Thevar makan was from Bharathan. -Jamshid --- On Sun, 2/1/09, Roshan <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Roshan <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [arr] Priyadarshan pans Slumdog To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 12:12 AM because its priyadarshan who said it. he is the kind of guy who'd blatantly rip off a mallu movie without even giving credit to the original writer/director. and when he was making movies in Kerala, he used to copy hollywood movies. and now he suddenly started giving authentic-expert- opinions on other movies ? that sounds really funny. oh btw, the two movies which earned him critical acclaim few years back - Virasat and Gardish - where ditto copies of Mani Ratnam's Tevar Makan and Mallu Movie Kireedam respectively. sorry.. this is supposed to be an arr forum and looks like the discussion is going elsewhere :) --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gomzy™ <gomtesh.upadhye@ ...> wrote: > > I really dont know why you guys are attacking him and his opinions? What if > it is really > his opinion? Hes wrong cuz he has a difference in opinion?! Nice. > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Bergin Roy <bergin...@. ..> wrote: > > > When you look at the response & reviews of Slumdog Millionaire from all > > over US & UK. It's been overwhelmingly received by the audience & critics in > > the region, thats the fact. Even if these people blast on the film as "its a > > usual" thing here, the people in the west have liked it and accepted it. > > I've heard almost all my colleagues who watched the film (all americans) > > saying "Its one of the best film i've ever watched". > > > > So, its these people's (Priyadarshan etc) inability to take something to > > the world audience. The kind of reaction they show now clearly indicates, > > they now realize that they missed to do it and someone from the west have > > taken a native thing to the west and succeeded in it. It's not Danny's fault > > or the people who liked the movie. It's the fault of these so called > > "creative" people as they think themselves they only give good films in the > > world. > > > > > > > > According to Priyadarshan, if its a good old and known story / plot that > > has been an usual in India, why didnt they take it and win this with > > something they are used to already? > > > > > > > > It's a pity these people cannot tolerate the success of a foreign man > > winning so many awards. And they'd never go and win such awards or > > recognition until they have this attitude of pulling the fellow frog's leg. > > > > > > > > Better try to achieve than blaming. > > > > - Bergin > > > > ------------ --------- --------- > > *From:* V S Rawat <vsra...@... > > > *To:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > > *Sent:* Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:13:07 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [arr] Priyadarshan pans Slumdog > > > > On 1/31/2009 9:05 PM India Time, _Chord_ wrote: > > > > > I've > > > read Vikas Swarup's novel Q & A. It should have been made by Mani > > > Ratnam. Then you'd have seen what he would have done with Mumbai." > > > > Mani has already made Bombay and has shown organized riots in there. Why > > does P think Mani would hesitate from showing what Danny has shown. > > > > > The angry director wonders why there isn't a single shot in Slumdog > > > that shows the more aesthetic side of Mumbai? "Why has Danny Boyle not > > > taken one shot of Marine Drive? Do his slum dwellers exist only within > > > their slums? > > > > It is the director's prerogative to show what his vision is. We can > > comment on or criticize that vision after seeing the film, but if we > > expect director to make film as per our vision, then that would be our > > film and not director's film. There is no rule that good side has to be > > shown along with bad side. > > > > > And look at the absurdities…A boy becomes a national hero > > > on a game show. > > > > People have indeed become national and international celebrities on > > account of TV shows. > > > > > One cop takes him under arrest and interrogates him > > > relentlessly. Where is everyone else? Is this kind of confinement > > > possible in this age when television cameras enter your bedroom? > > > > The confinement was only for one night or at most less than 24 hours. > > Nobody might have even come to know about his confinement so they are > > not able to take any step. As per government rules, even a warrant is > > not required, even an FIR need not be filed for such a "detention" which > > is not an arrest. By showing that, Danny has highlighted another ugly > > part of indian administration. Real Police is much worse than the one > > depicted by Danny Boyle. > > > > > If > > > one of our filmmakers had made the same film we would have blasted him > > > out of business." > > > > he he he. > > > > Our filmmakers have made many films on riots, poverty, torture, and > > every topic. > > > > And we would not have felt bad about our our own filmmakers showing all > > those bad sides. We are finding it hurting because an outsider is > > showing us it all. > > > > > > > > "Let them give as many Oscars as they like. We don't need to be > > > impressed," ends Priyan angrily. > > > > Why is he angry? > > > > -- > > Rawat > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > > > Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? > > <b> > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > > Only at arrahmanfans. com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. > > > > Homepage: http://www.arrahman fans.com > > Admin: ad...@... > > To Subscribe: arrahmanfans- subscribe@ yahoogroups. com > > To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans- unsubscribe@ ...! Groups > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > >
