tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post4690835440353260287..comments2024-03-18T23:23:28.279+01:00Comments on Old is Gold: Parvarish (1958) – upliftment of fallen MEN!Bollyviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-23069888237747477942011-04-12T07:51:34.097+02:002011-04-12T07:51:34.097+02:00Raj Kapoor's dancing is already a dead give-aw...Raj Kapoor's dancing is already a dead give-away, but yes, his decision to put on an act is the final confirmation! Can't believe they did not resolve the mystery in the end. Surely the viewers deserved to know after sitting through all the trauma-drama?Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-48373681142220215982011-04-12T01:34:40.399+02:002011-04-12T01:34:40.399+02:00Raj Kapoor deciding to put on an act is a sure sig...Raj Kapoor deciding to put on an act is a sure sign he is the courtesan's son, isn't it? :)Upendranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-70155419890509939162011-04-01T04:01:31.552+02:002011-04-01T04:01:31.552+02:00I'm watching this now and it's pretty hila...I'm watching this now and it's pretty hilarious. Nazir Hussein is so great at getting over-the-top emotional over little things.. I love how he's so hurt by comments made by random extras (especially considering they are spurred by his and Krishnakant's over-the-top attacks on Radhakrishan). :)Upendranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-72632479967191405992009-11-13T23:02:48.346+01:002009-11-13T23:02:48.346+01:00Glad to be of help! Did you enjoy the film?Glad to be of help! Did you enjoy the film?bollyviewerhttp://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-73234750991447374972009-11-12T23:02:28.796+01:002009-11-12T23:02:28.796+01:00interesting...the movie's on right now & i...interesting...the movie's on right now & i'm enjoyin a song so thought i'd google it. now i think i wanna watch it properly.<br /><br />thanks for your observationsSelina https://www.blogger.com/profile/10847159569983114499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-61039242528891866492009-10-01T23:16:04.408+02:002009-10-01T23:16:04.408+02:00Rajesh, thanks!
Harvey, Raj Kapoor was usually an...<b>Rajesh</b>, thanks!<br /><br /><b>Harvey</b>, Raj Kapoor was usually annoying - probably because his earnestness and sincerity were so patently faux! He could be quite charming when he forgot to "act" - unfortunately, it never happened for longer than a couple of scenes in a movie. And his <i>Awara</i> and <i>Shree 420</i> persona was already done to death by the end of 50s - but he persisted in it till late 60s.Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-15369263789446873182009-10-01T18:04:32.500+02:002009-10-01T18:04:32.500+02:00raj kapoor is really annoying in this movie.
I thi...raj kapoor is really annoying in this movie.<br />I think he is at fault for starting such movies. After Awara was such a hit, everybody wanted to cash on the theme!<br />thanks for the reviewharveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-26003513415940707962009-09-30T18:12:45.530+02:002009-09-30T18:12:45.530+02:00Nice post on the old movie.
Web hosting indiaNice post on the old movie.<br /><a href="http://www.makemysite.in" rel="nofollow"> Web hosting india </a>Rajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11524113757218288941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-6277048749679060332009-09-29T20:16:38.318+02:002009-09-29T20:16:38.318+02:00Amrita, that should be fun. Maybe we can all have ...<b>Amrita</b>, that should be fun. Maybe we can all have a <i>Pyar Ka Sapna</i> party - if and when it is found.<br /><br /><b>Anonymous</b>, your words are music to my ears! Keep visiting.Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-43151429613614267802009-09-27T07:44:39.926+02:002009-09-27T07:44:39.926+02:00Wonderful review, heart-warming captions! Especial...Wonderful review, heart-warming captions! Especially loved the "dont cry, I wont kiss you!" :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-31431414558290423012009-09-26T17:34:49.618+02:002009-09-26T17:34:49.618+02:00Dustedoff & BV - I will look up Pyar ka Sapna ...Dustedoff & BV - I will look up Pyar ka Sapna and sit in condemnation then! :-DAmritahttp://indiequill.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-14674785845052578872009-09-25T08:49:10.415+02:002009-09-25T08:49:10.415+02:00So you want the best of both worlds! Have you thou...So you want the best of both worlds! Have you thought what the combination of a <i>tawaif</i> past and all that money means? BLACKMAIL! And all sorts of angst creating ghosts from the past. No Sita-ji, you must let go of this <i>tawaif</i> fantasy and hang on to red carpets, sweeping staircases, velvet couches and enormous chandeliers.Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-58714609553841652582009-09-22T06:13:56.684+02:002009-09-22T06:13:56.684+02:00bollyviewer,
