tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post5260750178283521738..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Chupke Chupke, with drivers, botanists and communistsJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-7355429838870651302016-06-18T04:30:11.633+05:302016-06-18T04:30:11.633+05:30That "Ab ke swan" confused me too, more ...That "Ab ke swan" confused me too, more so because I had heard the song several times before actually seeing it, so I had assumed that this would be something someone would be singing while being alone in the house. But now I have clubbed it with the other mystical ways of film music (for e.g. the way that two people at a party would be singing for each other, but none of the audience would guess that they are into each other).Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465535925292456208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-10705852902973886842016-06-08T09:04:38.978+05:302016-06-08T09:04:38.978+05:30Siva: yes, all the images are in colour in the e-b...Siva: yes, all the images are in colour in the e-book version. I have minor reservations about the e-book though, because I'm told that the footnotes don't display properly there (or are turned into endnotes, which creates a very different effect from the one I was going for).Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-82657919622826637892016-06-08T08:01:09.863+05:302016-06-08T08:01:09.863+05:30Does the kindle edition come with the photos? I be...Does the kindle edition come with the photos? I believe i should be able to read a "color" version on a tablet?sivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878646060542108491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-70308166662274284792016-06-07T21:38:57.775+05:302016-06-07T21:38:57.775+05:30Agreed:) That is why it is interesting to read mul...Agreed:) That is why it is interesting to read multiple views and interpretations of the same piece of work- you never know what you may find! I started reading your blog fairly recently, hence I referred only to the last couple of blog posts:)<br />Aanchalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583862813545712649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-16634458270624772912016-06-07T21:35:54.662+05:302016-06-07T21:35:54.662+05:30Only "the last couple of blog posts"?! O...Only "the last couple of blog posts"?! One of my guiding principles as a reviewer/critic has always been that I am under no obligation to think about what a filmmaker/author consciously intended during the creative process - the old Lawrence quote "Trust the tale, not the teller".<br /><br />And yes, all art is to a degree subconscious - but there's another conclusion to be drawn from that in addition to the one you have drawn: an artist doesn't always consciously face up to what he is doing, or to the recurring links/motifs in his work. And a good critic can sometimes help tease those things out. Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-23348940323332187332016-06-07T21:26:22.377+05:302016-06-07T21:26:22.377+05:30Interesting perspective- much as I have enjoyed th...Interesting perspective- much as I have enjoyed these light comedy films, I confess I "missed" the symbolism behind seemingly benign gestures = such as a well to do lady chatting up with a chowkidar, carrying her own bags etc. Having read this and your last couple of blog posts, I do sense you read a bit more into these movies than perhaps their creator intented- but then, as they say, all art is subconscious and not all of it is created in the mind of the creatpr= some of it could potentially be created in the mind of the beholder:)Aanchalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583862813545712649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-64904263655104814492016-06-07T14:25:10.225+05:302016-06-07T14:25:10.225+05:30thanks very much for the comment, Pragya. If you l...thanks very much for the comment, Pragya. If you liked the excerpt, do pick up the book too - and let other Hrishikesh Mukherjee fans know about it.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-70722204372542087232016-06-07T13:28:23.852+05:302016-06-07T13:28:23.852+05:30Chupke Chupke is one of my most loved films, and n...Chupke Chupke is one of my most loved films, and not just for being a light comedy. It was a pleasure to read this piece about the intricacies of a seemingly simple film. Your conclusion that popular mainstream cinema can be intelligent too makes me very happy. A cinema lover, in their fraternity, can get too much of ironically one dimensional love for the dark, deep and abstract without any acknowledgement of anything brilliant packed with simplicity. A wonderful read indeed.Pragya Goenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256758750029901880noreply@blogger.com