tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post4302644116728812009..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-74507944145716755952011-08-09T19:51:15.328-05:002011-08-09T19:51:15.328-05:00I just remembered the names of the two village bar...I just remembered the names of the two village bards - Bishna and Manda. The year 1906, to celebrate 50 years of Queen Victoria's coronation.JB Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17441601773559252763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-48196810193341020212011-08-09T19:43:53.576-05:002011-08-09T19:43:53.576-05:00Actually 'Jugni' means something else. In ...Actually 'Jugni' means something else. In the early part of the last century (Sometime in the 1910s) the Victoria JUBILEE Torch came to India and was taken from town to town ceremoniously. In Punjab it was followed by two itinerant folk singers who composed small ditties about what happened where ever it went. Since JUBILEE was a linguistically a alien word it got corrupted to JUGNI. This gave birth to a whole new genre of folk music which is enjoyed till today.<br /><br />Some people claim that it is a talisman (Taviz)worn around the neck to ward of evil spirits. Not so.<br /><br />As an aside, the main hospital of Govt Medical College Amritsar was renamed and known for quite some time as the Victoria Jubilee HospitalJB Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17441601773559252763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-81628319044961933112009-03-16T05:04:00.000-05:002009-03-16T05:04:00.000-05:00for those who can understand hindi, you should lis...for those who can understand hindi, you should listen to this audio clip of the director dibakar, where he addresses the criticism that the film has "no story". Absolutely brilliant.<BR/><BR/>http://passionforcinema.com/dibakar-unplugged/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-32665461225917729142009-03-13T13:18:00.000-05:002009-03-13T13:18:00.000-05:00Nice review!I absolutely loved this movie -- it's ...Nice review!<BR/><BR/>I absolutely <I>loved</I> this movie -- it's among Abhay Deol's best performances to date, and he hasn't had too many weak entries.<BR/><BR/>What I liked the most was that the director trusted our intelligence to see that the movie wasn't about what he did, but who he was. And he had the courage to leave it at that, and not feel compelled to end it neatly. A lesser movie would've taken the time to put in explanatory dialogue about the guy's psyche -- this one simply assumed that we could read between the lines. Rarely do movies do that, especially in Bollywood.<BR/><BR/>~ramsuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-89171497989318396912009-03-12T22:14:00.000-05:002009-03-12T22:14:00.000-05:00Hi Beth Excellent review - enjoyed reading it! Mee...Hi Beth <BR/><BR/>Excellent review - enjoyed reading it! <BR/><BR/>MeeraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-75453789735060565192009-03-12T21:34:00.000-05:002009-03-12T21:34:00.000-05:00@Shweta: ROFL. That line was hillarious. Archana w...@Shweta: ROFL. That line was hillarious. Archana was excellent as typical 'Delhi Aunties'.dunkdafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140259719369169275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-69488726372476865972009-03-12T15:42:00.000-05:002009-03-12T15:42:00.000-05:00OMG, that English-speaking dog line *might* be eno...OMG, that English-speaking dog line *might* be enough to get me to add this to my ridiculously long queue.ajnabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-60848358488925944212009-03-12T13:53:00.000-05:002009-03-12T13:53:00.000-05:00All the valid criticism makes me re-think why I li...All the valid criticism makes me re-think why I liked the film, too! I think its because its so much the opposite of Bollywood glamor - no fancy locales, jazzy songs, special effects and no melodrama. Plus, it sketches the life of a small-time crook in Delhi (how can I dislike <I>anything</I> set in my beloved city?) so well that it appears real. And that dog quip had <I>exactly</I> the same effect on me! lol As a kid I remember very few friends/relatives who had pets, but those who did, gave them western names like "Tommy", "Jackie", "Diana" and always talked to them in English (as if dogs dont understand Hindi). So this English speaking pet of Lucky's hits the right spot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-79343741207616242972009-03-12T13:31:00.000-05:002009-03-12T13:31:00.000-05:00Oh I just remembered my fav line from the movie, a...Oh I just remembered my fav line from the movie, and had to share- in the title song : "Oye apna munda Lucky- yeh single hai ya bachelor?" (Our boy Lucky- is he single or a bachelor?)<BR/>brilliant!Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-77361557950167787242009-03-12T12:47:00.000-05:002009-03-12T12:47:00.000-05:00Perhaps we need to suggest appropriate Hollywood r...Perhaps we need to suggest appropriate Hollywood replacements for Chunkey who show up at parties and events but never actually act in any films? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-60800618892523072312009-03-12T11:18:00.000-05:002009-03-12T11:18:00.000-05:00Agree w/ view on "Clint Eastwood" for "Vinod Khann...Agree w/ view on "Clint Eastwood" for "Vinod Khanna."(Interestingly, "Chunkey Pandey" was not translated"- yes that just made me sit up in the middle of the movie- hilariousness :D <BR/>That 1st sequence was amazing, where the newsreported, in typical Indian-tabloid style introduces Abhay (who looks SO DANG CUTE in the 1st shot- OK I need to control the gushing)- and then the chase behind the pup :D even the cops are delhite to the core.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link! Agree w/ Bawa on the Jugni being rooted in Punjab- am sure I was clear enough :)Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-59564463597342091892009-03-12T09:40:00.000-05:002009-03-12T09:40:00.000-05:00Very nicely-done and enormous review. Now shall ha...Very nicely-done and enormous review. Now shall have to see it.<BR/><BR/>Jugni is not only popular in Delhi, it is a traditional Punjabi folk-song about this girl Jugni who could really "kick-ass": stanzas have been since added, modernising Jugni's experiences. <BR/>One of the best Jugni versions is by Hazara Singh Ramta, here<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoBdV0o-WeQ<BR/><BR/>(If you understand Punjabi Ramta is not to be missed, caustic lyrics poking fun at himself)<BR/><BR/>Rabbi Shergill in his first album did a lovely version of it, where Jugni goes to different parts of India and faces some pretty hard issues in each place.bawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772313690591638108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-4506625126944724572009-03-12T04:02:00.000-05:002009-03-12T04:02:00.000-05:00Excellent and insightful post!Excellent and insightful post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1055609794262231382009-03-11T22:55:00.000-05:002009-03-11T22:55:00.000-05:00Gr8 analysis of the movie. Loved every bit of it. ...Gr8 analysis of the movie. Loved every bit of it. Also loved only two screencaps u captured. Fab.dunkdafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140259719369169275noreply@blogger.com