Archive for 'Bollywood' Category

A History of Violence by David Cronenbery (2005)

21 May 2006

Hmm, I don’t know where my review of this film went. I know I reviewed it when I saw it in the theater, but it isn’t here, so it is time to review it again after watching the DVD.
I have to say I really enjoyed this film, I honestly missed the twist the first time, [...]

Veer-Zaara by Yash Chopra (2005)

24 April 2005

I have to admit to being a sucker for these Bollywood love stories, and I have been looking forward to this film for some time. Not only did I see an interview with Preity Zinta on CNN International about it while I was in New Zealand last year working on King Kong, but also a [...]

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai by Karan Johar (1998)

22 February 2005

I am really a fan of Shahrukh Khan. He has been in almost every Bollywood film I have seen, and he really is so cool. I watched the first half of this one with my girlfriend. She complained a bit, though she was enjoying it. After seeing 2 films with Aishwarya Rai, she didn’t think [...]

Bride & Prejudice by Gurinder Chadha (2004)

13 February 2005

This film is based on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, but filtered through Bollywood cum Hollywood. This is really a Bollywood musical made for audiences in the UK and the US, and it really works. Especially with Bollywood lovely Aishwarya Rai in the lead role (I first saw her in the amazing Mohabbatein and then [...]

Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali (2002)

6 February 2005

This is only the 3rd Bollywood film I have seen, and the 3rd staring Shahrukh Khan, and I have loved all 3. The first was DIL SE, the second MOHABATIEN and this obviously the 3rd. Actually this one seemed to have less music to it than the others, and like DIL SE this film is [...]