You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things!
O, you hard hearts, you cruel men of Bollywood
Be gone! Be gone!
Run to your houses, fall upon your knees
Pray to the gods to intermit a plague like Kambakkht Ishq
That needs must light on the ingratitude of Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor.
Did the Bard really write that in Julius Caesar? 😉
Folks, Kambakkht Ishq is a sick flick from a bunch of sick f*cks.
It boggles the imagination that there are schmucks in Bollywood so classless as to take a sick Tamil flick by the ridiculous name of Pammal K.Sambandam and remake it in Hindi with the doubly ridiculous title of Kambakkht Ishq.
What a tragedy that in the depraved gullies of Bollywood there are no limits to both nonsense and stupidity.
Seven years after Kamal Haasan and Simran inflicted their unique brand of torture in Pammal K.Sambandam, Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor pick up the knife, plunge it deep into the chest and scoop out the entrails of Bollywood fans whose only sin is to hope for paisa vasool for their ticket money.
Sick Garbage, Zero Story
As we feared, Kambakkht Ishq hews to the Pammal K. Sambandam non-story line of the ego clash between two headstrong single persons – stuntman Viraj (Akshay Kumar) and model and surgeon-in-the-making Simrita (Kareena Kapoor).
Both our protagonists have a low opinion of the other sex, and that is the slender thread on which hangs this whole, odious film.
At periodic intervals, our heroine yells out ‘dog’ to the hero, who dutifully barks back ‘bitch.’
In the interregnum, someone’s calling someone ‘asshole’ or ‘bastard’ or a big-breasted black woman is shoving her hand into Akshay Kumar’s asshole or a ear doctor is screaming that he’s unable to hear.
No sir, we are not joking. Such is the garbage we were subjected to in this unceasing nightmare. And you will too because there’s no story worth speaking of in this worthless piece of trash.
The comedy tracks involving Boman Irani, Kiron Kher et al are awful, disgustingly sophomoric and don’t have much to do with the movie.
Akshay Kumar – Disappoints Again
The King is dead. Long live the King.
Oh, we mean the newly crowned Bollywood king of garbage – Akshay Kumar.
If you thought Akshay Kumar’s Chandni Chowk to China was pathetic, Kambakkht Ishq will leave you numb with horror that a Bollywood star of his stature would involve himself with and contribute to the making of such stinking trash.
Must be obscene greed, what else.
Besides associating himself with this offal, the aging Akshay Kumar never demonstrates any other talent in this movie like great acting or thrilling stunts. Akshay’s acting here is pedestrian and his stunts mediocre.
Sure, there’s all the fire and noise but there are no great pyrotechnics in the stunts themselves. Nothing we haven’t seen in a thousand Hollywood movies before.
Talk of repaying fans affection with a clenched fist shoved up their bottoms. That’s what Akshay Kumar does to fans stupid enough to shell out $10.50 for this must-not-watch movie.
Kareena Kapoor – Sheer Agony
This Bollywood starlet of Lilliputian stature is a bad-ass actress of Brobdingnagian proportions.
Bereft of the remotest trace of any talent, this anorexic weirdo thrives in Bollywood solely on the borrowed fame of being Raj Kapoor’s granddaughter. Thank god, the old-man died before such apparitions like Kareena could foul up the silver screen.
The lady can’t emote in the least bit.
In every single key scene that she features in, be it while trying to halt a marriage in church or after realizing that she’s left her watch in a patient’s abdomen, or when she’s abused as an ‘uptight little bitch’ or when she’s going through the motions of dancing, Kareena Kapoor is an ugly eyesore. And nowhere uglier than in the final confrontation with Akshay on the eve of his marriage.
By the way, did we tell you that Kareena is one of the most graceless, hideous dancers in Bollywood?
Worse, this freakshow looks like a doped out slut in a bikini. Sick!
Sylvester Stallone & Denise Richards
At first, we were supposed to get excited with filming in foreign locales.
Well, that became passe three decades ago.
Having belately realized that phoren scenes are just not impressing the hoi polloi anymore, the Bollywood numbskulls have now taken a giant moronic leap: hiring a bunch of yesteryear Hollywood buffoons to show up for a few minutes.
Are we supposed to go weak in the knees over the presence of two over-the-hill, past their prime, aging Hollywood non-actors like Sylvester Stallone and Denise Richards.
Sajid Nadiadwalla, try a better trick next time.
You call this Music?
We found neither the music nor the accompanying dances in Kambakkht Ishq of any entertainment value.
Bizarre foot-stomping and mindless gyrations substitutes for dance here. Whatever happened to that thing called grace.
Om Mangalam song-dance was the ugliest dance featuring some of the prettiest girls that we’ve seen in recent memory.
As for the agony that Kareena inflicts in Bebo, mein bebo, if that abomination qualifies as a dance then WMD was indeed found in Iraq, Bush was a genius, McCain is now our President and we are not living through a depression here in the U.S.
