tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post3036802788746380971..comments2024-03-18T23:23:28.279+01:00Comments on Old is Gold: Naya Andaz (1956)Bollyviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-3377709983127845862009-11-23T07:04:03.338+01:002009-11-23T07:04:03.338+01:00In black and white too!In black and white too!Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-44552512176501479112009-11-22T18:53:00.315+01:002009-11-22T18:53:00.315+01:00Oh yes some of these oldies are really evergreenOh yes some of these oldies are really evergreenHaddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-48106480444698051202009-11-17T03:26:08.371+01:002009-11-17T03:26:08.371+01:00Shalini, according to the theory of relativity, Hi...<b>Shalini</b>, according to the theory of relativity, Hindi movies are three hours looooonnnggg only when they are bad/boring. Rest of the time, they are three hours <i>short</i>! ;-D <i>Aaj suhaani raat re</i> was such a lovely surprise. Rafi Kishore were great together and it was good to see Shamshad Begum take centre-stage, for once. OP Nayyar certainly gave her her due in this film!<br /><br /><b>Richard</b>, there is no doubt about Padmini's dancing skills! By the way, have you seen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfFJAti47BE" rel="nofollow">this clip</a> from <i>Pardesi</i> (1958) which Shalini found on youtube. Padmini looks gorgeous in color and of course, her dancing is divine.<br /><br />As to fRIENDS, I AM glad they are bothering to put these films on disc. Now that they are digitised, I can start wishing for better prints! :-DBollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-26178907501007553822009-11-16T04:27:10.702+01:002009-11-16T04:27:10.702+01:00Shalini Razdan, I beg to differ with the comment a...Shalini Razdan, I beg to differ with the comment above. Padmini was a great of yesteryear, and she was a great dancer, greater than Vyjayanthimala. :) (And I'm using for my critereon of a "great" someone who starred as an actress in hundreds of films, including very famous ones by Raj Kapoor. There are others one could mention too, depending on where you want to draw the "greats" line.)<br /><br />And Bollyviewer, re. the "old classics" I was thinking of, I hadn't been able to find Ratan (1944) except on a fRIENDS DVD, and as you know, it didn't work the first time, so I had to get it twice. I think, probably, we might have to look to fRIENDS if we want to find DVDs of classics THAT old. :)Richard S.http://roughinhere.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-42905756763699129172009-11-16T02:50:27.368+01:002009-11-16T02:50:27.368+01:00I've probably said this before, but it bears r...I've probably said this before, but it bears repeating - the problem with Hindi films is that they are 3 hours Loooonnnngggg.:-)<br /><br />It could be that I've seen too many movies [Nah!:-)], so the plots all sort of blur together in my mind, but all I remember of Naya Andaz is two songs - Mere neendon mein tum and aaj suhani raat re (Love, LOVE listening to the young Rafi and Kishore singing together). <br /><br />And I'm not surprised that you found Kishore a better dancer than Meena - save Vyjantimala, all the greats of yesteryear, such as Nutan, Nargis, Madhubala, Meena Kumari, etc. were lousy dancers.Shalinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254643642104251964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-25733822606260935192009-11-15T07:58:50.753+01:002009-11-15T07:58:50.753+01:00"People say, but Meena could dance!" - w..."<i>People say, but Meena could dance!</i>" - well "people" say that about Amitabh Bachchan too! Its probably more a reflection of their popularity than their actual dancing skills. <br /><br />Kumkum did get two songs but I thought they didnt showcase her dancing skills well enough. It was Meena Kumari who was playing the famous dancer-actress and got the bulk of the dance numbers (4-5 of them). <br /><br />Kishore did more than meet his match in <i>Aasha</i> and <i>New Delhi</i> - he was seriously outclassed!<br /><br />Old "classics" are usually not hard to find - for example, you'd have no trouble finding RK-Dilip-Nargis's <i>Andaz</i>, or Ashok-Madhubala's <i>Mahal</i> - but its unknown films like this one that I'd much rather look for and they are almost impossible to find. So, bad print or no, I <i>will</i> see them if I get them (and rant about the bad print afterwards)!Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-89051584881180333022009-11-15T05:41:21.097+01:002009-11-15T05:41:21.097+01:00I have said before that Meena Kumari is my favorit...I have said before that Meena Kumari is my favorite of all the actresses who weren't dancers (or singers, I could add). People say, but Meena could dance! And I would say, not really. <br /><br />It's funny, because I have noticed a pattern that in many old Meena films, there were other women around to take up the role of the real dancer(s). Most of the best had a role in Meena starrers: Kamala Lakshman (Yahudi), Sai-Subbulaxmi (Azaad), Kumkum (Kohinoor) (and btw, if Kumkum didn't get a chance to show her skills in this one, that is a shame), Padmini in a couple of films... <br /><br />So I don't doubt that Kishore put Meena in the shade dancing-wise...though of course he met more than his match in Aasha and New Delhi ;)...