"the thinking woman's sex symbol"

Which is how Abhay Deol's Wikipedia entry describes him.  Certainly a lot of thinking women and men have been doing some thinking about his role in the upcoming film Aisha, purported to be based on Jane Austen's Emma.

 
 (Aisha, 2010)

And I've had my little stack of Abhay Deol films sitting here (sans Road, Movie, which I haven't been able to watch yet), just waiting for the right moment to partake in a little Abhay Deol Filmfest. 

Some of you know that I've been trying to collect up all of Govinda's films in order to watch them in chronological order from beginning to end.  It's kind of a crazy undertaking -- especially with someone like Govinda, who has this MASSIVE filmography, much of which is hard to find, impossible to find, or, if you do find it, has no subtitles.

But Abhay Deol?  A late starter in the film business, with, at this point, nine released films (Aicha will be the tenth.  Also, I cannot find the 2009 film Meridian Lines, anywhere.  It wasn't even on his filmography way back when I bought all his films in order to do this at some point.)

An Abhay Deol Filmfest from beginning to end (with the exception of Road, Movie, I think, at least for the time being) is totally do-able.  Totally feasible.

Right?

(Ahista, Ahista, 2006)

First up:  Socha Na Tha, from 2005.
 

Comments

[Rob (a.k.a. The Tech Guy)]

Hey, I thought *I* was the thinking woman's sex symbol ;-)

[Beth]

GREAT idea! And I could not agree more on Abhay. I would watch anything for him so do send up a flare if you want more audience members for your film festival :) I did not particularly care for Ahista Ahista, but of course he's wonderful in it.

[katherine]

Do join in, Beth!

I just need find to sit down and write, and Socha Na Tha write up is, indeed, coming shortly.

Ahista, Ahista broke my heart (and pushed a couple of buttons), so I'd be very glad to know what you think in more detail.

I should have both those up this week sometime, I'm just a lazy poster these days.

(Psst. A thought. If you wanted to watch Ahista, Ahista together at some point, that might be a lot of fun...or even any of the other films...)

[Anandini Sekhar]

I just have to say that those three girls in that poster have the WORST POSTURE EVER. It is highly disturbing.

[katherine]

Yes, but surely they made them pose that way, and one assumes for a reason? Especially since Abhay is giving them A Look.

(I hope. I hope it's not now somehow fashionable to stoop.)

:-)

[ajnabi]

I can't wait to hear what you have to say about Socha Na Tha, which I haven't gotten around to watching yet. Ever since Shweta fell totally in love with him after Dev.D I've been curious about Abhay (and he was great in Manorama).