Indian movies Archive
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Moving beyond the formula: Bold new Indian movies
Posted on March 4, 2007 | 1 CommentThe last few years have seen some dazzling movies that have boldly departed from the mainstream. A movie historian in Tamil Nadu once said (perhaps Randor Guy) that most movies in the language (and I am sure in Hindi as well) revolved around 8 basic plots. These new movies have a bold new plot – but that’s not all. Many of these have given up a formulaic approach of making commercial movies in India (atleast in Hindi and Tamil): a little glamour, some songs, some dancing, some comedy (even if it’s totally unrelated), a macho hero, sexy heroine, fights (called... -
Shwaas: Dazzling Marathi movie of a grandfather’s dilemma
Posted on March 4, 2007 | 1 CommentShwaas IMDB Year: 2004 Director: Sandeep Sawant Category: Drama Rating: 5out of 5 This is a simple movie by a debutant director. An old man is confronted by the necessity to tell his 6 year old grand child that he will loose his vision after an operation. The director, who is a seasoned theatre person, made this every day drama in real life into a touching story. It is one of those rare movies without a villian. Every person in the story is positively represented – all brought together by a boy suffering from cancer. Sandeep Sawant, the director, has...
