Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Thanks,Kishoreda.. We would surely enjoy seeing the movie,probably,this weekend out here,after reading such a nice review. BTW,for Music Lovers...and those that love...the interplay of fusion..of Western with Indian classical,I would recommend,listen..to the songs..of ,the newly released(sadly,flopped,film)..Khoya Khoya Chand... The title song and..Thirak Thirak..soundtrack..is just superb..with great pace..and vocals...and nice lyrics.. I feel sad..for Soha Ali Khan,who does...act..quite well,and in such period films..she sometimes..outclasses her own mom...due to the near same look..and height..but..not forgetting to mention..minus all those weird hairdos,which Sharmila Tagore..would be seen,in those movies.. I hope u all..enjoy the songs. Bye. Shyam(84) Taare Zameen Par What would you do if your child scored 2 or 3 out of 25 in the many school tests in English, Maths, Writing, etc? If, like all normal parents, you would rant and rave and maybe give a few tight ones to your errant child, think again, for Taare Zameen Par shows you why you are wrong. Terribly wrong! Ishaan is just such a misunderstood 8-year-old boy, who suffers from Dyslexia. All the letters and figures dance before his eyes, so he can't make out what is written or even calculate. His teachers and parents take this as a sign of truancy and keep punishing him. Matters come to such a head that he is packed off as punishment to a boarding school. Here, Ishaan reaches such a nadir, that he goes into regression, and even abandons his first love - painting- in which he was excellent. Enter the temporary Arts teacher, Ram Nikumbh, who sympathetically understands Ishaan's case and explains it to both teachers and parents. In this directorial debut of Aamir Khan, it is his triumph that he has handled this sensitive subject so delicately. Except for his loud entry as Ram Nikumbh, there is hardly a false note struck anywhere. Darsheel Safdary acts wonderfully as the misunderstood Ishaan, buckteeth and all. All the supporting actors are unknown but the director deftly guides them to natural and satisfying acting. The achievement of the movie lies in our total identification with the characters of the movie. We recognize the poor child who we always thought was 'naughty'. We even see ourselves in the role of parents who want our kids to become Engineers, Doctors or MBAs after scoring great marks in institutions which regimentalise us into uncreative robots. I distinctly remember a phase in my life when my mother had despaired and said that she wanted to pack me off to a boarding school to teach me a lesson. In one particular test, Ishaan is given a sum 3 x 9. The movie turns into a Calvin and Hobbes like animation where Ishaan goes up in a space ship and grabs the third planet and puts it into the 9th planet Pluto, which naturally pulverizes the planet and leaves the 3rd planet in its place. Thus the answer to 3 x 9 is obviously 3, earning Ishaan a big fat zero! A particularly poignant scene is when the teacher Nikumbh goes to meet Ishaan's parents and tries to explain their son's predicament to them. In that scene we instantly side with both sides and realize that no one is wrong, and only our perceptions need to be changed. All in all, Taare Zameen Par is a tender lilting movie which strums gently at your heart strings to produce a soft melody with a moist eye here and there. Kishore Shah 1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Dear Kishor, I have placed this movie in my " must see " list after reading your review. VK Taare Zameen Par What would you do if your child scored 2 or 3 out of 25 in the many school tests in English, Maths, Writing, etc? If, like all normal parents, you would rant and rave and maybe give a few tight ones to your errant child, think again, for Taare Zameen Par shows you why you are wrong. Terribly wrong! Ishaan is just such a misunderstood 8-year-old boy, who suffers from Dyslexia. All the letters and figures dance before his eyes, so he can't make out what is written or even calculate. His teachers and parents take this as a sign of truancy and keep punishing him. Matters come to such a head that he is packed off as punishment to a boarding school. Here, Ishaan reaches such a nadir, that he goes into regression, and even abandons his first love - painting- in which he was excellent. Enter the temporary Arts teacher, Ram Nikumbh, who sympathetically understands Ishaan's case and explains it to both teachers and parents. In this directorial debut of Aamir Khan, it is his triumph that he has handled this sensitive subject so delicately. Except for his loud entry as Ram Nikumbh, there is hardly a false note struck anywhere. Darsheel Safdary acts wonderfully as the misunderstood Ishaan, buckteeth and all. All the supporting actors are unknown but the director deftly guides them