Comments on: We were very different back then.

We were very different back then.

hadjiboy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:51:23 -0800

How Indian Cinema has changed.

By: Sir Mildred Pierce

Sir Mildred Pierce — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:26:25 -0800

Not sure if this is "old" or "new", it's just AWESOME...

By: gman

gman — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:57:28 -0800

Bollywood reviews + posters.

By: Zambrano

Zambrano — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:16:13 -0800

Looks the same to me.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:48:27 -0800

obligatory Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai

By: fings

fings — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:17:55 -0800

Awesome indeed; it doesn't get much better than SRK and a hottie dancing atop a train. Dil Se has some great songs; in fact, I remember popping in the DVD and playing some of them for my wife on our 2nd or 3rd date. Chaiyya Chaiyya is probably my favorite, but Dil Se Rey is close behind.

By: empath

empath — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:00:23 -0800

Serious question: Are there any Indian movies without musical numbers?

By: P.o.B.

P.o.B. — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:22:05 -0800

Jimmy definitely deserves shoes thrown at him.

By: fings

fings — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:54:18 -0800

Sure, there are non-musical Indian movies. I'm pretty sure Satyajit Ray's films don't have musical numbers, but those are older films. For a more recent example, there's The Terrorist. I have to say though, it doesn't take too long to become accustomed to the song & dance numbers, and the longer running times, of Indian films. Once you are used to them, even having them pop up in a serious film like Satya will not seem out of sorts.

By: hadjiboy

hadjiboy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:50:57 -0800

Hindi movies without a dance number--sacrilege--I say. Here is what Song and Dance mean to India, according to the Wikipedia. Also, The Ten Worst Bollywood Dance Numbers according to some dude. And Sharukh says No Bollywood without Song and Dance. I concur fings and Sir Mildred Pierce, although I must say it's been a while since I've seen Dil Se Re or Chaiya Chaiya... maybe even too long, at least for the songs. Oh, and Ubu, I almost had forgotten that song, and what a guy got for singing it in class back in the 9th grade. The teacher told him to get out, and stay out, because he didn't know the meaning of the word--to become Bare Breasted after removing the garment which hides your modesty--or at least that's the idea they were wanting people to think while hearing that song!

By: blueberry

blueberry — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:08:04 -0800

>Are there any Indian movies without musical numbers? While volunteering in Nepal, I picked up a videocassette of Star Wars in Kathmandu to show the kids of my host family. About 30 minutes in, Ishoor turns to me with his arms out and says, essentially, "What, no singing?"

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:41:26 -0800

Damn, now I can't help but imagine Star Wars song & dance numbers. For example, to the tune of Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai: "Luke, I am your father, hey hey! Luke, I am your father!"

By: hadjiboy

hadjiboy — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:50:51 -0800

You know, what would have been even more killing in that movie, and Ishoor takes the cake for this--would have been the dance numbers in it--can you see it now: Princess Lela dancing for Luke Skywalker! Or even Han Solo--yeah--what a film!!! The Ishoor Version: Not To Be Missed.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:56:51 -0800

what about Jabba the Hutt doing a bhangra dance? (with Daler Mehndi doing the playback singing, of course!)

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:59:38 -0800

BOLLYWOOD REMAKE OF STARWARS NOW!!! i rarely use the term "greatest thing in the history of the universe" lightly, but that would be the greatest thing in the history of the universe.

By: hadjiboy

hadjiboy — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:51:09 -0800

Haha! I salute thee as usual... that would be quite a treat--seeing Jabba the Hutt performing a Bhangra Dance--with no one else other than Daler Mehndi you say! Ouch--there goes Star Wars from how we knew it, and here comes the new remixed version--which I'll be standing in-line to see, along with another couple of million other Indians I bet. The UbuRoivas Version--now at a Cinema near you--how else can you resist, aye!

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:57:22 -0800

Don't forget the scene in which Obi Wan Kenobi & Darth Vader battle it out *in dance* in front of a legion of item-girls in sexy stormtrooper outfits!

By: fings

fings — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:32:01 -0800

I don't want a Bollywood remake of Star Wars. I just want a re-edit, where they add in the song & dance scenes that were "cut" from the original. (This sounds like a fun project if you know some Star Wars cosplayers.) Songs. I figure 6-8 songs should be about right. Luke obviously needs a song when he is introduced, singing about his life and how much Tatooine sucks. But Luke doesn't show up until 20-some minutes into the movie, so we probably want a song before that. We don't want to open with a song -- we need to easy into Bollywood -- so the film start normally. That means the first song needs to go to the droids. I'm thinking it should be a song that starts once R2D2 and C3P0 get together (after Leia finishes with R2D2), and humorously depicts their escape from the ship, and ends with them getting shot into space. The next song is obviously for Obi-Wan, explaining to Luke what it means to be a Jedi. After that, we finally get the Vader/Tarken/Leia number, with them being evil, and her pleading for her planet, after which the Death Star destroys Alderaan. You could have another escape song, covering the scenes from the detention level/trash compactor/sneaking back to the ship, but that might be too much. After Ben dies, Luke should have a song morning his loss. Finally, during the fight over the Death Star, there needs to be a "Use the Force, Luke" number. There we go. 6 or 7 songs. Now all someone needs to do is write them.