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Actors, Movies, and Songs » In Wait-Oscar Sachiniti — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:50:48 +0000

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By: Hiren

Hiren — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 13:46:05 +0000

Oscars are as much about Commerce as Art. Rang De Basanti is definitely a better choice than Paheli last year which was preferred over Black.

By: saptarshi

saptarshi — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:04:29 +0000

again u score actually sumtimes we all try to be brave naa.. n here was an effort not to be a baby.. but since u really understand wat cooks inside.. well, i always return to innocence!

By: kaveetaakaul

kaveetaakaul — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:39:22 +0000

Ahh saptarshi..pl dont mature if it means numbing you to nostalgia

@Khush..yes the film is distinct to its place of origin..but then all films in the foreign language ctegory will surmise thier ethos in some way or another.Finally its a matter of the right combination of the right ingredients in a right setting in a right tale..Right??

By: khush

khush — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:17:14 +0000

the films good but i guess its kind of REGIONAL and hence would not be a good choice on a GLOBAL forum. But again not that bad either.

By: saptarshi

saptarshi — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 08:36:44 +0000

bots even am trying to get away from sum!! guess they have infiltrated humanity or gud faith- dunno whic one! pujo was basically three dayz off from making bikes
first shoppin exp. with ‘hard earned’ money:) (felt like a king man!! splurge!)n then sporadic pandal hoppin in b’lore n ya.. missed the gud old calcutta… but its been fours yearz now… some where the emotionz have matured!

By: kaveetaakaul

kaveetaakaul — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 07:09:28 +0000

Hi saptarshi,

Had to change the address you posted to evade bots from getting it.

Yeah received the mail..will get back to you on it shortly..Pujas were good:) How were yours? Did you miss being in Cal?

By: saptarshi

saptarshi — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:28:51 +0000

hi..
hmmm… we can always teach the world.. as again we were plannin cities wen they were in the caves trying to run from the wildz
accha, had sent u a mail on kavitaok ATgmail.com
did u get that.. do lemme know
how were the pujas??

By: kaveetaakaul

kaveetaakaul — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 13:05:10 +0000

Hi Saptarshi,
Our movies are categorised under ‘foreign language’. So we are under no duress to conform with “American” films, since we are not competing in the general category. Most contenders in that category are strong exmples of their cultural facets exemplified with that distinctive tinge..And they do get awarded and recognised. Our films tend to focus a lot more on the ‘paisa vasool ‘ angle of commercial constraints and run the risk therefore of missing in vital ingredients to do with story telling in its pristine form. It would be a victory if RDB does succed in conveying its essence to the jury.No harm done either way.. but why not add another feather to ones cap..merit deserves to be noticed as wide an audience as possible.
And I daresay we can teach the westerners a thing or two in certain aspects..mixing genres is one of them and successfully so…MLR, RDB, good examples.:) n yes ”gyanpith’.. and where is the khalbali maiden?? she promised to be around..I miss her instinctive, take on issues.

By: saptarshi

saptarshi — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:57:09 +0000

we can do with the free flowing spiritz n the colourz of life @rdb!

its great to focus on the oscarz but indian cinema has certain ingredients that are unique n its not peripheral.
the musical quotient, the social stigmas addressed n target audience, don gell with the american brand of ‘fire n forget’ movies! they rake in the green backz (molla!) n voila! u have starz n super starz riding the high waves of glory.. all seem somewat distant.
in india, movies do leave an impression, it is intrinsic, still pancham, rafi n hrishi’mukh. comes bac in our moods, our phases.. emotionz!

but the titanicz, ben hurz n pirates of the carrb’… pile away
mite be indian tennis needs grand slams, the bookerz are favoured over jynanpit (i hope i got the spell rite!) but the kaleidoscope of indian celluloid is beyond the perview of mr. oscar! as u said… wud they be able to measure the influence of a RDB?
it wud all be ‘lost in translation’! amen!! still i hope they bag that bald headed man in gold n then again we wud have a reason to ‘khalbali’!!

By: kaveetaakaul

kaveetaakaul — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:47:08 +0000

@ Anonymous,

Ok.

@ Dilip,

I tend to agree.

@ Saptarshi,
Rdb has been right on target with the youth.. can see it with you:) As for foreign acclaim. .I see it this way that if a Nobel, Booker, Grand slam, Wimbledon can set us on fire if won, then why not with an Oscar??

about indian sensibilities, on a world fora, thse thigs matter little. Cinema and emotions are a univeral medium and ought to be treated such.Its when we focus more on peripheries that we lose our chances.

@ Neha,

there was a year when the indian jury did not feel it right to send a single film..can you beat that? Even they were fair enough to realise that we were totally off the mark that year.

By: Neha

Neha — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:30:45 +0000

To have to send a film every year is okay..but last year ‘Black’ was the only film that deserved to be Indian entry. I liked Gangster also but that does not mean it has to be considered. I thnk the jury members are mistaking between a hit film, like RDb and a great film..that does not mean i did not like it, but not for Oscars.If a chinese korean, african film can win , then India needs a win ..its high time.But puhleeaasee how can they even think of corporate and madhur bhandarkar and all that stuff.its crazy.. we are talking oscars not sanjeevani awards or some local stuff!!Thats the problem here..politics even in selection as in the cricket team.. the best never gets selected.

By: saptarshi

saptarshi — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:36:38 +0000

it has its moments, it has its colourz n ya, it is our best bet.
the unrealistic ending somewhere hurtz the realm. but to bag mr. oscar, the lobbying game needes to be perfected-true! going for global acclaim is fine but then somewhere we take these phoren acclaims to heart- there is a perspective difference, even though its art. the internal evaluationz n criticism shud have more bearing coz certain thingz ‘happen only in india’!!

may the best reel win:)

By: dilip

dilip — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:57:06 +0000

for me the choice would have been ‘omkara’. It was a film that scored over the others on basis of realism…not a typical song and dance bollywood type, which is the requirement.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:14:01 +0000

It was a great great film…the BEST we could have sent.The songs, scenes, emotion, story, was SUPERB.