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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branchandroot
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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!