Hindi Cinema Discussion

[Pranav]

I am eagerly waiting for Three Idiots and My Name is Khan.

 

[Chetan0304]

If i ever go for My name is khan just to witness Kajol, not SRK and his crap acting (over)


3 idiots based much on the book 5 point someone by Chetan Bhagat of course will go for it.

 

[SaiSrini]

I loved the trailer of 'My Name is Khan'. Good background music. Kajol is superb as usual (oh gosh, just love to see her again and again!). And SRK promises something different with his autism character. He is not a bad actor. Films like Swades, Chak De India, Paheli showed that he can do interesting and different films from the usual 'commercial' ones.

Having been a huge fan of films like DDLG, KKHH, K3G and Karan Arjun, I am a big time fan of the SRK-Kajol pair and I am eagerly waiting to see them back onscreen. Plus they are getting back together in a Karan Johar film (both their films with Karan were blockbusters). But there is a chance that the film could backfire for two reasons, 1) The subject of the ill treatment of Muslims is being beaten to death almost, 2) Karan adds a little too much of melodrama which might not find as much favor with the audience as it did with KKHH and K3G.

P.s: Chetan bhai, nice sig! Good that you share the same sentiment.

 

[jkartik]

a 44 year old playing a 22 year old college dude is not very encouraging but still will watch because of aamir and rajkumar hirani.

 

[Chetan0304]

3 idiot's has created mush hype around and Aamir's antic promotion activities are getting much attention.

 

[jkartik]

but the OTT promotions are getting really ridiculous. and i thought aamir was the only one who lets his films do the talking.:sarcasm

the whole incident of aamir visiting a village in disguise is so cheap.

add to that the facebook account (Pucca Iddiott)

even SRK didnt stoop to such levels in OSO.

 

[Chetan0304]

Money, honey

 

[SaiSrini]

but the OTT promotions are getting really ridiculous. and i thought aamir was the only one who lets his films do the talking.:sarcasm

the whole incident of aamir visiting a village in disguise is so cheap.

add to that the facebook account (Pucca Iddiott)

even SRK didnt stoop to such levels in OSO.

Ultimately its all about the exposure that you can give to the film. I never felt any of the tactics that Aamir adopted was cheap. He himself mentioned that in the film, he disappears and his friends (Maddy and Sharman) find him. And so, this marketing technique was adopted. Whats wrong in having a FB account with that name?

SRK doesnt have the brains of Aamir to do this kind of promotion. The marketing that Aamir has done for '3 Idiots' is creative and great for the film.

SaiSrini added 1 Minutes and 23 Seconds later...

Money, honey

Yeah... Ultimately that decides how successful the film is. So not wrong that people do whatever it takes to get that money. In fact its their duty to do whatever they can to promote their film as long as its not cheap and insulting (people need to get their definitions of 'cheap' right).

Just watched 'Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year'. Must say that at the start, the movie sounded incredibly boring and I thought it would be a waste of time. But as it went on, the movie got really interesting and in the end, it left me really satisfied. Well written script by Jaideep Sahni and good performance by Ranbir (at times, his character tended to irritate viewers with his attitude but later all that he did was very good). I would rate the film 4/5 (I am generous in my ratings, because its not money to be a miser). Yash Raj should not feel bad for the failure of this film. Just like Chak De, they have given a good film (though not as good as Chak De).

 

[Chetan0304]

Just watched 'Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year'. Must say that at the start, the movie sounded incredibly boring and I thought it would be a waste of time. But as it went on, the movie got really interesting and in the end, it left me really satisfied. Well written script by Jaideep Sahni and good performance by Ranbir (at times, his character tended to irritate viewers with his attitude but later all that he did was very good). I would rate the film 4/5 (I am generous in my ratings, because its not money to be a miser). Yash Raj should not feel bad for the failure of this film. Just like Chak De, they have given a good film (though not as good as Chak De).

Rocket singh FTW! i loved the movie, coz i deal the subjects in my studies

 

[shantanu_rooney]

One of my friends saw 3 Idiots and she says its surely the best movie of 2009 by far.Is a lot more than the book..and a must watch movie..

