This Weekend
Somehow weekends are always special. I don't know why? but there is always a feeling of relaxation. I worked full time over this weekend, and the days before, and am back at work on Monday morning, but still managed to watch 3 movies (Four Brothers, Family & Rang de Basanti), do cricket practice, take out my son to 'Toys-R-Us', and drink 4-5 pegs of Red Label !
As far as the movies are concerned, I was long waiting to see 'Rang de Basanti', which I did, however, amongst the two Bollywood films that I saw, I think 'Family' was better. Bollywood films haven't taken themselves to a level that you can expect them to depict reality. So, I look for entertainment in Bollywood films, which 'Family' gave a thorough serving of. While, 'Rang de Basanti' is a well made film, with good use of transitions and co-relations between the past and the present, and some good anecdotes, it failed, for me, in several ways, which include, that it isn't real (at all), Aamir Khan's Punjabi accented Hindi is pathetic, as is, Sharman Joshi's Haryanvi, and Madhavan's pilot act. I like watching realistic films with a message, and 'Rang de Basanti' was more like a melodramatic stage performance. On the other hand, as I said before, 'Family' was a full serving of entertainment, with Akshay Kumar's antics, and Amitabh Bacchchan's, now routine, rambunctious acts. Though, it would have been a lot better without the guy who played Akshay's brother.
As far as the movies are concerned, I was long waiting to see 'Rang de Basanti', which I did, however, amongst the two Bollywood films that I saw, I think 'Family' was better. Bollywood films haven't taken themselves to a level that you can expect them to depict reality. So, I look for entertainment in Bollywood films, which 'Family' gave a thorough serving of. While, 'Rang de Basanti' is a well made film, with good use of transitions and co-relations between the past and the present, and some good anecdotes, it failed, for me, in several ways, which include, that it isn't real (at all), Aamir Khan's Punjabi accented Hindi is pathetic, as is, Sharman Joshi's Haryanvi, and Madhavan's pilot act. I like watching realistic films with a message, and 'Rang de Basanti' was more like a melodramatic stage performance. On the other hand, as I said before, 'Family' was a full serving of entertainment, with Akshay Kumar's antics, and Amitabh Bacchchan's, now routine, rambunctious acts. Though, it would have been a lot better without the guy who played Akshay's brother.
posted by ~enfield~ at
12:50 AM
2 Comments:
Doc Saab: You worked thru the weekend?
I haven't watched any of those movies. However, I watched "Kabhie Kabhie" a couple of weekends ago. Unfortunately, the DVD was kinda crappy and I couldn't watch most of the last part as it kept skipping between frames. I am dying to know who fathered Neetu Singh and what happens in the end. Do you remember any of it?
Unfortunately, my computer at the lab has been down last few weeks, so I was just trying to finish a project and write up an article, before I leave for SUNY. I am actually looking at the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in mood disorders.
I've seen 'Kabhi Kabhie' but its been long. Don't remember the story. May be, I can watch it one more time.
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