Stories from Beth Loves Bollywood
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just say yes: Charas
Beth Loves Bollywood &bull Jan 8, 2012
I'm in the sunshine, arms outstretched, spinning around, driving off with Shashi Kapoor in a convertible - because I love Bollywood. It's the time to disco - for ours are crazy hearts! Also a note on the title, before we get started: the subtitles translate the word "charas" as opium; a friend in Delhi told me it means heroin; and the Oxford Hindi-English dictionary says it's a kind of resin-based preparation of cannabis. Charas is fantastic. It's glorious, giddy, jam-packed but streamlined 70s masala. I am simultaneously incredibly grateful to have seen it and saddened by the knowledge that for… Full Story »
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in conversation with Minikhan: Mothra vs. Godzilla
Beth Loves Bollywood &bull Dec 24, 2011
I'm in the sunshine, arms outstretched, spinning around, driving off with Shashi Kapoor in a convertible - because I love Bollywood. It's the time to disco - for ours are crazy hearts! When members of the Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit decided to play Secret Santas, I knew I would be in for a treat. Last week I opened my mysterious package to find Mothra vs. Godzilla (trailer here)-a film I knew only by reputation, and what a reputation!-courtesy of Monster Island Resort. A perfect emissary, I think, given that it features two monsters (or four, depending on if… Full Story »
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"unmitigated trash": an opinion piece on 1970s films from Filmfare September 1-15 1978
Beth Loves Bollywood &bull Dec 21, 2011
I'm in the sunshine, arms outstretched, spinning around, driving off with Shashi Kapoor in a convertible - because I love Bollywood. It's the time to disco - for ours are crazy hearts! I can count on one hand the number… Full Story »
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Haatim Tai
Beth Loves Bollywood &bull Dec 10, 2011
I'm in the sunshine, arms outstretched, spinning around, driving off with Shashi Kapoor in a convertible - because I love Bollywood. It's the time to disco - for ours are crazy hearts! With the caveat in place that Temple and I watched this without subtitles, I think it's as likely as not that the plot was selected and developed just to support director Babubhai Mistry's taste for the fantastic and very special special effects as the other way around. The basic structure of the story is the attempt… Full Story »
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Moucho Prema: 1970s Masala Mustache Quiz!
Beth Loves Bollywood &bull Dec 1, 2011
I'm in the sunshine, arms outstretched, spinning around, driving off with Shashi Kapoor in a convertible - because I love Bollywood. It's the time to disco - for ours are crazy hearts! Just in the nick of time for Movember/Moucho… Full Story »
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Cha Cha Cha! Bahut Accha! Award: for the birds edition
Beth Loves Bollywood &bull Nov 26, 2011
I'm in the sunshine, arms outstretched, spinning around, driving off with Shashi Kapoor in a convertible - because I love Bollywood. It's the time to disco - for ours are crazy hearts! Inspired by"Kabootari Bole Kabootar Se" from Suraj, I… Full Story »
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Phaansi
Beth Loves Bollywood &bull Nov 6, 2011
I'm in the sunshine, arms outstretched, spinning around, driving off with Shashi Kapoor in a convertible - because I love Bollywood. It's the time to disco - for ours are crazy hearts! Phaansi features Shashi Kapoor circa 1978 at the height of his...I was going to say "powers" but really it's his lovely curls and big eyelashes. Even when costumed insanely. Head-to-toe peach is not acceptable on anyone, not even Shashi Kapoor. He plays… Full Story »
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Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
Beth Loves Bollywood &bull Oct 24, 2011
I'm in the sunshine, arms outstretched, spinning around, driving off with Shashi Kapoor in a convertible - because I love Bollywood. It's the time to disco - for ours are crazy hearts! First, an overdue announcement: the wonderful site Without Giving the Movie Away (WOGMA) is holding a blogging contest in honor of its fifth birthday. The gist is that you should write something about your favorite film, however you wish to define the term. Click here for details. That threshold reveals itself to each of us at a different time-I like to think at the exactly right time-and affects… Full Story »
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the Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit investigates Hindi cinema
Beth Loves Bollywood &bull Oct 22, 2011
I'm in the sunshine, arms outstretched, spinning around, driving off with Shashi Kapoor in a convertible - because I love Bollywood. It's the time to disco - for ours are crazy hearts! You may have noticed a new link in… Full Story »
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The 30-Day Bollywood Song Challenge! part 3
Beth Loves Bollywood &bull Oct 15, 2011
I'm in the sunshine, arms outstretched, spinning around, driving off with Shashi Kapoor in a convertible - because I love Bollywood. It's the time to disco - for ours are crazy hearts! A difficult song that you wish you could sing Anything that uses or depends on structures or techniques from classical Indian music is beyond me (all my decades of musical training and experience are western), so much so that I… Full Story »
