Member DeathFuMaster Posted December 20, 2011 Member Share Posted December 20, 2011 Bollywood is suppose to be pretty huge, but I never hear about any movies from there. Does anybody know of any good Indian movies? Especially any martial arts/action films that they produce. Horror could be good too, if they even do horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted December 20, 2011 Member Share Posted December 20, 2011 Bollywood is suppose to be pretty huge, but I never hear about any movies from there. Does anybody know of any good Indian movies? Especially any martial arts/action films that they produce. Horror could be good too, if they even do horror. Action wise, I personally enjoyed these: MAIN KHILADI TU ANARI (1994) - Bollywood version of THE HARD WAY with Saif Ali Khan in the Michael J. Fox role, an actor who wants to become an action star and follows around tough as nails cop Akshay Kumar, who is looking for the men who killed his brother. This film introduced me to Akshay Kumar, who is quite a martial artist. DHOOM (2004) - a cross between LETHAL WEAPON and THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS. Two mismatched partners must take on a band of motorcycle riding bank thieves. Stars Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, and John Abraham. ASAMBHAV (2004) - an Indian Special Forces agent is sent as an undercover to Switzerland to rescue the President from an Al-Qaeda like band of terrorists. Stars Arjun Rampal, Naseeruddin Shah, and Priyanka Chopra. KRRISH (2006) - Tony Ching Siu-Tung was action choreographer on this sequel to an ET like film called KOI...MIL GAYA. Hrithik Roshan plays the son of the original film's hero who because of his father's experience with an alien is born with super powers and becomes a masked superhero. DHOOM 2 (2006) - Even better sequel to the 2004 film brings back Abhishek and Uday, but add both Hrithik Roshan as a very sly thief known as "A" and Abhisek's wife Aishwarya Rai as a mole sent to infiltrate "A" and become his partner. The stunts in this sequel are awesome thanks to action consultant and stunt legend Vic Armstrong. For comedy, I recommend 3 IDIOTS (2009). This was a very funny movie that doesn't feel like it runs 3 hours, but it does. Hollywood is planning a remake as is Stephen Chow, who is developing a Chinese-language remake. I've only seen one Bollywood horror film, JAANI DUSHMAN: EK ANOKHI KAHANI (2002). I didn't like it too much. It was about a woman who after being molested tries to commit suicide. The problem is her past life lover, a snake-man, returns from the dead and goes after the molesters one by one and kills them. Akshay Kumar was in it, but he doesn't really get a chance to showcase his martial arts skills. But the movie as a whole wasn't great IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member jmungus Posted December 20, 2011 Member Share Posted December 20, 2011 my gf has indian roots and so it happens that i get to check out the occassional bollywood caper (even tho i hardly ever want to). from what i understand, bollywood is either love or hate. hate it is for me. between the H and the B, i watch any dumbass hollywood action/thriller/drama/comedy before sittin thru a bollywood flick thats on a comparable scale to its u.s. counterpart. they do have some competent ppl working in the business, but their involvement in most cases is hardly enough to make s/t i`d actually call 'good'. krrish, dhoom1+2, jaani dushman.... at the end of the day, especially set against the international competition, are pretty much ALL CRAP. last thing ive watched was main aurr mrs khanna, with salman khan (one of BWs big kahunas), preity zinta & kareena kapoor (of the recent 'bodyguard' fame, also with salmon khan), and u guessed it, i thought that one sucked too (i went out midway thru). theres maybe a handful of thriller-dramas (incidentally, all without singing or dancing) i did actually kinda like. cant give any recommendations tho, u`d have to throw titles at me in order for me to remember. some artsy brainy indie stuff u get to see at smaller festivals has potential. nothing that could entertain me tho. go rent a bunch that sound cool to u in the online reviews or wait for s/o more versed and appreciative to comment here and find out for yourself, if the BW experience is for u. or just leave em the hell alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted December 21, 2011 Member Share Posted December 21, 2011 Bollywood is suppose to be pretty huge, but I never hear about any movies from there. Does anybody know of any good Indian movies? Especially any martial arts/action films that they produce. Horror could be good too, if they even do horror. The