Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Bollywood Evolution Over the Last Year...

Parallel or Diff Stories
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* Youn Hota to Kaise Hota (2006):
4 parallel stories but connected through a single theme (9/11)

* Salam E Ishq/Life in a metro/Darna Mana(Zarooree) Hai (2006/2007)
6 diff stories but again they are inter-related or share a common link

* Dus Kahaniyan (2007)
10 diff stories and NOT connected at all....

It will be interesting to see how many more stories (and songs and dance) can be packed in 3 hrs!

Film Titles (2006/2007)
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Hinglish Title:

* Jab We Met / Manorama: 6 Feet Under/ Life May Kabhie Kabhie/With Love Tumhara/Apna Sapna: Money Money/Bheja Fry/Eklavya: The Royal Guard/Gauri: The Unborn/ Ekrar: By Chance/ Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghantey/ Dil Dosti Etcetra/My FriendGanesha / MP3:Mera_pahla_pahla_pyar/ Namstey London / Zindagi Rocks/ Jana:lets fall in love....List goes on and on...

...And All English Title (makees u wonder if it is a Hollywood or Bollywood flick)

* Strangers/ The Train/ Fool and Final/ The Blue Umbrella / Cash / Partner/ Marigold/ Hey Baby/ Darling/ Go/ Speed/ LifeInAMetro/ Good Boy Bad Boy/ Delhi Heights / Black Friday/ Kabul Express/ Traffic Signal/ Mumbai Salsa


And finally....Personification at its best!
* "RamGopal Verma" kee Aag


Songs/CDs (2006/2007)
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* The Reprise versions
Same song/music/tempo..except the voice changeover
See them a lot in LifeInAMetro, Gangster(KK/James/Suhail/Adnan/Soham),
Sawariya, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Hatrick.....
This is a trend to be continued looks like. Isnt that a challenge to the singers?

* The Remix now part of the original soundtracks
Well...severe blow to Remix Only Music Industry. Now DJs are official. And nearly all the movie albums are getting released with few of their own songs in remix format eg Club version, Lounge Version etc.

* Aap Ka Surrorr (23 songs, 2 CDs) and Dus kahaniyan (3 CDs, original soundtrack, lounge version and poem recitals by actors themselves).

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