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 movies mentioned:
Aan (Taming of the Shrew) |
1952 |
dir. Mehboob Kahn |
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Aandhi |
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dir. Gulzar |
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Anand |
196? |
dir. Hrishikesh Mikherjee |
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Angoor (The Comedy of Errors) |
1982 |
dir. Gulzar |
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Arth (The Meaning) |
? |
dir. Mahesh Bhatt |
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Bandit Queen |
? |
dir. Shekhar Kapur |
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Barsaat (Rain) |
1949 |
dir. Raj Kapoor |
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Bhumika (the Role) |
1977 |
dir. Shyam Benegal |
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Bobby (Romeo and Juliet) |
1973 |
dir. Raj Kapoor |
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Chaahat |
? |
star Naseeruddin Shah |
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Chandni Bar |
? |
dir. Madhur Bhandarkar |
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Chatri Chor (The Blue Umbrella) |
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dir. Vishal Bhardwaj |
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Corporate |
199? |
dir. Madhur Bhandarkar |
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Devdas |
195? |
dir. Mehboob Kahn |
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Diwale Dulhania le Jayenge DDLJ |
1995 |
dir. Aditya Chopra |
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Guide |
1965 |
dir. Vijay Anand |
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Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke |
? |
dir. Mahesh Bhatt |
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Jaame Bhi Do Yaaron |
1983 |
dir. Kundan Shah |
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Jewel Thief |
196? |
dir. Vijay Anand |
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Johnny Mera Naam |
196? |
dir. Vijay Anand |
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Kaagaz Ke Phool |
195? |
dir. Guru Dutt |
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Kalyug |
? |
dir. Mahesh Bhatt |
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|| Lagaan (Land Tax) || 2001 || dir. Ashutosh Gowariker || ||
Maachis (Matches) |
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dir. Gulzar |
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Manthan (The Churning) |
? |
star Naseeruddin Shah |
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Maqbool (Macbeth) |
2003 |
dir. Vishal Bhardwaj |
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Miss Frontier Mail |
193? |
star Fearless Nadia |
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Mr. India |
1987 |
dir. Shekar Kapur |
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Mr. Mehta and Mrs. Singh |
? |
dir. Vishal Bhardwaj |
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Mr. Prime Minister |
199? |
dir. Dev Anand |
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Mughal-e-Aazam |
1960 |
dir. K. Asif |
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Omkara |
2006 |
dir. Vishal Bhardwaj |
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Page 3 |
2005 |
dir. Madhur Bhandarkar |
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Pakheeza (Pure One) |
196? |
dir. Raaj Kumar |
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Parineeta |
2005 |
star Saif Ali Kahn |
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Pyaasa (Thirst) |
1957 |
dir. Guru Dutt |
title reused by recent bad |
Rangeela (Full of Color) |
1995 |
dir. Ram Gopal Varma |
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Romanchak |
? |
dir. Vishal Bhardwaj |
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Salaam Namaste |
2005 |
star Saif Ali Kahn |
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Satya |
1998 |
dir. Ram Gopal Varma |
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Shakespeare-Wallah |
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Merchant Ivory |
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Sholay (Embers) |
1975 |
dir. Ramesh Sippy |
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Shree 420 |
197? |
dir. Raj Kapoor |
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Yun Hota To Kya Hota (about 9/11) |
199? |
dir? Naseeruddin Shah |
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Zakhm (Wound) |
? |
dir. Mahesh Bhatt |
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Seen |
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Mother India |
1957 |
dir. Mehboob Kahn |
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|| Lagaan (Land Tax) || 2001 || dir. Ashutosh Gowariker || ||
KLL likes |