tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post8456478377665266459..comments2024-03-18T23:23:28.279+01:00Comments on Old is Gold: Let’s make Pride and Prejudice in Hindi!Bollyviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-32647527107474016172012-11-04T11:18:33.606+01:002012-11-04T11:18:33.606+01:00Good choices except Achala Sachdev. Mrs Bennet is ...Good choices except Achala Sachdev. Mrs Bennet is silly and loud, but AS is one of my favourites. I can't think of any other pick in the 60's but I think Dina Pathak might have enjoyed playing the role later (maybe in the 80's?)Nalini Inoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-25648692345029086952012-10-18T05:24:35.629+02:002012-10-18T05:24:35.629+02:00Hi! Stumbled upon your blog as I was googling old ...Hi! Stumbled upon your blog as I was googling old hindi movies stuff, which I do when I get homesick! found this an excellent read, not only because of your mazedar content, but also because my sister and I used to play 'casting-casting' when we were kids!! ended up being more homesick and family-sick! but luurved your casting, and all the images! you had me at Sunil Dutt, haha! <br /><br />Spl shoutouts for: Mumtaz, Sairabano, Rajendranath and Biswajeet!Aasthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-62100285497973874522012-09-23T22:25:16.619+02:002012-09-23T22:25:16.619+02:00SIGH! I don't have a sister with whom I could ...SIGH! I don't have a sister with whom I could rig lists of Bollywood characters for all the English classical novels I love... I can see many though: who would I cast for A portrait of Dorian Gray, or Frankenstein, or Wuthering Heights...Yves Millounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-40181374189278746642012-09-06T09:43:25.606+02:002012-09-06T09:43:25.606+02:00i loved trishna but i cant find it anywhere any id...i loved trishna but i cant find it anywhere any idea where can i revisit it.... i would be eternally gr8fulljaishreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-4719241032865602362012-08-28T00:02:17.999+02:002012-08-28T00:02:17.999+02:00Why not RK or Dilip? I think they're cool. Esp...Why not RK or Dilip? I think they're cool. Especially a young Dilip, very handsome! :D And I loved Shree 420.<br /><br />Okay, I have one question before I read the book. If there was a 70's version of P & P, well, early 70's, would Rajesh be a good Darcy? -giggles- :D I could picture him as being arrogant!<br /><br />Buuuut if somebody says that Rajendra could be Darcy, THEN HECK. -goes off to read book RIGHT NOW-Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-79704569368263663232012-08-24T15:44:04.091+02:002012-08-24T15:44:04.091+02:00hahahaha lot of imagination I must say. I agree w...hahahaha lot of imagination I must say. I agree with Ashok kumar as Darcy though after Matthew Macfadyen can't imagine anybody as Darcy.<br /><br />BTW Trishna on Doordarshan was also very good.<br /><br />Enjoyed ..<br /><br />-VandyVandana Dbhttp://www.facebook.com/vandana.db.3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-21347274327393641712012-08-23T02:38:07.210+02:002012-08-23T02:38:07.210+02:00BV--you're back! I only vaguely remember my Au...BV--you're back! I only vaguely remember my Austen but I immediately thought of Raaj Kumar for Darcy. I wouldn't have ever imagined Rajendra Kumar but you're right, he'd make a good Darcy too.sophynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-3302303333867587182012-08-21T15:49:01.305+02:002012-08-21T15:49:01.305+02:00Sorry--that link is http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema...Sorry--that link is http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/sahibbibi.htmlPessimisissimonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-57704744246608604052012-08-21T15:46:39.073+02:002012-08-21T15:46:39.073+02:00I was thinking of Gurinder Chadha's Bride and ...I was thinking of Gurinder Chadha's Bride and Prejudice, with Aishwarya Rai as Elizabeth Bennet, Anupam Kher as Mr. Bennet, and a miscast Martin Henderson as Darcy. The producers were primarily European and the film is mainly in English, so it's not strictly a Bollywood film. But it does feature many Indian and Anglo-Indian actors, has several musical numbers, and is clearly aiming to be a "Bollywood-style" movie.<br /><br />I don't know about feminist, but Guru Dutt's Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam can be read as a powerful critique of women's lack of freedom. Meena Kumari portrays the trapped wife Chhoti Bahu with great sympathy, and the tragedy of her situation is contrasted with the more equal, companionate relationship between Dutt's Bhoothnath and Waheeda Rehman's Jaba. If you're interested, Philip Lutgendorf has a typically thoughtful and articulate piece on this film at Philip's Fil-ums: http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/sahibbibi.html--although if you haven't yet seen the film, the essay does contain some spoilers.Pessimisissimonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-54377511610554713222012-08-21T04:25:39.609+02:002012-08-21T04:25:39.609+02:00Yay! Another Dadamani fan. :D