Luciferian Nightmare
Overall, Kambakkht Ishq is a hellish follow-on to Akshay’s previous movies Chandni Chowk to China and 8×10 Tasveer.
Folks, Kambakkht Ishq is a depressingly disgusting movie that’s most certainly not worth watching.
From the opening frame to the last, we looked in vain for some high notes but all we encountered was low trash.
In these hard economic times, do not squander your hard-earned money on insufferable trash like Kambakkht Ishq.
Spend your money and time wisely by showing Kambakkht Ishq the middle finger.
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oh boy! you reeeeally let them have it didnt you….
SearchIndia.com Responds:
What a piece of trash. 🙁
The only good thiing about the disaster that’s KI is we just returned from dinner at a nice Indian vegetarian restaurant in New Jersey. Stuffed to the gills now. – 10:00 PM ET Friday i.e. 7:32AM Saturday IST
Doubt if we can go to Public Enemies (Johnny Depp) now.
Off the topic:
Yesterday Kalignar TV [Karuna Family channel] had ‘Anandha Thandavam’ in its special show. Ok kind of movie. Does not torture too much. Btw, I saw only the second half, probably wrong too 😉
You are yet to watch Machakaran?
Btw, I was watching “Paandavar Bhoomi”, Fine movie.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Machakaran? Not yet. Too many things happening…will get to it eventually.
i like to watch some ghost (movies),
can u tell, which is good in recent.
is ‘drag me to hell’ a good one ?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We have seen the trailer of Drag Me to Hell but not the movie itself.
The movie seems to have had a decent reception.
You should have thrown that $10.50 at a beggar, or had a few burgers atleast! As I have told my friends a thousand times, CHOOSE YOUR MOVIES, don’t waste your hard earned money. It’s because of people wasting their money on thrash movies that Directors in India still rely on Big actors to deliver such horrible crap.
By the way, I disagree with you, Pammal K Sambhandam was a much better movie, than Kambhakkt Ishq. I am sure you will give it a thumbs down, but please keep in mind that you always compare Indian movies to Hollywood movies which is the biggest mistake most reviewers do. Pammal K Sambhandam is a movie strict for Tamil Audiences, not for Americans. Do you think if you show a MARLON BRANDO movie to a local Munuswamy or Kandhaswamy, he will definitely give it a thumbs down.
People go to Cinema to Kill time and laugh, not because they are fools. Don’t ever make the mistake of downgrading movies just because they ain’t the class of GODFATHER/CITIZEN KANE. Frankly speaking, If I took my family out to a film, I’d rather be watching PKS than a MARLON BRANDO film. CULT/CLASSIC MOVIES ARE FOR GENUINE MOVIE LOVERS, not for people who want to pass time.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Interesting observation but one that we don’t agree with.
Leave aside the notion/concept of great classics for a moment, the fact that many of the Indian films bomb universally (not just in the U.S. but in the hinterlands of India too) suggests that there is indeed something called a minimum quality level across cultures and geographies.
For instance, Bollywood films like Abhishek’s Drona, Vijay’s Villu, Ajith’s Aegan or Akshay’s Chandni Chowk to China did not do badly only in the U.S. but in India too.
That said we concede that even crass films like Singh is Kinng or stolen films like Ghajini or sick films like Pammal K.Sambandam may occasionally appeal to the lowest common denominator of a particular group.
Why don’t you go and watch NADODIGAL, another good film by SASIKUMAR (The director of the classic SUBRAMANIPURAM), atleast this film is of some value.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Don’t think Nadodigal made it to the U.S.
Offtopic, Please search
Dev D (2009) Part-5 DVD-HQ DesiMoviesOnline.Net
in youtube and watch it. I am really sorry I can’t paste the link. No spoilers.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Watched it.
Decent acting.
But what’s the context of your comment?
“That said we concede that even crass films like Singh is Kinng or stolen films like Ghajini or sick films like Pammal K.Sambandam may occasionally appeal to the lowest common denominator of a particular group.” Reminds me of a short tale:
AN Italian once dined at an Indian Restaurant, he kept complaining about the food varieties stating one reason or the other. The hotel owner was sick of this and asked his Chefs to prepare one delicious Parota for the Italian. Much to the owner’s dismay, the Italian also criticized the Parota saying that it is not half as good as a PIZZA. The hotel owner got fed up and asked the Italian, “Ok my friend, which on earth do you consider to be the best food”. To which the ITALIAN replied, “PIZZA with Macaroni.”
Now tell me who is wrong here?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We don’t agree with your implicit point that all art is merely in the eye of the beholder.
Another pretty good movie that you ought to see is the black comedy, “99”, based on the cricket-betting scandals that took place during the South Africa’s tour of India. It got pretty good reviews in New York Times too
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/movies/15nine.html?_r=1&ref=arts
I’m hoping more movies like “Dev D”, “99”, “Rock On” are made and less of Kambakht Ishq and the like. You ought to find such movies on Netflix if they don’t show up in the local desi theaters.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We have the 99 DVD. The others we’ll try to get from Netflix.
