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Five Bollywood Science Fiction Movies You Should Know

harleyquinn — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:39:07 PST

I have to admit, Mr. India was one of my favorite movies when I was little. . .

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Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:05:49 PST

@i560948: Do you mean the Krrish video? That fight takes place in Singapore.

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aoeu — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:07:38 PST

ive definitely seen Krrish. for some reason they had it on the in flight movies when i flew to Germany in late 2006. it has what you speak, as well as some particularly noticeable song and dance numbers in which they sing during all 4 seasons in one big number. thats quite the long dance number.

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i560948 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:19:13 PST

I must agree with their complete disregard with reality.

I still remember being completely dumbfounded when I first saw the tractor fight... and when India turns into a Chinese colony in that first video there.

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cde — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:33:19 PST

Bollywood would kick ass if it wasn't for the constant sing and dance. Seriously, only that Michael Jackson Thriller ripoff is worthy, and the song/dance that the race from Warcraft do.

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Annalee Newitz — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:49:02 PST

@Garrison Dean: Hahahah . . . I I'm a nerd who doesn't scorn Schumacher. Well, OK, 8 mm was pretty bad.

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Garrison Dean, Mr. Privilege — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:14:55 PST

Uh huh... So as far as I can tell from the top clip, had Schumacher made his Batman Films in Hindi, he's be a hipster darling instead of the scorn of the nerd world.

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napthia9 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:55:49 PST

Sorry for the double post, but I meant to add that I'd see the movie for scary Disney-like aliens alone.

Also, Krrish is pretty badass. That is a goofy mask he is wearing though. Yet it still looks hot. Slightly off-topic, but the best motorcycle fight scene I've ever scenewas in Ong-Bak. The hero hit a man in the head so hard, it split the guy's helmet in half. SO COOL.

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napthia9 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:44:35 PST

Does anyone else think Jadoo looks like a malevolent Disney character?

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Dybbuk — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:44:22 PST

Another reason they will rule, is that currently Bollywood, cranks out more films a year then the US and Western Europe combined.

A theater here plays Bollywood films on sunday mornings. I have gone several times with my friend who is from Mumbai. It is a dramatically different experience then the polite, orderly, and hushed tone found the metroplexes of American suburbia. Its great fun, now if only understood more than broken 'merican....

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gods-n-clods — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:20:20 PST

Shahrukh Khan's "Darde Disco" in bullet-time, Hanuman 2099, and a worldwide drought of Reshma henna...

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cjk — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:17:32 PST

Holy shit that "Krrish" looks badass. And I say that with only 13% irony content.

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