AAA World : September/October 2003 - Not Just Another Song and Dance In the last few years, movies from India have captivated American audiences--especially critical favorites like Lagaan and Monsoon Wedding. American movies like Ghost World and Moulin Rouge have also given nods to Indian cinema. Andrew Lloyd Weber's Bombay Dreams brought Bollywood to the stage in London and is scheduled to open on Broadway. In case you haven't noticed, Bollywood is all the rage...
You can enter this dream world without enduring the long flight to India at the Strand Theater in Plainfield, New Jersey. While several multiplexes occasionally show an Indian film in addition to Hollywood movies, the Strand is a 1,400 seat single-screen venue dedicated to showcasing Bollywood.
I had no idea there were any cinemas dedicated only to Indian films. I'll have to check the place out sometime... Since it's only probably about a 2 hour drive away.
The song that was used in the opening of Ghost World was Mohammed Rafi's song, "Jann Pehechaan Ho". I used this in my puppet show, that I wrote back in January. Captain Nightly the Paranoid Pirate.
I first heard the song in 1995, when my pal Brian Turner, brought a video over to my apartment containing the Indian film from 1965 called, Gumnaam. It contained a dance number set to "Jann Pehechaan Ho". Brian said the woman in the movie reminded him of me for some reason. (Not sure I ever saw any resemblence, or if anyone else ever did either. heh.) I loved the song from that moment on though. I had it on a tape.
For a year or so after that, my friend Amy & I would always listen to that when she'd come over to my place. We'd listen to it before we went anywhere. And Amy started calling the song, "The Psyched Up for Nothin' Song". heh.
posted by Chloe | Friday 12 September 2003 7:22 PM
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