Well yes my missing mother would have...bollyviewer,<br />Well yes my missing mother would have been a tawaif early on, but she's moved her station in life, having married a rich industrialist (Mr. Malhotra) so like your missing mother she too For my part, would be one who, "lived in a house with a baby grand piano and lots of sweeping staircases, red carpets and chandeliers in it."<br />:)<br />All the best!<br />Sita-jiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-65964341472143983822009-09-21T23:50:42.486+02:002009-09-21T23:50:42.486+02:00But then, none of us are Mala Sinha! And maybe a f...But then, none of us are Mala Sinha! And maybe a few stock phrases is all it takes? Something along the lines of "where is the loo", "can I have cream with my coffee/tea", "do you speak English" and some swear words, should be good enough, I suppose.bollyviewerhttp://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-32652291408786646862009-09-21T08:19:42.001+02:002009-09-21T08:19:42.001+02:00"And Pyar Ka Sapna is the one where Mala Sinh..."And Pyar Ka Sapna is the one where Mala Sinha learns not just fashion sense, but English and French in a few weeks, right?"<br /><br />Yes. And to think I spent three years toiling over French, and still can't manage more than a few stock phrases... sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-38497519745730121752009-09-20T09:29:00.790+02:002009-09-20T09:29:00.790+02:00bollywooddeewana, Mala was never one of my favorit...<b>bollywooddeewana</b>, Mala was never one of my favorites growing up, for some reason. I do think she is pretty good though. One film of hers that I really love is <i>Aankhen</i> and she is very good in this one, too. In <i>Pyaasa</i> I think she gets overlooked because most of the action centers on Guru Dutt, Rehman and Waheeda Rehman. O and I loved her grandma act in <i>Khel</i>, too. I do need to investigate some more to come up with more of her good roles, though.<br /><br /><b>Amrita</b>, the movie does NOT sort out the birth issue! Both the sons are finally accepted as the "real" sons. So you can safely appoint this as the greatest BW movie ever! And I do remember the film you mention, which <b>Dustedoff</b> identifies as <i>Pyar Ka Sapna</i> - if I am not wrong, for once it was the MAN who was brought back from the path of ruin (Westernisation, of course!) by a WOMAN!!! JJPK in reverse? ;-)<br /><br /><b>dustedoff</b>, Hrishikesh Mukherji made so many nice films that he can be forgiven for lapsing into bad films once in a while! ;-) And <i>Pyar Ka Sapna</i> is the one where Mala Sinha learns not just fashion sense, but English and French in a few weeks, right?Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-57995787737782541622009-09-20T08:39:30.508+02:002009-09-20T08:39:30.508+02:00Amrita: Pyar Ka Sapna? I don't remember her te...Amrita: <i>Pyar Ka Sapna</i>? I don't remember her telling him to eff off, though - in fact, she pretty much falls for him too, and goes through a lot of heartache when she thinks there may be a rival for her affections. The film had some nice songs, but frankly I expected much more from a director like Hrishikesh Mukherjee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-74066131430291931242009-09-19T20:29:43.347+02:002009-09-19T20:29:43.347+02:00If you tell me the movie ends without ever definit...If you tell me the movie ends without ever definitively answering the question as to which brother is the "real" son, then I will straightaway appoint this as one of the greatest BW movies ever made. Although it sounds pretty darn awesome anyway. <br /><br />BollywoodDeewana - There's this movie I can't remember the name of: Mala Sinha's this illiterate village girl married off to a city snob against his will. On their wedding night, he abandons her and makes off for foreign parts. She then sets off in pursuit after teaching herself to be "worthy" only to have him fall for her in her new guise at which point she tells him to fuck off. If the movie had ended there then I would have loved it to bits, but it ends with the two of them coming back home where the remorseful husband begs her pardon and she reveals herself. It was still a pretty enjoyable movie... if you can turn your head off. I wonder what its called.Amritahttp://indiequill.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-17695224475961026682009-09-19T17:40:03.565+02:002009-09-19T17:40:03.565+02:00Even if not an award for best actress a lifetime a...Even if not an award for best actress a lifetime achievement wouldn't go amiss I don't believe Mumtaz who was her Junior ( i love Mumtaz too) was awarded one and not Mala,Mala had been in the biz since the early 1950's i think. Anyway Star Screen saw it fit and she was honoured with one in 2006, one can only imagine what would have happened had award shows like Star screen hadn't happened. <br /><br />As for roles she should have gotten it for perhaps Dhool ka Phool or Pyaasa. i'm yet to see her in Himalay ki God mein which i've heard is another one of her strong roles <br /><br />What films have you loved Mala inbollywooddeewanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916533314639410268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-30070289110999886212009-09-18T20:51:40.382+02:002009-09-18T20:51:40.382+02:00dustedoff, if the leads look good and the romance ...