http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#bf081f01-5bb9-4b14-b430-c4bb4015fa09 What first turned you onto Bollywood stuff? For me, it was the music first. I was already into the kind of Indianesque stuff various artists had done in the '60s, so when I read a review of Globestyle Records' "Golden Voices From The Silver Screen", I nabbed myself a copy of vol. 1 It blew the top of my head off! I got the other two volumes and this series still rates as my favorite. It was assembled by Nasreen Munni Kabir from his Channel 4 series "Movie Mahal". I really want to see "Movie Mahal", but I haven't seen that it's available on VHS or DVD. Fri, 24 Oct 2003 02:23:34 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#bf081f01-5bb9-4b14-b430-c4bb4015fa09 Spidra 2003-10-24T02:23:34Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#19a381cb-f6de-418a-a964-96a101c12540 My introduction to Bollywood was all of those Sunday afternoon Namaste American and India Waves type TV shows (back when I had a) cable and b) a TV).. the music was great, and the clothes *swoon*.. lots of eye- and ear-candy. So, I started actively looking for the stuff, and got myself very very hooked. Although I've discovered that, similar to regular movies, I tend to prefer the period ones - Devdas and Lagaan and the like. Sat, 25 Oct 2003 20:32:05 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#19a381cb-f6de-418a-a964-96a101c12540 $item.owner.firstName 2003-10-25T20:32:05Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#3378a98b-0cf7-421c-8c18-97d81eddd3d9 Your story reminds me that I forgot how I got into things. I first saw videos of Bollywood musicals at a club in LA in the '80s. Then when I moved up here, my fellow bandmember introduced me to "Namaste America". Despite my sometimes chancy reception, I recorded it fairly religiously. I would take down the names of any films featuring songs I dug and then go to Shrimati's in Berkeley to buy the soundtracks. That's how I happened onto that great CD that has the soundtracks for both "Howrah Bridge" and "12 O'Clock". Gosh, my memory sucks. Welcome to BB, Jennifer! Sat, 25 Oct 2003 22:10:10 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#3378a98b-0cf7-421c-8c18-97d81eddd3d9 Spidra 2003-10-25T22:10:10Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#187337e4-4ec8-4e43-a3a2-d58c1bc84fba Come on now, shy people. There are some new members of this tribe who haven't posted yet. I'm sure you have stories about your first Bollywood experience or favorite songs. Tue, 28 Oct 2003 02:52:23 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#187337e4-4ec8-4e43-a3a2-d58c1bc84fba Spidra 2003-10-28T02:52:23Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#dc0bf375-1fe4-4c77-9a7d-50fd0ca1c578 Well, as a child I was introduced to some "Indian" sounds via the Beatles and Ravi Shankar and my fascination grew. I was interested in world music in general and one day I picked up a Shananchie Records Sampler. My favorite song on the album was called "Dil Laga Ya Tha" by a woman named Najma. I thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard so I picked up the whole album (called Qareeb) and fell in love with it. Then I just started buying more and more world music compilations to find other artists I enjoyed. One day I happened to catch "Namaste America" on TV and I was in heaven, so I started narrowing my purchases to Bollywood compilations and trying to find Bollywood movies to rent. One of my favorite songs is on a compilation called "The Rough Guide To Bollywood" and it's called "Piya Tu Ab To Aaja" by Asha Bhosle & Rahul Dev Burman but actually the entire compilation is fantastic, (I listen to it all the time.) I also really enjoyed the music from "Lagaan" but couldn't find the soundtrack so I settled for the one song "Mitwa" on a compilation called "The Very Best of Bollywood Songs II" which is good as well. I am interested in any suggestions for other albums or movies if anyone has any! Thanks! :) PS - I often go to this site and browse, it's great... www.musicindiaonline.com Tue, 28 Oct 2003 05:20:42 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#dc0bf375-1fe4-4c77-9a7d-50fd0ca1c578 $item.owner.firstName 2003-10-28T05:20:42Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#e15ebf3a-cfae-470b-b0a9-dfb2f6d53849 correction: it's Shanachie, not Shananchie Sorry :) Tue, 28 Oct 2003 05:22:53 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#e15ebf3a-cfae-470b-b0a9-dfb2f6d53849 $item.owner.firstName 2003-10-28T05:22:53Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#0a7cd9f1-f9dc-4565-8b85-e7d36358bbf5 Yeah, I own "Qareeb" as well. I was first introduced to "Piya Tu Ab To Aaja" by Najma's version on her album "Forbidden Kiss" which is a tribute to S. D. Burman. Of course, now that I'm familiar with the original, it's overshadowed, but it's still a fun album and well worth owning. As for finding the soundtrack of "Lagaan", you can buy it even on Amazon, but I got a better deal buying it from a local Indian shop. Shrimati's in Berkeley has a website: http://www.shrimatis.com/ and they carry it even cheaper than Amazon. The copy I have has an extra disc with A. R. Rahman live in concert. So it's a little extra bang for your buck. One of the rough things about being a non-Hindi speaking Bollywood fan is that there is little standardization to how the song titles are spelled in Roman letters. So I've seen "Piya Too Aab To Aaja" and other things. It makes it hard when using Google to search for lyrics. I'll talk more about my lyrics searches in another thread. I'll also put my recommended soundtrack list down. Tue, 28 Oct 2003 05:41:59 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#0a7cd9f1-f9dc-4565-8b85-e7d36358bbf5 Spidra 2003-10-28T05:41:59Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#6fcd9fe6-6b6a-4519-8985-8c68d436cd7b Thanks for the tip! I've found some lyrics on www.musicindiaonline.com by the way :) Tue, 28 Oct 2003 08:39:13 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#6fcd9fe6-6b6a-4519-8985-8c68d436cd7b $item.owner.firstName 2003-10-28T08:39:13Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#78238a2e-7f8e-4ac8-9fbe-9a00c36bc3af I dont have any story like that, being an Indian I was born with bollywood. In my early day, we would rarely go out to see any movies. There were not any good kids movies, not that there are any now, so I had to depends on TV. They used to show one movie each week and no matter how horrible it was, I liked it always. I would be so mad at elders criticising it, for me each movie was a good movie. About lyrics: Check Out- http://chandra.astro.indiana.edu/isongs/hindi/index.html , it doesnt have all of them but still a huge collection. Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:05:10 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#78238a2e-7f8e-4ac8-9fbe-9a00c36bc3af Rita 2003-10-30T14:05:10Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#e9c14b43-f105-4bae-99a1-6a150c81ee80 Yup, that's a good one. If you searching for Bollywood lyrics, just Google on "ITRANS song book". That's the best one I've found for classic Bollywood lyrics. The big Bollywood gossip/magazine sites have lyrics, but they're mostly for modern era films. Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:18:25 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#e9c14b43-f105-4bae-99a1-6a150c81ee80 Spidra 2003-10-30T15:18:25Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#4c621ba5-63c6-4dc6-853c-29006b6c1673 Hi spidra and everyone...thankx for adding me to the list... Well, I too donr really remember the efloratio ....Have been waHindi movies since I was a cild.....But this is a gr8 tribe and am sure I would enjoy it here....cheers... Sat, 01 Nov 2003 00:49:07 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#4c621ba5-63c6-4dc6-853c-29006b6c1673 Amar 2003-11-01T00:49:07Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#bfad49cf-5597-4a72-901a-6f017d5eb108 I hope you don't mind if I answer your questions here, Amar. They might stimulate a group conversation: >BTW, did yu watch "Dil Chahtaa Hai" ? I didn't watch it with a lot of concentration. I kinda watched from the other room as my housemate was watching it. I think I can see why it made such a splash among the South Asian community, but it didn't catch fire with me. The characters seemed like shallow fellows to me, which made it hard for me to sympathize with them. But like I said, I was only half-paying attention when I was watching. >And yes, Devdas was gr8- lovd the sheer magnitude of its >sets- some 80 million ruppees they spent making it.. "Devdas" is beautiful to look at. I meant to get some time to watch it myself (instead of looking over my housemate's shoulder), but I was too busy. From what I saw, the moralizing and "unavoidable" tragedy were hard to take. I think I find it hard to understand because I just wasn't raised that way. I keep thinking that if you really love someone, you don't let things like class and pre-arranged marriages get in the way. Like I said....a cultural gap for me. Sat, 01 Nov 2003 02:52:36 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#bfad49cf-5597-4a72-901a-6f017d5eb108 Spidra 2003-11-01T02:52:36Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#6e1e7f3b-5dfa-49e1-a5eb-2e4dcc0b28c4 Yup agreee..tdat the characs in DCH were sorta shallow... Hey what other movies realsed recently did yu see? "Pinjar" released recently is s'pposed to be very nice (dunno what the name means) but am definitely gonna see it. Sun, 02 Nov 2003 01:47:29 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#6e1e7f3b-5dfa-49e1-a5eb-2e4dcc0b28c4 Amar 2003-11-02T01:47:29Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#12e6bdf1-90cd-497b-ab04-68a5617278f4 For me it was a little shop in LA called New Bombay Sweets and Spices. I discovered it when