tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post116360046444032158..comments2023-10-09T18:12:29.276+07:00Comments on Agelessbonding: DORUshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-84972979034355301282007-04-18T20:24:00.000+07:002007-04-18T20:24:00.000+07:00GG/Usha2: This was posted many months ago. I dont ...GG/Usha2:<BR/> <BR/>This was posted many months ago. I dont know how this showed up as a recent pot.<BR/>And I agree it is something that has an impact on you after many months.Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-78575907487158387622007-04-18T14:41:00.000+07:002007-04-18T14:41:00.000+07:00seeing 'Dor' was like reading a good book..it keep...seeing 'Dor' was like reading a good book..it keeps you thinking about it weeks later..<BR/><BR/>Nagesh kukanoor's films are now much more polished compared to the rawness (but still fun) of Hyderabad blues..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-83637852909668057312007-04-18T00:45:00.000+07:002007-04-18T00:45:00.000+07:00Thanks for the review.For the first commenter - it...Thanks for the review.<BR/>For the first commenter - it is available on Netflix. So your local indian video store will surely have it.<BR/>ggggophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152025930955161430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1164029258427581742006-11-20T20:27:00.000+07:002006-11-20T20:27:00.000+07:00ITW: You will like it!Bala: religions are good Bal...ITW: You will like it!<BR/><BR/>Bala: religions are good Bala. it is the Society that causes the havoc.<BR/><BR/>Aqua: Thank you. Do you concur? <BR/><BR/>Mohan: I enjoyed your review Mohan. meant to return for my comments after viewing but slipped. Thanks for the reminder.<BR/>I guess the people who are waiting for teh DVD are either abraod or missed it in the cinemas.Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163768535022862202006-11-17T20:02:00.000+07:002006-11-17T20:02:00.000+07:00Seems good.I hope they screen it at the film festi...Seems good.I hope they screen it at the film festival here.Are DVDs available?Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163750598575355932006-11-17T15:03:00.000+07:002006-11-17T15:03:00.000+07:00i was a bit disappointed when i heard this movie w...i was a bit disappointed when i heard this movie was a remake of a malayalam movie. but this still does not take away that fact that it's a wonderful film. and i'm so glad that Nagesh kukunoor followed his dreams and gave us so many good films. <BR/>and lastly...amazingly written usha...your observations on the film are brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163744390270385752006-11-17T13:19:00.000+07:002006-11-17T13:19:00.000+07:00Sounds like a good film. Religion seems to have pl...Sounds like a good film. <BR/><BR/>Religion seems to have played havoc in lives, hasn't it?Wellingtonbalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04960148185436265682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163738511223156082006-11-17T11:41:00.000+07:002006-11-17T11:41:00.000+07:00sounds goodsounds goodItchingtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163685991866060092006-11-16T21:06:00.000+07:002006-11-16T21:06:00.000+07:00Rads: Please see. Actually there is a story behind...Rads: Please see. Actually there is a story behind why these women meet which is equally gripping.But this is what the film meant to me. Let me know what you think after seeing it.<BR/><BR/>the RF:The trouble seems to be that the people interpreting our scriptures brought their own preferences into what the scriptures said and imposed it on society depending on the conditions prevailing at those times and thereafter they were blindly followed without questioning their relevance to changed times. Like a woman not deserving freedom (the famous quote from manu) might have been ok for a period when they were brought uplikle that. In todays age of Kiran bedis and Indira Nooyis it is a bad joke!<BR/><BR/>Somethingtosay: Hm, interesting point.But the woman can decide if she wants that protection or not,I hope?<BR/><BR/>Kishore: please let me know what you think after you "catch up"<BR/><BR/>Mahadevan: yes, it should be left to the persons concerned to decide what they want to do in stead of society dictating what is "right" and "appropriate".<BR/><BR/>Guns: please do. And all the best on your stay.<BR/><BR/>passerby: Surprising! i did not know this film attracted such reviews. Are you sure it was DOR and not DON?<BR/><BR/>Krishnakumar: Please do and thanks.<BR/><BR/>Paavai: No i have not. I think it did not hit the cinemas but only some private screenings like the film societies and festivals. Hope to see it.Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163681518734881662006-11-16T19:51:00.000+07:002006-11-16T19:51:00.000+07:00Thanks for the details and contructive review of t...Thanks for the details and contructive review of the movie. Will see it. <BR/><BR/>Have you seen 'Water' as yet? Deepa Mehta has created the same impact that she did with EarthPaavaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129053776027811224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163681215255579062006-11-16T19:46:00.000+07:002006-11-16T19:46:00.000+07:00I have been hearing a lot about DOR. It sounds lik...I have been hearing a lot about DOR. It sounds like a wonderful film. Waiting for the CD to become available!