RE: Movie..reviews-To,Ameet, Renuka,..and Prabha..

[Guest guest]

Renuka is right, Shyam - I rarely watch movies. I usually watch them when they

are eventually beamed on TV - by which time, the movie would have become a

classic of sorts !

Prabha '84

shyamkamath wrote:

To,Ameet,

That was a nice review..and some good laughs...on other directors,..making TPZ..

Welcome back.

Koothe ahais tu..Aajkaal??.

U seem to be hibernating in the cold,USA weather,I guess,..while Renuka, inspite

of a snowy,windy Chicago...is up..and writing each and every reply with

gusto..and promptness...

Asa nako karoo re Ameet.

Ur filmy reviews..should be up there...along with our Kishoreda..of the best

movies..in a week's time.to help, we poor non-filmy log, to make that decision

whether..to go to see movie A.,where there is a cute Katrina..along with many

item songs....or Movie B..where there r no heroines..and no fight scenes..as

well...a just Amir and a boy...

Hope u..do..tell us,a bit early and save our precious money..

Time ka Koi Parwah nahi,..as we r duty bound ,here in the middle east.,..to

watch an Hindi movie, each weekend (Some MGIMSian out here, watch movies on the

go...each single day..after duty hours..like the other day..I happened to

ask,one..(name withheld..)..and he stated. " Bus,..kal hi ..raat ko bayt

ke.. " Welcome " ... complete kiya.(.as if..they r preparing for some filmy exam

topics..)

To,Renuka..

Prabha is very much Indian..in India,Renukaji..and so..bound to see..a couple of

movies..when gr8 ratings r mentioned out here..by Kishoreda..and other

critics...but..we would be surprised.,.if u..tell us..that u watch on a regular

basis,..being an AMERICAN Indian..

I thought,u would say..that the latest movie..BUCKET LIST...is a must watch

movie..of Jan 08..

Bye.

Shyam(84)

Re: Taare Zameen Par

Never knew you were into movies?

Renuka

Prabha Desikan wrote:

Dear Ameet,

We wound up seeing Welcome a couple of weeks ago - and we laughed ourselves

silly - maybe silly is the operative word here, but laugh we did. I couldn't

figure out why it was called Welcome, though.

Prabha'84

Ameet Chimote wrote:

Hello Friends,

Had been watching a few movies over the holiday weekends and saw Taare

Zameen Par... and I do recommend it to everyone as a " must see movie " . I

watched this horrible film called as " Welcome " , it was all about childish

jokes, and sensless scenes, but the film is largely watchable for Nana

Patekar and Anil Kapoor's terrific acting. Anyways, more about that in

another E-mail. On the Internet, I came across this blog on bollywood films

(I love blogs and I blog too... ) and there was a very funny post on there,

so, here's an exerpt just for laughs....

Ameet 1993

********************************************************************************\

***********************

If you want to know how good Taare is, just go to your nearest theater and

watch the people coming out after the show. The cacophony that surrounds a

crowd exiting a theater will be missing. Some would be walking in slow

motion. Some would look petrified. At least that's what happened in the

theater I went to. Not a single soul was talking after the movie, probably

because what everyone saw on screen was not fiction, but a semi-biography of

his/her own life. In fact, the normally rowdiest gang in a theatre (ie my

friends and I) that is uber vocal at the end of a film left the theater in

pin drop silence. The first thing we said to each other - 'Aamir Bhai has

done it again.'

Indeed, Aamir Khan had done it again. I have a gut feeling that Taare would

change people like no other movie has previously done.

I know only Aamir can make a film like Taare. But let us assume he did not

make it (dream on!). What would the film have been like?

*If Karan Johar made Taare*

- Obvious starcast:

- Shah Rukh Khan as the arts teacher (duh duh duh!!).

- Aryan Khan as the dyslexic child (even if he could not act for

nuts).

- Rani Mukerjee as the kid's mom (assuming Kajol is

unavailable).

- Abhishek Bachchan as the kid's dad.

- Amitabh Bachchan as the school principal (who cares if the

role is ultra minute, he can afford it).

- It would be shot in New York to appeal to the NRI audience.

- The story line would obviously be different. SRK would fall for the

dyslexic kid's mom. The last scene would have the mom running to the teacher

rather than the kid. And again, like in so many other movies, SRK would get

someone else's girl.

- It would have one dance number.

- The film would be titled 'Kuch Taare Zameen Par.'

*If Sanjay Leela Bhansali made Taare*

- Obvious starcast:

- Salman as the teacher.

- Rani as the mother.

- Of course the whole film would be shot on elaborate sets. The school

would be nothing short of Harvard university.

- An orchestra would play every time anyone cried.

- Slow motion, different camera angles for every scene.

- The school uniforms would match the classroom walls even though that

does not make a damn difference.

- The film would cost 60 crores.

*If Farah Khan made Taare*

- Obvious starcast:

- SRK as the teacher (yawn).

- In the original Taare, Aamir makes an entry at the interval point.

In Farah's version, SRK would be on screen on for 2.30 hrs out of the

2.45 hrs and would be introduced in the first scene itself.

- The story would be changed to make sure the above happened. The

focus of the film would be a teacher who helps a kid fight dyslexia.

- To make it a complete entertainer, there would be a romantic angle,

comedy, and action thrown in. Oh idea!! Nikumbh's character likes another

teacher and the kiddo helps him.. throw in some comedy moments there and you

have romance and comedy settled. For action.. hmm.. lemme see.. oh yah, the

kid gets kidnapped and the teacher fights the baddies to save him. Wow!! I'm

quite an imaginative writer. I can see how Farah can write a film from

scratch in two weeks straight.

