Male Gaze and Female Gaze in Hi Nanna: IDHE IDHE

 Last evening, I saw info about the song release of a new Telugu movie- "Hi Nanna".

This new song "Idhe Idhe" is trending on YouTube for music having already garnered 900K+ views, and counting.

The song video is here-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYyDkpv3TOk

Head Turner & Showstopper

The song has the lead heroine- Mrunal Thakur walking in.

She is definitely a "Head Turner".

Like in fashion shows where we have the "Show Stopper", she walks in and captures everyone's instant attention.

Dressed in a black saree and white blouse, she creates magic.

After seeing her, people simply stop and turn their heads and just gape. 

She is unmissable. 

She is magnetic.

She is amazing. 

Male Gaze

It is a sweet melodious romantic song beautifully shot by the team.

The camera has faithfully followed all the characters & captured their expressions beautifully.

But, hey!

What is this?

Why the close-up on her features and lingering there for some time?

National Cinema Day

The second edition of the National Cinema Day is this week!

Yes, it will be celebrated on  Friday the 13th (October 2023).

Source: X

Most cinema-tickets will be available at Rs 99. 

Apart from the pricing of the tickets, there will be deals for popcorn, food etc. at some of the counters too.

Sushant Singh Rajput - Talented Star Shines On

A rank-holder with a brilliant and analytical mind, 

Chose acting & decided for the Bollywood grind.

He left his engineering course, without nitty gritty;

He rejected scholarship from a foreign University.

His good looks, hard-work, passion, screen presence, 

His raw energy, talent, boyish charms & smartness... 

He trained hard; his extra effort shines in all he did. 

He supported students & sponsored the less-privileged.

He inspired his fans, replied to messages & gave hope.

And then he had to face abuse, battle demons & cope...

He had a cool bucket-list; was already fulfilling dreams. 

Few saw his delicate frame & heard his inner screams.

His disarming smile hid deep secrets & gave no clue.

Many were unaware of what he was going through. 

Some caused/knew about this; couldn't stop him-

Circumstances are responsible for this step extreme. 

A very shocking & sad news for his fans lay in store-

That this dynamic complete entertainer is no more...

We mourn his loss; feel a family-member has gone far;

He'll continue to shine in our sky like a bright star.

Source: Amul on Twitter

Celebrating Forgiveness - 7 Hindi Movies

Forgiveness is a quality of the strong.
Many Hindi movies have shown the importance of forgiveness. Some movies have the protagonists deciding not to forgive. Except for a few examples in some movies, mostly parents or elders forgive their children or youngsters.
Here are 7 examples that illustrate this:

Maine Pyar Kiya - 
Hero's father mistreats his friend, the heroine's father. The latter takes his daughter, the heroine, away. It's a question of high and low status. The 'rich' lovelorn hero is ready to work for 'poor' pay to beg for forgiveness.
Does the heroine's father forgive his childhood friend, the hero's father?

Hasee To Phasee -
Heroine runs away from home by stealing her father's money to fund her scientist dreams. After she attains success, she lands up at her home.
Does her father forgive her?

Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham - 
'Rich' hero falls in love with 'poor' heroine and decides to marry her instead of the rich girl his dad has chosen for him. His costly love-marriage results in the hero getting ousted from his home.
Does his father forgive him?

Some Love Triangles In Bollywood Movies

There are many Hindi movies that have three lead actors in a love triangle. There can be either two heroes in love with one heroine or two heroines in love with one hero. Considering the uncomfortable chemistry between them, one tends to believe that three's a crowd.

One Heroine, Two Heroes i.e. Ek Heroine, Do Hero

In a love-triangle, someone has to sacrifice.  
When two heroes seek the attention of the same heroine, she has a tough choice.

One happens to be her love and the other is her responsibility due to a prior promise or allegiance. She explains her dilemma to the hero she loves and both are ready to sacrifice for the sake of duty or friendship.

Special Movie Characters

Being a HUGE movies fan, I love movies and characters from movies. For me, some movies are impressive because of the messages they impart and some characters are memorable because of their roles.

The following are some of the characters from movies whom I have loved over the years:

Superhuman characters- Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Supergirl...

Common Man with extra powers- Birdman, Mr.India...

Exploring Bollywood Stereotypes And Impact

In Bollywood movies, appearances of the actresses is important. 

Hindi films show that heroines are judged based on their looks. 

However, the impact is evident in the climax later on as often there is a happy ending!

In the quest to impress prospective in-laws, movies have shown women enthusiastically participating.

In the movie, HOLIDAY, in the first meeting to consider the marriage of the boy & girl (enacted by Akshay Kumar & Sonakshi Sinha), the girl is shown wearing traditional clothes (Salwar kameez) and she had worn a wig to show that she had long hair so as to impress the boy and his family. 

Still, the boy rejects the girl citing the following reasons:

1. Girl has one-and-a-half metres long hair & she'll take 6 hours to comb them. In the future, if they have to go out, there will be time-wastage (as she’ll take time to comb her hair!)

2. Girl appears “shy & scared”.

3. Girl appears as though “she has arrived from a village”. The boy wants a girl who's smart and stylish.

The above matches the stereotypes:

Long hair – Homely but not ambitious

Saree or Salwar kameez – Aunty or Behenji  (sister)

It doesn’t mean that if a woman has long hair, she is homely and if she is dressed in Salwar-suits or Sarees, she is a “Behenji” (sister) or “Aunty”, who is traditional and backward and looks like a village woman!

Later in the movie, the boy learns that the girl's personality is totally different from what was portrayed when she was paraded during the match-making-visit in front of him & his family. 

Impact- When the boy sees the girl's true self, with short-hair and smart personality, he falls in love with her as he is looking for that.

Some Great Dads In Hindi Movies

Great dads love their child and want the very best for their child. 
Hugs are free, comforting and a Jaadu ki Jhappi (magical hug) can instantly have an emotional connect and make both the giver and receiver happy! 

There are many Great Dads in real life and reel life.
Here are some cool dads from Hindi cinema who deserve a hug as they:

Are Loving & Doting

In the movie- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, a single sneeze enacted by the smart daughter is enough to get her father rushing to the summer-camp! Earlier her dad even helps his daughter on stage by speaking on the topic-'Mother' in a competition.

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Source

Go Far To Be With/Connect With Their Child
In the movie- Chachi 420, the father dons the garb of an elderly governess just so as to be with his daughter at the latter's maternal grandfather's place!

Five Lessons From Birdman Film

"Manzilein unko milti hai, jinke iraadon mein jaan hoti hai;

Udaan pankhon se nahi, udaan houslon se hoti hai..."

- Navjot Singh Sidhu (in India's Comedy Nights TV-show).

English Translation-

Those whose wishes/intentions have life, attain targets.

Flight is not by wings, flight is by strength of spirit or courage.

The Hollywood movie- Birdman is very interesting and set me thinking.

Small wonder, it has earned so many Golden Globe & Oscar Award nominations including for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Acting etc.

Poster ; Source: Wikipedia