Ashwin_Kini said: “Pammal K Sambhandam is a movie strict for Tamil Audiences, not for Americans.”
I doubt that. Though I consider myself pretty much free of the shackles of crappy Bollywood and Kollywood movies I used to watch when I was in India, I must say some genuinely good comedy films like “Michael Madana Kama Rajan” make me laugh even today, along with “Kisi se na kehna”, “Naram Garam”, “Gol Maal”, “Shaukeen”, “Rang Birangi”, etc.
Sorry but, Kamalahassan has absolutely run out of ideas and is now resorting to cheap gimmicks (10 avatars, new hair-do/disguise, etc. etc.) to keep his fanboys coming. PKS was dry and boring, and if you can’t see it, then you’re in denial.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Pammal K.Sambandam went far beyond ‘dry and boring.’ It was unwatchable rubbish.
I just wanted to contrast the two extremes of Indian cinema.
On one side you have directors like Anurag Kashyap who take on bold themes(like in Gulal). Ok devdas isn’t that bold but the way he treats that archaic theme in dev d will have you open-mouthed- just shows you that you don’t even need a new or unique theme to make a good film, you just need talent) And on the other the no-talent formulaic Chopras and Johars who are dishing out the same thing again and again.
There is one scene in Dev d where Paro(I hope you have seen atleast one make of devdas-there are many) gets up in the morning takes a cot, straps it to her cycle and rides to a wheat field in the middle of which she is going to have sex with dev. What gets me though is not even that, it is the way in which it is shown where you sort of except some immaturity in its handling by being accustomed to hindi cinema as you are but you are ultimately happy to be dissappointed. The incident of the MMS Scandal in the above clip actually happened in Delhi.
The acting too is adequate. I loved Paro better than Chanda. After seeing Ash as Paro, I had started disliking her but Dev d restored my love. Just shows you that a good director can coax acting from even mediocre actors(Abhay Deol or for that matter no other actor in there is mediocre though).
And just one more thing(I am playing it safe), I liked it but it can be tiresome or boring for the impatient and faint-hearted. Its a little too long and you know the story before-hand so that takes the element of suspense out, you just want to know how it gets there in this new-age avatar of devdas.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Just checked…. Netflix does not have Dev D yet.
But we’ve seen the DVD in Indian grocery stores everywhere.
BTW, we saw Anurag Kashyap’s Black Friday about two years back in NYC.
Although the movie was made in 2004, it released in NYC only in 2007 because of the court case related to the 1993 blasts. Review of Black Friday here.
I am not sure whether Aswin meant this, – Nadodigal (Tamil) is not directed by Subramanyiapuram fame Sasikumar. He is one among the lead actors. It is directed by P.Samudrakani who was the villain in Subramanyiapuram and a student of P. Balachnader sir. Well made movie with a very good screenplay.
Kambath Ishq – to all souls who were part of making this movie. —- you. (four letter word that start with f and sounds like truck)
SearchIndia.com Responds:
For those interested in knowing more about Naadodigal, here’s the Wiki piece.
I should have listened. I went for it anyway. What trash.
For a movie based on a stuntman there are a total of 3 big stunts.( not enough ). What the hell is boman irani doing here? and javed jaffery is over the top and irrelevant. Kareena is hoooooooooorible. Arnold schwazenneger’s (correct spelling?) 2 minute appearance in terminator salvation was better then all of the scenes of this white mannequin put together. I dont know why i do this to myself.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: Arnold schwazenneger’s (correct spelling?)
No, it’s Arnold Schwarzenegger
2. You write: I went for it anyway. What trash….I dont know why i do this to myself.
Blame it all on the poor broadband speeds in India.
If your Internet connection speeds were decent, all you guys’d be glued to the small PC screen watching some indecent movie. Alas, instead of watching the adorable Felicity Fey shedding all inhibitions, you guys responded to the stirring in your loins triggered by rumors of some weirdo in a bikini and rushed to the theatre.
The movie was so damn gross! No idea how so many scenes got thru the censor board; were they sleeping? Kareena looked eww, specially in those close up shots, her eyes seemed shrunken in her face, and I cud never stand her nose. Akshay looked dashing though 😉 U dint mention Amrita and Aftab anywhere, but I guess they were not worth mentioning, hehe.
Hmmmm, but you know what? Notwithstanding all the shit, we enjoyed the movie! The humor was so very gross it made us laugh like hell 😀
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: you know what? Notwithstanding all the shit, we enjoyed the movie! The humor was so very gross it made us laugh like hell
You know what? Back when we were in school, some schmuck wouldn’t be able to control himself and let out a big fart and we’d all guffaw like hell. 😉
@StrYngLad74: Buddy, I don’t agree Kamal Haasan has run out of ideas, he has merely accepted the fact that Tamil Audiences are not ready for the bold or innovative themes yet. He tried to be classic by making HEY RAM,unfortunately, he went too much into the details and as the result, the film bombed miserably.