 

[pcfan123]

a 44 year old playing a 22 year old dude is not very encouraging

Like every Matthew Mcconaughey movie that has come out :laugh

 

[jkartik]

Ultimately its all about the exposure that you can give to the film. I never felt any of the tactics that Aamir adopted was cheap. He himself mentioned that in the film, he disappears and his friends (Maddy and Sharman) find him. And so, this marketing technique was adopted. Whats wrong in having a FB account with that name?

SRK doesnt have the brains of Aamir to do this kind of promotion. The marketing that Aamir has done for '3 Idiots' is creative and great for the film.

Yeah... Ultimately that decides how successful the film is. So not wrong that people do whatever it takes to get that money. In fact its their duty to do whatever they can to promote their film as long as its not cheap and insulting (people need to get their definitions of 'cheap' right).

Just watched 'Rocket Singh Salesman of the Year'. Must say that at the start, the movie sounded incredibly boring and I thought it would be a waste of time. But as it went on, the movie got really interesting and in the end, it left me really satisfied. Well written script by Jaideep Sahni and good performance by Ranbir (at times, his character tended to irritate viewers with his attitude but later all that he did was very good). I would rate the film 4/5 (I am generous in my ratings, because its not money to be a miser). Yash Raj should not feel bad for the failure of this film. Just like Chak De, they have given a good film (though not as good as Chak De).

to each its own i guess. but when aamir himself said during TZP that he didnt give a single interview during RDB and was proud about it and that content speaks for itself, isnt it kind of being hypocrite ?

aamir visits mahabalipuram and asks the tour guide,
"do you know aamir khan?" :doh

if he had the "Brains" in the first place, he should've known that people
in the south have very little to no knowledge about bollywood and vice-versa.

 

[SaiSrini]

Just came back from watching '3 Idiots'. I must say for me, its been the best movie of the year so far. Superb entertainment! Complete paisa vasool. Had a really bad experience getting into the theatre because the rush here in Columbus (had to drive 1.5 hrs to watch the film) was huge that people just pushed each other and got into the theatre (pathetic management by the screeners). They had 4 shows today out of which 3 were housefull (overflowing) and I guess the 4th one must have been the same too since it was a 12noon show on Christmas day. One guy even sarcastically exclaimed at the crowd and the pushing antics "It sounds like the 60's in India when we used to watch films". Lot of people were not used to such pushing for films in the US and so naturally lot of people were fuming at the experience (the screener started collecting tickets from the audience at the middle of the auditorium:laugh).

Aamir Khan rocked the show. Boman Irani continues his love affair with 'Raju Hirani' films. His best roles have been in Raju's films. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi were first rate. Kareena Kapoor surprisingly puts up a very good show. There are some scenes were we all burst out laughing and continued laughing for a really long time (wont reveal scenes to maintain surprise). Obviously first half is better than second half, but the second half maintains the tempo and flow. DEFINITE BLOCKBUSTER FOR AAMIR (I think this will be his fifth consecutive blocbuster starting from RDB, Fanaa, TZP and Ghajini). The guy is just incredible. For the negatives (well not big at all), some scenes will sound way too silly but the screenplay and the situations that led to it might make you feel as if they dont sound too silly.

After such a review, no need to rate the movie yaar... GO FOR IT!

@ jkartik: The situation when he told in that interview after RDB about not promoting it much and being proud of it might be different than what it is right now. We do not know what has made him promote his films the way he is doing right now. And we do not know that, we should purely rate whether the new promotion technique is ethically right or wrong, and there is nothing wrong about it.

South's knowledge about Bollywood has been growing ever since a long time back. Almost all Bollywood films have big releases in Chennai and the other parts of Tamil Nadu and there have been lots of posters and banners of Bollywood actors adorning tea stalls, shopping complexes, single shops, etc. Surya's popularity rose further in Tamil Nadu after Aamir decided to remake Ghajini and also praised Surya for his performance. So Aamir thinking that people might be knowing him is not a shocker.

 

[gudduthemaster]

^^
+100
Best movie of the Year,Loved it

 

[Cricketman]

Saw 3 Idiots yesterday. An entire movie theater, in America, was devoted just to this one movie. And it was all sold out!

3 Idiots is the best movie I have ever seen. It eclipses Kal Ho Na Ho, Lagaan, Iqbal, everything. Amazing movie. Aamir is a genius.