Most entertaining Indian films
Topic suggested by SRK on Mon Mar 15 19:53:14 .
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In this thread, I would like to discuss some great Indian films(including Tamizh films). However, the point of view is ENTERTAINMENT, not art.
Responses:
- From: bull (@ wizard.mch.sni.de)
on: Fri Mar 19 09:14:05
I dont know how many people will disagree with me, I suppose a lot of them will, but when it comes to pure ENTERTAINMENT, I would vote for Govinda movies... :-))
Yeah I know you all are going to start shouting at me but think... when in a group of fun-loving friends what other movie can you really enjoy and spend a non-intellectual free unthinking three hours in? One can very easily take out one's brain, keep it safely at home and then go and watch a Govinda movie.
No, Im not being sarcastic. I really like these movies!
Amongst all of them I think aankhEn was probably the most fun, what with 2 Govindas, 2 Kader Khans and a Chunky to boot! Pure entertainment!
Apart from that most of the Govinda-Kader Khan-Karishma-David Dhawan combinations... and others... Coolie No. 1, Hero No. 1, saajan chalE sasural... all of them!
- From: vj (@ chme111pc1.ecn.purdue.edu)
on: Sat Mar 20 22:27:19
i really cannot see what is the border between 'entertainment' and 'art'....
well, is it that, throught out the movie if you are not required to cry or feel anything in particular, yo are being entertained?
please do let me know
- From: SRK (@ nova11.cs.wisc.edu)
on: Sun Mar 21 00:17:14
Vj: The difference between art and entertainment is this: An entertaining film need not be logical or truthful or serious. The film is made with a view to spend 3 hours time, not as a great piece of art.
What you say is true one way: An art film can be entertaining, but not the other way round.
More later
- From: vj (@ chme111pc1.ecn.purdue.edu)
on: Mon Mar 22 17:51:51
C'Mon SRK, Do you think Art movies need to be truthful. logical and serious?
I highly doubt it.. its difficult at what point art breaks away from entertainment.... Cant a full-lenght comedy movie be Art? its pure semantics
vijay
- From: SRK (@ netcache.doit.wisc.edu)
on: Mon Mar 22 19:18:36
Vj: Strictly speaking yes, I agree. But it would be kind of weird if I went to the "Art films in Tamil" thread and begin discussing MMKR, right?
You see the point? This thread is for such movies.
- From: bb (@ schubert.crhc.uiuc.edu)
on: Tue Mar 23 00:07:37
SRK: poi database examkku padidaa, adhai vittuttu:-))))
just kidding!
entertainment films:
MMKR, aboorva brothers, most rajini movies, most sreenivasan,jayaram movies, amaithippadai, karagaattakkaaran......
- From: bull (@ wizard.mch.sni.de)
on: Tue Mar 23 09:14:59
hum hain raahi pyaar kE
andaaz apnaa apnaa
Victoria -203
golmaal
rangbirangi
baat ban jaayE
chashmE baddoor
kaamchOr
khattaa meethaa
khoobsoorat
amar akbar anthony
sattE pE sattaa
- From: Raj (@ master.hyd.deshaw.com)
on: Tue Mar 23 09:22:24
Bull: Namkku tamil konjam konjam varum? :)
(Hey!NOM:)))
- From: bull (@ wizard.mch.sni.de)
on: Tue Mar 23 09:44:25
Raj: enakku thamzi nallaavE varum. adhaan topic'layE "indian movies (including thamiz)"nnu pOttirukkE apparam enna?
- From: bull (@ wizard.mch.sni.de)
on: Tue Mar 23 09:44:44
typo
thamzi => thamiz
- From: Raj (@ master.hyd.deshaw.com)
on: Tue Mar 23 10:02:49
Bull: NO offence meant:))
Just wanted to pull your legs...amazing command over Hindi and Urdu, you have, I thought. Strictly no offence meant at all.
- From: SRK (@ netcache.doit.wisc.edu)
on: Tue Mar 23 10:37:48
I think Hrishikesh Mukherjee's films were (am not sure about 'are'- anyone knows about "Jhoot bole kauwa kaate"?) clean and wholesome entertainers - IMO great family movies:
1. Amitabh-Jayabhaduri starrers: Mili, Abhimaan, Chupke Chupke, Guddi, etc
2. Amol Palekar starrers: Golmaal(remade in Tamizh with Rajini), Choti si baat, etc.
3. Others: Anand, etc
I wonder why he stopped directing films in the middle. His movies used to have excellent music as well usually Salilda or SDB.
- From: bull (@ wizard.mch.sni.de)
on: Tue Mar 23 11:23:32
RAJ : NONE TAKEN !! Dont worry, no probs. (and thanks for the compliment too! :-))
All those Utpal Dutt starrers are really tooooooooo good. Who can forget the "Dhurandharr Batwadekar" of rangbirangi!
Anand? SRK do you really think that Anand was an entertainer? It was a heart-rending tear-jerking drama acted out very very well by everyone involved in it... but does it come under the category of entertainment that the other movies we have been discussing come under?
