tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post5906461091436555018..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: the life of my favorite Shakespeare-wallah: Felicity Kendal's autobiography, White CargoBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-54789571202702546072008-12-31T09:28:00.000-06:002008-12-31T09:28:00.000-06:00Hey--just bought a copy of 36 Chowringhee Lane, I'...Hey--just bought a copy of 36 Chowringhee Lane, I'll send it home with Catherine in March for you to watch.JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07300525020981762048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-11903830171882242532008-04-30T22:41:00.000-05:002008-04-30T22:41:00.000-05:00Good Neighbors was a favorite of mine many years a...Good Neighbors was a favorite of mine many years ago during it's PBS run. I liked To The Manor Born as well.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013518337156050036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-85612987675548609132008-04-26T00:24:00.000-05:002008-04-26T00:24:00.000-05:00Nice article beth and describing words r also very...Nice article beth and describing words r also very appropriate.Crazy on Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567214174234296757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-1025048832776220632008-04-19T14:25:00.000-05:002008-04-19T14:25:00.000-05:00mm - Do! And then tell me what you think :)Gagan -...mm - Do! And then tell me what you think :)<BR/><BR/>Gagan - The overlap is pretty amazing, even if just in feel (but I think quite a bit in events and details as well). You make a very good point about cultural exchange - let us hope there will always been room, energy, and eagerness for it!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-32542609748755085232008-04-17T18:08:00.000-05:002008-04-17T18:08:00.000-05:00Great article Beth. Didn;t realize that shakespear...Great article Beth. Didn;t realize that shakespeare wallah was so wrapped up in the Kendalls'family story nor did I know of the Jenn shashi link. I knew of Felicity as a gen celeb in the UK. I took it she was really big once just from audience reactions to her. These are great stories to hear, you know of just the cultural exchange in every sense that''s been going on forever but which everyone just assumes is a new thing, ie u know the twain shall never meet. Good to be reminded that they have always met and shall continue to meet, no matter what the public policy of the time might otherwise dictateecrvainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458085941250584679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-27806330456034787122008-04-17T14:38:00.000-05:002008-04-17T14:38:00.000-05:00Oh I really have to track this down...:o)Oh I really have to track this down...:o)*~mad munky~*https://www.blogger.com/profile/16496367615568455286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-91881545057598837042008-04-15T19:10:00.000-05:002008-04-15T19:10:00.000-05:00I love those pix- specially the one with Shashi, J...I love those pix- specially the one with Shashi, Jen and their kids- they all look so perfectly beautiful!<BR/>I wept buckets through 36 Chowringhee Lane- jen is so realistic an actor that i almost wished she wasnt- so that i'd cry less :) I honestly wish she had made more movies.Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-43581062219569815312008-04-15T14:14:00.000-05:002008-04-15T14:14:00.000-05:00Hey Beth,I have been a pretty regular reader of ur...Hey Beth,<BR/><BR/>I have been a pretty regular reader of ur blog ever since I stumbled across it from another friends blog, and just wanted to say I really enjoy the way you write. Haha the child like enthusiasm is so funny and cute. I might not ever find so much to enjoy in films (country of origin no bar) but will definitely continue to love reading abt em, if you continue writing abt them :)Nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948086893548664535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-17771221528870915822008-04-15T08:27:00.000-05:002008-04-15T08:27:00.000-05:00r - I just pulled up imdb and you're quite right a...r - I just pulled up imdb and you're quite right about <I>Paroma</I>. I'd love to see <I>36 Chowringhee Lane</I> - I've heard very positive comments from most people who have sen it. I was so blown away by Jennifer Kendal in <I>Junoon</I>. I'm decidedly pro-Kendal :)Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-87239128403623004862008-04-15T08:23:00.000-05:002008-04-15T08:23:00.000-05:00Beth,Nice post!In case you haven't seen it already...Beth,<BR/><BR/>Nice post!