Have you got a bit bored with Chinese epics? Maybe it's time to try an Indian one? "Veer" is the next year’s most awaited Indian film due to release on the 22nd January which has already created waves of anticipation. Starring popular Indian hunk Salman Khan it will be the biggest Bollywood blockbuster event ever. It has all - large scale battles, fierce sword-welding warriors and a romantic love interest. The director has used hundreds of fighters, thousands of horses and hundreds of elephants, plus some camels to shoot all the amazing action sequences.
Here's the official plot: From the misty pages of history comes a story of extreme valor, fierce pride and poignant love. As the British enslave India with their devious Divide and Rule policy, kings and nawabs fall to their guile and cunning, and entrust their precious kingdom to the foreigners. Except for the brave Pindaris, who prefer death to dishonour and will fight to their last breath to save their land.....their mother.
The bravest, the toughest, the strongest of the Pindaris is Veer. As Veer takes on the might of the British Empire, he also has to fight the conniving King of Madavgar as well his own jealous tribes men. But then the stakes are high ... At stake is his love for princess Yasho dhara, daughter of his sworn enemy... At stake is his thirst to avenge his father's dishonour..... At stake is his very existence itself..... Cannons roar, swords clash in fierce battle, the dead pile up.....And when the dust settles down on the blood soaked land...one valiant warrior stands head and shoulders above them all - Veer! Veer - an epic saga of bravery and drama, treachery and love....You can check out "Veer's" trailer over at my official You Tube page.
I hate for this to be my first comment on here...but those promo pics make him look like Colin Farrell! Looks interesting...I hope it is different than other war epics, able to separate itself from the crowd.
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I actually think, Salman Khan looks a bit funny :)) with those scary bulging eyes :)) but I guess he's popular in Bollywood.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I can see from the trailer, this won't be a typical war or epic film, but will be mixed with crazy singing and dancing scenes as it is usual in Bollywood movies :))
I'm not sure with this film. I think the cinematography is good but the story and other things are ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteI'm never bored of Chinese epics :) This looks fresh and interesting though ;)
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ReplyDeleteAn epic love story... of a Warrior...
ReplyDeleteSo he managed to find time for love amidst all his fights and people he killed. Well, good for him. :)) It seems that even great warriors know you can't live on combat and carnage alone. :) You must have love in your life. And not only love of fighting.
This film has great cinematography like Jaccstev said. I for one am not surprised. Asian epics never disappoint in that regard. Story is probably decent too. But I'm a little worried because this is an Indian film, and we all know what that entails (forced singing and dancing, ridiculously long duration...)
And Salman Khan does look a bit funny, with those scary bulging eyes. :)) I'm both scared and amused when I see that "look". :)
After several Indian films I'm becoming accustomed with their "standard" of masculinity (and other stuff), so I don't find so many things strange and funny like I did before.
But still, those bulging eyes...
Bulging eyes definitely weird. But it's the pose that cracks me up...
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:))) oh, so I'm not the only one who finds the main actor totally ridiculous :)) But as Marko said, Bollywood really has a strange taste when it comes to their leading male stars.
ReplyDeleteAs for the rest, again you all know that Bollywood movies have very specific style which can be weird to the western audience and it takes time for you to get used to it, but you can enjoy the visual side of such movies if nothing else :) (and by visual side I don't mean the main actor :)))