tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post1074521446171643639..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: Shashi gets his Steven Tyler on, so it's not a complete waste: Ganga aur SurajBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-10676116952167362842008-11-30T22:56:00.000-06:002008-11-30T22:56:00.000-06:00Eliza - I've got more mustache coming for you soon...Eliza - I've got more mustache coming for you soon :)<BR/><BR/>Amrita - Weeeeeeeeeell...okay, yeah, that's quite possible. But is there a category worse than "the suck to the extreme"? Like, what do we call movies that we turn off before finishing (à la <I>Kyon Ki</I>)?Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1657823777216716082008-11-26T11:37:00.000-06:002008-11-26T11:37:00.000-06:00Hee hee hee. Beth, admit it! The only reason you q...Hee hee hee. <BR/><BR/>Beth, admit it! The only reason you quibble with my terminology is because of the Shashiness of this enterprise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-32600190821836809772008-11-26T03:29:00.000-06:002008-11-26T03:29:00.000-06:00Moustache Shashi is not bad at all! I'll skip this...Moustache Shashi is not bad at all! <BR/><BR/>I'll skip this film though.eliza bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997101330508195099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-9931303707280994702008-11-25T18:14:00.000-06:002008-11-25T18:14:00.000-06:00Memsaab and FG - do skip it (but watch the songs)....Memsaab and FG - do skip it (but watch the songs). I'm sending my copy to PPCC out of a sense of loyalty our far-flung fellow citizen of Shashi Pradesh. No one else should buy this DVD. Maybe PPCC will send it on when PPCC is done with it.....<BR/><BR/>As for Neetu, I've seen Shashi and Neetu together before - and Shashi and Babita too, for that matter - and it didn't bother me. That said, my wishing for Neetu is just because I love her so much, not because I want her specifically to play opposite Shashi. I don't have a favorite Shashi jodi, though obviously we must now do a poll. <BR/><BR/>memsaab - I can't hear you LALALALALALALALA.<BR/><BR/>I maintain that Shashi <I>can</I> dance in certain songs; I will not maintain that he does so consistently across many films, composers, choreographers, styles, etc. or that it is even in his top five actorly skills. <BR/><BR/>Ajnabi - Definitely re: cake. I hope there was a cake stunt double and the real one, with the smile, was given to the child artists. <BR/><BR/>Shashi and Sunil are owning their fake blood for sure. Sunil also has fake skin showing, which is almost as dumb-looking.<BR/><BR/>Bollyviewer - :) I'm glad you agree. And no, Neetu could not have rescued this. I think that task belongs to the writers. Must do further research re: Shashi stubble.<BR/><BR/>gebruss - That is a very good theory, except everyone (Iftekhar, Kader, Sunil, Shashi) has a mustache at some point. Or are you talking about different <I>types</I> of mustaches? <BR/><BR/>It's entirely possible that people who are more interested in shooting and chasing will find this movie more interesting than I did. <BR/><BR/>Rum - Definitely a daku state! I wouldn't want to live there, though! :)Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-37536691489138239722008-11-25T17:34:00.000-06:002008-11-25T17:34:00.000-06:00ganga aur suraj needs its own Masala Pradesh state...ganga aur suraj needs its own Masala Pradesh state the daku state! I love Shashi with his mush and funky clothes. I don't the movie sucked to me, but then again I have 10 million daku movies in my collection<BR/>Sunil Dutt was always a great daku hero though as he became more evergreen thats when they turned into Mard-esque daku movies, him and Reena always made a nice couple in a older-odd wayRumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104185865100510017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-74964948739251114442008-11-25T16:54:00.000-06:002008-11-25T16:54:00.000-06:00My theory on the moustaches is that they are neces...My theory on the moustaches is that they are necessary to mark the family members, given that they bear no resemblance to each other in any way, shape or form otherwise.<BR/><BR/>I didn't think it was that bad, but then I have seen enough of the really bad late 80s and 90s stuff to be somewhat skewed in my quality of movie perception. At least some of the character development actually made sense.gebrusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449996937991587866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-87426592664440524072008-11-25T15:49:00.000-06:002008-11-25T15:49:00.000-06:00Aah Neetu Singh! So THATS what was missing in Sula...Aah Neetu Singh! So THATS what was missing in Sulakshana - she is cute enough but NOT Neetu Singh (doubt if even she could've rescued this movie). And though Shashi can convince me of most things (his superior dancing skills, for e.g.), a moustache isnt one of those. A stubble though, is quite another matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-63832933986464681132008-11-25T15:17:00.000-06:002008-11-25T15:17:00.000-06:00Those poor kids look traumatized; someone should'v...Those poor kids look traumatized; someone should've led them to the smiley cake. Also, I love the look of total conviction Shashi brings to the pink blood scene. Awesome.ajnabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-48870567546002407322008-11-25T15:07:00.000-06:002008-11-25T15:07:00.000-06:00Just watched Shashi, ummm, dance; and I think we c...Just watched Shashi, ummm, dance; and I think we can all see why he lost the ppcc's Dance-Off against Amitabh...<BR/><BR/>A purty contest, though, he'd win hands down :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-45595886745819387332008-11-25T15:04:00.000-06:002008-11-25T15:04:00.000-06:00I'm with Memsaab - I'll skip this but I'm totally ...I'm with Memsaab - I'll skip this but I'm totally going to look up all the songs on youtube! <BR/><BR/>One question - wouldn't Neetu paired opposite Shashi have been a little...odd? She's his nephew's wife!Filmi Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292362161639177666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-39527533373740513472008-11-25T14:22:00.000-06:002008-11-25T14:22:00.000-06:00I guess I can give this one a miss for now :-) Tha...I guess I can give this one a miss for now :-) Thanks for saving me the time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-45709645316701597402008-11-25T13:32:00.000-06:002008-11-25T13:32:00.000-06:00Shweta - Agreed on all points.Keith - Somehow ther...Shweta - Agreed on all points.<BR/><BR/>Keith - Somehow there's something really different between the sunshine field leaping and the nighttime qawwali seducing. I'm kind of surprised that I come down so unilaterally in favor of the latter. Baby's all grown up!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-52835732312423305732008-11-25T12:47:00.000-06:002008-11-25T12:47:00.000-06:00Regarding mustachio'd Sashi in a field: I am of th...Regarding mustachio'd Sashi in a field: I am of the opinion that grown men, regardless of facial hair, should not frolic.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887643336475509672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-77705133657802808952008-11-25T11:20:00.000-06:002008-11-25T11:20:00.000-06:00omg Shashi's dancing in the Quwalli! what disco mo...omg Shashi's dancing in the Quwalli! what disco moves! I love :) Aruna jee should totally be prez- she is so cute in that screen shot :D<BR/><BR/>The movie does sound like a waste of talent- I'd probably fast forward through most of it, pausing at the Sunil and Shashi bits.Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.com