There we go again. Whenever people refer to Shammi today, all that they have to talk about is 'Teesri Manzil' and it songs. No doubt, Pancham did a fine job with the music but the fact is that during the film's first run in '66-'67, the songs barely clicked, except for 'O mere sona re..' which was a Binaca Geetmala topper for a couple of weeks. Over the years, the songs have become cult hits primarily through repeated telecasts on various channels.
Yes , apparently we can and we will . Whats wrong rediff? have your other writers and reviewers gone on strike, or is your hr sleeping ? that you have to hire such inane and iodiotic reviewers ? A rip off is a rip off is a rip off , never has a hindi movie made a thriller as engrossing or enthralling as Hitchcock . Yes, people might disagree with me , but given the sort of genre that he created ....others can merely follow and be inspired by the great man !!! ( punintented)
Shammi was adept at hamming away and gyrating his body like an elephant suffering from epileptic fits..and that crass is now hailed by people...ha..ha..nostaligia..
Re: ROFL
by Red Pascal on Apr 12, 2013 01:18 PM
And Devgn Salman Shahrukh are the epitome of sensitive potrayals in films like Son of Sardar, Ek the Tiger and RaOne and we reward these great performances with 100 crore plus collections
Re: ROFL
by V SR on Apr 12, 2013 01:21 PM
The will happen to Sharukh khan, Salman Khan and others who are doing the same crass today and will be called nostalgia after 15 years. Hope you will be here to enjoy that too.
Re: Re: ROFL
by Red Pascal on Apr 12, 2013 01:28 PM
There is a world of difference that a producer like Nasir Hussain, a director like Vijay Anand and a music director like Rahul Dev Burman bring to a film, read the article, it is about the film and all the people associated with it, 15 years from now no one will talk about these films , and here we are still talking about Teesri Manzil 50 years after it's release. So no fear of this crass being called nostalgia even after 15 years- take a look at Himmatwala- the original was a smash hit and it still sucks 30 years later and even the remake sucks, these films are in the same category, Teesri Manzil is worth watching any day over any of these above mentioned films, the good films of today are not the top star stuff ( apart from 3 Idiots) but the ones like Jolly LLB, Vicky Donor, Delhi Belly, - which have stories, beleivable characters and do not require suspension of belief to watch.
Re: Re: Re: ROFL
by thu tha on Apr 12, 2013 11:38 PM
Red Pascal, the fact remains that Shammi Kapoor had zilch acting and dancing talent..he was terrible from his first movie down to his last Rockstar...
"It's been 47 years since Teesri Manzil came out and everybody knows who the killer is. But it doesn't matter any longer. What does is how impeccably it all unfolds. Every. Single. Time."
I have lost count as to how many times I have seen the movie. Surely more than 50 times.
