tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post6242439916454707637..comments2024-01-23T01:55:31.211-08:00Comments on Filmi~Contrast: Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971)Miranda http://www.blogger.com/profile/13418800569507952654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-66174385669334932332015-03-07T21:44:07.803-08:002015-03-07T21:44:07.803-08:00That one scene you mention stands out to me as wel...That one scene you mention stands out to me as well. The framing and the timing of it all was unusually suspenseful for a film of the period. There's not many Hindi films that I've yet found that both look AND feel like a Hollywood or European Western. Because I have a fondness for the tropes of the genre and the aesthetics, I think I appreciate KD more than it deserves. Also, I think the two leads have a hard time making up for the BORINGness of Moushumi Chatterjee and her feller in that film. It's realistic in the sense that she doesn't fall for the dacoits, but that doesn't help the interest factor in her story. By the end, you really only care about the two men "reconciling" or something to that effect, you know? Miranda https://www.blogger.com/profile/13418800569507952654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-4315616236625948222015-03-03T20:25:54.103-08:002015-03-03T20:25:54.103-08:00Glad you liked this film. I am told that it was a ...Glad you liked this film. I am told that it was a super hit film at that time. Agree with all the good points you have raised. One scene stands out in my memory the eerie silence in the village with all the people locked in after a "Bandit Attack" with only the mad ma in the street and Garam Dharam arriving on the scene. Cinematography and songs are indeed the hall mark of this film. Vinod Khanna made a good villain. I did not like Kuche Dhaage at all despite the two handsome guys KB and VK. I personally feel KD was the weakest Raj Khosla movie (he made quite a few good movies). I think Lakshmi Chaya is the main heroine in the movie - who says a vamp can't be a lead? CheersFilmbuffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-18630553533553399692015-02-23T15:20:27.745-08:002015-02-23T15:20:27.745-08:00Yeah, it was good, and not just because I like Wes...Yeah, it was good, and not just because I like Westerns. Definitely have a few people I'd like to show this one to. Miranda https://www.blogger.com/profile/13418800569507952654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-41686489992066837972015-02-22T07:27:09.121-08:002015-02-22T07:27:09.121-08:00Laughing at your final sentence. :) This was a goo...Laughing at your final sentence. :) This was a good film; like you said, anchored by good performances and multi-dimensional characters. Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com