tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post615839549628256455..comments2024-03-29T15:45:04.867+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Thoughts on Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!Jabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-91137877011768000362013-04-15T12:28:30.249+05:302013-04-15T12:28:30.249+05:30I just saw Oye Lucky yesterday, and found it funny...I just saw Oye Lucky yesterday, and found it funny, deep and insightful all at once. I agree with your observations on the film.<br /><br />One of the most chilling scenes in the film is when the irate rich guy realises his home has been robbed and he takes his gun out to shoot his dog. That scene is haunting me. <br /><br />Wonder if it struck you too! Spirited seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00243519042149823766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-54179669392601456062012-05-06T23:01:17.979+05:302012-05-06T23:01:17.979+05:30Did you notice the tune lucky was humming when he ...Did you notice the tune lucky was humming when he was trying to steal a Mercedes the very first time from a wedding I guess. "jab main Chhota bachcha tha..." the ad jingle. Of course just one of the many things you notice on multiple viewings. <br /><br />Also this is a brilliant blog and reading everything on it is what keeps me occupied these days including the brilliant JBDY book I just bought and read in a single sitting.Nizamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-70827742264167881782010-02-07T11:34:53.004+05:302010-02-07T11:34:53.004+05:30How about "Massom" as Delhi movie? I lov...How about "Massom" as Delhi movie? I love the "Puraana Kila" dialog.Balnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-64123529299451256112009-10-20T00:18:20.911+05:302009-10-20T00:18:20.911+05:30It will take many many years to unfold the mysteri...It will take many many years to unfold the mysteries and small details behind each scene. There is a single shot of lucky's elder brother in the childhood part where he is studying, and then he is later shown as a bank employee. Even the glasses are similar style. The director has thought of each scene as how it might have happened in reality. I have no idea about the background of director, but i can strongly claim that he must have lived in west delhi at some point of time. There isn't even a single movie based on this part of delhi which i can remember, and it has a unique cultural and socio-economic and linguistic blend.Look at the scene where lucky enters the teenage girl room to steal music system, it is enough to appreciate the depth with which this movie has been made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-92099579035367646472009-06-14T12:14:33.914+05:302009-06-14T12:14:33.914+05:30People from Delhi are mostly A-holes. If you are l...People from Delhi are mostly A-holes. If you are looking for a reason there are very few movies about the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-67854176000213537622009-03-10T12:16:00.000+05:302009-03-10T12:16:00.000+05:30JW, your very positive review made me watch OLLO (...JW, your very positive review made me watch OLLO (sounds like ullu) & I loved it. Of course, I had heard many good things about Khosla, so I wasn't surprised as to how good this was. You captured the good stuff about the movie very well. The things that made its depitction of Delhi very real to me were: (1) the luridly colored winter clothes; (2) the banners, festoons & billboards covering the skyline at the colony where Lucky grew up; (3) the Delhi pronunciations (Marutti, calawni etc.) & (4) the guy who appears a couple of times asking 'yeh gaadi yahaan kisne park kiya' (once outside the restaurant where young Lucky takes the girl to & the second time in front of another restaurant where he had taken his latest girlfriend - in fact you can see in the background that the situation has deteriorated into a fistfight which Lucky in the foreground completely ignores, & is slightly out of focus). Very sharply observed. In fact I was reminded of Patricia Highsmith's Ripley novels a few times, about another amoral social climbing. sociopath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-4544968153375977722009-02-04T12:31:00.000+05:302009-02-04T12:31:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Anindyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275279805564438467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-6062408387156228322009-01-28T00:06:00.000+05:302009-01-28T00:06:00.000+05:30Hey Jabberwock!Lucky Oye was a 'deep' film. The be...Hey Jabberwock!<BR/><BR/>Lucky Oye was a 'deep' film. The best part is one goes to watch this film to have fun, but comes out feeling that this is a piece of art! All my memories of Delhi were refreshed again.Priti Patnaikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943925599307024800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-73346346995733358032009-01-27T08:44:00.000+05:302009-01-27T08:44:00.000+05:30There is a great Delhi movie: The Householder - th...There is a great Delhi movie: The Householder - the first Merchant Ivory film, shot by Subrata Mitra, edited by Satyajit Ray, music by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, starring Shashi Kapoor and Leela Naidu. Beautifully shot, full of fine Delhi images, and very, very funny. Arguably one of the great films of all time. There is also a Hindi version of the film - but never seen it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-76773078067850937402009-01-13T05:16:00.000+05:302009-01-13T05:16:00.000+05:30Nice post, Jai. I really liked this movie as well....Nice post, Jai. I really liked this movie as well. One scene which stood out for me was where Abhay is sleeping in the car and is woken up by the girl. She brings him tea and he playfully asks for parathas. I thought that was very well done! Abhay Deol has quietly built up a fairly impressive roster of movies now.<BR/><BR/>On movies on/in Delhi, have you seen Dil Dosti etc? Thought that was an interesting movie - worked in parts and not at all in others. But it was definitely quirky and very Dilli.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes for the year ahead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-26987047546671230942009-01-12T23:30:00.000+05:302009-01-12T23:30:00.000+05:30@Varun,Manorama Six Feet Under had some reference ...@Varun,<BR/>Manorama Six Feet Under had some reference of Jaipur.Chaila Biharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232955227547357685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-28668770029933209692009-01-12T21:17:00.000+05:302009-01-12T21:17:00.000+05:30Did you find some resemblance between Shiney Ahuja...<I>Did you find some resemblance between Shiney Ahuja's fixer character in HKA with Lucky</I><BR/><BR/>Anurag: very good observation, that. Of course, the Shiney character comes to a much darker end!