tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post4385763558562508194..comments2024-03-29T12:59:00.612+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Fizz in film: how Coca Colonised cinemaJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-37931208147633323472012-01-29T22:23:02.791+05:302012-01-29T22:23:02.791+05:30In Shree 420, when Raj arrives in Bombay, there is...In Shree 420, when Raj arrives in Bombay, there is a Coca-Cola sign on a gateway or the side of a flyover kind of bridge. I think he passes under it.<br /><br />VIRGINIAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-69163632244030556722012-01-15T21:43:56.184+05:302012-01-15T21:43:56.184+05:30In one of the songs in 'An Evening in Paris...In one of the songs in 'An Evening in Paris' (this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XShduZ5rFtw) , Sharmila Tagore offhandedly picks a bottle of Coca Cola out a vending machine. It's probably intended to show off the vending machine thingy more than the coke, but still...Sudarshanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943562581643235169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-58054616536204858832012-01-11T10:27:09.114+05:302012-01-11T10:27:09.114+05:30nice post..liked the idea.nice post..liked the idea.Hire php developershttp://www.xicom.biz/offerings/hire-php-programmers/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-55576496180928813582012-01-09T10:41:35.160+05:302012-01-09T10:41:35.160+05:30Love your title Jai.Love your title Jai.Manjimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275351847548499753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-3504678504051200962012-01-09T01:10:14.505+05:302012-01-09T01:10:14.505+05:30"Three Kings" - Vaguely remember somethi..."Three Kings" - Vaguely remember something with Coke or Pepsi..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-22049480857309387812012-01-08T17:25:25.816+05:302012-01-08T17:25:25.816+05:30A charming post. We now need a similar one on book...A charming post. We now need a similar one on books. One recent book with a coke reference is, of course, Open City, where those coke related passages are among my favorite ones in the book.Parmanunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-62452476175809793722012-01-06T09:04:37.712+05:302012-01-06T09:04:37.712+05:30I have a faint memory of Kishore Kumar and Madhuba...I have a faint memory of Kishore Kumar and Madhubala sipping on 'Coco Cola' in Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi. The Indian pronunciation (for lack of better word) of Coca Cola has always interested me, I think no one uses it anymore though. I have heard that in older movies or heard from older folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-53073643627816734992012-01-06T06:12:22.980+05:302012-01-06T06:12:22.980+05:30The first movie that came to my mind was Taal. Cok...The first movie that came to my mind was Taal. Coke was all over the place in Taal!! That was one of my first introductions to product placement in movies.Rachnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237516640673368951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-55684339571778404442012-01-05T23:35:16.772+05:302012-01-05T23:35:16.772+05:30kabul express had a scene with a coke/pepsi truck ...kabul express had a scene with a coke/pepsi truck with some commentary on american motives..tajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-32083046666214526022012-01-05T22:01:52.487+05:302012-01-05T22:01:52.487+05:30Not a movie sequence but a talk about soft and ha...Not a movie sequence but a talk about soft and hard exports and Coca cola by Ashis Nandy <a rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJapHrADHFk</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-28331280235937626732012-01-05T21:58:08.437+05:302012-01-05T21:58:08.437+05:30http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpZb8Dnbwlk have yo...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpZb8Dnbwlk have you guys seen this legendary performance by KhannaPessimist Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057153008708242962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-74582719372893964132012-01-05T17:05:12.037+05:302012-01-05T17:05:12.037+05:30Anonymous: I feel your pain. I also feel for that ...Anonymous: I feel your pain. I also feel for that bar of Cinthol soap. Pity Anil Kapoor wasn't around when the original <i>Jaani Dushman</i> was made - the werewolf costume/makeup would have been unnecessary.<br /><br /><i>There was a Rajesh Khanna film in which he was a stuntman...</i><br /><br />Rantings: you could have ended the sentence there and it would already be one of the greatest sentences in Bollywood history.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-65989903242841936202012-01-05T15:07:21.934+05:302012-01-05T15:07:21.934+05:30Sorry for spamming the comment space, but there...Sorry for spamming the comment space, but there's one more I remembered:<br />In Kahani Kismat Ki, at a critical moment near the climax, Dharmendra risks his life to retrieve a video tape that is supposed to hold some important evidence to prove his innocence. At a tense moment when the tape gets projected on a screen, everyone is baffled to find, not a crime video, but a coca cola commercial!Deepti Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462873637851411701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-85413883797154115082012-01-05T15:02:13.385+05:302012-01-05T15:02:13.385+05:30"Priyadarshan is Subhash Ghai multiplied by K..."Priyadarshan is Subhash Ghai multiplied by Kanti Shah."