tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post5198342222384098997..comments2024-03-06T14:00:45.843-08:00Comments on Apni East India Company: Ahista Ahista (1981)Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-58376752673982023222011-05-22T11:02:41.827-07:002011-05-22T11:02:41.827-07:00So every body on here is trying to project their 2...So every body on here is trying to project their 21st century social views on to a totally different era and society. This is based on an earlier south indian movie or novel and yeah stories like this did happen in real life. the direction might be a little weak and parts of the script also but to dismiss it as sacrificial is just missing the point. "Padmini(a prostitutes daughter) moving on with her life" in 1960's south india.....gosh thats gotta be the most hillarious comment i've heard in a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-54144222905049775282011-02-11T01:28:17.112-08:002011-02-11T01:28:17.112-08:00Songs of this movie are allot better then the stor...Songs of this movie are allot better then the story...<br /><br /><br />A film only to hear then watch...Haa ..!Old Hindi Songshttp://old-hindisongs.blogspot.com/2011/02/ahista-ahista-1981-movie-songs-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-87823168289623816612009-06-04T22:16:44.341-07:002009-06-04T22:16:44.341-07:00i used to love this movie when i was a kid! does a...i used to love this movie when i was a kid! does anyone know where i can watch a clip of padmini's devotional dancing scene at the end of the movie?salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536329112071358801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-69934860983486551192009-03-23T12:38:00.000-07:002009-03-23T12:38:00.000-07:00i thought the movie was fine to me.. i didn't real...i thought the movie was fine to me.. i didn't really have a problem with it.. that is, until the dad showed up and the whole misunderstanding and suicide happened.. i totally thought that it was a stupid way to end it.. and the mom, she should've at least try to encourage her daughter into not becoming a prostitute.. WTH??!!! hated how they both committed suicide at the end.. :@ so tragic.. but other than that, i didn't mind it much.. if it was a different ending, whereas, she moves on with her life and starts fresh with her mom, where neither one becomes a prostitute, then that would be fine with me.. i would totally like the movie more, but since that wasn't so, i wasn't that into it.. if i was to rate the movie, i'll give it, maybe a 3/5..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-2780835896290010612009-02-10T08:19:00.000-08:002009-02-10T08:19:00.000-08:00Bawa: I grew up in the 80s, and share your reasons...Bawa: I grew up in the 80s, and share your reasons for not watching movies during that time. I think the only reason I got hevaily into Bollywood watching was because I was away from India, and found this was a way to connect. I think trashy movies make me better appreciate other movies :D Thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>Arantxa: wth woman! Girish was THE man! he may still be! I love him as an actor- plus he is just cute-but cant comment on his writing :D<BR/> never read any.Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-67266990032425600882009-02-08T03:07:00.000-08:002009-02-08T03:07:00.000-08:00So THAT'S Girish Karnad. We have one of his plays ...So THAT'S Girish Karnad. We have one of his plays in our syllabus this year. Can't say I'm a fan of his writing :SUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481336461061648448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-24456956938852301742009-02-06T01:20:00.000-08:002009-02-06T01:20:00.000-08:00Sometime in the early 70s, our family as such stop...Sometime in the early 70s, our family as such stopped pretty much going to the movies, unlike most of the rest of India. Father decided that he wasn't in for stupid drivel...and so we only went it was proven that it was unlikely to be rubbish- a rare thing indeed! When I was in my teens and got invited to watch movies as b'dy thing, I got see such things as Ahista Ahista or The Great Gambler. So dad was right: stupid waste of time. <BR/><BR/>Took me a long time to get back to some selective new hindi film watching: older ones I have seen all the time.bawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772313690591638108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-81681282700292410222009-02-04T14:58:00.000-08:002009-02-04T14:58:00.000-08:00He was very cute- bimbettish, but cute.He was very cute- bimbettish, but cute.Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-13881382838670742512009-02-04T11:07:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:07:00.000-08:00Aw, but Kunal is so cute! He reminds me of Ron How...Aw, but Kunal is so cute! He reminds me of Ron Howard back in the Happy Days, um, days. Still, this sounds awful. :-(ajnabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296593338690811213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-69216297969110506522009-02-04T09:50:00.000-08:002009-02-04T09:50:00.000-08:00Bollyviewer: Look at that smile, that bouncy hair,...Bollyviewer: Look at that smile, that bouncy hair, that sweet face- so much charm- and yes at least in a shallow, superficial way, he reminds me of Shash :D True the boy cant speak or act- but I love him the way a guy would love Celina :D<BR/><BR/>Banno: I know! if only they had shown something +ve- i just wanted to weep :)<BR/><BR/>Trupti: I remember being 5 and watching every Bombay Dyeing commercial for Karan- I was SO sure he would marry me one day- alas :) Kunal isnt quite as pretty, but he had his moments :D<BR/><BR/>Nicki: If they had shown Padmini doing SOMETHING to move on from all the troubles in her life and not caving in to the pressures from society/her dad, I'd be OK w/ it- just something to show that she cared for her mom and herself enough to move on. :)Shweta Mehrotra Gahlawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543438271055378809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-30178820880986464642009-02-04T07:37:00.000-08:002009-02-04T07:37:00.000-08:00Sorry that you didn't like it as much. :(But you ...Sorry that you didn't like it as much. :(<BR/><BR/>But you know how much I love it.Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535320732377404085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-77358614636588364202009-02-04T02:26:00.000-08:002009-02-04T02:26:00.000-08:00OMG, Dimaag Khali karke bana gaya tha yeh movie???...OMG, Dimaag Khali karke bana gaya tha yeh movie??? I'll pass this odd one on...<BR/><BR/>Shashi Kapoor's kids are gorgeous though, eh??? Remember Karan Kapoor?? wow.<BR/><BR/>truptiTNLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14550939425063803575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-12149186251931571672009-02-04T00:15:00.000-08:002009-02-04T00:15:00.000-08:00I hated this film too. Doesn't it have that song '...I hated this film too. Doesn't it have that song 'Kisiko mukammal jahaan nahin milta' in it? Real drivel.Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252471958376602325.post-70064070487828481232009-02-03T23:23:00.000-08:002009-02-03T23:23:00.000-08:00Girish Karnad looks so handsome but, ya, he must b...Girish Karnad looks so handsome but, ya, he must be really thankful for people not realising he was in this. lol <BR/><BR/>I wonder why movies like this got made at all. One can have trauma-drama with more plausible (and more interesting) stories - lazy writers and directors, you think?<BR/><BR/>And Kunal has his Dad's charm? It completely failed to show up in <I>Vijeta</I>, <I>Siddhartha</I>, and <I>Trikaal</I>! Plus, the guy cant act...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com