Blogging about films is not my favorite kind unless the film is like ‘Rang De Basanti’ and once you see the film, you are SO compelled to write about it and get it off your chest. But the sad truth is, I cannot think of anything to write about and my fingers are plain itching to type!!!
Ok, now I shall blog about Salaam Namaste and hopefully, everyone would have seen this film by now. If not, please skip this post!
I am probably one of the last people to have watched this film. I started listening to the tracks a few weeks back and really liked them. Got the DVD from a local Indian store and watched it with Pinch. The film is good to start out. The subject is different in its own way though I have my doubts about how the film worked in non-metro cities and small towns in India. Live-in relationship, unwed pregnancy, bikinis on the beach in clear display – ahem, I left India a couple of years back and I am probably stuck somewhere in time but I thought that these were daring topics to explore. Anyways, film has a fresh look about it though Saif and Preity look a bit too old for this. Not old for the film and the subject but they don’t have the freshness or glow on their face any more. They look kinda worn-out. Music is completely hummable and I adored Arshad Warsi, as always. He is such a likeable actor.
Some glaring facts about the film:
1. Preity’s belly swelled up between two shots, all of a sudden. I went, “Whoa, how did that happen? One day, she was at this housewarming in a sleek, green dress and the next scene, she is having these pregnancy classes looking HEAVILY pregnant!” Never mind, these things happen, I guess.
2. For a medical person, she seemed to be quite awkward with her condition. She didn’t look like she had much knowledge or confidence based on her understanding of the situation which a medical student would have, I’d think. To top it all, the way she runs on the rocks holding her belly – don’t think even a layperson would be that carefree (or careless?).
3. The thing that struck me as strange was, this woman went through estrangement, pregnancy, delivery, etc. and didn’t miss her Mom a single time. I would have thought that in such a messy situation, Mummy would be on any girl’s mind. Nahin?
4. Very sorry to say but Mallus DO NOT speak like that radio station owner. As for Bangladeshi folks, I’ll let them defend themeselves.
Ok, that’s that. Till I think of the topic of my next blog, these fingers will keep stretching and stretching…
lalunadiosa says:
Plus her style of playing a pregnant woman is so filmi….while I understand that pregnancy wrecks havoc with your hormones, her screeching fits still seem over the top!!!!
I was so disappointed with the movie…I liked the first half even though it seemed a little forced but then in the second half, it felt like the director had succumbed to public pressure and wrapped up everything in the “good” and “traditional” way….
April 7, 2006 — 1:11 pm
Lakshmi says:
I know… In the second half, I was constantly wincing as she went into her screaming fits. I am sure pregnant women world over must be going, “This woman is giving all of us a bad name with her wild screaming”…:-)
April 7, 2006 — 1:14 pm
hithaz says:
Those screams were horrid .. Everytime she screamed i thought she will deliver the baby right then. Twins or no Twins. Never seen a pregnant woman screaming like that.
May 15, 2006 — 5:22 am
Lakshmi says:
You never know with pregnant ladies… at least that’s what everyone says. According to a friend of mine, who has a 2-yr old baby, during those days, you can easily feel like killing someone…:-)
May 15, 2006 — 1:11 pm
radhika74 says:
the stomach was gross!!
Yes, agree that the songs are nice
April 7, 2006 — 11:10 pm
Lakshmi says:
Songs were wonderful!
April 10, 2006 — 12:32 pm
rparvaaz says:
Oh, I thought that the song after the party showed the passage of time. And her belly *has* to be that big- she was carrying twins!
I really disliked the last scene though but I did enjoy the scenes with Saif’s friend, his wife and Preity. Felt *very* sorry for the former…
April 9, 2006 — 9:08 am
Lakshmi says:
Yeah, I enjoyed the dialogues between Arshad and Saif. But then Arshad Warsi is such a neat actor, he has an amazing sense of the comic.
April 10, 2006 — 12:33 pm
invisibelle says:
Heh, I found #2 funny in the movie, too. Doesn’t she supposedly work at the womens’ clinic she’s visiting? Surely someone who’s around that stuff all the time would be more familiar with what’s going on.
The radio station owner was good comedy in the theater where I saw it, mostly because the one desi station owner in my area is not very well-liked and someone in the theater yelled out that it was him. 🙂
April 9, 2006 — 11:07 am
Lakshmi says:
The radio station owner was good comedy in the theater where I saw it, mostly because the one desi station owner in my area is not very well-liked and someone in the theater yelled out that it was him. 🙂
🙂 There is no such thing as bad press, anyway!
April 10, 2006 — 12:34 pm
kookygoblin says:
That protruding belly is just obscene.
April 10, 2006 — 10:05 pm
Lakshmi says:
But remember, she had twins!
April 11, 2006 — 1:38 pm
kookygoblin says:
The way she wears short tees while pregnant with twins is obscene!!
April 12, 2006 — 3:06 am
Lakshmi says:
🙂 Guess you didn’t catch any pics of the heavily pregnant Britney Spears who wore bra-tops and low pants quite often!
April 12, 2006 — 2:09 pm
hithaz says:
ha ha ha even i was amused with her running on rocks holding a belly which was so huge for a point i thought she was having sextuples not twins.
May 15, 2006 — 5:20 am
Lakshmi says:
They can probably make a sequel to this one…:-) Can’t imagine how the couple would deal with twins.
May 15, 2006 — 1:09 pm