[citation needed], In contrast, the film was a financial success in the Soviet Union,[4] where it was released in two parts. ‘Aatank’ released pretty late (in 1996). As the Vizier-Sultan subjects his people to untrammeled bug-eyed oppression and tyranny: the little Prince, now called Ali, grows up basking in the love of his blacksmith father and dolphin mother. I do remember the scene of birds carrying messages and I do remember little people. In 90s we had lot of fantasy and mythological shows on TV such as Alif Laila, Chandrakanta, Vikram Aur Betaal etc. He is so familiar): Bob Christo is given short shrift by Ajooba: Sapru’s lookalike son Tej Sapru plays Dara Singh’s son Uddam: Dara’s curly ‘stache needs a little glue, but I love his velvet and ribbons and chunky jewelry. Frankly even I was surprised by the Sheer weirdness of the movie. "Yeh Dilli hain mere yaar...bas ishq mohabbat pyar.."
Processing fees apply to online orders.Using a screen reader and having problems using this website? to be super confusing. Kalyug is one of my very favorites and Utsav is fabulous too, though I did have to watch it twice because I found the set-up/introduction (narrated by Amjad Khan!) And really the best is yet to come. The Sultan is pleased and decides to leave it there for now. | Revisiting AJOOBA after all these tiresome year of my life was truly & b’fully NOSTALGIC and I can’t thank MEMSAAB enough for holding a RESTROSPECTIVE of this great work of art andf fantasy. He becomes the fearless Ajooba (Amitabh Bachchan), a fashion-forward Robin Hood with deadly fighting skills and the ability to catch arrows shot at him with his bare hands. In the open air. I watched it on Doordarshan on a Sunday afternoon. Truly it is one of the world’s great films. In the meantime, the Vazir blames Ameer Baba for the Sultan's murder, takes over the throne, and begins ravaging the land, always uttering his slogan Shaitan Zindabaad (Long live the Devil). It was an Indo-Russian co-production. Maybe if this were the first Amrish Puri film I ever saw it wouldn’t have irritated me, but he never really does anything else and there are NO NUANCES at all to mine for. I grew up in Atlanta and had an American wife whom I took to this movie as an introduction to the fabulous world of Bollywood. He however lost a lot of money in these films. For instance, protagonist Ajooba’s catch-phrase is the well-known Urdu couplet by author Agha Hashr Kashmiri (Mehboob Khan famously used it as part of his production company logo): “Muddayi lakh bura chahe to kya hota hai, wohi hota hai jo manzoor khuda hota hai.” It is badly subtitled here as “No ills can evil-doers perpetrate, all that happens is willed by the Lord.” This makes no sense as we watch the bad guys decimating the citizenry left and right, but keeping in mind the much more accurate (and blissfully short) translation “Man proposes, God disposes” it works a lot better. I love this movie and I think I have seen it at least a gazillion times! I think this film is so much fun, and some of the effects are pretty well done (and the ones that aren’t….well….they only add to the charm for me). Dara sensibly refuses, and Zarina gives birth to a daughter after she is saved from Anwar’s thugs by a lion, a leopard, a python and two elephants. Noooo….I like my cave :) But I’m glad this crazy film is part of it now! [2][3] It was the last successful collaboration between the Indian and Soviet film industries. Beth’s description of Shammi as a Mughal beach ball made me LOL too :). She is spoiled and clueless, a princess with no understanding of the peasant class: “If they don’t have bread, let them eat cake!”. The movie had everything and borrowed freely from everywhere including King Arthur, Moses, Zorro and even Manmohan Desai :). The resulting war brings all the central characters together. Dolphin being mother like is epic! Best of all, I am led to ponder issues like “What is the lifespan of a dolphin, anyway?” and “What’s the point of having a magic talisman that turns into an elephant if you never use it?”