tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post6597295238915988494..comments2023-11-10T08:26:51.182-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: mini-review marathon: the old-ish Bengali films, Uttam editionBeth Loves Bollywoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-21274130600885288332013-03-08T09:03:01.524-06:002013-03-08T09:03:01.524-06:00lovely read :) this is my bollywppd and beauty blo...lovely read :) this is my bollywppd and beauty blog ^^ pls review & link if u like it <br /><br />http://bollywoodandbeauty.blogspot.sg/Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967167225275049663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-58160733616066857272013-03-04T09:32:49.433-06:002013-03-04T09:32:49.433-06:00Suresh, this is the best comment ever. :) I am so...Suresh, this is the best comment ever. :) I am so with you on Joy Mukherjee. Snoooooze. I actually just watched Kohraa and enjoyed it. He and Waheeda are not a pair I would have chosen but somehow they worked in that story. I keep meaning to watch the Bengali version too. Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-28317155646683440752013-02-21T10:50:33.790-06:002013-02-21T10:50:33.790-06:00This was and is my favorite film.
Thnks for such a...This was and is my favorite film.<br />Thnks for such a great article with its regard.<br />Thnks<br /><a href="http://shayarihunt.com/" rel="nofollow">Shayari</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08349718758476970502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-63823254772053381442013-02-08T21:06:24.289-06:002013-02-08T21:06:24.289-06:00"Side note: do any of you have strong feeling..."Side note: do any of you have strong feelings about Biswajeet? I've only seen him in a few things and find him pretty but not otherwise noteworthy, at least so far. Any recommended films?"<br /><br />I don't know about Bengali films, but in Hindi movies, Biswajeet along with (yechh) Joy Mukherjee generally played the pansy romantic and with the advent of color films wore probably as much rouge and lipstick as the female leads. Some exceptions I've seen:<br /><br />Kohraa - an adaptation of Rebecca that to my mind works better than the Hitchcock film. B plays the Olivier role and does a fine job of it.<br /><br />Bees Saal Baad - A loose Hound of The Baskervilles adaptation with neither Holmes nor hound. B plays Henry Baskerville, not a notable performance but at least it's not romantic pap.<br /><br />He was generally not very good at high-pitched drama because of his weak voice.Suresh Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595367957072096546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-28999082309477002562013-02-06T14:08:01.126-06:002013-02-06T14:08:01.126-06:00Hello,
I am going to tell you about a couple of ...Hello, <br /><br />I am going to tell you about a couple of movies that you should see, if you like Uttam Kumar. <br /><br />Marutirtha Hinglaj<br />Sagarika<br />Harano Sur <br />Sanyashi Raja<br />Agnishwar<br /><br />For Suchitra Sen, I personally have just one favorite, which is "Deep Jele Jai", and possibly one of the few films that made me cry in the end. <br /><br />I personally feel that Saptapadi was perhaps too drawn out, but then again, that's me.<br /><br />I hope this helps you and you get inspired to watch more films in this genre. Also, Sare Chuattor has Bhanu, yes, but it is very different from the Bhanu you would be seeing in the Bhanu-Jahar group. In fact, this man is more of a "Jawmalaye Jibonto Manush" (A live man in Hell), or "Ashite Ashiona" (Do not turn 80).<br /><br />Poorna Banerjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10895874054839125248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-58288689543822182542013-01-29T08:51:56.915-06:002013-01-29T08:51:56.915-06:00Awww! It's great to have a movie like that, on...Awww! It's great to have a movie like that, one that is ever-reliable for happy moods. <br /><br /><i>Shesh Anka</i> is on my list (and the first ten minutes seem promising). I am almost sorry I saw <i>Nayak</i> so early on in my Bengali film-watching because I don't know how anything will seem as good with that as (probably unfair) comparison.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting. :) Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-9784687481553902852013-01-29T02:05:56.125-06:002013-01-29T02:05:56.125-06:00God do I love Sare Chuattar! My mom and I have wat...God do I love <i>Sare Chuattar</i>! My mom and I have watched it about a hundred times and each time we enjoy it just as we did the first time. <br /><br />Unlike mom I am not much of a Uttam-Suchitra or Uttam Kumar fan but that is probably because I am not generally a fan of romance. Although I do love <i>Agni Pariksha</i> and to some extent, <i>Harano Sur</i>, I prefer Uttam's comedies and serious movies like <i>Nayak</i>, <i>Shesh Anka</i>, <i>Mouchak</i> and <i>Ogu Bodhu Sundari</i>.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-75173499006010757832013-01-13T01:05:38.241-06:002013-01-13T01:05:38.241-06:00no problem at all!
