tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post6208148277202261813..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Milky ways, or a contemplation of the Hindi-movie maaJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-46565869444555532652013-07-07T09:15:06.641+05:302013-07-07T09:15:06.641+05:30Shehla: don't know about that - surely parents...Shehla: don't know about that - surely parents in general have longer, more central roles, and the parent-child relationship has more dimensions than the grandmother-grandchild one. Besides, grandmothers usually exist only in a certain type of movie. But it may be worth thinking about.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-82513319490851413442013-07-06T23:41:16.569+05:302013-07-06T23:41:16.569+05:30Just finished reading the essay. Couldn't help...Just finished reading the essay. Couldn't help but laugh throughout. It gets more serious toward the end (not complaining). Your essay compelled me to think, aren't grandmothers more well-developed characters in Bollywood than mothers (or fathers for that matter)?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127243245349635064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-13745465256409341672013-01-21T06:51:48.843+05:302013-01-21T06:51:48.843+05:30I agree with @Radhika. I watched the scene you lin...I agree with @Radhika. I watched the scene you linked to, and it is rather sweet in a gross sort of way. Just like most mainstream Bollywood of its time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-26014160066738037672013-01-13T18:35:39.113+05:302013-01-13T18:35:39.113+05:30Yes we will have a public launch in Delhi subseque...Yes we will have a public launch in Delhi subsequently. Will keep you posted. PragyaPragya Vatshttp://blogs.savethechildren.org.uk/author/pvats/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-64774726933137639452013-01-13T14:38:40.793+05:302013-01-13T14:38:40.793+05:30Jai: Yes. Had forgotten about The Public Enemy - a...Jai: Yes. Had forgotten about <i>The Public Enemy</i> - arguably the first great sound film.<br /><br />Also how about Madame Constantin in <i>Notorious</i> - a defining role that arguably may have inspired numerous stern and possessive screen mothers (including perhaps Hitchcock's own Mrs Bates).<br /><br />Another inspirational "Maa" figure from classic Hollywood was Beulah Bondi who was to Jimmy Stewart what Nirupa Roy was to Bachchan!shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898755392584822638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-72766890030930230622013-01-13T13:11:43.327+05:302013-01-13T13:11:43.327+05:30Hi Pragya,
I doubt I'll be in Jaipur, but will...Hi Pragya,<br />I doubt I'll be in Jaipur, but will definitely see you if you have an event in Delhi sometime. All the best for the book.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-41121054304523812502013-01-13T13:03:32.250+05:302013-01-13T13:03:32.250+05:30Thanks Arjun for the post. I read the piece in the...Thanks Arjun for the post. I read the piece in the proof sent to Save the Children. Thanks for joining us in this effort. See you at the launch. PragyaSoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962157083154728565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-51501767001341466592013-01-13T12:09:39.560+05:302013-01-13T12:09:39.560+05:30Shrikanth: think I mentioned White Heat in the ess...Shrikanth: think I mentioned <i>White Heat</i> in the essay. But another seminal Cagney film from 18 years earlier, <i>The Public Enemy</i>, may have had an even stronger influence on the climactic sequence of <i>Deewaar</i> - with the tropes of the son promising his mother he will go straight at last, her joy at the impending reconciliation, and the tragic ending.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-14066730871838944312013-01-13T12:03:25.691+05:302013-01-13T12:03:25.691+05:30Talking of Psycho and Mrs Bates, the one "Maa...Talking of Psycho and Mrs Bates, the one "Maa" film in Hollywood which is terribly underrated is Raoul Walsh's <i>White Heat</i>.<br /><br />It features Cagney's immortal breakdown upon hearing about his mother's demise.<br /><br />The film was shot in 1949. And I wonder if it was the original "Maa" film possibly inspiring several Bollywood efforts.shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898755392584822638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-77931920481143973122013-01-13T11:38:31.467+05:302013-01-13T11:38:31.467+05:30The snake comes to think of Jackie Shroff as his b...The snake comes to think of Jackie Shroff as his brother, if I remember the plot right, and after many twists and turns they reunite in the end to fight the bad guys. It is a serpentine plot.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-82932337335894118972013-01-13T11:34:22.741+05:302013-01-13T11:34:22.741+05:30Aww. I just watched the video. The scene is rather...Aww. I just watched the video. The scene is rather sweet! :DRadhika Oltikarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-53997024162452659722013-01-13T11:30:31.947+05:302013-01-13T11:30:31.947+05:30hahaha! I must admit that the first mental picture...hahaha! I must admit that the first mental picture that came to mind was a little kinky, but was immediately censored and a more Hindi-movie-acceptable receptacle was substituted! Radhika Oltikarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-60798967009025452422013-01-13T11:06:51.629+05:302013-01-13T11:06:51.629+05:30Radhika: well, in the interests of accuracy it mus...Radhika: well, in the interests of accuracy it must be added that the breast milk is in a makeshift saucer (I've linked to the video of the scene) - this small fact makes the moment much more sombre and starkly realist, as you will no doubt agree.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-24799853828600843982013-01-13T10:59:21.458+05:302013-01-13T10:59:21.458+05:30There's a snake dining (even if reluctantly) o...There's a snake dining (even if reluctantly) on breast milk in Doodh Ka Karz? Why has no one told me about this? Am I the only one who doesn't know?Radhika Oltikarnoreply@blogger.com