- The film posters would have a big SRK with the tiny image of the kid

in the background.

*If Rakesh Roshan made Taare*

- Obvious starcast:

- Hrithik Roshan as the teacher.

- Since Rakesh Roshan cannot think beyond science fiction these days,

this film would have that too. Instead of dyslexia, the kid would have

alienositis or something, a condition induced due to him witnessing an alien

abduction.

- Instead of Nikumbh being an arts teacher, he would be a physics

teacher, and instead of asking kids to be creative, he would ask them to

challenge the science we know.

- In the scene where Nikumbh asks the kids to open their minds and

make whatever they want outdoors, the kid Ishaan, instead of making a boat,

would end up making a working spaceship prototype.

- Nikumbh would cure the kids problem by making a full fledged version

of the kid's prototype, traveling to the alien planet, and asking them to

give the kid his powers back.

- The film would have music by Rajesh Roshan ripped off from some

world music.

- The film's name would again start with a K.. probably 'Kuch Aliens

Taaron se Zameen Par'.

- The director would make sure Hrithik gets to show all his abilities.

This would mean a scene with Roshan jr flexing his muscles, and a dance

competition in the end, instead of an arts competition.

*If Priyadarshan made Taare:*

- Obvious starcast:

- Akshay Kumar as the teacher.

- Paresh Rawal as the kid's dad.

- It would be a brainless comedy. The kid's dyslexia would be made fun

of. Half the times the parents will be running after the kid from one room

to the other and that, in the director's opinion, would be funny.

- The film will be full of sex jokes. So for example, when Akshay

would come to the parents telling them that their son has dyslexia, the

ignorant father would say something inappropriate like *'iss umar

mein? par kaise, woh to hamesha boys school mein padha hai!'. *And* *yes,

the director would think it is funny.

- In the climax of the film all the characters in the film would run

around in the amphitheater for no reason, spilling colors on each other.

That's where the film will end, without any logical conclusion.

- And of course, Paresh Rawal would emote like an epileptic himself

making us question the boy's mental abilities anyway.

[Guest guest]

Shyam,

You are so right! I remember, Sewagram mein kuch bhi trash dekh lete the, abhi

is sansar (marathi meaning please) ke chakkar mein movies choot gaye.... Ashok

has no patience for Hindi movies, so generally watch it with Aisha who is a big

movie buff in the making with a very busy social life. So she already watched

tzp in the theater.

I am still not americanized enough to go for movies with my girl

friends(without the husband). We (meaning with Ashok) do enjoy American movies

once in awhile. Paying fukat ka money to netflix.

Renuka'84

Renuka

shyamkamath wrote:

To,Ameet,

That was a nice review..and some good laughs...on other directors,..making TPZ..

Welcome back.

Koothe ahais tu..Aajkaal??.

U seem to be hibernating in the cold,USA weather,I guess,..while Renuka, inspite

of a snowy,windy Chicago...is up..and writing each and every reply with

gusto..and promptness...

Asa nako karoo re Ameet.

Ur filmy reviews..should be up there...along with our Kishoreda..of the best

movies..in a week's time.to help, we poor non-filmy log, to make that decision

whether..to go to see movie A.,where there is a cute Katrina..along with many

item songs....or Movie B..where there r no heroines..and no fight scenes..as

well...a just Amir and a boy...

Hope u..do..tell us,a bit early and save our precious money..

Time ka Koi Parwah nahi,..as we r duty bound ,here in the middle east.,..to

watch an Hindi movie, each weekend (Some MGIMSian out here, watch movies on the

go...each single day..after duty hours..like the other day..I happened to

ask,one..(name withheld..)..and he stated. " Bus,..kal hi ..raat ko bayt

ke.. " Welcome " ... complete kiya.(.as if..they r preparing for some filmy exam

topics..)

To,Renuka..

Prabha is very much Indian..in India,Renukaji..and so..bound to see..a couple of

movies..when gr8 ratings r mentioned out here..by Kishoreda..and other

critics...but..we would be surprised.,.if u..tell us..that u watch on a regular

basis,..being an AMERICAN Indian..

I thought,u would say..that the latest movie..BUCKET LIST...is a must watch

movie..of Jan 08..

Bye.

Shyam(84)

Re: Taare Zameen Par

Never knew you were into movies?

Renuka

Prabha Desikan wrote:

Dear Ameet,

We wound up seeing Welcome a couple of weeks ago - and we laughed ourselves

silly - maybe silly is the operative word here, but laugh we did. I couldn't

figure out why it was called Welcome, though.

Prabha'84

Ameet Chimote wrote:

Hello Friends,

Had been watching a few movies over the holiday weekends and saw Taare

Zameen Par... and I do recommend it to everyone as a " must see movie " . I

watched this horrible film called as " Welcome " , it was all about childish

jokes, and sensless scenes, but the film is largely watchable for Nana

Patekar and Anil Kapoor's terrific acting. Anyways, more about that in

another E-mail. On the Internet, I came across this blog on bollywood films

(I love blogs and I blog too... ) and there was a very funny post on there,

so, here's an exerpt just for laughs....

Ameet 1993

********************************************************************************\

***********************

If you want to know how good Taare is, just go to your nearest theater and

watch the people coming out after the show. The cacophony that surrounds a

crowd exiting a theater will be missing. Some would be walking in slow

motion. Some would look petrified. At least that's what happened in the

theater I went to. Not a single soul was talking after the movie, probably

because what everyone saw on screen was not fiction, but a semi-biography of

his/her own life. In fact, the normally rowdiest gang in a theatre (ie my

friends and I) that is uber vocal at the end of a film left the theater in

pin drop silence. The first thing we said to each other - 'Aamir Bhai has

done it again.'