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-65765450275119999822009-01-12T20:39:00.000+05:302009-01-12T20:39:00.000+05:30Thanks for this post. I was waiting to read your v...Thanks for this post. I was waiting to read your views on this film. A very incisive review and an awesome read, as always. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Did you find some resemblance between Shiney Ahuja's fixer character in HKA with Lucky, or am I again thinking too much :)anuraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178119895116619951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-17922525332821713852009-01-12T19:14:00.000+05:302009-01-12T19:14:00.000+05:30Dibakar has matured a lot between his two films. K...Dibakar has matured a lot between his two films. Khosla was good and fun, but OLLO has got some cool nuancesChaila Biharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232955227547357685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-41665381658735005512009-01-12T17:00:00.000+05:302009-01-12T17:00:00.000+05:30Write about Singh is Kinng, a phillum for real men...Write about Singh is Kinng, a phillum for real men, Punju or otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-79714445534066912392009-01-12T16:15:00.000+05:302009-01-12T16:15:00.000+05:30Or Monsoon Wedding?Or Monsoon Wedding?Varun Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168493702369142983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-84249002708405592452009-01-12T16:14:00.000+05:302009-01-12T16:14:00.000+05:30What about "Khosla Ka Ghonsla"? I think it too has...What about "Khosla Ka Ghonsla"? I think it too has depicted the Delhi thing nicely. I wonder if I'll see some movie on Jaipur someday :-)Varun Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168493702369142983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-15314039809925212902009-01-12T12:34:00.000+05:302009-01-12T12:34:00.000+05:30Nice piece Jai. I found the movie to be absolutely...Nice piece Jai. I found the movie to be absolutely stunning in its ability to hold your attention . There were brilliant undercurrents of a class divide shown in the film . The lingo was typically Delhiwallah with dialogues like "Bhai Nahi hai Kya" depicting the very nature of some Delhiites to suddenly become your Kith and Kin.Shwet Awasthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707072898697709519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-50813808644966550192009-01-12T00:14:00.000+05:302009-01-12T00:14:00.000+05:30When you say "emotional atyachar", you really mean...When you say "emotional atyachar", you really mean "emosional atyachar" don't you?Nishithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03707566417889757853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-4042585763788819742009-01-11T22:54:00.000+05:302009-01-11T22:54:00.000+05:30Can't say what I like more - your blog posts or th...Can't say what I like more - your blog posts or the informed passionate comments they generate.<BR/><BR/>Personally this strengthens my resolve to see Oye Lucky<BR/><BR/>In recent films even "Sunday" was based in Delhi - but what a disaster of a movie!Gautam Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691216163099240523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-68257733988760466122009-01-11T22:15:00.000+05:302009-01-11T22:15:00.000+05:30Have to agree. But Paresh Rawal's triple role was ...Have to agree. But Paresh Rawal's triple role was a let-down (brilliant though he may have been in all three).<BR/><BR/>What no one else seems to have commented on is Abhay Deol's understated performance.<BR/><BR/>I felt sad at the end for Lucky (not that I usually empathize with thieves). But people like Mrs Handa (Archana Puran Singh) do exist -- and there are too many of them in New Delhi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-43606952230089036082009-01-11T20:19:00.000+05:302009-01-11T20:19:00.000+05:30Good lord... I meant Dibakar Banerjee, of course. ...Good lord... I meant Dibakar Banerjee, of course. There goes my groupie claim.Silpa Swarnapurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356142105988671860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-25890402120227141842009-01-11T19:53:00.000+05:302009-01-11T19:53:00.000+05:30Jabberwock: "I'm not suggesting that it was necess...Jabberwock: "I'm not suggesting that it was necessary to cast Rawal in all three roles, just that the decision, once made, was very well-executed and in my view strengthened the film thematically"<BR/><BR/>i'd have to say i felt differently about that. i loved the movie, felt it was as authentically striving lower-middle Delhi as Monsoon Wedding was upper-middle delhi. but the third avatar of paresh rawal let things down a little. Paresh II and III were both recognisable as paresh rawal playing a role, whereas the first one was a masterpiece of both make-up and character acting. i really feel the director should either have stopped at two (or invented an equally distinct third chrarter). especially in a movie like this, it was a sore point - the only time in the movie when the audience was asked to accept things that normal logic would tell them not to.a fan aparthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04243109684980740841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-58352532837785367282009-01-11T17:54:00.000+05:302009-01-11T17:54:00.000+05:30Yes... and it is brilliant, the manner in which th...Yes... and it is brilliant, the manner in which the band-baja song morphs into something so edgy, all in one swoop of song. I heard it before knowing anything and it left an impression which was only backed up by the incredibly nifty trailer - it starts cleanly enough and as the tailer progresses it stumbles onto a collage of image shards while the song sidesteps into different territory in the background. If the movie is as well done as the trailer, we have a treat in store.Silpa Swarnapurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356142105988671860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-84972415617953256672009-01-11T15:57:00.000+05:302009-01-11T15:57:00.000+05:30Jabberwock: As a cinephile its true these are my e...Jabberwock: As a cinephile its true these are my expectation. Not that I expect DB to be Ray. But I do have certain expectation from our filmmaker those in terms of their relationship of cinematic identity. And true, if they don’t show any progress it does not go well with me ‘cinematically’. That is as important as the subordinate elements that make up cinema (acting or narrative). <BR/>Recent, examples, well haven’t seen any mainstream films offering something fresh in terms of cinematic properties. But yeah, Gulabi Talkies, Naalu Pennungal, or few foreign films I saw here ‘The Secret of the Grain’, Tokyo Sonata or recent offering of Buddadeb Dasgupta that I saw- Uttara.niteshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667299083541761990noreply@blogger.com