A 1st time kaaho guy to the local pasar malam ran away when he heard shouts of mari! mari! pilih!pilih! He thought they were whacking people & forcing them to drink.
A kaaho watchman in Lee Rubber got the sack due to wrong translation. Each time his chinaman boss arrived he would open the gate & salute "tabik baba" but when his wife entered he would say "tabik babi" not knowing the actual meaning. He thought it was normal like in mama mami, nana nani.......
Another kaaho was refused & branded a liar when asked for advance money to send to India cos he said saya punya kaki (mother) sakit. The boss did not see him limping or any injury to his leg.
A request for "Bhai saya mahu minum susu" was responded with a glass of urine.
Dua kali was interpreted as Kali's blessing, tali as clap, sewa as service, pagar as salary, makan as cheese, mandi for bazar, cuci as breast, juta as shoes, mati as sense, rokok as stop. While lembu was correctly pronounced, kerbu was not. When a shopkeeper said "ini barang murah" they thought he was out of his mind. Of course it was "mora" (mine).
Sometimes joint words of both lingos proved deadly like "terima kasih" causing fights when misinterpreted as "give me your mother"!!!
Rgds
Post-war Kaaho
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Review of Om Shanti Om
It’s a bird… it’s a plane… its mohabbat-man!!
Farah Khan is back, with a movie that clearly depicts her love for Bollywood in a affectionately humorous way. Who else would have thought that someone could easily take the credit for one of the most famous quotes in Indian cinema? With Farah, everything is possible, she even has Shah Rukh wrapped around her fingers.
This movie had already made more than 100% profit even before the release of the film, the rights sold to Eros, cost 65 crore, that is a 35 crore profit from a cost of 30 crore, they could have released the movie tickets for free, but then stampedes and over-crowding of Cineplex’s would incur loss in civil lawsuits against her and SRK, the producer of the film.
We see SRK playing a Junior Artist in the late 70s, the settings, and ambience brings you back to numerous memorable (but also funny bone tickling) moments in the Bollywood industry. For those who have grown up watching those 70s and 80s movies, there are a lot of scenes you’d identify with and also roll on the floor laughing.
Newcomer Deepika is playing Hema Malini-ish heroine in the 70s, even appears with many surprises and familiar faces of that era. Our (junior) hero falls for her only to discover some surprises in the interval, and later is involves in an accident that takes his life.
‘Pickar abhi baaki hai, mere dost’ as we hear in the promos, the movie is yet to continue. Om is reincarnated, and 30 years later (thankfully, cos seeing SRK play his 20s is no more acceptable) we see him as an arrogant actor born to a famous filmi family (hint… hint). And from here, with a series of events, (the new) Om regains his memories from his previous life, and is determined to take revenge.
This doesn’t mean the second half is filled with boring dramebazi, in the 2000s we actually we to see more parody and spoof portrayed on the actors of the current era, and many references made to the current situation of Indian cinema… want to know more, I guess you should catch the movie, cos Farah is a much better story teller than me!
Farah Khan is back, with a movie that clearly depicts her love for Bollywood in a affectionately humorous way. Who else would have thought that someone could easily take the credit for one of the most famous quotes in Indian cinema? With Farah, everything is possible, she even has Shah Rukh wrapped around her fingers.
This movie had already made more than 100% profit even before the release of the film, the rights sold to Eros, cost 65 crore, that is a 35 crore profit from a cost of 30 crore, they could have released the movie tickets for free, but then stampedes and over-crowding of Cineplex’s would incur loss in civil lawsuits against her and SRK, the producer of the film.
We see SRK playing a Junior Artist in the late 70s, the settings, and ambience brings you back to numerous memorable (but also funny bone tickling) moments in the Bollywood industry. For those who have grown up watching those 70s and 80s movies, there are a lot of scenes you’d identify with and also roll on the floor laughing.
Newcomer Deepika is playing Hema Malini-ish heroine in the 70s, even appears with many surprises and familiar faces of that era. Our (junior) hero falls for her only to discover some surprises in the interval, and later is involves in an accident that takes his life.
‘Pickar abhi baaki hai, mere dost’ as we hear in the promos, the movie is yet to continue. Om is reincarnated, and 30 years later (thankfully, cos seeing SRK play his 20s is no more acceptable) we see him as an arrogant actor born to a famous filmi family (hint… hint). And from here, with a series of events, (the new) Om regains his memories from his previous life, and is determined to take revenge.
This doesn’t mean the second half is filled with boring dramebazi, in the 2000s we actually we to see more parody and spoof portrayed on the actors of the current era, and many references made to the current situation of Indian cinema… want to know more, I guess you should catch the movie, cos Farah is a much better story teller than me!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Review of Jab We Met
JAB WE MET, the latest movie pairing the famous kapoor-kapur couple. I heard so much of raves and praises on the movie, which really intrigued me to watch it, and of course a lot was on stake for me because I forced a friend to company me in this ordeal.
I have never been a Shahid fan, he is such a boy… but after this movie I realized that he is a cute boy… nevertheless, Shahid portrays his character well, and the developments you see in Aditya is impressive, for once I told myself, ‘this boy is actually good’
Kareena, as Geet, reminds you so much of Basanti from Sholay… I have always felt that Kareena is the most animated actress of Bollywood, and she proved me even more right in this movie, and now I can proudly say that Kareena is the female Jim Carrey of Bollywood.
After many foreign scenes of Manhattan and London done to death in hindi movies, finally we get to see some Indian locales ala Dilse, with Kulu, Manali, Shimla and Bhatinda, and also get the feel of Indian local train and stations, which are nothing above ordinary. As they say, if you want to see the country, you ought to travel by train.
A simple story, superior acting, a wholesome fun and entertainment, which is what you will get. These feel good movies are contagious; it is a nice sigh of relief after strings of nonsensical cinema in bollywood.
Sadly this movie is the last of them as a couple, real mein, actual mein…
I have never been a Shahid fan, he is such a boy… but after this movie I realized that he is a cute boy… nevertheless, Shahid portrays his character well, and the developments you see in Aditya is impressive, for once I told myself, ‘this boy is actually good’
Kareena, as Geet, reminds you so much of Basanti from Sholay… I have always felt that Kareena is the most animated actress of Bollywood, and she proved me even more right in this movie, and now I can proudly say that Kareena is the female Jim Carrey of Bollywood.
After many foreign scenes of Manhattan and London done to death in hindi movies, finally we get to see some Indian locales ala Dilse, with Kulu, Manali, Shimla and Bhatinda, and also get the feel of Indian local train and stations, which are nothing above ordinary. As they say, if you want to see the country, you ought to travel by train.
A simple story, superior acting, a wholesome fun and entertainment, which is what you will get. These feel good movies are contagious; it is a nice sigh of relief after strings of nonsensical cinema in bollywood.
Sadly this movie is the last of them as a couple, real mein, actual mein…
Thursday, November 8, 2007
He is Back!!
The star power, the King of Bollywood, is being reincarnated, after his serious role in Chak De India, as the lovable Om... watch this space for more updates!!
The festival of lights
Diwali is the festival of lights, marking the victory of good over evil.. sharing, giving and enjoying is the main activities during the festival, not to mention exchanging greeting cards (ecards and sms these days)... and i should also add that Diwali is the festival of binging on unhealthy food (sweet and oily sweets, biscuits, and ever so fattening muruku) and splurging our salary and savings on new clothes, shoes and whatnots... The coming month would be the time to start regretting over the calories piled on, and various diet and exercise routines... and the cycle continues the next year. Happy Diwali!
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