Tribe.net. Local Connections Letha http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#cd66c275-e7fc-4648-8006-88d6ca50ac37 2009-08-31T22:11:25Z 2009-08-31T22:11:25Z

Yes, that's the name. I plan to save a cold rainy or snowy day to watch it. I'd like to see Loins of Punjab, which was supposed to be somewhat of a comedy and I think it's in english. A story about a meat shop in Punjab sponsoring an 'american idol-esque' competition.

Letha 2009-08-31T22:11:25Z Jacques http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#a96c20c8-b0e8-491b-881c-3137b0d2d683 2009-08-28T15:25:41Z 2009-08-28T15:25:41Z

<the Ash and Hthrik historical> Are yu talking about Jodhaa Akbar? I saw it in a Bollywood theater in Beaverton, OR, with my friend DJ Anjali who's a Portland-based Bollywood and global beat DJ--loved the movie! I haven't seen Om Shanti Om yet--it was actually playing at a movie theater in Victoria, BC, two summers ago, but I ended up seeing the movie based on Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera instead. I actually just finally had a chance to watch Salaam-e-Ishq last month when it was playing on the Canadian Omni TV channel as part of their Bollywood weekend programming.

Jacques 2009-08-28T15:25:41Z Letha http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#4d7c0702-48b0-4b81-bb6c-5e187e402f28 2009-08-28T14:47:58Z 2009-08-28T14:47:58Z

o.k. i know its not a recent movie in Bollywood terms, but Om Shanti Om is my best favorite. I goy the Ash and Hthrik historical for Christmas, but havent seen it yet, and the Billu Barber one (i misspelled it) is on my list.

Letha 2009-08-28T14:47:58Z Jacques http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#533486e2-d2eb-49e3-9533-309f78478449 2009-06-22T15:56:00Z 2009-06-22T15:56:00Z

So I finally saw Billu Barber on the on demand movie channel on my flight to London today. In spite of being neither being a huge Shahrukh Khan fan nor a fan of his melodramatic acting (think copious sobbing in Devdas). eye teared up when, 2 hours into the movie, he recounts the story of his childhood friend (Billu). Marjani SRK indeed! ;D

Jacques 2009-06-22T15:56:00Z Jacques http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#97b26b09-0e6e-4cf0-b72e-e39676d00273 2004-12-10T22:47:07Z 2004-12-10T22:47:07Z

I think ur talkng about Main Hoon Na.

Jacques 2004-12-10T22:47:07Z Monkeyji http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#ddb1b704-3f69-4dd7-a48e-fd3ce6b8dd2c 2004-12-10T16:48:32Z 2004-12-10T16:48:32Z

The last film I saw was a Shah Rukh vehicle with two newcomers, and its really bothering me that I can't remember the name...can anyone help me out with it....it came out in India in May 2004, Shah Rukh went undercover at a school to protect a young girl...it was a comedy, and was one of the bigger movies of the summer...there was a really silly matrix-esque scene with spit...I think the title was two words...if anyone can help me out, it would be appreciated - I wanna get it for my sister for christmas! thanks tribe

Monkeyji 2004-12-10T16:48:32Z Jacques http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#f0584a49-2fef-40ce-901a-619372ff69fe 2004-11-12T18:45:01Z 2004-11-12T18:45:01Z

Can't wait to see it. The version premiering in the States around Christmas will also be the English version. There is a Hindi version (for the soundtrack as well) showing in India. The best song, imho, is Tumse Kahen Ya Na Kahen sung by Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. The English version of the song I believe is entitled Take Me To Love.

Jacques 2004-11-12T18:45:01Z Terrence http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#86159a48-b3ec-47a4-9439-0b6807f841f3 2004-11-12T18:32:31Z 2004-11-12T18:32:31Z

I saw Bride & Prejudice by the director of Bend It Like Beckham and starring Ash. It was actually pretty good, even though it was entirely in English (including the songs, which was odd). Overall, though, it was fun. I'd recommend it. http://www.fallingskyhazard.com/catalog.htm

Terrence 2004-11-12T18:32:31Z Jacques http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#54c42ff4-57f4-4ac0-92eb-69a2eee952bf 2004-11-11T23:54:43Z 2004-11-11T23:54:43Z

I liked Hum Tum. A touch of animation here and there, plus Rani Mukherjee with the bob hair, something different. The soundtrack was great, too, very upbeat numbers--my fave is Chak De, sung by two of my fave singers Sonu Nigam and Sadhana Sargam. There's an Alka Yagnik number, Gore Gore, that the kids love--has a kitschy feel to it. Another film I saw recently was Dhoom. A typical Bolly action movie that was a big hit in India. I saw it with some Indian friends who remarked on the many children of famous Bollywood artists starring in this movie, including Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra (both of Sholay fame)'s kids--Abhishek and Esha Deol, not to mention Uday Chopra (son of Yash Chopra). The Dhoom soundtrack was nice and lively. The title song was done in both Hindi (with Sunidhi Chauhan) and English (by Thai pop star Tata Young) versions. The English music video come as bonus during the end credits.

