Watched a very very interesting Hindi film today... Khoya Khoya Chand (lost lost moon... or as the subtitlist - is that what they're called - would translate it - fucking lost bastard).
Directed by Sudhir Mishra (of Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi fame), one of the new generation of directors in tinsel town, it's a great film about Bollywood in the 1960s, telling a story of deceit, illicit affairs and a hunger for money, fame and success... and love in this complicated backdrop.
The biggest reason I loved the film was that this was the first time in a Hindi movie where I felt I didn't know who the good guy is and who's bad. It's not black and white. It has lot's of shades of grey... and then some! The characters are richly brought to life in a complex and intricate story. Everyone has layers upon layers to them... Very evolved, very beautiful.
My guess is that the average hindi film watcher will reject this movie on the pretext of it being too slow and boring... but it's not a film for the masses.
Soha Ali Khan (I want to marry her) and Shiney Ahuja (I think the biggest barrier to him being one of the great actors of our times is his name!) are simply fantastic with very powerful performances.
As a side note - I'm willing to bet that the guy doing the subtitles was high on something very illegal while translating the movie. I'm not sure how "Uske dil mein suraag hai, Zafar" became "She has a fucking hole in her heart, bastard".... when it should be (for those who don't understand Hindi) "she has a hole in her heart, Zafar (name of the guy)".......
But it's a good watch. Check out a ripped trailer below...
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Theories on the warped subtitling:
#1: Peanuts get Monkeys
Low pay to subtitlist encourages him/her to mix job with feelings about same.
#2: Grass
'nuff said.
#3: Poetic Licentiousness
I wanna be a poet and I want you to know it. How else will the world know, but by being shocked out of their senses by reading the subtitles?
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