Comments on: Mira Nair to Remake Munna Bhai http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/12/01/mira_nair_to_re/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: VV http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/12/01/mira_nair_to_re/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 VV Thu, 02 Dec 2004 18:08:01 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=756#comment-2153 <p>BTW ... Prior to it being remade in Telugu as "Shankar Dada, M.B.B.S.", it was made in Tamil starring Kamal Hassan and it was named "Vasool Raja, M.B.B.S". I watched it on opening night here in the US. The comments that followed said that the Hindi version was better.</p> <p>I don't know if the remakes ever manage to duplicate the original essence of a movie. Even though the story lines are the same, the suttle switch in language and the fact that the idioms don't exactly translate word for word or in the culture take quite a bit away from the movie..(most times).</p> BTW … Prior to it being remade in Telugu as “Shankar Dada, M.B.B.S.”, it was made in Tamil starring Kamal Hassan and it was named “Vasool Raja, M.B.B.S”. I watched it on opening night here in the US. The comments that followed said that the Hindi version was better.

I don’t know if the remakes ever manage to duplicate the original essence of a movie. Even though the story lines are the same, the suttle switch in language and the fact that the idioms don’t exactly translate word for word or in the culture take quite a bit away from the movie..(most times).

]]> By: Manish Vij http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/12/01/mira_nair_to_re/comment-page-1/#comment-2152 Manish Vij Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:21:33 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=756#comment-2152 <p>It's interesting how, when Americans cast Americans in desi roles, they've been casting black people rather than Latinos, who resemble desis more. I'm thinking of Chris Rock, Tamyra Gray in <i>Bombay Dreams,</i> and Halle Berry in <i>Tulia.</i> Probably a function of box office draw.</p> It’s interesting how, when Americans cast Americans in desi roles, they’ve been casting black people rather than Latinos, who resemble desis more. I’m thinking of Chris Rock, Tamyra Gray in Bombay Dreams, and Halle Berry in Tulia. Probably a function of box office draw.

]]> By: Philip Gomes http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2004/12/01/mira_nair_to_re/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 Philip Gomes Thu, 02 Dec 2004 01:54:33 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=756#comment-2151 <p>I really enjoyed the original with Sanjay Dutt, don't think I'll go see a remake. Although, I would go if they break the Hollywood mould and go for at least one dance number (hip hop style) and a cameo for Dutt.</p> I really enjoyed the original with Sanjay Dutt, don’t think I’ll go see a remake. Although, I would go if they break the Hollywood mould and go for at least one dance number (hip hop style) and a cameo for Dutt.

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