Comments on: The Ghost and Mrs. Mukherji: my do paise on Paheli http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/ Meri duniya - bilkul filmi Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:09:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: filmiholic http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-11045 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:22:36 +0000 http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-11045 JKM, I love the timeshare concept! Samira, yes, Rani looked lovely, SRK in a mush took a bit of adjusting to. FB, indeed, symbolism (and fantasy) over reality any day! JKM, I love the timeshare concept!

Samira, yes, Rani looked lovely, SRK in a mush took a bit of adjusting to.

FB, indeed, symbolism (and fantasy) over reality any day!

]]> by: Film buff http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-10859 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:09:06 +0000 http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-10859 The ending was a beautiful concept - that 'prem'(love) becomes part of the essence of the husband. Prior to that, he was more of a businessman, and didn't care for love. The ending was more symobolic - than rational - as all folk tales are. Isn't that the real beauty of folk tales...? The ending was a beautiful concept - that ‘prem’(love) becomes part of the essence of the husband. Prior to that, he was more of a businessman, and didn’t care for love. The ending was more symobolic - than rational - as all folk tales are. Isn’t that the real beauty of folk tales…?

]]> by: samira http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-8584 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:49:42 +0000 http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-8584 i really liked paheli it was very magical and the clothes were beautiful i really liked paheli it was very magical
and the clothes were beautiful

]]> by: jkmerengue http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-186 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:04:26 +0000 http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-186 Very nice reviews here...you hit quite a number of things that I agree with. However, I, like Beth was a bit off put by Paheli's ending (that's been happening a lot to me lately RDB's last 30 minutes, Yun Hota To Kya Hota's last 45...and THAT should have been subtitled "What the..uh...iF?" forget "What if?") And it's not due to the rapidly shifting period vs modern points of view on women's rights, it was simply due to the "unfairness" of the ghost appropriating the body of the husband with scarcely a thought. If they had included one scene in the forest where the ghost and the husband talked and established that they both wanted Lachchi to be happy and agreed to a corporeal timeshare or something (Bean-counter during the day, Ghost at night, for example), I'd have been okay with it. As it was, I enjoyed most of it, but it could have been so much more satisfying. Very nice reviews here…you hit quite a number of things that I agree with. However, I, like Beth was a bit off put by Paheli’s ending (that’s been happening a lot to me lately RDB’s last 30 minutes, Yun Hota To Kya Hota’s last 45…and THAT should have been subtitled “What the..uh…iF?” forget “What if?”) And it’s not due to the rapidly shifting period vs modern points of view on women’s rights, it was simply due to the “unfairness” of the ghost appropriating the body of the husband with scarcely a thought. If they had included one scene in the forest where the ghost and the husband talked and established that they both wanted Lachchi to be happy and agreed to a corporeal timeshare or something (Bean-counter during the day, Ghost at night, for example), I’d have been okay with it. As it was, I enjoyed most of it, but it could have been so much more satisfying.

]]> by: filmiholic http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-3 Mon, 05 Jun 2006 05:30:46 +0000 http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-3 I didn't have a problem with the ending, probably in part because - I understand - it's based on a fable and, though I'll probably have a hard time explaining it logically at this hour, because of that, I give the filmmaker even more of a pass with regard to how reasonable a particular plot twist may be, or not. I'm rummaging back to the recesses of my memory to recall Lachchi's p-o-v at the end, since I haven't bought the film and saw it last year the weekend in June when it opened... I think also my hackles as a woman were not particularly up at whatever lack of choice Lachchi may have had, or not had, at the end, because of the fact that the setting appears to be quite far back in the past, and so it didn't bother me as much as if the setting had been contemporary, because I'd expect more for the women characters then. And I must confess that, Vestern raised as I am, there are times when I'm glad to see that Duty doesn't always triumph over Free Will in a Hindi movie and without tragic consequences. PS - did you see your buddy Akshaye is featured in a short article in the June issue of Stardust? Don't you love his line in "Bollywood/Hollywood" when they're thanking him for coming all the way over for the engagement party and he embraces Rahul saying "He's like a brother to me"? Too cute. I didn’t have a problem with the ending, probably in part because - I understand - it’s based on a fable and, though I’ll probably have a hard time explaining it logically at this hour, because of that, I give the filmmaker even more of a pass with regard to how reasonable a particular plot twist may be, or not.

I’m rummaging back to the recesses of my memory to recall Lachchi’s p-o-v at the end, since I haven’t bought the film and saw it last year the weekend in June when it opened…

I think also my hackles as a woman were not particularly up at whatever lack of choice Lachchi may have had, or not had, at the end, because of the fact that the setting appears to be quite far back in the past, and so it didn’t bother me as much as if the setting had been contemporary, because I’d expect more for the women characters then.

And I must confess that, Vestern raised as I am, there are times when I’m glad to see that Duty doesn’t always triumph over Free Will in a Hindi movie and without tragic consequences.

PS - did you see your buddy Akshaye is featured in a short article in the June issue of Stardust? Don’t you love his line in “Bollywood/Hollywood” when they’re thanking him for coming all the way over for the engagement party and he embraces Rahul saying “He’s like a brother to me”? Too cute.

]]> by: Beth http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-2 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:34:04 +0000 http://filmiholic.com/2006/05/30/the-ghost-and-mrs-mukherji-my-do-paise-on-paheli/#comment-2 I loved Paheli. It's so goregeous and the story so charming. I have some serious issues with the ending, however - what did you think? http://bethlovesbollywood.blogspot.com/2006/03/i-heart-paheli.html I loved Paheli. It’s so goregeous and the story so charming. I have some serious issues with the ending, however - what did you think?

http://bethlovesbollywood.blogspot.com/2006/03/i-heart-paheli.html

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