Need movie suggestions for novice to bollywood!

desigal90

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Posted: 16 years ago

Ok so a friend of mine at university has expressed interest in bollywood, so I went ahead and showed her her first bollywood movie, and I chose Kal Ho Na Ho, coz it was a nice ice breaker into bollywood since it still have some elements that Americans were familiar with. Now I want more suggesitons, what should I show her next?

I was thinking the following movies:

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge

Jab We Met

K3G

Taare Zameen Par

Any others?

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Posted: 16 years ago

From the list, JWM.....just because it does not show foreign locales and instead focuses on what's in India....and the screenplay ain't that bad either.

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Posted: 16 years ago

Maybe...Rang De Basanti?

I remember showing RDB to a couple of my friends at school and they liked it, except they don't understand why Bollywood movies have songs in them. 😆

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desigal90

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Posted: 16 years ago

How about Dil waale adn Kuch Kuch Hota hai...right? They both dont have foreign locations, well DDLJ does, but then it also shows the village so it'll be a nice contrast.

Oo, RDB also sounds good, but should i go for that or Lagaan?

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@pksanam

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Posted: 16 years ago

we have lots of good movies.. what about Sholay.. it is a classic, after all..

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desigal90

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Posted: 16 years ago

Sholay's a good one as well. I was thinking, I'd get her used to the newer onces, then work back to the classics.

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@pksanam

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Posted: 16 years ago

lol.. i am obsessed with old films.. not that many in recent ones that i actually like..

what about Black.. it has no songs and story is universal.. Taare Zameen Par is also a good choice, i think.. on lighter side, DDLJ is a great choice..

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Posted: 16 years ago

I'd say Lagaan is a good choice as an introduction. That was what I chose for my friend for an intro to BW. If you want to go old-school, then I would say Awaara. I will with hesitance add Jodha Akbar because I took people from school to see that, and they loved it despite the length.

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Posted: 16 years ago

slumdog millionaire.. LOL

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