/315249-47-84.html
One more feather in Imran’s cap! Note all Imran haters.
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January 11, 2013 at 9:47 PM
But the big surprise is Imran Khan, who sheds his urban, chocolate boy baggage. It’s an exciting transformation.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Matru-ki-bijlee-ka-mandola/Article1
Another feather!
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January 12, 2013 at 6:46 AM
Firstly I dislike Imran on screen but do not hate him. Secondly leave aside feathers Imran does not even have a cap. Intact let me make an absolute statement here- Imran Khan can never be brilliant on screen. He is neither effective as an actor nor as a star though his fangirls will say otherwise. Finally do you want me to put up 20 reviews criticising Imran (or where he is not even mentioned LOL) for these 2 you have put. His has been by far the worst critical reception ever any actor has got in a VB film
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January 12, 2013 at 7:11 AM
Better an Imran fangril than an Alaia Bhatt fanboy! 😉
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January 12, 2013 at 7:12 AM
Well said.
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January 12, 2013 at 9:31 AM
Haha! Did not mean you though but hey you have made it a habit of misunderstanding me 🙂 . Btw I only like Alia bcos she is cute and goodlooking.
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January 13, 2013 at 2:53 AM
You might want to read this in case you have not already 🙂
Alpha Girl- the Comic-
“A third rate cosmetic company creates a batch that turns all women into man eating zombies. One sane woman remains – and all she wants to do is find her brother”
http://alphagirlthecomic.com/
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January 13, 2013 at 3:51 AM
I didn’t misunderstand you, you’ve just made a habit of misinterpreting my perfectly innocuous statements. All I was meant was that most Imran fans like him for precisely the same reasons that you like Alaiia: because he is cute and good looking! I do not understand why you’re always putting down his acting talents: nobody has called him a good actor, and his popularity has nothing to do with his acting capability (or lack thereof); even the most ardent Imran fan wouldn’t call him a thespain!
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January 13, 2013 at 4:26 AM
Firstly I am sure that Imran hardly has any male fans so his appeal is limited to a miniscule population of young teen girls.
Secondly I do not have any issues if you (or Antya for that matter) like him (I like both of you so it was not as if I was going mad at you guys or anything)
I also have no problems if he continues to act in his frothy romcoms (I may continue to dislike him but that’s another matter).
But the problem begins when he is cast in a role which requires a certain degree of acting and where I perceive him to be miscast. On top of that he decides to take up a part which was originally written for Devgn (whom, as most know, I like a lot and who is a thespian in front of Imran. And I wonder how Bhardwaj thought Imran could play a part which Devgn was supposed to do) and has apparently done a bad job at it (I still have not seen the film though I doubt my opinion of him would change after I watch the film. Having said that I found him decent enough in EMAET and Delhi Belly). But Imran does not even stop here, he next decides to play a Don! Horror of horrors!
And I am not the only one who is thrashing him. Most (if not all) of the critics are with me on this when it comes to Matru
Finally here is the deal- If someone does not care about my opinions any which way, I am not sure why he/she should be upset if I criticise Imran or anyone for that matter.
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January 13, 2013 at 4:34 AM
I think devgun has become pricey after Singham.
Men may not like him because their girlfriends do like him!
Ott. anushka has become too thin. I watched her in some Starplus dance programme yesterday and she with a bindi and saree was almost looking like my nextdoor neighbour’s daughter. Not at all a star. And so thin. Is she anorexic or what?
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January 12, 2013 at 7:15 AM
@ Saurabh I’m also one among the likes of you who used to think that Imran can never ever act in his life time!! But after having watched MKBKMD, i’ll have to change this as he delivered as per the role demanded and he really fitted the part. Nowhere he seemed to be uncomfortable or uneasy nor is he wooden, which is what he usually do. But he is restrained and speaks the dialect exactly as it is spoken in Haryana and Western UP. And his not a pivotal role but kind of supporting actor as Pankaj Kapoor gets the most vital role of the film and delivers it with gusto and elan. Anushka is effective but her is only a meagre part. Shabana Azmi is brilliant as a an astute and opportune politician. On the whole a film is watchable for one time and nothing brilliant or outstanding as is usually expected from Vishal Bhardwaj. There are too many liberties taken with out any justification. And too many loopholes in the screenplay is also one reason that it does not stay with you after you leave the hall, Ishqiya was much more rooted and engaging and taut as well. So i would go with 2.5 as it is hilarious and engaging in parts but could have been trimmed at least by 20 to 30 minutes.