Indeed, Aamir Khan had done it again. I have a gut feeling that Taare would

change people like no other movie has previously done.

I know only Aamir can make a film like Taare. But let us assume he did not

make it (dream on!). What would the film have been like?

*If Karan Johar made Taare*

- Obvious starcast:

- Shah Rukh Khan as the arts teacher (duh duh duh!!).

- Aryan Khan as the dyslexic child (even if he could not act for

nuts).

- Rani Mukerjee as the kid's mom (assuming Kajol is

unavailable).

- Abhishek Bachchan as the kid's dad.

- Amitabh Bachchan as the school principal (who cares if the

role is ultra minute, he can afford it).

- It would be shot in New York to appeal to the NRI audience.

- The story line would obviously be different. SRK would fall for the

dyslexic kid's mom. The last scene would have the mom running to the teacher

rather than the kid. And again, like in so many other movies, SRK would get

someone else's girl.

- It would have one dance number.

- The film would be titled 'Kuch Taare Zameen Par.'

*If Sanjay Leela Bhansali made Taare*

- Obvious starcast:

- Salman as the teacher.

- Rani as the mother.

- Of course the whole film would be shot on elaborate sets. The school

would be nothing short of Harvard university.

- An orchestra would play every time anyone cried.

- Slow motion, different camera angles for every scene.

- The school uniforms would match the classroom walls even though that

does not make a damn difference.

- The film would cost 60 crores.

*If Farah Khan made Taare*

- Obvious starcast:

- SRK as the teacher (yawn).

- In the original Taare, Aamir makes an entry at the interval point.

In Farah's version, SRK would be on screen on for 2.30 hrs out of the

2.45 hrs and would be introduced in the first scene itself.

- The story would be changed to make sure the above happened. The

focus of the film would be a teacher who helps a kid fight dyslexia.

- To make it a complete entertainer, there would be a romantic angle,

comedy, and action thrown in. Oh idea!! Nikumbh's character likes another

teacher and the kiddo helps him.. throw in some comedy moments there and you

have romance and comedy settled. For action.. hmm.. lemme see.. oh yah, the

kid gets kidnapped and the teacher fights the baddies to save him. Wow!! I'm

quite an imaginative writer. I can see how Farah can write a film from

scratch in two weeks straight.

- The film posters would have a big SRK with the tiny image of the kid

in the background.

*If Rakesh Roshan made Taare*

- Obvious starcast:

- Hrithik Roshan as the teacher.

- Since Rakesh Roshan cannot think beyond science fiction these days,

this film would have that too. Instead of dyslexia, the kid would have

alienositis or something, a condition induced due to him witnessing an alien

abduction.

- Instead of Nikumbh being an arts teacher, he would be a physics

teacher, and instead of asking kids to be creative, he would ask them to

challenge the science we know.

- In the scene where Nikumbh asks the kids to open their minds and

make whatever they want outdoors, the kid Ishaan, instead of making a boat,

would end up making a working spaceship prototype.

- Nikumbh would cure the kids problem by making a full fledged version

of the kid's prototype, traveling to the alien planet, and asking them to

give the kid his powers back.

- The film would have music by Rajesh Roshan ripped off from some

world music.

- The film's name would again start with a K.. probably 'Kuch Aliens

Taaron se Zameen Par'.

- The director would make sure Hrithik gets to show all his abilities.

This would mean a scene with Roshan jr flexing his muscles, and a dance

competition in the end, instead of an arts competition.

*If Priyadarshan made Taare:*

- Obvious starcast:

- Akshay Kumar as the teacher.

- Paresh Rawal as the kid's dad.

- It would be a brainless comedy. The kid's dyslexia would be made fun

of. Half the times the parents will be running after the kid from one room

to the other and that, in the director's opinion, would be funny.

- The film will be full of sex jokes. So for example, when Akshay

would come to the parents telling them that their son has dyslexia, the

ignorant father would say something inappropriate like *'iss umar

mein? par kaise, woh to hamesha boys school mein padha hai!'. *And* *yes,

the director would think it is funny.

- In the climax of the film all the characters in the film would run

around in the amphitheater for no reason, spilling colors on each other.

That's where the film will end, without any logical conclusion.

- And of course, Paresh Rawal would emote like an epileptic himself

making us question the boy's mental abilities anyway.

[Guest guest]

Dear Renuka

You have woken me up from my long slumber....re:writing on this site with that

statement of being Americanized enough!!!!

Atul generally does not like Movies...he is just too impatient to sit in one

place for 3 hrs and savour things....unless its music!!!Anyway what that led to

in the early yrs of our courtship/marriage was unending discussions of to see or

not to see Hindi movies.One thing Sewagram does is usually by default put the

love of Hindi movies-any movies into you becoz there is so little else to do

....so yours truly is a big buff.

So imagine the solution to this big marital strife came in the form of

Mona(Marfatia now Khandwala '83 batch)a dear friend-who about 4 yrs ago moved to

near where we are and who loves movies and is married to Asit who like Atul

hates them.

So were the husbands thrilled or what!!!Suddenly these 2 girls have stopped

nagging them...and boy can we nag..we decide to go and see them by ourselves

...the hubbies gladly baby sit or if its a suitable flick I drag Rahul too..he's

already seen Lage Raho/Krissh/Chak de...and sometimes they meet up for a drink

while we go off,they have 4 hrs of sukoon..their wives have a gossip and a moan

and come back happy..perfect.

