Totally Filmi

Totally Filmi Episode 003 - Cupid, Stupid

Episode 003 - Cupid, Stupid (audio file format: 192 Kbps mp3 - duration: 17:05 [mm:ss] - size: 23.4 MB)

Shownotes:

Today, Bollywood meets Hollywood in the first of what I'm hoping to turn into a series of episodes comparing films and their remakes.  In this episode, find out what happens when the Hollywood film "Hitch" is remade as "Partner".

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Additional Information and Links:

As I mentioned in the episode, the brief dance scene in "Hitch" becomes the full blown "Soni de nakhre" in "Partner":

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Attributions:

"Asereje" by Abdel (from Jamendo)

"Tablas-Very Sharp" recorded by hammerklavier and uploaded to The Freesound Project

Theme music and intro voiceover by John Meadows, host of the podcast "On The Log"

Totally Filmi Episode 002 - Aaja Nachle

Episode 002 - Aaja Nachle (audio file format: 192 Kbps mp3 - duration: 14:55 [mm:ss] - size: 20.5 MB)

Shownotes:

I was asked my opinion of the 2007 film "Aaja Nachle" ("Come, let's dance") directed by Anil Mehta, starring Madhuri Dixit, with Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Ranvir Shorey, Divya Dutta, Ragubhir Yadav, Vinay Pathak, Irrfan Khan, Akhilendra Mishra, Sushmita Mukherjee.

Music by Salim-Suleiman; Choreography by Vaibhavi Merchant

The twitter summary (ie, the plot in 140 characters):   Shamli-born, NY dancer Dia goes home, and makes deal with local MP:  she'll teach the locals to perform, he’ll stop destruction of theatre.

 

 Care for a taste of the film?  Check out the videos for my three favorite songs from the movie:  "Show me your Jalwa" (Dia's plea to the locals to come show her their talent), "Soniye Mil Ja" (which is part of the show that they finally manage to pull off, and my favorite song in the movie), and finally the title song, "Aaja Nachle", which shows Madhuri's dancing at its finest:

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Attributions:

Khalil Haider
"Dil Mein Tumhara Pyar" (mp3)
from "Tumhara Pyar"
(OSA)

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"Tablas-Very Sharp" recorded by hammerklavier and uploaded to The Freesound Project

Theme music and intro voiceover by John Meadows, host of the podcast "On The Log"