Sixteen

A poignant portrayal of India’s modern youth and society.

 

Barfi // Vivah

Watched 2 Bollywood films recently, through the magic and convenience of YouTube. After a dry spell, I think I’ve rekindled my love for this culture and genre of films. The music, song, dance – all so magical! The romantic escapist in me is satisfied.

 

Story about a mute and deaf man, and 2 women in his life – one of them with autism. The film is a true work of art in the aspect of communication without words.

 

Reviews didn’t treat this movie too kindly, describing it as lacking in any plot or storyline, making it more documentary than film-like. But for some reason, I sat through the whole 2 and a half hours, captivated by the very mundaneness of the characters’ lives and relationship development (not forgetting the music and vocals which were superb!). And there was a little climax at the end after all, which made me feel slightly rewarded 🙂

 

I love Bollywood.

Phas Gaye Re Obama

Sometimes I seriously wonder where Bollywood gets all their seemingly original and superbly creative ideas from.

Is it a case of, when society becomes too structured (like in some other Asian countries), people lose the will to think out of the box and hence lose creativity?

 

Anyway, that aside, this was a hilarious film, with satire at its best. Loved it.

 

Magic of Bollywood

No other film genre is able to tell stories through the effective use of music and visuals so brilliantly.

I used this for a music lesson once, in my fledgling year. It would be nice if I could have a chance to revisit that lesson and do so much more today.