Saying that Atul did come for Chak de and now he is wanting to see TZP after

hearing its so good and which I have not seen yet coz Mona has been away on

holiday!

Try it...going out with your female friends only-I mean- minus hubby...its good

for the soul.

82

To: mgims@...: abhaskarmd@...: Fri, 11 Jan 2008

09:34:56 -0800Subject: Re: Movie..reviews-To,Ameet, Renuka,..and

Prabha..

Shyam,You are so right! I remember, Sewagram mein kuch bhi trash dekh lete the,

abhi is sansar (marathi meaning please) ke chakkar mein movies choot gaye....

Ashok has no patience for Hindi movies, so generally watch it with Aisha who is

a big movie buff in the making with a very busy social life. So she already

watched tzp in the theater.I am still not americanized enough to go for movies

with my girl friends(without the husband). We (meaning with Ashok) do enjoy

American movies once in awhile. Paying fukat ka money to

netflix.Renuka'84Renukashyamkamath wrote:To,Ameet,That

was a nice review..and some good laughs...on other directors,..making

TPZ..Welcome back.Koothe ahais tu..Aajkaal??.U seem to be hibernating in the

cold,USA weather,I guess,..while Renuka, inspite of a snowy,windy Chicago...is

up..and writing each and every reply with gusto..and promptness...Asa nako karoo

re Ameet.Ur filmy reviews..should be up there...along with our Kishoreda..of the

best movies..in a week's time.to help, we poor non-filmy log, to make that

decision whether..to go to see movie A.,where there is a cute Katrina..along

with many item songs....or Movie B..where there r no heroines..and no fight

scenes..as well...a just Amir and a boy...Hope u..do..tell us,a bit early and

save our precious money..Time ka Koi Parwah nahi,..as we r duty bound ,here in

the middle east.,..to watch an Hindi movie, each weekend (Some MGIMSian out

here, watch movies on the go...each single day..after duty hours..like the other

day..I happened to ask,one..(name withheld..)..and he stated. " Bus,..kal hi

...raat ko bayt ke.. " Welcome " ... complete kiya.(.as if..they r preparing for some

filmy exam topics..)To,Renuka..Prabha is very much Indian..in

India,Renukaji..and so..bound to see..a couple of movies..when gr8 ratings r

mentioned out here..by Kishoreda..and other critics...but..we would be

surprised.,.if u..tell us..that u watch on a regular basis,..being an AMERICAN

Indian..I thought,u would say..that the latest movie..BUCKET LIST...is a must

watch movie..of Jan 08..Bye.Shyam(84) Re: Taare Zameen ParNever knew you were into

movies?RenukaPrabha Desikan wrote:Dear Ameet,We wound

up seeing Welcome a couple of weeks ago - and we laughed ourselves silly - maybe

silly is the operative word here, but laugh we did. I couldn't figure out why it

was called Welcome, though.Prabha'84Ameet Chimote

wrote:Hello Friends,Had been watching a few movies over the holiday weekends and

saw TaareZameen Par... and I do recommend it to everyone as a " must see movie " .

Iwatched this horrible film called as " Welcome " , it was all about childishjokes,

and sensless scenes, but the film is largely watchable for NanaPatekar and Anil

Kapoor's terrific acting. Anyways, more about that inanother E-mail. On the

Internet, I came across this blog on bollywood films(I love blogs and I blog

too... ) and there was a very funny post on there,so, here's an exerpt just for

laughs....Ameet

1993****************************************************************************\

***************************If you want to know how good Taare is, just go to

your nearest theater andwatch the people coming out after the show. The

cacophony that surrounds acrowd exiting a theater will be missing. Some would be

walking in slowmotion. Some would look petrified. At least that's what happened

in thetheater I went to. Not a single soul was talking after the movie,

probablybecause what everyone saw on screen was not fiction, but a

semi-biography ofhis/her own life. In fact, the normally rowdiest gang in a

theatre (ie myfriends and I) that is uber vocal at the end of a film left the

theater inpin drop silence. The first thing we said to each other - 'Aamir Bhai

hasdone it again.'Indeed, Aamir Khan had done it again. I have a gut feeling

that Taare wouldchange people like no other movie has previously done.I know

only Aamir can make a film like Taare. But let us assume he did notmake it

(dream on!). What would the film have been like?*If Karan Johar made Taare*-

Obvious starcast:- Shah Rukh Khan as the arts teacher (duh duh duh!!).- Aryan

Khan as the dyslexic child (even if he could not act fornuts).- Rani Mukerjee as

the kid's mom (assuming Kajol isunavailable).- Abhishek Bachchan as the kid's

dad.- Amitabh Bachchan as the school principal (who cares if therole is ultra

minute, he can afford it).- It would be shot in New York to appeal to the NRI

audience.- The story line would obviously be different. SRK would fall for

thedyslexic kid's mom. The last scene would have the mom running to the

teacherrather than the kid. And again, like in so many other movies, SRK would

getsomeone else's girl.- It would have one dance number.- The film would be

titled 'Kuch Taare Zameen Par.'*If Sanjay Leela Bhansali made Taare*- Obvious

starcast:- Salman as the teacher.- Rani as the mother.- Of course the whole film

would be shot on elaborate sets. The schoolwould be nothing short of Harvard

university.- An orchestra would play every time anyone cried.- Slow motion,

different camera angles for every scene.- The school uniforms would match the

classroom walls even though thatdoes not make a damn difference.- The film would

cost 60 crores.*If Farah Khan made Taare*- Obvious starcast:- SRK as the teacher

(yawn).- In the original Taare, Aamir makes an entry at the interval point.In

Farah's version, SRK would be on screen on for 2.30 hrs out of the2.45 hrs and

would be introduced in the first scene itself.- The story would be changed to

make sure the above happened. Thefocus of the film would be a teacher who helps

a kid fight dyslexia.- To make it a complete entertainer, there would be a

romantic angle,comedy, and action thrown in. Oh idea!! Nikumbh's character likes

anotherteacher and the kiddo helps him.. throw in some comedy moments there and

youhave romance and comedy settled. For action.. hmm.. lemme see.. oh yah,

thekid gets kidnapped and the teacher fights the baddies to save him. Wow!!

