http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/04/22/bhuvan-shome/ "That was the beginning of the century; this is its end. I have been thinking not only of the people who lived there once, but also of the generations of dogs accompanying them in their everyday bustle, and one night— I don't know where it came from— in a predawn sleep, that funny and tender phrase composed itself: a road-side dog." - Czeslaw Milosz, Borderlines. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/04/22/bhuvan-shome/#comment-933 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:53:02 +0100 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/04/22/bhuvan-shome/#comment-933 Anup: I think the general spirit of the film (and it's based on a Banaphool story) was meant to be one of gentle fun. And it succeeds! Anup: I think the general spirit of the film (and it’s based on a Banaphool story) was meant to be one of gentle fun. And it succeeds!

]]> http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/04/22/bhuvan-shome/#comment-931 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:34:38 +0100 http://indianwriting.blogsome.com/2007/04/22/bhuvan-shome/#comment-931 Actually, I did not enjoy Bhuvan Shome as much as I thought I would enjoy it. Make no mistake, young Suhasini Muley looks lovely, and Uttpal Dutt is great as always. Definitely worth watching, but somehow I found the film raw, as the director could have chosen to make complete mockery of the bureaucracy, but decided not to do so. Does that make sense? Actually, I did not enjoy Bhuvan Shome as much as I thought I would enjoy it. Make no mistake, young Suhasini Muley looks lovely, and Uttpal Dutt is great as always. Definitely worth watching, but somehow I found the film raw, as the director could have chosen to make complete mockery of the bureaucracy, but decided not to do so. Does that make sense?

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