Jacques 2004-11-11T23:54:43Z Sprightly http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#98c416dc-32d8-4983-b684-2d507bfe7b36 2004-11-11T21:35:56Z 2004-11-11T21:35:56Z

I recently saw Hum Tum...an off-beat bollywood movie with saif ali kahn---a MUCH better, and more attractive actor than the stiff, body-building salman kahn.

Sprightly 2004-11-11T21:35:56Z Jacques http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#bb2cf4c9-7b03-4db0-846c-697f012aad2e 2004-07-16T20:22:02Z 2004-07-16T20:22:02Z

Yeah, that's a good one with Vivek Oberoi and soundtrack by A.R. Rahman

Jacques 2004-07-16T20:22:02Z Sam http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#3c4e5f81-0e31-41aa-877a-8d54904b973d 2004-07-16T20:13:43Z 2004-07-16T20:13:43Z

I saw Yuva (which I think means 'Youth') and liked it. It stars a bunch of actors and is directed by Mani Ratnam. It is a story (set in Calcutta) of three guys whose lives cross paths on a bridge and is changed from then on. The movie website is: www.yuvathefilm.com

Sam 2004-07-16T20:13:43Z Patrick http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#f0fdeb9b-9ca2-4eca-a6a6-ec5816b6dd79 2004-07-01T21:29:38Z 2004-07-01T21:29:38Z

I think it's one of the best Bollywood films of the last ... years. I was glad that it got the Oscar nomination. A friend of mine in India has met Gracie Singh professionally and said that she was a wonderful person. Amir Khan is probably my favorite Bollywood actor. I wish both of them were more prolific. I also think that Rahman's music may be the best that he's ever done.

Patrick 2004-07-01T21:29:38Z Val http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#d0def0dc-e1fc-4d37-adb0-39e8971d17e6 2004-07-01T12:57:11Z 2004-07-01T12:57:11Z

i finally saw 'lagaan' for the first time. a friend has been talking it up for a year, at least, so i finally went and bought it. it was worth it! beautifully shot, and some very catchy songs. not to mention anti-imperialism meets the bad news bears! loved it.

Val 2004-07-01T12:57:11Z Spidra http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#006b8444-04e7-40c8-880b-30bbe67750b3 2004-07-01T08:34:17Z 2004-07-01T08:34:17Z

Yes, I have the Rahmania album. I was underwhelmed at first, but it was the expectations thing. When I picked it up again months later, I could hear it for what it was and enjoyed it more. When I'm jonesing for something and looking for something specific, I can be really harsh on a CD if it doesn't fit that specific thing. Even though the album could be a fine exemplar of its own.

Spidra 2004-07-01T08:34:17Z Jacques http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#c89cc529-20c8-40f0-9056-6105fb35f9e9 2004-07-01T08:31:03Z 2004-07-01T08:31:03Z

There's also the Bollywood Brass Band which recorded among many things, covers of AR Rahman songs, including Ishq Bina from Taal, most recently covered by Preeya Kalidas as "Love's Never Easy" for the London cast recording of Bombay Dreams, and by Sarah Brightman as "The Journey Home" in her Harem cd. The bhangra band featured during the shaadi scenes in Bend It Like Beckham is B21, from Birmingham, UK, who have since broken up, although the lead vocalist still makes recordings. Monsoon Wedding's scene had Bally Sagoo feat. Hans Raj Hans' Aaja Nachle, if I'm not mistaken.

Jacques 2004-07-01T08:31:03Z Spidra http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#a0a2b311-4e44-425a-b21f-5786e73711e4 2004-07-01T08:20:02Z 2004-07-01T08:20:02Z

I don't know about that CD. Sounds like one I'll have to get. Oh yeah....weddings are all about the parties.

Spidra 2004-07-01T08:20:02Z steve http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#429cc268-b2f0-4764-8151-65f63d4f89cc 2004-07-01T08:19:00Z 2004-07-01T08:19:00Z

Those bhangra wedding scenes from Monsoon Wedding, but even more from Bend It Like Beckham, made me finally see the use of getting married....IF i could have music like that at my wedding...and I think I was thinking of "Street Bands of India" on... i so forget the label right now, it starts with an S, Sparks?

steve 2004-07-01T08:19:00Z Spidra http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#5b63efd0-f976-473e-b471-9959e3c6c30c 2004-07-01T08:09:30Z 2004-07-01T08:09:30Z