<br />Isn't that a bit harsh? Anyway, loved the comment so much, I've tweeted it. Also shared the blog, of course.Deepti Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462873637851411701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-89253385358524372012012-01-05T14:55:18.229+05:302012-01-05T14:55:18.229+05:30My memory fails me when I need it! There was a Raj...My memory fails me when I need it! There was a Rajesh Khanna film in which he was a stuntman, and the in the opening scene of the film, he jumps off a galloping horse, and emerges unhurt, and comments something like "Yeh Thumsup ka kamaal hai"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-89544830707700344872012-01-05T13:55:14.555+05:302012-01-05T13:55:14.555+05:30Forget about Subhash Ghai and Coca Cola. The worst...Forget about Subhash Ghai and Coca Cola. The worst pimp and shameless corporate peddler in Indian cinema is Priyadarshan. <br /><br />I remember five minutes of the hairy monster Anil Kapoor and Cinthol soap. I have no idea why the hairy monster needed to take a shower at that point in the story. <br /><br />We all know Subhash Ghai is a crude, despotic POS. But Priyadarshan is Subhash Ghai multiplied by Kanti Shah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-45903355587887392692012-01-05T11:47:17.496+05:302012-01-05T11:47:17.496+05:30In so many Hindi movies, Nirupa Roy and others hav...In so many Hindi movies, Nirupa Roy and others have said "Tumne mere Coke se janam diya hai." Need to catalogue all those references too.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-69729280885259838082012-01-05T11:46:06.626+05:302012-01-05T11:46:06.626+05:30Deepti: wow, that sounds highly traumatising. Love...Deepti: wow, that sounds highly traumatising. Love that Ghai Coke-Pepsi story though. And if you remember his hitch-hiking cameo appearance in the "Ding Dong" song in <i>Hero</i>, he had his "thumbs up". So many cola associations around the man!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-22239883914129846332012-01-05T11:45:37.810+05:302012-01-05T11:45:37.810+05:30Abhimanyu - *hangs head in shame* In fairness thou...Abhimanyu - *hangs head in shame* In fairness though, I haven't seen that film for many years.<br /><br />Dustdevil Liz: I knew about <i>The Coca-Cola Kid</i> (was a Greta Scacchi fan back in the day), but I haven't seen it.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-78288026325652661472012-01-05T11:28:05.682+05:302012-01-05T11:28:05.682+05:30The 1985 Australian film "The Coca-Cola Kid&q...The 1985 Australian film "The Coca-Cola Kid" has my favorite coke-related storyline and scenes. The hot shot Coke executive travels to a corner of Australia to take over the local soft drink company. Haven't seen it for ages, but this has inspired me to track it down.dustdevil lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564737263775943203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-15676788481775107092012-01-05T11:05:46.847+05:302012-01-05T11:05:46.847+05:30Are you kidding? Coke is like one of the main cast...Are you kidding? Coke is like one of the main cast of the film, other than Pass-Pass.<br />During her dying moments, Rati Agnihotri hands over a Coke-bottle-key-chain to her husband, Jackie Shroff. For the rest of the movie, the key-chain is symbolic of the deceased wife and mother.<br />In another Subhash Ghai monstrosity - Taal, Coke signifies all that is pure and beautiful about love. Sharing a coke is the ultimate symbol of love, friendship and forgiveness.<br />I remember reading somewhere that in Taal, Ghai had alternatively shot all the Coke scenes with Pepsi, and shown the footage to both companies. The coke footage was retained because they came up with the higher bid.Deepti Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462873637851411701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-60784088778765480822012-01-05T10:54:35.534+05:302012-01-05T10:54:35.534+05:30Jai! You forgot Superman flinging General Zod into...Jai! You forgot Superman flinging General Zod into the giant Coke billboard in Superman II.Abhimanyuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413954520352305671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-5351176708970629092012-01-05T10:41:37.050+05:302012-01-05T10:41:37.050+05:30Diptakirti: haven't seen it. Any prominent Cok...Diptakirti: haven't seen it. Any prominent Coke appearances?Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-86505117004493877322012-01-05T10:37:34.421+05:302012-01-05T10:37:34.421+05:30Yaadein. Yaadein. Yaadein.
The blatant, shameless...Yaadein. Yaadein. Yaadein. <br />The blatant, shameless placement of bottles, key chains, cans and what not all through the story was unbelievably shady! <br />Its probably the worst example of product placement in movie history!Diptakirti Chaudhurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296396674255584499noreply@blogger.com