- From: bb (@ schubert.crhc.uiuc.edu)
on: Tue Mar 23 12:45:42
what about the four-weddings-and-a-funeral movies with loooooong titles? hum aapke hain kaun, maine pyar kiya, Dilwaale dulhania le jaayenge.
if anand is entertainment, so is do bigha zameen:-)
- From: Raj (@ master.hyd.deshaw.com)
on: Tue Mar 23 13:00:09
Anand was what could be called a "feel-good" film. The characters were all unbeliveably idealistic and in a sense ideal. Despite the sad ending, it left a good feeling in your heart...you could remember warmly all the beautiful relationships...there is so much about the movie that I fondly recall, get an emotional spasm on thinking or smile under the lips mildly. That one where Rajesh Khanna says
"Tujhe kya aashirwaad doon behn, Yeh bhi to nahin keh sakta..ki mere umar tujhe lag jaaye" immediately springs to the mind.
Entertainment? No,maybe but who cares!
- From: SRK (@ elroy.cs.wisc.edu)
on: Tue Mar 23 13:48:02
bull: Why can't serious movies be entertaining? There is something hazy about the definition of "entertainment" - so its difficult to say serious films are not entertaining.
- From: SRK (@ elroy.cs.wisc.edu)
on: Tue Mar 23 13:50:30
bb: Those long-titled movies entertained teh Indian junta, but count me out of that set.
- From: nalini (@ 169.144.84.64)
on: Tue Mar 23 14:05:33
Newfound thread for me. Guys - how about Don, Sholay, Deevar, Padosan and old Shammi Kapoor movies!
And in Thamizh - Kadhalikka neram illai, Bama Vijayam (too old for you??!), Meendum Kokila to name a few. Be back with some more later.
- From: bull (@ wizard.mch.sni.de)
on: Wed Mar 24 02:49:43
kaadhalikka nEramillai
baamaa vijayam
balE paaNdiyaa
sabaapathi (full of "Tinkle" jokes)
aduthta vIttu peN (much better than "padOsan")
kaasEdhaan kadavuLadaa
missiammaa
maayaa bajaar
kadhaanaayagan
mmkr
magaLir mattum
kaadhalaa kaadhalaa
- From: bull (@ wizard.mch.sni.de)
on: Wed Mar 24 02:52:17
One Telugu movie that entertained me to the max.
kshaNakshaNam
- From: bb (@ compq4.crhc.uiuc.edu)
on: Wed Mar 24 03:32:39
more:
manal kayiru,
kudumbam oru kadhambam
samsaaram adhu minsaaram
mouna raagam
naayagan
edhir neechchal
amman koyil kizhakkaale
chithram
ramoji rao speaking
paavam paavam rajakumaaran
nanmai neranjavan srinivasan
- From: SRK (@ nova21.cs.wisc.edu)
on: Wed Mar 24 18:50:22
Some more:
Guru Sishyan: ROFL each time I watch it- esp. Rajinikanth's English.
MMKR
Pushpak
Apoorva Sahodarargal: One of the few times when I managed to enjoy Janakraj's comedy.
- From: Premila (@ galaxy.singnet.com.sg)
on: Mon Mar 29 11:55:49
I think that it depends on your definition on what you consider art is? Is it what it means in hollywood? If that it is so, it is going to be difficult to discuss indian movies as art.they can be basically enjoyed as entertainment. Even than, whether family oriented is another matter.
- From: premila (@ galaxy.singnet.com.sg)
on: Mon Mar 29 12:00:26
I would like to get some response as to who enjoyed the new aravind swamy movie 'en sause katre'? email me ..
- From: vj (@ chme111pc1.ecn.purdue.edu)
on: Wed Mar 31 16:00:33
SRK,
as i said earlier the definition remains blurred..
as you may have noticed, everyone is mentioning 'comedy' movies as entertaining!
- From: ShibuTN (@ pppa52-springfldpa3-2r271.saturn.bbn.com)
on: Sat Jun 26 01:31:47
Karagaattakkaran is a anytime watchable movie...
- From: Vishal Singh (@ 203.197.95.162)
on: Fri Aug 20 03:04:43
Hi,
Many art movies are also entertaining.
Apus Trilogy could be rated as one of the
best hindi movie.
Vishal Singh
- From: Surya Kumari U (@ 207.134.200.30)
on: Thu Nov 4 12:13:34
Ram Gopal Varma's Kshana Kshanam. Sridevi's Comedy actions is superb in this movie which won her State's best Actress award. Also beautiful songs by M.M.Keeravani (Kreem). Venkatesh is ok, but above all nice direction and Superb comedy-villon action of Paresh Rawal.
- From: Girish P S (@ ligali01.library.gatech.edu)
on: Sat Nov 13 15:00:49
Malayalam Tamil Hindi
--------- ----- ------
Dasaradham Pushpaka Vimanam Sholay
Chitram Moonam Pirai QSQT
ManichitraThazu Mauna Ragam Anand
Moonam Pakkam Michael Madana .. Satya
Nadodi Kattu Nayakan Silsila
- From: b.pradeep (@ )
on: Mon Aug 4 00:19:55
i want nayakan filim songs (thenpandi) plz.,,
- From: b.pradeep (@ )
on: Mon Aug 4 00:20:03
i want nayakan filim songs (thenpandi) plz.,,
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