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January 12, 2013 at 9:43 AM
Thanks for your take, a very sensible. And on Imran you might be right after all since I have not seen the film
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January 11, 2013 at 9:52 PM
Matru was a bit of a bummer, liked Shabhana Azmi in it
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January 11, 2013 at 9:52 PM
People with fixed opinions about certain actors.
Abhishek Bachchan cant act.
Imran Khan cant act.
Jackie shroff cant act.
Dev anand cant act.
Katrina cant act.
Ash cant act.
Salman cant act.
In the end it becomes a prejudice with a mind blocked to accept anything remotely positive about certain actors and actresses.
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January 12, 2013 at 6:15 AM
Firstly no one thinks that Abhishek can’t act. The same goes for Aish as well as Jackie. And of purse Dev Anand, Katrina and Salman are ‘non-actors’ (Imran is not like them)- now the thing is that Dev Anand is often very ‘effective’ on screen but what he does is not ‘acting’ in the true sense- it is a combination of his persona, series of gestures, screen presence, ability to look the part/effective star-power but not acting. I mean an excellent ‘performance’ is often mistaken for excellent acting. I find Arnold an absolute non-actor but in the right role he was simply magnetic. On the other hand I think Sean Penn is one of the finest actors ever but I would never want him to play Terminator or Dirty Harry
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January 12, 2013 at 10:25 PM
i think ash can’t act. so do a lot of other people. jackie was considered a ‘wooden’ actor for years.
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January 12, 2013 at 11:31 PM
As far as I know after Parinda came everyone thought (and rightly so this time) that Jackie took Anil Kapoor (who was famously considered ‘the actor’ of his generation) to school.
And I saw Iruvar a month back so it’s very clear that Ash, even when so early in her career, could clearly given the right directir
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January 12, 2013 at 11:50 PM
I think these people have got success easily without trying too hard. And they are happy being director’s actors than showing any extra effort.
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January 12, 2013 at 8:19 AM
Bilkul sahi boli Sanjana.
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January 12, 2013 at 10:28 PM
People who think Salman can’t act don’t have blocked minds. They simply have their eyes and ears open.
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January 12, 2013 at 5:11 AM
kamal is totally out of his mind:
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/20130110201301100250165817ca35520/Kamal%E2%80%99s-DTH-plan-foiled.html
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January 12, 2013 at 11:10 AM
i was wondering why no vishwaroopam reviews/?
@satyam any thoughts on this?
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January 12, 2013 at 1:04 PM
It was delayed.. it now releases Jan 25.
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January 12, 2013 at 6:04 AM
MKBKM. It is Mandola or man dola. A swinging heart. Pankaj has split personality in this film.
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January 12, 2013 at 6:48 AM
I’d write something about Matru ki Bijli ka Mandola asap (it’s fresh in my mind) lest I forget about it later. Although I came out of the theater with mixed emotions (I liked it of course but need to recollect how much I did, probably will be able to fathom in a few days and a couple of repeat viewings) but it’s a film where Bhardwaj plays by his own rules, throws all conventions out of the window and makes a startlingly original Hindi satire, rip-roaring funny in certain portions and quirky for the most part. The climax somewhat diluted the impact, and falls back on old hindi film conventions. I’m still trying to figure out why VB decided to pack things in a hurry and culminated the film that explores so many deep and pertinent issues in a way 80s dramas would unfold. Probably it was all part of the sardonic treatment he deployed, but I would’ve certainly loved the film a lot more, and had those cinematic orgasms by the end. It wasn’t so sadly. But only if most Hindi films were half as good as this one, we cinema-obsessed mortals would’ve had much more gala times analyzing and re-analyzing films such as this.
