tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post820991760585781010..comments2024-01-23T01:55:31.211-08:00Comments on Filmi~Contrast: Glam from the Attic: Jaal (1986)Miranda http://www.blogger.com/profile/13418800569507952654noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-10969466825608525682022-04-19T10:16:04.231-07:002022-04-19T10:16:04.231-07:00Good reeadingGood reeadingWalter Phttps://www.walterparsons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-71980873366283728182021-09-17T04:45:10.531-07:002021-09-17T04:45:10.531-07:00Very informative and nice post. I really like your...Very informative and nice post. I really like your posts and your style.<br /><a href="https://www.cineink.com/tv/hindiurdu-adda/" rel="nofollow">Hindi Urdu Interviews</a><br />Rahil Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249697780846960732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-30967234650299738792014-07-14T11:49:17.074-07:002014-07-14T11:49:17.074-07:00Quite amusing anecdotes about Jaal. Even tho I gre...Quite amusing anecdotes about Jaal. Even tho I grew up in the U.S., when I was a kid we didn't own very many VHS tapes (compared to most people I knew) so I sympathize with watching the same films OVER and OVER ad nauseum. Even films I didn't really like, just for the sake of some/any entertainment. <br /><br />I think it's funny that they were literally giving Jaal away with other purchases. I think it's worth slightly more than that, lol. It's got some quirks, but it really tries to do something different. It's not nearly as lazy as some masala I've seen from the period. And that moon boots scene is indeed, unforgettable. Glad it brought you back to good years, if not really good films! Miranda https://www.blogger.com/profile/13418800569507952654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-75987655097328166432014-07-12T16:00:54.362-07:002014-07-12T16:00:54.362-07:00Here is something that may totally surprise you. I...Here is something that may totally surprise you. I am possibly, hold your breath, the only human being in this Godforsaken universe who has seen this movie more than some 30 odd times! Yes, you've read it right, I had the sheer tenacity to watch a movie like Jaal again and again and again, almost endlessly...<br /><br />Okay, before you start wondering if I was infected by some unknown Bollywood virus that made me brain-dead enough to develop the capacity to digest Jaal for hundreds of inglorious hours, or if you've started to suspect that I probably had a Ghajini-isque disease of very short memory losses that gave me this hideous ability to watch this flick over and over again, let me give you a little background story.<br /><br />I think, the year was 1987/88 when we first bought a National Panasonic G10 VCR and I was all of 12 years then. You must remember that it was the socialist era of Doordarshan as the only TV channel in India which only had a 3-hours-in-the-evening broadcasts that rendered our televisions useless for most part of the day. It was also the era of dozens of Video Tape (referred to as 'cassettes' mostly) libraries in middle class neighborhoods that rented out movies for as high as 30 Rs per day. My limited pocket money allowance meant that I could hardly rent 2-3 movies a month, which left me with an awful lot of free time, especially during annual summer holidays. <br /><br />The funny thing was that "Jaal" was the lone "cassette" that had come as a add on free gift with the Panasonic VCR, apart from an empty VHS tape known as the 'head cleaner'. Needless to say how that solves the mystery of my Jaal obsession. For God's sake, we lived in the entertainment starved socialist era when TV was a novelty and we had very long attention spans which gave us limitless capacity for repeat entertainment.<br /><br />P.S: After more than 25 years, tonight, I was somehow suddenly reminded of my Jaal years and so typed "moon boots Jaal" in the search engine query and Google uncle helped me crash land into your delightful little blog. Life in the times of internet brings together strange creatures on to the cyber firmament. Thank you for helping me relive those wonder years.Dr Praveen Patilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648874721483296288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-11664969456885562972014-04-20T10:46:49.996-07:002014-04-20T10:46:49.996-07:00You're probably right about the 90's being...You're probably right about the 90's being objectively better, it's just that I usually have to put more effort towards watching a 90's film. I think that's just a personal thing--it reminds me of certain aspects of growing up in those years (and certain aspects of pop culture that I found annoying even then) that I don't necessarily want to think about, lol! Miranda https://www.blogger.com/profile/13418800569507952654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-61549197156465899902014-04-20T07:57:07.536-07:002014-04-20T07:57:07.536-07:00I think the 90s as a whole had somewhat better mov...I think the 90s as a whole had somewhat better movies (in percentages) than the 80s. You are making me very curious about this film, you know, and I did have a soft spot for Mithun even though I missed most of his films because he acted in some very bad ones. Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-25349388039020667352014-04-19T21:28:51.718-07:002014-04-19T21:28:51.718-07:00I'm so glad that this post engendered some con...I'm so glad that this post engendered some conflicted feelings at least! Lol :) I know that's how I feel when anyone passionately recommends something from the 90's. I'm like "yeahhhhh, um, I'll consider it and maybe even give it the old college try . . . but don't hold your breath." <br /><br />I realized after watching this film, that even though my heart is in the 70's as a whole, when it comes to action heavy masala, I'm actually more likely to keep watching something for stylistic reasons at this point than any other reason. In this case, Jaal was worth finishing for me because of the female empowerment, the Mithun, and mostly, because it didn't feel like the DP fell asleep during shooting. It has valiant attempts at shot composition . . . the film isn't just an endless parade of over/over two shots and wide shots. Even an "attempt" like that goes a long way for me. As you pointed towards in your VK Murthy post, sometimes the cinematographer makes all the difference.Miranda https://www.blogger.com/profile/13418800569507952654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327094740848639572.post-42877764233083943702014-04-19T18:58:59.374-07:002014-04-19T18:58:59.374-07:00I'm bad that way, but 80s masala left me cold....I'm bad that way, but 80s masala left me cold. And any film with this starcast would have made me scratch it off my list. Your review made me want to watch it, with all the fascination of a chicken caught by a snake's gaze. I'm dithering between giving in and sourcing this, or averting my eyes from the trainwreck I'm sure will follow. :) Should I thank you?Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com