I'mquite an imaginative writer. I can see how Farah can write a film fromscratch

in two weeks straight.- The film posters would have a big SRK with the tiny

image of the kidin the background.*If Rakesh Roshan made Taare*- Obvious

starcast:- Hrithik Roshan as the teacher.- Since Rakesh Roshan cannot think

beyond science fiction these days,this film would have that too. Instead of

dyslexia, the kid would havealienositis or something, a condition induced due to

him witnessing an alienabduction.- Instead of Nikumbh being an arts teacher, he

would be a physicsteacher, and instead of asking kids to be creative, he would

ask them tochallenge the science we know.- In the scene where Nikumbh asks the

kids to open their minds andmake whatever they want outdoors, the kid Ishaan,

instead of making a boat,would end up making a working spaceship prototype.-

Nikumbh would cure the kids problem by making a full fledged versionof the kid's

prototype, traveling to the alien planet, and asking them togive the kid his

powers back.- The film would have music by Rajesh Roshan ripped off from

someworld music.- The film's name would again start with a K.. probably 'Kuch

AliensTaaron se Zameen Par'.- The director would make sure Hrithik gets to show

all his abilities.This would mean a scene with Roshan jr flexing his muscles,

and a dancecompetition in the end, instead of an arts competition.*If

Priyadarshan made Taare:*- Obvious starcast:- Akshay Kumar as the teacher.-

Paresh Rawal as the kid's dad.- It would be a brainless comedy. The kid's

dyslexia would be made funof. Half the times the parents will be running after

the kid from one roomto the other and that, in the director's opinion, would be

funny.- The film will be full of sex jokes. So for example, when Akshaywould

come to the parents telling them that their son has dyslexia, theignorant father

would say something inappropriate like *'iss umarmein? par kaise, woh to hamesha

boys school mein padha hai!'. *And* *yes,the director would think it is funny.-

In the climax of the film all the characters in the film would runaround in the

amphitheater for no reason, spilling colors on each other.That's where the film

will end, without any logical conclusion.- And of course, Paresh Rawal would

emote like an epileptic himselfmaking us question the boy's mental abilities

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,

I think you have a point there( its good for marriage too). I have scheduled a

movie date with one of my friends who is also a pathologist. Generally we meet

over lunch and then go shopping in the mall. But this time we decided for lunch

and a movie.

Renuka'84

Sinha wrote:

Dear Renuka

You have woken me up from my long slumber....re:writing on this site with that

statement of being Americanized enough!!!!

Atul generally does not like Movies...he is just too impatient to sit in one

place for 3 hrs and savour things....unless its music!!!Anyway what that led to

in the early yrs of our courtship/marriage was unending discussions of to see or

not to see Hindi movies.One thing Sewagram does is usually by default put the

love of Hindi movies-any movies into you becoz there is so little else to do

....so yours truly is a big buff.

So imagine the solution to this big marital strife came in the form of

Mona(Marfatia now Khandwala '83 batch)a dear friend-who about 4 yrs ago moved to

near where we are and who loves movies and is married to Asit who like Atul

hates them.

So were the husbands thrilled or what!!!Suddenly these 2 girls have stopped

nagging them...and boy can we nag..we decide to go and see them by ourselves

...the hubbies gladly baby sit or if its a suitable flick I drag Rahul too..he's

already seen Lage Raho/Krissh/Chak de...and sometimes they meet up for a drink

while we go off,they have 4 hrs of sukoon..their wives have a gossip and a moan

and come back happy..perfect.

Saying that Atul did come for Chak de and now he is wanting to see TZP after

hearing its so good and which I have not seen yet coz Mona has been away on

holiday!

Try it...going out with your female friends only-I mean- minus hubby...its good

for the soul.

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To: mgims@...: abhaskarmd@...: Fri, 11 Jan 2008

09:34:56 -0800Subject: Re: Movie..reviews-To,Ameet, Renuka,..and

Prabha..

Shyam,You are so right! I remember, Sewagram mein kuch bhi trash dekh lete the,

abhi is sansar (marathi meaning please) ke chakkar mein movies choot gaye....

Ashok has no patience for Hindi movies, so generally watch it with Aisha who is

a big movie buff in the making with a very busy social life. So she already

watched tzp in the theater.I am still not americanized enough to go for movies

with my girl friends(without the husband). We (meaning with Ashok) do enjoy

American movies once in awhile. Paying fukat ka money to

netflix.Renuka'84Renukashyamkamath wrote:To,Ameet,That

was a nice review..and some good laughs...on other directors,..making

TPZ..Welcome back.Koothe ahais tu..Aajkaal??.U seem to be hibernating in the

cold,USA weather,I guess,..while Renuka, inspite of a snowy,windy Chicago...is

up..and writing each and every reply with gusto..and promptness...Asa nako karoo

re Ameet.Ur filmy reviews..should be up there...along with our

Kishoreda..of the best movies..in a week's time.to help, we poor non-filmy log,

to make that decision whether..to go to see movie A.,where there is a cute

Katrina..along with many item songs....or Movie B..where there r no

heroines..and no fight scenes..as well...a just Amir and a boy...Hope

u..do..tell us,a bit early and save our precious money..Time ka Koi Parwah

nahi,..as we r duty bound ,here in the middle east.,..to watch an Hindi movie,

each weekend (Some MGIMSian out here, watch movies on the go...each single

day..after duty hours..like the other day..I happened to ask,one..(name

withheld..)..and he stated. " Bus,..kal hi ..raat ko bayt ke.. " Welcome " ...

