Comments on: Beth Goes to Bollywood!

By: Rishi S.

Rishi S. — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:26:42 +0000

I like this blog. Despite being one of the top 75 in India, I just discovered it today!

By: Pravin Praveen

Pravin Praveen — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:59:47 +0000

I think a Mahabharata would be a great thing to film as a trilogy. Just be discrete with the CGI as Bollywood filmmakers are not capable of getting top quality work done by foreign CGI firms(yes, I saw Robot). So why waste money on fake looking CGI shots. Maybe film two versions with the same sets. One with a South Indian cast to be filmed in Telugu and Tamil(South Indian aesthetics , language and tone are just flat out different for these kind of stories plus their stars historically have given mythological based movies more importance than their Hindi counterparts). The other with a mixed cast for the Hindi version. Save money on sets and battle scenes to be used by both versions.

Maybe start with Ramayana first as it is a simpler tale to tell. Mahabharata would require a lot of storytelling sophistication I quite frankly dont think Bollywood is capable of at this point.

Oh, rudie, funny reference to the comments. Razib set a new record by closing a diary even before it started. Sepia seems to be losing its mojo lately. If I wanted to just read Razib's closed diaries, I could go over to his other sites which are pretty decent.

By: rudie_c

rudie_c — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:49:31 +0000

wow there is a post we can actually comment on? :p

really good interview phillygrrl. i do have great love for SRK. MNIK was ok, but loved him in K3G, spesh the scene where Big B kicks him and Kajol out, emotional, cheesy, but it gets me every time. by far though Anjaam is the best.

can't wait till they realise the lord of the rings technology and finally make the epic mahabharata. now that would be class.

also Akshay Kumar is the MAN!

By: Pravin Praveen

Pravin Praveen — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:21:28 +0000

Despite all the IT outsourcing to India, Indan websites are among the worst garbage I have ever seen when you consider design, and not just content.

By: Shailesh

Shailesh — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 06:33:31 +0000

Definitely not, DumbDore.

By: cadiz12

cadiz12 — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:21:29 +0000

I’ve been a fan of Beth Loves Bollywood for years, and I share her love for Shashi Kapoor. He’s dreamy.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:10:05 +0000

I know Miss Malini is not a filmi blog, just putting it out there as an Indian blog example. I love her work, though.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:07:35 +0000

I actually appreciate her blog, even though I've only visited once or twice. For one, it's not loaded with crap adware and godknowswhatelse like most Indian filmi blogs (hell, even others that are quite good like Miss Malini put me off because of the gratuitous excess that mobs the screen). She doesn't get caught up in the BS of celebrity worship, which is a serious relief; and she offers a decent layman's perspective on b'wood.

And I, too, am superexcited about the new Don. I loved the "first" one w/PC. She rocked Roma like no one's business.

By: Pravin Praveen

Pravin Praveen — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:48:13 +0000

One thing I noticed about a lot of Indian blogs dedicated to movie reviews is their lack of humor in reviewing the movie. South Indian Telugu ones are among the worst. It’s a bunch of fanboys who drool over the heros and heroines. Some of the praise for the heroes looks is so shamelessly over the top, you wonder if they wouldnt mind getting banged by the heroes. It makes the discourse on imdb seem NPRish by comparison.

By: Pravin Praveen

Pravin Praveen — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:40:10 +0000

Since I am not a big fan of Bollywood, and i love irreverent takes on its cheesy cinema, I enjoy this blog from Dangermuff called Bollybob. This is an entertaining review of Teesri Manzil