Saw Devdas last night in Mississauga at the new Cineplex Odeon at Square One.
Actually my wife and I were in Jaipur two weeks ago and Devdas was playing at the Raj Mandir - reputed to be the best movie theatre in Asia. Unfortunately, after touring the Pink Palace in sweltering heat, we were too tired that night to take in the movie. Enjoyed it thoroughly despite the (very) thin story line. A fantasy romantic tale of unrequited love set in lavish fairy tale sets. The whore (Madhuri Dixit) was beautiful and the brothels celestial. I saw it as a celebration of Indian feminine beauty and dance. Of course, it helped to have Aishwarya Rai, a former Miss World to play the lead role and one of the queens of Bollwood Madhuri Dixit to play the supporting role as the whore who also pines for the hero. No expense was spare for their costumes and jewellry. The choreography was brilliant and only served to accentuate the beauty of the Indian women. A feast for the eyes. Apparently the movie - the most expensive Bollywood has made - cost approx. Rs. 60 crore. The costumes alone apparently cost Rs. 25 lakh. In London, we also managed to take in Bombay Dreams - an Andrew Lloyd-Webber production of a wonderful vivacious musical set in one of Mumbai's slums against the backdrop of Bollywood - on July 5. The music, composed by AR Rahman - the "Mozart of India" was excellent. So was the choreography. The audience was almost 50% Indian. Outside the theatre, there were two highly decorated Ambassador Bombay taxis. Nice touch. I do not think this stage production has the "emotional appeal" to bring it to Broadway like CATS and The Phantom did. However, I think it will make it to Toronto. Indian song and dance is making its presence felt in western mainstream - at last! Tim de Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ontario, CANADA _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
