tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post1355194609497143713..comments2023-10-15T02:27:52.011-04:00Comments on Man Panchhi Albela: A New 'Bond'Rituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833068252721349169noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-78549869438290742010-02-04T02:09:33.192-05:002010-02-04T02:09:33.192-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-64418439311266282112009-02-19T03:09:00.000-05:002009-02-19T03:09:00.000-05:00My Manna da favorites are the usual popular choice...My Manna da favorites are the usual popular choices - <I>Ae mere pyaare watan</I>, <I>Kasme waade pyaar wafaa</I>, <I>Tu pyaar ka saagar</I>, <I>Suraj zara aa paas aa</I>, <I>Ae bhai zara dekh ke</I> and other assorted Raj Kapoor songs (I share your allergy for RK but he did give Manna da a chance to shine!). Recently I stumbled across a Rafi-Manna Dey duet from an obscure movie called Johnny Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-82115689946706933622009-02-15T02:25:00.000-05:002009-02-15T02:25:00.000-05:00Dear bollyviewer,ok I concede, a hep uncleji, but ...Dear bollyviewer,<BR/><BR/>ok I concede, a hep uncleji, but an uncleji neverthless :). <BR/><BR/>As far as recycling is concerned, it not a bad idea. They have a solid script in place and then there is a market for nostalgia and period films. For new ventures they desperately need new directors and script-writers!<BR/><BR/>I am glad to enjoyed Manna da's songs. I would welcome your suggestion on Rituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833068252721349169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-78974412777644567312009-02-15T00:51:00.000-05:002009-02-15T00:51:00.000-05:00Ritu cant say if it could be definitely Dev Saab ...Ritu cant say if it could be definitely Dev Saab - he looked ridiculous in action sequences :-) Other than him, Dharmendra ( as in Aankhen etc)and Jitendra (as in Farz - that actually established him as a star) have also did Bond like roles. But quite frankly none of these did a convincing job - all of them caricatured the Bond.Nareshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631995597692040605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-42195647903550736362009-02-14T00:57:00.000-05:002009-02-14T00:57:00.000-05:00Poor Sean Connery! If you must condemn him to "Unc...Poor Sean Connery! If you must condemn him to "Uncle"-dom at least let it be a very hot and dashing one. And as one who loves Pierce Brosnan way more than Sean Connery, I think his (Brosnan's) Bond movies were the most boring ever. OK, maybe the fact that they werent made in the 60s took away the oldies stamp that makes even boring movies acceptable to me... <BR/><BR/>I havent seen QoS but from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-65253630969285560072009-02-12T06:59:00.000-05:002009-02-12T06:59:00.000-05:00There can be no parallel to Sean Connery. He is th...There can be no parallel to Sean Connery. He is the original bond, rest are just poor images of him.<BR/><BR/>There was lot of hype for Pierce Brosnan, especially, the interest he created through Remington Steele (he was great in it). But, as a bond he was big failure. Not much can be done, scrip and directors are tinkering too much with Bond character.<BR/><BR/>All bond movies that are based on Indian Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638771779882523020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-34778202914349112282009-02-11T07:07:00.000-05:002009-02-11T07:07:00.000-05:00@ Kaiser_Soze says :---Pierce Brosnan:- Worst Bond...@ Kaiser_Soze says :<BR/>---<BR/>Pierce Brosnan:- Worst Bond ever. A metrosexual who got lucky. Its like Rajesh Khanna trying to be Dharam paaji. Suitable only for the original Casino Royale.<BR/>"<BR/>---<BR/>LOL.. even though I love Pierce Brosnan, the Rajesh Khanna trying to do Dharam Paaji part is very funny :)<BR/><BR/>@ Kaiser_Soze #6 says :<BR/>'M' had to be whining feminist instead of a Rituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833068252721349169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-1319254837706417502009-02-11T07:06:00.000-05:002009-02-11T07:06:00.000-05:00Sigh. What a satisfying read this was!Sigh. What a satisfying read this was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-84352189079434593282009-02-11T07:05:00.000-05:002009-02-11T07:05:00.000-05:00'M' had to be whining feminist instead of a tough-...'M' had to be whining feminist instead of a tough-as-nails boss. If it had to be a fashionbly female character, then why not somebody who could project Thatcher like quality?<BR/><BR/>My favorite actors for playing Bond:<BR/><BR/>1) Sean Connery:- Tough, ruthless, charming, funny and a suave ladies man.<BR/><BR/>2) George Lazenby:- Tough and ruthless. Also a suave ladies man. Although, he failed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-13096167471191051462009-02-11T07:04:00.000-05:002009-02-11T07:04:00.000-05:00Bond had always been a symbol of machismo in earli...Bond had always been a symbol of machismo in earlier days. But the villain that finally got him is political correctness and feminism, and then he had to become emosional and cry like a baby, since that is what magazines like Cosmo prescribe men to do from time to time, in order to keep their women happy. This is the unfortunate part of 'keeping up with the times'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-10918517328426548372009-02-11T07:03:00.000-05:002009-02-11T07:03:00.000-05:00@ Kerty: James Bond did reinvent himself big way w...