to natural and satisfying acting. The achievement of the movie lies in our total identification with the characters of the movie. We recognize the poor child who we always thought was 'naughty'. We even see ourselves in the role of parents who want our kids to become Engineers, Doctors or MBAs after scoring great marks in institutions which regimentalise us into uncreative robots. I distinctly remember a phase in my life when my mother had despaired and said that she wanted to pack me off to a boarding school to teach me a lesson. In one particular test, Ishaan is given a sum 3 x 9. The movie turns into a Calvin and Hobbes like animation where Ishaan goes up in a space ship and grabs the third planet and puts it into the 9th planet Pluto, which naturally pulverizes the planet and leaves the 3rd planet in its place. Thus the answer to 3 x 9 is obviously 3, earning Ishaan a big fat zero! A particularly poignant scene is when the teacher Nikumbh goes to meet Ishaan's parents and tries to explain their son's predicament to them. In that scene we instantly side with both sides and realize that no one is wrong, and only our perceptions need to be changed. All in all, Taare Zameen Par is a tender lilting movie which strums gently at your heart strings to produce a soft melody with a moist eye here and there. Kishore Shah 1974 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.4/1188 - Release Date: 12/17/2007 2:13 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Dear Shyam, I also liked Soha in KKC .You echo my own sentiments when you consider her to be better than her mother! Shiney also acted pretty well but the scene-stealer was his golden hearted friend. How about a review of KKC,Kishor ? VK76 Taare Zameen Par What would you do if your child scored 2 or 3 out of 25 in the many school tests in English, Maths, Writing, etc? If, like all normal parents, you would rant and rave and maybe give a few tight ones to your errant child, think again, for Taare Zameen Par shows you why you are wrong. Terribly wrong! Ishaan is just such a misunderstood 8-year-old boy, who suffers from Dyslexia. All the letters and figures dance before his eyes, so he can't make out what is written or even calculate. His teachers and parents take this as a sign of truancy and keep punishing him. Matters come to such a head that he is packed off as punishment to a boarding school. Here, Ishaan reaches such a nadir, that he goes into regression, and even abandons his first love - painting- in which he was excellent. Enter the temporary Arts teacher, Ram Nikumbh, who sympathetically understands Ishaan's case and explains it to both teachers and parents. In this directorial debut of Aamir Khan, it is his triumph that he has handled this sensitive subject so delicately. Except for his loud entry as Ram Nikumbh, there is hardly a false note struck anywhere. Darsheel Safdary acts wonderfully as the misunderstood Ishaan, buckteeth and all. All the supporting actors are unknown but the director deftly guides them to natural and satisfying acting. The achievement of the movie lies in our total identification with the characters of the movie. We recognize the poor child who we always thought was 'naughty'. We even see ourselves in the role of parents who want our kids to become Engineers, Doctors or MBAs after scoring great marks in institutions which regimentalise us into uncreative robots. I distinctly remember a phase in my life when my mother had despaired and said that she wanted to pack me off to a boarding school to teach me a lesson. In one particular test, Ishaan is given a sum 3 x 9. The movie turns into a Calvin and Hobbes like animation where Ishaan goes up in a space ship and grabs the third planet and puts it into the 9th planet Pluto, which naturally pulverizes the planet and leaves the 3rd planet in its place. Thus the answer to 3 x 9 is obviously 3, earning Ishaan a big fat zero! A particularly poignant scene is when the teacher Nikumbh goes to meet Ishaan's parents and tries to explain their son's predicament to them. In that scene we instantly side with both sides and realize that no one is wrong, and only our perceptions need to be changed. All in all, Taare Zameen Par is a tender lilting movie which strums gently at your heart strings to produce a soft melody with a moist eye here and there. Kishore Shah 1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Thank you Shyam and VK for your comments on my review of TZP. Unfortunately, I have not seen Khoya Khoya Chand, because my physician restricted my going anywhere near Khoya because of its high cholesterol content. So Shyam, over to you for a full review of this high fat film. Kishore Shah 1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Yeah - felt sad that it flopped - a friend's daughter was involved with the direction of the movie. Prabha'84 shyamkamath wrote: Thanks,Kishoreda.. We