tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9901271260386504892024-03-14T09:11:49.037+08:00My Affair with Indian CinemaSoniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-34476998223951661512010-07-20T15:21:00.000+08:002010-07-20T15:21:59.768+08:00Bankok Traffic Love Story - My First Thai Movie<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSonia%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><o:smarttagtype name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I haven’t posted so many pictures on my posts for a while. (It’s not that many but it’s many compared with my previous posts) <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I don’t know why but it’s truly my 1<sup>st</sup> Thai movie. I’ve never held any prejudice against Thai movies but not many of them have been shown in <st1:place w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:place> and those that were shown in HK somehow didn’t seem to interest me so I never saw any of them. </span><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSonia%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><style>
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</style><span lang="EN-US">Recently I’ve started watching Thai TV series and have totally fallen for Ken. So I’m watching this movie w/ him in it. <o:p></o:p></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Single women in their 30s has been the hot topic in town for a while. I think this storyline can work in any context, not just in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Thailand</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The main character Muey Li is almost 30. She’s from a Chinese family in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bangkok</st1:place></st1:city>. Not particularly good at her job. With all her friends being married, she’s becoming more and more desperate, and lonely as well. When she meets Loong, a engineer working for the railway company, she has a huge crush on him immediately but doesn’t have the guts to tell him about it. She keeps running into him, both intentionally and unintentionally. She really holds her hopes up and thinks that things may finally change for good in her life for once. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This is a relatively short movie (compared with the Indian movies I usually watch). But it’s good. The actress realistically portrays a normal working woman in a big city. Her performance grabs me from the very beginning of the film. Normally I despise (yes, I’m using such a strong word!) people who can’t be more emotionally independent and it’s not the end of the world without a guy. But I’d feel sad for her when things don’t go as she wishes. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Although the male lead generated great appeal for the film and I love him a lot (he’s a very famous TV series star), I still think the credit should go to Sirin Horwang (the leading actress). </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I love the dialogue, especially in the 2<sup>nd</sup> half of the movie. The music in the movie is so good it really helps the audience to feel what the characters feel. I’m going to look for the OST of the movie! <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</style> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Roaming around <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bangkok</st1:place></st1:city> during night time <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Bangkok</st1:city></st1:place>’s SOOOO charming in the film that I confirm I want to stay there for a year, despite all the hectic traffic (you can also see in the movie!), which is something I really really dislike. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Since Ken’s really popular, many people take pictures with him – not the real one though. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-58408458220481355372010-07-10T23:46:00.001+08:002010-07-11T19:36:57.376+08:00Bollywood Newbie#2 - FINALLY!I invited my friend Ixchel to watch a Hindi movie and she agreed willingly (my guess~). She already watched a movie before I had the time to suggest her on what to watch! It's really exciting and encouraging. She watched Kites and the most interesting thing about it is that I've been telling her about Kites 'cause she's Mexican and I wanted to know if Barbara Mori is a good actress to decide if I should watch Kites at the theatre. And now she's watched Kites. Without further ado, here we go!<br />
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1) What do you like about the movie????<br />
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I liked Hrithik Roshan (jk),the visuals and the fact that i didn't expected it to be like it was, it's a different type of movie, i mean it made me laugh because the dialogue is really absurd sometimes(hmm not sure if that's a good thing) let's say that the chemistry between the characters was like jane and tarzan, it was entertaining.<br />
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2) What don't you like about the movie?<br />
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i didn't like that the movie uses too many clichés, the snail-paced scenes and the climax (not a perfect ending).<br />
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3) What surprised you in the movie?<br />
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I have to say that Music and dancing(it was something weird mostly because I'm not used to watch people dance in a movie unless it's about dance), likewise the car chases scenes,cars flipping and blasting, i definitely didn't see those coming because they didn't look cheap hehe. <br />
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And i have to say that i wasn't expecting that climax.<br />
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4) Anything else you would like to point out???<br />
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I didn’t hate the movie but i didn’t love it either i guess it was okay.<br />
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5) Can you name a few of your favourite movies so that people may have an idea what type of movie-goer you are???? <br />
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That's though! I've liked tons of different types movies that I can't decide:<br />
Back to the future <br />
Stranger than fiction<br />
Big Fish<br />
Spirited Away (I love hayao miyazaki's movies)<br />
WALL•E ( Pixar is awesome ) <br />
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6)Was Kites what you expected of an Indian movie? Does it make you want to watch more?<br />
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To be honest I wasn't sure about Bollywood( my biggest influence is Hollywood 'cause USA is awfully close) so I didn't know what to expect, all I could think about was "i only hope those movies don't look cheap, or I'm gonna laugh even if it is drama". So you can say Kites wasn't what I was expecting from an Indian movie, I expected less, so much less. And yeah I think I'm more interested about watching Indian films! <br />
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7) Rate KITES ( 0 - 5 , 5 is the highest)<br />
3 .Kites didn’t fly too highSoniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-76372334624716110692010-06-30T09:28:00.000+08:002010-06-30T09:28:59.875+08:00Blogger Interview #1: My Questions, Louella's Answers!I really like Louella's blog <a href="http://masalawbigosie.blogspot.com/">Masala w Bigosie</a> a lot. Although I don't always agree what she writes, I really appreciate how "devoted" she is. She updates her blog quite frequently. It totally suits somebody like me who's very obsessive about checking updates of blogs, (almost like I have OCD....) I am sure she has put a lot of effort into it. She also writes well as her posts are well organized. (I truly appreciate that as I don't think I can do it no matter in English or Chinese) I started reading her blog when I first started watching South Indian movies and she writes a lot about them. It's really great that she does not only write movie reviews. She would also write articles with special themes sharing what she's discovered in different movies. So I find her blog quite diversified while it focuses on Indian cinema. <br />
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This blogger interview special was first inspired by her (and I hope I can keep it up with very limited time....) because I could feel that she has SOOOOO much love for Indian movies and I really wanted to know why and how she began and the things in-between!<br />
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Maybe it's not exactly an interview. I only emailed 11 questions to Louella and she gave me back some good and interesting answers! I'm using the exact words of Louella so there's should be no problem with miscommunication/misunderstanding! Enjoy, people! <br />
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1) Sonia: You’re really active, having a blog with frequent updates and using Tweeter and other medium. How much time do you spend online writing/checking/doing stuff about Indian cinema on average per day?<br />
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Louella: I don't have internet in my laptop so it's quite difficoult for me. I usually use some of computers in my school liblary on longer breaks, it takes about 1,5h a week, if to sum. I spend lot of time watching movies offline, also 99% of reviews I publish I write offline. To write a review, it takes me about 15-30 minutes. It, of course, depends on the movie. Some, which are really touching, takes to describe more than 3 hours and even then I don't have even the synopsis written! I have specific style of writing reviews, I learned it a long ago in school, it helps me to be quick and to write exactly what I want to.<br />
A day it tooks 4h, sometimes more if it's weekend or some holiday.<br />
