Film Reviews Bollywood I1

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BOMBAY + HOLLYWOOD =

BOLLYWOOD

THE KING OF BOLLYWOOD

SHARUK KHAN


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Title

Veer-Zaara


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Runtime

2:35

Country

India


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Release date

2004


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The directorYash Chopra

The producer

Aditya Chopra


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Screenwriter

Aditya Chopra


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Art Director

Sharmishta Roy

Director of Photography

Anil Mehta


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Music DirectorMadan Mohan

Lyricist

Javed Akhtar


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The castShahrukh Khan as Veer Pratap Singh

Preity Zinta as Zaara Hayaat Khan

Rani Mukherjee as Saamiya Siddiqui


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The cast

Boman Irani as Jahangir Hayaat Khan

Kiron Kher as Mariam Hayaat Khan

Divya Dutta as Shabbo


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The cast

Amitabh Bachchan as Choudhary Sumer Singh

Special appearances by

Manoj Bajpai as Raza Sharazi


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Genre

romance

drama

musical


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The tagline

A love legend


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The synopsis

The story of the love between Veer Pratap Singh,

an Indian, and Zaara Hayaat Khan, a Pakistani...alove so great it knows no boundaries...Internet Movie Database

IMDB Veer-Zaara (2004)
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What is a bollywood movie like?

How would you describe a Bollywood film?

What would people say about Bollywood films?


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The opening paragraph

In the opening paragraph you should give a

brief synopsis (summary) of the film. If youlike, you can also state your opinions, butwithout getting into too much detail.


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The opening paragraph

To appreciate the Bollywood tear-jerker "Veer-

Zaara,'' you have to accept the possibility that a

morose prisoner who has not said a word in 22years would, upon meeting a beautiful young

lawyer who calls him by his name rather than his

number, not just break his silence but also

immediately pour forth more than three hours worthof his story. .N.Y. Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/13/movies/13zaar.html


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Film styles (genre)

This is a/an (adjective) film/movie

This is a (noun)

actionanimationfamilyhorrorcomedysci-fi

dramafantasymusicalromancethrillerwestern


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Plot

The plot is about

a man chasing a killerthe hero and heroinelovea haunted housegovernment corruption


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Giving your opinion

After the synopsis, go into detail about whatyou thought of the film.

What did you like about the film? Why?What are its strengths? Use descriptivewords. Think about the story, setting, effectsused, music used, etc.

Try to go into detail about the ideascontained within the film.


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Giving your opinion contd

What didnt you like about the film? Why?What are its weaknesses?

It is necessary to break the film down into itsseparate parts.

This means that you should spend timestating which parts of the film you think aresuccessful and which are not.


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After that, the gods test the young lovers,things get ridiculously melodramatic, andpeople behave so nobly that moviegoersmay want to scream.

For once, that thundering soap-opera music(which makes a Douglas Sirk movie scoreseem subtle) is welcome; it drowns out any

embarrassing audience sniffles.

Extracts from Lovers Sing in the Rain (and Elsewhere) by ANITA GATES,N.Y. Times, Published: November 13, 2004.

Lovers Sing in the Rain (and Elsewhere)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/13/movies/13zaar.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/13/movies/13zaar.html


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Seasoned Bollywood fans will be in heaven,so to speak. Other American moviegoers,

who find the Indian film industry's tastes alittle over the top, may not be able to getpast cinematic devices that seemshamefully obvious, but over-the-top is partof the fun.


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Yet the cultural assumptions of Veer andZaara add a welcome element of freshnessfor American audiences. When Zaara'smother reminds her daughter that womenalways love fully, with heart and soul, shecasually adds, "Men don't have the strengthto love like that.''.


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General Descriptive Phrases

The film/movie had good/bad

actingcamera worktoo much violence(a) soundtrackvisual effectsdirecting


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Scenes

It had a good/bad

Opening scene, ending, action scene, romantic scene

It was set on/inIt took place on/in

A boat, a mountain, in Italy, in space, on another planet, in 2001


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Characterization

Write about the characters. Did you like them?

Other impressions of the characters:Will movie-goers be able to relate to the characters?Why or why not?

Did the actors play them well?

What was it about their portrayal that you liked ordidnt like?


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Character

The character he played was a/the

lead role

supporting charactera cameo rolesmall part


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Character


hero

heroine

villain

sidekick


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Character


a killer

a heart throbevilthe funniesta thug


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Final comments

These last, general comments shouldsummarize your opinion of the film.

The end of your article should give aconclusion that states strongly and clearlywhat your view is.


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Final comments contd

You can say something inspiring to get the readerto go out and see the film or something negativethat would make them not want to go!

Yet the cultural assumptions of Veer and Zaara add awelcome element of freshness for American audiences. WhenZaara's mother reminds her daughter that women always lovefully, with heart and soul, she casually adds, "Men don't have

the strength to love like that.''


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Final comments contd

You might want to give it a star rating, or a "thumbs

up, "thumbs down rating.

Ebert Rating: ****


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The language of reviews

DESCRIBING ANACTORS PERFORMANCE

Macmillan online dictionary
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good

brilliant

outstanding

winning


a performance can be

amazing

stellar

touching

captivating

"The Hours" film review

convincing

solid

acclaimed

terrific
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The performance stands out.

gives the best performance of her career,

surpassing what she accomplished in



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Words and phrasesHere are just a few aspects you cancomment about in your review:

mood

atmospheredetail

scenery

moments

plot

momentum

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Words and phrasesHere are just a few common words andphrases used in film reviews:

spectacular visual effects

excessive violence

breathtakingevocative

irresistible

perfect

wonderful

hilariouspoor

unsuccessful


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Words and phrases

this movie has been compared to ____ because of its

attention to detail

spectacular scenery

irresistible actingclich performances

perfect soundtrack

glorious moments

intriguing plot

wonderful actorshilarious scenes

momentum


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Words and phrases

unexpected plot twists

unbelievable

phenomenal

disappointingconfusing

fake

imitation

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Words and phrases

POSITIVE

unexpected plot twists

unbelievable

phenomenal

NEGATIVE

unbelievable

disappointing

confusingfake

imitation


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POSITIVE

thrilling

moving portrayal

I was impressed bycredible

a mixture of

classic

captivating

NEGATIVE

unoriginal

typical

clicha mixture of

classic

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WRITINGAFILMREVIEW LETS SUMMARIZE THE STRUCTURE

The headingThe opening paragraph

Film styles (genre)

Plot (synopsis)Giving your opinion

Scenes

Characterization

Final comments

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An in class assignment


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