an old band was recording at a studio a block away. They always had soundtracks playing, and sold tapes for something like $3. I was instantly hooked after my first purchase, Lootmar. The music mixes different styles so boldly! Where else can you find traditional, disco and rap music spun into one? I don't have a TV, so I am not too familiar with Bollywood movies. There was an Indian restaurant new me that had a big screen TV and always played movies and music videos. Unfortunately, the joint changed ownership. The food at the new place is awesome, but I really miss the TV. By the way, is anyone else familiar with the Lootmar soundtrack? I lost my tape quite a while ago. Sun, 02 Nov 2003 15:17:00 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#12e6bdf1-90cd-497b-ab04-68a5617278f4 $item.owner.firstName 2003-11-02T15:17:00Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#c655bab6-cd3d-4994-bebb-67c87d5106f6 Sorry, I'm unfamilar with "Lootmar". I checked Shrimati's site and they don't seem to have it. I'll keep an eye out, though. I haven't been a big fan of recent Bollywood music, with the notable exceptions of "Lagaan" and the Vijaya Anand stuff on Luaka Bop. This is consistent with the way I feel about American musicals, too. I'm just an old-fashioned girl, in some ways. This is not to say I don't like new sounds. I do. But I just feel the style is often used without the substance behind it. And generally I'm a big fan of real honest-to-god instruments rather than synthesized ones. I've been more a fan of traditional, disco and rap being mixed up in the bhangra and Indopop genres than the examples I've seen coming out of post-Golden Age Bollywood. Wed, 05 Nov 2003 06:32:22 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#c655bab6-cd3d-4994-bebb-67c87d5106f6 Spidra 2003-11-05T06:32:22Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#c5cd862b-4213-4c51-bf01-962c5cb7a24b Spidra, I blame you. One hit of "Golden Voices" and I had to get all three volumes. On one hand, another addiction. On the other, I got to shock the heck out a South Asian-American friend of mine early on in our relationship by knowing who Asha Bhosle, Lata Mageshkar and Mohammed Rafi were. I also used to watch "Namaste America" regularly when I could get it. I think it's still shown out of a station in San Jose, and if I get that 2nd dish... hmmm... BTW speaking of Indian pop, anyone else like Cornershop? Said South Asian friend recently turned me on to them. Thu, 06 Nov 2003 20:31:07 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#c5cd862b-4213-4c51-bf01-962c5cb7a24b Mojave 2003-11-06T20:31:07Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#8bd33160-d208-4e34-8707-770736386c46 Hey yeah, now that you mention it I guess it was Cornershop that led me to Bollywood. I was interested 1st in Bhangra and Bally Sagoo. There was a grocery store in Indianapolis that had loads of CDs when I lived there. I blew a few paychecks there. Thu, 06 Nov 2003 20:40:13 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#8bd33160-d208-4e34-8707-770736386c46 Concha 2003-11-06T20:40:13Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#e49d56bd-5af7-4880-9b46-4407d1baa3fb Hi, I'm new to this tribe. Odd but true, just recently I've been recording, "Showbiz India," on my Tivo. I have a "season pass" so it automatically records the show whenever it's on. Woohoo! Each week they show new videos. So, it's only been a few weeks that I've been turned onto Bollywood stuff. Can't wait to read the threads to learn more on the subject. Fri, 20 Feb 2004 06:47:55 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#e49d56bd-5af7-4880-9b46-4407d1baa3fb laurie♥ 2004-02-20T06:47:55Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#2649eb6f-d94c-420f-8d1e-8ef42b3fdbf6 Pinjar literally is derived from Pinjara which means a cage. The movie is based on the novel of Amrita Pritam by the same name. Fri, 12 Mar 2004 04:41:08 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#2649eb6f-d94c-420f-8d1e-8ef42b3fdbf6 ArtsyCoffeeBean 2004-03-12T04:41:08Z http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#51fd1306-ed2b-497f-a65f-27b4af0ca34f The first bollywood song I must have heard was in my Mama's belly :-) She tells me that one of her favorite activity while she was pragnant with me was to get some food packed and pick up my Dad at the railway station (he used to take train to work) and go and watch movies togather (and eat in the theatre, although my sis was already a popcorn nibbler). A nationalist wave was in the air and the National Anthem was played before and after every movie show. There was only one theatre in the town I was in, so it seems I must have heard (my eyes were still closed) the same sound track multiple times. Fri, 12 Mar 2004 04:48:25 GMT http://bollywoodbabylon.tribe.net/thread/9b0352a4-8a9e-44f1-a1e9-2a06b778ae72#51fd1306-ed2b-497f-a65f-27b4af0ca34f ArtsyCoffeeBean 2004-03-12T04:48:25Z