amount or martial arts films they do are few and far between.The latest I saw was Lahore http://photos.onepakistan.com/main.php?g2_itemId=1464 which is a remake of The Best Of The Best Action films are many I like Awarapan http://www.movieposterdb.com/movie/1020937/Awarapan.html Dabangg http://www.glamsham.com/download/poster/dabangg-posters/1356/1.htm Ghajini http://www.movieposterdb.com/movie/1166100/Ghajini.html Gangaajal http://movie-posters.lucywho.com/gangaajal-movie-posters-t626847.html Of the horror films these are my favourites in recent times Raaz http://msmui2.blogspot.com/2010/11/seram.html ( not Raaz-The Mystery Continues ) Bhoot http://www.ranker.com/pics/N578561/1 Haunted http://poster-photo.blogspot.com/2011/05/haunted-3d-hindi-movie-mahakshay.html Raat a bit older is also good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DeathFuMaster Posted December 21, 2011 Author Member Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thanks for all the recommendations guys. I will definitely check these films out. I am a huge fan of any foreign movies and India is one country I haven't checked out yet. I can't wait to get started! By the way, I assume most of these will be kind of hard to find right? Are these going to be downloads or will I be able to find DVDs with English subs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted December 21, 2011 Member Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thanks for all the recommendations guys. I will definitely check these films out. I am a huge fan of any foreign movies and India is one country I haven't checked out yet. I can't wait to get started! By the way, I assume most of these will be kind of hard to find right? Are these going to be downloads or will I be able to find DVDs with English subs? Go to this site, http://www.nehaflix.com. All their DVDs are official with English subtitles at great discount prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted December 21, 2011 Member Share Posted December 21, 2011 Go to this site, http://www.nehaflix.com. All their DVDs are official with English subtitles at great discount prices. There are issues with Nehaflix see this http://www.bollywhat-forum.com/index.php?topic=1284.725 and this http://www.zulm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=101223 Go to eBay and visit this shop http://stores.ebay.co.uk/INDIA-LIVE-STORE/DVDs-/_i.html?_fsub=2314696013&_sid=631297203&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 contact sellers Sahil or Sunil say eBay member nfah123 is a friend they'll be able to help you with titles even if not listed. Yeah all dvds have English subs unless stated otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DeathFuMaster Posted December 21, 2011 Author Member Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thank you guys for all the help! I will definitely be buying some DVDs SOON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted December 23, 2011 Member Share Posted December 23, 2011 Since I like the music and dancing in the Bollywood films, as well as the action, I enjoyed DHOOM, DHOOM 2, KRRISH, and GHAJINI, as well as SHOLAY (1975, a classic action film). LAGAAN: ONCE UPON A TIME IN INDIA (2001) is very long, but has a satisfying ending. Partly, it's a sports movie since it deals with a game of cricket between a poor village and some snotty British officers. The following may not have been rated so high on IMDb, but I thought they were fun. I can't recommend them, because they're more like guilty pleasures. VEER (2010) is a big action movie with sweeping battle scenes. CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA (2009) is pretty much a silly comedy, but it's got Gordon Liu and some martial arts. They're fantasy, not horror, but I also enjoyed MR. INDIA (1987) in which a hero with an invisible cloak opposes a megalomaniac trying to take over India; ONCE UPON A WARRIOR (2011), a Telugu (non-Bollywood) fantasy film from Disney, with a blind sword-wielding hero against an evil sorceress; ALADIN (2009) with good vs. evil magic forces. ALADIN co-stars Amitabh Bachchan, who became a big star in SHOLAY, and was the big star who signed the autograph in SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. Every title above is listed on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted December 23, 2011 Member Share Posted December 23, 2011 I've got CHADNI CHOWK TO CHINA. Meh. I mean, some of the comedy translates pretty well. The dance numbers are a trip. And the female lead is smoking. But I found the action to be pretty lame, especially the end fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted December 27, 2011 Member Share Posted December 27, 