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Stanley Ka Dabba, definitely.
Originally posted by: TheDilettanteStanley Ka Dabba. I hope we get to see Amole Gupte's version of TZP some day.
I know the people who work at Tulip children in Bombay which inspired Amol Gupte. They worked with both him and Amir Khan for the movie. Amol is definitely more simplistic than Amir. Amir is too intense and perfectionist. If Amol had made the movie, it would have had a more informative documentary type feel to it.
---------------------Originally posted by: TheDilettanteI watched Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu last night. I thought the second half dragged a bit but overall a no nonsense, non dramatic, simple movie. I liked it. Imran was okay but Kareena was fabulous. It's one of her best characters.
At first I didn't know what I thought of the movie. The end surprised me for Bollywood. But after some time I think, I really liked the movie. It was something different. The boy meets girl, fall in love story is too clich. Also Bollywood also has this thing of falsely saying you eventually get who you want if you try hard enough. I hate the romantic notion of ceaseless wooing. So this was very non manipulative in my opinion. It is life. You don't always get what you want, but that's does not mean you can't still be very happy.
Originally posted by: ItIsMyLifeThe Dirty Picture.
Originally posted by: dkdcI wouldn't call Stanley Ka Dabba non-manipulative, in that it did put in a certain twist at the end to make a stronger point about child labour.
Very few 'art' or 'different' films in Indian cinema can resist the temptation to make a point - look at Amitabh's voiceover at the end of Kahani, putting the climax in the context of the Durga Puja.
I know this is a Bollywood thread, but when it comes to non-manipulative films you have to discuss Boondock Saints. Firstly, Boondock Saints is a totally awesome and kickass film. And it ends with a very interesting question – are they saints fighting against injustice or are they also criminals taking the law in their own hands?
Crash! Is another film that comes to mind. It is one of my favorites. It shows the grey shades of racism and prejudice. We are both racists and victims of racism at the same time. There is like no good or bad person in the film. Every time you think someone is bad, they do something heroic. Every time you like someone, they do something asinine. It shows people as morally gray changing upon circumstance.
Originally posted by: BheegiBasantiUdaan...I think it deserved to be a far greater hit than it was!
Originally posted by: Omnipotent_TacoJaane Bhi Do Yaaron and all the Basu Chatterjee and Hrishida masterpieces :)
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