He tried doing a HOLLYWOOD style movie via AALAVANDHAN, although he used many innovative techniques and his acting was good, the film had a very weak storyline and was too far-fetched from reality, it bombed too. AS early as 1990, he acted in a film GUNA, when most actors would have abhorred such roles. Let’s leave all this, what about ANBE SIVAM, a great film, which bombed at the box office????????
With a string of failures, he simply accepted the fact that only the AUDIENCE is king. No matter what you critics or actors think, if the audience doesn’t like it, YOU SIMPLY DO NOT MATTER. The logic is simple, if you want to make innovative/classic/cult movies in India, you need to first ensure that you have all the ingredients to make the movie a saleable one. It doesn’t mean that Indians don’t like classic movies. SETHU, Vikram’s launchpad, almost bombed until people started appreciating its value and as a result, we got a good actor. SUBRAMANIAPURAM never made it to the city’s top theatres, but seeing the appreciation it got, SATYAM CINEMAS, the top theatre in Chennai, was more than happy to allocate three shows to the film per day, that too, A FORTNIGHT AFTER ITS RELEASE. But on the flip side, great movies like KASI (Where Vikram plays the role of a blind man) and MADHAVAN’s YEVANO ORUVAN didn’t farewell.
I finally end by saying this. BOLLYWOOD AND KOLLYWOOD deliver 80% of crap movies not because they want to, but because they are forced to. THese industries are ruled by IDIOTS who call themselves great actors and directors, but only want people to see what they make. Thanks to these money and power yielding idiots, good actors and directors are always forced to compromise on their performance. THAT’s the true fact.
The best example is DHARANI: A director who had established a good record by films like DHIL, DHOOL, and GILLI(HE MADE EVEN VIJAY ACT WELL :O ). But look at him now, that crap of an actor, VIJAY, made a miserable idiot out of DHARANI by delivering the horror show called VILLU. I was extremely displeased with DHARANI for choosing the moron VIJAY as the actor, I feel he was forced to.
You can only expect quality films from KOLLYWOOD when the so-called moronic actors like VIJAY, AJITH, VISHAL and directors like PERARASU become extinct. Until then CHOOSE YOUR MOVIES, don’t watch the crap movies, make your money count.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
In the first sentence you say Tamil Audiences are not ready for the bold or innovative themes yet and in the last sentence you admonish everyone – don’t watch the crap movies, make your money count.
What gives?
UnkHaf, the reason Dev D feels drawn out is primarily because people know the story, but the songs kept me engaged, which is a rarity for me for I never really like today’s Bollywood songs. There is a good mix of Punjabi folk, trance, and hard rock to make the songs blend in well with the atmosphere of the scene. I just couldn’t stop humming “Emosanal Atyachar” (the X-rated version of this song is a hoot!! :D), “O Pardesi”, and “Nayan Tarse” for an extended period. It’s still way better than the garish S.L.Bhansali version with that ‘bakra’ (goat).
—— SPOILER ALERT!—-
That said, the best thing about “Dev D” is really how it ends, which is different from the usual hackneyed versions of Devdas where all he does is cough up blood and die in dramatic fashion. The outcome really brings a closure to the central theme of the film which is about “Getting over” and all three central characters learn to do that. That, and the flushing out of boldness and realism of the characters, is what gives Dev D its uniqueness.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Did not read the spoiler because we plan to watch this movie.
Another entertaining and moderately funny film that I recommend is “Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!” starring none other than Abhay Deol. This guy is picking and choosing his roles pretty well and does only 1-2 movies per year. As yesteryear Bollywood villain Ajit would say, “SMART BOY!”
Synopsis: Movie is based on a real-life thief in Delhi (boy, I feel so homesick right now…sniff!!) named Devender Singh.
Highlights of the movie:
a. Paresh Rawal does a Peter Sellers ala “Dr. Strangelove.”
b. The movie gives no justification for Lucky’s thieving lifestyle ala the usual “Mujhe is samaaj ne mujrim bana diya” (This society made me a criminal)
Dang…this 4th July weekend has been a rather rewarding experience in terms of watching some good Bollywood films that’s not under the Chopra or Johar banner.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Added Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! to our Netflix queue,
Hi Aswin, I corrected you on Nadodigal giving you the benefit of doubt. This time I am certain. Villu is not directed by Dharani but by a dancer named Prabhudeva (on the credits there is typo error and instead of dancer it is shown director, never mind). I think you were referring to Kuruvi. With the screenplay it had, even Brad Pitt wouldn’t have saved that movie. Kuruvi was pathetic. Watch any of the spaghetti western and you will know how to picturize violence.
I cannot agree to your argument of blaming it on audiences. I am not sure whether you meant it. Tamil/Malayalam/Hindi/Hollywood/Italian/French/German movies will survive irrespective of the age of the actor when the writers stop writing screenplays the way you write your comments!
Aswin said: “Buddy, I don’t agree Kamal Haasan has run out of ideas, he has merely accepted the fact that Tamil Audiences are not ready for the bold or innovative themes yet.”
