Funny you should ask, I'm going to see it in the theater in... *checks watch* 2 hours, with my brother. I can't wait. Your icon makes me even more excited. I hear nothing but good things about the movie :)
I just saw it last night (the time I made the post), and I wanted you to see so that we could talk about it, lol! I can say nothing but good things about the movie. *g*
Ooooh, I saw the movie yesterday and was totally blown away. Rani was amazing! No one can now say that all she ever does is act as the Nagging Housewife. She completely took on the character. And Amitabh just took acting to a whole new level, I was speechless!
One of things that struck me was how the story had no definate place or time. The architerture was reminiscent of the Alps and the clothes were reminiscent of the 50s... yet there was a moderness about it, and the Hindi. Very interesting.
I was stunned by the actors - Rani and Amitabh, of course, as well the actress who played the mother. And the little kid! She was so awesome!
The movie is set in Shimla, I think, and since it used to be a fav spot of the British in the pre-independence period, I wasn't too surprised by the architecture (haven't ever been there, so can't say for sure, though). AB said in an interview that the period is the 1950s, and since the community is Anglo-Indian/Christian, the use of English didn't seem too out of place. In fact, I think it's the use of English with Hindi (the movie was more in English than in Hindi, lol!) that gives it that modern feel.
Yes! Ayesha Kapur, was it? She was beyond amazing as young Rani.
It's so interesting, I had no idea that such an environment existed in India, but a friend explained the whole Christian/English thing to me later. I felt so clueless!
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Date: 2005-02-25 04:19 am (UTC)Swatkat
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Date: 2005-02-25 10:00 pm (UTC)One of things that struck me was how the story had no definate place or time. The architerture was reminiscent of the Alps and the clothes were reminiscent of the 50s... yet there was a moderness about it, and the Hindi. Very interesting.
Thoughts?? :)
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Date: 2005-02-28 04:22 pm (UTC)I was stunned by the actors - Rani and Amitabh, of course, as well the actress who played the mother. And the little kid! She was so awesome!
The movie is set in Shimla, I think, and since it used to be a fav spot of the British in the pre-independence period, I wasn't too surprised by the architecture (haven't ever been there, so can't say for sure, though). AB said in an interview that the period is the 1950s, and since the community is Anglo-Indian/Christian, the use of English didn't seem too out of place. In fact, I think it's the use of English with Hindi (the movie was more in English than in Hindi, lol!) that gives it that modern feel.
Swatkat
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Date: 2005-03-01 03:08 am (UTC)It's so interesting, I had no idea that such an environment existed in India, but a friend explained the whole Christian/English thing to me later. I felt so clueless!