At 10:14 PM -0600 1/27/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: > > I don't understand the meaning of 'Taare Jamin Par'. But whatever it >It would mean something like 'Maatir-Tora', >instead of the star from the sky, C'da - not >that I am a good Hindi speaker, but a typical >Assamese who knows just to talk in Hindi with a >Torkari-Wala or a Rickshwo-wala. Well, I take >that back, many in Assam speak good hindi now. :) > >> an Oscar. We did watch it. And found it to be >>yet another Bollywood > hit on the head with a >>mohor-tangwn, rubbing in the obvious, lest > >>the message gets lost in that legendary >>desi-density :). > >It does, C'da. Often time the disease IS NOt >diagnosed, especially in the "third-world" >countries - not being able to read and write is >just being 'gaadha' and no question of looking >at the root cause of it.
**** I understand that all too well A. That IS an important story to tell. But it is HOW you tell it, in a movie, that makes the movie what it is. Just because the story is important or well written, does not make a movie worth remembering. I have not seen Maatir tora . It may have been done well. But judging from decades of experience, I am not about to hold my breath on it. More so since I saw Black, something that was widely touted as something extraordinary, an artistic gem. If THAT was extraordinary, then I fear to ask what ordinary would be. It was cast in a mold different from the usual Bollywood kitsch. But just because it was DIFFERENT does not make it superior. It boils down to this: Bollywood moviemakers have a long way to go in refining their craft . And that would not happen until its consumers get more discerning and demand better. And if those who know better, join the chorus rah-rahing and promoting the ordinary as something superior, are not doing anybody any favors. > >And as far as I understand, that is the side >that they were trying to portray in it, not what >dyslexia is! And yes, the point is that people >don't get the very obvious point - that the >child HAS a problem rather than being just a >"gaadha', and is a 'kom mogoj thoka' student. > > > > > > > > > > >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be >patient like a tree and humble like a blade of >grass" >- Lakshmana > > > > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:41:21 -0600> To: >[email protected]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [Assam] Another great (hindi) >movie> > Now, now, now A!> > I am not much of a >movie buff. Less so about movies that are short >on > finesse and long on preaching the >obvious.> > I don't understand the meaning of >'Taare Jamin Par'. But whatever it > is, it >reminds me of the accolades pouring from the >aficionados of > Bollywood productions like >Black and White, certain to be honored with> an >Oscar. We did watch it. And found it to be yet >another Bollywood > hit on the head with a >mohor-tangwn, rubbing in the obvious, lest > the >message gets lost in that legendary desi-density >:).> > > > > > > > At 9:29 PM -0600 1/27/08, >Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:> >"Om Shanti Om" is >another great movie that I would recommend to >you.> >> >There are so many things that match >with what I read in books by > >Carol Bowman and >Dr. Ian Stevenson.> >> >Don't worry, Umesh-ji. I >am glad you also liked 'Taare Jamin Par'. >I > >would not include C'da in there but, there >are at least a few in > >Assam-Net that I know >that are fond of hindi movies. :)> >> >So, go >ahead, pour your heart out. >:)> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >"In order to make >spiritual progress you must be patient like a >tree > >and humble like a blade of grass"> >- >Lakshmana> >> >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________> >Shed >those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest >Loser!> >http://biggestloser.msn.com/> >>_______________________________________________> >assam >mailing >list> >[email protected]> >>http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > >_______________________________________________> >assam mailing list> [email protected]> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >_________________________________________________________________ >Need to know the score, the latest news, or you >need your Hotmail®-get your "fix". >http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx >_______________________________________________ >assam mailing list >[email protected] >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