complete kiya.(.as if..they r preparing for some filmy exam

topics..)To,Renuka..Prabha is very much Indian..in India,Renukaji..and so..bound

to see..a couple of movies..when gr8 ratings r mentioned out here..by

Kishoreda..and other critics...but..we would be surprised.,.if u..tell us..that

u watch on a regular

basis,..being an AMERICAN Indian..I thought,u would say..that the latest

movie..BUCKET LIST...is a must watch movie..of Jan 08..Bye.Shyam(84)-----

Original Message ----- From: Ashok Bhaskar To: mgims Sent:

Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:02 PMSubject: Re: Taare Zameen ParNever

knew you were into movies?RenukaPrabha Desikan

wrote:Dear Ameet,We wound up seeing Welcome a couple of weeks ago - and we

laughed ourselves silly - maybe silly is the operative word here, but laugh we

did. I couldn't figure out why it was called Welcome, though.Prabha'84Ameet

Chimote wrote:Hello Friends,Had been watching a few

movies over the holiday weekends and saw TaareZameen Par... and I do recommend

it to everyone as a " must see movie " . Iwatched this horrible film called as

" Welcome " , it was all about childishjokes, and sensless scenes, but the film is

largely watchable for NanaPatekar and Anil Kapoor's terrific acting.

Anyways, more about that inanother E-mail. On the Internet, I came across this

blog on bollywood films(I love blogs and I blog too... ) and there was a very

funny post on there,so, here's an exerpt just for laughs....Ameet

1993****************************************************************************\