And I love Balraj...Yay! Another Dadamani fan. :D <br /><br /><br />And I love Balraj Sahni too. He'd make a wonderful Mr. Knightley for <i>Emma</i>.<br />I agree that Meena Kumari was better in the dramatic department than Madhubala, but in the early 50s she <a href="http://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.ca/2008/06/two-parineetas.html" rel="nofollow">looked <i>much</i> younger than Ashok Kumar</a>! And Madhubala had some great chemistry with Dadamani in the 50s - in films like <i><a href="http://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.ca/2009/02/ek-saal-1957-eventful-year.html" rel="nofollow">Ek Saal</a></i> and <i>Howrah Bridge</i>.Bollyviewerhttp://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-77451637788948915522012-08-21T04:19:00.371+02:002012-08-21T04:19:00.371+02:00Et tu? Poor Dadamani has very few takers! He was r...Et tu? Poor Dadamani has very few takers! He was really dashing in his hero days. Have you seen any of his 40s films? And I am not talking about <i>Mahal</i>.<br /><br /><br />Guru Dutt, I am rather prejudiced against, ever since I watched <i>Chaudhvin Ka Chand</i> - if he's made even <i>one</i> feminist/proto-femisnist film, I will forgive him the misogynism of CKC!<br /><br /><br />Which films are you referring to as Austen adaptations? I can only remember <i>Kandukondain Kandukondain</i> (adaptation of <i>Sense and Sensibility</i>) and <i>Aisha</i> (adaptation of <i>Emma</i>). What's the third one?<br /><br /><br />And you do hear an enthusiastic yes for Vidya Balan as Anne Elliott. :DBollyviewerhttp://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-38971890550767196012012-08-21T04:10:33.808+02:002012-08-21T04:10:33.808+02:00Nalini Jaywant did play sedate and Jane-like silly...Nalini Jaywant did play sedate and Jane-like silly characters too, and I think she did them better than her vivacious roles (the vivacity rather grated on me!) - the one that immediately comes to mind is <i>Sangram</i> with Ashok Kumar. And wasn't she pretty sedate (not silly, though) in <i>Kala Pani</i>? <br /><br /><br />Bina Roy would be a great Jane, too. And Sheela Ramani fits the bill for Miss Bingley rather well.Bollyviewerhttp://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-43431469645076506192012-08-21T03:59:09.936+02:002012-08-21T03:59:09.936+02:00If only Bollywood had made the films we're fan...If only Bollywood <i>had</i> made the films we're fantasizing about, you would've have had no need to hide behind your shield! :-D You could try <i>Bride and Prejudice</i> for starters, but it isn't the greatest intro to Austen.bollyviewernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-66941156394984040042012-08-21T03:54:51.310+02:002012-08-21T03:54:51.310+02:00Come on Dustedoff! If you won't satisfy my cur...Come on Dustedoff! If you won't satisfy my curiosity here, at least do your post ASAP.<br /><br /><br />Dilip Kumar was certainly good looking, and when he wasn't conscious of being the face of Indian ACTING (rarely happened) he could even be quite charming onscreen. But try as I might, I just cannot warm up to him, and I <i>must</i> have a likable Darcy...bollyviewernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-45532386475587191772012-08-21T03:48:18.122+02:002012-08-21T03:48:18.122+02:00If you like neither Bingley nor Bharat Bhushan, wh...If you like neither Bingley nor Bharat Bhushan, whats the problem with the latter playing the former? <br /><br /><br />I did think of Shammi Kapoor for Wickham, but he was too earnest looking in the mid 50s and rather big by mid 60s!<br /><br /><br />Mala Sinha! What a stroke of genius. She would be perfect for Jane. :D<br /><br /><br />Anil Dhawan could be a good 70s Bingley, As far as I know, he wasn't around in the 60s, though.<br /><br /><br />In the 70s, I agree, AB would make the perfect Darcy. <br /><br /><br />What do you mean by "dark and smouldering heroes" here? We're talking <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> here, not <i>Wuthering Heights</i>!bollyviewernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-38123214864405124552012-08-21T03:39:36.104+02:002012-08-21T03:39:36.104+02:00Sasha, you really do need to read the book! :DSasha, you really do need to read the book! :Dbollyviewernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-57890029797431229332012-08-21T03:38:27.135+02:002012-08-21T03:38:27.135+02:00Sorry to hear that you broke your arm, Sasha. Hope...Sorry to hear that you broke your arm, Sasha. Hope it will heal soon and you aren't in any pain, in the meantime.<br /><br /><br />My favorites actors? Depends a lot on the film, and my mood, but I like most of them, too - Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Joy Mukherjee, Rajendra Kumar... The only ones I really cannot like are Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar!<br /><br /><br />"<i>they need to find some better names for the characters. Wickham? Yuck, yuck, yuck!