tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post113065401893760389..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: trauma-drama-o-rama: ParineetaBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-47167860290578291762009-12-05T05:56:00.075-06:002009-12-05T05:56:00.075-06:00Parineeta is one of my all time favorite movies!
...Parineeta is one of my all time favorite movies!<br /><br /> I was mysteriously captivated, held rapt, when I first saw it, and subsequent viewings have only intensified this. <br /><br />It has become my go-to mood elevator, right up there with the first season of The Beverly Hillbillies!<br /><br />Sooo many scenes are indelibly and eternally etched into my neural pathways - <br /><br />Oh! Oh! Saif Ali Khan in his wife-beater, embracing his Inner Elvis with that lip-dangled cigarette and precious little product-driven hair pouf! <br /><br />Great Moment in Cinema!<br /><br />Anyone who has not seen Parineeta should rectify that sad circumstance immediately, if only for that image alone! <br /><br />It does not matter whether you know who Saif Ali Khan is or not.<br /><br /><br />But I think my favorite part is Miss Rita Languly bestowing the gift of Dhinak Dhinak Tha upon earth residents!<br /><br />The songs in this movie have a staying power comparable to Gorilla Glue. <br /><br />This can be a very good thing, as in Dhinak Dhinak Tha, or it can be a most disturbing thing, as in Piya Bole, and its coordinating leitmotif.<br /><br />It is an extreme situation. Even thinking of Parineeta, as I am doing now, invariably results in that adjective-defying ditty embedding itself firmly in my head for hours, days. Yes, weeks have happened.<br /><br />Oh! The family all piled up on the bed playing cards - I loved Sanjay Dutt in this! He even kept a straight face during that whole semi-soliloquoy at the end.<br /><br />And Oh, the End! Chill, I'm not going to spoil it. To do so would be to deprive future viewers of the cardio-vascular benefit of hearty laughter. I will say that Parineeta taught me the true meaning of the phrase "hilarity ensues."<br /><br /><br /><i>(Fun trivialett: We are told that the year is 1962 but the "newest Elivis record" BFF homie dude brings into Shenkar's bedroom has cover art of White Jumpsuit Fat Elvis, who was not invented until the 70s).</i><br /><br /><i>(Fun head-bop with the culture club: Roughly 25% of the scenes involve somebody or other just waltzing into Shenkar's bedroom, whether he is awake, asleep, no knocking, no yoo-hoo, no nothing. Pradeep Sarkar captures perfectly that exhilarating cultural feature of privacy as a file not found, so popular in both subcontinents and beyond).</i>TwinklePetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-79426492514870559942009-10-20T23:40:55.933-05:002009-10-20T23:40:55.933-05:00Good actors and I liked the Indian clothes in this...Good actors and I liked the Indian clothes in this movie. Rekha's item number was cute, and had Western-style steps (that fit with the setting where her character was performing.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1131261285753837532005-11-06T01:14:00.000-06:002005-11-06T01:14:00.000-06:00Yeah, Veer Zara took me awhile to finish - I liked...Yeah, Veer Zara took me awhile to finish - I liked it, but I kept getting distracted. I certainly can't tell you to run right out and watch Parineeta unless you really need something dramatic to get you through your day!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1131194670196526992005-11-05T06:44:00.000-06:002005-11-05T06:44:00.000-06:00haven't seen this yet..come to think of it, the la...haven't seen this yet..come to think of it, the last bollywood flick i saw was the first half of veer zara (fell asleep..oops) :o)*~mad munky~*https://www.blogger.com/profile/16496367615568455286noreply@blogger.com