Comments on Doc Bollywood: Shakti (1982)

TBF - enjoyed your review and glad you enjoyed it ...

2009-04-20T21:53:00.000-05:00

TBF - enjoyed your review and glad you enjoyed it as much as I did. I liken this movie to 'Goodfellas' as far as perfect mob movies go and can watch both over and over and over...

Hi Sanket. I just wrote about Deewaar here, thought you'd find it interesting :) Hope all's well. Cheers.

Nida - just read your review on 'Arth' and loved i...

2009-03-05T14:08:00.000-06:00

Nida - just read your review on 'Arth' and loved it. Now that you have seen Smita Patil I think you will appreciate this movie even more with 3 legends of Bollywood on the screen together.

Nitesh - I agree, sometimes performances cancel eachother out but in this case they just make the other's better.

This is a movie about performance that makes this ...

2009-03-01T15:54:00.000-06:00

This is a movie about performance that makes this work.

I must see this!

I've been looking for some...

2009-02-27T12:47:00.000-06:00

I must see this!

I've been looking for some good Smita Patil recos--thanks! Just saw Arth and was blown away by her, hands down!

Neel - thanks for the heads up on the songs, I did...

2009-02-25T14:13:00.000-06:00

Neel - thanks for the heads up on the songs, I didn't remember the 3rd song until you mentioned it.

BWD - thanks for stopping by and hope you get to see it soon.

Very Good review, its a movie thats always been on...

2009-02-22T18:51:00.000-06:00

Very Good review, its a movie thats always been on my list, and i shall get a copy soon.

Hi,

I was looking for articles on my favori...

2009-02-18T18:59:00.000-06:00

Hi,

I was looking for articles on my favorite movie, (Shakti) and came across your blog. Pretty well written I must say. Just one correction, Shakti had 3 picturised songs: One with Dilip Kumar, the one you posted and the Kishore-Lata duet.

Kiran - I agree about Smita and yes, she supposedl...

2009-02-15T09:32:00.000-06:00

Kiran - I agree about Smita and yes, she supposedly was the 'other woman' when she broke up and subsequently married Raj Babbar.

TBF - I would stick to Dilipsaab's B/W films to get a true appreciation of him and would DEFINITELY see this and 'Deewaar' as 2 definitive Amitabh movies. Smita Patil's arthouse movies that I love include: Arth, Aakrosh, Nishaant, Chakra and Ardh Satya. Her most famous (and best) Bollywood movies were this one and Namak Halal.

Thanks for the tips on her son's movies, will have to check them out!

I have a lot of catching up to do with the works o...

2009-02-07T13:30:00.000-06:00

I have a lot of catching up to do with the works of Dilip Kumar. I've seen many of Amitabh's films from the 1970s and early 1980s, but somehow managed to miss Shakti (many have recommended it as a Dilip favorite) and Deewaar (would you believe it?). Could you please share any Smita Patil recommendations?

I'm not sure if you've seen Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008), in which Patil's son Prateik Babbar made his debut (in a supporting role). He's been very well appreciated. His first film in a lead role (filming now) is called 'Dhobi Ghaat' and marks the directorial debut of Aamir's wife Kiran.

Cheers!

I always thought smita patel was so beautiful and ...

2009-02-07T02:34:00.000-06:00

I always thought smita patel was so beautiful and graceful, much too good for the likes of Raj Babbar. Isn't that who she married?