…and Denial is a river in Egypt. Sorry mate, I’ve been following him since 1981 and he ranked among my most favorite actors around the late 80’s. I think he hit his peak with “MMKR” and ever since then it’s been a downward spiral into egotism and straight-up fanboy-catering. I agree that the only aberration came in the form of “Anbe Sivam” but he couldn’t resist donning a disguise. If you need such gimmicks to prove a point, then there’s something missing from your skill set.
Aswin said: “The logic is simple, if you want to make innovative/classic/cult movies in India, you need to first ensure that you have all the ingredients to make the movie a saleable one.”
You’re wrong. Movies like “99”, “Oye lucky…”, “Ek Chalis ki last local”, “Khosla ka Ghosla” are big hits, but I agree they aren’t massive hits like “KANK”, “Singh is Kinng”, etc. However, the fact they’re hits shows a shift in the audience’s tastes towards more realistic themes. Let’s also not forget that shitty movies like the “KANK” etc. are also catered largely to NRI and 2nd gen Indian audiences who either wouldn’t want to watch or understand a story set in realism.
I’m getting this feeling now that Kollywood is succumbing to ‘Same shit different movie’ formula that defined Bollywood much of the 1990’s. Now some Bollywood directors like Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Bannerjee have decided to take the risk with lesser known actors and stick to themes that rely on realism, than opulence and gimmicks.
Aswin said: “SETHU, Vikram’s launchpad, almost bombed until people started appreciating its value and as a result, we got a good actor.”
“Sethu” was a pretty decent movie and so was “Kasi”, but seeing the kind of films Vikram has done since, it’s sad to see his talent go to waste. I think Manoj Bajpai is another such actor who succumbed to the lure of the crapfest.
Aswin said: “SUBRAMANIAPURAM never made it to the city’s top theatres, but seeing the appreciation it got”
I liked the authenticity of early 1980’s Madurai, but the movie just didn’t do anything for me. The first half is pretty decent with the character development and the second half tries to cram in the real essence of the story in a hasty manner. Plus, the whole “local petulant goonda/s turned hardened criminal/s due to a treachery/society” has been done to death, IMO.
Bottomline: Overrated, but better than the rest of the Kollywood crap.
Aswin said: “These industries are ruled by IDIOTS who call themselves great actors and directors, but only want people to see what they make. Thanks to these money and power yielding idiots, good actors and directors are always forced to compromise on their performance. THAT’s the true fact.”
Yes, but then there are actors like Vinay Pathak, Kay Kay Menon, Boman Irani, Abhay Deol, who feature prominently is moderately good Bollywood movies, even though they may do the occasional crap-fest like “Drona.” Don’t blame the directors alone- It takes two to tango. If established stars start refusing to act in crap-fests by Chopra and Johar, then they’ll wise up too (don’t hold your breath, though).
Aswin said: “The best example is DHARANI: A director who had established a good record by films like DHIL, DHOOL, and GILLI(HE MADE EVEN VIJAY ACT WELL :O ).”
If you think ANY of these movies are GOOD…then I am sorry I disagree strongly. Each one of them is a standard masala fare, nothing more.
And what is this I hear…DHARANI made Vijay act well? What are you smoking? Is Vijay even “acting” in his current movies? Go see “Poovae Unakkagha” and “Kadhalukku Mariyadhai” and see Vijay actually acting.
Aswin said: “You can only expect quality films from KOLLYWOOD when the so-called moronic actors like VIJAY, AJITH, VISHAL and directors like PERARASU become extinct.”
You can expect Kollywood to churn out quality films only when there are better stories/scripts and stars start demanding thus.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: but then there are actors like Vinay Pathak, Kay Kay Menon, Boman Irani, Abhay Deol, who feature prominently is moderately good Bollywood movies
Can’t agree to the inclusion of Boman Irani in the above list – Dostana, Yuvvraaj, Love Story 2050, Kambakkht Ishq….ad nauseum ad infinitum.
@SI and a4apple: I never blamed the audiences. I always maintain my stand that Kollywood produces crap movies only because 80-09% of the movies are made/murdered by the so-called MASS HEROES and GREAT DIRECTORS.
When I said, “don’t watch the crap movies, make your money count.” It was meant for SI and other folks who continuously go to such crap movies. I am sure there are better things to do with the dollars spent on these movies.
By the way, I was misinformed regarding NADODIGAL, my apologies.
As for my mentioning that Villu directed by Dharani, I apologise, it’s just that I get confused by Vijay movies because they all seem the same, all crap, not substance. Kuruvi was the abyss of Dharani’s career, hope he never even goes within 15 kms distance of Vijay/Ajith again. Good directors deserves good actors. The Dharani/Vikram duo was doing good, I donno why he never tried to work with Vikram again.
now that is just not true! kareena kapoor is not even capable of stirring anything in a sailor,whose been out in the sea for 7 months, let alone me….
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Pl tell us how KI is doing in India.
Was there a big crowd in the hall when you went…the audience engagement with the movie, was there lot of chitchat, restless moving about…????
