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Bollywood/Hollywood | 
| Director: Deepa Mehta
Actors: Ranjit Chowdhry, Moushumi Chatterjee, Damon D'oliveira, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Dina Pathak
Studio: Hart Sharp Video
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 18.10
Buy New: CDN$ 10.00
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Rating:  3 reviews
Format: Import, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Hindi (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D02572D
UPC: 829567025727
EAN: 0829567025727
ASIN: B000BDGWGM
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: November 8, 2005
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: brand new shipped same day from canada
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From Amazon.com
IBollywood Hollywood/I is a delightful, cross-cultural parody of both India's and America's musical film traditions. Directed by Deepa Mehta (IEarth/I), IBollywood Hollywood/I concerns the desperate effort of wealthy businessman Rahul (Rahul Khanna) to get his mother and grandmother off his back when it comes to his romantic life. In love with a white pop-star girlfriend (Jessica Pare), Rahul's fortunes change when she dies. Still grieving, he is told by his mother that Rahul's only sister won't be allowed to marry until he finds a nice Indian girl to wed. The solution: hire a beautiful, dark-skinned, allegedly Spanish escort named Sue (Lisa Ray) to pose as his Indian fiancee. With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Mehta pokes fun at a number of Bollywood cinema cliches, especially that familiar mix of modern luxury and old world traditions, melodramas involving the saddest of character backstories, and spontaneous musical numbers that remind one as much of Hollywood's Golden Age as Bollywood's current one. I--Tom Keogh/I
Amazon.ca
Pour son sixieme long metrage, la realisatrice indo-canadienne Deepa Mehta plonge dans l'univers kitsch et colore de la communaute indienne de Toronto. Tourne en 30 jours dans la ville reine, IBollywood/Hollywood/I s'amuse a faire decouvrir au public occidental les grandes traditions chantantes et dansantes de la deuxieme industrie cinematographique mondiale : Bollywood. P Lorsque sa petite amie Kimberly meurt dans un accident d'avion, le jeune millionnaire d'origine indienne Rahul Seth est devaste. Mais afin de calmer sa mere, bien decidee a le remettre sur le droit chemin en le mariant a une bonne jeune femme indienne, il ira jusqu'a engager une escorte, qu'il croit espagnole, pour jouer le role de la future mariee. P Jouant avec les quiproquos dans une ambiance delirante et parfois meme onirique, IBollywood/Hollywood/I est une comedie sentimentale sympathique, faite de couleurs vives, de bons sentiments, de fleurs et de chansons. L'ensemble rappelle parfois de facon peu subtile les schemas hollywoodiens deja utilises dans IPretty Woman/I, et les coups de griffes assenes au systeme de castes et aux traditions indiennes sont assez inoffensifs. Mais la sauce Bollywood a laquelle elle est appretee rend cette #339;uvre romantique et proprette plutot rafraichissante. --IHelen Faradji/I
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lighthearted flick from Deepa Mehta January 4, 2006
Cielledee
OK, so Deepa Mehta has made films like Earth/Fire/Water with a strong social undertone. Bollywood/Hollywood is just another- but lighthearted and fun, especially to Indians living in Toronto! brI say that because the humour is only appreciated if you're Indian originally or have seen tons of Bollywood films- it's a parody of that. brSo having sorted out THAT- the story is about an Indian family now living in Ontario (yours to discover). Rahul has to get married, which means finding himself a good Indian girl or else be happy with the one Mummy chooses. He decides on the former, and promptly decides to hire a suitable girl. What ensues is Lisa Ray portraying a convincingly indian girl of good values and morals also living in Ontario, being introduced to Rahul's family amid some singing Bollywood style (ofcourse). brThis film touches on double standards (you've got to find out exactly what), some beautiful poetry and romance. Torontonians will have fun trying to recognise and pinpoint different locations/venues filmed. brHighly recommended- along with Monsoon Wedding.
a gem August 30, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm not one to bother with romantic movies but this movie captivated me. Sumptuous for the eye, charming, and fun. I wish I'd seen it at the movie theatre. It was worth every penny I paid for the dvd. I hope Deepa Mehta makes more movies of this kind.brRahul Khanna is gorgeous as well as endearing in his role - mad about the man! What a screen presence.
Better than I would have believed!!! March 31, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This DVD combines the eclectic mix of Bollywood and Canadian filmmaking. Once you embrace the origins of the movie, you can begin to enjoy the sudden dance and song numbers that dot it. This is a perfect characature of Indian NRI life. The family members personalities are exageratted, but that just makes them more fun to watch. Arranged introductions, modern Indian women, and family traditions, this movie has it all.
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