tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post8449600200244555443..comments2023-07-14T05:22:17.312-05:00Comments on Doc Bollywood: Nishant (1975) & farewell to Akbar Ali KhanSanket Vyashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410998671085464946noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-87755286469481851202009-07-31T12:00:19.708-05:002009-07-31T12:00:19.708-05:00I am doing the same as they were always too seriou...I am doing the same as they were always too serious for me when I was younger. You are the 2nd person to tell me about 'Mandi' and thus I just put it on my netflix queue. Thanks for the suggestion!Sanket Vyashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410998671085464946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-20930283602529707602009-07-30T23:01:14.508-05:002009-07-30T23:01:14.508-05:00Sounds like a great movie. I'm going to watch ...Sounds like a great movie. I'm going to watch it soon! I love Shyam Benegal's movies, and just now starting to watch some of his older ones. You must watch "Mandi" if you haven't already. Great movie with cream of the crop actors.<br /><br />-NafisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-50150113545732072752009-07-23T00:56:35.694-05:002009-07-23T00:56:35.694-05:00Hey brother great reviews. And the track off ofUs...Hey brother great reviews. And the track off of<b>Ustad Ali Akbar Khan's Garden of Dreams</b> you mention is called<b> "Water Lady"</b> - this is important because one is supposed to be able to imagine the ladies with the "matlas" (clay pots filled with water) on their heads balanced perfectly while weaving gracefully through their village. It is based on Raga Pahadi. A mountian Raga. Please dedicate this month to Khansahib's memory. Play <b>"The Emperor"</b> and <b>"Two Lovers"</b> next. The former is based on <i>Raga Darbari Kannada</i> and the latter on <i>Raga Mand</i> from Rajasthan.anand vyashttp://www.anandvyas.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-78888544288580450232009-07-16T22:31:50.454-05:002009-07-16T22:31:50.454-05:00Sindhu - thanks for stopping by and the kind words...Sindhu - thanks for stopping by and the kind words!<br /><br />BV - agree with you whole-heartedly about his films. My mom got me into them back when I was in high school but I didn't really appreciate them back then. Making up for lost time now and just rediscovering a whole world of Hindi Cinema. Hope to see a review of it on your website one day.<br /><br />DG - I am usually too lazy to do screencaps but always happy with the result when I do. Plus, with all the great actors in the movie it would be just a crime not to with this one. There are several scenes of Puri without a shirt and the guy is just solid!Sanket Vyashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410998671085464946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-85471190674760591052009-07-15T04:27:01.183-05:002009-07-15T04:27:01.183-05:00Wow, this sounds like it would be very hard to wat...Wow, this sounds like it would be very hard to watch, but your review is so compelling that I now feel I have to watch it... the screencaps are great too. <br /><br />What a great cast, by the way... I could not recognise Amrish Puri in that picture...Daddy's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679564351145843434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-34860543539629104522009-07-13T15:14:26.944-05:002009-07-13T15:14:26.944-05:00Lovely review, Sanket. I love Shyam Benegal's ...Lovely review, Sanket. I love Shyam Benegal's films and the way his brand of "parallel cinema" usually involves fairly realistic characters but in a very interesting, socially-relevant plot (<i>Mandi</i> and <i>Junoon</i> are two of my favorites), that has you hooked on from the word go. I have yet to see this one, though. It sounds pretty disturbing, but your review is tempting me to check it out!bollyviewerhttp://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30368338.post-37822447193141935522009-07-13T06:41:25.930-05:002009-07-13T06:41:25.930-05:00Wonderful review!Wonderful review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com