. The only problem is: I just can’t believe that it was made in 1991. I personally love all this fantasy, fairy tale kind of stuff. of all the films sashi produced this is probably the least exciting. Maybe that discourages producers from making more such movies. Namumkin hai! When Shammi is held captive by the surprisingly delicate fingers of the “Shaitan” I root for him as he stabs futilely at the creature with his tiny sword. Welcome to caveless living! When he earned enough money he decided to produce some meaningful films beginning with Junoon, followed by Utsav ,Kalyug. | Sudhir always looks the same age to me, although admittedly in Haqeeqat without the mustache is he cute in a more baby-faced way. My Mother’s role in the film which had Dimple Kapadia opposite me, was played by a top Russian actress. The subtitles are terrible (although occasionally funny too, as usual). Such is life. Watch the latest movie Roll No 21 Scuba Dooba Ajooba right now and share it as much as u can Kansa has reincarnated on earth to take over the world again and this time he has become Kanishk; the smooth talking principal of Mathura Anaath Ashram. The AB eye mask became the hottest item to own, and I remember distributing these to all the guests at my birthday party, and what pics we had :). and some plot holes, but overall I just loved it in all its WTF glory. And as a kid, I also remember being terrified of that ugly ‘Shaitaan’. That flashing smile beneath that manly mouche gets me every time. I love that the dvdwala didn’t want you to see it (he was probably like my friend Sarita who watches Hindi films and writhes around saying “these are my people” in a total agony of embarrassment). He lost the stick in Russia !! Thank God !! The Sphinx, Giza Plateau, Giza, Egypt (in Ajooba song. kalyug and utsav are among my favourites as well, I don’t see how this could be called the least “exciting”…but okay :). I love this film – its just so endearingly bad. Amitabh wanted dimple to be his heroine in this film just to spite his rival rajesh. I could just go on and on and on even more than I already have, but if you are late to this party too just WATCH IT. But better late than never, especially to a party like this one. Don't want to miss anything new? And amen to the secret open air public training ground :D, Might have been Hollywood-influenced, but the sword-and-sandals genre has a long (if not as honored as it should be) tradition in Indian cinema as well…. I have no idea who the toothsome guy is! The best bit was in her response to Rishi Kapoor’s comments about her… “If Rishi Kapoor thinks I stink than he must have come too close…” Classic stuff. I think some of the sfx were really good, as I said above, although clearly there were some last-minute ones done possibly by someone’s kids or something. It’s like a mid 80’s film transplanted into a completely different (cinematically) decade! The Vazir eventually raises his fauladi shaitan and plans an all-out attack. The Sultan promptly tests this by shoving it into a marble column. I know that it was not a big hit but did it really tank? Malika eventually manages to stop him, but not until he’s given Shah Rukh quite a solid whipping as the crowd counts along with glee (this subtitle and context also made me giggle, for obvious reasons): Ajooba takes Malika home and disappears, reappearing a short time later as Ali. The film had a Russian language version released in the Soviet Union as two parts, Vozvrashcheniye Bagdadskogo Vora (The Return of the Thief of Baghdad)[2] and Черный принц Аджуба (Black Prince Ajuba).[3]. Though I wouldn’t “These are my people”, i understand your friend Sarita verrrry well! Their previous five sons have been murdered by Queen Malika’s midwife on the orders of the evil Vizier, who wastes no time in offing his own people when they displease him too. I’m one of those lucky souls who watched it in its prime and youth. I think that he probably is Manmauji, I just need to confirm :). Dil squish!!!! The Sultan escapes with his wife and child. Amir Khan (Saeed Jaffrey) is a magician himself and presents the baby with the aforementioned elephant charm: along with a magic sword for the Sultan which can cut through rock. I am enchanted from the get-go when a bunch of astronomer-magicians send a magic star to the sweet little dollhouse fortress town/kingdom of Bahrestan to bless and protect the newborn son of the Sultan (a resplendently upholstered Shammi Kapoor) and his wife Malika (Ariadna Shengelaya). I remember this movie fondly!!! With Rukhsana held captive by bandits; Malika now a target for the Vizier (I do have to wonder why the Vizier fails to recognize Malika, but I guess age and beggardom will change a person); Amir Khan still in his dark dungeon cell; Hassan in love with the out-of-his-reach Princess (or is she?! But no! I guess Manmauji is the bald guy on Rajendranath’s left (see update above) :). Ajooba, as Ali, falls for Rukhsana (Dimple Kapadia, actually the daughter of Ameer Baba, returned from Hind to rescue her imprisoned father), while Hasan's affections are for the Vazir's Shehzadi Henna (Sonam). I just love him. Some of them bid on Rukhsana when the bandits auction her off and I giggle at their tart exchange: This seems a good time to bring up the costumes: Maganlal Dresswala has outdone himself in this one!