tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post355630438758415242..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: Just say yes! CharasBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-60818225968119898932012-04-15T16:08:30.453-05:002012-04-15T16:08:30.453-05:00Retroman - Great user name, by the way! I will be ...Retroman - Great user name, by the way! I will be on the lookout for more of Kuljeet - seems like he's in lots of the movies that are right up my alley. :)Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-38672174273116509642012-04-14T06:14:18.958-05:002012-04-14T06:14:18.958-05:00Memsaab-right as usual about Kuljeet. He was somew...Memsaab-right as usual about Kuljeet. He was somewhere in between Ranjeet and the unnamed heavies who populated the boss's gang. He was excellent in Roti Kapda aur Makaan and Deewar<br />SidharthRetromanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13625412522275522034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-59067912840112621452012-04-03T23:47:36.276-05:002012-04-03T23:47:36.276-05:00wow.. i am shocked to see this blog.. are you big ...wow.. i am shocked to see this blog.. are you big big fan of bollywood movies.. really great great post on charas picture...i am really impress.. <a href="http://www.chillyads.com" rel="nofollow">free classifieds india</a>free classifieds indiahttp://www.chillyads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-21148842219444894092012-02-10T07:30:20.272-06:002012-02-10T07:30:20.272-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-10035297917155544002012-01-28T11:06:06.602-06:002012-01-28T11:06:06.602-06:00Aaaaah sorry for my late replies to all of these!
...Aaaaah sorry for my late replies to all of these!<br /><br />harveypam - Thank you! And thanks for the catch on Asit - all fixed now.<br /><br />As for the praying, I think what surprised me here is that it happens abroad AND that neither character has been showing praying previously in the film, so to me it felt like a sudden bit of religiosity that had a curious setting. I've certainly seen what you're describing in films but I think mostly those were Indian settings. <br /><br />Todd - Yeah this movie has "TODD" written all over it! I really wish I remembered the James Bond movies better - I've seen all of them at least once but they all blur together. I like your point about recreating the scenes - somehow it seems like a lot of work and thought went into this movie, doesn't it?<br /><br />batul - WATCH IT! DOOO IIIIIT! :D Or else Amrita and I will make you do so when we show up in Mumbai in March.<br /><br />zeeniebaby - That song is too fabulous!<br /><br />suyesh - HAHAHAH thank you!<br /><br />memsaab - KULJEET. Excellent. <br /><br />Anuradha - Yay! I have that same reaction when I go reading around the internet. :)Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-71161901679539174202012-01-18T11:10:45.532-06:002012-01-18T11:10:45.532-06:00Love this film, Beth, and thanks for making me wan...Love this film, Beth, and thanks for making me want to put it into my re-watch pile (which is growing by the second! and will continue to do so as long as I keep reading these blogs!)Anuradha Warrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340730648674805773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1052743835613959442012-01-16T13:48:30.546-06:002012-01-16T13:48:30.546-06:00"That guy" is Kuljeet, he is always exce..."That guy" is Kuljeet, he is always excellently creepy in an insane kind of way.<br /><br />I love this film too, and my favorite song is the one Dharam and Hema sing in their hotel room---so, so sweet (and funny) :) Now you make me need to watch it again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-33518907635187334182012-01-13T19:56:17.520-06:002012-01-13T19:56:17.520-06:00OMG I JUST FOUND THE AWESOMEST BLOG IN THE INTERNE...OMG I JUST FOUND THE AWESOMEST BLOG IN THE INTERNET!!!!suyeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800986262233525111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-29617697907516987412012-01-10T18:11:30.234-06:002012-01-10T18:11:30.234-06:00I remember watching the Egyptian themed song but c...I remember watching the Egyptian themed song but can't say I have watched the movie. Looks interesting based on your review. <br /><br />I agree with harveypam about the praying to Mary and Jesus bit. Indians are generally fine with praying to deities of other religions. I hadn't even realized this was unusual until I moved out of India. My American friend was very surprised when I stopped to say a small prayer in a church we were visiting as tourists in Vienna. There is a statue of Mary in a Catholic hospital in the town I grew up in India. You will often find many non-Christians praying in front of it...they usually just pray to her the way they would to a Hindu goddess (Durga, Kali etc.).zeeniebabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187674242064498647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-70622213731415872762012-01-09T23:39:46.485-06:002012-01-09T23:39:46.485-06:00I love 'Charas'. Now I want to watch it al...I love 'Charas'. Now I want to watch it all over again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-34821395735351681862012-01-09T08:58:13.141-06:002012-01-09T08:58:13.141-06:00Thanks, Beth, for a review almost as entertaining ...Thanks, Beth, for a review almost as entertaining as the movie itself. I, too, love <i>Charas</i>. And I agree that it has a James Bond feel to it. The scene of the helicopter airlifting the car is taken directly from one of the James Bond movies -- though <i>Charas</i> at least took the trouble to recreate the scene, rather than simply stealing the footage from the original film the way <i>Jugnu</i> did.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890338576052689861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-3985787734242791072012-01-08T17:58:49.189-06:002012-01-08T17:58:49.189-06:00Lovely review, Beth!
I remember Charas mostly for ...Lovely review, Beth!<br />I remember Charas mostly for its wonderful music. I don't think I have seen it myself.<br />As for the characters praying to Mary and Jesus. For many Indians it doesn't pose a problem to pray to gods of other religion. I know of Muslims, who visit Hindu temples regularly and of Hindus who visit churches and all visiting dargahs. They would vist any place of prayer as long as they have an assurance that their wishes will be fulfilled.<br />Nitpicking: When you write Asit, you mean Ajit, don't you? My brain associated the villian with Asit Sen, which really didn't fit properly. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com