“Can’t agree to the inclusion of Boman Irani in the above list – Dostana, Yuvvraaj, Love Story 2050, Kambakkht Ishq….ad nauseum ad infinitum.”
I agree he needs to be choosy considering he’s done a spate of crappy movies since his prominence from “Munnabhai MBBS”, but when called upon, he does deliver the goods. Watch “99”, his recent most film, and he does a good job.
That said, one’s gotta feed his (currently) wealthy lifestyle too, eh? 😀
BTW, next up on my list is “The Stoneman Murders” starring Kay Kay Menon, based on a real-life killer who stoned footpath dwellers in the sleep in 1980’s. I saw a loose-version of it on a detective serial on DD back in the late 1980’s. Can’t wait!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You write: That said, one’s gotta feed his (currently) wealthy lifestyle too, eh?
If you take that tack, you can just about justify anything in the world.
2. We remember reading about that ‘stoneman’ killer in Mumbai – Raman Raghav.
@StrYngLad74
@SI: No spoilers and last of dev d. We need to focus on trashing KI.
Yup, the music by Amit Trivedi is great and can you believe its just his second movie. His debut was on Aamir(2008) and he was apparently discovered by AK himself or one of his friends(I cant remember). There are in fact 18 tracks in the movie and I read AK decided to make music an integral part after hearing the 6 or 7 songs Amit did for him. In addition to all those you mentioned I liked “Yeh Meri Zindagi” too. And ‘Emosanal atyachaar’ is teen vocabulary. Did you know he coined it?
Yes, the ending is different and more contemporary IMO. Did you notice Paro and Chanda crossing paths(shown twice)? Can you believe it was an improvisation? Do I sound like an idiotic fanboy?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Since we are on the road now in the NY-NJ area, we’ll try to get Dev D DVD in a few hours
SI said: “If you take that tack, you can just about justify anything in the world.”
If I recall right, you used it to justify Tulip Joshi’s (Matrubhoomi lassie) choice in movies. Your words were “Gal’s gotta eat.” 😀
SearchIndia.com Responds:
SI is hoist with his/her/its own petard. 😉
“Was there a big crowd in the hall when you went…the audience engagement with the movie, was there lot of chitchat, restless moving about…????”
your gonna love this….
the theatre was about 60% full…when it started.The crowd was very restless, with only a select few really involved with the proceedings.there were people walking in and out.the group of guys sitting in front of me were looking at pictures of Asin on their mobile.( i sneaked a peek ).Halfway through the second half,the movie stops playing and we see a Windows Error message.Then theatre goes blank for 15 minutes.Thats when the people started walking out.By the time it came back, there were hardly 20 people there.
I cant really judge the audience response accurately.This is kerela,where only people like aamir,hritick,shah rukh are really popular.( surprisingly even john abraham ).Akshay isnt big here.here 60% turnout for a hindi movie is pretty good.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Thanks.
We know some Mallus here who love John Abraham?
Maybe, because his father is a Keralite??? Source: Wiki
gnair said: “Halfway through the second half,the movie stops playing and we see a Windows Error message.”
Did India stop using projectors altogether or was it a theater screening movies from websites? 😀
Gross.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Gross?
Then we understand each other well. 😉
do u know abt this ? Sounds like a reputed one.
also notice, there is a tamil movie screened.
http://www.subwaycinema.com/
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Thanks.
Alas, it just got over today.
So many Japanese and Korean films.
Just one Indian film – Quick Gun Murugan (India, 2009)
Do you know what’s so annoying?? These monkeys hype the movie so much and have you anticipating for it and then they deliver such a brain dead movie. Serious disappointment!! By any chance, i heard Quick Gun is a spoof of the character SRK played in OSM? Did you manage to catch that? Is it worth watching?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Haven’t seen Quick Gun Murugan…doubt it released in the U.S.
By the way, not sure if you are female, but i really enjoy your critiques. Its so bashful and funny. Plus i admire your guts to stand up to what you write and not be intimidated by the harsh comments you receive occasionally. If you have the time, do check out my blog at http://lifeslittlenuances.blogspot.com
I just started it.
Would like feedbacks from opinionated strong willed people like you.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. Folks, just visited the above bra-burning feminist’s blog.
Time for all of you to take a hard look at your child – does it really resemble you? You sure? 😉
Well, in the lady’s opinion, there are only six persons in the world not cheating on their partners/spouses. Assuming the six people are couples, that leaves just three couples in the world in a faithful relationship. What are the odds you are in one such relationship or your child is your own – one in two billion (??).
Time to rewrite your will. 😉
2. Here’s Lorena Bobbitt JR oops Deepa on the many different ways you can punish cheating dickheads a.k.a men:
When all else fails, there’s always the unsaid but lurking in the background final ‘Bobbitize’ solution.
3. Elsewhere on Deepa’s blog:
* Who ever said marriages are made in heaven were just not human.
* A relationship is easier, you don’t like him, he doesn’t like you, it’s easy you call it quits.