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2) Sonia: I’m quite new to your blog. I only remember that K3G is your first Indian movie. But how did you come cross it?<br />
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Louella: It was a gift for some daily newspaper. My sister buyed it because some of her friends said it's good. For her it wasn't and she left me watching. I finished and liked it a lot but then I was having another passion so Indian cinema had to wait two years, than I saw Salaam Namaste and decided to watch more :) <br />
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3) Sonia: Did you try to preach Indian cinema to your friends? And what is the usual reaction you get?<br />
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Louella: Quite frequently, Indian movies are in my head all the time. Some people are interested only to hear what is it and they refuse to watch something. My friends now I'm mad about many things, like Indian movies, they laugh but they aren't vicious, thank God :) In Poland number of NRIs is very small so the whole thing is brand new to our country since 2005, when first pure Indian movie was released, it was K3G, I watched it later, in 2006. It hurts when people think that Indian Cinema = Bollywood, also when they are sure that SRK is in every movie, those are ones from the worst steroetypes I know. <br />
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4) Sonia:Have your blog caught the attention of the media back in Poland? (Because of Slumdog Millionaire, the media here in Hong Kong tried to interview people who like Bollywood But they don’t exactly quote us correctly….)<br />
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Louella : Nope.<br />
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5) Sonia: I have heard/read that Bollywood is getting big in Eastern Europe. There’s Indian Film Festival in several countries there. How would you comment on the popularity of Indian cinema in your country?<br />
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Sonia: I can say it's growing but it's not that high. People mostly would see few movies, enjoy them and forget. On the other hand, I know few Polish people who knew a lot about Indian cinema, they are really great in it.<br />
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6) Sonia: You’ve been watching quite a lot of Indian movies. Is anything still a great obstacle for you to understand the movies?<br />
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Louella: Language, I think it's the only thing. <br />
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7) Sonia: Is there anything in Indian movies that you really don’t like? Even you may have got used to it by now…<br />
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Louella: Hmm, dubbing? And some stupid rules, mostly in production, small screenspace for ladies. Candour for new ideas isn't big. <br />
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8) Sonia: Does watching Indian movies change you in any way? / Does it affect your daily life or your perception towards things in general?<br />
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Louella: I'm wearing specific pants, part of kameez and 80% of music I listen to is from India or connected to it. Also my body language changed, I love to imitate some heroes like Vijay or Rajni. I always been speaking quite different Polish, I use m hometown dialect and lot of slang with dose of idioms, after becoming full time indian movies addict I'm used to use more macaronicisms, using single words from some of Indian langs I know, like 'I feel chaala tired, mum.'. <br />
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9) Sonia: I think most people reading my blog is not a regular reader of yours. Can you name a few other films that are your “all time favourites” that are not Indian movies? Just so they can grasp some idea about you as a movie-goer.<br />
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Louella: There are lots of them :) Cinema Paradiso, Dekalog, Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie, Trzy kolory, Przypadek, Barry Lyndon, Bad Taste, Ghostbusters... <br />
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10) Sonia: I guess it’ll be quite difficult to draw a list ranking your favourite Indian movies. (At least it’s very difficult for me!) But can you name 5 to 10 (as you like) films for those who are interested to find out more about Indian cinema?<br />
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Louella: Well, I think it's good to find a movie from a genre which somebody likes a lot, for example comedy or thiller. I can't give just 5-10 movies, everyone has different taste, mine is quite peculiar.<br />
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11) Sonia: Is there anything that you’d just like to share with people who don’t know much about Indian films or even other lovers of Indian films out there? <br />
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Louella: Have courage to praise what you like and loathe that you hate. Indian cinema have amazing variety of movies, also watching ONLY hindi movies is a big waste. Be broad-minded, it helps, not matter where you live.Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-52000049940365796822010-06-10T16:23:00.003+08:002010-06-10T16:23:34.777+08:00Bollywood Newbie#1 - Tollywood Newbie....<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSonia%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><o:smarttagtype name="country-region" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">I decided to start this special feature on my blog mostly because I have too much time during the summer. Also, it’s also part of my constant “preaching”(in a different way). Anyway, the whole point of Bollywood Newbie is to get my friends who haven’t watched Indian movies before to watch one and then I’ll ask them what they think about the film. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">My first “victim” is Daphne. Why Daphne? She’s a very very good friend of mine and would definitely say yes! AND – she watched 2 Bollywood films and liked them too. Since she’s already watched 2 Hindi films, I recommended South Indian movies. Originally, I asked her to choose from 1) Blockbuster, 2) Rom-com and 3) Action. But she wanted horror. Arundhati is the only Southern horror I’ve seen so it had to be Arundhati. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">To let you understand Daphne as a film lover - </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
Daphne's All Time Favourites:<br />
Vertigo<br />
2046<br />
The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<br />
Being John Malkovich <br />
Adaptation<br />
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">I got some interesting answers from Daphne - </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
1) What do you like about the movie?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">To my surprise, the first thing she mentioned was “feet”. She really liked how Indian women walk with bare feet. She felt that even their feet can act, especially in the dancing scenes. Another example she raised was the car-trap scene in Arundhati. That was quite an exciting scene. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">She also found how the villain made his entry interesting. (He took the form of a lizard at the beginning of the movie) </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">Daphne</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"> said it’s a bit similar to a Thai movie. She found it interesting ‘cause it’s different from the typical images of ghosts, for instance, female ghosts with long hair as in the Ring. The old maid in Arundhati has a scar on her forehead. Daphne said it’s similar to a character in Silent Hill. (I haven’t watched Silent Hill so I’m only quoting what Daphne told me.) </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
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2) What don't you like about the movie?<br />
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">The pace – she’s not used to it ‘cause the film is relatively slow in a certain points. She said you don’t need to have all the characters tell you everything in details again when you can get it from the flash back. And obviously Arundhati isn’t scary enough, which I also agree. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">I remember there’s one thing about Arundhati that I didn’t like so much - the way they make the villain so evil that it’s not even believable. I asked if Daphne felt the same when she watched the movie. She said it was okay. Not too exaggerating and still convincing to her. She said Sonu Sood’s look in the movie was very “chic”.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"> <br />
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3) What surprised you in the movie?<br />
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a) </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">Special effects</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">they were better than Daphne expected. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
b)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"> The blind dancing teacher – she thought the dancing teacher being blind may be a symbol. She’s reading My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk. In the book, she learnt that Muslim people believe that some blind people are closer to Allah. I haven’t heard of that before (which is not a surprise…) and I guess most people agree that was a copy of the Chinese movie by Zhang Yimou. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
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4) North Vs South<br />
