tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post2633193582644482537..comments2023-12-19T08:12:59.428-08:00Comments on Post-Punk Cinema Club: Billu (2009)a ppcc representativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533616493105736109noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-64986442740881663022011-03-31T19:09:59.497-07:002011-03-31T19:09:59.497-07:00Coming late to this post, but Srinivas was right. ...Coming late to this post, but Srinivas was right. This was a beautiful, touching movie in Malayalam, and you need to see Mammootty play the superstar to see how to underplay a character. In Katha Parayumbol, the real 'hero' was Srinivasan (the barber). <br /><br />As for Virasat being 'genius' - it would be, wouldn't it? It was a scene by scene copy of Thevar Magan, which was directed by Bharatan. The screenplay was Kamal Hassan's. Priyan didn't have to do much 'direction'. <br /><br />What I cannot forgive him for is his wholesale massacre of another *great* Malayalam movie called 'Manichitrathazhu' (an atrocity called Bhool Bhulaiyya). <br /><br />But I like Irfan and Lara too, though I could hardly bare to watch Billo for them.Anuradha Warrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340730648674805773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-13599513832164947872009-02-18T11:05:00.000-08:002009-02-18T11:05:00.000-08:00HAHA..sorry I got a little carried away, but I do ...HAHA..sorry I got a little carried away, but I do hate the guy. In the late 80s etc, he made some terrific Malayalam movies - they were mostly small in scale but with some tightly knit storylines and wonderful performances. <BR/><BR/>Then in the mid 90s he moved to Hindi and started remaking the same Malayalam movies with no success. Even Viraasat was a frame by frame remake of Thevar Magan, he lucked out with actors of the calibre of Anil Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Tabu, Milind etc. Not to take away from his contribution. <BR/><BR/>And then he stuck gold with his "comedies".. loud, obnoxious remakes of the early Malayalam hits of the 80s and most of them not his own!!! Hulchul, Hungama, Garam Masala ..each one worse than the other. Each one featuring Paresh Rawal in some variation of the pathetic loser role. Just too much to bear when compared to what the movies were originally. And this guy has the cheek to call Slumdog Millionaire "Cheap" in one of his interviews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-68237251358246248732009-02-18T09:37:00.000-08:002009-02-18T09:37:00.000-08:00Do NOT take down the poster! Do NOT admit defeat!A...Do NOT take down the poster! Do NOT admit defeat!<BR/><BR/>And then go watch your favorite SRK role and be reminded.Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-4994046312744729122009-02-16T16:08:00.000-08:002009-02-16T16:08:00.000-08:00Srinivas - I was so surprised to read all these sc...Srinivas - I was so surprised to read all these scathing commentaries about Priyadarshan, as I've only ever seen Virasat - which was GENIUS. <BR/><BR/>Filmi Girl - It's funny that two films about similar topics but with such radically different sensibilities should come out within a few weeks of each other! I did like some things about Billu, but I just felt over-saturated with the topic and couldn't help comparing it to LBC!<BR/><BR/>Ajnabi - Thanks for the link! I'd be interested in hearing your take once you get a chance to see them!<BR/><BR/>Banno - KYAAA?! You didn't like JBJ?!!!<BR/><BR/>Banno2 - Amen to that. The more I think about that film, the more I remember how great the whole Rolly family was - like those surreal scenes when they visit the theater to gauge the audience reaction, or celebrate the recent knife fights that erupted over tickets. Sanjay Kapoor was a revelation - so hilarious!<BR/><BR/>Beth - It's like 1960s Shashi versus 1970s Shashi! The twain shall never meet. :)<BR/><BR/>Beth2 - Alas, the joke fell flat for me since I had already seen it again and again in the trailers! (Though, out of sheer loyalty to Star Wars, I will say that, yes, it was pretty hilarious.)<BR/><BR/>Shweta - I'm a bit tired of SRK playing himself... when's he going to be Mogambo 2?! Now THAT will be a good move for him.<BR/><BR/>theBollywoodFan - Thanks for visiting! Yeah, alas, the SRK pyaar is getting seriously burnt this season - I haven't seen a redeeming film of his since Om Shanti Om! I should probably take down the poster from my pantry.a ppcc representativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533616493105736109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-55092971685323423542009-02-16T11:09:00.000-08:002009-02-16T11:09:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296407098387050782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-36313836678697102502009-02-16T10:55:00.000-08:002009-02-16T10:55:00.000-08:00Oh we agree on this one absolutely. I liked SRK be...Oh we agree on this one absolutely. I liked SRK being himself, and LOVED Lara to bits, but that was about it. SOmehow the film didnt work for me at all :SShweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-10921513786279584192009-02-16T09:16:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:16:00.000-08:00Also - no love for the lightsaber? I about fell ou...Also - no love for the lightsaber? I about fell out of my chair!Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-40789516138015863622009-02-16T07:11:00.000-08:002009-02-16T07:11:00.000-08:00OMG I cannot think of what to say other than "How ...OMG I cannot think of what to say other than "How is it that we disagree on this one so much?" And also both you and Manish liked <I>Aaja Nachle</I> better, which I thought was lame. <BR/><BR/>All the more reason someone needs to work out the science of teleportation to we can to go movies <I>together</I> and talk about them in situ and then over our Shashiccinos.Beth Loves Bollywoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-45275702648749642192009-02-16T07:01:00.000-08:002009-02-16T07:01:00.000-08:00And it's going to be a long, long while until some...And it's going to be a long, long while until someone beats Rishi Kapoor's Romy Rolly.Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-41951881437002386112009-02-16T07:00:00.000-08:002009-02-16T07:00:00.000-08:00Well, I guess I'll just go and see it with a box o...Well, I guess I'll just go and see it with a box of chocolates. I'm waiting to see Lara Dutta used well in some film. Though I must say she was the saving grace of 'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'.Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-72848011332569389662009-02-16T06:35:00.000-08:002009-02-16T06:35:00.000-08:00Well, Bhargav didn't like it either, so the PPCC i...Well, <A HREF="http://www.bhargavsaikia.com" REL="nofollow">Bhargav</A> didn't like it either, so the PPCC isn't alone. I wonder whether this or LBC will be my cuppa? Or both? Of course, all I can DO is wonder considering where I live. LOLajnabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-82977726054967014212009-02-16T05:17:00.000-08:002009-02-16T05:17:00.000-08:00To each their own, I suppose. I felt the same way...To each their own, I suppose. I felt the same way you did about <B>Billu</B> about <B>Luck By Chance</B> - I kept wishing for a fast forward button! <B>Billu</B> was the movie I wished <B>Luck By Chance</B> had been... :DFilmi Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292362161639177666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79723819638700739.post-19176223517028111972009-02-16T04:41:00.000-08:002009-02-16T04:41:00.000-08:00Have not seen this and do not really intend to. Tr...Have not seen this and do not really intend to. Trust Priyadarshan to take a precious little movie and mangle it with his overblown and vulgar aesthetics. [It was originally made in Malayalam - called "Katha Parayumbol"] He is really one of the worst and to think that he made Virasat - before he found success with his formula. Anyways, you might be right because as far as I know, both were shot in this picturesque little village called Pollachi in southern India - Tamil Nadu. Nice work ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com