Posted in BOLLYWOOD, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Video of the Day, playback singers, tagged Gulzar, Pran, R. D. Burman, playback singers, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Jaya Bhaduri, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Asrani, orphans, Parichay, Sa Re Ke Sa Re, Baby Pinky, Sound of Music, Master Raju, Raju Shreshta, Raju Shrestha on May 29, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Parichay (1972) is inspired by The Sound of Music (1963), except for it’s splendidly Bharaticized.
Jeetendra is sent to teach Pran’s five grandchildren, the eldest of whom is played by Jaya Bhaduri. Their father Sanjeev Kumar, a talented musician, died after his wife’s death, so the children were sent to live with their paternal grandfather. [...]
Posted in BOLLYWOOD, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Video of the Day, playback singers, tagged Amritsar, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Bipasha Basu, BOLLYWOOD, Deepika Padukone, Golden Temple, Hermes Scarfs, Himani Kapoor, Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin, Johnnie Walker, Kishore Kumar, Kunal Kapoor, Minissha Lamba, R. D. Burman, Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Shekhar Ravjiani, Strawberry Shortcake Sikh, Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal-Shekhar on May 23, 2009 | 14 Comments »
In Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), I enjoyed seeing Ranbir revise his baap Rishi Kapoor’s Bachna Ae Haseeno tune from Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (1977), with playback singer Kishore Kumar and music by R.D. Burman. Out of respect, let’s view the senior’s version first:
Now here’s a modern reworking of the tune with Rishi’s son, [...]
Posted in BOLLYWOOD, tagged Bachna Ae Haseeno, Bipasha Basu, level best, Ranbir Kapoor on May 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Don’t you love when “level best” appears in the subtitles? I do.
And speaking of level best, I’ll try my level best to post something soon yaar!
Posted in BOLLYWOOD, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Hindi, Indian Cinema, tagged Anil Kapoor, peculiar Bollywood subtitles, Rishtey (2002), Shilpa Shetty on May 3, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Khabie khabie a subtitle appears that is worthy of its very own post. I mean how many times have you thought someone was showing too much cleavage, but never thought of actually telling them, let alone in those words? I’ve thought, Hey you should really cover up, damn! I’ve never said that out loud. Now after seeing [...]
