Praan Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye
Product ID: 197252698
Details
- FormatNTSC Subtitled
- ContributorRaveena Tandon
- Runtime2 hours and 21
- Number Of Discs1
- UPC590256347894
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Aman Joshi (Aman Verma) is on a research assignment. His subject is the chawl dwellers in Bombay City. He rents a small tenement there and talks to the people living there. He soon gets involved in their lives, and even gets attracted to plain-looking Saundarya (Divya Mirza), who he transforms into a beauty, after a cosmetic makeover. Aman's kindness is mistaken for generosity by all the chawl dwellers, and they swarm him for his money, trying to get loans and gifts, to improve their lives. Then the lives of this small community are turned upside down, when the owner announces that he intends to tear the building down. Review: A Fascinating Foray into a Flat and its "Family" - This is one of the most underrated Hindi movies of the 2000s. While it can be a bit over the top and downright vulgar at times, it still is one of those fun cinematic ventures that makes you think about the world at the same time. If you want something family-friendly, this is NOT the movie to see. Still, for adults that like exploring and reflecting over Bombay's changing socioeconomic landscape - in a fictional, filmy sort of a way - this is your "time-pass." Why did this movie NOT get five stars? There are way better films out there that I recommend you watch first, such as "Lagaan," which will help to give you a context for most of the songs - which are actually parodies. If you are the kind of man who gets a thrill out of item numbers "Mujhe Iss Pyaar Hai" will be a pleasure. In my opinion, this is much better than the item numbers of this decade. Of course, I do not find this movie is not sexist in the least. It actually takes a rather pro-feminist stance that you will understand only by seeing the plot advance. The movie is far better than most of the slop that passes for cinema nowadays, but with the kind of macro-perspective I am trying to take, it cannot get a perfect score. I am merely a dilettante at commenting on products, but I sincerely hope this review helps you decide to invest your two and a a quarter hours on this somewhat indie flick from India.
| Contributor | Daboo Malik Raikwar, Divya Dutta, Diya Mirza, Namrata Shirodkar, Raveena Tandon, Rinkle Khanna, Sanjay Jha Contributor Daboo Malik Raikwar, Divya Dutta, Diya Mirza, Namrata Shirodkar, Raveena Tandon, Rinkle Khanna, Sanjay Jha See more |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 1 Review |
| Format | Anamorphic, Color, Digital Sound, NTSC, Subtitled |
| Number Of Discs | 1 |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 21 minutes |
| UPC | 590256347894 |
A**N
A Fascinating Foray into a Flat and its "Family"
This is one of the most underrated Hindi movies of the 2000s. While it can be a bit over the top and downright vulgar at times, it still is one of those fun cinematic ventures that makes you think about the world at the same time. If you want something family-friendly, this is NOT the movie to see. Still, for adults that like exploring and reflecting over Bombay's changing socioeconomic landscape - in a fictional, filmy sort of a way - this is your "time-pass." Why did this movie NOT get five stars? There are way better films out there that I recommend you watch first, such as "Lagaan," which will help to give you a context for most of the songs - which are actually parodies. If you are the kind of man who gets a thrill out of item numbers "Mujhe Iss Pyaar Hai" will be a pleasure. In my opinion, this is much better than the item numbers of this decade. Of course, I do not find this movie is not sexist in the least. It actually takes a rather pro-feminist stance that you will understand only by seeing the plot advance. The movie is far better than most of the slop that passes for cinema nowadays, but with the kind of macro-perspective I am trying to take, it cannot get a perfect score. I am merely a dilettante at commenting on products, but I sincerely hope this review helps you decide to invest your two and a a quarter hours on this somewhat indie flick from India.
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