* In conclusion, marriage is an impending doom of a relationship
And here we thought we were cynical.
4. An innocent question – why is C-Sec the fad these days?? 😉
What the F*** the Censor board is doing, now a days all bollywood (no need to tell add the tamil movies) flicks are having upscene kisses, nudity and dirty double meaning languages, and the indian crowd enjoy them with their family …. ah.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
It was inevitable. Preordained, if you will.
In the land of the Kamasutra, kama had to move on to the big screen eventually.
Had a horrible weekend by watching two movies over the weekend, Revenge of the Fallen and Kambakht Ishq. Amazingly both movies are doing well in their respective countries. Transformers has made 293 million in just 12 days and KI has made 25 crore in India in just 3 days. And even though both the movies are of different genre, when it comes to being horrible, they both join the same category, i.e PIECE of SH!T category.I don’t know why but seems like Hollywood is going Bollywood way now.
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We have seen some news reports with higher numbers (higher than what you mention above) bandied about for KI but remain skeptical of all claims coming from India.
To build up hype and out of desperation, people sometimes will say/do all kinds of PR nonsense.
Kambakkht Ishq is absolute garbage and people should avoid it like the plague.
I sure hope that real Ms. Bobbitt is not as cynical as the her blogical twin.. if she is, life will be miserable. I don’t understand how the C-option is a more attractive/less painful option than the V-option either.. have you seen the scar, lady? You will be putting your best tattoo(s) at risk.. The tattoo-mangling is the biggest concern, but there are other problems like
http://www.google.com/search?q=pros+and+cons+cesarean
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Just to be clear, Deepa (in her blog) is against taking the easy way out with C-Sec.
Our hypothesis is that many of those who opt for it these days do it in the belief they can ‘stay tight.’
Ahem, just to put my word out on the subject… When you do a C-sec there is no going back.
All the rest, if any, will have to be C-sec. Its expensive and also reqs 7 day min stay aftr (around here in India). But its all choice really. If you don’t want to do it the hard way, then you don’t have to. Believe me its hard the natural way, atleast for the unfortunate few. I’ve seen it up close and after that I can assure you that you’ll have second thoughts on women in general and unprotected sex in particular.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
What about the ‘stay tight’ aspect?
Is that for real or merely the female equivalent of the ‘size matters’ nonsense for men.
Its the female equivalent of ‘size matters’. If its very difficult, again for the very unfortunate(overweight baby, small pelvis etc but usuall doc advises C-sec here), cervical/vaginal tear can occur but nothing a surgery can’t fix.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
To those who may be tempted to whine that it’s a long voyage from Kambakkht Ishq to size/tight matters, we say not really because we’re trying to steer people clear of rubbish, in one case a shitty movie and in the other foolish notions. 😉
Thanks for the education, 1/2 doc. 🙂
Anytime. Did you get the CDs?
SearchIndia.com Responds:
If you mean the Dev D DVD, yes, we did pick it up on the way back from NYC yesterday (please remember to send a money order for $3.99). 😉
Working on a restaurant review now. After completing that and a few other chores, we plan to watch the movie.
Absolutely, just ship me the DVD and I’ll cover your costs including shipping.. IF Dev D isn’t 1/2 as worth as KI. I am assuming you spent something around $10 for it.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Just kidding on the $.
We’ll do a full review of Dev D.
@ joeantony: “What the F*** the Censor board is doing, now a days all bollywood (no need to tell add the tamil movies) flicks are having upscene kisses, nudity and dirty double meaning languages, and the indian crowd enjoy them with their family …. ah.”
a. First of all, dirty double-meaning dialogues are rather common in family films. I can’t recall how many popular movies in Bollywood and Kollywood have had one or two instances of double-entendres. Nonetheless, censoring is anti-freedom of speech.
b. Gratuitous nudity and sex is far better than gratuitous gore and violence. Sex is a beautiful thing.
That said, I think most of us are okay with kissing and nudity in foreign films, but god-forbid should it turn up on our screens.
c. If Indian crowds are enjoying such things on screen with their families, then I think celebrations are due. It shows how family-relationships are maturing via bonding in ways alien in our society 10-15 years ago. Nothing better than having parents who can understand things about their children.
d. You need to stop pontificating and get a life. What someone does with their family is their own thing.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
1. You obviously had poor English teachers.
The rules of English grammar prohibit cohabitation of ‘Gratuitous’ and ‘nudity/sex’ in the same sentence/paragraph/page. 😉 We agree with the other points.
2. Have you seen what some of our netas think about homosexuality?
SI Said: “If you mean the Dev D DVD, yes, we did pick it up on the way back from NYC yesterday (please remember to send a money order for $3.99). ;)”
On that note…enjoy the X-rated version of ‘Emosanal Attyachaar’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lde8Z1vz9LU
BTW, this is AN OFFICIAL version from the movie makers, not some fan-made version.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Video quality and lyrics too, of course, are far better in above link than in earlier links.
