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The film recreated many deeply moving moments like Beth March's passing away sequence or Joe and Friedrich Bhaer's subtle chemistry behind the curtains of an opera performance — you can't help but heave a sigh of sadness when the movie ends because like the book, you just didn't want this film to end. Wish channels would air more classics. Wouldn't it be wonderful to catch a re-run of Chitty, Chitty Bang, Bang, Casablanca, The King and I and Roman Holiday? The list is endless but the movie channels should consider a special slot to air such unforgettable films. Moving from the beautiful world of Little Women to our gimmicky reality shows — wonder why they are called by this name — for there is really nothing spontaneous about these shows or for that matter the so-called winners they generate. So Prachi Desai dances her way to victory on Jhalak. Is anybody surprised? No. Does anyone care? No. As far as the show is concerned, the day this young Ekta Kapoor protg was brought back courtesy a pretentious wild-card entry, the show was over for the rest of the contestants. Hats off to Sandhya Mridul for valiantly trying to win the audiences' support even as she knew that she had lost the battle. And kudos to Urmila Matondakar for having the courage to declare that Mridul should have won the crown. really, this highlights the fact that true talent might just be swept under the carpet courtesy the back door politics that goes on in such shows. But since the camera never lies, the audiences are not fooled and good effort is always noticed and appreciated. Mridul should take heart from the fact that she may have lost the award but has won many fans and for a performer that's where the really high comes from. www.deccan.com |
Ye Hai Mohabbatein
Mangal Lakshmi