Hats off Vishal. I saw people leaving the theater frustrated and cursing, but you have a big admirer in me. You’re a rebel in times of regressive cinema, without being a pseudo.. make more movies like these..
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January 12, 2013 at 7:04 AM
“. You’re a rebel in times of regressive cinema, without being a pseudo..”-
Thanks for making this astute point Tony. I was waiting for your thoughts and you have confirmed by suspicion that the film is getting such polarizing reactions because people are not able to digest the treatment of the plot in the film (that it is absurd or too stagey) What I really liked was that inspite of not taking to the film entirely you still conceded that it has enough magic to be an important film which perhaps requires more than one viewing to be fully appreciated. Incidentally your reference abt the 80’s like culmination is interesting.
Thanks for your thoughts. Would love to get a proper piece from you after ages
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January 12, 2013 at 7:11 AM
You should also write your own review.
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January 12, 2013 at 7:18 AM
thanks saurabh.. a lot of oscar-nominated films coming up next.. im bound to come up with a bigger piece on some of them 🙂
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January 12, 2013 at 7:11 AM
Great comment Tony, I was disappointed by the reviews, but I’m looking forward to the film again now.
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January 12, 2013 at 7:19 AM
thanks ami.. I hope you like it. personally i enjoyed watching it.
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January 12, 2013 at 7:30 AM
I think why reviews are against the film is because VB doesn’t spoon-feed the viewers at all (except for some right-wrong clashes) and the average cine-goer may find it frustrating. The film is flawed but something that should be taken seriously for whatever it is.
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January 12, 2013 at 9:56 AM
Of the performances, Pankaj Kapur steals the show in every scene he appears. Imran wasnt bad. at least, not as bad as the reviews suggest. found him decent enough.
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January 12, 2013 at 1:16 PM
“the average cine-goer may find it frustrating” – unfortunately this is what has been the “route to graveyard” for VB for quite sometime. At least from the point of view of B.O. – This film had “disaster” written all over it from the first promo/pics. VB will have tough time to get back into successful directors after this. It could be worse.
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January 13, 2013 at 7:29 AM
Continuing my thoughts on Matru…from this link & the ensuing comments–
From the very first promo it was evident that this wont do well commercially. After having seen it, knew it will do even worse–but personally liked it more than i expected…
Yes, there are idiosyncracies, inconsistencies & brazenness
but thats what the tone is here supoosed to be–it IS a different style/genre
One may /may not like it. INfact before this, hadnt seen a vb film completely. But it is pertinent how some of the ‘discerning viewers’ are not even giving it the chance
which also is fine–but the same folks raise their arms in ‘disgust’ when a dabang or ett or jthj throws in big numbers.
Cmon film makers will make the type of stuff u patronise
In the west films like vb dont release in the theatres so folks like me have a reason not to be able to see on the multiplex–but not some who keep cribbing till the cows come home about the way bollywood functions and the dabangs/RR numbers, but when a ‘different’ film really comes up, they are the first to desert lol
a case study (not to pick on poor amy) but bcos she wont mind–now amy is supposed to like VB ( as far as i know) and is an orgasmic fan of imran and also probably of anushka
Suddenly amy isnt checking matru
note that the same amy saw JTHJ first day first show ( to check anushkas role ) 🙂
also she repeated jthj inspite of blasting it otherwise.. anyhow…
Ditto for some others like anya 😉
Then there is the cohort who ACTUALLY went to see matru
many got disappointed.
reason–the ‘pond entry’ of anushka, the see-through t shirts etc
NO wonder they got pissed off since that was the only such titillation in the film…
cmon folks–be true to yourselves
u will get the cinema u patronise
the film makers arent doing charity and now folks like poor VB may not get proper producers for his next
more of housefulz and himmatwalas 🙂 enjoy
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January 13, 2013 at 8:49 AM
I’m not even going to bother arguing with your theory about people needing to ‘justify’ their dislike of JTHJ by going to the theatres to watch every single remotely non-conformist film, since it is far too nonsensical to merit any response.