would surely enjoy seeing the movie,probably,this weekend out here,after reading such a nice review. BTW,for Music Lovers...and those that love...the interplay of fusion..of Western with Indian classical,I would recommend,listen..to the songs..of ,the newly released(sadly,flopped,film)..Khoya Khoya Chand... The title song and..Thirak Thirak..soundtrack..is just superb..with great pace..and vocals...and nice lyrics.. I feel sad..for Soha Ali Khan,who does...act..quite well,and in such period films..she sometimes..outclasses her own mom...due to the near same look..and height..but..not forgetting to mention..minus all those weird hairdos,which Sharmila Tagore..would be seen,in those movies.. I hope u all..enjoy the songs. Bye. Shyam(84) Taare Zameen Par What would you do if your child scored 2 or 3 out of 25 in the many school tests in English, Maths, Writing, etc? If, like all normal parents, you would rant and rave and maybe give a few tight ones to your errant child, think again, for Taare Zameen Par shows you why you are wrong. Terribly wrong! Ishaan is just such a misunderstood 8-year-old boy, who suffers from Dyslexia. All the letters and figures dance before his eyes, so he can't make out what is written or even calculate. His teachers and parents take this as a sign of truancy and keep punishing him. Matters come to such a head that he is packed off as punishment to a boarding school. Here, Ishaan reaches such a nadir, that he goes into regression, and even abandons his first love - painting- in which he was excellent. Enter the temporary Arts teacher, Ram Nikumbh, who sympathetically understands Ishaan's case and explains it to both teachers and parents. In this directorial debut of Aamir Khan, it is his triumph that he has handled this sensitive subject so delicately. Except for his loud entry as Ram Nikumbh, there is hardly a false note struck anywhere. Darsheel Safdary acts wonderfully as the misunderstood Ishaan, buckteeth and all. All the supporting actors are unknown but the director deftly guides them to natural and satisfying acting. The achievement of the movie lies in our total identification with the characters of the movie. We recognize the poor child who we always thought was 'naughty'. We even see ourselves in the role of parents who want our kids to become Engineers, Doctors or MBAs after scoring great marks in institutions which regimentalise us into uncreative robots. I distinctly remember a phase in my life when my mother had despaired and said that she wanted to pack me off to a boarding school to teach me a lesson. In one particular test, Ishaan is given a sum 3 x 9. The movie turns into a Calvin and Hobbes like animation where Ishaan goes up in a space ship and grabs the third planet and puts it into the 9th planet Pluto, which naturally pulverizes the planet and leaves the 3rd planet in its place. Thus the answer to 3 x 9 is obviously 3, earning Ishaan a big fat zero! A particularly poignant scene is when the teacher Nikumbh goes to meet Ishaan's parents and tries to explain their son's predicament to them. In that scene we instantly side with both sides and realize that no one is wrong, and only our perceptions need to be changed. All in all, Taare Zameen Par is a tender lilting movie which strums gently at your heart strings to produce a soft melody with a moist eye here and there. Kishore Shah 1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Sounds like a lovely movie, Kishoreda. Prabha'84 Shah wrote: What would you do if your child scored 2 or 3 out of 25 in the many school tests in English, Maths, Writing, etc? If, like all normal parents, you would rant and rave and maybe give a few tight ones to your errant child, think again, for Taare Zameen Par shows you why you are wrong. Terribly wrong! Ishaan is just such a misunderstood 8-year-old boy, who suffers from Dyslexia. All the letters and figures dance before his eyes, so he can't make out what is written or even calculate. His teachers and parents take this as a sign of truancy and keep punishing him. Matters come to such a head that he is packed off as punishment to a boarding school. Here, Ishaan reaches such a nadir, that he goes into regression, and even abandons his first love - painting- in which he was excellent. Enter the temporary Arts teacher, Ram Nikumbh, who sympathetically understands Ishaan's case and explains it to both teachers and parents. In this directorial debut of Aamir Khan, it is his triumph that he has handled this sensitive subject so delicately. Except for his loud entry as Ram Nikumbh, there is hardly a false note struck anywhere. Darsheel Safdary acts wonderfully as the misunderstood Ishaan, buckteeth and all. All the supporting actors are unknown but the director deftly guides them to natural and satisfying acting. The achievement of the movie lies in our total identification with the characters of