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">Daphne has watched 2 Hindi movies (OSO and Chak De India) so I asked her how she’d compare North and South Indian movies. It’s a difficult question because the genres are hugely different. But she’s quite observant and was able to share something. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">Arundhati doesn’t have so many dances in it. (only 1 if I remember it correctly.) The music is a bit more traditional, compared with OSO and Chak De India. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">S</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">he also saw both old and new <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> in it. Even when the movie is on the Arundhati at present time, there are still big old mansions and the Muslim exorcists. I guess it’s interesting and appealing to people who don’t watch Indian movies so often. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">5) Rati</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">ng<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11pt;">I don’t really rate movies when I write about them. But I asked Daphne to rate Arundhati just to see how she much liked it. She gave a 3.7 out of 5! <o:p></o:p></span></div>Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-67036471569939187632010-05-29T01:05:00.001+08:002010-05-29T01:05:16.775+08:00Dev D - TBC<br></span></p><p><span>Really like Anurag Kashyap after watching<br />
Dev D. When the trailer was first out, I betted it was going to be a flop<br />
because it looked like Trainspotting. I thought it’d be pretentious. But it<br />
turned out to be a hit and it was highly praised! </span></p><br />
<p><span> <img style="width: 230px; height: 332px;" src="http://vibhushan.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/dev-d.jpg"></span></p><p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FRLjycn11Rw&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" width="480" height="385"><br><span></span></p><p></p><p><span>The first thing that I want to say about<br />
this movie is the song Emotional Attyachar. It’s really popular and I can’t<br />
understand why. (I didn’t understand even after reading the translation of the<br />
lyrics. Maybe it’s a language thing. So bad that I can’t understand Hindi.) Bt<br />
I have to say it’s a song that stuck in your head after listening to it. Other<br />
songs from the movie are also marvelous. They’re of very diversified styles and<br />
don’t sound like typical Bollywood songs. <br></span></p><p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vvRYVorzgUk&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" width="480" height="385"><br><span></span></p><p><span>I like Anurag because he knows what he’s<br />
doing. I don’t think I can say it’s the case for the majority in B-town. He’s a<br />
good storyteller. Devdas is a story of lover. Anurag has trned it very “real”<br />
and human. I enjoyed the story much better when the characters can communicate<br />
in the modern ways. It justifies the relationship between Dev and Paro so much<br />
better. (Dev D: email & long-distance calls Vs Devdas: the 4 letters that<br />
Paro held on to for 10 years?) </span></p><br />
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<br />
<p><span>Okay, on to the characters. Dev in Dev D is<br />
totally a “good-for-nothing”. You don’t have a single bit of sympathy for him<br />
in the 1<sup>st</sup> part of the movie. Life/fate definitely serves him right.<br />
Abhay Deol played this character right and should have been nominated in<br />
Filmfare! </span></p><br />
<p><span> <img style="width: 360px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQ9hmwDJTTNJw5ZvUChX-SzfYbFXBiGzQqap__Kp5K5_z-xxrJ-y0rJSXEpvJKxwUC2d5WzAG3g45HRu2HrD5kXSlQ7zqDVZGdRDjCq8hr7uYL6n-yLVWTwIANzBJ0eJC6sGzdN4AY3Wc/s400/1111.jpg"></span></p><p><img src="http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/dec/1-dev-d-abhay-deol.jpg"><br><span></span></p><br />
<p><span>Despite all the praise for Abhay, I’d say<br />
it’s a movie of heroines. Paro and Chanda simply rock, rock and rock! </span></p><br />
<br />
<br />
<p><span>Paro is played by Mahie Gill. She doesn’t<br />
have that great a part in the movie. But she got the Best Actress (Critics) in<br />
Filmfare. I love her performance too. She’s very natural in the role. The new<br />
Paro is feisty and has strong characters. She’s loyal to her lover. She’d get<br />
rid of anything that gets in her way. Especially love the scene she ran after<br />
and threw a horrible tantrum on the gossipers who badmouthed her in front of<br />
Dev. She also has the guts to stand up to her parents. </span></p><br />
<p><span> <img src="http://www.topnews.in/files/Mahie-Gill41.jpg"></span></p><p><img src="http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/10jan_2009topactresses10.jpg"><br><span></span></p><br />
<p><span style="">Paro </span><span>becomes sensible and rational after getting married.</span><span style=""> But she’s still there for Dev.<br />
The scene that she visits Dev in Delhi <br />
really struck me. She’s no longer a servant girl. She’s married to a rich<br />
family. But when she helped Dev with the chores, it’s like everything is still<br />
the same as old times. </span></p><br />
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<br />
<p><span style="">And –<br />
the best bit about the movie – Chandramukhi, played by Kalki Koechlin. I’ll<br />
have to save it for next entry!</span></p>Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-17496324666750721192010-05-23T21:17:00.004+08:002010-05-23T21:40:45.575+08:00Chance Pe Dance - Give it a chance<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Just too lazy to continue with my Siddarth Series on my Chinese blog (typing Chinese is quite a bit of work)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> so here's a short entry on what I think about Chance Pe Dance.</span><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://desisound.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/chance-pe-dance.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 449px;" src="http://desisound.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/chance-pe-dance.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Perhaps I didn’t have great expectations for Chance Pe Dance so I end up thinking that it actually deserves better review. I enjoy it a lot. I don't understand why it got such bad review when it's released.)<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The story is simple. Sameer (Shahid Kapoor) is from Delhi and he, like many people, thinks that he has the potential to make it in Bollywood. He goes to Mumbai to fight for his dream. A lot of disappointment in between. A lot of difficulties in life. Then he meets a choreographer for movies Tina (Genelia D'Souza) and things seem to be looking up with some good opportunities waiting for him.<br /><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I think Shahid performs better in Chance Pe Dance than he does in Badmaash Company. I think he’s much more natural and the character of Sameer has more dimensions for Shahid to explore as an actor than Karan in Badmaash Company. It’s probably because he can see his past in Sameer. It’s not Shahid’s best performance but it’s really natural. I also like his optimism, particularly the part when Genelia finds out he lives in the car :) This film is a feast for Shahid’s fans- lots of close-ups and dancing scenes. (and, according to Gelion, a Taiwanese blogger – lots of close-ups of Shahid’s muscles!) I also enjoy Shahid’s serious scenes. He doesn’t overact and get unnecessarily emotional. I’m very happy about that because when I watched Badmaash Company, I start to get bored with Shahid just playing the “cool, confident dude” without a character well-supported by the story/plot. (Despite how I don’t always enjoy the </span><span lang="EN-US"><u><span style="color:blue;">Unintentionally Funny, Must-Watch Bollywood Movies</span></u></span><span style="" lang="EN-US"> commic strips on the blog “Off the Record”, I agree that the characters in Badmaash Company have a sudden change of personality that isn’t well justified.) Hope there will be more challenging roles for Shahid in his coming movies.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.prokerala.com/gallery/pics/800/shahid-kapoor-in-chance-pe-dance-2727.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 601px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.prokerala.com/gallery/pics/800/shahid-kapoor-in-chance-pe-dance-2727.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I guess it's what Gelion said about Shahid's muscles!<br /><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">As a big fan of Genelia, it’s a bit disappointing that her character Tina doesn’t have a larger part in the movie. The portrayal of Tina is also less detailed than Sameer. But what I like very much about Tina is that she’s supportive. When things are not going Sameer’s way, she’s there for him. Not trying to change anything or offering to help. I think it’s a healthy attitude in relationships. (Not that I’m qualified to judge that……….) It’s usually quite difficult for filmmakers to get it right when the girl is doing better than the guy. The usual plot is that the girl tries to help and the guy feels that he’s good-for-nothing, having a confidence crisis. Although I love the typical bubbly girl Genelia plays in Southern films, it’s still good to see her doing something different once in a while. It’s just that the plot doesn’t give her enough to shine. (That’s why I’m really looking forward to the release of It’s My Life!) <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://im.in.com/media/download/wallpapers/2009/Dec/chance-pe-dance_02-b_420x315.jpg"><br /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://im.in.com/media/download/wallpapers/2009/Dec/chance-pe-dance_02-b_420x315.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 420px; height: 315px;" src="http://im.in.com/media/download/wallpapers/2009/Dec/chance-pe-dance_02-b_420x315.