<b>dustedoff</b>, if the leads look good and the romance plays out well, I am in for it! Cant wait for your review.<br /><br /><b>Sita-ji</b>, Bollywood <i>can</i> throw up unexpected surprises, even for seasoned watchers like us! As to not being adopted, the fact may be <i>hidden</i> from you - so dont give up hope of the <i>ghungroo</i> jingles! ;-) For my part, I would prefer someone who lived in a house with a baby grand piano and lots of sweeping staircases, red carpets and chandeliers in it.<br /><br /><b>bollywooddeewana</b>, I LOVE the <i>O mama</i> song - it was solely responsible for my buying this film! And its funny you say so, because I too thought Raj's dancing could be used to claim courtesan blood for him!<br /><br />Mala Sinha did have a nice gutsy role (even beat up some villains at one point) but didnt have a lot of screen time. Too much time was taken up by the question of birth and nature vs nurture. As to Mala Sinha not getting her due from Filmfare, I think she had pretty stiff competition from the likes of Meena Kumari, Madhubala, Waheeda Rehman, Nutan, etc. who were generally considered better actresses and landed the meatier parts. Which role of hers, do you think, should have landed her a Filmfare?Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-29653046569437483132009-09-18T19:27:24.098+02:002009-09-18T19:27:24.098+02:00That O mama song is so catchy in an annoyingly fun...That O mama song is so catchy in an annoyingly fun way, by the way Raja was dancing i could have picked him as the courtesans son, check out those moves. <br /><br />The film seems quite endearing though, the way Mala refused to bow to her parents marriage i guess that was somewhat untypical of hindi film heroines at the time and indeed Mala often took on such roles, i love her so much and it pains, not like i care about award shows that much that Mala never really got her due from the filmfare folks i don't know how true it is and i don't mean to fan any flames but some have cited her Nepali background as a reasonbollywooddeewanahttp://bollywooddeewana.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-22457516349696235492009-09-18T19:01:03.555+02:002009-09-18T19:01:03.555+02:00I didn't even know men required uplifting unti...I didn't even know men required uplifting until reading this! ;) I liked what you say about the misunderstandings being eliminated being something you'd wished for, but it turns out that this event could make the movie sort of go flat. Too bad I'm not an prphan or adopted, because I'd love to have a tawaif mom come an claim me, her ghungroo jingling. :)<br />All the best!<br />Sita-jiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-55327825615559977282009-09-18T08:01:40.336+02:002009-09-18T08:01:40.336+02:00Dillagi has an irritating comic side plot and the ...<i>Dillagi</i> has an irritating comic side plot and the songs are nothing exceptional, but Sanjay Khan and Mala Sinha look wonderful - and the romance between them is sweetly played out. The best bit about it, as I mentioned, is that their trust in each other wavers only briefly. <br /><br />Will be doing a post on it next week, so you can figure out whether you'd want it or not! I certainly don't regret having bought it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-52265526416832231672009-09-17T19:05:52.574+02:002009-09-17T19:05:52.574+02:00dustedoff, the upliftmen of men was just a by-prod...<b>dustedoff</b>, the upliftmen of men was just a by-product of the effects of <i>parvarish</i>. I am sure the film didnt set out to do so! <br /><br />Its true about how easily filmi people believe the worst of their loved ones - but then filmi characters are rarely consistent, so it makes sense that their good and bad points are equally believable! <br /><br />Is <i>Dillagi</i> worth looking out for?<br /><br /><b>ajnabi</b>, since you like Raj Kapoor, you might enjoy it more than I did! There <i>were</i> fun bits, too. I just got tired of all the people going on and on about the importance of birth/inheritance that all the filmi characters seemed to feel, just so they could be told that its upbringing thats important - talk about moral shovels! <br /><br /><b>memsaab</b>, I try to do my bit...Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-38269663386407042782009-09-17T16:06:02.542+02:002009-09-17T16:06:02.542+02:00Ha ha! Thanks for watching this so I don't hav...Ha ha! Thanks for watching this so I don't have to! :-)memsaabhttp://memsaabstory.comnoreply@blogger.com