It all started when a while ago I read in Lakshmi's blog about the movies she saw during the summer. I was absolutely taken by the idea of watching movies on the laptop before sleeping. So with woofer and speakers in place and laptop perched on a table we have been enjoying cinema in plenty:
Titli-. Set in beautiful locales of Darjeeling, the movie is about a mother, her daughter and their chance meeting with a movie star. The incident disturbs their equilibrium, while the daughter grows out her childishness, her beautiful and graceful mother rediscovers her vulnerable side. Didn't know I could watch through a movie with Mithun Chakravarthy in it and like it too.
Anuronon (meaning resonance): Amongst the flirtations and friendships that develop during the movie, what was perhaps common to all characters was their search for people who share similar passions, values, emotions and ideas, people whose wavelength matches their own. If some of these people are of opposite sex and outside marriage then it can lead to different interpretations by society as well as spouses.
Khela: Being responsible for a child for a short while, makes a film director look beyond his single minded obsession for film-making.
Doser: is the 'other woman' in bangla. The other woman without ever appearing on screen and dying within the first few minutes leaves a trail of miserable people behind her. Konkana Sen Sharma is damn good as the woman scorned. Although both me and RRS thought the guy got off the hook way too easily.
Love Aajkal: Well, if that is love then what is not. While Deepika looks beautiful, vulnerable and not dumb, she finds it hard to look unhappy. Left me completely confused throughout the film. Rahul Khanna may agree with me. Saif, supposed to be the man in love aajkal, is a complete bore.
The proposal: A typical aggressive female boss and a submissive male subordinate. Chick-flick, rom-com, one can easily fill in the blanks. Did I imply I didn't like it? I am all for meaningless light hearted fun.
He is just not that into you: Another chick-flick. Nothing profound but very watchable.
Luck by chance: A very well made movie about film-making in bollywood. Konkana Sen Sharma's luck with love continues to be bad and Farhan Akhtar is lucky yet again to have a good script save him. He is understated to the point that he appears wooden. A young Amitabh say in Abhimaan or Anand in comparison used understatement to perfection.
Kalpurush: Another Bengali movie, a bit on the slower side. The different aspects of Rahul Bose's life are shown, childhood, professional and personal. Each more depressing than the other. Quite a nice movie.
Mighty aphrodite: Watched it again. Very entertaining.
Okay, time to rush as we plus parents are headed to eat out. Big milestone crossed: completed 35 years of existence.
4 comments:
Wishing you the very best for your birthday and the year ahead...Happy Birthday (though a bit late)!!!
I have been wanting to see so many of these films, but have not managed to get them yet.
Thanks KD, if you are desperate Titli is available on youtube. It is divided into 10 minute parts. I saw it like that the first time. Seeing the whole film in one piece was infinitely more enjoyable though.
Actually that is how I saw titli :) I am thankful to all those who post these films on u-tube. But the others - 'Anuronon' is still not there I think...
KD, you are so right about the you-tube contributors. Complete titli I got from Shimla. For the other movies, I was lucky to have a friend who had them in her collection.
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