***************************If you want to know how good Taare is, just go to

your nearest theater andwatch the people coming out after the show. The

cacophony that surrounds acrowd exiting a theater will be missing. Some would be

walking in slowmotion. Some would look petrified. At least that's what happened

in thetheater I went to. Not a single soul was talking after the movie,

probablybecause what everyone saw on screen was not fiction, but a

semi-biography ofhis/her own life. In fact, the normally rowdiest gang in a

theatre (ie myfriends and I) that is uber vocal at the end of a film left the

theater inpin drop silence. The first thing we said to each other - 'Aamir Bhai

hasdone it again.'Indeed, Aamir Khan had done it again. I have a gut feeling

that Taare wouldchange people like no other movie has previously done.I know

only Aamir can make a film like Taare. But let us assume he did notmake it

(dream on!). What would the film have been like?*If Karan Johar made Taare*-

Obvious starcast:- Shah Rukh Khan as the arts teacher (duh duh duh!!).- Aryan

Khan as the dyslexic child (even if he could not act fornuts).- Rani Mukerjee as

the kid's mom (assuming Kajol isunavailable).- Abhishek Bachchan as the kid's

dad.- Amitabh Bachchan as the school principal (who cares if therole is ultra

minute, he can afford it).- It would be shot in New York to appeal to the NRI

audience.- The story line would obviously be different. SRK would fall for

thedyslexic kid's mom. The last scene would have the mom running to the

teacherrather than the kid. And again, like in so many other movies, SRK would

getsomeone else's girl.- It would have one dance number.- The

film would be titled 'Kuch Taare Zameen Par.'*If Sanjay Leela Bhansali made

Taare*- Obvious starcast:- Salman as the teacher.- Rani as the mother.- Of

course the whole film would be shot on elaborate sets. The schoolwould be

nothing short of Harvard university.- An orchestra would play every time anyone

cried.- Slow motion, different camera angles for every scene.- The school

uniforms would match the classroom walls even though thatdoes not make a damn

difference.- The film would cost 60 crores.*If Farah Khan made Taare*- Obvious

starcast:- SRK as the teacher (yawn).- In the original Taare, Aamir makes an

entry at the interval point.In Farah's version, SRK would be on screen on for

2.30 hrs out of the2.45 hrs and would be introduced in the first scene itself.-

The story would be changed to make sure the above happened. Thefocus of the film

would be a teacher who helps a kid fight dyslexia.- To make it a complete

entertainer, there would be a romantic angle,comedy, and

action thrown in. Oh idea!! Nikumbh's character likes anotherteacher and the

kiddo helps him.. throw in some comedy moments there and youhave romance and

comedy settled. For action.. hmm.. lemme see.. oh yah, thekid gets kidnapped and

the teacher fights the baddies to save him. Wow!! I'mquite an imaginative

writer. I can see how Farah can write a film fromscratch in two weeks straight.-

The film posters would have a big SRK with the tiny image of the kidin the

background.*If Rakesh Roshan made Taare*- Obvious starcast:- Hrithik Roshan as

the teacher.- Since Rakesh Roshan cannot think beyond science fiction these

days,this film would have that too. Instead of dyslexia, the kid would

havealienositis or something, a condition induced due to him witnessing an

alienabduction.- Instead of Nikumbh being an arts teacher, he would be a

physicsteacher, and instead of asking kids to be creative, he would ask them

tochallenge the science we know.- In the scene where Nikumbh asks the

kids to open their minds andmake whatever they want outdoors, the kid Ishaan,

instead of making a boat,would end up making a working spaceship prototype.-

Nikumbh would cure the kids problem by making a full fledged versionof the kid's

prototype, traveling to the alien planet, and asking them togive the kid his

powers back.- The film would have music by Rajesh Roshan ripped off from

someworld music.- The film's name would again start with a K.. probably 'Kuch

AliensTaaron se Zameen Par'.- The director would make sure Hrithik gets to show

all his abilities.This would mean a scene with Roshan jr flexing his muscles,

and a dancecompetition in the end, instead of an arts competition.*If

Priyadarshan made Taare:*- Obvious starcast:- Akshay Kumar as the teacher.-

Paresh Rawal as the kid's dad.- It would be a brainless comedy. The kid's

dyslexia would be made funof. Half the times the parents will be running after

the kid from one roomto the other and that, in the director's

opinion, would be funny.- The film will be full of sex jokes. So for example,

when Akshaywould come to the parents telling them that their son has dyslexia,

theignorant father would say something inappropriate like *'iss umarmein? par

kaise, woh to hamesha boys school mein padha hai!'. *And* *yes,the director

would think it is funny.- In the climax of the film all the characters in the

film would runaround in the amphitheater for no reason, spilling colors on each

other.That's where the film will end, without any logical conclusion.- And of

course, Paresh Rawal would emote like an epileptic himselfmaking us question the

boy's mental abilities anyway.[Non-text portions of this message have been

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To: mgims@...: abhaskarmd@...: Mon, 14 Jan 2008

10:40:08 -0800Subject: RE: Movie..reviews-To,Ameet, Renuka,..and

Prabha..

,I think you have a point there( its good for marriage too). I have

scheduled a movie date with one of my friends who is also a pathologist.

Generally we meet over lunch and then go shopping in the mall. But this time we

decided for lunch and a movie.Renuka'84 Sinha

wrote:Dear RenukaYou have woken me up from my long slumber....re:writing on this

site with that statement of being Americanized enough!!!!Atul generally does not

like Movies...he is just too impatient to sit in one place for 3 hrs and savour

things....unless its music!!!Anyway what that led to in the early yrs of our

courtship/marriage was unending discussions of to see or not to see Hindi

movies.One thing Sewagram does is usually by default put the love of Hindi

movies-any movies into you becoz there is so little else to do ...so yours truly

is a big buff.So imagine the solution to this big marital strife came in the

form of Mona(Marfatia now Khandwala '83 batch)a dear friend-who about 4 yrs ago

moved to near where we are and who loves movies and is married to Asit who like

Atul hates them.So were the husbands thrilled or what!!!Suddenly these 2 girls

have stopped nagging them...and boy can we nag..we decide to go and see them by

ourselves ..the hubbies gladly baby sit or if its a suitable flick I drag Rahul

too..he's already seen Lage Raho/Krissh/Chak de...and sometimes they meet up for

a drink while we go off,they have 4 hrs of sukoon..their wives have a gossip and

a moan and come back happy..perfect.Saying that Atul did come for Chak de and

now he is wanting to see TZP after hearing its so good and which I have not seen

yet coz Mona has been away on holiday!Try it...going out with your female

friends only-I mean- minus hubby...its good for the soul.82To:

mgims@...: abhaskarmd@...: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:34:56

-0800Subject: Re: Movie..reviews-To,Ameet, Renuka,..and

Prabha..Shyam,You are so right! I remember, Sewagram mein kuch bhi trash dekh

lete the, abhi is sansar (marathi meaning please) ke chakkar mein movies choot

gaye.... Ashok has no patience for Hindi movies, so generally watch it with

Aisha who is a big movie buff in the making with a very busy social life. So she

already watched tzp in the theater.I am still not americanized enough to go for

movies with my girl friends(without the husband). We (meaning with Ashok) do

enjoy American movies once in awhile. Paying fukat ka money to

netflix.Renuka'84Renukashyamkamath wrote:To,Ameet,That

was a nice review..and some good laughs...on other directors,..making

TPZ..Welcome back.Koothe ahais tu..Aajkaal??.U seem to be hibernating in the

cold,USA weather,I guess,..while Renuka, inspite of a snowy,windy Chicago...is

up..and writing each and every reply with gusto..and promptness...Asa nako karoo

re Ameet.Ur filmy reviews..should be up there...along with ourKishoreda..of the

best movies..in a week's time.to help, we poor non-filmy log, to make that

decision whether..to go to see movie A.,where there is a cute Katrina..along

with many item songs....or Movie B..where there r no heroines..and no fight

scenes..as well...a just Amir and a boy...Hope u..do..tell us,a bit early and

save our precious money..Time ka Koi Parwah nahi,..as we r duty bound ,here in

the middle east.,..to watch an Hindi movie, each weekend (Some MGIMSian out

here, watch movies on the go...each single day..after duty hours..like the other

day..I happened to ask,one..(name withheld..)..and he stated. " Bus,..kal hi

...raat ko bayt ke.. " Welcome " ... complete kiya.(.as if..they r preparing for some

filmy exam topics..)To,Renuka..Prabha is very much Indian..in

India,Renukaji..and so..bound to see..a couple of movies..when gr8 ratings r

mentioned out here..by Kishoreda..and other critics...but..we would be

surprised.,.if u..tell us..that u watch on a regularbasis,..being an AMERICAN

Indian..I thought,u would say..that the latest movie..BUCKET LIST...is a must

watch movie..of Jan 08..Bye.Shyam(84) Re: Taare Zameen ParNever knew you were into

movies?RenukaPrabha Desikan wrote:Dear Ameet,We wound

up seeing Welcome a couple of weeks ago - and we laughed ourselves silly - maybe

silly is the operative word here, but laugh we did. I couldn't figure out why it

was called Welcome, though.Prabha'84Ameet Chimote

wrote:Hello Friends,Had been watching a few movies over the holiday weekends and

saw TaareZameen Par... and I do recommend it to everyone as a " must see movie " .

