Umrao Jaan

Login to find out (December 4, 2006 at 12:35pm)

Thank you Lubnah jaan!

I just bought it! Hopefully I will receive it soon!!!

Yeah, Don is a better remake.. i hope Sholay will be as good... :S

Login to find out (December 4, 2006 at 11:14am)

Don was a much better remake than this movie..in my opinion...but i must say...ash looked stunning in most scenes...and abishekh looked pretty good...however i wasn't really impressed by his performance either...

Login to find out (December 4, 2006 at 11:12am)

fayze...i agree with you about the movie...it lacked the grace and beauty of the original...i took a short nap in the middle of the movie (it was way too slow)...but yeah...you can get the book from desistore.com
desistore-com.stores.yahoo.net

Login to find out (December 4, 2006 at 10:11am)

The movie has alrright, but I didn't feel anything...it's wasn't like Baghban or Devdas. Just a very pretty movie.

However, now, I really wanna read the book. Apparently, the poetry in the book is amazing... Couldn't find it on amazon... any idea where to get it online... I can't really go to Pakistan to pick a book!
Thanks!

Login to find out (December 2, 2006 at 4:37pm)

I have not seen it yet, but I doubt Aishwarya could have done as good a job as Rekha.....that was classic...

Login to find out (December 1, 2006 at 10:40am)

i actually liked the movie while i do believe they should have stuck with the original storyline completely. i was hoping for a dhamaka dance/song dealio but all the songs were slow ghazalish. the set and her outfits were breathtaking. i love when they put kajal in the actresses eyes like that....

Login to find out (November 19, 2006 at 10:52pm)

O thank god!! At least a few people that liked this movie as much as I did!! :)

Login to find out (November 19, 2006 at 9:35pm)

yeah nore! i'm not alone anymore.

the more i think about it, i loved it. it made me cry too!!!

Login to find out (November 15, 2006 at 5:40pm)

stop hating, it was not that bad.

Login to find out (November 13, 2006 at 6:08pm)

dont even bother with the dvd..just wait for it when they show it on the desi channels...if u have em that is

Login to find out (November 13, 2006 at 2:41pm)

Lol! Smartgirl6, watch it but I would recommend renting a DVD... trust me, you'll suffer less :)

Login to find out (November 13, 2006 at 11:17am)

Lubnah... watch it on video. It is really not worth it. I didnt plan on going but my parents really wanted to go so I took them.

Login to find out (November 13, 2006 at 11:09am)

i still want to check it out...though the movie at the box office has already been declared a flop...in its second weekend...DON made more money than umrao...and its been out for a few weeks now....

Login to find out (November 13, 2006 at 10:22am)

damn..haven't seen the movie yet (nor do i plan to) but a few of my friends that did see it WALKED OUT of the movie..IT WAS THAT BAD and PAINFULLY SLOW..

Login to find out (November 12, 2006 at 8:56pm)

I watched it today.

It lived up to all the bad reviews. Even the costumes and jewelery were not nice... very gaudy.

Login to find out (November 9, 2006 at 11:16am)

maybe you guys are right. you see, i have never seen the original. sorry.

Login to find out (November 6, 2006 at 1:19pm)

saima...thats exactly what the folks on zee were saying...that when rekha played umrao...she did it soo well that when we think of umrao...we think ONLY of rekha...its as if she IS amiran...and according to the critics...ash couldnt even come close to playing the role...

Login to find out (November 6, 2006 at 12:16pm)

i thought the movie was more than just watching a movie, it was total experience. the second half was kinda slow. i liked the movie, i just feel so bad for this girl, it was just her kismat. i loved reading the subtitles during the songs, it helped me understand the movie even greater.

Login to find out (November 6, 2006 at 10:36am)

I got the CD for the New Umran Jaan and so far I didn't like it too much. Maybe after I see the movie and the dances I might appreciate it more.
But I'm a huge fan of the old songs from Umrao Jaan.

Login to find out (November 6, 2006 at 10:35am)

I agree the older Umrao hit it right on the spot with the Urdu...aishwariya was sort of off on the Urdu...when she recites the poetry and stuff there is no power or adaa in her voice. You could totally tell the directore picked her for her beauty. I mean something was totally off.

The interval came after two hours it was horrible and like they draggged it so much. An easy 30-35 minutes of the movie could have been cut out. I didn't like that he added his own scenes to it either.

I agree there was wayyyy to much crying and after point you get of sick of the over dramatics of it!

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