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by: Maham

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:12:09 +0000

Well yeah shabana was a kewl actress…..but she wasss……woh kia haina abb woh kafi aged hoo gaye hain and guess. she should leave the industry……well sorry if i hurt anybody!

by: Angeles

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:55:36 +0000

Shabana was, is and will always be a star. She’s gorgeous in any role. Her tenderness makes me close my eyes.

by: Jay

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:48:53 +0000

((((giving new meaning to the Spanish phrase “Por si faltara poco, parió la abuela trillizos” (”As if things weren’t bad enough, Grandma gave birth to triplets”). )))

hahaha! Brilliant!

by: Masale.Wallah

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:46:18 +0000

I had forgotten that Ash/Rekha’s character in the movie was manglik. As a fellow manglik, how could I?

Secondly, Sunil Shetty in Umrao Jaan.. Whaa…??? I might give it a miss just on that account.

Finally, you don’t mention whether the quality of songs in this version are anywhere close to the original’s.

And if you’re taking requests for movies to review, I would love to read what you have to say about another favorite (and admittedly over the top) flick: Agnipath

P.S. Please ignore the earlier post; it has a few typos

by: filmiholic

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:33:25 +0000

Sunny, I’d have to see the movie again, but I really came away thinking this was a step back toward all his earlier movies.

One thing that was particularly striking was the lack of chemistry between AB 2.0 and his alleged real-life girlfriend. As a friend commented to me on the way out of the cinema last week, it was like watching two people modeling in an ad.

by: SUNNY

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 21:16:43 +0000

Sorry, Filmiholic, I skipped the part on Abhishek. By the way, I did not think he was wooden, I think his acting was more subtle than usual and it must be intentional as in Bunty and Bubly he definitely went over the top in certain situations.

by: SUNNYs

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:10:31 +0000

Filmiholic: You have said nothing about Abhishek in your review. He looked so handsome. What are your thoughts??

by: rajnish

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:09:12 +0000

I would love to hear your take on
Anuradha (1960)
Dil Ki Rani (1947)

by: carla

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:44:30 +0000

Good review. I agree with jhaji above that the film lacks some of the soul of Muzzafar Ali’s take on the story. And I agree with you that the subtitling was spotty and peculiar.

By the way, on the costumes - I believe I read somewhere that some of Shabana Azmi’s costumes and jewelry came from her mother’s wardrobe! (Her mother Shaukat Kaifi, as many of your readers will know, played the role of Khanum in the 1981 film.)