Movie Scenes!!!

Since I am voluntarily unemployed these days, I realize I have been watching a lot of movies to keep myself occupied. The movies range from bizarre to unbelievable to good to great, but then beggars cant be choosers, as they say. So then, i thought why not make a list of some of my favourite scenes from movies I have seen. So here they go: (They’ re random and not in order of preference)

1. TRISHUL: The angry young man- Amitabh was unstoppable and at his very best in this film; particularly in the scene when he goes to his dejected and defeated father (played by Sanjeev Kumar) and says “yeh rahi aap ki saari daulat, par maine duniya mein aap se gareeb insaan nahin dekha!” and then to divulge the fact that “main us Shanti ke beta hoon Mr. Gupta aur aap mere najaayaz baap!!” wah wah!! entertainment at its very best!!

2. AANDHI: In this film, supposedly based on the life of Indira Gandhi, there is an extremely touching scene in the middle of the song “Tere Bina Zindagi se koi……..”; The estranged couple Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen go sight seeing and he describes the ruins of a once beautiful place and says something like “waise to yeh raat ko chaand mein bahot khoobsurat lagti hai, lekin beech mein amavas aa jaati hai; Is baar kuchh zyaada hi lambi chali hai amavas and Suchitra sen says “nau saal lambi thi na amavas!” (Thats the period of time since they were living apart. ) Very touching, and no melo-drama.

3. LAKSHYA: One of the most well made movies I have seen and the scene I am about to describe is my favourite. Father-son rifts are quite common in Bollywood movies, but seldom have I seen a movie where they finally break the barrier without overdoing it. Hrithik Roshan calls his father (Boman Irani) and says he has called to say that he knew he had not been a good son and in case something happened to him, he wanted to tell his dad that he loved him. His father says that he is proud of him because people in his circle only talked of the war, but his son was actually fighting on the borders for his nation! The scene does not last more than a minute, but its impact is ZABARDAST!!!!

4. DIL SE: Shah Rukh and Manisha are on their way to Laddakh when their bus breaks down and all passengers are forced to spend the night at a secluded spot. Shah Rukh is already madly in love with Manisha and wants to know her better so asks her her three favourite things. He was assuming that her answers will be predictable (like most women’s) and his expressions when she lists the three are priceless. She thinks and says 1. Maa ke haath 2. Gaon ke chabootare ke kabootar aur teesri: Kavita! One of the most romantic scenes i have ever seen and so subtle!!

5. ANDAZ APNA APNA: Its difficult to pick out one scene because the whole movie is fantastically hilarious, but if i still HAD to pick one, it would be when Aamir and Salman go to rescue Paresh Rawal on a luna!! After giving the ransom money, they re trying to accomodate themselves on the luna and obviously theres no place for the third one. Thats when Aamir Khan says “uncle aap luna ki dandi pe baith jaiye”!!! Its HILARIOUS!!!! I mean, seriously, I always fall off my chair laughing at this scene!!

6. SWADES: One of my all time favourite films, Shah Rukh Khan as the “phoren-return”, Bisleri-Drinking, smirking at India’s condition was delectable in this movie! A movie that proved, finally, his prowess as an actor. There is a scene where he is in the train after visiting the poor weaver and sees a poor boy running on the station to sell a glass of water. For the first time after he came to India, he asks for a glass of water from the child. The scene signifies so much-his understanding of the Indian reality, wanting to be a part of it and at the same time realizing what his own nation is all about!! A beautiful scene and hats off to Ashutosh Gowariker for this immensely sensitively made film!

These are the 6 scenes that I could think about, but there are many more……..if theres one worth being mentioned, I’ll definitely update this space!!!