It was last week and I was writing a post about Rab ne bana di jodi. I had watched the movie on the weekend earlier to that. One of my colleagues happened to see the title. He immediately asked whether I had watched it. The answer was obvious. I won’t be writing about a movie without watching it. Before he could ask further, considering it my responsibility, I immediately clarified that I am not a fan of Mr. Khan. He responded to it in a very familiar way. So you are Aamir’s fan? Yes, I like his movies. Jo Jita Wohi Sikandar is one of my all time favorites. But I can’t call myself a fan of him. I didn’t have any options left. It has to be Khiladiyoon ka Khiladi, Mr. Akshay Kumar. Isn’t it? I find his comedy much better than that of Govinda. But I am not in his fan list either.
I was never eager to watch Rab ne…. Neither am I waiting for Ghajini. What about Chandni Chok to China? I would prefer it over the other two. But I haven’t watched Singh is King yet, though I have it in my laptop for more than a month now.
Believe me; I do like watching movies in theatre. So which is the next movie that I am going to watch in a multiplex? Recently I saw the promo of Billu Barber. I suppose that should be the one. You haven’t heard of the movie? It stars Irfan Khan and I suppose he plays the title role. I have seen even Mr. SRK in the promo. I only hope that he just has a special appearance. I don’t want him to ruin my happiness. I have realized that I was expecting something unfeasible. The recent promos confirm that Mr. Khan has indeed ruined my happiness. Billu Barber is off the list.
You may say I don’t have a taste for movies. I strongly object to it. I do have a taste and a very strong one. In that case which was my favorite movie in 2008? Have you heard of Mithya? I knew you wouldn’t have. It was a comedy and Ranvir Shorey was the leading actor. Oh.. you won’t be knowing him either. I can understand that. He doesn’t has that six or eight packs of abs. But he is indeed in my list of favorites.
You would have seen him as younger son of Mr. Khosla in Khosla ka Ghosla. As Vinay Pathak’s friend in Bheja Fry. In Pyar ke side effects? Yes, the Mallika Sherawat movie. You don’t remember any other actor in that movie? Rahul Bose’s friend. The guy who never finds a need to changes his under-wear for a whole week. I still remember his logic for the excitement girls have about their marriage. Remember his dance in the club?
You haven’t watched any of these? In that case you won’t know my taste. No Issues. It is anyway not important. But still I would recommend Mithya. It is not a movie that you should miss. You can even download it through torrent. You can let me know if you don’t get it. But there is a caution. Watch it at your own risk! It can severely alter your taste for movies! It can also lead to loss of SRK’s/Aamir’s name from your list of favorite actors! It’s your decision and you will be responsible for any consequences. The only line which I would like to add:
Marzi hae aapki… Aakhir taste hae aapka. 😉
Very good article. You write very well. Thank you for viewing my blog and leaving a comment, I left one on there as well. If I can find Mithya with subtitles I will give it a watch. My wife got me interested in Bollywood Movies, she is from India, I am from the US. I am a huge movie fan and whether it’s Hollywood or Bollywood a good movie is a good movie. The only thing is, I have to watch with subtitles since I don’t speak Hindi. I am learning very slowly but still learning none the less.
Thanks again. I am going to add your site to my blogroll, hopefully that is ok.
Stevnima
PS. I actually liked Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, since I am relatively new to Bollywood I am still trying to see more movies as often as I can. I, to be honest like to stay away from the normal Bollywood “Romantic Comedies” There seems to be a lot of them, same plot just different characters.
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Lots of thanks for your comments. Its hardly 2 weeks since I started my blog. Comments such as yours keeps people motivated to write more.
While writing this post I only considered the people who are very well familiar with bollywood and I was actually trying to address the audience which is addicted to big stars. It is quiet out of place for those less familiar with Indian Cinema.
Thanks so much for adding me to your blog roll. I started my blog on the 18th and so far so good. I could see that your post would probably be more for my wife, who is a huge fan of Indian Cinema and Bollywood as a whole. But I am getting there. As a matter of fact I am in the process of getting Mithya. I read a few reviews and the plot summary and this is more my kind of movie. I was a big fan of Black, I thought it was well done and wasn’t your everyday Bollywood Movie. Keep writing, people will read it. I hope you get a few readers from my blog too.
Thanks again
I just wanted to stop back and tell you that I just got done watching Mithya. I am not so sure I would call it a comedy. There were a few parts in the beginning that were funny but all in all I found it to be a tragedy.
This is more of my kind of movie, I am not into the usual Bollywood Song and Dance movies, that is my wife’s thing. I like movies that make you believe in the characters and really care what happens to them. I though this movie was an excellent example of this. A couple of things that I like were, Ranvir Shorey’s acting was excellent. First scared then by the end almost heroic, much like they kept calling him hero. His wife (Raje’s wife actually) Revati (I believe, sorry as I said I just watched it the name are still up in my head). His wife, you think she is being fooled but in the end she knew it wasn’t him. My guess is that the Real Raje was a jerk and wasn’t a good husband.
All in all I though this movie was excellent. Thank you so much for recommending it.
Its nice to know that you liked the movie. The movie was actually promoted as a comedy thriller. I couldn’t take it as a thriller. But the comedy was totally different from the usual bollywood stuff. I suppose that was the reason I liked it. The end was tragic and abrupt but a realistic one.
you asked me a question on my blog and you can find the answer again there if you are curious over it..
Thanks for the explanation:) And i gave a long reply again. lol
You are correct. There are many other movies that deserve praises and accolades in 2008.
A Wednesday
Mumbai Meri Jaan
Aamir
Black & White
Ramchand Pakistani etc.,
Many of these movies are termed as Multiplex movies since the so called “Aam Junta’ cannot embrace the value of it.
Anyways nice post..