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The golden andas of ’09
Just how bad can a film really get. Well, so bad that it turns great. But then again, our violent reactions to some mental assaults by some of the big-budget disappointments of the year were probably more of an outcome of all the marketing around the movie-stars associated with them, than those movies alone.
Just how bad can a film really get. Well, so bad that it turns great. But then again, our violent reactions to some mental assaults by some of the big-budget disappointments of the year were probably more of an outcome of all the marketing around the movie-stars associated with them, than those movies alone.
Say, films like: Akshay Kumar’s Blue or Chandni Chowk To China (one’s a directionless bull; the other, a bull in a china shop), or his Nagesh Kukunoor-directed 8’ X 10’ Tasveer. Shah Rukh Khan’s Billu, Salman Khan’s Main Aur Mrs Khanna and Shahid Kapur’s Dil Bole Hadippa... Few would’ve cared for these films, were we not told incessantly to look out for them.
But in certain other cases, you want to recommend the better-known bad movies just so the audience confirms how bad can ‘bad’ really get. So, here’s presenting for you the list of films that deserve HT City’s annual Golden Anda trophies: a unique measure of cinematic achievement, and to be taken as seriously please.
Kal Kissne Dekha
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s only the producer’s son — Jacky Bhagnani. This is what they call in Bollywood, the “launch vehicle”: a rather expensive gift from producer father Vashu Bhagnani.
Kambakht Ishq
Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and a script of sheer genius, around which gigantic sets are destroyed in every scene; fancy yachts are hired for casual conversations; Sylvester Stallone is bothered with B’town. What more do you want?
What’s Your Rashee?
A film based on the same book that inspired the popular DD show Mr Yogi. You’d never imagine an Oscar-nominated director would make the ‘tackoid’ Doordarshan of the ‘80s look great. But then, how about 12 Priyankas for the price of one.
Radio
Himace’s is the perfect face for Radio, the film (of course). He has, not one, but two emotionally attached women, fawning all over him at the same time. Catch this, or bang your head against the wall for free.
Shadow
Made by a visually impaired producer (who is also the lead actor of the film), this circus is a rare, gutsy masterpiece. Someone’s dared to make it. I dare you to sit through it.
