Pushing Wonderful music

[trystinn]

I tend to cycle through movie genres, last one was British this one is Bollywood. I was raised on subtitled movies, so that never bothers me though it can be interesting trying to find the English subtitles on some DVDs. Hell, half the time I end up watching tv and movies with the subtitles on so I can catch the dialogue, anyway, especially with squeaky voiced actresses on the rise.

Its so refreshing to see a different worldview for a change instead of the pablum Hollywood puts out in droves. Insipid humor isn't my thing, but a glorious mixture of foreign scenery and gorgeous costuming is very much up my alley. One of my favorites so far is "Umrao Jaan", so much so that I bought the album and may pick up the movie. If you're feeling adventurous, sneak over to iTunes or Amazon and sample a bit.

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[winterlion.livejournal.com]

Bollywood is fun :) (and frequently silly)
They've got very very catchy music on a LOT of the shows.
(and - related but not closely - Banghra music is awesome too)

I like subtitles. They help sometimes even when in a language I speak.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

I lurv musicals - so Bollywood is about the only genre producing musicals today. The silly factor is part of the fun, though the sensuous beauty of "Umrao Jaan" is another level entirely. I'll check out Banghra, thanks for the heads up. I'm already a huge fan of Arabic rock.

I'm either losing my hearing or have trouble distinguishing speech from background music and noise. Half the time when watching tv or a movie I end up asking "what'd he say?" Especially necessary when English is spoken in accents I'm not altogether familiar with.