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Love the scooter in the movie!<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="trebuchet ms"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="trebuchet ms"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="trebuchet ms"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">To me, the music’s above average. The songs and the picturisations are good. But they lack something to become a really good soundtrack. I don’t have the answer to it. But all the dancing scenes are worth watching. The song Pal Mein Hain is very sweet and I love the picturisation although it’s a bit cheesy and predictable. (it’s part of the Shahid magic!)</span></p><p face="trebuchet ms" class="MsoNormal"><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wfRs3dhPvxE&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wfRs3dhPvxE&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></p><p face="trebuchet ms" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pics.livejournal.com/main_hoon_emily/pic/000r4p4q"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 520px;" src="http://pics.livejournal.com/main_hoon_emily/pic/000r4p4q" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><p face="trebuchet ms" class="MsoNormal">Shahid and Genelia is a very sweet couple. But my focus is totally on Genelia's bangles :P (Bangle's really my weakness! I love how she wears lots of bangles in the movie!)</p><p face="trebuchet ms" class="MsoNormal"><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hGnDNt_fWMg&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hGnDNt_fWMg&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">The final scene - Pump it up!<br /></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rAcQXh4gats&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rAcQXh4gats&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">Pe Pe Pepein - the song isn't particularly important in the movie. But somehow it's really popular among Bollywood dance teachers here in Hong Kong....<br /></p><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-47440477421137257292010-05-19T15:11:00.004+08:002010-05-19T15:27:06.244+08:00Kick - but don't get kickedIt's a little surprising (even I myself find it so). But I'm kick starting my return to blogspot with a short piece on Kick!<br /><br />Forgive me for the cheesy title - I just can't help it.<br /><p class="MsoNormal" face="arial" style="text-align: justify;">-------------------------------------------------<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">I've decided to do a bilingual entry after scribbling some notes on Kick. I just meant to write some notes in English for the sake of convenience. But it turns out that it will be more precise if I convey my ideas in English (regarding what I want to say about this movie).</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sujji.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/kick.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 526px;" src="http://www.sujji.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/kick.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">As we Hong Kongers are looking to the North nowadays, people in the tinsel town are definitely looking down south! There are so many remakes from Southern hits in progress. There's this piece of news about Asin on Behind Woods and it prompts me to write about Kick!<br /><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.123musiq.com/Telugu-Images/Kick.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">To me, Kick is quite a special movie. As I”ve confessed to my Taiwanese blog mate Amanda, this is the first Southern movie with an “uncle-looking” hero. (that's how we call heroes with very obvious south indian looks for fun in Chinese) I struggled so much before I watched it. But it is an interesting movie and totally deserves to be one of the biggest hit in the Telugu cinema in 2009.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">I’m predicting the failure of the Hindi remake of Kick if Salman Khan is to be the hero. Ravi Teja, the actor in the Telugu version, is not that young himself but I’d say Salman Khan is not suitable at all. He doesn’t possess that randomness (based on the bits and pieces of his performance I’ve seen – yea, I know that doesn’t sound like a "responsible” bollywood fan) that Ravi Teja illustrates in Kick. The protagonist Kalyan is a person going after thrills and risks in life, or “kick” as he calls it. And he’s such a chatterbox! Salman Khan maybe fine in Wanted. It’s a character that requires him to look cool and not having to speak too much (I only guess it from Pokiri)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KH4_CRdU5YOJ_pLkBr2PGYLNj2kIfl-FfNmI0qGxp4GwedookiGnPyBxXJIo7as8ARG0eSdvOhGNMp9vWhr_I2O6JgPc58UStaQOp2vlQefh_7GDeOShy9oADthzlcvOiE9So4iKZFo/s400/37782_normal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KH4_CRdU5YOJ_pLkBr2PGYLNj2kIfl-FfNmI0qGxp4GwedookiGnPyBxXJIo7as8ARG0eSdvOhGNMp9vWhr_I2O6JgPc58UStaQOp2vlQefh_7GDeOShy9oADthzlcvOiE9So4iKZFo/s400/37782_normal.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">Ileana and Ravi Teja as a pair looked a bit weird to me at the beginning. But they have very good chemistry. I've read a lot of comments about how Ileana can't act. (I also don't find her performance in Pokiri outstanding) But I guess it's mostly about her earlire works. I think she did well in Kick and she's cute enough for me to overlook her less-than-1st class acting.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">The film is full of craziness and it made me laugh so much (also probably because I was having my exam at that time so basically anything other than textbooks and notes were funny).<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">Kick has references to other movies like Arundhati and Ghajini -</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b-oUCs2POa0&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b-oUCs2POa0&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"> <o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-2622981679932398942010-04-21T22:50:00.000+08:002010-04-21T22:52:08.709+08:00Counting DownI know I've sort of abandoned blogspot. (very unwillingly)<br /><br />Exactly 14 days then I'll be officially out of school + out of job. I'll have plenty of time to take care of both blogs!<br /><br />Looking forward to that.Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-60194158659276701482009-12-07T00:43:00.001+08:002009-12-07T01:01:57.540+08:00Dil Bole Hadippa!<a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=990127126038650489&postID=6019415865927670148"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://helpingindia.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/dil_bole_hadippa-7639961.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:新細明體;">Although Dil Bole Hadippa! (DBH) did not do particularly well at boxoffice, I still love it anyway. Shahid and Rani have always been my favourites</span><span>. You have all the typical Bollywood elements - Punjabi culture, nice songs and </span>all the impressive dance scenes (eg. Discowale Khisko)<span>. I watched it twice and I have to say it was a pleasant experience. It's sort of important that I don't have to think too hard in those 2 hours (like I'm not using my brain too often and too much...) I love the scenery in the movie. (Don't know if it's really shot in Punjab or not)<br /></span></p>Okay, maybe I should try to be a little rational w/ DBH. It has the vice (yes, I really want to use this word to stress how much I disapprove of this!) that many other Hindi movies have. The first few minutes showing Shahid having finished his cricket match in the UK and how he interacted w/ his mates. The way he spoke wasn't very British... (It doesn't fit w/ the way upper class/middle class/grassroot people speak) Please, I beg you all Hindi movie scriptwriters - Don't mistake foreigners as Americans anymore. It has annoyed me more than it should have. Luckily, Shahid is cute enough for me to tolerate all these. I love Rani's performance. It was very natural and I think she and Shahid make a good on-screen couple. Although I've read from somewhere else that Shahid has more chemistry w/ the camera, I think there's the chemistry between Shahid and Rani that makes a comedy work.<br /><br />I really love the songs in DBH. There's always the inherent problem of me not knowing Hindi so I can't tell whether the lyrics are good or not. But at least I love the melody! Ishq Hi Rab Hai is my favourite song. Love the picturisation even more! It's absolutely correct to say that Shahid is a V-neck wonder! (Again, read from some other blogs~)<br /><p><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ffMgkU1cUuk&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" width="560" height="340"></embed><br />I'll never get tired of these singing and dancing!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><span></span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.xanga.com/private/editorx.aspx"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px; width: 559px; height: 419px;" src="http://img.bollycurry.com/wallpapers/1024x768/31964-rani-mukherjee-wallpaper-from-the-movie-dil-bole-hadippa.jpg" /></a></p><p>Rani as Veer<br /></p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.xanga.com/private/editorx.aspx"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFjJO4BZ-lHSRDAgii-pieRAd1Ejy0g-gxn9Y8GddqX8hu4ewtzrzYjYGEiKbI6vfW1IG5fpaYh7eTl0hMZpFYBOG2W01CqT3DbbouIWFTwgivBJxMhWrJesDZN0VLHXuBMr1R9Dq8vI/s400/dil-bole-hadippa+4.jpg" /></a></p><p>Cricket - you can't pick a better sport to feature in an Indian film.