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DVD The Guru
The Day-Glo delights of India's Bollywood musicals collide with the crossed-love conventions of Hollywood romantic comedies in The Guru. Jimi Mistry, a young Indian named Ramu who wants to live the American dream and become famous, moves to New York and finds only menial work in restaurants. But when he mistakenly gets cast in a skin flick, he meets a sweet and thoughtful porn star (Heather Graham) whose philosophical mix of sex and spirituality come in handy when Ramu has to pretend to be a swami for an upper-crust birthday party. The birthday girl (Marisa Tomei) seizes upon Ramu's cribbed aphorisms and leads Ramu into a career as a sex guru. The Guru's uneven script squanders much of its comic potential, but the stars have charm to burn--and when the movie launches into its glorious musical numbers, it enters a realm of delirious glee. --Bret Fetzer
"The Guru" is about an Indian man who immigrates to the United States with dreams of becoming a famous actor, but winds up in the New Age "guru" circuit. It's funny stuff, and there are some good scenes. The selling point of the movie is the dance scenes combining "Bollywood" and "Hollywood." "Bollywood" is the term given to Indian cinema where extended dance and song numbers take center stage. The pleasure of the "The Guru" is seeing American actors just jump into Indian song and dance. It's also fun to see Indian actors do American dance. "Grease" fans should find much to like. The lead actor imagines himself as a John Travolta type, with many references to the musical. There are a few drawbacks. The dance scenes weren't quite up to Indian or American standards - you couldn't see much choreography. The films also sagged in some places - some scenes were just slow. Otherwise, a funny film with lots going for it. I recommend it.
"Rock and Roll"
The songs were priceless and the entire story was hillarious!!! If you've ever watched any Hindi movies, you know exactly where this ties in... It's hillarious, and you crack up the entire time...
You MUST watch this if you're into comedy...
This is Bollywood with an American twist, great movie.
Sweet and very funny
In this cute adult comedy, Ramu (Jimi Mistry) leaves India to seek fame and fortune in New York City, only to find the streets aren't really paved with gold. He is innocently hired to be in an adult film and his costar is the lovely Sharonna (Heather Graham), a pro who's got a heart of gold. He accidentally gains a reputation as a love guru, with the help of an air-headed socialite (Marisa Tomei), but finds true love with Sharonna.
The plot may sound silly, but thanks to the considerable charm of Jimi Mistry and the clever script, it's really quite good. Mistry plays the wide-eyed innocent perfectly, and is handsome and charismatic enough to carry off the role of media darling. Graham has her best role to date as the endearing adult film star/girl-next-door. Tomei gives a good performance as the silly rich girl without becoming tiresome. Michael McKean almost steals the show (as usual) as the sleazy movie director. The fish-out-of-water, East meets West story has a lot of laughs and some touching moments as well.
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The exotic sounds, vibrant colors, and ecstatic dancing of Bollywood collide with the cunning storytelling of Jane Austen in Bride & Prejudice (from the writer/director of previous East/West hybrid Bend It Like Beckham). When smart, outspoken Lalita Bakshi (Indian beauty Aishwarya Rai) meets Will Darcy (Martin Henderson, The Ring), she finds this American businessman arrogant and conceited--but because his best friend is falling in love with her sister, Lalita agrees to travel around India with Darcy. On the trip, a childhood friend of Darcy's named Johnny (Daniel Gillies, Spider-Man 2) both tickles Lalita's fancy and confirms her worst suspicions about Darcy. But as events unfold, Lalita wonders if she hasn't misjudged Darcy--and Johnny. Austen fans will be... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Nadira Babbar - Martin Henderson - Aishwarya Rai DVD Release Date: Released the 05 July 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Bend It Like Beckham is true girl power. This glorious comedy centers on Jess (Parminder Nagra), an Indian girl born in England whose only desire is to become a football--or, as we say on this side of the Atlantic, soccer--star like her idol, David Beckham; but her traditional family refuses to even consider it. With the help of her new friend Juliet (Keira Knightley), Jess secretly joins a girls' team under the guidance of a male coach (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). As the team starts to gain some attention, Jess's secret can't be kept forever. The story of Bend It Like Beckham is so genuine and detailed that it transcends all the sports-movie formulas that it also fulfills with cheeky exuberance. Wonderfully acted, and written and directed with loving care by Gurinder Chadha... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Parminder Nagra - Keira Knightley - Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Director(s): Gurinder Chadha DVD Release Date: Released the 30 September 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Would you believe the most enchanting musical of the year is an almost four-hour-long epic about a ragtag group of 19th-century Indian farmers who form a cricket team to take on an arrogant British captain? The old-fashioned Hollywood musical is alive and well in India's Bollywood industry, where the joyful explosion of music and dance and innocent romance abounds in sweeping epics. In this infectious tale of bloodless revolution, the underdog outcasts and oddballs of a fractured village pull together into a unified team to take on the oppressive colonial Brits at their own game. Think The Longest Yard meets The Seven Samurai by way of Rudyard Kipling, with cricket bats, choreographed dance numbers, romantic triangles, and a rousing call to solidarity. There are no... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Aamir Khan - Raghuvir Yadav Director(s): Ashutosh Gowariker DVD Release Date: Released the 22 January 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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