tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post6097308838810613775..comments2024-03-29T15:45:04.867+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Every sperrrm is sacred – an appreciation of Vicky Donor’s Dr ChaddhaJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-35923938649217383812012-06-10T13:08:08.203+05:302012-06-10T13:08:08.203+05:30what a lovely meditation on liberal hypocrisy and ...what a lovely meditation on liberal hypocrisy and our tangled relationship with modernity and progress. <br /><br />what of the putatively modern, well read radiant bride who is the intellectual bengali surrogate and her refusal to fess up to irrational, pre-modern bias against artificial insemination? and what of the dad who calls her out on her hypocrisy?<br /><br />and what of the nominally boneheaded and lascivious punjabi boy telling his mom, "it's only science" and his mom like, "rehne de arts aur science!" <br /><br />as a thematic which normalizes the societally egregious, the movie works excellently, adorably even though somewhat naively invoking the modern scientific method as a panacea to social repression.saperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553004590976656655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-24882289969646435072012-05-11T09:02:42.514+05:302012-05-11T09:02:42.514+05:30Jai, frequent reader, irregular commenter. :) Saw ...Jai, frequent reader, irregular commenter. :) Saw this movie in Bombay recently, and absolutely *loved* it. Like some of the other commenters, I don't agree that the Bong, Punju scenes were broad caricatures - generalisations, sure, but hey, have a Bong friend whose parents are *exactly* like this, and many, many Punju friends who would recognise themselves in the lovingly-drawn characters. What I liked most was that there was no one who was 'b-a-a-a-d' - flawed, sure, but human, for all that, and deeply affectionate in their relationships. Really nice. And much as I liked the youngsters (definitely have *something*), the best characters were Annu Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia and the actress who played Beeji. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-7208542367967421622012-05-05T22:58:48.418+05:302012-05-05T22:58:48.418+05:30Hi Jai
indeed, Anu Kapoor's performance is ...Hi Jai<br /> indeed, Anu Kapoor's performance is worth a post or more. my wife certainly felt that either A) this movie was made for him or B) Anu Kapoor was born for this sssperm, sorry movie.<br /> enjoyable movie...ashishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-86115790857347142682012-05-03T07:37:04.025+05:302012-05-03T07:37:04.025+05:30Jai,
returning to your blog after some time. Thor...Jai,<br /><br />returning to your blog after some time. Thoroughly enjoyed this post. Have read so many good things about Vicky Donor that it's on my wish list now.<br /><br />And Akhil, if I may add, not having seen the film, a woman who's unable to conceive can harbour an irrational envy of those who do.Manreet Sodhi Someshwarhttp://the-long-walk-home.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-38646879345923357802012-05-02T21:30:51.721+05:302012-05-02T21:30:51.721+05:30I thought that Ayushman played his part really wel...I thought that Ayushman played his part really well....He was funny, and was probably helped by the fact that he is/was a VJ and hence being spontaneously funny is something that is there on his resume.....Yami Gautam is damn cute and was good in the movie....<br /><br />When I saw Dr. Chhadha , I felt , "Where has this guy been all this while?" ....Annu Kapoor is a major talent, who definitely deserves more important roles in the future .....<br /><br />The movie was really funny , which is pretty obvious....Having said that, I think the movie fell apart a little bit in second half....I thought that Ashima who can't become a mother herself would understand the joy her husband was bringing to children-less couples all over; instead she feels bad for not being able to assign any part of the responsibility of not being able to conceive on Vicky.....The logic given for her resenting Vicky is a bit too twisted for me....Maybe her being motherless complicated the whole story unnecessarily when the movie could have done with being a light weight comedy it is ( and satire as well )akhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661902821156817568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-33545486182097967952012-04-30T10:22:02.128+05:302012-04-30T10:22:02.128+05:30the best line from the movie for me was when someo...the best line from the movie for me was when someone in the background looks at Vicky's dog and says "YEH LABRADOG HAI"Ketannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-25292489830061240552012-04-30T08:58:15.321+05:302012-04-30T08:58:15.321+05:30Well, it's okay to be little confused about La...Well, it's okay to be little confused about Lady Gaga's gender... I do not blame Dr. Chaddha at all. Till last year I think the 'internets' were all buzzing about Gaga's gender... So there... :)<br /><br />See it yourself... :P https://www.google.co.in/search?