<br /></p> <span></span><p></p> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=990127126038650489&postID=6019415865927670148"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://funkingdom.net/bollywood/31962-dil-bole-hadippa-movie-wallpaper.jpg" /></a><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.xanga.com/private/editorx.aspx"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px; width: 430px; height: 344px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_j817BoPJ2a4/SrKAjJlN0TI/AAAAAAAALfY%20/6_lYAsLW8hU/s400/dil-bole-hadippa-22e.jpg" /></a><br />Punjabi culture is so colourful! Vaibhavi Merchant's choreography can give you confidence too! (Though she's disappointed a little w/ Kambakht Ishq)<br /> <br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=990127126038650489&postID=6019415865927670148"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuysXjWzgxj_JK1cXSpEvJiW1D-GZ2-FxtTtgcSccXrqGfWuoi7tuFIaGkEOcEW-UAYq-KOuIPo5qVo6XthzM4VyD_ThUDIK98tBR0fTq6RHc4QANUoDV9hw_ZPJAfy-R6cWZ49yeJnxr_/s400/BC383B9EB991F9BBB385CCE93D4ECF.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=990127126038650489&postID=6019415865927670148"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/4Sz9UhNGJk4/hqdefault.jpg" /></a><br />Perfect smile, perfect body :P<br /> <br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=990127126038650489&postID=6019415865927670148"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://s.chakpak.com/se_images/6188273_-1_564_none/dil-bole-hadippa-wallpaper.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=990127126038650489&postID=6019415865927670148"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://s.chakpak.com/se_images/6187880_-1_564_none/dil-bole-hadippa-wallpaper.jpg" /></a><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.xanga.com/private/editorx.aspx"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://community.dreamcricket.com/community/blogs/page3/DilBoleHadippaShahid1.jpg" /></a><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=990127126038650489&postID=6019415865927670148"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px; width: 534px; height: 386px;" src="http://www.bollywoodhott.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dil-bole-hadippa-wallpaper-5.jpg" /></a><br />We can totally see that Shahid isn't lazy w/ his work out at all!<br /><br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=990127126038650489&postID=6019415865927670148"><img title="" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px;" src="http://www.thirdi.org/festival/images/images09/film_stills/myheart518.jpg" /></a><br />Same as many others, I prefer Rani the way she used to be. This final scene w/ her in bikini doesn't really appeal to me.Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-42224956215340935132009-11-16T23:19:00.000+08:002009-11-16T23:29:23.806+08:00Emran Hashmi's moviesI’ve spent so freakin’ much time on that stupid assignment and the grade totally confirms that Prof Valpey doesn’t like me. <br /><br />Anyway, what I’m writing sort of proves why Bollywood is so fascinating to me. Things/people can succeed for very crazy reasons. <br /><br />Emran Hashmi! I really like the songs from the film Janaat. I quite like the female lead Sonal Chauhan. She’s beautiful. But when I first watched the video, I was like “how come that guy can be a hero?” Well, we do know that sometimes the heroes in the Bollywood world may not score very high in the look department. But when I discovered that Emran Hashmi has been the lead for quite many movies on Indian TV, I became more and more curious. Recently, his new movie Tum Mile has caught my attention with nice songs. I went through the music review. (In case you’re new to Bollywood – they always release the OST before the movie comes out!) And I found something like this – “Hasn't it become all so predictable when one begins the review of any music coming from the house of Bhatts that has a Pritam and Emraan Hashmi association to it? So many times has a statement being made that 'Good music is pretty much on the cards when forces like Mukesh Bhatt, Mahesh Bhatt, Pritam, Emraan Hashmi and lyricist Sayeed Quadri come together.'” (www.indiafm.com) After reading this, I was really really curious! We have music director groups like Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Jatin-Lalit. But I haven’t heard of anything like a “actor-music director” combination. (Maybe there have been some but I didn’t notice) Then I looked at the filmography of Emran Hashmi. Most of his films are produced by his uncles and some of them were hits, especially those w/ the music by Pritam. I’ve read some people saying that the success of Emran Hashmi has quite a lot to do with the good music. Good music adds to a movie but I didn’t expect there can be such a direct impact. <br /><br />Then I listened to the songs in Emran’s movies on Youtube. Have to say they’re really quite good. (At least good enough to make me download them)It's not that easy for me to say a new song is good because I can't understand the lyrics and I haven't seen the movie. But all the songs below are good enough to make me listen to them listen to them again and again when I haven't seen any one of the movies. <br /><br />Tum Mile <br />It should be quite an interesting film because part of it is about a flooding Mumbai, starring Emran (of course) and Soha Ali Khan. <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NbZ-8n6b-xI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NbZ-8n6b-xI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TrkQG1Tdd70&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TrkQG1Tdd70&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UBMCnbCWVj8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UBMCnbCWVj8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Jannat<br />With 2 of my all-time favourite songs and the very very lovely Sonal Chauhan<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQEe7gRoSpc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HQEe7gRoSpc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l4xGSXX4ILo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l4xGSXX4ILo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Razz – The Mystery Continues<br />The songs are really quite good!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_JBcRTOWOx4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_JBcRTOWOx4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n8m2QSAfsNI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n8m2QSAfsNI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EU8VQaLN7UY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EU8VQaLN7UY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-9775198876010178842009-11-11T00:17:00.000+08:002009-11-11T00:24:45.282+08:00Tamil Jewellery AdsI've been wanting to write about this for a while but never really did. Anywayz, Indian national bank has bought quite a bit of gold. So, I'm writing on gold in India! <br /><br />Priyanka told me that Tamil people LOOOOOOVE gold. They save money hard and bought gold jewellery. Well, I didn't really pay attention to people on the streets in Chennai too much. But I can definitely say it's true. Why? Because these are the ads I saw during the intermission when I was watching movie in Chennai! <br /><br />I've been trying to maintain the sensitivity towards Indian culture and I usually managed to do that successfully. But, I would really call this kind of jewellery ridiculous............<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nnWSLopn4_Q&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nnWSLopn4_Q&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q08a2SMnWm4&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q08a2SMnWm4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NTEFgJZ7Zm0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NTEFgJZ7Zm0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ToFWfOK5F_g&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ToFWfOK5F_g&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6zD8-wNQqJg&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6zD8-wNQqJg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-23311863066623863552009-11-08T11:51:00.001+08:002009-11-08T12:00:43.260+08:00I just have to quote this!From <a href="http://rotikapadarum.blogspot.com/">Roti Kapada aur Rum</a>:<br />I've been following all of Filmi Girl's posts on the emerging trend of being really skinny in Bollywood these days. It really annoys me that there's no normal size heroines anymore as they've all decided to slim down Deepika style and let their ribs poke out! Perhaps I maybe harking back to the days of oldie cinema when the heroines had some flesh and a round tummy but we didn't poke at them before unless we were Baburao Patel! So here's a list and a rant of some of my favorite heroines of the yore and now that just scream:Healthy and Gorgeous, while the Deepika's and Kareena's who promote an unhealthy weight for Indian women to aspire to.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ydciy9qpQJxfgRaSnYtOr29IIApQsglIG7szRQwTViqK_q7T6uFBhQqJKb3rUBif0SjDJ9T299R2uL0Y9GcKKfijPbdqL_S_EVSBhUwnP8LVMFniUnLjN5Au3Rum4ar-NPwtQa1yFCc/s320/cb9c_1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ydciy9qpQJxfgRaSnYtOr29IIApQsglIG7szRQwTViqK_q7T6uFBhQqJKb3rUBif0SjDJ9T299R2uL0Y9GcKKfijPbdqL_S_EVSBhUwnP8LVMFniUnLjN5Au3Rum4ar-NPwtQa1yFCc/s320/cb9c_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />1. Hema Malini - I just love her dancing skills, she looked great in any outfit but to me she exuded a sexy heroine because nobody looked at her tummy when she was performing a dance and she still drew in the male fans that swooned over her curvaceous hips. She was South Indian and loved her food and her Dharam. Its quite sad nowadays that whenever a Southie heroine comes to Bollywood they have to slim down because they look toooo chunky for audiences! UGHHH<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtIsEzn0BzYy7Bai6gzXJLqtk3Bd5y8FboAmI5dM_2rbcL4qxQp4UX2rV-_yE9HfFjCLR2zgtq_bOqhZ6Vp8b-1-Pp_2YQ8_zVpLm-YtwyAdSoLtp-f5aZzhbYZKjikG-p4IYhAsKXoo/s320/VY-AMR.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtIsEzn0BzYy7Bai6gzXJLqtk3Bd5y8FboAmI5dM_2rbcL4qxQp4UX2rV-_yE9HfFjCLR2zgtq_bOqhZ6Vp8b-1-Pp_2YQ8_zVpLm-YtwyAdSoLtp-f5aZzhbYZKjikG-p4IYhAsKXoo/s320/VY-AMR.