<br /><br />Anyway, it's always nice to see others echoing my frustration with fRIENDS! They're the only company that is putting out some of the really old classics that I want on DVD with subtitles - but as people know already, I'm never even sure if I'll be able to play them.Richard S.http://roughinhere.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-15778856079774902822009-11-15T03:51:50.937+01:002009-11-15T03:51:50.937+01:00bollywooddeewana, as far as I know, the dances in ...<b>bollywooddeewana</b>, as far as I know, the dances in <i>Pakeezah</i> were all done by Padma Khanna (who is an accomplished dancer) since Meena Kumari was too ill during shooting. I love her, but based on what I've seen of her dancing in older films (before the drink got to her), she is a charming dancer, no more. Kishore is pretty rhythmic as well as energetic and just appeared more coordinated in some of the dances in this film. His dancing and acting usually has me hitting the FF button because I cant stand the unrestrained hijinks. Guess with a director who could curb his excesses, he could be pretty good - like in this film.<br /><br />As far as prints go, I do usually think that we are lucky just to be able to watch these films. This print though, was almost unwatchable! Since they bothered to release the VCD, why couldnt they have bothered with some proper video clean-up?!Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-46653067040352344252009-11-14T11:34:49.223+01:002009-11-14T11:34:49.223+01:00Really did Kishore really put Meena in the shade w...Really did Kishore really put Meena in the shade with his dancing, that's one of her strongest points, i still practie the dance moves to 'inhi logon ne'...lol <br /><br />i'm a big fan of Meena and Pran and I would gladly see anything with them in it. I've read so much of Kishore's work as an actor but i'm yet to get involved any recommendations apart from this and Chalti ka naam gaadi<br /><br />Lets hope another company releases this, we should be thankful i know it sucks when all these dvd manufacturers mess things up but i'm a bit thankful that at least we can catch glimpses of some past films, there are many such cases around the world where notable past films can't be seen by the current generationbollywooddeewanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916533314639410268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-22106926045426051272009-11-13T20:58:57.391+01:002009-11-13T20:58:57.391+01:00Banno, my suffering was in the cause of young Meen...<b>Banno</b>, my suffering was in the cause of young Meena Kumari. But for her, I would have given the VCD several satisfying thumps! :-D<br /><br /><b>dustedoff</b>, Meena was lovely and I even ended up liking Kishore, but fRIENDS is never going on my favorites' list! <br /><br /><b>memsaab</b>, the original filmmakers are probably long dead and now only we care about these films! :-( Sad, since they are such watchable films, otherwise.<br /><br /><b>ajnabi</b>, thanks. One of these days Filmfare will ask me for my photo captioning services and it will be goodbye forever to my day job! ;-)Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-68989968196469222102009-11-13T20:06:03.708+01:002009-11-13T20:06:03.708+01:00I dunno, the prospect of a young bubble Meena migh...I dunno, the prospect of a young bubble Meena might tempt me into an indiscretion re: the VCD as well. I love your captions, as usual: if you could make a living doing them you'd be a millionaire! :-Dajnabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-53651645223356764182009-11-13T19:50:57.815+01:002009-11-13T19:50:57.815+01:00I am increasingly getting so ENRAGED with these DV...I am increasingly getting so ENRAGED with these DVD/VCD manufacturers and the crap they pass off on us. This is why I support pirating and the guys who do their best to undo the damage to these films. I really don't understand how the owners of these film copyrights can tolerate what's done (or not done) with their work!<br /><br />Friends et all are lucky I am a pacifist, is all I can say.memsaabhttp://memsaabstory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-34488164501463116072009-11-13T07:43:40.270+01:002009-11-13T07:43:40.270+01:00Meena Kumari looks so pretty in your screen caps! ...Meena Kumari looks so pretty in your screen caps! I'd probably have liked to watch this film for her and Kishore and Pran, but the idea of a bad print, jumbled reels (and a really weirdly placed logo) put me off. :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-54575116512614036272009-11-13T07:01:09.364+01:002009-11-13T07:01:09.364+01:00Such a pity that so many old films are lost to bad...Such a pity that so many old films are lost to bad VCDs! I wouldn't watch it, it would make me too angry.Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.com