This film had problems – predictable story, the whole holier-than-thou spiel, and an overdose of Punjab ke sarson ke khet (mustard fields). Inspite of all this, “Dil bole hadippa” was a decent entertainer and I gave it an above average rating. Why ?
Well, firstly because it was relatively clean. . . And secondly, for a [...]
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Movie Review : Dil bole hadippa
Published by September 19th, 2009 in Bollywood, Cinema and Review. 1 CommentJaane tu ya jaane na : pros and cons
Published by September 18th, 2009 in Bollywood, Cinema and Review. 0 CommentsBeth loves Bollywood reviews “Jaane tu ya jaane na” remarking strongly on the personality of the film and dwelling on a Bollywoodian female type – the Manic Pixie Dream Girl :
My most significant complaint is probably with the character of Aditi, who is of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl type that I utterly loathe, [...]
Movie Preview : What’s your Rashee ?
Published by September 16th, 2009 in Bollywood, Cinema and Preview. 5 CommentsIn this film, a guy, Yogesh Patel, wants to meet 12 women in 10 days to select the woman of his dreams. I think this film will be fun, but my . . er . . womanly instincts want to give Yogesh :
. . . a swift kick in the back-side, and natural cynicism raises [...]
Deranged (or arranged) marriage ?
Published by September 13th, 2009 in Culture, India, Society and Women. 2 CommentsNamrata feels that arranged marriages are not the way to go :
If having children,going to movies on weekends and having dinner together is all that is required then our country is an example nation. Unfortunately for many women even this is not a reality. They are trapped in marriages where all they are required to [...]
Music Review : Blue (or Merriam-Webster’s definition of Chiggy-wiggy)
Published by September 12th, 2009 in Bollywood, Cinema and Music. 6 CommentsBy now everyone and his uncle have heard “Chiggy Wiggy”. What ! you haven’t ? No, worries, my dear – Blogbharti is here (I sometimes contemplate starting up a poetry blog but people dissuade me). But I digress.
Bhargav Saikia wants to chiggy-wiggy :
Chiggy Wiggy will be a big hit with Kylie Minogue fans and that’s [...]
What with the economy going haywire, and the need to reduce consumerism, it’s like everyone’s getting creative with frugality. Sheena Matheiken at The Uniform Project will be wearing the same dress for a year (no – not one dress, 7 identical dresses, which she wears every week), accesorizing them with the help of designer Eliza [...]
Where’s the Indian people ?
Published by September 10th, 2009 in Culture, India and Society. 0 CommentsApu wonders why images of “white” people feature in websites directed towards an Indian audience :
I am reluctant to attribute it to a lingering worshipfulness of white skin. Ah, if the white man likes it, it must be good! Can it really be that? I hope not.
I quite liked this low-key, humorous film :
Ranjit Kapoor, writer and director (he also wrote dialogues for Jaane bhi do yaaron), does a pretty good job for a small-budget film – it was interesting, clean and had genuine humor. While it does get a little moralistic and preachy – Hadbehdi has no alcohol shops and [...]
Upcoming films for September
Published by September 7th, 2009 in Bollywood, Cinema and India. 0 CommentsAh, Kaminey fever having (almost) abated, it’s time to check out some fresh releases. September brings some humor, some action and some good old-fashioned Punjabi “hadippa”. Here are details.
Citibank Credit Card for you Madam ?
Published by September 6th, 2009 in Consumer and India. 1 CommentI’ve been through such transactions with efficient, “world” banks, involving filling out forms and sticking photos and getting attestations, so I feel for Nags as she describes her Credit Card woes :
Every week, a sales guy from your company would call me asking if I wanted a credit card. Even though I could use my [...]
Preview : Dil bole hadippa
Published by September 5th, 2009 in Bollywood, Cinema and Preview. 0 Comments“Dil bole Hadippa” releases in 2 weeks. The story seems a little ghisa-pita, but you decide; here’s a preview of the Shahid Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee starrer at Amodini’s Movie Reviews :
Aditya Chopra produces again, this time taking bankable stars Shahid Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee. “Dil bole hadippa” is another spin-off off of the (reliable ?) oft-repeated [...]
It’s an oft-repeated and much debated question; the root of much of those (mythical ?) SAHM vs. Working Mother debates. At I am, I exist A Muser writes about her decision to stay at home with her kids.
Sure there are hard days. It’s true that raising two doesn’t double but quadruples the workload. The laundry [...]
Unmana recently offered in-law advice for husbands. Now she has some for the wives :
Let him know if there’s any specific behaviour of theirs that hurts you. “I know Mamma means well, but when she asks me how often I make halwa and then looks at you like she’s sorry for you…”
That one had me nodding [...]
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