tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post5536591822796762623..comments2024-03-18T19:46:10.130+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: The best of Manoj KumarJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-61005149682833527812013-04-23T09:37:43.311+05:302013-04-23T09:37:43.311+05:30Checking out this really old post after having wat...Checking out this really old post after having watched an early Manoj Kumar starrer last week - <i>Dr Vidya</i><br /><br />Not sure if you've seen it.<br />It marks the beginning of the making of his screen persona. He plays a village bumpkin who ditches his wife simply because she is well educated unlike him!<br /><br />It also features an immortal first-night wedding scene where Manoj Kumar barges into his bedroom and promptly gets into the bed covering his head with a quilt leaving Vyjayanthimala nonplussed.<br /><br />A fine film despite all its coarseness and broad melodrama. Unlike most Manoj Kumar films that lambast and misunderstand Western civilization, this one sides with that very civilization and exposes the vacuity and barbarism of country life.shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898755392584822638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-5875604693170350052011-03-22T02:51:31.487+05:302011-03-22T02:51:31.487+05:30I had to check that Clerk scene for myself...hilar...I <i>had</i> to check that Clerk scene for myself...hilarious!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JtoYmOZFQEAjaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-34046369314165279002007-12-12T23:48:00.000+05:302007-12-12T23:48:00.000+05:30LOLGreat piece man. As someone who saw the Hanuman...LOL<BR/>Great piece man. As someone who saw the <I>Hanuman</I> flick, I whole heartedly agree:)Preyas Hathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680109457042414613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-14351280929384315622007-11-27T17:42:00.000+05:302007-11-27T17:42:00.000+05:30"Eventually he converts her to the pallu-covered G..."Eventually he converts her to the pallu-covered Good Indian Girl, but not before taking a few more peeks beneath the pallu."<BR/>ROTFL! Good stuff!Lalbadshahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09282028441213259443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-53574769426938260272007-11-27T14:51:00.000+05:302007-11-27T14:51:00.000+05:30I saw it about 28-30 years ago. But it's acid-etch...I saw it about 28-30 years ago. But it's acid-etched into my memory. <BR/>DDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-65819232105166310352007-11-26T16:32:00.000+05:302007-11-26T16:32:00.000+05:30DD: ow! I wish I had seen RKAM recently enough to ...DD: ow! I wish I had seen RKAM recently enough to have remembered these details. I sort of remember Amitabh, Shashi Kapoor and some anonymous chap lying bound on a train track while Twitchy scrambles about trying to do something to rescue them. <BR/><BR/>For some reason your comment also reminds me that "pallus" is just one letter short of "phallus", though I don't know why that's important.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-88456840213626099252007-11-26T15:56:00.000+05:302007-11-26T15:56:00.000+05:30I watched the first half of Roti Kapda & Makaan tw...I watched the first half of Roti Kapda & Makaan twice and the second half four times. Was stuck in Etawah where it was the only movie showing and the only place for inter-gender interaction was the movie-hall. <BR/>By day three, I was looking lustfully at the Behenjees who giggled bashfully from behind their pallus, as the local males twirled their moustaches proudly. It gave me a deep insight into North Indian libidos. <BR/>Anyway, people would generally watch the first half and then exit selling their tickets for half-price. <BR/><BR/>There is this unforgettable sequence when Bharat watches Zeenie mouthing "Kitne Sawaaan beet Gaayey, Baithi hoo arse lagaye" and suiting her actions to the words. <BR/>Instead of saying "arf arf" like every sex-starved viewer, the twit promptly fucks off and gets drunk. Apparently that is more patriotic. <BR/>Go figure!<BR/>DDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-30711877439224279552007-11-25T09:51:00.000+05:302007-11-25T09:51:00.000+05:30Dipta: oh dear, oh dear. I never saw Clerk - clear...Dipta: oh dear, oh dear. I never saw <I>Clerk</I> - clearly my life is devoid of all meaning. Poor Dada Moni - as if playing Manoj Kumar's dad isn't a terrible enough fate, to then have to do a horizontal march-past as well. (Makes it even more ironical, btw, that MK is now so concerned about senior actors not being shown respect!)Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-78965634717697680802007-11-25T09:36:00.000+05:302007-11-25T09:36:00.000+05:30You have missed 'Clerk' in the list of Manoj Kumar...You have missed 'Clerk' in the list of Manoj Kumar's Mostest Patriotic Moments. <BR/>His father in the film - Ashok Kumar - has a heart attack but poor MK cannot even afford a doctor (presumably, they have foreign degrees!). <BR/>So, he puts on the song 'kadam kadam badhaye jaa' on the stereo! Logic: dad was in Bose's army and this is what galvanises him. <BR/>Sure enough, in three lines of the song, Ashok Kumar starts doing the march past (!) while still lying down on the bed (!!)