2011 Add this to the list http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1369813504/tt1992138 http://www.forcethemovie.com/ Also check out Don 2 & Agent Vinod released in 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jiangtou Posted December 27, 2011 Member Share Posted December 27, 2011 Be sure to check out the original SHOLAY. Just knowing this film will get you far in cross cultural conversations! Whenever I have an Indian cab driver, it blows their mind that I, a white dude, have seen and like SHOLAY! It was the original "Curry Western". Also check out the original DON that also stars Amitab Bachchan. For recent films that have a good martial arts twist to them, can't go wrong with CHADNI CHOWK TO CHINA. A group of us went to see this when it was released in mainstream cinemas in Toronto for a friend's birthday. And none of us are Indian. We had a blast. Fighting, comedy, dancing, hot leads and Gordon Liu! Something for everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member xianzai Posted December 27, 2011 Member Share Posted December 27, 2011 The best resource for Indian films is the forum BollyWHAT?: For Clueless Fans of Bollywood Films! (there are discussions of non-Bollywood Indian films in the Beyond Bollywood section). It's a very different forum from KFC but well worth investigating. On Twitch, J Hurtado often posts Indian film news/reviews from his perspective Online shops for Indian films have dwindled in the last few years, but some still available are: http://bhavanidvd.com/ http://khanstore.hostedbyamazon.com/ http://www.induna.com/ One can also find a number of Indian films with subtitles on YouTube, but IMO the action/dancing isn't nearly as smooth when watching on YT versus a DVD/BR. There's no way around it -- the action in Indian films can be very entertaining to watch, but it is more like 70's exploitation than Hong Kong Kung Fu/Heroic Bloodshed. Going by my personal tastes, the most entertaining Indian films in recent years have been South Indian, specifically from the Telugu and Tamil film industries, not Bollywood (Hindi language). Some recommendations (entertaining films, not "Quality Cinema"): Nayak - The Real Hero Yamadonga Magadheera Arya 2 (no need to see Arya first) Bujjigadu Sivaji Mysamma IPS Villu Style (2006) Sri Anjaneyam Simha Jalsa Varsham Pokiri Kaakha Kaakha If you're looking for less action, more mainstream or highbrow films, then try: Mr. & Mrs. Iyer Autograph Godavari Hey Ram Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Dumm Dumm Dumm Kannathil Muthamittal Dil Se Saathiya Dosar Asoka Dil Chahta Hai Mixed Doubles Rang De Basanti Omkara Lage Raho Munna Bhai Kandukondain Kandukondain Nagina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Silver Fox Posted December 27, 2011 Member Share Posted December 27, 2011 If you want to check out some Bollywood horror than the Mondo Macabro collections are pretty great. The Ramsay Brothers are kind of like the Shaws in a way-a family operation with a house style,familiar stable of actors,tight budgets but insanely entertaining and well made despite low budgets etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted December 27, 2011 Member Share Posted December 27, 2011 If you want to check out some Bollywood horror than the Mondo Macabro collections are pretty great. The Ramsay Brothers are kind of like the Shaws in a way-a family operation with a house style,familiar stable of actors,tight budgets but insanely entertaining and well made despite low budgets etc. Yeah The Ramsay Brothers ruled in their day; frankly there was hardly much competition in this genre.Ramsays were the Kings of Bollywood horror but sadly by today's standards the Ramsay movies are badly dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted December 27, 2011 Member Share Posted December 27, 2011 Xianzai's khanstore link is the new version of nehaflix with was once one of the biggest suppliers of Indian dvds .Check it out if you can. http://khanstore.hostedbyamazon.com/DVDs/b/3005396011?ie=UTF8&title=DVDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member xianzai Posted December 27, 2011 Member Share Posted December 27, 2011 Scary horror is not a genre where India excels. It's as if horror is more culturally specific than comedy. Some you can try are: Chandramukhi Nagavalli Bhool Bhulaiya Raaz - The Mystery Continues Mantra Arundhathi Bhoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted December 28, 2011 Member Share Posted December 28, 2011 Scary horror is not a genre where India excels. It's as if horror is more culturally specific than comedy. Agreed.I like Bhool Bhulaiya it is psychological and intelligent with humour thrown it. Very well made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted December 28, 2011 Member Share Posted December 28, 2011 Agreed.I like Bhool Bhulaiya it is psychological and intelligent with humour thrown it. Very well made. Bhool Bhulaiyaa http://bhoolbhulaiyaa.erosentertainment.