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Review of the Bengali article on the Hindi movie "Devdas" From: R.C. Sinha [mailto:rcsinha@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 12:43 PM ... I would like to show my appreciation for the writer who penned the review for the new movie: Devdas. I'm surprised that you never published his/her name. In my opinion, this writer wrote a brutal ("Kick Ass" as they say in America) but amusing and accurate review of this movie version of Sarat Chandra's classic novel. I loved it to the extent that I forwarded it to several of my friends. Please reveal his/her name in the future and you should also let this writer do more reviews in the future. We love his/her style and the fan club is growing. .. -Rajesh Sinha (Bhaduri) From: Debtosh Sen Gupta [mailto:debtosh@rogers.com] Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 9:12 PM Recently my wife and I had an opportunity to see the Hindi movie "Devdas" in Toronto, Canada. We are totally disappointed watching an unrealistic, boring,mumbo, jumbo version of a classic novel. Thanks for the director's imaginary ideas, namely the dance of Paru's mother, duet dance of Paru and Chandramukhi. We think Mirosoft's owner Bill Gate will blink seeing the wealth of the families in Devdas. Finally we have a request to the director, in future please indicate the full name of a person not P.C.Barua, it is Pramathesh Barua. Debtosh and Indira Sen Gupta From: nilanjana [mailto:n_kar38@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 11:34 AM Bhishon bengali the likhe pathathe ichche korche....jai hoke ..ami jekhane thaki sekhane hindi movie paoa bhishon mushkiler bapar. Anek wait kore internet e cutting dekhe dekhe just saree dekhar jannya and asih ke dehar jannya amar pryo writer sarat ch chatterjee'r devdas enechi just 2 days before.Bapre ........................ Eta devdas..ok may be for new way hindi style devdas. May be god knows. Really it's true original story ta alada kore rekhe dekhle tao hindi movie bole eta dekha jaen. But story bhebe dekhle ki dekhchi bujhte para ta i bhayankar hoye jachilo.Sareer ad hoye geche, movie ta. Songs gulo ..ki kore eirakam song dite pare devdas e bhabtei kharab lagche. Bhishon ichche korche galpo ta arekbar pori....but i don't ve that book with me. Sharukh ...try to act like dilip kumar..madhuri ki ar kara drama type acting kore geche...aish er sei hum dil de chuke sanam er acting..same as that movie. Jackie ke ki bolbo...ekhane lila bansali thar lila i dekhiyeche bote.... But after completion of whole movie we felt "HATHASH" Ki bhebechilam ki berolo.... I've one request to all hindi movie's director if they don't know about bengali things then please don't try to do like such things ....please. thanking you nilanjana from Sierra Vista ,AZ,usa From: Rafiqueislam@aol.com [mailto:Rafiqueislam@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:36 PM I found the cinema review to be very useful. You have saved me 3 hours of my life by having to not see a bad movie. I am eternally grateful for that. I do not think there is anything wrong with making a Hindi movie out of a Bengali story. The same movie has been done before with better results. It is an honor to see a movie made into another language and another setting. Roy has made a movie based on Ibsen and it has only given credence to Ibsen and the Bengali setting where this movie is set. It is all the more irritating to see people spending a lot of money to no end. There is nothing bad about spending money to get better quality acting, photography and setting. The general public seem to be blind to quality and are swayed by vanity and glamour. It is refreshing to see someone analyze a movie for what it is. No amount of money and glamour can make up for bad acting and directing. thank you again for a critical analysis to save my time and energy. From: S. Bose [mailto:sukumarbasu@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 9:24 PM Excellent From: MUKUL MUKHERJEE [mailto:sue_mukherjee@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 5:33 AM It is amazing to see how people's taste has changed.I read the reviewes in Daily Telegraph but still went to see the movie as I was told by some of my friends here that if you don't compare the old Devdas with the new, you will enjoy the movie.But I was disappointed.It would have been tolerated if the producer called the movie by some other name.Then the people who have read the story or seen the old films, could have taken it as a copy to Sarat Chatterjee's Devdas just like many Hindi films are copied from other films. This film is doing fine in London.Because people are still living in an imaginary world.You don't have to spend lot of money to make a good film.How much money did Satyajit Roy spent to make Pather Panchali? He received an Oscar for that film. After I came out of the hall I felt I just watched a fairytale (Rupkatha).Everything was in excess.Even when there were candles, there were millions of them.Isn't there any limit of unreality? Kajol Mukherjee Middlesex England From: IT [mailto:itproject@snttadubai.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 10:19 PM I've enjoyed a lot while watching this movie. Madhuri proved herself as the best actress. Everybody in this movie tried their level best to fulfil every character. As a bengali, me and my husband have enjoyed a lot while watching this movie. thank u very much. DEBJANI GHOSH LODH From: Joe Ernst [mailto:joseph_ernst@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 6:17 PM As far as I know, Devdas never went to London. He never left the nation. From: Prapti [mailto:drprapti@yahoo.co.in] Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 1:07 PM Hi! It was not only a disappointment, but a SHAME, to watch. That a director can take a nice story and totally muder it, under the premise of "creative license" has been proven. Firstly- forgiving all the other changes, it is pure blasphemy to show the Durga Poojo dance. Would any of the Bollywood directors think of showing such a dance in a Ram temple? I would guess not. Secondly, while focussing on 'grandeur' the director has forgotten that there is a story. The narration is disjointed and fails to show effectively the emotional turmoil of any the characters. Sadly, it's hype that gets attention in today's world. Non-Indians watching this movie are making the impression that it's not even a good story! This is certainly not how we would like the world to be viewing our classics. The biggest shame is that we as an audience have become so inured to lack of quality in the art of cinema, that we still not only watch these movies, but forgive the inadequacies all too easliy. From: dkk [mailto:dkk@ntlworld.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 2:55 PM I totally disliked the film. It has killed, according to my opinion, the inherrant social & cultural rhetorics of the period. Some style of family drama shown were almost impossible to be seen in that period. Declaring the story by Sharatbabu was an insult. The story could have been declared as 'based on' his novel. If the poor writer was burried, he would have stood up on the audacity of attaching his name to this film. The film could have been named simply as 'Maar daala' or 'Ramdas' or whatever. This sort of words or laguage in a song-could you imagine in that period? Music was pretty good as expected by the director. It is quite farcical for the film of having a nomination Oscar. Certainly the group who has selected the film for the award is not aware of the culture or the behavioural aspects of the Bengali society at that period. NB-Your writing is certainly great. Dipak Kundu From: UTPAL SAHA [mailto:utpal_saha09@yahoo.co.in] Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 10:03 PM DEVDAS IS A NICE FLIM GOURAB SAHA From: Sumana Dey [mailto:sonamukhy@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 9:02 PM critic on DEVDAS COMMENT : JA BOLAYCHEN DADA From: Kamal Laha [mailto:kamallaha@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 8:58 PM I think that the great books like ‘Devdas’ by our beloved kathashilpi Sarat Chandra Chottopadhaya’ should not be changed for any commercial reasons. I have seen that movie at Sydney. It is an entertainment only not the facts. It would have been more encouraging and interesting if it would develop following the original book, one of my favourite books. It is recommended that a rule should be made not to alter any great books. Best regards, Kamal Laha Exmouth, Australia |
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