tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post7759761701180019947..comments2023-10-09T10:40:10.116+01:00Comments on In praise of all things Dharmendra-related: SOORAJ BARJATYA: Music and MelodramaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-69728974195087558122015-01-24T12:17:21.993+01:002015-01-24T12:17:21.993+01:00Though this movie was really slow but Indian audie...Though this movie was really slow but Indian audiences love the performance of Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao.<br /><br />He is simply amazing package of entertainment.<br /><br />My favorite movies of Shahid - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC3fJuamHMU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtA1rLzB0o8</a><br />Surbhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-56289163593048347262012-03-01T03:51:19.766+01:002012-03-01T03:51:19.766+01:00The films reflect traditional family values which ...The films reflect traditional family values which are often decried as both unrealistic and anachronistic.Création société Suissehttp://www.societe-a-hong-kong.com/creation-societe-en-suisse.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-85902547126623041762012-01-11T12:57:49.807+01:002012-01-11T12:57:49.807+01:00It’s hard to find knowledgeable people on this top...It’s hard to find knowledgeable people on this topic, however you sound like you know what you’re talking about! Thanksupholstery cleaning San Mateohttp://www.sanmateocarpetcleaner.com/upholstery-cleaning-san-mateo.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-15638988124260102732008-12-18T01:29:00.000+01:002008-12-18T01:29:00.000+01:00This is potentially the best piece written about B...This is potentially the best piece written about Barjatya ever. Seriously very very well thought out and extremely enjoyable read. Thank you so much!Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-53084700697621573922008-12-13T23:21:00.000+01:002008-12-13T23:21:00.000+01:00Hey DG, Nice write up. HANK and HSSH are two of my...Hey DG, Nice write up. HANK and HSSH are two of my favorites as well. I also liked Renuka Shahane alot. She has that nice "girl next door" quality about her. From what I recall she was more into television than films.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013518337156050036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-89710564391809473932008-12-10T14:38:00.000+01:002008-12-10T14:38:00.000+01:00@memsaab: I know, happy is so much better!@b: they...@memsaab: I know, happy is so much better!<BR/><BR/>@b: they certainly do - they've put their stamp on the genre. Thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>@nida: I love your description of the films as an experience, becoming part of a family. So apt! When I re-watch them, you're so right, it's not about re-visiting the story, it's about re-visiting the characters, spending time with them and getting that 'warm, fuzzy feeling' you've desrcibed.Daddy's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679564351145843434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-50468228996471089282008-12-09T21:18:00.000+01:002008-12-09T21:18:00.000+01:00Great post! I'm a fan of "Vivah" and plan on watch...Great post! I'm a fan of "Vivah" and plan on watching "Maine Pyar Kiya" soon...<BR/><BR/>I saw "HAHK" last Christmas and didn't quite "get" it...but, for some reason, I have this urge to watch it again this holiday season...almost like its a part of my holiday traditions, because despite being long and drawn out, it gave me that warm fuzzy feeling when a song would come on...or Madhuri and Salman would make googly eyes at each other. <BR/><BR/>I saw "Vivah" more recently and loved it. I agree wholeheartedly that Barjatya's films are more of an experience, a trip into becoming a part of a family, than an actual movie. I feel like I want to rewatch them just to be around the characters again, instead of just wanting to watch the story again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-34877492004147732122008-11-26T20:28:00.000+01:002008-11-26T20:28:00.000+01:00Bhagyashree's leaving films when she had the world...Bhagyashree's leaving films when she had the world at her feet-is one of the biggest sacrifices done for love..sad that she had to it though<BR/><BR/>Barjatya's should apply for the patent of family-romance movies that they make..they do it the best-hands downAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-57455247548321687142008-10-24T17:28:00.000+01:002008-10-24T17:28:00.000+01:00I'm a sucker for Bharjatya too. Especially since h...I'm a sucker for Bharjatya too. Especially since he likes to cast dogs in his films too :-) But I'd rather watch saccharine happy mush any day than angst and despair!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-54642383615720255372008-09-26T18:48:00.000+01:002008-09-26T18:48:00.000+01:00@pessimisissimo: I wouldn't think so - I think mos...