theguyinallblue Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Badjatya bandhu have come up with their new movie "Vivah"... promos are interesting... it seems it will be a super duper hit just like MPK and HAHK... looking forward to watch the pirated version on cable soon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... Can't stand Shahid Kapoor. Barjatya's last movie "Main Prem...." was horrid. Let's see what happens this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... Ohh Noooo!!! :wall: Barjatya is on my official avoid list along with Karan Johar and Subhash Ghai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... i liked his maine pyar kiya at tht time, cos of my age.... but now, i find their movies cheesy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabira Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... the last one was headache..I am not sure why we watched it..We had just finished watching Terminator 3 and stayed in same theatre hall and watch this crap for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrake Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... going by the name of it...its going to be one boring affair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... I am literally driven to rage after watching Barjataya's movies and feel like shooting all the pigeons and parrots of the world, rip apart every teddy bear ever manufactured, and sending all the samdhi and samdhans to a never ending vanvaas where they can smile and cry all they want away from civilization. The guy has inflicted so much pain on me and dragged Bollywood back so many years that I want to shut down all the existing "Icecream, Chocolate" factories of the world and tell anyone and everyone never to make a "Saheli". The kind of support cast he introduces in the form of doodhwaalis and dhapli players who break into a sing and dance routine at the drop of the hat has me foaming from the mouth. If ever I come across a town called Sundarnagar I vow to crash a Boeing 747 in it and remove it from the planet. Ohh and if I ever see a dog umpiring a cricket match, the dog has met his fate. I have started despising all white dogs. The guy has left an indelible impression on my brain which is something I will have to take to my grave or his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandrake Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... LOL@Shwetabh to be fair to Barjatya..MPK was to an extent good...but once he got into his "family" formula its been all downhill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veer Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... lol @ shwetabh.. cant believe his movie can do such things to a person.. his movies are "feel good" movies for older generation.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... LOL shwetabh! HAHK is one of my all time favourites though The one thing in Barjatya movies that irks me is to see so many freeloaders hanging around the main family's house 24/7, eating there, playing pool, chit chatting. Baap ka ghar samjha hai kya?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... lol swetabh .....! can't stand these movies..... have tried watching the wedding video but never had the patience to finish it .... mein pyar ki deewani hoon was plain embarassing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Dooku Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... Since HAHK - it's all been downhill from Bharjatiay babu. Didn't see the MPKDH & no plans to Vivah. In fact - it has been total & utter cr@p from bollywood this year except Munnabhai. Have only watched Malamaal Weekly (couple of laughs in the whole 2.5 hour movie). Munnabhai - very funny. Don - cr@p of cr@p. Please miss this movie of you haven't seen it yet. Saw original Don yesterday - still as good. Nobody can beat Big B. I have given up no bollywood movies now - unfortunately my neice (who is a big SRK fan) drags into his movies. I absolutely can't stand SRK. I try to see (at my wife's behest) comedy movies. Enough of my rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... In fact - it has been total & utter cr@p from bollywood this year except Munnabhai. Have only watched Malamaal Weekly (couple of laughs in the whole 2.5 hour movie). Munnabhai - very funny. Don - cr@p of cr@p. Please miss this movie of you haven't seen it yet. Saw original Don yesterday - still as good. Nobody can beat Big B. I have given up no bollywood movies now - unfortunately my neice (who is a big SRK fan) drags into his movies. I absolutely can't stand SRK. I try to see (at my wife's behest) comedy movies. What?! It's been a good year as far as movies go. Let me name some: Rang De Basanti Lage Raho Munnabhai Krrish Omkara Don(definitely watchable) Dor Pyaar Ke Side Effects Khosla Ka Ghosla Fanaa(I liked it) And Dhoom 2 is coming out in 2-3 weeks time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... What?! It's been a good year as far as movies go. Let me name some: Rang De Basanti :shrug: Lage Raho Munnabhai :wtg: Krrish :wall: Omkara :wtg: Don(definitely watchable) Dor Pyaar Ke Side Effects Khosla Ka Ghosla Fanaa(I liked it) :wall: And Dhoom 2 is coming out in 2-3 weeks time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Dooku Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... In fact - it has been total & utter cr@p from bollywood this year except Munnabhai. Have only watched Malamaal Weekly (couple of laughs in the whole 2.5 hour movie). Munnabhai - very funny. Don - cr@p of cr@p. Please miss this movie of you haven't seen it yet. Saw original Don yesterday - still as good. Nobody can beat Big B. I have given up no bollywood movies now - unfortunately my neice (who is a big SRK fan) drags into his movies. I absolutely can't stand SRK. I try to see (at my wife's behest) comedy movies. What?! It's been a good year as far as movies go. Let me name some: Rang De Basanti - sorry thought it lkast year - GOOD Lage Raho Munnabhai - EXCELLENT Krrish - garbage Omkara - time waste Don(definitely watchable) - LOWEST of LOWEST cr@P anybody could