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What’s with the Indian Movie Scene?
Sometime I wonder that Indian movie makers must think that the Indian Audience are really dumb and that’s why they think that anything will go with them. And surprisingly, sometimes, the audience proves them right.
Take for example the case of Ghajini. This was from the stables of the great actor/director and the usually sensible movie maker – Aamir. So I had to give it a fair chance… but OMG! How can someone make a movie with so many loop holes? A 15 min short term memory loss problem or a complete loss of common sense problem? Given how the hero has to rip off his shirt every time he wakes up and how he yells and screams for his loss, one would guess that the whole movie would be just one series of ripping off shirt, trying to remember what the tattoos are supposed to remind him of, yelling and screaming in anger and poof… 15 mins are up! Time to start the whole process of remembering again. Jeez… they could have atleast given him memory span of ½ a day to make the story credible. And hey…this is not to miss… in this age of internet and superfast information flow, here is a Cell Phone Company Tycoon and no one knows what he looks like?? Rrrreeeaaalllyyy? You expect us to believe something that stupid? Or hows this for thinking the Audience are a bunch of Neanderthals… Mr. Cell phone company tycoon with memory loss is going crazy looking for a Mr. Ghajini. And he can figure out a solution to the complex problem of how to remember people, but no… he can’t sit on the net and google Mr. Ghajini? Come on…he’s the supposed CEO of a Pharma company… anyone should be able to find him… even memory loss suffering Psycho Cell Tycoon.
Ok… let’s try and let go of the obvious omissions in the story line of Ghaniji and focus on the much touted Rab ne bana di Jodi… Love story of the common man or story of a wife cheating on Husband with Husband’s atler ego? I mean it’s ok…you don’t explain to me why she forced to marry Mr. Simpleton in the first place or why she feels so indebted to him… atleast explain to me how she cannot know her husband from crazy color riot of a Mr. Hep alter ego? Or maybe how she can possibly stand being near the irritating Mr. Hep?
Fine… I accept, I am a difficult person to please in terms of movies. Everyone who bothered to hear my nit picking issues out, said one thing to me… ‘When you go see Hindi Movies, you need to leave your brains outside and just have fun’. Maybe the movie makers are cashin in on the trend and are therefore making dumber and dumber movies.
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about 1 year ago
Hey Anmol,
U mirrored my thoughts. We got the DVD n saw these movies, though Ghajini has its flaws I still enjoyed it (cmon its a bollywood moovie there has to be some erratic behaviour there) maybe because it had aamir khan but RNBDJ was the biggest #@!%$*%!#@ of all times. What was SRK thinking??? Now am waiting for Luck By Chance and Dilli 6.
about 1 year ago
Exactly. I’m almost thrilled you ripped off Gajni and RNBDJ…pathetic movies. Go see Dev D…the new age Indian cinema. For more information visit stalefresh
about 1 year ago
YOU NEED TO WATCH FEW MORE HINDI MOVIES WITH ME…..BY THE WAY WHERE IS MY NAME IN LUCK BY CHNACE….GHAJJINI WRITE UP IS DAMN FUNNNY…..
about 1 year ago
Hey Suneeta – I know.. and all the freaking TV shows are claiming at RNBJ was one of the biggest money spinners in 2008!! If people randomly want to give away thier money, there are better ways!
@ Shakes – lolz. I wanted to rip slum dog too, but i think Dan did a really good job of it on your blog
about 1 year ago
@Rupa: What did you say? Cant hear ya… could ya speak up? hahahahahahahaha
about 1 year ago
Kidding me, slum dog was great. Dan went overboard… he couldn’t fathom people living in slums speaking english and the fact that he knew answer to a 20m Rs question
about 1 year ago
anmol… do watch DevD.. what a brilliant movie… the story could be little controversial but its an intelligently made cinema…
about 1 year ago
Hey gauri…! good to have you back in the circuit!
and yeah… I do plan to see Dev D…!