also dui bhai (with biswajeet)...no problem at all!<br /><br />also dui bhai (with biswajeet), if you like this song, you'll probably love the movie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSrIzomHyBk<br /><br />and deya neya (paired with tanuja) which was remade as a rajesh khanna starrer (the remake was execrable, don't watch it). <br /><br />and shesh anka (translates to a very noir sounding "final calculation" or more literally and humorously "last math") which I haven't seen and can't vouch for but just from the first scene alone, it promises to be riveting - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYllG530fi8<br /><br />Too bad about Share Chuattor :( <br /><br />It might be a case of lost in translation, but I just looked up the youtube version and the subtitles are abominably bad (assuming they were the same as on your dvd). <br /><br />Having said that though, a lot of the humor lay in the cheap laughs generated by Bhanu's Bangladesh/East Bengal accented dialect which probably wouldn't be very funny or kosher in this day and age, but it sure would be language specific. Or not, what do I know. saperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553004590976656655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-74108960876696612122013-01-12T22:51:24.397-06:002013-01-12T22:51:24.397-06:00myrna-nora and sapera - Kokhono Megh sounds WONDER...myrna-nora and sapera - Kokhono Megh sounds WONDERFUL! I will look for it!<br /><br />sapera - I looooooove Nayak (and wrote about it a few months ago, if you're interested). It was the first UK film I saw so I might be spoiled. Thank you so much for this list. I think Chadmabeshi is the only of those I've heard of, so this is a treasure trove. I have a dear friend who is on an even bigger UK spree and was giddy when I sent this to her. :)Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-25741889906387861842013-01-12T14:39:17.217-06:002013-01-12T14:39:17.217-06:00I will second myrnanora's recommendation. It&#...I will second myrnanora's recommendation. It's an excellent noir meets fluffy romcom. Always suspected it was a remake of some variety. Robert Altmanesque stuff was very much up Uttam's alley in the 60s I imagine. A similar, but somewhat plodding movie is Nayika Sambad (same romantic pair). <br /><br />The only two Satyajit Ray movies he made (Nayak, Chiriyakhana) are obv essential. Outside of that, hm, let me see. <br /><br />Raat bhore (his only mrinal sen), Harano Sur (apparently a remake of some golden era hollywood film called random harvest), Chaoa Paoa (a classic Uttam-Suchitra pairing), Bhranti Bilash (inspired by Comedy of Errors), Dhanyi Meye (Tapan Sinha classic), Chadmabeshi (remade in Hindi as Chupke Chupke starring Dharmendra), Mouchak (delightful romcom where he plays the patriarch), and his swan song Ogo Bodhu Shundori (remake of My Fair Lady) should get you sorted. <br /><br />I think that's a rough representation of his oeuvre's arc. <br /><br />saperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553004590976656655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-12087938561295691202013-01-11T18:12:01.804-06:002013-01-11T18:12:01.804-06:00Charade is my favorite film and pretty impossible ...<b>Charade</b> is my favorite film and pretty impossible to top, but I thought the Uttam Kumar/Anjana Bhowmick remake, <b>Kokhono Megh</b>, was a really fun film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com