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She was right.
Ishaqzaade follows Parma and Zoya - members of rival, bloodthirsty political families in UP and all the bad things that happen when they get tangled up.
First off (and that can be either good or bad, depending on your tastes) - this movie doesn't feel Bollywood. It makes me think of South Indian cinema (is it a remake of a Tamil movie or similar?). It is gritty (even the rich live in houses with dust), hella violent, and dark. Actually, it is a lot darker than most any 'romantic' Bollywood movie I can think of. Both Zoya and Parma are violent, damaged people. In some ways, it's a throwback to the 1980s, but not a bad one. Despite the fact that Parma does some truly reprehensible things, I can't help it - while I wanted to strangle him in the first half, the second half of the movie made me ship Parma and Zoya like mad (what can I say, I am a sucker for the '(sort of) good woman redeems bad man' narrative and this one was both hot and adorable) and hope against hope that they could find some way out of the madhouse of their town. My heart is very much with Zoya, especially, who discovers all the horrors that can ensue when one impulsive action places her beyond the pale in her family.

The shipper in me would have loved this movie if for no other reason than the 'falling for each other properly' sequences set in the brothel...

Have the title track:
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Date: 2012-10-23 02:57 pm (UTC)Basically, I don't have to condone his actions in the first half to ship them - they love each other and their behavior makes sense to me and ehhh - I am a sucker for dysfunction.
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Date: 2012-10-23 06:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-24 03:32 am (UTC)Oh yes, I blame you (and "Faith"), Dangermousie.
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Date: 2012-10-24 07:58 am (UTC)Seriously though, that chemistry was off the chain! Is this typical of Bollywood films now or something? 'Cause then they've grown up since last I saw them. :)
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Date: 2012-10-25 11:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-24 07:50 am (UTC)Shallow note: I do appreciate that her eyebrows retain some shape and fullness, too many Bollywood heroine eyebrows are overplucked within an inch of their lives (and it's not even a nicely done, Tom-Hiddleston-in-Thor kind of look, just....overplucked) and it's a look that bugs me. Also, nice to see another 20something hero even if he's yet another nepotism baby - sometimes looking at 40 and 50something actors romancing actresses in their 20s (early 30s, at the outside) gets really tiring, especially as they get older and start to overdo the fillers and weaves.
god I really have my bitch on today.
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Date: 2012-10-25 11:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-10-25 05:15 am (UTC)Unfortunately I decided to watch this movie tonight! I have homework for class tomorrow, have to get up at 6 for work, completed nothing except this movie, and my reaction: WHOA WHAT THE FUCK! And that is said in absolutely best possible way!
That movie was so messed up and like u said gritty and dark it doesn't seem like Bollywood, it just seems like the best remake of Romeo and Juliet ever made. Actually this movie reminded me of Amir Khan's first movie ever with Juhi Chawla "qayamat se qayamat tak" and regardless of being an Amir Khan fan, this was AMAZING!
If you think about it Kang Maru and Parma has lots of similarities: both bent on revenge, makes me want to kill them in the first half, and after they have fallen in love makes me want to protect them in a bubble from all the evil in the world! This two shows are also both gritty, dark, so much so that it seems real and they take overused cliches and makes it into something amazing!
YAY FOR DYSFUNCTIONAL COUPLES!!!'
Btw thanks for letting me know about this movie Mrs.Mousie, btw do u any good South Indian movies that was released recently?
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Date: 2012-10-25 11:52 pm (UTC)I used to be obsessed with Indian movies. Less so now but I do enjoy them still.