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />2. Vyjanthimala - Another lovely South Indian heroine who looked beautiful and lovely when doing some fabulous dancing, and there were no bones picked against her for having a lovely round face and tummy. Her body was probably the average size of a woman today as it was back then and even in her biography which i read she had a voracious appetite which didnt hinder her dancing or how the audience viewed her. In fact, my sleazy yet lovably Blobby Raj Kapoor did ample justice to her beauty in Sangam, she looked hot in a swimsuit and did the striptease to "Mujhe Budda Milgaya." <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLbx-VALiQkTyi750RVm99VPLaA4A_oZiq3IFjnlGrtubxI4AU1h7kQaAhw2TrTWDf8ugGOJ0mBAbxe8wxuUY_51rSrB-0kDzhGVq7VOO8I7TJTVGbmHXUaqlL2SsQFvjMU5_asVfWuA/s320/shemcomp_002.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLbx-VALiQkTyi750RVm99VPLaA4A_oZiq3IFjnlGrtubxI4AU1h7kQaAhw2TrTWDf8ugGOJ0mBAbxe8wxuUY_51rSrB-0kDzhGVq7VOO8I7TJTVGbmHXUaqlL2SsQFvjMU5_asVfWuA/s320/shemcomp_002.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />3. Meena Kumari - This might be a questionable addition to rant list as Meena apparently got overweight from all that drinking and marital problems. But Pakeezah and her slew of rubbish films that she made Pradeep Kumar and Ashok Kumar, I really didn't care that she looked drunk or tired throughout, she just could act and I didn't poke or try and spot how big she was. Her image and acting was cemented in my mind, and whether she looked big or not was not what the audience or I looked for, we are prepared to cry and weep during her films like Dil Ek Mandir or Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthjeTfGDzI7ge67gkg3MFKiqF_SpwjeiyiaFwII7R8oYosPHXnO-PxqL-5v80jT7mc3xy0qOcw4SE_RUgTmlHEjrbmquU_uIwDWsAeHUWQZ1mpfp-k6_UMZpBn8B7ktLnUEUomIn8TgY/s320/Neetu+Singh+(3).jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthjeTfGDzI7ge67gkg3MFKiqF_SpwjeiyiaFwII7R8oYosPHXnO-PxqL-5v80jT7mc3xy0qOcw4SE_RUgTmlHEjrbmquU_uIwDWsAeHUWQZ1mpfp-k6_UMZpBn8B7ktLnUEUomIn8TgY/s320/Neetu+Singh+(3).jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />4. Neetu Singh - perhaps my favorite masala heroine, and being a girl with big boobs myself I looked to Neetu and Rekha and cheesily said "Well even in Bollywood you can't choose your assets!" Admittedly cheesy when I watched old Bollywood films I identified with the heroines that were my size and Neetu just did that for me. Maybe that's why I love old school heroines more these days as they weren't toooo criticized for having a huge rack or having roly tummy because back then audiences went to see a film and their stars for some escapism, and to be titillated by the hero and heroine wearing tight and stylish clothes<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7Q-vvTeZDtWjoMfUr4oD5l24_613Wd5149kGxfrh6twM_DC83yco3CIfgpQYioI687MRtD-yNhAhtRj-J3CayNee3aEaTwO1Mzzqg4GKOelXNJJ82WQkI6UlDfA6CpoPHAqtg4wJlUQ/s320/mumtaz%5B1%5D_aaina_74.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7Q-vvTeZDtWjoMfUr4oD5l24_613Wd5149kGxfrh6twM_DC83yco3CIfgpQYioI687MRtD-yNhAhtRj-J3CayNee3aEaTwO1Mzzqg4GKOelXNJJ82WQkI6UlDfA6CpoPHAqtg4wJlUQ/s320/mumtaz%5B1%5D_aaina_74.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />5. Mumtaz - One of my favorite heroines, and she just radiated curvaceousness and she just looked wonderful in sarees especially in her films with Rajesh Khanna and she wore the shortest sari tops with her, showing off her cute tummy! In her Dara films, she had her puppy fat that just didn't look puppy fat it made her the sexy B-movie heroine in distress! And obviously the directors loved showing off her bod to the audiences in rain songs in Do Raaste and Prem Kahani! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKrgE2xfKp4N7ymlSykIHnAv6MHjWWuJzkQVN4Mmodz-z_Gl-6xrs15YbDgvLPkN5dmCwn6H2wAYdYSaFpv71dmEMPUUo33wAysvFaZDsxXZbJs0s77wpxrpuhc7vscNMk0vcdE3q6MM/s320/06779f65a787.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKrgE2xfKp4N7ymlSykIHnAv6MHjWWuJzkQVN4Mmodz-z_Gl-6xrs15YbDgvLPkN5dmCwn6H2wAYdYSaFpv71dmEMPUUo33wAysvFaZDsxXZbJs0s77wpxrpuhc7vscNMk0vcdE3q6MM/s320/06779f65a787.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />6. Nargis - the original curvy lady of the RK banner, she looked just lovely in any of the films she did with RK, and he definitely knew how to make the camera just soak up all that wonderful acting and her curves especially in the Rk penchant of the white sari! Obviously the best example of her dancing prowess and showing off her bod was in the "Ghar Aaya Pardesi"song in Aawara, lol even I wanted to have sparkles on my face and dance about like she did. And the key moment of cinema history was her wearing that fashionable swimsuit (lol that i bought after watching that!) and her changing scene after, of course Raju wanted to take a peek and act like a junglee and so did the audience!<br /><br />7. Finally these two people that I've really lost respect for<br />YA I'll show off my ribs, while standing behind some sexy curvy ladies! DUHHHH<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySyfURNJKJn0l0H4QxXKJ1XInteOg20ROEg-JI3ZzuXDuuHbeQISbvC2knjdk_LDn1xwZBXeD94SujcA5s5nIv1L9X22OqVtEmrEgW0ilocakQ5EkbAv7bge3QGsOc55oOmAQTo9FqP0/s320/Kareena-Kapoor-Tashan.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySyfURNJKJn0l0H4QxXKJ1XInteOg20ROEg-JI3ZzuXDuuHbeQISbvC2knjdk_LDn1xwZBXeD94SujcA5s5nIv1L9X22OqVtEmrEgW0ilocakQ5EkbAv7bge3QGsOc55oOmAQTo9FqP0/s320/Kareena-Kapoor-Tashan.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />YA, A side profile of my tinny tummy looks really sexy! NOT!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKrNy3Zw2YVXd_033IJy1vzwyQbCIzO9XBDb0Nes1CSaTIcmvFqDH5JGtJnyucEtVUHxEFL2AXaIXWxp7JB9_GL1pQqFjTbTeUGL0JFDsy7EQBpp2SBaFkg0aTQNrhmCCVRQyTH-JGaQ/s320/deepika-padukone-for-harpers-bazaar-india-april-2009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKrNy3Zw2YVXd_033IJy1vzwyQbCIzO9XBDb0Nes1CSaTIcmvFqDH5JGtJnyucEtVUHxEFL2AXaIXWxp7JB9_GL1pQqFjTbTeUGL0JFDsy7EQBpp2SBaFkg0aTQNrhmCCVRQyTH-JGaQ/s320/deepika-padukone-for-harpers-bazaar-india-april-2009.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I'm not gonna hate on all naturally skinny gals like Anushka Sharma, or others but its just that Kareena Kapoor is going all out to promote an unreal expectation and the fact that people look up to her as a role model. Its very harmful to hear quotes from magzines with "Kareena Kapoor the trailblazer of size-zero fad in India, admits that occasionally she does feel like putting on some extra kilos but resists the temptation because being a fashion icon she has to remain lean and sexy. " or even worse "My size zero is what got the attention of an international clothes manufacturer. I will be launching a clothes line soon.” This is gonna be awful if she starts a clothing line as it will probably bee 0-8, which will encourage young girls to be an unrealistic size just because their idol Kareena says its cool and men will flock to you!<br /><br />Why does being lean need to be the new thing, its far more sexy and attractive to have some meat on you and not just show off your bod by shrinking in size to fit into a bikini ala Rani Mukherjee in DBHadippa which was just sooo unnecessary I don't mind an item number like the next fan but it just made me sad to see her sell out by trading her voluptuous figure to gyrate in a bikini for a few seconds in a silly shower. Sonam Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and now Lara Dutta and other heroines really need to set a better example to young girls out there that are bombarded with their idols looking like Ally Macbeal's all of a sudden. Its just a sorry state of affairs in Bollywood that we now value skinny and unhealthy looking heroines to average sized Vidya Balan or Madhuri Dixit.<br /><br />I really feel bad for the South Indian heroines that want to cross over to Bollywood, Asin has already said she had to slim down for London Dream and Trisha is toning her curves down for her film with Akshay Kumar! Honestly, beauty is skin deep for god's sake, it just makes me feel angry with the Deepika's that promote their size and just make girls feel bad for being the size that they are and wanting to be beautiful. Countless eating disorders will probably rise if this trend continues and who knows Kareena is probably starving herself to look the kind of "good" she sees. And I haven't noticed any slim heroine saying "Girls listen up, you've got to love what you see in the mirror, learn to love yourself, beauty comes from the inside!?" LOL maybe i've watched too much Tyra this week<br /><br /><br />What are your thoughts, and who are your fave voluptuous heroines?Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-6225223924162002842009-10-31T22:49:00.000+08:002009-10-31T23:07:13.185+08:00Things I'm looking forward to!Chance Pe Dance Full-length Trailer!<br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uRtAcBg0G9k&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uRtAcBg0G9k&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Next week is going to be an interesting week!<br />We have....<br /><br />Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani - Katrina Katrina Katrina!!!!! And it seems to be quite an entertainer. <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fGTv-jXxiyo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fGTv-jXxiyo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Jail - The new Madhur Bhandarkar film! Don't think it's just copying "prison break". It's definitely not 'cuase Madhur Bhandarkar's just a wonderful filmmaker!