<BR/><BR/>In case you haven't seen it already, try and get your hands on Aparna Sen's <I>36, Chowringhee Lane</I>, generally considered to be Jennifer Kendal's most memorable film performance. <BR/><BR/>In fact, Aparna Sen dedicated her next movie <I>Paroma</I> to Jennifer -- my guess is that it got released soon after she succumbed to cancer in 1984, and this was Sen's tribute to the star of her directorial debut.<BR/><BR/>~rAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-62429114999138718812008-04-15T07:31:00.000-05:002008-04-15T07:31:00.000-05:00chris - I know! Somehow that fact managed to enter...chris - I know! Somehow that fact managed to enter my universe. Oh wait, "somehow"=rabid <I>Doctor Who</I> fan <A HREF="http://www.paint-it-pink.de" REL="nofollow">Katrin </A> told me. I finally saw an episode of the tenth doctor (I'm relying on PBS) this weekend. Woot!<BR/><BR/>ppcc - I have to say, reading this book made me far less jealous. I'm not sure whether she loved her life, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't. You are exactly right re: Kirron Kher - she's the one I channel. <BR/><BR/>I started a 1966 Shashi movie last night and paused when he first comes on screen to use your yardsticks. Clearly we are far from masala, but we appear to be close to Shammi-style arm-flinging and face-pulling. Again I say woot!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-35865189637358378192008-04-15T02:05:00.000-05:002008-04-15T02:05:00.000-05:00Argh! Shashi and Jennifer's real life has always h...Argh! Shashi and Jennifer's real life has always held a perverse fascination for me - fueled by schoolgirl jealousy, it seems to me almost impossibly romantic. I just can't fathom the awesomeness of being in India, in the 1970s, wife of Shashi Kapoor. I become positively Om (as in Shanti Om) like about it, completely dazzled and incredibly envious. So I try to stay away from any Merchant-Ivory Shashi/Jennifer fare, while at the same time devouring gossip about them. I remember reading somewhere (Shammi's site?) where Shashi described that he and Jennifer used to go to the bazaar and share an apple. Sigh!!<BR/><BR/>In other news, I'm loving your Nahiiiiins. I keep thinking of Kirron Kher doing it.<BR/><BR/>And truly, a world without Suhaag, without Kaala Patthar, without Do Aur Do Paanch? Nahiiiiin!a ppcc representativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533616493105736109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-73227473321574515192008-04-14T23:50:00.000-05:002008-04-14T23:50:00.000-05:00Since you're on a Felicity Kendal kick, you may be...Since you're on a Felicity Kendal kick, you may be interested to know that she's going to be on Doctor Who this season.tsadkielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005734689993870605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-57653997616084345172008-04-14T18:48:00.000-05:002008-04-14T18:48:00.000-05:00Memsaab - Absolutely! There was shockingly little ...Memsaab - Absolutely! There was shockingly little Shammi. <BR/><BR/>Anarchivist - It sounds like that was quite the career point for her - the thing that really put her firmly in the minds of the public. I'd really like to see it - though I recently watched a few episodes of <I>To The Manor Born</I> with Penelope Keith and was irritated beyond belief by it. Not so much her, specifically, but bleh. Felicity is awesome. Do let me know what you think when you read it!<BR/><BR/>PS: are you really an archivist? I have an MLS and work in a museum but want to build an army of Bolly-loving librarians. I think I have two enlisted already....Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-8018310370329239902008-04-14T18:02:00.000-05:002008-04-14T18:02:00.000-05:00I know Felicity Kendal from an old British sitcom ...I know Felicity Kendal from an old British sitcom that our PBS station played for YEARS: "Good Neighbors" ("The Good Life" in the UK). It was about a couple who "drop out" and try to live self-sufficiently as farmers without leaving their suburban neighborhood. Who knew she'd turn out to have such a major Bollywood connection?<BR/><BR/>Now I have more things to Interlibrary Loan....Anarchivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599522097057431891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-20510802938998849502008-04-14T16:27:00.000-05:002008-04-14T16:27:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you liked it. I thought it was a great...I'm so glad you liked it. I thought it was a great read even though Shammi could have been mentioned more ;-)Memsaabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05787250976020452370noreply@blogger.com