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| Registered: June 9, 2007 |  Posts: 1,208 |
| | Posted: | | | | I think it's time I checkied out a Bollywood film or two  I know there's a massive range of them but can anyone recommend any that would suit a newbie such as myself? The only experience I've had of them has been when I've been ordering my kebab on a Friday night, but I've enjoyed what I've seen.  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | Start with Peter Seller's The Party .. | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,480 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting MarEll: Quote:
I think it's time I checkied out a Bollywood film or two I know there's a massive range of them but can anyone recommend any that would suit a newbie such as myself? The only experience I've had of them has been when I've been ordering my kebab on a Friday night, but I've enjoyed what I've seen. You can get your feet wet with directors Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, Kama Sutra) and Gurinder Chadha (Bride & Prejudice, Bend It Like Beckham) (English-Bollywood flavored...) and then dive in with Straight from the Heart (with Aishwarya Rai, who was in Bride & Prejudice), Lagaan (scored by A.R. Rahman, composer for Slumdog Millionaire), or Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (big budget and high grosses). Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
Start with Peter Seller's The Party ..  | | | ...James
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| Registered: April 17, 2007 |  Posts: 1,091 |
| | Posted: | | | | Since you have E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial in your collection, you might consider watching Koi... Mil Gaya (I've Found Someone). It had a US release, but that seems to have been discontinued. It has many similarities to E.T. in themes and overall tone, yet still retains mild Bollywood trimmings. | | | | Adelaide Movie Buffs (info on special screenings, contests, bargains, etc. relevant to Adelaideans... and contests/bargains for other Aussies too!) |
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| Registered: March 23, 2007 | | Posts: 317 |
| | Posted: | | | | Asoka is a cheap buy and readily available in any DVD shop in the UK. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,652 |
| | Posted: | | | | I would go with "Lagaan" or "Monsoon Wedding" for pure Bollywood and "East is East" or "Bend it Like Beckham" for not so pure westernised but good anyway! | | | <---------Mithrandir, Laverne and Shirley
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| Registered: June 9, 2007 | | Posts: 1,208 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll be sure to check them out. East is East is a great film, as you say not proper bollywood but still a great film. Quoting m.cellophane: Quote:
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