tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post6144866797164296920..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Thoughts on Bollywood's use of gaalisJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-40858970647178719822011-02-18T19:08:58.891+05:302011-02-18T19:08:58.891+05:30Heh, isn't it amusing that of all things YSZ g...Heh, isn't it amusing that of all things YSZ got into a flap with the censor board over the word "saali"?Radhikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-37925302628065645022011-02-18T09:56:06.398+05:302011-02-18T09:56:06.398+05:30Peepli live was amazing in this regard (as it was ...Peepli live was amazing in this regard (as it was in many other ways). See the last 10 seconds of this (thankfully uncensored) trailer for instance :)<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNblbsYcLmYViveknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-77885320517710825362011-02-17T23:45:17.534+05:302011-02-17T23:45:17.534+05:30Well... it is sort of spunky to use gaalis in a &q...Well... it is sort of spunky to use gaalis in a "propah" setting where it has shock value and a near- guarantee of the recipient not responding in kind. <br /><br />But its a lot spunkier IMO for the character to use it in a rough street situation with ppl who may react at or even exceeding that level. The other kind of spunk looks faux in comparison.<br /><br />just my 0.02<br /><br />thanks,<br />JaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-79936593410477095172011-02-17T16:49:39.986+05:302011-02-17T16:49:39.986+05:30@ashes: Thank you. Yes, I remember Rani's utte...@ashes: Thank you. Yes, I remember Rani's utterance of choo in Bichchhoo, and it was pretty effective. But ever since I noticed another quiet little curse she soundlessly mouths behind her father's back early in the film, I knew this wasn't just any 'lady'. Her Yash Raj phase has always disappointed me. The candy floss genre completely underutilized Rani and wasted the best years of her life. To me, Rani as Meera has been one of the very few roles that do justice to her talent, of which she certainly has immense and most of it so far unrealized.Deepti Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462873637851411701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-13458258017540831722011-02-17T09:01:29.147+05:302011-02-17T09:01:29.147+05:30After 1966, movie audiences halved, and they have ...<i>After 1966, movie audiences halved, and they have stayed halved. Auteurism did more damage to the industry than the arrival of<br />television.</i><br /><br />This is an extract from that Amis essay you linked to.<br /><br />I've a couple of problems with this statement. Audience counts started declining markedly in the late forties itself thanks to television. The decline surely didn't begin in the late 60s.<br /><br />Nor did auteurism begin in 1966.<br />Any post 60s decline can, I think, be attributed to two developments - the near extinction of two popular genres - the Musical and the "women's picture". Both these developments were essentially retrogressive and reduced the diversity of the fare available at the movies. No wonder there was a drop in the audience counts.<br /><br />Are movies a superior medium for self-expression today than they were in the studio-era? I don't think so. Tough, politically incorrect films like <i>The Searchers</i> or even <i>Freaks</i> would be hard to make in Hollywood today. Even if they were made, they probably wouldn't enjoy the mainstream status that they enjoyed back when they were released.shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898755392584822638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-51157807656429024382011-02-16T17:06:53.327+05:302011-02-16T17:06:53.327+05:30Rani Mujherjee earlier used some expletives in Bic...Rani Mujherjee earlier used some expletives in Bichchhoo, but yeah, I think that is her only exception from vanilla speaking habits.<br /><br />Meera's exact dialogue is "Gaand phat kar haath mein aa jaati", a slightly more impactful one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486763174881131657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-43865848660431424472011-02-16T12:35:29.220+05:302011-02-16T12:35:29.220+05:30AshKash: thanks - haven't seen HKA and Omkara ...AshKash: thanks - haven't seen HKA and Omkara recently enough to remember specific examples. I think I did mention that "macho" usage in my post about Rab ne... though.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-14829914242924402482011-02-16T12:23:07.095+05:302011-02-16T12:23:07.095+05:30Sudhir's "Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi" ...Sudhir's "Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi" had just 2-3 instances of gaali-usage but they were very effective and natural ...<br />for ex, the scene where Yashpal Sharma is pleading with Shiney to help him join the ruling party, and hence stay away from jail. Shiney is unrelenting. An exasperated Yashpal bellows, "A friend in need is a friend indeed, behenchod samjha kar yaar".<br /><br />The definitive movie on gaali-usage is, of course, Omkara ! <br />And the worst, implied, use was in RNBDJ, where Shahrukh uses the word "Macho" followed by some word starting with "D". Well, if you gotta say it, just say it ..AshKashnoreply@blogger.com