tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post6822017468316876720..comments2024-03-18T23:23:28.279+01:00Comments on Old is Gold: From Hollywood to Bollywood - of romantic comedies and remakesBollyviewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-15060663498406687482010-10-05T07:24:27.483+02:002010-10-05T07:24:27.483+02:00Wow Impressive! Your blog is very informative. How...Wow Impressive! Your blog is very informative. However, it is pretty hard task but your post and experience serve and teach me how to handle and make it more simple and manageable.Thanks for the tips… Best regards.How to seduce a womanhttp://www.themodernman.com/how_to_seduce_a_woman.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-8646922153631480822010-08-23T22:16:01.015+02:002010-08-23T22:16:01.015+02:00I loved An Affair To Remember. It was also remade ...I loved <i>An Affair To Remember</i>. It was also remade as the awful <i>Love Affair</i> (1994) starring Warren Beatty and Annette Bening. I wonder why Hollywood kept recycling this cheesy tale and left Bollywood to remake <i>It Happened One Night</i> over and over!Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-39215873451486172482010-08-23T20:43:27.807+02:002010-08-23T20:43:27.807+02:00LOVE AFFAIR 1939 remade in AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER r...LOVE AFFAIR 1939 remade in AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER remade into Sleepless in Seattle<br />all these were timeless classical romances<br />its a big shame that AATR was remade into Mann!!!hated Manisha in itfilmyinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894591292514137884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-42157051740133367332010-06-22T06:54:34.535+02:002010-06-22T06:54:34.535+02:00Bobby, I'd never heard of Jungle Mein Mangal -...<b>Bobby</b>, I'd never heard of <i>Jungle Mein Mangal</i> - but I'm always willing to try anything that is at all <i>Come September</i>-ish. :D Thanks for that info! <br /><br />And I will definitely check out your site, too.Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-30621029006335848472010-06-21T20:37:41.823+02:002010-06-21T20:37:41.823+02:00Hi, As the topic goes, there is another movie clos...Hi, As the topic goes, there is another movie close to "Come September" theme and it is "Jungle Mein Mangal".<br />However if you really want to know about the remakes and inspirations in Bollywood then do visit my arena and chek out the exclusive research done there.<br />Thanks<br /><br />bobbysing<br />www.bobbytalkscinema.combobbysinghttp://bobbytalkscinema.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-31113017658706714372010-06-10T08:27:54.041+02:002010-06-10T08:27:54.041+02:00Oh well... childhood conditioning (and beautiful W...Oh well... childhood conditioning (and beautiful Waheeda) is a very strong argument in favor of CKC. :-) Do try it now - just to see how it holds up to time. I am not very big on Guru Dutt and what I've seen recently hasn't inclined me to delve any further into his films - so <i>Pyaasa</i> and <i>Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam</i> will just have to stay unwatched by me!bollyviewerhttp://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-84438852680299999142010-06-08T08:40:13.282+02:002010-06-08T08:40:13.282+02:00A wiser person than I said recently "I must s...A wiser person than I said recently "<i>I must say that I am glad there are some movies I can watch without blushing for my kiddie-self’s taste!</i>" and that's probably true of me. CkC was one of the first oldies I watched, it was my first Waheeda film and my first Johnny Walker film, and they were the elements that stuck in my mind, that and the songs. I haven't rewatched the whole thing in ages, and probably would cringe right through if I did. :)mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042500344000182850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-31089058942966575642010-06-08T08:03:56.235+02:002010-06-08T08:03:56.235+02:00The subs must have been beyond bad for you not to ...The subs must have been beyond bad for you not to get <i>Chaudhvin Ka Chand</i>'s nauseatingly sexist attitudes! Waheeda Rehman is definitely an objectifier's dream-come-true, but couldn't she have had a role of substance, too? She was so wasted in this - and on Guru Dutt too! I think I would have forgiven him all the film's flaws, if only Waheeda had gotten together with Rehman in the end.Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-16617377786832996732010-06-08T03:35:22.945+02:002010-06-08T03:35:22.945+02:00This is very strange - another comment that disapp...This is very strange - another comment that disappeared. I replied yesterday that your comment on <i>CkC</i> proved the truth of the aphorism that ignorance is bliss. When I first bought & watched that movie, I relied ENTIRELY on the dubs. Now that I can *almost* get by without them and can certainly tell when the subs are euphemising, I guess I have to avoid the movie and stick to just watching the title track and <i>Sharma ke kyon sab</i>. Although, in Dutt's defence, if you're going to objectify a woman, one as divinely beautiful as Waheedaji is a good candidate. Plus, she got 'revenge' through her awesome role in the sublime <i>Teesri Kasam</i>mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042500344000182850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-47533267872187259892010-06-07T04:15:29.094+02:002010-06-07T04:15:29.094+02:00Nice to "see" you again, Max. Its been a...Nice to "see" you again, <b>Max</b>. Its been a long time!<br /><br />I really do need to re-watch <i>Mr. and Mrs. 55</i> - I only saw it years ago as a kid. Having seen <i>Chaudhvin Ka Chand</i> recently, I am not surprised by Guru Dutt's misogyny/male chauvinism. He has Waheeda declare in a scene that she is her husband's <i>baandi</i> (slave) and its his right to torture/ill-treat her any which way he pleases! Urgh!!!! Of course, the entire film is an exercise in female objectification, but Waheeda's dialogue takes the cake.Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-61867346422703625842010-06-04T14:27:27.810+02:002010-06-04T14:27:27.810+02:00Finally watched Mr & Mrs 55 - the first half i...Finally watched <b>Mr & Mrs 55</b> - the first half is really fun two words i never thought I'd use of a Guru Dutt film. johnny walker is great as always and the music is simply stunning. But the second half of the film contains astonishing dialogue that is repellent in its primitive chauvinism and misogyny - a wife excusing the fact that her husband beats her occasionally?! I was left horrified and disgusted by that whole exchange in which the 'simple country wife' extolled the virtues of having had 3 kids in 4 years and working non-stop while her husband (who beats her sometimes but loves her sometimes too) was away. I was staggered that the man who gave us <i>Pyaasa</i> could be responsible for such neanderthal rubbish. Overall the pluses outweighed the minuses but the 'domestic slavery is every woman's dream of bliss' mantra left a bitter taste.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042500344000182850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-81465382453733228852010-01-10T02:32:23.756+01:002010-01-10T02:32:23.756+01:00Thanks for that, maxnqz. I must admit to not likin...Thanks for that, <b>maxnqz</b>. I must admit to not liking <i>Malaamal Weekly</i> too much - so maybe <i>Waking Ned Devine</i> will work better for me.Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-86532735671121286392010-01-08T06:18:24.818+01:002010-01-08T06:18:24.818+01:00sorry bollyviewer somehow the name of the movie di...sorry bollyviewer somehow the name of the movie disappeared from my post - malamaal is a very close remake of waking ned devinemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042500344000182850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-69683946314014890042010-01-08T05:43:41.458+01:002010-01-08T05:43:41.458+01:00maxnqz, I am glad to see that I am not alone in th...<b>maxnqz</b>, I am glad to see that I am not alone in thinking that Dilip Kumar overdid the scenery-chewing in <i>Mughal-e-Azam</i>! :-)<br /><br />What movie is <i>Malaamal Weekly</i> a remake of? <br /><br /><b>Filmbuff</b>, I did re-watch <i>Ek Baar Kaho</i> on Rajshri - havent been able to find a DVD of the film anywhere.Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-44516331817071615082010-01-06T00:16:25.486+01:002010-01-06T00:16:25.486+01:00I saw Ek Baar kaho years ago and it is one of my f...I saw Ek Baar kaho years ago and it is one of my favourite movies. I have not been able to get a DVD copy of this movie. Did u get it from Rajashri.com as it is a Rajsahri movie?Filmbuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-31602064749872547902010-01-05T08:15:36.663+01:002010-01-05T08:15:36.663+01:00I need to update this list. There are so many rema...<i><br />I need to update this list. There are so many remakes/adaptations that turned out more fun than the Hollywood originals. </i><br /><br />Not old, but a very good example of this Malamaal Weekly. I really like but despite having seen it before Malamaal, I still find the Paresh Rawal remake even better. Also, I'm not the biggest Bogie fan, but don't actually dislike him, except in Sabrina, where his style makes Dilip Kumar in M-E-A seem like Johnny Lever on speed.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042500344000182850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-59783318827748144752010-01-05T06:36:26.715+01:002010-01-05T06:36:26.715+01:00maxnqz, great minds think alike! ;-)
I need to u...<b>maxnqz</b>, great minds think alike! ;-) <br /><br />I need to update this list. There are so many remakes/adaptations that turned out more fun than the Hollywood originals. <br /><br /><b>meursault</b>, considering how popular Bogie was (still is) the people who do not find him charming are in a small minority! As to Audrey - she was so stylish and part of so many of my favorite films that she can ruin <i>Pygmalion</i> (not my favorite Shaw play) any time she likes, as far as I am concerned. :-) <br /><br />Agreed about <i>Nau Do Gyarah</i> - apart from the heiress running away from a marriage, it has nothing else in common with <i>It Happened One Night</i>. But I think <i>Mr and Mrs. 55</i> is an Indianised version of <i>Come Live With Me</i>. The heroines in both films need to have a marriage of convenience with a divorce at the end, both marry men in desperate financial straits who love them and refuse to divorce them without a fight. The actual details of the plot <i>had</i> to be different simply because a Bollywood heroine can NOT marry one man just to facilitate her affair with another man!Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-42558826140102892342010-01-02T22:28:10.519+01:002010-01-02T22:28:10.519+01:00i don't see how you think Mr and Mrs 55 is a r...i don't see how you think Mr and Mrs 55 is a remake of come live with me. come live with me is one of my favorite classic Hollywood movie and 55 is one of my favorite old Indian movie, in 55 madhubala or rather her aunt lalita pawar looks for a suitable man to marry her niece and divorce her when she wants but there is a lot more to the story, in come live with me johnny (lemarr) an illegal immigrant from Austria is looking for a man to marry to get the green card. Same is the case with nau do gyarah, its plot is nowhere close in resemblance to it happened one night. nau do gyarah is a mystery movie and it happened one night is a romantic comedy.<br />I also do not get what people have against Bogart, one of the finest actor to play tough guy and I find him very charming specially in Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep and Key Largo. It is Audrey I find unbearable, the reason is she ruined one of my favorite movie Pygmalion in its remake with her over acting, Wendy Hiller was so much better, in fact it was G. B. Shaw himself who chose Ms. Hiller to play the part. (I might be wrong about it though)meursaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019238718246840903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-30293861792842776512009-12-30T11:09:34.612+01:002009-12-30T11:09:34.612+01:00While the 1954 one has the lovely Audrey Hepburn, ...<i>While the 1954 one has the lovely Audrey Hepburn, it is offset by Humphrey Bogart in the lead (never one of my favorites inspite of Casablanca). The newer one is equally good and there is no Bogie to spoil my viewing pleasure</i><br /><br />Not strictly relevant to Hindi filmss but THAN YOU! So nice to find someone who thinks similarly about this film. I could watch Audrey all day, Bogie not so much. Thanks to for the remake reviews, I'm vcompiling a wishlist for a friend going back next month and this thread has been most helpful.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042500344000182850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-52474070557719768392008-08-13T04:10:00.000+02:002008-08-13T04:10:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296407098387050782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-58416841625965594162008-08-12T19:46:00.000+02:002008-08-12T19:46:00.000+02:00O ya I remember Aamir whistling Hum hain rahi pyaa...O ya I remember Aamir whistling <I>Hum hain rahi pyaar ke</I> a lot in the movie and then there was the song at one point, as well. Wonder if Dev wore a cap in <I>Nau Do Gyaarah</I>, and that is why Aamir had one too!Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-5014326068091961572008-08-12T19:25:00.000+02:002008-08-12T19:25:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296407098387050782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-57697231712074926752008-08-12T18:20:00.000+02:002008-08-12T18:20:00.000+02:00It was!!?? I never knew that. Thanks for sharing t...It was!!?? I never knew that. Thanks for sharing the info, Anonymous. I need to see <I>Nau Do Gyarah</I> now! :-)Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-51038989879452555262008-08-12T17:31:00.000+02:002008-08-12T17:31:00.000+02:00even nau do gyarah starring dev saab and kalpana k...even nau do gyarah starring dev saab and kalpana kartik was a remake of it happened one night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5149142221218445999.post-64313197809064975512008-05-15T16:12:00.000+02:002008-05-15T16:12:00.000+02:00You're so right memsaab. DVD zindabaad!!!!Shweta, ...You're so right memsaab. DVD zindabaad!!!!<BR/><BR/>Shweta, sent you the email id.Bollyviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270927806254662068noreply@blogger.com