</i>" <br /><br /><br />Clearly it is time for some P&P indoctrination. I suggest you read the book and proceed to watch the TV series and not stop till you love it all! ;-)bollyviewernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-16760588933791339172012-08-21T01:39:20.707+02:002012-08-21T01:39:20.707+02:00Wonderful casting. I would suggest a change-if Ash...Wonderful casting. I would suggest a change-if Ashok Kumar (who along with Balraj Sahni I agree was one of the most charismatic actors ever) is Mr. Darcy, then Lizzy must be played by Meena Kumari. She was much more capable in the dramatic department than the lovely Madhubala. Besides she shares such crackling chemistry with Ashok Kumar (e.g. in the movie with Pradeep Kumar as the main lead). Sevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-57127378015475363682012-08-18T08:25:54.898+02:002012-08-18T08:25:54.898+02:00Bollyviewer, it's great to have you back! As b...Bollyviewer, it's great to have you back! As both an avid Austen and Bollywood fan I loved this post. I also agreed with your choices...except Ashok Kumar as the 1955 Darcy.<br /><br />Darcy has to be dashing as well as arrogant, and somehow I don't think of Ashok Kumar as dashing. I thought Harvey's suggestion of Guru Dutt was more like my conception of Darcy.<br /><br />For those who haven't read Austen, her novels have many parallels to classic Bollywood story lines (or, rather, vice versa). I can think of Indian adaptations of at least three of them (I'm still waiting for Persuasion--do I hear another vote for Vidya Balan as Anne Elliot?). If you've never had the pleasure of reading Pride & Prejudice, don't deny yourself any longer.Pessimisissimonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-6495371716659785732012-08-15T23:24:37.219+02:002012-08-15T23:24:37.219+02:00That was an entertaining read. I wonder though if ...That was an entertaining read. I wonder though if the vivacious Nalini Jaywant (read Jadoo-1951 or Naujawan-1951) would be convincing as the rather sedate Jane. (I am a huge Nalini Jaywant fan and it is quite possible that I am biased in favor of her infectious sprightliness!) The coy Bina Rai might fit the bill. Another choice for Miss Bingley could be Sheela Ramani. Niveditahttp://cinemacorridor.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-62916319223122035262012-08-13T16:33:10.368+02:002012-08-13T16:33:10.368+02:00Hiding sheepishly behind a big shield, before admi...Hiding sheepishly behind a big shield, before admitting that I have not read Pride & Prejudice. Your extremely detailed and interesting post makes me want to read it, just to understand the choices. And seeing the high interest & suggestions it has generated, I should not delay.<br />Glad to see you back, and in full form :)Samirhttp://oenophile-samir.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-59551891072734647462012-08-13T14:53:36.271+02:002012-08-13T14:53:36.271+02:00EH. Who is this Wickham? -goes off to read P &...EH. Who is this Wickham? -goes off to read P & P NOW- But Dev being a seducer? O_O"<br /><br />-cough- When you say seduce, Helen comes to mind. Kay. And seductress = girls seducing boys. Not. Not Dev. Uh. Sigh.<br /><br />Let me just read the book. But why the heckles will Joy be Bingley? D: He's gonna be saddled with Babita! And Bingley is another terrible name!Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-22662493096714057392012-08-13T14:49:50.673+02:002012-08-13T14:49:50.673+02:00Well, I just broke my arm after falling down the s...Well, I just broke my arm after falling down the stairs, so, we'll see. :PBombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-58760154743086771602012-08-13T14:49:08.090+02:002012-08-13T14:49:08.090+02:00Oh, my grandma tried to make me read it when I was...Oh, my grandma tried to make me read it when I was seven (she put it in my schoolbag), but I saw everyone's colorful books and didn't end up reading it. I couldn't even understand most of it! Though my teachers were impressed.<br /><br />Who are your favorite heroes? I like everyone actually. Dev, Shammi, Rajendra, Joy Mukherjee, well, everyone. And Raj Kapoor too. :B Also, they need to find some better names for the characters. Wickham? Yuck, yuck, yuck!Bombaynoirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-53144764195120375112012-08-13T13:19:35.431+02:002012-08-13T13:19:35.431+02:00You caught me! No, I do not like either Bharat Bhu...You caught me! No, I do not like either Bharat Bhushan or Bingley. I like my men to have a spine, not an earthworm in place of it. <br /><br />I don't find Geeta Bali annoying - quite the contrary - but she can do annoying very well!<br /><br />You are right about Sharmila looking younger than Sadhana, and about Nanda as well. Scratch Nanda, and put Sharmila as Miss Darcy. Then Jane could be either a young Asha or wait, wait, wait, Mala Sinha. (She annoys me, as does Jane!)<br /><br />Ok, Joy as Wickam ( I would have cast a young Shammi as Wickham - he can do that role very well!); then Bingley? Hmm, what about Anil Dhawan? <br /><br />Darcy? I missed him, didn't I? Hmm, looks like Sunil Dutt is the only candidate, but somehow I cannot see him in that role! In a later incarnation, it is a role that would fit AB to a tee. We didn't have any dark, smouldering heroes in the sixties, unfortunately.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com