think OF Dor - Haven't seen it Pyaar Ke Side Effects - Haven't seen it Khosla Ka Ghosla - haven't seen it Fanaa(I liked it) - rubbish (just above DON) And Dhoom 2 is coming out in 2-3 weeks time. - should be good. I like AB junior and Uday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullu Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... Fanaa was bit over-rated..rest of the movies you mentioned were good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullu Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... I would recommend Khosla ka Ghosla, Count. It's a hilarious movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... Yeah I've heard its really good. Will try and catch it this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Dooku Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... Thanks Gullu. Will try and see Khosla sometime soon. If you want to see some real acting by some great actors (none of the rubbish from today like SRK, Akshay etc etc) I would recommend this very old movie (for AQUA & all you teeny boppers out there) is NAMAK HARAM. Wow what a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguyinallblue Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 Re: New Movie from Raj Shree Production... :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: ..very poor rating by rediff... Indian weddings, as Sooraj Barjatya discovered long before Mira Nair, are irresistibly elaborate parties, grand shindigs mixing cocktails with culture, and rituals with remixes. They translate perfectly to our screens, and all a director really needs is to keep the camera tightly closed on a shaadi. Bas. But Barjatya's Vivah is far more ambitious than just letting a good cinematographer make a wedding video. The director has earnestly tried his hand at a full-blooded Bollywood movie, using his recurrent wedding theme merely as a backdrop. Now if only he'd followed this idea up with real actors, something close to a plot, and someone who could write one line of actual dialogue. Vivah is a nightmare. With a storyline and background score making you feel like you're trapped in a sadistically put-together marathon of soap operas, this isn't just a bad movie. There are lots of awful films out there, and one would ignore this, label it avoidable (wise course of action) and move on, but this is much worse than a mere bad film. Vivah is unforgivably regressive. Under the guise of 'old-world charm,' the film paints an India that makes you wince, a disastrously worded world whose characters are not just saccharine but suicide-provoking. Alright, people in small towns are simple and charming, and yes, they are more prone to tradition than most of us, but in no way are they... what's the word? Ah yes, pathetic. Vivah is shameful simply because it makes you glad to be in a big city, and like another big release this year, it really makes you wanna give marriage a rethink. There is precious little to be said for the story. Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao, an engaged couple almost wholly unacquainted with each other, have fallen in love -- the coldest, least passionate love you've seen in a while, by the way � and there is much rejoicing among their families as the wedding nears, except she's Cinderella. An orphan raised by her aunt and uncle, suddenly Amrita finds herself on the receiving end of hostility -- largely because her wedding dress costs too much. The background score hammers cliche as tension takes over the narrative. With typically Barjatya style, people roll down staircases, Mohnish Bahl pops up (as a truly mean doctor), and the 'moments' are subtle enough to knock you into a snore. And while the lead pair can't act, the dialogue hurts even more than they do. Picture Shahid mooning wistfully on a verandah. Amrita, ghoonghat covering her head, pops up behind him with a brass tumbler full of water, and mousily asks him if he'd like some "jal." That's right, these folk are inadvertently mean caricatures of the heartland, talking like absolutely nobody does. He sniffles, takes the glass and reaches for some ice when she cuts in. 'People with a cold,' she smiles at his sneakers, 'shouldn't ice their drinks.' Amrita smiles 'coyly' and scoots off, even as Shahid skips the ice and stands wondering how she realised he had a cold. While this rough translation from the unbelievable Vivah tongue might not have quite the same impact, it exemplifies the horror this film is packed with. The only good thing that one can say about Shahid Kapoor is that he isn't awful. He isn't offensively bad, doesn't ham it up like crazy, or speak in a weird accent. Having said that, he isn't an actor at all, standing around working on his boyish grin, simply chewing up the scenery. No screen presence at all. Amrita Rao plays a cow. Docile to a fault, the pretty girl ponders around the film, constantly getting in the way of the story. Her character is not just conservative but excessively given to world-pleasing. She sobs, she smiles, she scampers -- she does anything anyone wants her to do, making you wish someone tried asked her to be subtle. Her painful performance coupled with the horrible lines she's given singles her out as the film's weakest point -- so her having the maximum screentime isn't a positive. Damn, how this film makes us miss Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit. Sooraj Barjatya is responsible for some very fine films. While simplistic and given to melodrama, his films are usually peopled by great characters. Believable folk walk through Maine Pyaar Kiya, and get much better by the time Hum Aapke Hain Koun comes along. The films featured good side-characters, and brilliant lead actors who made even their extreme earnestness and nobility believable. Cynics may scoff, but those films had heart. And lots of warmth. This one pretends to be sweet. And ends up leaving a bad taste in your mouth. Rediff Rating: No stars. Which also happens to be Vivah's top flaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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