Sknath, when I went to see it yesterday a few guys were whistling, until someone yelled "Stop it" and another guy brought an air horn. It was almost like being in India

I agree, it was a very good film. The latter portion of the film was extremely surprising. Rakesh Mehra took a giant leap and it worked surprisingly well.

The Friday show I wanted to go to was sold out, so I went to a Saturday show, which was packed as well.

where were you dude all this while? Glad someone feels exactly like me.

Interesting thread, postings from lot of inactive/retired Zulmis (who were active in the past).

Sorry for this post: nothing related to RDB.

Please continue with RDB.

Hey Dragun... There were Gult's (Telugu's) in the audience who were behaving the same way. Agreed on that point. Fortunately, they didnt need any prodding along ( I suppose they were Uni students ) as they saw that others were not impressed by their antics.

The good thing being, UTV is gonna release the film on DVD..and I guess I may be buying a DVD after a long time !....

just got back form watching it.. thought it was a very good movie, however it still has its holes here and there.. definately one of the best movies so far this year!!

It's funny you say this, because I watched the movie 2 days ago in India and I don't remember ever seeing a movie where the audience was this quiet. I mean there was pin drop silence, other than laughter in appropriate scenes, from the begining to the end. Not a single person moved or made any comments during the film and in fact not a single person got up until the credits had started rolling in the end.

As for my views on the film, I think sknath pretty much sums it up for me:


PS: It is imperitive that everyone go see this movie in the theaters, because it is very important for the future of, good, different & bold new Indian cinema, that this movie do well.

Some guys were whistling even during the UTV logo and in the opening sepia-toned scenes. And then there was some when the RDB song started. But other than that the audience reaction was appropriate.

The Krissh trailer got a lot of laughter though. Seriously.

That's because RDB has finally got me (and other old zulmies) excited enough about Hindi films all over again

Wow, a whopping $ 700,000 from US Weekend.

$ 11,000 per screen.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

no doubt!! All shows were houseful, on weekend, hourly, round the clock!

Rana..did you get a chance to watch it in Ottawa/Toronto in proper DD 5.1 ?

BTW folks, here are some reactions from the KC-Desi junta with whom we saw the film

http://kcdesi.com/kcdesi/index.php?opti ... id=916#916

I liked YUVA as well, actually AYUDHA EZHUTA even better, but feel RDB goes several steps beyond what Mani Ratnam tried doing. I think MR chickened out a bit in quest of not sending a wrong message...but then it was supposed to be a feel-good movie ending.....Come to think of it....all the violence, all the corruption and all the evil in the world is not because off what's shown on celluloid and how someone might be inspired by it. All that happens because of man's inherent beastly nature.

Its like inflicting self-censorship and saying I wont show movies with shooting in them else Columbines will happen. Well Columbines happen not because of what was shown in a movie, but because there are guns. Does anyone talk about banning guns?

Its the genteelness in us that is sensitive to the horrors around us and needs artistic outlets to express the anguish. In that context i like RDB much, much better because it takes a stand, however wronged it might seem or melodramatic it may look, it conveys the frustration it resulted out of.

But MR is another writer i totally respect, especially works like KANNATHIL MUTTAMITHAL and PALLAVI ANU PALLAVI(i urge everyone here to catch this flick if possible). It will be a good time for indian cinema when you have to debate between works that are good and not have to talk about garbage like FAMILY or GARAM MASALA and other such insignificant nonsense.

For now I will relish all the discussions RDB has managed to generate and participate with energy.

Ok my proper two pennies worth... Even though Rang De Basanti is a very good movie, I wouldnt say its ground breaking or one of the best movies in ages... I mean there have been a lot more movies which have dealt with similar subjects in a better way... Rang De Basanti is no masterpiece.. too many holes in the plot and most of all two much emphasis on patriotism made me think

Good film but definately not brilliant............ should have had amitabh instead of aamir khan..

Now that would have taken some brave casting