'Kabhi Kabhie' (1976)
Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee Gulzar, Shashi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Waheeda Rehman
Say what you will about filmmaker Yash Chopra—Bollywood's evergreen romantic—but over the course of his long career as a director and producer, he hasn't flinched from exploring difficult matters of the heart—and few relationship issues are more challenging than emotional infidelity, the subject of his 'Kabhi Kabhie.'
There are nine characters, spanning two generations and including four couples and three interconnected love triangles—you need a playbill to keep it straight—all of which reflects a complicated topic that has insidiously far-reaching effects. But Chopra lingers long on the principals and stretches out their pile-up of pain and selfishness so the story doesn't feel muddled, and the measured pace never feels slow.
The title means "sometimes"—as opposed to "always," which is what love is supposed to be, but the characters...
Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee Gulzar, Shashi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Waheeda Rehman
Say what you will about filmmaker Yash Chopra—Bollywood's evergreen romantic—but over the course of his long career as a director and producer, he hasn't flinched from exploring difficult matters of the heart—and few relationship issues are more challenging than emotional infidelity, the subject of his 'Kabhi Kabhie.'
There are nine characters, spanning two generations and including four couples and three interconnected love triangles—you need a playbill to keep it straight—all of which reflects a complicated topic that has insidiously far-reaching effects. But Chopra lingers long on the principals and stretches out their pile-up of pain and selfishness so the story doesn't feel muddled, and the measured pace never feels slow.
The title means "sometimes"—as opposed to "always," which is what love is supposed to be, but the characters...
- 2/7/2011
- The Bollywood Ticket
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