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Bollywood Hollywood is a delightful, cross-cultural parody of both India's and America's musical film traditions. Directed by Deepa Mehta (Earth), Bollywood Hollywood concerns the desperate effort of wealthy businessman Rahul (Rahul Khanna) to get his mother and grandmother off his back when it comes to his romantic life. In love with a white pop-star girlfriend (Jessica Paré), Rahul's fortunes change when she dies. Still grieving, he is told by his mother that Rahul's only sister won't be allowed to marry until he finds a nice Indian girl to wed. The solution: hire a beautiful, dark-skinned, allegedly Spanish escort named Sue (Lisa Ray) to pose as his Indian fiancée. With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Mehta pokes fun at a number of Bollywood cinema clichés, especially that familiar mix of modern luxury and old world traditions, melodramas involving the saddest of character backstories, and spontaneous musical numbers that remind one as much of Hollywood's Golden Age as Bollywood's current one. --Tom Keogh
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Pour son sixième long métrage, la réalisatrice indo-canadienne Deepa Mehta plonge dans l’univers kitsch et coloré de la communauté indienne de Toronto. Tourné en 30 jours dans la ville reine, Bollywood/Hollywood s’amuse à faire découvrir au public occidental les grandes traditions chantantes et dansantes de la deuxième industrie cinématographique mondiale : Bollywood.
Lorsque sa petite amie Kimberly meurt dans un accident d’avion, le jeune millionnaire d’origine indienne Rahul Seth est dévasté. Mais afin de calmer sa mère, bien décidée à le remettre sur le droit chemin en le mariant à une bonne jeune femme indienne, il ira jusqu’à engager une escorte, qu’il croit espagnole, pour jouer le rôle de la future mariée.
Jouant avec les quiproquos dans une ambiance délirante et parfois même onirique, Bollywood/Hollywood est une comédie sentimentale sympathique, faite de couleurs vives, de bons sentiments, de fleurs et de chansons. L’ensemble rappelle parfois de façon peu subtile les schémas hollywoodiens déjà utilisés dans Pretty Woman, et les coups de griffes assenés au système de castes et aux traditions indiennes sont assez inoffensifs. Mais la sauce Bollywood à laquelle elle est apprêtée rend cette œuvre romantique et proprette plutôt rafraîchissante. --Helen Faradji
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Great film!,
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This review is from: Bollywood/Hollywood (DVD)
Bollywood/Hollywood has everything you want from a Bollywood film and more: a great cast of characters, lots of laughs, captivating songs, melodrama, hidden identities, and of course, romance. Strong references to Indian culture are complimented by the right amount of western influence, making this a wonderful film that audiences of all backgrounds will enjoy.
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Fun!,
This review is from: Bollywood/Hollywood (DVD)
The songs are memorable and the story is both funny and touching. Rahul Khanna is engaging and funny and delivers a fine performance. Lisa Ray shines as Sue. Solid performances from the rest of the cast in this totally enjoyable, sometimes silly and often very funny film from Deepa Mehta.
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Une comédie très engageante de Mme Mehta,
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Une comédie très engageante que signe Mme Mehta. L'histoire se déroule dans la communauté expat indienne à Toronto. Le film emprunte des éléments des deux cultures, joyeusement mélangées. Il y a des points d'humour inattendus, comme celui de la jeune femme qui meurt dans une expérience ratée de lévitation. Comme c'est une comédie indienne, on sait que cela finira bien, mais la fin réserve néanmoins des surprises.
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