&q=lady+gaga+genderavikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805604777976238313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-77000006026443193492012-04-28T15:26:50.025+05:302012-04-28T15:26:50.025+05:30One thing irked me, though. When she spoke of her ...One thing irked me, though. When she spoke of her first marriage, there was, what seemed to me, like a deliberate mention of the fact that the marriage wasn't consummated. Even their post marriage scene suggests that while they might have made out before, they're only doing it for the first time that night. <br /><br />Is it still important for the Hindi movie heroine to remain virgin until marriage?aandthirtyeightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00644980602293705853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-13939311468535315142012-04-28T10:04:33.689+05:302012-04-28T10:04:33.689+05:30dr chaddha's quest does have something defying...dr chaddha's quest does have something defying- all- odds heroic about it.....but there was a scene out of place in the cheerful humanism of the film...when a outright campy gay man applies to be a donor....it did'nt feel like an expression of the character's prejudices,but an invitation to laugh at a man because he's gay and still wants to donate sperm.it's an odd note in an otherwise refreshingly un-judgemental film.sainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-54313958941587674202012-04-28T09:11:06.180+05:302012-04-28T09:11:06.180+05:30Logik: I know he was talking about the traits, but...Logik: I know he was talking about the traits, but I did also think the use of Lady Gaga as an example (alongside male celebs like Pitt, Beckham etc) was a deliberate was of showing Chaddha's goofiness in these matters.<br /><br />Sudipta: you have a point - and in general I'm wary about accusing a film of dealing in caricatures in these matters. But the movie did come close to falling apart for me in that mid-section; I felt the change in tone was a little abrupt.<br /><br />About not mentioning Beeji's drunkenness ("Chal phen di, ek aur bana de!") and a few other things - I'd originally intended just to write a couple of hundred words about Dr Chaddha and then the post grew out of control and turned into a more general post about the film.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1234683963108056752012-04-28T07:28:31.492+05:302012-04-28T07:28:31.492+05:30And yes, the "Lady Gaga" scene had me in...And yes, the "Lady Gaga" scene had me in splits!Radhika Oltikarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-73342315439967661132012-04-28T07:21:43.606+05:302012-04-28T07:21:43.606+05:30Saw this movie on a boring afternoon with almost z...Saw this movie on a boring afternoon with almost zero expectations (bolstered a tad by favourable FB reviews) and was very pleasantly surprised. You're so right about Annu Kapoor's performance. The new-comers were top-notch too.Radhika Oltikarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-64114164640550714612012-04-28T01:35:54.307+05:302012-04-28T01:35:54.307+05:30Jai,
I somehow don't agree with your point ab...Jai,<br /><br />I somehow don't agree with your point about the pre-marriage 'bong' v 'Punju' scenes being very 'broad caricatures'. My wife is half-Punjabi (and almost a Delhiite, having spent most of her post-school life here)and one of my female relatives (bong) married a Kashmiri pandit settled in Delhi for long (and hence Punjabi-ised)- the scenes were almost like dramatized version of events that transpired in the run-up to the aforementioned weddings. And then again, the same people have on occasions surprised me with their tolerance/'modern' approach. So, I guess, behaviour of that nature is more driven by identity-politics and fear of unknown, rather than 'liberal'/'radical' divide. To sum up, I had a good laugh during those scenes :-) <br /><br />While casting is a big strength of this film (liked the fact that they picked a punju to play a bong girl; she did a pretty good job - down to getting the body language of the character-type in question correctly), I also felt that the writing of the movie was the best part, at par with 'Lage raho Munnabhai'. Till u watch 'Munnabhai', no one could convince you that you can film a scene with a drunken goon slurring 'bapu....' without raking up controversy (guess, you mentioned this aspect in your blog on 'Munnabhai'). <br /><br />I am a little surprised that you haven't made even a passsing refernce to the camaraderie between 'Beeji' and the Vicky's mom - that drinking scene between them was awesome,IMHO.Sudipta Bhattacharjeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-9376379024782962762012-04-27T23:23:19.137+05:302012-04-27T23:23:19.137+05:30By Lady Gaga Sperm, and David Beckham sperm, he me...By Lady Gaga Sperm, and David Beckham sperm, he meant that the parents wanted a sperm that would produce kids that would go on to become like these celebs. the traits, if you will.Logikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271565362384705732noreply@blogger.com