Sholay 3D
A trip down the memory lane
Sholay and Ben-Hur are two movies that I have seen the maximum I number of times in a cinema hall. Six times.
While I have never seen Sholay on any other medium, I have seen Ben-Hur innumerable number of times on DVD and may continue to see it many more times.
Sholay was one helluva of movie which had you mesmerized sometimes by Sanjeev Kumar, sometimes by Amjad Khan, sometimes by its dialogues, sometimes by its cinematography and in one of my helpings I was bowled over by M.S. Shinde's editing. After my first six trips, my firm belief was that Shinde who was the hero of the film. Of course Ramesh Sippy's along with Salim Javed architected the mother of all Masala films which still seems to have an enduring effect on the Masala flicks that are dished out in this country.
The love affair of Sholay was so much that my wife and I made sure we caught up with the first show of Ramgopal Varma's version of Sholay( I know I am making a big fool of myself by confessing this big secret!!!!)
When the 3D Format of Sholay was released, I could not resist one more time of catching up in the big screen and I just wanted to see if the magic of Sholay endured.
The homogeneity of the film seems to have vaporized. The movie seemed to be episodic, with central standoff between Thakur and Gabbar(Action Blocks plus Drama Blocks), distracted by interspersed elements of Friendship, Comedy, Romance, Boisterous and Quiet with element of unrequited love, Sentimentality and HIndu Muslim Unity.
Instead of 3D, may be Ramesh Sippy could have released this as a TV Serial!!!
A trip down the memory lane
Sholay and Ben-Hur are two movies that I have seen the maximum I number of times in a cinema hall. Six times.
While I have never seen Sholay on any other medium, I have seen Ben-Hur innumerable number of times on DVD and may continue to see it many more times.
Sholay was one helluva of movie which had you mesmerized sometimes by Sanjeev Kumar, sometimes by Amjad Khan, sometimes by its dialogues, sometimes by its cinematography and in one of my helpings I was bowled over by M.S. Shinde's editing. After my first six trips, my firm belief was that Shinde who was the hero of the film. Of course Ramesh Sippy's along with Salim Javed architected the mother of all Masala films which still seems to have an enduring effect on the Masala flicks that are dished out in this country.
The love affair of Sholay was so much that my wife and I made sure we caught up with the first show of Ramgopal Varma's version of Sholay( I know I am making a big fool of myself by confessing this big secret!!!!)
When the 3D Format of Sholay was released, I could not resist one more time of catching up in the big screen and I just wanted to see if the magic of Sholay endured.
The homogeneity of the film seems to have vaporized. The movie seemed to be episodic, with central standoff between Thakur and Gabbar(Action Blocks plus Drama Blocks), distracted by interspersed elements of Friendship, Comedy, Romance, Boisterous and Quiet with element of unrequited love, Sentimentality and HIndu Muslim Unity.
Instead of 3D, may be Ramesh Sippy could have released this as a TV Serial!!!
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