Originally posted by: K.Ahm
Lol I wish I watched the movie with you now because I feel I haven't understood the movie the way you guys have.
All Bengali reference and Netaji bit is really fascinating especially Netaji bit because I remember our history book was filled with many leaders but hardly 1-2 chapters on Netaji.
OT I really want someone to make a movie on Bhavai someone who understands the Gujrati culture the way Basu shows Bengali cultures. We have so many states with such rich culture and hardly film makers capture it. One of the reason why I loved JJ so much.
I wish I could write explanations for every scene but I have more or less explained a lot of things in my review (link given in BO topic page 1)
I was explaining some words and scenes to my son while watching it
Yes, as a Bengali I enjoyed the film a lot more as I could understand the tongue in cheek humor in the words and references to our literature and culture
Netaji has been horribly neglected in history books and movies, maybe because of the controversies surrounding his death. There are rumors that he didnt die in the plane crash and he was whisked off to a Russian prison and died there much later and it was all Nehru's conspiracy.
Basu said he was influenced by other folk musical drama of India like Bhavai of Gujrat, Pandavani from Chhattisgarh etc.
Mirch Masala and Bhavni Bhavai these 2 movies I think Ketan Mehta made in the Bhavai style, right?
I wish such movies got more appreciation now, but people are dismissing JJ as a mere musical inspired by the West, which is untrue, it was more inspired by folk musical drama, and also Ray's musical kids movie, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne(GGBB) in its musical conversations...even the chocolates falling from the sky at the end was inspired by last scene of GGBB, when pots of rasgullas fall from the sky 😆
Here is GGBB on youtube with english subtitles, its a very old film so its in Black and white:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Gi4QHhILI
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