... And of course, he survives the attack.Diptakirti Chaudhurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296396674255584499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-14880684310544006142007-11-23T12:29:00.000+05:302007-11-23T12:29:00.000+05:30Great Stuff Jai! The humour is brilliant! I certai...Great Stuff Jai! The humour is brilliant! I certainly was amused when Kumar decided to get angry on being parodied in OSO. However I was also surprised that Rajesh Khanna was graceful enough to admit that he did not find anything offensive in his character's depiction in the movie.<BR/><BR/>I always thought that the Old brigade is a trifle touchy when it comes to laughing at themselves . However I also believe that the medium or the quality of humour in OSO was too loud and over the top. If a senior actor takes umbrage ,then probably you can understand why he is feeling miffed.<BR/><BR/>SRK repeated the old cliche about a 'Nation's ability to laugh on itself'. All this sermonising is OK only if he also doesn't think of himself as a demigod being worshipped by the multitude.<BR/><BR/>When Mr. Shetty from BCCI said that he should stop promoting his films through cricket matches , the great Khan took it as an insult to his ego. Please ask the man , how come he has developed so much interest in cricket when one never saw him in a stadium for nearly fifteen years? SRK and his brand of musketeers go the whole hog in gathering any type of hype and publicity , however have little humour themselves when cannons are directed towards them.<BR/><BR/>I only wish if MR. Shetty had a funny bone and had said 'we will promote OSO'but the overseas distribution rights would rest with the BCCI and we promise to take the film to Australia along with the team for the tour down under. We will help Bollywood in going global.Shwet Awasthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707072898697709519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-37022580031861249282007-11-23T11:14:00.000+05:302007-11-23T11:14:00.000+05:30paraphrase Tolstoy? *grinning*paraphrase Tolstoy? <BR/><BR/>*grinning*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-56099131737291227172007-11-23T09:32:00.000+05:302007-11-23T09:32:00.000+05:30Puranjoy: seriously speaking, the whole affair is ...Puranjoy: seriously speaking, the whole affair is somewhat sad too - the old Norma Desmond cliche of the aging star, long past his heyday, craving respect and reaffirmation. And this sort of thing can become a right royal mess in a country like India where 1) the communal element, i.e. the Khans vs the patriotic Hindu, comes in, and 2) respect for elders/various sacred cows is expected to override any form of humour. <BR/><BR/>I found Kumar's interviews after SRK called him up to "apologise" quite poignant - it clearly meant so much to his ego that the present-day superstar had given him this much importance, and he needed to let the media know as soon as possible. <BR/><BR/>Shamya: but I'm still so young! Does this mean my legacy is safe and I can fall off a boat like Shelley or someone?<BR/><BR/>ArSENik: No, that's just his naturally brooding expression, downcast eyes, etc - in ANY scene with a heroine it's possible to imagine that he's checking her out. But he's really only being patriotic and seeing the woman as an embodiment of the <I>matrubhoomi</I>, nothing more.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-51745288705647763682007-11-23T03:28:00.000+05:302007-11-23T03:28:00.000+05:30I didn' watch the entire Hema Malini song, that to...I didn' watch the entire Hema Malini song, that too with no headphones, but looks like Bharat Kumar was more interested in checking out Hema's contribution to the cause than trying to escape, probably because she was not Westernized, or maybe he was just a bad actor. Oh crap, no Mr. Kumar, please don't get angry, I didn't mean that, err, I mean Jai Hind!ArSENikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772597502937491090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-90331931903923964632007-11-23T00:52:00.000+05:302007-11-23T00:52:00.000+05:30Jai: Your best ever. Without doubt. I think you've...Jai: Your best ever. Without doubt. I think you've 'climaxed'.Black Muddy Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955846722038215253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-11876971138885849032007-11-22T19:05:00.000+05:302007-11-22T19:05:00.000+05:30Absolutely, it was totally in bad taste, Manoj Kum...Absolutely, it was totally in bad taste, Manoj Kumar taking offense.<BR/>Just because he portrayed himself as patriotic(his kind of patriotism) in his films, he thinks he has achieved divine status and that he cannot be parodied.<BR/>Oh wait! Who said the divine cannot be parodied either?Puranjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849771816218820334noreply@blogger.com