Well, my dear friend Erin returned a bunch of books and Bollywood films the other night--got me to re-reading some old staples!
One compact wee book is
Bollywood by Ashok Banker--the copy I have I got thru some Indian bookseller online--so it has a nifty cover of Bollywood poster art.
If you recognize that image--it is from
Lagaan! One of my all time favorite films--though it is one you Have to see in 2 parts!! The movie runs nearly as long as the 3 day cricket game in the film.
Re-reading his entries on important Hindi films has gotten me wanting to find some of these films from the 50's and 60's and before.
Banker's easy style writing about his favorite films makes you want to hunt down and watch movies.
Another book Erin returned was Rachel Dwyer's
Top 100 Hindi Films. I thumbed through this book and re-read some bits, noting that I had put marks on the films I owned or had seen--I haven't nearly as many I really should!
I haven't just been reading Bollywood--I have been watching--I am trying to do my project of re-watching my Shahrukh Khan films. I re-watched
Paheli yesterday--even to the point where I watched(sans subtitles, lots of Hinglish) the Making of the Song release parts of the DVD. Not going to say much here, other than it did its usual of lifting my spirits--the bright colors, peppy music, strong story for a woman's choice! Nuf said for now! More to come.
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