I wasn't quite sure what to expect, having never seen a single Bollywood film, and was leery because I had read the scathing review in the New York Times.
But I am so very glad I went. The song-and-dance numbers were as silly as I'd thought they might be, and the poorly done lip-synching threw me for a minute, but once I remembered that these were both common in Bollywood films, I accepted that and moved on.
The plot was adapted quite nicely from the book, and it showed me that Chadha understood the source material very well.
This is one for the "wish list."
But I am so very glad I went. The song-and-dance numbers were as silly as I'd thought they might be, and the poorly done lip-synching threw me for a minute, but once I remembered that these were both common in Bollywood films, I accepted that and moved on.
The plot was adapted quite nicely from the book, and it showed me that Chadha understood the source material very well.
This is one for the "wish list."