This thread is probably going to be kind of lame, FYI, unless anyone else is a Bollywood fan. It's mostly for my own benefit because I have a hard time keeping track of all the Bollywood movies I watch. I don't speak Hindi (or Telugu or Bengali etc etc) so I can never remember the titles. :/
But anyway, starting with the most recent:
Deewaar, 1975, starring Amitabh Bachchan
What does the title mean? Hindi: Wall
Two brothers are brought up through poverty by their tireless mother. One becomes a cop, the other a gangster.
I loved it! It was kind of Godfather-esque without being a ripoff. Bachchan smouldered as the older brother. As implausible as the plot could be at times, it still had me hooked. The acting was excellent. Musical numbers were used sparingly, and I enjoyed each one. The ending caught me by surprise (not because it was that surprising but because I'm a sucker.)
Cultural items that caught my attention: The mother-son bond was kind of the whole point of the movie. Not only that but it was framed as a conflict between parental duty and parental affection. Duty wins. Duty always wins. But it was awesome.
Favorite moment: The Intermission freeze frame: a relationship between two brothers torn in two. Why imply it when you can broadcast it?!
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