But as for your arbitary condemnation of me for not going out to watch MKBKM- I have always been planning to watch it and have never said anything about not checking it out.
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January 13, 2013 at 8:51 AM
I’m actually going to watch it this wednesday, and I’ll probably write a short note on it…
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January 13, 2013 at 9:12 AM
Will be waiting for it.
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January 13, 2013 at 9:16 AM
Ha amy- was pulling ur leg
Good that I coaxed u into viewing it — looking 4ward 2 ur note
My thoughts in the link above..
Btw the concerns bout anushka prancing around in minis was Illfounded– vb was good overall
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January 13, 2013 at 9:26 AM
Wow gulzar — will need tuitions from anya on these lyrics ( since she has roots in the hinterland!) 🙂
Halki halki aahein bharna
Takiye mein sar de ke dheeme dheeme
Sargoshi mein baatein karna
Pagalpan hai aise tumpe marna
Ubla ubla kyun lagta hai?
Ye badan, ye jalan tto khamakha nahi
Ye khalish jo hai, wo khamakha nahi
Haan tapish tto hai, par khamakha nahin
Gross!
Note how the soft melancholic track merges into an authentic folk lore then into africana music amidst the strains of ‘hey raam’
Well done vb ( even as musician)
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January 13, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Disclaimer-the above lyrics are by gulzar– copy pasted by me–they are not written by me (to avoid that v v unlikely confusion)
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January 13, 2013 at 12:16 PM
@ anya & amy–check out this quote ive stolen…
“Pyar ‘pyar’ dekhta hai..’ Ek Do Teen Char’ nahi dekhta….”
ps–one should be quick to steal good quotes n put them 2 use… 🙂
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January 13, 2013 at 10:25 AM
^ oh so u r giving me an ‘orange wednesdays’ date offer, amy ?
nope, ive already seen it —-off4adrive… 😉
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January 13, 2013 at 11:15 AM
don’t pull me into your nonsensical argument. i won’t watch ett or jthj or your all tme favorite film cocktail even if someone put a gun to my head. not even on tv, forget fdfs in theatre. so what the hell are you talking about?
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January 13, 2013 at 11:25 AM
yaiy the poodles back!–nope anya– i wasnt talkin bout u-i know u have a v good ‘taste’ & u r consistent bout it.
It was amy who watched jthj fdfs and in the theatre and ditto for cocktale(though she ‘hated’ both from the promos itself –m i not rite amy? 🙂
and for matru, i had to cajole and coax amy to go n see it –that was the point!
dont u agree that if the ‘discerning’ dont patronise ‘different’/good quality stuff, how will it be encouraged…hehe
ps anya–what r ur expert views on the ‘khaamakha’ track…
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January 13, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Alex, stop targetting me with your inane, baseless comments. I did not watch Cocktail in the theatre, and, there is absolutely no way that I would actually be persuaded to MKBKM and write a note about it just because you wrote some charecteristic illogical gibberish and took a few potshots at me!
I am allowed to a dislike the promotions of a big release, but then watch the film in the theatre with my friends for purely social reasons, especially if that film releases on the day of an Indian festival, as JTHJ did. I am also allowed to give my honest,negative reaction to said big release without rushing out to mindlessly patronize every ‘differen’t film in order to establish my Indie credentials. One need not have eaten at every single fine dining restaurant in order to criticize a fast food joint, nor does one have to have read every single literary author in order to disparage Chetan Bhagat’s style of writing! Your ‘theory’ is just as idiotic! Stop taking cheap, sarcastic shots at me,and passing the most senselessly arbitary judgements on my film viewing choices.
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January 13, 2013 at 10:13 AM
Subtited—for those NOT from the hinterland (like anya) 🙂
Enjoy the coral music, the guitar as well as the afro/zulu/indian ethnic mix
Theres a sluggish vibe in vishals crooning but the orchestration remains confident and reassured..
the vocals and the background setup both resisting the temptation to outdo each other–
A track that goes down amongst vishals top 3 ever IMO
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