Monday, June 18, 2007

Haven't watched a thing....



*holds hands up* I've been a bit rubbish - I just haven't made the effort to watch anything of late...not even a classic! Top of my wishlist is 'Cheeni Kum'. I recall seeing the trailer and from most reports it seems like a refreshing type of film - different from the norm. I'm rather addicted to the title track too :o)

Apparently there's going to be a re-make of Mr India. Hmm. The original is one of my all-time faves, so I'll be watching very carefully.... Munky Khush Hua? ;o)

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Move Over Indian Idol

It's back! Zee TV's Saregamapa started a few weeks ago and I'm a happy bunny! Admittedly, it was a slightly wobbly start and it felt very strange to see the wonderful Shaan replaced by Aditya Narayan - but the little fella is starting to come into his own as the show progresses, and his cheeky humour is hilarious.

Already I have my favourites -

* Amanat Ali - absolute marvel..once he relaxes and sings from the heart, he'll be even more amazing than he already is.

* Sunil Kumar - incredibly rich voice - you can really picture him as a playback singer.

* Junaid Shaikh - has shown some fantastic control over his high notes and sufi-type songs.

* Reecha - my fave amongst the girls for now...altho I think overall the boys are definitely stronger this year.



Ismail Darbar and Himesh Reshammiya return as mentors, with the latter carrying on where he left off with the dramatics - but he does entertain me so! We also have Bappi Lahri and the duo of Vishal and Shekhar - it's all starting to come together very nicely!

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Gangster



Oh man. *slaps self* How did I forget to mention that I saw this on the way back from India?

Fan-dibbly-tastic! I have to watch it on tv - I'm sure I didn't get the desired effect on the small 'plane screen.

But still - what an effect it had!

I had low hopes, to be honest. Not being a regular bolly-watcher, I'd never heard of Shiney Ahuja or Kangana. Sure, I'd seen a few glimpses of them in the music vids on cable - I recall thinking that she was very different-looking. A change from the usual fluffy starlets.

The film had me hooked. Completely. Fast-paced and gripping; I was completely drawn in. By far my favourite character was that played by Shiney. The lad didn't have much in the way of lines but mamma, can he convey emotions through those eyes or what?! *eep*

Kangana was the same - very expressive eyes in a drunkon-stupor-ish kinda way. Emraan was believable. Call me naive, but I didn't see the twist coming. I think it was moving so fast and I was having a good ole time watching it so I didn't really have time to reflect and wonder what was going to happen next.

Not sure where they set it - somewhere in the Far East, but the backdrops were great. Gritty and real.

Music = wow. Yes, yes, so Ya Ali was a bit of a lift from Guitara's Ya Ghali but still, it's a monster of a song. I think my fave was Mujhe Mat Roko - completely affecting. I remember sniffling quietly in my seat - that got the tears flowing! Bheegi Bheegi by James was also a killer track. None of the songs were intrusive - everything gelled together and it was all pretty seamless stuff.

If I had to pick out the scene that I liked best....*thinks* Umm...it would have to be where Kangana is outside her apartment, with Emraan having just left. She's looking down the corridor, the camera turns with her and all of a sudden there stands Shiney. I admit I did a little jump of surprise at that point. Hehe. :oP

That's it...I'm ordering the DVD now.

Bo-ring

Yes, alright - it's another picture of you-know-who. Can't blame me. Well, you can but...

Haven't watched anything of much interest lately. Finally caught 'Plan' the other day (with the lovely Dino Morea in it). Was fairly rubbish but there was plenty of eye-candy so I didn't feel altogether too aggrieved.

Saw 'Black' a couple of months ago - that was awesome. The little girl who played the role of the blind child in the first half of the film absolutely stole the show. She isn't blind in real-life but her portrayal was soooooooo believable she had you completely convinced.

Umm. I think that's about it, actually. I was praying that some half-decent flicks would come on cable last week as I had the week off work but nope. Nada. *sulk*
 
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