Speaking of classic Indian love movies, "Bollywood Life and Death" is definitely one of the works that will be selected.
"Bollywood Life and Death" is a Bengali love romance novel published in 1917. It has a huge influence in the history of Indian literature and has been filmed in Hindi, Telugu, Bengali and other languages. , and has been continuously remade, so far a total of 18 Indian films have been adapted from this masterpiece, which is also the most filmed non-epic story in India.
For most Indian fans, though, the 2002 version is probably the most familiar.
The film tells a poignant love story.
Dave Dess, who was born in a wealthy family, and Bao Ruo, who was born in a commoner, were childhood sweethearts and had a strong relationship. Years later, when Dave Dess returned from his studies in the UK, Bao Ruo was already a slender person. Even after the two reunited after a long absence, they were still affectionate. However, Davedes's family arrogantly rejected Baoruo's mother's proposal due to the opinion of the family.
Bao Ruo expected Dave Des to have a clear attitude towards this, but he was hesitant and indecisive. Bao Ruo felt very sad, so she married a rich widower under the arrangement of her mother.
Dave Des regretted it so much that he ran away from home, drinking and lingering in sensual places all day long. The famous courtesan Sandram adored him very much and gave him all kinds of comforts, but after all, he could not replace Bao Ruo's position in his heart. .
In the end, Davedes, who gave up on himself, died at the door of Baoruo's house with infinite nostalgia.
Under the appearance of romantic, poignant and tragic love, the film criticizes the deep-rooted caste system and involves gender discrimination, as well as showing occupational tolerance for prostitutes, a nuisance career, expressing a way of breaking through various secular prejudices and emphasizing equality for all pioneering spirit.
Given the age of the book, it can be said to be a very bold work.
The 2002 version is the third time Bollywood has been remade into a Hindi film and the first time it has been made into a color Hindi version.
The film is co-starring Shahrukh Khan, the king of Bollywood, India's first beauty Aishwarya Rai, and Indian dance god Madhuri Dexit.
At that time, the three of them were young and young, at the peak of their respective appearances. Sand King's smile, Aisi's eyes, Madhuri's dancing, any one of them was enough to make people intoxicated. The whole film can be described as It's delicious.
More worth mentioning is the film's director Sanjay Lila Pensari.
The director has directed many well-known works such as "Black Demeanor", "A Request in the Rain", "Empire Two Jewels" and "Queen Padmavati" which made a lot of noise some time ago. He pays great attention to the beauty of the film. He is very particular about the way of service, the layout of the scene, and the use of color.
The same is true in Bollywood Life and Death.
The exquisite makeup and costumes of Aisi and Madhuri are of course no problem, and the most shocking thing is the gorgeous scene.
It is said that just to decorate Baoruo's room, 122,000,008 pieces of stained glass were used, which set off Aisi very moving.
In Madhuri's personal dance show, the whole room was filled with candles, and the lights, candles, and the reflections of clothes and accessories complemented each other, and the whole picture was golden.
It was also the most expensive Bollywood movie at the time, with a budget of up to Rs 500 crore.
In addition, the romantic Sanjay also endowed this love tragedy with a dreamlike and legendary color. From the character lines, characterization and narration, they all pursued grand beauty and strong dramatic effects.
Missing Davedes, Essie dances with candlesticks, poetic,
A close-up of the lost Dave Des's drunken and blurred face lying on the couch, as beautiful as a photo shoot,
Sandram, who was in love, raised his eyebrows flexibly in the face of Davedes, as if dancing...
Perhaps in his view, the failed love has an indescribable beauty of regret.
After its release, the film has achieved commercial success, with a domestic box office of 680 million rupees and a global box office of nearly 1 billion rupees.
In 2010, this "Bollywood Life and Death" was selected as the 74th place in "Empire" magazine's "100 Best Films in the World", and won the 2002 Indian Oscar for Best Picture.
However, the evaluation of this film is polarized in India, which is also very understandable. The remake of the famous novel involves too much, the original party, the sentimental party, etc., it is difficult to satisfy everyone, just like the Chinese remake of Jin Yong Novels, too, are always divided.
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