@pessimisissimo: I wouldn't think so - I think most people who like HAHK liked it from the get-go, and most people who are underwhelmed by it felt that way the first time round as well. I don't think it's a 'grower' at all - it's probably best to do what you've done, take away the parts you liked best (Madhuri and the fabulous dance numbers) and leave the rest. My love for HAHK really mystifies me when I try to think hard about it - I guess it just 'got under my skin', as 'Vivah' did for you. Thanks for the kind words - I love your description of SB's films as 'seductively appealing and disturbingly problematic' - and I think you're spot-on with your assessment of them being simultaneously so.<BR/><BR/>@bollyviewer: I totally agree, they have gotten progressively sweeter. MPK is definitely the most 'masala' of the lot - ironically, I found the action bits rather tiresome, but I can definitely see why you would prefer its more varied, harder-hitting landscape to the unmitigated mushiness and slushiness of SB's later films.Daddy's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679564351145843434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-86344489706692842352008-09-19T21:11:00.000+01:002008-09-19T21:11:00.000+01:00A very good summary of Sooraj Barjaty's body of wo...A very good summary of Sooraj Barjaty's body of work. His movies and cotton-candy have a lot in common! Plus, I find that his movies have been getting progressively sweeter (not in a good way). MPK had some genuine villains and some <I>dishoom-dishoom</I> (in other words, <I>real masala</I>) but the later ones seem to have characters all in one shade of the spectrum (have only seen HAHK, HSSH and <I>Main Prem Ki Diwaani Hoon</I>) and that is sweet enough to turn my stomach!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-60781804256697811312008-09-19T06:54:00.000+01:002008-09-19T06:54:00.000+01:00Daddy's Girl, this is a really thoughtful and high...Daddy's Girl, this is a really thoughtful and highly articulate post. While I can't share your love of HAHK, Madhuri is wonderful in it, and "Didi Tera Devar Diwana" one of the greatest (and most eyebrow-raising!) dance numbers ever. <BR/><BR/>You've detailed how Sooraj Barjatya's films are alternately (or simultaneously?) seductively appealing and disturbingly problematic. I have to say that despite my hardened cynical exterior, <I>Vivah</I> (2006) managed to get under my skin, and I even found myself choking up in the last few minutes. Does this mean I have to re-evaluate HAHK...?Pessimisissimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223566131580795337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-90688569662990278362008-09-18T10:28:00.000+01:002008-09-18T10:28:00.000+01:00so u are an india film love..nice onepls when r u ...so u are an india film love..nice one<BR/><BR/>pls when r u coming back to update your other blog??? u know for ur naija peeps! ;-)alotedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17293074684237435820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-46201994450334711562008-09-18T03:59:00.000+01:002008-09-18T03:59:00.000+01:00veracious: Thank you - this was a lot of fun for m...veracious: Thank you - this was a lot of fun for me to write. I really like the adjectives you used there: fluffy, cheesy, sugary, cute - you hit it straight on the head: that's what Barjatya does best. It's simple, it's formulaic, it's unabashedly sentimental, and I think that therein must lie the appeal.<BR/><BR/>nicki: Thanks - I think most people will agree with you on MPK being SB's best work - I know a lot of people tend to find 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' a bit over-long and overdone - the reason why I love it as much as I do is still partly a mystery even to me. I loved MPK, but something about HAHK just gets me!Daddy's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679564351145843434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-35066842332999161202008-09-18T03:13:00.000+01:002008-09-18T03:13:00.000+01:00This is a wonderful post and recap of Sooraj Barja...This is a wonderful post and recap of Sooraj Barjatya. I reallyu enjoy reading it. My fave SB film has to be Maine Pyar Kiya though. However, all his films have that family element to it. You are right about the beautiful people and scenery.Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535320732377404085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36123519.post-365934986634596302008-09-17T18:06:00.000+01:002008-09-17T18:06:00.000+01:00Lovely post, DG, you pretty summed up the man's st...Lovely post, DG, you pretty summed up the man's style of cinema completely. I'm no great fan, but I do think that at times the fluffy sugariness of HAHK can be lovely and I especially liked MPK - cute, fabulous cheesy little film, it's no surprise it made stars out of its main couple.veracioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437521137603205617noreply@blogger.com