I was doing that from memory so I got the title wrong. It's "Disco Bhangra: Wedding Bands from Rajasthan" It's on the Avant label AVAN 031 I got it used at Amoeba, which is good because it was still $15 even used. And it also wasn't quite as bitchin' as I'd hoped. I really loved the wedding band scenes in "Monsoon Wedding" so I was trying to find more of that music. This is definitely more, but the bands aren't as high quality. But there's this recording of "Disco Dancer". I'll quote from the liner notes: "After about a 20 min. drive out of town, the Bajaj pulled up to a forsaken crumbling building amidst some waterless fields. Obviously not a very touristed or cared-for site, however there was a boy there with a fiddle waiting for anyone who happened by. He approached and beseeched us for money. Since I had almost no small change we tried to ignore him. Given that we might have been the only visitors that day, he wasn't to be put off. So I gave him what small change I did have and asked him to play 'Disco Bhangra', a popular Indian Filmi tune at the time which everyone knew. He played it as you hear in this recording and asked for more money for playing this request. Which I didn't have. So he followed Leslie and I all around the abandoned, but previously peaceful, palace playing 'Disco Bhangra' over and over" Yale Evelev, NYC, January 1993

Spidra 2004-07-01T08:09:30Z steve http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#84c07ba2-ac7a-4490-9a86-d075827da7e6 2004-07-01T07:58:30Z 2004-07-01T07:58:30Z

I THINK i have heard this record on the radio in Austin before I moved to L.A. but don't actually own it. What label? There is a great world music program on Sunday nights (9 pm Pacific time, i think) on KUT. org radio, and i think i heard it there after i saw the film. Netflix has it if you go that way....

steve 2004-07-01T07:58:30Z Spidra http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#48b6aceb-3391-4e17-bf4e-d7fddf79e73f 2004-07-01T07:14:49Z 2004-07-01T07:14:49Z

>Disco Dancer I've only heard this song as rendered by two different artists on the Brass Bands from Rajasthan album.

Spidra 2004-07-01T07:14:49Z steve http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#b44f2731-17b6-4c60-b32e-c300fcb1f556 2004-07-01T07:06:35Z 2004-07-01T07:06:35Z

my last was "Disco Dancer," which for the borrowed melody from The Buggles song "Video Killed The Radio Star" was worth the month's Netflix charge....check this one out. Yes it is cheesy with extra cheese but oh so delicious...

steve 2004-07-01T07:06:35Z Jacques http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#4fe5950c-4be8-4a2b-a012-d9a527cd385b 2004-06-24T01:00:33Z 2004-06-24T01:00:33Z

Yup, just like how Richard Gere and Diane Lane's Unfaithful has spawned two Bolly remakes: Hawas (a flop) and Murder (a hit) :)

Jacques 2004-06-24T01:00:33Z maddie http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#76d94867-5cf1-41c7-8fa2-b5a5be399b2e 2004-06-24T00:21:53Z 2004-06-24T00:21:53Z

is it 'Champion' starring Sunny Deol and Manisha ? It is a remake of 'The Bodyguard' (Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston) There are tons but the one that strikes my mind is the remake of Julia Robert's 'Sleeping with the Enemy'. OMG, its not 1 or 2 but THREE hindi movies which were released around the same time ugghh 1. Darar 2. Agni Saakshi 3. Yaarana

maddie 2004-06-24T00:21:53Z $item.owner.firstName http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#482fa27b-a289-4055-89ae-b986008e52f1 2004-06-23T20:25:52Z 2004-06-23T20:25:52Z

Last one I saw was Fire. Not exactly a bollywood as I define them but still good. My fave is still Asoka....

$item.owner.firstName 2004-06-23T20:25:52Z Patrick http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#1b24f457-3042-47d2-9539-b800225d8ac2 2004-06-23T07:17:26Z 2004-06-23T07:17:26Z

There are several movies from Bollywood now that are just remakes of US films. I wish I could remember the names, but I've seen a few. One was a remake of a Costner film. A thriller... sorry I can't remember the details.

Patrick 2004-06-23T07:17:26Z Jacques http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#265c69bb-70b5-47b1-94ae-1e11723e05df 2004-06-23T01:00:43Z 2004-06-23T01:00:43Z

Lol!! The first time I heard Nasha Pyar Ka, it didn't hit me until I started humming along...and found myself singing "lasciatemi cantare..." to the "nasha yeh pyar" refrain! Jhankaar Beats was one of Rahul Bose's hit movies. Other recent Hollywood-inspired Bolly flicks include Hawas (a flop) and Murder (a hit), both remakes of the Richard Gere, Olivier Martinez and Diane Lane sex thriller "Unfaithful."

