tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post6260596588414169691..comments2024-02-20T13:18:21.481-08:00Comments on The films and me: Only for Amiran (Umrao Jaan)Sharmi Adhikaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-79040030191002913852011-09-12T17:02:01.386-07:002011-09-12T17:02:01.386-07:00@Anonymous: oh no no no no! Asha Bhonsle is one of...@Anonymous: oh no no no no! Asha Bhonsle is one of the redeeming features in this film. She is unsurpassable!Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-35417357553548977992011-09-12T12:40:53.457-07:002011-09-12T12:40:53.457-07:00is it that lata mangeshkar would have done better ...is it that lata mangeshkar would have done better to songs instead of ashaji?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-21047098137954934342010-10-24T22:46:49.124-07:002010-10-24T22:46:49.124-07:00@Shilpi: Nopes I haven't read the novel.
Rega...@Shilpi: Nopes I haven't read the novel. <br />Regarding Jennifer Kendall vs Rekha, I likes both. Now i really have to sit and think who was better...Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-36951186564784859272010-10-24T00:44:09.044-07:002010-10-24T00:44:09.044-07:00Have you read the novel? If you have I do not blam...Have you read the novel? If you have I do not blame you for your views, likewise I too felt cheated when I saw Shatranj Ke Khiladi. Since I was clueless about the novel I quite liked Umrao Jaan. The songs have a timeless appeal and as you have rightly pointed out Yeh Kya Jageh Hai Doston is a beautiful song. Rekha was very impressive in this film. In a way she deserved the national award. I say Shilpi Bosehttp://www.adopinions.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-5072506944087899002010-10-23T23:11:50.166-07:002010-10-23T23:11:50.166-07:00@Bollywooddeewana: Thank you so much. Yes, Rekha i...@Bollywooddeewana: Thank you so much. Yes, Rekha is ethereal in the film. She is the only reason why I stuck around and finished the whole film rather than giving up midway. :)Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-56361773285067719842010-10-23T12:31:58.353-07:002010-10-23T12:31:58.353-07:00Wonderful review, Rekha is indeed all that matters...Wonderful review, Rekha is indeed all that matters in this film and for that reason its an all time classic at least for all her die hard fansbollywooddeewanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916533314639410268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-38664392012780216132010-10-22T22:01:22.293-07:002010-10-22T22:01:22.293-07:00@Netdhaba: Yes, watch Pakeezah. It's ethereall...@Netdhaba: Yes, watch Pakeezah. It's ethereally everlasting. Umrao Jaan cannot match up to its magical standards. :)Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-84311622268172601342010-10-22T22:00:25.993-07:002010-10-22T22:00:25.993-07:00@Dustedoff: I sat down to watch Umrao Jaan with lo...@Dustedoff: I sat down to watch Umrao Jaan with loads of expectations but was not happy after finishing it. I had heard so much about it and was quite disappointed to see its patchy make. But Rekha was awesome and so were the songs. Really feel Gulzar should have made the film :)Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-74046139229540823982010-10-22T21:59:02.371-07:002010-10-22T21:59:02.371-07:00@Bollyviewer: I agree with you on the songs. Since...@Bollyviewer: I agree with you on the songs. Since In aankhon and Dil cheez kya hain are so opt heard, I'm not fond of them. But Yeh Kya jagan hai dosto is gorgeous. I have this tendency of not liking many songs that many people just love (mostly because they are always heard). Two of them are Jab koi baat bigar jaye (I do not like it for sure) and Hoton se choolon lo tum (I never know why Sharmi Adhikaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083912570793692960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-78483102427206944562010-10-22T21:26:49.159-07:002010-10-22T21:26:49.159-07:00Wonderful write-up on a film i am not tempted to w...Wonderful write-up on a film i am not tempted to watch again. I will rather watch Pakeezah or Shatranj ke... if i want to get a feel of the decadent Awadhi culture of the 19th century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-91081583544499620462010-10-22T21:15:34.427-07:002010-10-22T21:15:34.427-07:00I saw Umrao Jaan when I was a kid, and was 'ta...I saw <i>Umrao Jaan</i> when I was a kid, and was 'taken along' to see the film. The nuances of it escaped me, of course, and though I've seen it since (perhaps 10 years ago), I don't remember the details, at least not enough to recall the problems you point out in the screenplay. But I love the songs; my favourite one is <i>Justuju jiski thi</i>: gorgeous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198562188041424715.post-72813484422500489702010-10-22T20:07:13.864-07:002010-10-22T20:07:13.864-07:00Much as I love Rekha and agree that she looks stun...Much as I love Rekha and agree that she looks stunning in this, I've never been even remotely tempted into watching this. Sad courtesans are usually not my cup of tea, and I've never really been able to appreciate this film's music. <i>Yeh kya jageh hai doston</i> and <i>Zindagi jab bhi teri</i> are the only two songs from this film that I do not mind listening to, and that is bollyviewerhttp://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com