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HZnRt1BRSeE&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HZnRt1BRSeE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />3 Idiots<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xvszmNXdM4w&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xvszmNXdM4w&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Well, not that I don't love Aamir, I totally do. But is it convincing to have somebody over 40 to play college student? It didn't work so well in Rang De Basanti..... Again? And pair up w/ Kareena Kapoor????????? <br /><br />Kites<br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K-f24me6ax8&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K-f24me6ax8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />3 Idiots is too huge. Even Kites w/ Hrithik Roshan has been pushed back to Jan 2010.Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-38927615468290683892009-10-27T21:22:00.000+08:002009-10-27T21:35:21.092+08:00ATTN: HK Bollywood Fans!Vaibhavi Merchant's show "The Merchants of Bollywood" is coming to HK in Febraury 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmfCVuKn9IaIWIgpfnHgiYbhLk_LNxvdvz4NABJH2ZdRl1HtJk1P6zit-X2BNOISITk5L_2sPiEH-idV9J9roGoDi4NGWyOqgaNAE0eXp21X-ZijEHNS0zC3r3QfmWjjbzXa20Cwezzw/s320/mechants-of-bollywood.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmfCVuKn9IaIWIgpfnHgiYbhLk_LNxvdvz4NABJH2ZdRl1HtJk1P6zit-X2BNOISITk5L_2sPiEH-idV9J9roGoDi4NGWyOqgaNAE0eXp21X-ZijEHNS0zC3r3QfmWjjbzXa20Cwezzw/s320/mechants-of-bollywood.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />It's not exactly Vaibhavi Merchant's show. But she did the choreography and the show is partly her life story!<br /><br />Amanda's introduction: http://amandalin.pixnet.net/blog/post/24796348<br /><br />Please!!!! Let me know if you're going too. It's be a lot less enjoyable to go w/out some company!Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-78416309555478848012009-10-26T19:48:00.000+08:002009-10-26T20:06:13.147+08:00Chance Pe Dance!This is definitely the year of Shahid Kapoor! <br /><br />His upcoming film with Genelia --> although it's pushed back to next year, a teaser is now available online!<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EUwYVsjqnts&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EUwYVsjqnts&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-5984716837846793812009-10-26T00:00:00.000+08:002009-10-26T00:05:35.731+08:00A WEEK OF HELLI just finished my job application for Swire. It took me like 3 hours......... Well, I admit that I wasn't very well prepared in dealing with that online application system. And all my standard cover letters didn't help 'cause they were all for consulting firms. <br /><br />Sometimes even I wonder why I'm spending time to apply for a bunch of jobs that I won't get it. But if I have the luxury (ie. tutoring full-time) not to compromise for less, why not? I'm lucky in this aspect. I also hope that my time doing all these applications can exchange for an opportunity that some HR people are more sophisticated and look at things other than academic results/exchange/scholarships. <br /><br />Gosh........if Swire took me 3 hours, don't know how long the other one's going to take!!!!!! And I have numerous things on my to-do list and they're not just mid-terms.Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-29537091800290602752009-10-24T00:16:00.000+08:002009-10-24T00:21:31.442+08:00My film review assignment (just so so...)This should be the 1st assignment of mine that actually has a 2nd draft!<br /><br />-----------<br /><br />Film Review : Kandukondain Kandukondain<br /><br />Jane Austen's works have been the favourite of film makers for a long time. There are films and TV series based on Pride and Prejudice, Emma and other Austen's works. <br /><br />A few years ago, a film called Bride and Prejudice impressed the global audience with the Jane Austen story with an Indian touch. Pride and Prejudice is not the only work of Jane Austen that has an Indian remake. Kandukondain Kandukondain is a remake of Jane Austen's first novel, Sense and Sensibility. It was not remade by Bollywood, which is better known to the global audience, but by another major Indian film production centre Kollywood, the Tamil cinema. <br /><br />This essay will discuss the different types of love illustrated in the movie and the Indian characteristics of the movie. Personal opinion on the film will also be shared. <br /><br />Part 1: Summary<br />The story of Kandukondain Kandukondain evolves around the life of two sisters, Sowmiya and Meenakshi, and their family. The family is a respectable one since they have been running a local school in the village. The focus of the film is the romantic relationships of the major characters. <br /><br />Sowmiya, the elder sister, is the Principal of the school. She is of marriageable age but not yet married. Everyone in the village thinks she is inauspicious because a man approached the family to discuss marriage died right after meeting her. This rumour disheartens and troubles Sowmiya. She acts tough just to reassure her family. She meets Manohar who is struggling to become a film director. They fall in love but Manohar will not marry before he can make a breakthrough in his career. <br /><br />Meenakshi, the younger sister, has many fantasies about love. She meets Srikanth, the owner of a finance company. It is love at first sight. But young Meenakshi also catches <br />the attention of a disabled retired soldier, Major Bala. <br /><br />Unfortunately, the family is driven away from their home as they cannot inherit the property. They are forced to leave for Chennai and face the hardship of living in the city. At the same time, problems also come up in the relationships of the two sisters.<br /><br />Part 2: Love Illustrated in the Movie<br />1. Familial Love<br /><br />Usually, when we talk about love in movies, we would think of romantic love. But the movie can show another important aspect of love in the Indian culture – familial love. <br /><br />First, we can see that the unity in the family is strong and they are willing to sacrifice for each other. After the family left their home, they had to settle in Chennai. Sowmiya took tried very hard looking for a job to support her family. She was willing to work as a receptionist even though she used to be the Principal of the school. And her mother and the old maid also tried to ease the family’s burden. They sold all their jewelleries and worked in a restaurant despite their respectable family background. <br /><br />Besides, the characters in the movie are caring to their family at the time of need. Sowmiya and her family used to stay away from their village because her grandfather disapproves the marriage of his son and Sowmiya’s mother. But they returns to take care of him when he becomes seriously ill. Another son of grandfather’s was away from home and left the responsibility to Sowmiya and the others. Major Bala’s uncle is also a caring elder. He keeps Bala company and always encourages him. <br /><br />Finally, family is forgiving. When grandfather died, he left the house to his son. His wife drove Sowmiya and the others away. However, when the son died later on, they came back from the city for his funeral and were kind to his wife. They did not take revenge of the way she treated them. <br /><br />2. Romantic Love <br />There are three romantic relationships in the movie. <br /><br />The first one is the relationship between Sowmiya and Manohar. Different from typical Indian romantic fantasy, Sowmiya’s relationship with Manohar was very subtle. Sowmiya hopes for love and care but she did not show it because she bears the burden of being called unlucky and the responsibility of taking care of the family. People look up to her and expect her to be prudent and reliable. Therefore, she often suppressed her feelings and did not let anyone know. Her relationship with Manohar depicted in the movie is also far from perfect. She had to work very to support the family and Manohar was constantly struggling to have a breakthrough in his career. The difficulties in reality caused them a lot of frustration. <br /><br />Meenakshi is romantically involved with both Srikanth and Major Bala.<br /><br />Meenakshi is the complete opposite of Sowmiya when it comes to the attitude towards love. She has always dreamt about it and indulged her imagination in poetry. Although she lives in a society where arranged marriage is popular, she challenges the feasibility of marriage without love. She believes love to be beautiful and passionate. She thought that other people should be awakened from the traditional values of marriage. <br /><br />Srikanth seems to be the soul mate and true love that Meenakshi has been waiting for. He has all the qualities of a typical Indian romance hero. He is wealthy, successful and handsome. When he first met Meenakshi, she was injured and he came to her rescue. Also, he shares Meenakshi’s passion for poetry. However, this passionate love does not last. When Srikanth’s company is at the edge of bankruptcy, he marries a girl from a rich family to save his business. <br /><br />When Meenakshi is completely overwhelmed by her relationship with Srikanth, she finds Major Bala annoying. He is an alcoholic middle-aged man. He is ashamed of himself because of his disability. Despite the fact that Major Bala is not a typical hero in Indian movie, his relationship with Meenakshi reflects the positive side of love. <br /><br />Originally, Major Bala has given up on his life. After meeting Meenakshi, Major Bala quits his bad habits such as heavy drinking. He has a new purpose in life. Then, he helps her when she needs help and he does not expect any return. He thinks that the age difference between Meenakshi and him is irresolvable. He helps Meenakshi to contact Srikanth and later on persuades Meenakshi to marry another man. At the end, Meenakshi is finally mature enough to appreciate what Major Bala has done. <br /><br />Part 3: Indian Characteristics<br />Having captured the main ideas of the book or the movie of Sense and Sensibility, Kandukondain Kandukondain has also managed to incorporate many Indian characteristics. <br /><br />First of all, the audience can find some characteristics of Indian movies. There are many songs and dances. Indian films are