Watched Naach last night. Was an unexpectedly good film. Well, better than most others. Abhishek Bachchan is fairly okay. Ritesh Deshmukh has a small role, subtle and dignified. The surprise is Antara Mali. That girl has been doing a whole lot of stuff to her body; she can pass through a drinking straw! What flexibility… Phew! Apart from a whole lot of padding, vouched for by *informed* sources, (watch here), she has done a good job in this film. Surprisingly, this was one film where the heroine appeared to epitomise many traditionally male characterstics: strong, silent, reserved. She has vindicated the cause of the countless teary-eyed, melodramatic AND wrongly portrayed Hindi film heroines. Hooray!
The film is worth a watch. Lots of jazz, though… Music is uninspiring, tries to be very hip and experimental… I was untouched. Oh Antara, what a body, what flexibility…sigh. She seems to have spent the last million months practising yoga. But that kinda tummy is an effect of ab crunches, I am sure. Can yoga do that? I am not so sure…
RGV has this fetish, I think… For the Urmila kind of women. Very Lolitaesque, child-woman combination, petite, big-bosomed, the lower lip thrust outward, smouldering eyes.
shri says:
Have yet to watch the movie. From what I have seen of the trailers, am wondering if what she has worn in the movie, should be called clothes or rags or would it have been better, if she would have gone naked in the movie.
November 22, 2004 — 6:05 am
Lakshmi says:
She sure has something to show off, Shri…:-)
November 22, 2004 — 7:05 am
notanangel78 says:
After reading your post,maybe I will watch it. The trailors didn’t seem very interesting, and I thought Antara looked weird..!
Maybe I will watch it afterall.
November 22, 2004 — 6:24 am
Anonymous says:
“RGV has this fetish, I think… For the Urmila kind of women. Very Lolitaesque, child-woman combination, petite, big-bosomed, the lower lip thrust outward, smouldering eyes.”
My guess – it’s his Sridevi fascination being repeated in most of his movies. Apparently “Mast” is a reproduction of his crush on Sridevi. BTW, he was quoted saying he likes his women dumb!!
Very sad.
November 22, 2004 — 7:36 am
Lakshmi says:
Actually, Antara’s role is a good one in this film. Strong, powerful and confident.
November 22, 2004 — 10:04 am
hollowandempty says:
that might be the most beautiful woman i have ever seen…*sigh*
November 22, 2004 — 8:03 am
Lakshmi says:
She is really charming… in a believable way.
November 22, 2004 — 10:05 am
99kanitas says:
If there was one woman I’d go out with… 🙂
Hated the ending though. Seemed so unlike the rest; if only she’d walked away..
November 22, 2004 — 10:08 am
Lakshmi says:
Or chosen the other guy…:-)
November 22, 2004 — 10:09 am
99kanitas says:
haha ppl who haven’t seen it are going to beat us up on this one
November 22, 2004 — 10:12 am
radhika74 says:
oh yes!! OH YES!!!
November 22, 2004 — 7:48 pm
savyasachi says:
this was one film where the heroine appeared to epitomise many traditionally male characterstics: strong, silent, reserved
– Finally!
Wasn’t planning on seeing this movie, but I will now, just to see this thing…..
November 22, 2004 — 12:57 pm
srusrid says:
i liked the BGM lakshmi…i thought it went well with the movie…sridhar and myself felt there was a lot in common with ayn rand and this movie…antara as roark…:)
November 29, 2004 — 2:03 pm
Lakshmi says:
Oh, I thought the music was too pretentious.
November 29, 2004 — 6:47 pm