@ Kerty: <BR/>James Bond did reinvent himself big way with Pierce Brosnan but the current set of writers do not seem to believe in the Bond Brand. One needs a DevD style overhaul of James Bond for it too remain in vogue.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for your kind comments, I do review 'Bollywood' once in a while, but it is mostly of vintage variety. I'll post some abridged articles here sometime.Rituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833068252721349169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-17220336726104548122009-02-10T23:25:00.000-05:002009-02-10T23:25:00.000-05:00Good review of Bond. You should review Bollywood. ...Good review of Bond. You should review Bollywood. You have a good grasp of cinema. <BR/><BR/>Bond movies are high-octane masala movies that entertain men of all ages. They are formulic but there is never a dull moment. But I did not enjoy the last outing. It did not feel like a Bond movie at all. The editing was so choppy I got headache after 15min into the movie. If this new make over of Bond, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-54251367178332521092009-02-10T23:22:00.000-05:002009-02-10T23:22:00.000-05:00The kind of Bond you want is already there in a th...The kind of Bond you want is already there in a theater near you. He's called Jason Bore, er, Bourne. He fails the tick mark test.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-32973020946178733252009-02-10T23:18:00.000-05:002009-02-10T23:18:00.000-05:00Goldfinger, Goliath of crime, We miss those Bonds....Goldfinger, Goliath of crime, We miss those Bonds.<BR/>An Excellent articleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-21460374779551778962009-02-10T12:37:00.000-05:002009-02-10T12:37:00.000-05:00Yes, but imagine taking a Shammi Kapoor film and r...Yes, but imagine taking a Shammi Kapoor film and remaking it today with all the Kashmir, Premnath cliches. It would need and Anurag Kashyap and DevD for it to really work out.<BR/><BR/>Talking of Desi Bonds, who do you think was our Desi Bond? Dev Anand? with Jewel Thief and Johnny Mera Naam?Rituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833068252721349169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-57083054082924189662009-02-10T08:49:00.000-05:002009-02-10T08:49:00.000-05:00Ritu excellent review of Mr. Bond :)I agree with a...Ritu excellent review of Mr. Bond :)<BR/><BR/>I agree with another comment here - Sean Connery was the best of the lot. <BR/><BR/>I know James bond movies are bit cliched with hackneyed plot-lines but who cares – it is like watching those masala bollywood flicks from 60s. Good Paisa vasool - that too without unnecessarily exerting the neurons :) <BR/><BR/>However, I did not particularly like the Nareshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631995597692040605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-62205210291194046172009-02-10T01:25:00.000-05:002009-02-10T01:25:00.000-05:00Ramesh, I think that is because of the lack of tha...Ramesh, I think that is because of the lack of that 'X' factor. A key ingredient to the Bond magic. One requires heightened levels of panache, style an flamboyance to be James Bond. It is like Balraj Sahni cannot become Dev Anand!<BR/>:).Rituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833068252721349169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-58300676228488341312009-02-09T12:11:00.000-05:002009-02-09T12:11:00.000-05:00RituGreat blog. COuple of additions / comments. Po...Ritu<BR/><BR/>Great blog. COuple of additions / comments. Poor George Lazeebee (my mis-spelling) always gets the short end of the stick even among hard core Bond pankhas. His 'OHMSS' - thats On Her Majesty's Secret Service - is pobably 2 or 3 in the Bond list for its 'character drivern' story and not the usual 3 g formula - guns, girls, gadgets and not in that order .:)<BR/><BR/>Keep postingKVRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766656778946443284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-26540829200408280682009-02-09T02:05:00.000-05:002009-02-09T02:05:00.000-05:00he maybe a uncle now, ritu, but he was hot and stu...he maybe a uncle now, ritu, but he was hot and stud once!<BR/><BR/>i like brosnan too...but sean is another matter altogether :) he is the original bond!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-78354827681504012852009-02-09T02:02:00.000-05:002009-02-09T02:02:00.000-05:00OMG What blasphemy. What was I smoking. The slip h...OMG What blasphemy. What was I smoking. The slip has been rectified. <BR/><BR/>But Neha, how can you continue to idolise that uncleji, atleast it has to Brosnan if not Craig!Rituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833068252721349169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010708867972304258.post-33411260267654018392009-02-09T01:52:00.000-05:002009-02-09T01:52:00.000-05:00dudette! not sean penn!! !please!sean connery(the ...dudette! not sean penn!! !please!<BR/>sean connery(the best bond ever!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com