tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post3314079126218040623..comments2023-07-14T05:22:17.312-05:00Comments on Doc Bollywood: DDLJ (1995) - 600 weeks strongSanket Vyashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410998671085464946noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-86123068757035618582011-04-17T20:40:59.796-05:002011-04-17T20:40:59.796-05:00this is my #1 favorite BW movie. it was the one o...this is my #1 favorite BW movie. it was the one of the first i ever watched and the music, dance, color SRK just drew me into the BW word. love your blog thanks!Mia https://www.blogger.com/profile/03717668138209650012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-55085720033291054502008-02-06T20:45:00.000-06:002008-02-06T20:45:00.000-06:00Hi Sanket,When I first saw DDLJ I didn't really "g...Hi Sanket,<BR/><BR/>When I first saw <EM>DDLJ</EM> I didn't really "get" it, but after learning why it became such a hit, I re-watched it, and the film had a hundred percent more meaning to me.<BR/>I agree with you--although SRK and Kajol are adorable in this film, I prefer KKHH. Nothing can compare to that one!<BR/>Its hard for someone coming into Bollywood and watching movies like KKHH and Veer Zaara and then discovering DDLJ...it puts a different spin on the repetition of SRK's persona. For me, when I saw DDLJ, I had to keep telling myself this was the original, because I just felt like saying, "not this <EM>again</EM>!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-60657722954730976932007-05-03T22:08:00.000-05:002007-05-03T22:08:00.000-05:00Alan - Biwi #1 is certainly one of those guilty pl...Alan - Biwi #1 is certainly one of those guilty pleasures that I can identify with - now if I can only get the creepy image of the clown doll & teddy bear coming to life in the opening song sequence out of my head... ;)Sanket Vyashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410998671085464946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-62218299901515797102007-05-02T15:59:00.000-05:002007-05-02T15:59:00.000-05:00"It never gets old."Oddly enough, I have the same ..."It never gets old."<BR/><BR/>Oddly enough, I have the same opinion of Biwi No.1. I must be pagal.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013518337156050036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-39694479548162360582007-05-02T00:00:00.000-05:002007-05-02T00:00:00.000-05:00DG - I was astonished when I found out his age as ...DG - I was astonished when I found out his age as well. Of course Orson Welles co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in 'Citizen Kane' which is widely considered the greatest film of all time at age 26 so child prodigies are alive and well on both sides of the pond :)<BR/><BR/>LP - knowing your journalist background that is high praise indeed! I guess I got lucky enough to have the means to share my passion with others relatively easily via technology.<BR/><BR/>Alan - I can't tell you the number of times we have put KKHH on DVD after a night out as a great way to end the evening. It never gets old.<BR/><BR/>Maja - for me I think it was that the people associated with this movie knew they had something special and just threw themselves into the project - and it showed. And the truly great movies succeed by having us (the audience) insert themselves into the movie in a way - I think all of us see a bit of ourselves in SRK or Kajol - it is why their victory is ultimately ours as well.Sanket Vyashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410998671085464946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-89383806027125987552007-05-01T06:09:00.000-05:002007-05-01T06:09:00.000-05:00I just watched DDLJ a few weeks ago and I've been ...I just watched DDLJ a few weeks ago and I've been thinking about what makes it so special, why didn't KKHH or some other movie stay in cinemas for over 10 years. It's all much clearer after reading your post :)Majahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03612706096369112723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-45438749733609144082007-04-30T14:30:00.000-05:002007-04-30T14:30:00.000-05:00Nice post. DDLJ is a good film, but like you, I li...Nice post. DDLJ is a good film, but like you, I like KKHH a little bit better.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013518337156050036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-68526961627911738242007-04-30T08:57:00.000-05:002007-04-30T08:57:00.000-05:00Where do you get this information?! You're better...Where do you get this information?! You're better than most beat reporters...LovePariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303657473377311474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-4092549883684655982007-04-30T06:17:00.000-05:002007-04-30T06:17:00.000-05:00I had no idea that this was Aditya Chopra's first ...I had no idea that this was Aditya Chopra's first film, and that he made it at such a young age. Thanks for a very interesting and informative post.Daddy's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679564351145843434noreply@blogger.com