Iwatched this horrible film called as " Welcome " , it was all about childishjokes,

and sensless scenes, but the film is largely watchable for NanaPatekar and Anil

Kapoor's terrific acting.Anyways, more about that inanother E-mail. On the

Internet, I came across this blog on bollywood films(I love blogs and I blog

too... ) and there was a very funny post on there,so, here's an exerpt just for

laughs....Ameet

1993****************************************************************************\

***************************If you want to know how good Taare is, just go to

your nearest theater andwatch the people coming out after the show. The

cacophony that surrounds acrowd exiting a theater will be missing. Some would be

walking in slowmotion. Some would look petrified. At least that's what happened

in thetheater I went to. Not a single soul was talking after the movie,

probablybecause what everyone saw on screen was not fiction, but a

semi-biography ofhis/her own life. In fact, the normally rowdiest gang in a

theatre (ie myfriends and I) that is uber vocal at the end of a film left the

theater inpin drop silence. The first thing we said to each other - 'Aamir

Bhaihasdone it again.'Indeed, Aamir Khan had done it again. I have a gut feeling

that Taare wouldchange people like no other movie has previously done.I know

only Aamir can make a film like Taare. But let us assume he did notmake it

(dream on!). What would the film have been like?*If Karan Johar made Taare*-

Obvious starcast:- Shah Rukh Khan as the arts teacher (duh duh duh!!).- Aryan

Khan as the dyslexic child (even if he could not act fornuts).- Rani Mukerjee as

the kid's mom (assuming Kajol isunavailable).- Abhishek Bachchan as the kid's

dad.- Amitabh Bachchan as the school principal (who cares if therole is ultra

minute, he can afford it).- It would be shot in New York to appeal to the NRI

audience.- The story line would obviously be different. SRK would fall for

thedyslexic kid's mom. The last scene would have the mom running to the

teacherrather than the kid. And again, like in so many other movies, SRK would

getsomeone else's girl.- It would have one dance number.- Thefilm would be

titled 'Kuch Taare Zameen Par.'*If Sanjay Leela Bhansali made Taare*- Obvious

starcast:- Salman as the teacher.- Rani as the mother.- Of course the whole film

would be shot on elaborate sets. The schoolwould be nothing short of Harvard

university.- An orchestra would play every time anyone cried.- Slow motion,

different camera angles for every scene.- The school uniforms would match the

classroom walls even though thatdoes not make a damn difference.- The film would

cost 60 crores.*If Farah Khan made Taare*- Obvious starcast:- SRK as the teacher

(yawn).- In the original Taare, Aamir makes an entry at the interval point.In

Farah's version, SRK would be on screen on for 2.30 hrs out of the2.45 hrs and

would be introduced in the first scene itself.- The story would be changed to

make sure the above happened. Thefocus of the film would be a teacher who helps

a kid fight dyslexia.- To make it a complete entertainer, there would be a

romantic angle,comedy, andaction thrown in. Oh idea!! Nikumbh's character likes

anotherteacher and the kiddo helps him.. throw in some comedy moments there and

youhave romance and comedy settled. For action.. hmm.. lemme see.. oh yah,

thekid gets kidnapped and the teacher fights the baddies to save him. Wow!!

I'mquite an imaginative writer. I can see how Farah can write a film fromscratch

in two weeks straight.- The film posters would have a big SRK with the tiny

image of the kidin the background.*If Rakesh Roshan made Taare*- Obvious

starcast:- Hrithik Roshan as the teacher.- Since Rakesh Roshan cannot think

beyond science fiction these days,this film would have that too. Instead of

dyslexia, the kid would havealienositis or something, a condition induced due to

him witnessing an alienabduction.- Instead of Nikumbh being an arts teacher, he

would be a physicsteacher, and instead of asking kids to be creative, he would

ask them tochallenge the science we know.- In the scene where Nikumbh asks

thekids to open their minds andmake whatever they want outdoors, the kid Ishaan,

instead of making a boat,would end up making a working spaceship prototype.-

Nikumbh would cure the kids problem by making a full fledged versionof the kid's

prototype, traveling to the alien planet, and asking them togive the kid his

powers back.- The film would have music by Rajesh Roshan ripped off from

someworld music.- The film's name would again start with a K.. probably 'Kuch

AliensTaaron se Zameen Par'.- The director would make sure Hrithik gets to show

all his abilities.This would mean a scene with Roshan jr flexing his muscles,

and a dancecompetition in the end, instead of an arts competition.*If

Priyadarshan made Taare:*- Obvious starcast:- Akshay Kumar as the teacher.-

Paresh Rawal as the kid's dad.- It would be a brainless comedy. The kid's

dyslexia would be made funof. Half the times the parents will be running after

the kid from one roomto the other and that, in the director'sopinion, would be

funny.- The film will be full of sex jokes. So for example, when Akshaywould

come to the parents telling them that their son has dyslexia, theignorant father

would say something inappropriate like *'iss umarmein? par kaise, woh to hamesha

boys school mein padha hai!'. *And* *yes,the director would think it is funny.-

In the climax of the film all the characters in the film would runaround in the

amphitheater for no reason, spilling colors on each other.That's where the film

will end, without any logical conclusion.- And of course, Paresh Rawal would

emote like an epileptic himselfmaking us question the boy's mental abilities

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