tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post8068893481099128630..comments2024-03-29T14:54:15.215+05:30Comments on Known Turf: The the-80s-were-good-for-cinema postAnnie Zaidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-85183932527477748632023-12-21T19:14:04.235+05:302023-12-21T19:14:04.235+05:30🌟 Really nostalgic! Loved this trip down memory l...🌟 Really nostalgic! Loved this trip down memory lane exploring the cinematic treasures of the '80s. Great insights! 👏 For <a href="https://www.artattackk.com/ecommerce-website-development-delhi-ncr/" rel="nofollow">Ecommerce Website Development Company in Delhi</a> Visit:- <a href="https://www.artattackk.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.artattackk.com/</a> Mohammad Mahtabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12790365449899988186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-10398683969601736112017-12-06T17:41:53.433+05:302017-12-06T17:41:53.433+05:30Cinema or any form of art is subjective....
What ...Cinema or any form of art is subjective....<br /><br />What is good for someone may be bad for another person.Winsant Dot Comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02474802599380470939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-85983174039732418512009-03-24T03:58:00.000+05:302009-03-24T03:58:00.000+05:30This post brings back such memories! You missed ou...This post brings back such memories! You missed out on Katha, Shaukeen, Kisise Na Kehna, Farooq Shaikh and Utpal Dutt were such a staple at the time. Then there was Mandi, I'm guessing you might have seen/liked that one. <BR/><BR/>Good times.Square Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748907949412268638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-85773515953165833242009-03-17T16:35:00.000+05:302009-03-17T16:35:00.000+05:30Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, for me, is the epitome of Ind...Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, for me, is the epitome of Indian cinema and, I daresay, shall remain so for decades to come. It is absolutely brilliant and a magnificent work of art. You made a good point about 80s cinema not being bad by actually listing out the good movies. Most of us just go for a 'general feeling' of things not being that great in the 80s and when asked to list out the details, end up Dhimant Parekhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676508215327105648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-84309258679891798512009-03-16T20:45:00.000+05:302009-03-16T20:45:00.000+05:30As somebody mentions, it's perhaps the ratio of ba...As somebody mentions, it's perhaps the ratio of bad films to good films that sticks in the mind. Also, the bad were atrocious, whereas now they're just...bleh.<BR/><BR/>I think the real reason is that we remember the clothes of that decade. And the hairstyles. And worse, that we copied them.??!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03791417518093723373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-80142651050425690962009-03-16T13:23:00.000+05:302009-03-16T13:23:00.000+05:30I'm impressed by the amount of research you've don...I'm impressed by the amount of research you've done. I don't quite agree with your argument: When some people talk about the 80's being the dark ages of Hindi films, they are mostly not referring to the parallel cinema movement.<BR/><BR/>But arguments aside, your post brought all those memories alive for me. I've grown up on these films and it was such fun remembering them!<BR/><BR/>I was so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-26559724974682548172009-03-16T00:56:00.000+05:302009-03-16T00:56:00.000+05:30Agree with u, agree with u. That said, however, I'...Agree with u, agree with u. That said, however, I've gone back to a lot of these films in recent years and was appalled to see how bad they were- nastik, lawaris,naam, saheb, pyari behna etc. <BR/>But who knows, I might be saying the same thing about the films that I've liked this decade. <BR/>I think the biggest problem with Hindi cinema is that it dates too quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-88997239825655166592009-03-13T09:59:00.000+05:302009-03-13T09:59:00.000+05:30You have worked hard. I hadn't forgotten any of th...You have worked hard. I hadn't forgotten any of those films, but had no sense of when I actually saw them. Yes, that was the 80s.<BR/><BR/>Of course, nothing much has changed, a few good films, and tons of bad ones. <BR/><BR/>One didn't mind even the bad ones then because you weren't paying 150 to 200 rupees per ticket and 60 rupees for popcorn. <BR/><BR/>Going to the movies was cheap and fun.Bannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03855784743978203037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-2293111349914490862009-03-12T23:44:00.000+05:302009-03-12T23:44:00.000+05:30I love love love some of the films you have listed...I love love love some of the films you have listed- I pretty much grew up on these too. Meri Jung was a real favorite..<BR/>and as for Mr. India- I have seen the movie 19 times (and counting). I actually saw it again a few months ago as I got an unbearable hanking to see it! (and to educate the spouse, who had not seen the masterpiece- what blasphemy ;)<BR/><BR/>Not to mention MPK- which I call Rachnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237516640673368951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-78355296951139784572009-03-12T14:24:00.000+05:302009-03-12T14:24:00.000+05:30Yes, that was my question exactly. A list of the g...Yes, that was my question exactly. A list of the good films is not a complete list.<BR/>What about the 100 odd trashy films being made in those days.<BR/><BR/>And there is a difference between parallel & mainstream cinema, just like there is a difference in the film-making approaches of Nagesh Kukunoor & Vikram Bhatt.<BR/><BR/>No?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459323955469297789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-6620843628656141832009-03-12T06:49:00.000+05:302009-03-12T06:49:00.000+05:30You're being disingenuous here, and I don't know i...You're being disingenuous here, and I don't know if its on purpose.<BR/><BR/>By listing 5 good films every year, you cannot counter the statement that most of the 200-ish Bollywood films made in each of those years were quite terrible.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore - you cannot in fact count JBDY or Ardh Satya, because they are not Bollywood films. Not all Hindi movies are Bollywood.<BR/><BR/>So, yes the Gamesmaster G9https://www.blogger.com/profile/15328781372141149673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-17149610182134187292009-03-12T05:47:00.000+05:302009-03-12T05:47:00.000+05:30Maybe because there weren't as many films bein...Maybe because there weren't as many films being made in the 80s, it was easier to remember the bad ones than it is now - when there's several new releases practically every week.<BR/>Also I bet the 80's would actually prove to be a better decade for cinema if you take into account the ratio of good films to bad films. <BR/><BR/>But maybe the films that were bad in the 80's were soAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com