tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post5784617997863257444..comments2024-02-20T13:18:21.481-08:00Comments on The films and me: Behind the scenes (Guddi)Sharmi Adhikaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-26487521029197052262012-04-20T06:28:59.812-07:002012-04-20T06:28:59.812-07:00@Shreya: Ohh that was gifted to me by Srikumar, th...@Shreya: Ohh that was gifted to me by Srikumar, the publisher of Harper Collins when I had gone to interview him :)Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-28803548045012947592012-04-20T06:14:31.219-07:002012-04-20T06:14:31.219-07:00where did you get bunny reuben's...and pran fr...where did you get bunny reuben's...and pran from?shreyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-90616497878990981302011-09-07T03:55:48.257-07:002011-09-07T03:55:48.257-07:00@Roshmi: Pran lives in bangalore?!?!? Really?? I t...@Roshmi: Pran lives in bangalore?!?!? Really?? I thought he lives in Bombay!Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-76629302421012939872011-09-07T03:44:09.662-07:002011-09-07T03:44:09.662-07:00I have watched it several times and loved it all t...I have watched it several times and loved it all the time :) Such a sweet movie ...<br /><br />P.S. The great Pran lives quite near to where I live in BLR. But haven't met seen him ever :(<br /><br />Ditto Manna De :(Roshmi Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514206548071810133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-80492600108278237512011-08-27T12:54:56.124-07:002011-08-27T12:54:56.124-07:00@Neha: I swear! It wud have been so much more enjo...@Neha: I swear! It wud have been so much more enjoyable than the trash they dole out today!Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-45753015491655500162011-08-27T11:54:15.180-07:002011-08-27T11:54:15.180-07:00Loved this film, i wish they would play these film...Loved this film, i wish they would play these films on tv :(<br />--NehaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-43245765199951878172011-08-13T08:53:56.797-07:002011-08-13T08:53:56.797-07:00@Ram: Heyy Thanks for the trivia!!@Ram: Heyy Thanks for the trivia!!Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-92125768698403336682011-08-13T08:53:40.247-07:002011-08-13T08:53:40.247-07:00@Ram: Somehow Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films hav...@Ram: Somehow Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films have always been special. Simply because he dealt with a variety of topics but told the story in such an easy way. Vani was so good, sad that she did not work :(Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-36610713821768004022011-08-12T22:08:14.772-07:002011-08-12T22:08:14.772-07:00@Sharmi: I stand corrected; on checking wiki I fou...@Sharmi: I stand corrected; on checking wiki I found that Guddi was shot by Dwaraka Dwecha the famous cinematographer who shot Sholay......no wonder the film stood out from the first shot of Jaya hopping out of the tonga to the very end, "jai Dharmendra!"Ram N Ramakrishnannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-37396732896118133242011-08-12T21:43:52.633-07:002011-08-12T21:43:52.633-07:00@Sharmi: Saw Guddi again after reading your review...@Sharmi: Saw Guddi again after reading your review. Many moons ago I saw it in a now demolished 70-seat theatre called Emerald in Chennai. Besides all the anecdotes you mentioned, I loved Hrishida's subtle editing (the first scene itself when the school HM catches Jaya coming late); Vasant Desai's score and the simple photography (Jayawant Pathare?) which was a treat to the eyes. Felt a Ram N Ramakrishnannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-80606715855840925382011-08-12T11:44:06.770-07:002011-08-12T11:44:06.770-07:00@Sreenath: Oh yes he is. And he tells the most sen...@Sreenath: Oh yes he is. And he tells the most sensitive story in such an easy way :)Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-17947287005202044942011-08-12T11:19:01.660-07:002011-08-12T11:19:01.660-07:00@Sharmi: That's a great review. It has been ag...@Sharmi: That's a great review. It has been ages since I saw Guddi but I remember it as a sweet film. Hrishikesh Mukherjee is a great storyteller.Sreenathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689958060606254413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-91304269940799330222011-08-12T01:07:15.703-07:002011-08-12T01:07:15.703-07:00@Bollywooddeewana: I'm sure he didn't take...@Bollywooddeewana: I'm sure he didn't take any offence. It was all done in jest :)Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-78899818910957643252011-08-12T01:05:28.890-07:002011-08-12T01:05:28.890-07:00@Pacifist: hey by this time I know that Anonymous ...@Pacifist: hey by this time I know that Anonymous is you!! ;)Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-63586164022842475982011-08-12T01:05:10.650-07:002011-08-12T01:05:10.650-07:00@Pacifist: Uphaar is good you are saying? Then I m...@Pacifist: Uphaar is good you are saying? Then I must watch it!!Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-14482287520670242592011-08-11T14:38:35.197-07:002011-08-11T14:38:35.197-07:00I loved Guddi too, I hope Dilip Kumar never took o...I loved Guddi too, I hope Dilip Kumar never took offence to her remarks about his films in taht scene where she criticised them for being rather too slow lolbollywooddeewanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916533314639410268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-58206820836435925162011-08-11T12:07:22.768-07:002011-08-11T12:07:22.768-07:00PS: above post is by me...pacifistPS: above post is by me...pacifistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-27429112404556054882011-08-11T12:05:28.494-07:002011-08-11T12:05:28.494-07:00It was guddi that made me like Jaya so much. Her a...It was guddi that made me like Jaya so much. Her acting as a schoolgirl was so believable and those classroom scenes were so hilarious.<br /><br />Uphaar is a similar film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-14389409361662374322011-08-11T02:13:35.211-07:002011-08-11T02:13:35.211-07:00@Dustedoff: Yes, exactly. It's done without be...@Dustedoff: Yes, exactly. It's done without being preachy and all. A lovely film for sure :)Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-43332857514118181122011-08-10T23:05:56.831-07:002011-08-10T23:05:56.831-07:00It's been years and years, since I saw Guddi.....It's been years and years, since I saw Guddi... but I remember being completely enchanted by it, and by the brilliant way in which Mukherjee showed Guddi's gradual realisation that life on the silver screen is NOT real life. Wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com