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member xianzai Posted December 29, 2011 Member Share Posted December 29, 2011 Kwok Choi, it seems you've seen a lot of Bollywood films. Have you tried any Telugu or Tamil movies? They can be a lot closer to HK movies in spirit, if not in execution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted December 29, 2011 Member Share Posted December 29, 2011 Kwok Choi, it seems you've seen a lot of Bollywood films. Have you tried any Telugu or Tamil movies? They can be a lot closer to HK movies in spirit, if not in execution. HI Xianzai yeah you are right even more than martial art films to such an extent that I can understand 80% of Hindi based on watching the movies. Sadly just a hand full of Tamil movies where released in my neck of the woods.The guys who imported Indian movies were mainly from the north so the majority of the product was from the Bombay now Mumbai film industry.I've seen some Tamil films but just about 1% of the Hindi equivalent which I've been abreast with from the late 60s and have tried to keep up to date from the early 70's till present.I've seen Indian movies from earlier days but my main interest is from the 60s onwards. The Tamil Movie I want to see very badly though not that recent is this http://dazzlingpics.blogspot.com/2009/09/tamil-movie-peranmai-gallery-wallpapers.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member xianzai Posted December 29, 2011 Member Share Posted December 29, 2011 If only I could understand 80% of the Mandarin dialogue in films... The Tamil Movie I want to see very badly though not that recent is this http://dazzlingpics.blogspot.com/2009/09/tamil-movie-peranmai-gallery-wallpapers.html Looks like it's available direct from Ayngaran: Blu-ray, DVD (might want to email them first before placing an order to make sure it's still in print and the BR is not region I forgot to mention this earlier, but there's also an Indian film rental service: http://www.njmtv.com/index.html Works differently than Netflix, so be sure to read the terms & conditions. Could be a cheap way to see some of the Indian films recommended above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted December 31, 2011 Member Share Posted December 31, 2011 If only I could understand 80% of the Mandarin dialogue in films... I started learning some Mandarin and Cantonese phrases through the movies but sadly that ended when the HK film industry decided to make English dubs whereas the Indians kept the original language and only dubbed 2 or 3 Hindi films.The Tamil dialect is difficult so that would have been a challenge. Subs help a lot if you have a good ear.I once asked someone in Amsterdam why everyone seems to understand English and was told that Hollywood movies and movies from other English speaking countries help because they are all subtitled not dubbed. Looks like it's available direct from Ayngaran: Blu-ray, DVD (might want to email them first before placing an order to make sure it's still in print and the BR is not region Thanks for the tip I was hoping those Tamil guys (they might be affiliated with Ayngaran) who books cinemas to show Tamil films in the UK will do some sort of repertory screening or a late show or even perhaps the BFI could do a season of Tamil films as they have done before but failing that I'll have to get the Ayngaran Blu-ray and view it on a 2k digital cinema projection system as the last resort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member xianzai Posted December 31, 2011 Member Share Posted December 31, 2011 [...] but failing that I'll have to get the Ayngaran Blu-ray and view it on a 2k digital cinema projection system as the last resort.Indian BRs/DVDs tend to go out of print almost as quickly as HK/SK ones; if I wanted to see the film, I'd grab the BR ASAP if it's still available. It seems from your message you may be based in the UK. Ayngaran has stores in London: http://www.ayngaran.com/templates/xmassale.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted December 31, 2011 Member Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks again yeah I'm based in London at present.I have been to Ayngaran's store before in Colliers Wood South London situated not too far from the tube/underground station but I'll pay heed to your advice and order the Blu-ray asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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