Jacques 2004-06-23T01:00:43Z Patrick http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#7cc365e2-6997-4c54-90e1-ea3c931ca23f 2004-06-22T23:12:45Z 2004-06-22T23:12:45Z

I heard the "L'italiano" song on internet radio once. My reaction was "what the f***..." As for Rahul Bose, I thought Mr. & Mrs. Iyer was a great film. He has pushed a lot of Bollywood tabus. He certainly isn't afraid of movies with sexual themes. Though it wasn't really a GREAT movie, Jankar Beats was certainly a bitmore on the edge. They even recreated the felatio scene causing an auto accident with Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen in 1989's 'Parenthood'!

Patrick 2004-06-22T23:12:45Z Jacques http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#d975df82-2752-4397-af0a-6f6ffc238042 2004-06-22T06:34:05Z 2004-06-22T06:34:05Z

I actually avoided Koi Mil Gaya due to apprehensions about the ET-like space theme. I did love the soundtrack, however. The film was a hit among my Indian friends with families who were glad to enjoy a family-oriented movie (G-rated) for a change, in view of Bollywood's current fascination with sexy themes. The new Hritik Roshan/Preity Zinta-vehicle Lakshya is opening in India, followed by the UK. Box-office predictions look pretty good for this one.

Jacques 2004-06-22T06:34:05Z Jacques http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#7f2003c0-707d-43f1-9d3f-2cfa483e2f40 2004-06-22T06:28:31Z 2004-06-22T06:28:31Z

You wanna talk about Bollywood referencing things Italian, check out Mann starring Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala (1999). There is a song called Nasha Pyar Ka which was, as they say in Bolly terms, "inspired" by Toto Cotugno's festa italiana fave "L'Italiano." The movie flopped, but the soundtrack was a smash, including quite a few "inspired" numbers, such as Kali Nagin Ke Jaisi (Rachid Taha/Latif El Idrissi's Ya Rayah) and Tinak Tin Tana (Malaysian dangdut star Iwan's Yang Sedang-Sedang Saja. Ironic, considering dangdut is a fusion of Malay/Indonesian, Bollywood, Arabic, and rock). Actually, the last Bolly film I saw was Kal Ho Naa Ho, a Shahrukh Khan-Preity Zinta-Saif Ali Khan vehicle. Typical 3-hour modern epic of comedy/drama/love/ tragedy. Soundtrack was awesome, including Sonu Nigam's rendition of the title track. And a Hindi-pop rendition of Roy Orbison's Pretty Woman, a legal one since actual royalties were paid to the Orbison estate. More interesting was the one I saw before that--Chameli with Kareena Kapoor and Rahul Bose (of the award-winning Mr & Mrs Iyer fame). A smallish, indie-esque production by Bollywood standards. Felt more like a stage play, Rahul is known for preferring smaller films that break the stereotypical Bollywood mold these days. Kareena, one of the reigning screen goddesses, also took quite a chance with the role of a streetwalker in this one. Yeah, yeah...Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam will be remembered most for the soundtrack, although some die-hard Bolly fans will beg to differ ;)

Jacques 2004-06-22T06:28:31Z Chalkdog http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#f2f8e348-e163-4169-a2bb-1e5ea6a9e1b5 2004-06-22T04:58:33Z 2004-06-22T04:58:33Z

Ha. You are so right about HUM DIL DE CHUKE SANAM. Really overblown and melodramatic without any redeeming charm. I thought it was funny that in the course of the movie, Ashwarya Rai slits her wrists, gets shot, and almost gets run over by a train. I would also suggest you avoid KOI MIL GAYA, the recent Bollywood venture into science fiction...singing and dancing with lots of saccharine children and a terribly plastic looking space alien.

Chalkdog 2004-06-22T04:58:33Z Patrick http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/47b0b5d1-e295-4034-9675-d5c60d53230d#741d523a-e490-4328-a9db-9748f2148bee 2004-06-22T04:23:06Z 2004-06-22T04:23:06Z

What was last Bollywood flick you saw and how would you rate it? Unfortunately for me it was HUM DIL DE CHUKE SANAM which I had read raves about. I should have been warned because Samir Khan is really one of my least favorite actors in Bollywood (why do people talk about Sharukh over acting when this guy is such an awful ham in everything he does?) Anyway, the story was typical Bollywood fare of love and promised betrothal that cannot be. The music was actually good. But there were so many of the worst cliches in this movie that it was unbearable. Then to top it all off, Samir was supposed to be the son of an Italian singer. The movie moves location to "Italy". There are several shots of a beautiful unnamed city with many landmarks. There are people speaking in the local language. There are signs advertising this and that. There are even folk dancers. BUT IT'S ALL IN BUDAPEST AND HUNGARY! What an insult! They even have Samir jibbering something in some non-language that is supposed to sound Italianesque. UGH! OK, I hope that some of you have had better experiences with your last Bollywood adventure.

Patrick 2004-06-22T04:23:06Z