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'Everybody talks a lot about Raj Kapoor, but frankly he was nowhere near the genius of Guru Dutt'
E-mail from readers the world over
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999 15:58:55 -0500 I liked the article. It was extremely well-written and gave a whole new perspective on Guru Dutt. I am his niece, Atma Ram's daughter, and I too was brought up on a diet of his movies. But when you are so close, one's views tend to be clouded by personal opinions and those of near and dear ones. Needless to say everyone in the family believed he was a genius, especially my father. But now when I see things from the eyes of someone else, I realise once again that he really was everything they made him out to be. In fact this article has made me want to see his films all over again.
Anjali Rawat
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Fri, 12 Nov 1999 14:13:33 IST Apart from his masterpieces, Guru Dutt also crafted some superb movies under the Navketan banner. Many of the frames from those movies reveal a lot about Guru Dutt -- without any frills.
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Fri, 12 Nov 1999 15:22:42 -0500 Superb! Very well-written. Kudos to Varsha for doing such an excellent job. It's the first time I have seen in writing what I've always felt about Guru Dutt's films.
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Fri, 12 Nov 1999 22:53:38 -0400 Dear Varsha Bhosle, many thanks for answering our prayer! Here's my own small tribute to you: Aaj Varshaji mohe yu barsao Yaaden sacheet ho jaaye Hridayki peeda dehki agni Sab sheetal ho jayee. Memories are what you make You are absolutely original! Give us more! Do you still have those 16 mms! Share!
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Mon, 15 Nov 1999 08:59:33 EST Excellent. I look forward to more of Varsha Bhosle's writing. I share with her a liking for Guru Dutt's films. Kameshwar
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Tue, 9 Nov 1999 12:21:34 -0500 Simply brilliant! For me too Guru Dutt movies have a timeless appeal... Jahnavi Bhatt
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Tue, 09 Nov 1999 23:30:32 +0530 This is a lovely article. I've read Varsha's earlier articles too on Guru Dutt and other film-related topics. I'd certainly like to read more of Varsha. Is she a full-time writer? Does she write only on films? What are her views on contemporary movies and so on? She is good. Shriram
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Tue, 9 Nov 1999 08:11:19 -0500 I love this writer Varsha Bhosle. The way she writes is so nice and there is truth in her voice. Please, let us have more from this writer. I salute you Varsha Bhosle for the fearless and bold writing, and I pray that may India get many more fearless and bold writers like you. Ashwin Jadhav
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Tue, 9 Nov 1999 09:23:14 -0500 This is an excellent piece on Guru Dutt and his work in Hindi cinema. However, how could you make such a huge blunder on the name of the music director who composed for Pyaasa. It was the late S D Burman and not his son R D Burman. The latter was an excellent music director in his own way but in my opinion he is only a mere shadow of his legendary father. Congratulations. Chandrashekhar S Vaish
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Tue, 9 Nov 1999 09:28:07 -0500 Guru Dutt's genius charms even Varsha Bhosle!! Well that's a great surprise indeed. Varsha is one writer who I hate, for both her language and content, almost all the time. But then suddenly she springs a surprise with something like this. Guru Dutt was one of the very few directors of the generation previous to mine who had a sensibility and vision much ahead of his time. Everybody talks a lot about Raj Kapoor, but frankly he was nowhere near the genius of Guru Dutt. Cinema as a medium was handled superbly by Guru Dutt, but more importantly he was a master craftsman who effectively used lighting, music, and camera angles at a time when straightforward story-telling with static camera angles was the norm of the day. Good job Varsha! Jay Jayamohan
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Tue, 9 Nov 1999 09:16:34 -0600 I do wish Varsha Bhosle would write more about things non-political, though I enjoy her political stuff as well. I have been a die-hard fan of her writing ever since I discovered rediff.com and have really enjoyed these little gems she produces on the side, be it her travels through Europe or her personal experiences of or reminiscences of childhood heroes. Congratulations on a beautifully written tribute to Guru Dutt (a personal favourite too). Thanks to Doordarshan, I have seen most of his classics at various times when I was growing up. But I do want to see Kaagaz Ke Phool on the big screen. I wonder if the distributors realise that there is such a huge market for these old classics and re-release them. In the meanwhile Varsha, please treat us to more of these little nuggets. You should really be writing a book on the film industry and this much I can assure you, that one copy is already sold in advance to this fan of yours. Regards,
Raghu Kulkarni
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Tue, 09 Nov 1999 08:54:49 +0530 My dear Ashok Banker, The parody was brilliant. I have just one complaint. It was too short. You could have gone on with Bandit Queen and all the others. Shoma
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Wed, 10 Nov 1999 00:46:21 +0530 Hi there, Ashok. Good fun, great read. Perhaps you should write parodies of screenplays as well and run a contest for free popcorn. Ravi
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Sun, 07 Nov 1999 01:52:51 +0530 Shool is a typical Hindi movie, disguised as a serious film. Its storyline is predictable and its supposed incisive and realistic look at the underbelly of Bihar politics is a far cry from what power and corruption have actually done to the place and the people. Inspector Samar Singh is believable for about a third of the film after which one starts wondering why this cop is so incredibly naive and, at crucial moments, even stupid. Who would pick up a fight with the villain's goons while he is with his little daughter? Doesn't he have the sense to send his family packing to a safer place whilst he tries to crack the system? And finally if this man's ultimate solution is to go and gun down the villain in the assembly hall, does he think that the rest of the MLAs are spotless saints? Shool finally works on a technical level... it has the look of a film that takes itself seriously but finally it is a B-grade story. To be fair, the performances are of a high order, and some scenes do leave a lasting impression. But it is an over-hyped movie that often gets dull and heavy. In the police genre, there have been more convincing movies like Ardh Satya and more entertaining ones like Zanjeer and Pratibandh.
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Sat, 06 Nov 1999 14:38:15 -0800 In her review Savera Someshwar has mentioned all the possibilities a movie can face... She says Hum Saath Saath Hain will do very well, that it might be a big hit like Hum Aapke Hain Kaun but in the very next sentence says it might not .... Hello! what else is left? The review sounded so confusing. The only point I could make out at the end of it was the synopsis of the movie which one could have read as well at the home page of Rajshri films. The review has no consistency and I did not like it much. Radhika
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Mon, 08 Nov 1999 15:07:52 +0000 Keep up the good work! I absolutely adored the Saif Khan interview. Could rediff.com now interview Pooja Bhatt?
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