known for their songs and dance. Tamil movie is no exception. Sometimes, time would be frozen and the characters depart from the storyline temporarily and start dancing and singing. Many people reject the use of song and dance in Indian films. But they can help develop the storyline and portray the feelings of the characters. Also, the importance of religion in Indian culture is reflected in the movie. Many scenes are conducted in religious occasions. Major Bala first met Meenakshi at a worshipping ceremony of Natraj. Some dialogues are also delivered when the characters are doing pooja in temples. <br /><br />Second, several social issues are addressed in the movie. The first example is superstition. Sowmiya is not married because of the rumour about a potential groom committing suicide after meeting her. Since then, she has been labelled as the unlucky girl. In the 21st century, people are still heavily influenced by these superstitious ideas that have no scientific basis. Even Sowmiya, a well-educated person, believes herself to be unlucky. For this reason, she becomes very sensitive and has the idea that she would never marry. Another example is dowry. Nowadays, dowry is still popular in many parts of India. The family of the bride has to pay a sum of money and give other valuable gifts to the groom’s family. But the mother of the sisters repeatedly says that she would rather have men who marry her daughters for who they are but not for their asset. <br /><br />Finally, the movie mentions the Kargil war. Kargil war was the conflict between India and Pakistan in the Kashmir area in 1999. Although it lasted for a relatively short period, it was widely reported in the media. In the movie, Major Bala was an outstanding soldier but he lost his legs in the Kargil war. He realized the cruelty of war. Since then, he could not find the motivation in life and he found no purpose to lead a positive life. The war is not only important in portraying Major Bala’s character. The filmmakers start the film with a scene of fighting and there are also a few scenes in which Major Bala expresses his questions and anger towards the war and the government. <br /> <br />Part 4: Opinion <br />In general, Kandukondain Kandukondain is an entertaining film. It is a good adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. I think it has outdone Bride and Prejudice as an adaptation of Jane Austen’s work. The acting is good as the movie has prominent actors from both and North and South Indian cinema in the leading roles. <br /><br />It was an interesting experience to watch Kandukondain Kandukondain because I could compare the Tamil films and Hindi films. In general, mainstream Tamil films are quite similar to mainstream Hindi films. In 2 to 3 hours, there has to be humour, romance, songs and dance (the only part that is missing is the exaggerating action and fighting scenes which audience can often find in Tamil movies). But details in the movie, such as clothes and accessories, can reflect how South Indian culture is different from the North. For example, South Indian women like to wear flowers in their hair and a lot of gold accessories. It is also common for South Indian men to wear dhoti, while not traditional clothes are less popular among North Indian men. There are also completely different standards of beauty, especially for men. <br /><br />As an adaptation, I was amazed how compatible a Western story can be in the Indian context. The 17th-century England and modern South India are completely different, yet the main ideas and the values underlined in the story can be perfectly presented in both contexts. It is another thing that I really appreciate in Kandukondain Kandukondain – It is an entertaining movie but it is not unrealistic as many Indian movies are known to be. It is closer to the daily life of most people and it has touched on some social issues. <br /><br />It being a mainstream Indian film, the audience can expect a happy ending. But I think it is not just the usual cliché but brings out something positive. Compared with Sense and Sensibility, it seems to be more fortunate for the characters in Kandukondain Kandukondain. Even though they were in difficulties, they could be less passive in the process of becoming independent. In Sense and Sensibility, the Dashwood family could only hope and wait for assistance as they were restricted by their gender. But in Kandukondain Kandukondain, they can have more control over their life although the situation is difficult. Women are less vulnerable than they were a few centuries ago.Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-77331294809512942922009-10-22T04:26:00.001+08:002009-10-22T04:30:23.148+08:00Finish-ing...It's pretty crazy to do this at 0426. I'm working on my mid-term assginment for Love in Indian Culture. It's almost done! (Although I planned to finish it last week...) Anywayz, the main point is that the assignment is on Kandukondain Kandukonain (the Tamil adaptation of Sense and Sensibility!). I will really finish it ASAP and I'll post it up (despite it not being particularly good)Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-57079452144498404832009-10-22T01:42:00.000+08:002009-10-22T01:58:22.114+08:00Sci-fi Sweetheart - Eliza Dushku今晚Pearl有新劇集- Dollhouse, Gimmick是Buffy creator和演員的新作. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://twilightblood.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/eliza-dushku-dollhouse-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 768px;" src="http://twilightblood.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/eliza-dushku-dollhouse-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />我沒有看過Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 但很多追看美國劇集的人都會知道那是一套有很多season的劇集. <br /><br />看看Wikipedia, 才發現她原來是我很喜歡的Tru Calling的女主角. (對不起, 我的認人能力真的很有限) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.blog.163.com/photo/odWaW9lIiGI1g9BipHFFAg==/1421167157412774483.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 480px;" src="http://img.blog.163.com/photo/odWaW9lIiGI1g9BipHFFAg==/1421167157412774483.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Tru Calling是一套被腰斬了的劇集. 主角Tru天賦異稟,在殮房工作的她可以聽見死去的人求救,預見他們的遭遇,然後可以在現實生活中拯救別人. 有很好聽的主題曲和插曲,Full Blown Roses甚至沒有出過唱片,但因為音樂出現在Tru Calling而得到不少注意.Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-29479350342882996412009-10-20T22:11:00.000+08:002009-10-20T22:32:04.036+08:00Can you not love her?很多人對Katrina Kaif都不以為然(用錯詞語請指正),覺得她只是花瓶一大個. 但我始終很喜歡她. 我很佩服她年紀輕輕便這麼努力養家, 也佩服她可以忍受得了Bollywood一些服裝指導的惡俗品味. 而且,她真的是一個美女! <br /><br />最近,她也努力擺脫花瓶的stereotype. 繼New York之後, 有她和Ranbir Kapoor的合作 - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. (Ranbir Kapoor新作Wake Up Sid也甚獲好評) <br /><br />新video, 質素的確麻麻, 但人靚歌也不錯. <br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KZndguMop2Q&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KZndguMop2Q&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />雖然不是完美,不過還是很喜歡她在Namaste London的演出. <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oSVSisx5gLk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oSVSisx5gLk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-42823086111288116272009-10-20T01:36:00.000+08:002009-10-20T01:50:23.857+08:00周秀娜與科大學生雖然約好了和Daph在UNIDAS裏"公器私用"時才談周秀娜, 但我忍不住想分享一下. <br /><br />這班"靚"模,本來不在我注意範圍內. 但科大學生的"抽水"態度十分令人憤怒! <br /><br />你可以說周秀娜為人氣所以出席座談會, 但anyway她答應了出席也盡力回答問題, 而且她很誠實. 教授想解構周秀娜, 但我覺得最終是科大學生"露底"比較多. <br /><br />周秀娜的出身,那一班邊排隊邊打機,甚至用周秀娜的相做exam cheat sheet浮水印,意圖Distract tutors的男學生,應該很清楚. 那一班平時喜歡講是非,唱衰同學的女學生,除了讀書,搵intern搵工外,甚麼都不懂,難道你們不膚淺嗎? (有不少科大畢業的朋友...3年以來對科大都有不少認識.) 我相信, 教授問周秀娜的問題, 這班大大聲對記者批評周秀娜膚淺的科大學生也不會答得到. 而我也不相信他們對教授真正想解構的現象有很強的理解. <br /><br />周秀娜坦白後悔沒有努力讀書, 總比那些讀了等於沒有讀的人要好.Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-10733239580148759272009-10-20T01:17:00.000+08:002009-10-20T01:29:33.577+08:00Taiwanese Soul - 楊蒨時有一,兩季沒有看American Idol. ATV的亞洲星光大道, 好看歸好看, 唱歌質素始終差一點. 唯有看看台灣的歌唱選秀節目- 超級偶像. 我最喜歡的倒不是冠軍得主, 亞軍的楊蒨時更得我心. 她擅長的是R&B和Soul, 我本來不愛聽的, 但也因為她的演出而覺得"可以聽一下". <br /><br />雖然我不覺得是蒨時最好的表演,但最多人知道的 - Alicia Keyes:Fallin'<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/21E7eo-EOM8&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/21E7eo-EOM8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br><br>音樂感超強,不同的曲風也全無問題.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3111aYYDiP4&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3111aYYDiP4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br><br>十分有guts的選曲<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xsBmfPZ1PIU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xsBmfPZ1PIU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br><br>超級偶像總決賽最後一曲<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qtFOyM12ACs&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qtFOyM12ACs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-58462305773685649252009-10-20T00:37:00.000+08:002009-10-20T00:59:26.074+08:00亞洲電影節- 心窗 Janala第一次看Bengali電影, 這小品當然和之前看的Bollywood大製作相距甚遠. <br /><br />看印度電影如果不是Pure entertainment, 就多少都會有提到當地的社會問題. Janala也不例外. <br /><br />1. 現代男女角色定位<br /><br />男主角是老人院管理員, 一份薪金微薄且沒有前途的工作. 女主角在Kolkata的Call centres工作, 一份薪水支持兩個人在大城市的生活. 女主角懷孕, 沒有催逼男友發憤上進, 反而建議男友當"全職煮夫". <br /><br />2. 鄉村政治<br /><br />印度政治我雖知道不多, 但肯定混亂.(看一天印度電視新聞台便可得知) 鄉村政治沒有見得簡單. 男主角想捐贈一扇新窗給母校但也諸多阻滯, 因為有決定權的人早己收了好處/利益輸送給"自己人", 沒有機心的好心人實在百般無奈. <br /><br />(有親身體會: 在印度時到農村做field work, 被訪者投訴"鄉議會"(panchayat)沒有發規定工資, 只發原定的50-60%.) <br /><br />3. 歧視<br /><br />南北印始終有些互相排斥. 故事中出現了來自Kerala的一對"空中飛人"雜技人. 但當地人總是有著嫌棄和不禮貌. <br /><br />鄉議會的那些大叔, 懂幾個字就自以為是, 說村民沒有學識, 甚麼也不懂. <br /><br />(也有親身體會, 就算是和我同年紀的人, 有頗高的教育水平, 還是會對來自農村的人有Stereotype.) <br /><br /><br />印度的非主流電影有時真的看得人很"灰". 它們不會給你false hope......Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990127126038650489.post-69467624966271091252009-10-20T00:31:00.000+08:002009-10-20T00:34:23.363+08:00新家Blogspot這個新家還算合我意, 管理其他事情也比較方便. <br /><br />今次Blog沒有以Bollywood"掛帥", 不是Bollywood在我心中地位下降, 只是想多寫些其他事情.Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04188688443584731848noreply@blogger.com0