Bollywood

I watched 'Slumdog Millionaire' on Saturday night with Bjarni, Karl, Travis and Stebbi (traitor Steffý bailed on us) - complete with homemade onion bhajis, dhal, jalfrezi vegetable curry and chai. Delicious. Our apartment still smells like a curry house. I'm still not quite sure how i feel about the movie. It's quite western, not nearly enough dancing or singing for me - however i can see why people like it. I wouldn't say it's a 'feel-good' film, as the press seem to say. Yes, the ending is hopeful, but there are some gruesome reminders of India's poverty and the injustices many people, especially children, face. There were some fabulous scenes, wonderful acting and the cinematography was breathtaking.

I've been thinking which film we should watch for our next Bollywood evening (we've already seen 'Om Shanti Om' and 'Monsoon Wedding') - Steffý played me this song from 'The Darjeeling Limited' soundtrack. I found out that it is originally from a Merchant/Ivory film called 'Bombay Talkie' (1970)- this small clip has me sold!