Mother India

CRAZY HOW THEY DID THEIR OWN STUNTS BTW also the genres in this?₱? 😭

CRAZY HOW THEY DID THEIR OWN STUNTS BTW also the genres in this?₱? 😭

A gorgeous Technicolor vision of capital-S Suffering for the community amidst hardships and despair. Nargis is fearless in her portrayal of a mythic figure of sacrifice, eyes piercing and seemingly always on the verge of tears yet resilient enough to move forward. Mehboob blends a very Indian story with the kind of epic melodrama typical of Hollywood cinema of the era (the flood sequence especially so) which also might explain its embracing by the Academy and other Western film sites. Can't say the songs really stood out compared to the other Bollywood films I've seen this semester but this is definitely the first title I've really been bowled over by in its scale and emotion.

A gorgeous Technicolor vision of capital-S Suffering for the community amidst hardships and despair. Nargis is fearless in her portrayal of a mythic figure of sacrifice, eyes piercing and seemingly always on the verge of tears yet resilient enough to move forward. Mehboob blends a very Indian story with the kind of epic melodrama typical of Hollywood cinema of the era (the flood sequence especially so) which also might explain its embracing by the Academy and other Western film sites. Can't say the songs really stood out compared to the other Bollywood films I've seen this semester but this is definitely the first title I've really been bowled over by in its scale and emotion.

Ganja. What was that plot? Wacky film to follow in my opinion. Wasn’t that bad but maybe not good?

Ganja. What was that plot? Wacky film to follow in my opinion. Wasn’t that bad but maybe not good?

acontece coisa demais em um período de tempo longo demais

o ritmo é meio estranho em boa parte do filme, mas as músicas são boas!

emais pra frente os personagens se tornam mais interessantes, principalmente os filhos da Radha e outras pessoas da vila

acontece coisa demais em um período de tempo longo demais

o ritmo é meio estranho em boa parte do filme, mas as músicas são boas!

emais pra frente os personagens se tornam mais interessantes, principalmente os filhos da Radha e outras pessoas da vila

Not so much ahead of it’s time, as it is era defining.

Not so much ahead of it’s time, as it is era defining.