<BR/>Well written post:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163678973411010412006-11-16T19:09:00.000+07:002006-11-16T19:09:00.000+07:00Did not see it in Hindi but saw the supposedly ori...Did not see it in Hindi but saw the supposedly original in Malayalam- it was incredibly moving with Meera Jasmine playing the lead.Artnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163677101004608022006-11-16T18:38:00.000+07:002006-11-16T18:38:00.000+07:00DOR... Some days ago, a count down programme said....DOR... Some days ago, a count down programme said..<BR/><BR/>DOR ko door hee rakho...(in short keep away from this film). IT will not collect money at the Box office.it will not work, the audience won't see it<BR/><BR/>NOW, i should see this film.<BR/><BR/>Thankyou.passerby55https://www.blogger.com/profile/17788718555377390569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163676304853704302006-11-16T18:25:00.000+07:002006-11-16T18:25:00.000+07:00I barely missed watching this film before I came t...I barely missed watching this film before I came to the UK.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'll watch it here on DVD once I get settled.<BR/><BR/>-PeAcE<BR/>--WiTh<BR/>---GuNSGuNshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16465447014985870946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163658400265087032006-11-16T13:26:00.000+07:002006-11-16T13:26:00.000+07:00Only when I came down to the fifth para, I realize...Only when I came down to the fifth para, I realized that you were reviewing a film - so absorbing. <BR/><BR/>How to conduct her life, after the unfortunate death of her husband should be left to the will of the woman. The responsibility of the society is to ensure that she is given security, and provided a means of livlihood, should she needs one. She must not be made to feel alienated and be acccepted as part of the mainstream in all functions, as she used to be before becoming a widow. <BR/><BR/>Remarriage is a personal choice and society or Religion should have no say in it. A community or an organisation one belongs to, should always be an enabling force. It should facilitate her to remarry, if he chooses to or to remain single, if she finds solace in that.<BR/><BR/>Legally, Hindu marriages are governed by secular civil laws and hence widow remarriages are valid, notwithstanding the favour or frown from religious texts.Mahadevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659899620865902690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163641993774658562006-11-16T08:53:00.000+07:002006-11-16T08:53:00.000+07:00Hmm.. I shall catch up... :)Hmm.. I shall catch up... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163613875969708392006-11-16T01:04:00.000+07:002006-11-16T01:04:00.000+07:00will definately watch this movie. You've already c...will definately watch this movie. You've already created such a strong positive feel for it. As for rat fools comment - I dont know about other religions - but I do know that Islam strongly advises widows to re-marry (so that there is a male to protect her - I dont know how positive that is)Something to Sayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568614313809544638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163606885083814472006-11-15T23:08:00.000+07:002006-11-15T23:08:00.000+07:00In a comment on your earlier post, Sad Realities, ...In a comment on your earlier post, <I>Sad Realities</I>, I had wanted to know if <BR/>there were any major religion other than Hinduism that prohibited widow remarriage. Apparently, even the Hindu scriptures are ambivalent about this issue according to <A HREF="http://www.baharna.com/karma/1_Evaluating.htm#Status_of_Widows" REL="nofollow">Status of Widows</A>.<BR/><BR/>Not that I care about the irrational prescriptions and proscriptions of religion, but for what it's worth to those who may, I'll reproduce just the summary here:<BR/> <BR/>"...To summarize, it appears that various Hindu scriptures give conflicting viewpoints on the status and proper conduct of widows...<BR/><BR/>...What then to do with these conflicting opinions, especially since there are literally 100's of verses in the Hindu literature forbidding widow remarriage? I feel that the Vedas, which are of paramount authority for Hindus, do not forbid remarriage of widows anywhere but rather advocate. They therefore automatically abrogate all contrary injunctions of other religious literature. The Poorva Meemamsa rules for the interpretation of scripture clearly state that if two smritis clash, the two conflicting viewpoints indicate alternative practices, both being equally valid. Even according to this rule, widow remarriage is offered as an alternative to the lifelong celibacy of widows in the Smritis."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974677.post-1163603513232583202006-11-15T22:11:00.000+07:002006-11-15T22:11:00.000+07:00Dor - surely sounds a wonderful not-to-be-missed m...Dor - surely sounds a wonderful not-to-be-missed movie of the year. Am waiting for the DVD to become available. <BR/>beautifully written :)radshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912871096631491298noreply@blogger.com