I was sure nothing could be half as worth as KI(1/2*0=0)… So I was playing it safe 🙂 but whew, thanks for the clarification.
SI said: “The rules of English grammar prohibit cohabitation of ‘Gratuitous’ and ‘nudity/sex’ in the same sentence/paragraph/page. 😉 We agree with the other points.”
I didn’t know there was a rule with the use of “gratuitous” and “nudity/sex”, like the rule for “suppose” and “if”, or using “anywayS.” I am looking for corroboration, but I can’t seem to find it. Can you point me in the right direction- a link maybe? Sorry, if I don’t take your word for it, but I need proof 🙂 and I don’t mind admitting if I’m wrong.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: Can you point me in the right direction- a link maybe? Sorry, if I don’t take your word for it, but I need proof
For proof, just look down your body. 😉
Censoring is anti-freedom of speech and the censor board should restrict itself to giving certificates (By some reactions I think KI deserved an A) so that viewers are warned about the content. Its unbelievable that few films like Paanch (2003, unreleased) don’t even see the light of day due to these people.
SearchIndia.com Responds:
A few kisses and a bedroom scene with hardly anything in it…why are we all getting our knickers in a twist here.
Typo Paanch (2003/unreleased)
SearchIndia.com Responds:
Year fixed in your original comment.
SI Said: “For proof, just look down your body.For proof, just look down your body.”
Hai poora ka poora, Mind-f**k yaar
Tera Emosanal Attyachaar!
BTW, here’s a pretty good read on the hypocrisy of audiences who saw Dev D and a solid review about the movie
http://culturazzi.org/review/cinema/dev-d-anurag-kashyap
SearchIndia.com Responds:
We read up to the point where the writer warns spoilers abound.
Hei, you reviewed my blog, such an honour 🙂 you are right, my cheating figure was an exaggeration, i am feeling sheepish now.
As for the C-Sec, according to my friend, most docs in KL (capital of Malaysia) prefer the C-Sec cuz its easier and faster unlike normal childbirth they have to be on call until the patient is ready to deliver. So basically its a shortcut job. Plus i have spoken to friends of friends who said they prefer C-Sec cuz its easier and you don’t have to go through any pain, its a minor surgery and the baby is out. Btw, thanks for standing up for me- about me against C-Sec instead of for C-Sec.
On a personal note (hoping this not to be published), my [deleted] if you wanna be friends. I send your reviews to all my friends who just find it absolutely funny because we do have people over here who find Indian movies these days esp the ones by Vijay, Ajith etc going down the dumps these days.
Cheers,
Ms Lorena Bobbitt aka fan!
SearchIndia.com Responds:
You write: Indian movies these days esp the ones by Vijay, Ajith etc going down the dumps these days
It’s not new…a long-term trend that’s accelerated now.
Two things to what Deepa said and SI’s comments on that:
1. I am trying to mutate myself into a rhinoceros because, “Rhinoceros find a partner and stay with that partner for the rest of their lifeâ€, no cheating – source ‘Spanish Apartment’ (L’auberge espagnole). This movie had a sequel ‘Russian Dolls’ (Les poupees russes). Two decent French masala films which I saw for the sake of Audrey Tautou.
2. On the advantage of a relationship over a marriage Harry said it better,
“Sally: When Joe and I started seeing each other, we wanted exactly the same thing. We wanted to live together, but we didn’t want to get married because every time anyone we knew got married, it ruined their relationship. They practically never had sex again. It’s true, it’s one of the secrets that no one ever tells you. I would sit around with my girlfriends who have kids – and, actually, my one girlfriend who has kids, Alice – and she would complain about how she and Gary never did it anymore. She didn’t even complain about it, now that I think about it. She just said it matter-of-factly. She said they were up all night, they were both exhausted all the time, the kids just took every sexual impulse they had out of them. And Joe and I used to talk about it, and we’d say we were so lucky we have this wonderful relationship, we can have sex on the kitchen floor and not worry about the kids walking in. We can fly off to Rome on a moment’s notice. And then one day I was taking Alice’s little girl for the afternoon because I’d promised to take her to the circus, and we were in the cab playing “I Spy” – I spy a mailbox, I spy a lamp-post – and she looked out the window and she saw this man and this woman with these two little kids. And the man had one of the little kids on his shoulders, and she said, “I spy a family.” And I started to cry. You know, I just started crying. And I went home, and I said, “The thing is, Joe, we never do fly off to Rome on a moment’s notice.”
Harry: And the kitchen floor?
Sally: [sadly] Not once. It’s this very cold, hard Mexican ceramic tile.â€
— Courtesy When Harry Met Sally – the mother of all chick flicks; source – imdb quotes
SearchIndia.com Responds:
This whole issue of faithfulness to one’s partner is nonsense.
If you are not unfaithful literally, then you are unfaithful mentally. Let him/her/it who has not fantasized doing it with someone other than the partner cast the first stone.
But for the constraining social mores, no female would wear a panty and no male an underwear and we’d all be living happily ever after in a sextopia.