the movie. We recognize the poor child who we always thought was 'naughty'. We even see ourselves in the role of parents who want our kids to become Engineers, Doctors or MBAs after scoring great marks in institutions which regimentalise us into uncreative robots. I distinctly remember a phase in my life when my mother had despaired and said that she wanted to pack me off to a boarding school to teach me a lesson. In one particular test, Ishaan is given a sum 3 x 9. The movie turns into a Calvin and Hobbes like animation where Ishaan goes up in a space ship and grabs the third planet and puts it into the 9th planet Pluto, which naturally pulverizes the planet and leaves the 3rd planet in its place. Thus the answer to 3 x 9 is obviously 3, earning Ishaan a big fat zero! A particularly poignant scene is when the teacher Nikumbh goes to meet Ishaan's parents and tries to explain their son's predicament to them. In that scene we instantly side with both sides and realize that no one is wrong, and only our perceptions need to be changed. All in all, Taare Zameen Par is a tender lilting movie which strums gently at your heart strings to produce a soft melody with a moist eye here and there. Kishore Shah 1974 --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Yeah! Actually Aamir Khan fell in love with Kiran Rao in the lovely locales of Panchgani, and that is where a major part of this movie is shot. His love for that spot shows through his careful and loving filming. However, please do not go with expectations of the normal Hindi film. There are no catchy song and dance routines or comedy sequences. In that case you are bound to be disappointed. Kishore Shah 1974 Re: Taare Zameen Par > Sounds like a lovely movie, Kishoreda. > > Prabha'84 > > Shah wrote: > What would you do if your child scored 2 or 3 out of 25 in the > many school > tests in English, Maths, Writing, etc? If, like all normal parents, you > would rant and rave and maybe give a few tight ones to your errant child, > think again, for Taare Zameen Par shows you why you are wrong. Terribly > wrong! > > Ishaan is just such a misunderstood 8-year-old boy, who suffers from > Dyslexia. All the letters and figures dance before his eyes, so he can't > make out what is written or even calculate. His teachers and parents take > this as a sign of truancy and keep punishing him. > > Matters come to such a head that he is packed off as punishment to a > boarding school. Here, Ishaan reaches such a nadir, that he goes into > regression, and even abandons his first love - painting- in which he was > excellent. Enter the temporary Arts teacher, Ram Nikumbh, who > sympathetically understands Ishaan's case and explains it to both teachers > and parents. > > In this directorial debut of Aamir Khan, it is his triumph that he has > handled this sensitive subject so delicately. Except for his loud entry as > Ram Nikumbh, there is hardly a false note struck anywhere. Darsheel > Safdary > acts wonderfully as the misunderstood Ishaan, buckteeth and all. All the > supporting actors are unknown but the director deftly guides them to > natural > and satisfying acting. > > The achievement of the movie lies in our total identification with the > characters of the movie. We recognize the poor child who we always thought > was 'naughty'. We even see ourselves in the role of parents who want our > kids to become Engineers, Doctors or MBAs after scoring great marks in > institutions which regimentalise us into uncreative robots. I distinctly > remember a phase in my life when my mother had despaired and said that she > wanted to pack me off to a boarding school to teach me a lesson. > > In one particular test, Ishaan is given a sum 3 x 9. The movie turns into > a > Calvin and Hobbes like animation where Ishaan goes up in a space ship and > grabs the third planet and puts it into the 9th planet Pluto, which > naturally pulverizes the planet and leaves the 3rd planet in its place. > Thus > the answer to 3 x 9 is obviously 3, earning Ishaan a big fat zero! > > A particularly poignant scene is when the teacher Nikumbh goes to meet > Ishaan's parents and tries to explain their son's predicament to them. In > that scene we instantly side with both sides and realize that no one is > wrong, and only our perceptions need to be changed. > > All in all, Taare Zameen Par is a tender lilting movie which strums gently > at your heart strings to produce a soft melody with a moist eye here and > there. > > Kishore Shah 1974 > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! > Search. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Wonderful Ameet.........although i havent watched Taare.........sounds good what every director would have done.... aasawari91 Imagining how guru dutt would have done it 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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