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The Bollywood Perspective

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Hello People

Today’s post is for all those people around the world who react to Indian movies on YouTube. The last couple of years there’s been an explosion of reaction videos on YouTube. Especially foreigners reacting to Indian movies. However, I notice majority of these reactions are quite off the mark, for no fault theirs own, simply because they have either a limited view on the background of Indian movies or do not understand the underlying nuances.

So if you are reacting to Indian movies for the first time, or even if you have been for a long time, these few tips might give you some insights which could come handy for your next reaction.

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Secret Superstar : A View

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The content and context of Secret Superstar are real, hard and need to be addressed more in our society.  However, we will view this as more of a movie watching experience rather than the social cause it addresses.

We need to change the lens a little bit to really see what Secret Superstar has to offer from a  cinematic experience and not cloud our view by the nobility of it all.

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Dunkirk : A View

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Yes, its true, Dunkirk is a World War II epic. Gut -wrenching, suffocating, real-life depiction of the pain, fear, anguish and frustration of the horrors of war. But you died a hundred times with Schindlers List as well, and cringed with the Inglorious Basterds, cried listening to the Pianist, rooted for the Great Escape, yet admired Catch 22 ‘s irony  and whistled  with the soldiers crossing over  Bridge on the river Kwai, but your heart sank to see Life is Beautiful.

So what’s new with Dunkirk?

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Jagga Jasoos : A View

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Think of a fairly tale come alive. Exotic locales, picture perfect long shots and a light weight feel good musical. It has adventure, think Shikari Shambhu, it has emotion , think Tinkle, it has humor, think Suppandi. I ‘ve chosen only Indian comic book references, but I guess you get the drift. Tintin, Sherlock Holmes would be similar references from the western world.

But to understand the lyrical narrative style, you need to watch Chicago, or closer home a movie called Thoda Sa Roomani Ho Jayen. No connection in plot or class, but just the musical style of story-telling is what is common.

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Raees – A View

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Call me biased if you will, but will there ever be a better Vijay Dinanath Chauhan than Amitabh Bachchan ? A better Don than Amitabh Bachchan?

No. There won’t , period.

With that out of the way, Raees, is a bold , could’ve been good, absurd and confusing movie. It greatly reflects on the mindset, and handle on the craft, of Mr.Dholakia, the writer and director , of would you believe it-Parzania? A National Award winning movie. Perhaps sums up why the disappointment is high.

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Befikre – A View

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Yash Chopra was like ahead of his times with epic love stories like “Lamhe”,  considered bold at the time, which went on to  become a cult later. But we are not here to compare the reclusive director Aditya Chopra with this illustrious father. Yet the film Befikre reminds you of so many instances that you can’t help but compare.

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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil – A view

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Karan Johar’s swang song, labour of love, raison de etre, was more of a baap-re, ignite the shove the love and run along, for some.Much awaited, long anticipated left me much irritated, long agitated.

In a  way, that is a compliment because the expectations were well raised and the chemistry well praised.It was all poised to leave you with an epic feeling, instead you feel the need to leave the theater without hitting the ceiling.

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Idiots Guide to An Indian Cinema Hall

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If you are looking for samples of human psychology, then the Indian movie hall experience is the hotbed of such a rich experience.Look no further, you will find all types of sensory experiences like sound,smell,and sight for your sore eyes.The power of popcorn and the weakness of chips, the highs of wails and lows of mobiles, all adding to your movie going experience.

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Hollywood missed Amitabh

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Imagine Steven Speilberg directing Amitabh Bachchan in a similar movie like Schindlers List or a Clint Eastwood directing him in Bridges of Madison County or maybe acting in it as well ? Hollywood has some of the best actors in the movie business no doubt,but somewhere they have missed out tapping the legend of Amitabh Bachchan.  Here’s a small tribute, request ,call it what you may,from one movie fan to another.

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Wanna Shine ?

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So how many times have you been ignored or left out of focus when the  superhero arrives on the scene? How did it feel ?  How did it feel when the pressure of putting up with pre set standards got beyond you ? In this post I take the analogy of some movie stars where the class divide is stark.

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Kahaani

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When yo see movies like The Usual Suspects, Seven , or even our very own Johny Gaddar, you thank the maturity and sensibilities  of some of these movie makers who are really spend a lot of time thinking through the story.Kahaani is one such movie where the screenplay, and the script have been perhaps well thought of.But does it mean it is perfect? Perhaps not.  Does it mean that it is not a good movie? Absolutely not. Read my view and not a review of director Sujoy Ghosh’s latest offering Kahaani starring her Bidda Balon right here.

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