Confessions of a Bollywood Love Thief
Stephen Alter, Harcourt, 2007
Stephen Alter follows the conception and production of Omkara, Vishal Bhardwaj's reconception of Othello. Indian movie making is inexpensive compared to Hollywood, but not cheap in rupees ( $0.0225 in 2006 ) . These are huge productions involving many hardworking people, and dozens of the cast and the directors, as well as other big Hollywood names, are followed here. Classics and box office successes are discussed.
Some of the Hindi movies mentioned:
Aan (Taming of the Shrew) |
1952 |
dir. Mehboob Kahn |
-- |
Anand |
1971 |
dir. Hrishikesh Mikherjee |
-- |
Angoor (The Comedy of Errors) |
1982 |
dir. Gulzar |
-- |
Arth (The Meaning) |
1982 |
dir. Mahesh Bhatt |
-- |
Barsaat (Rain) |
1949 |
dir. Raj Kapoor |
CM |
Bhumika (the Role) |
1977 |
dir. Shyam Benegal |
-- |
Bobby (Romeo and Juliet) |
1973 |
dir. Raj Kapoor |
-- |
Chaahat |
1996 |
star Naseeruddin Shah |
-- |
Chandni Bar |
2001 |
dir. Madhur Bhandarkar |
-- |
Corporate |
2006 |
dir. Madhur Bhandarkar |
-- |
Guide |
1965 |
dir. Vijay Anand |
-- |
Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke |
1993 |
dir. Mahesh Bhatt |
-- |
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron |
1983 |
dir. Sanjay Sharma |
-- |
Jewel Thief |
1967 |
dir. Vijay Anand |
-- |
Johnny Mera Naam |
196? |
dir. Vijay Anand |
-- |
Kaagaz Ke Phool |
1959 |
dir. Guru Dutt |
-- |
Kalyug |
2006 |
dir. Mahesh Bhatt |
CM beth |
Maachis (Matches) |
1996 |
dir. Gulzar |
-- |
Manthan (The Churning) |
1976 |
star Naseeruddin Shah |
-- |
Maqbool (Macbeth) |
2003 |
dir. Vishal Bhardwaj |
CM |
Miss Frontier Mail |
1936 |
star Fearless Nadia |
-- |
Mr. India |
1987 |
dir. Shekar Kapur |
-- |
Mr. Singh / Mrs. Mehta |
2010 |
dir. Pravesh Bhardwaj |
-- |
Mr Prime Minister |
2005 |
star Dev Anand |
-- |
Page 3 |
2005 |
dir. Madhur Bhandarkar |
-- |
Pakeeza (Pure One) |
1972 |
dir. Raaj Kumar |
-- |
Pyaasa (Thirst) |
1957 |
dir. Guru Dutt |
-- title reused recent bad |
Romanchak ??? |
201x |
dir. Vishal Bhardwaj |
not yet filmed? |
Salaam Namaste |
2005 |
star Saif Ali Kahn |
CM 491.43 SALAAM |
Satya |
1998 |
dir. Ram Gopal Varma |
HI violent, no |
Shakespeare-Wallah |
1965 |
James Ivory |
-- |
Shree 420 |
1955 |
dir. Raj Kapoor |
-- |
Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota (What If?) |
1996 |
dir. Naseeruddin Shah |
-- About 9/11 |
In shelf |
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Main Hoon Na |
2004 |
|
TU |
Parineeta |
2005 |
star Saif Ali Kahn |
CM 491.43 PARINEETA |
KLL suggests others |
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Rocket Singh |
2009 |
|
missing |
Wake Up Sid |
2009 |
|
TU |
Seen Classics, KLL, Others |
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1947 Earth |
|
AK, interesting?? bad subtitles |
|
Aandhi |
1975 |
dir. Gulzar |
HI |
Bandit Queen |
2004 |
dir. Shekhar Kapur |
CM |
The Blue Umbrella |
2005 |
dir. Vishal Bhardwaj |
BV HI |
Dangal |
2016 |
AK daughters wrestling |
for BB |
Delhi Belly |
2011 |
|
BV CM HI |
Devdas |
1955 |
SRK, ugly and sad, |
HI |
Dhoom 1 |
|
motorcycles? decent action |
|
Dhoom 3 |
|
AK, Chicago circus, twins, motorcycles |
for BB |
Diwale Dulhania le Jayenge DDLJ |
1995 |
dir. Aditya Chopra |
BV |
Omkara |
2006 |
dir. Vishal Bhardwaj |
HI |
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na |
2008 |
|
CM |
Lagaan (Land Tax) |
2001 |
dir. Ashutosh Gowariker |
BV HI NP |
Mardaani |
2014 |
dir.PSarkar RMukerji violent |
Multco |
Mohabbatein |
2000 |
AB, SRK mens academy |
Multco 210min |
Mother India |
1957 |
dir. Mehboob Kahn |
CM |
Mughal-e-Azam |
1960 |
dir. K. Asif |
CM 491.43 MUGHAL |
Rangeela (Full of Color) |
1995 |
dir. Ram Gopal Varma |
BV |
Sholay (Embers) |
1975 |
dir. Ramesh Sippy |
HI CM |
Zakhm (Wound) |
1998 |
dir. Mahesh Bhatt |
HI |
Returned without Watching |
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Barfi! |
|
too scratched to watch |
Multco |
Satygraha |
|
A Bachchan, polemic |
HI |
Diwale |
|
SRK, horrid reviews |
Multco |
Jah Harry Met Sejal |
|
SRK, horrid reviews |
BV |
Baazigar |
|
SRK, too violent |
CM |
Bollywood
A portmanteau of Bombay and Hollywood, after Tollywood, the nickname for Tollygunge in south Kolkatta, where many Bengali films were made.
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