tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246957333917525824.post9194782549518500552..comments2023-09-05T03:38:00.025-05:00Comments on October Library: Hopelessly Devoted to YouAnarchivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599522097057431891noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246957333917525824.post-87375906257014901712010-02-17T23:23:05.330-06:002010-02-17T23:23:05.330-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246957333917525824.post-8857268426308974122010-02-07T13:42:16.551-06:002010-02-07T13:42:16.551-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246957333917525824.post-46657867976863611982010-02-07T10:17:58.614-06:002010-02-07T10:17:58.614-06:00Which is possibly how I bear up to the rigors of &...Which is possibly how I bear up to the rigors of "public service" as well as I do! :)Anarchivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599522097057431891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246957333917525824.post-47470126196271904222010-02-07T07:46:11.497-06:002010-02-07T07:46:11.497-06:00Bajrangbali is sitting on my shelf of "need t...Bajrangbali is sitting on my shelf of "need to get to soon" dvds. As is Jai Santoshi Maa.<br /><br />And would like to point out that you have several "kick-ass" Goddesses on your side that I know of personally, and probably at least a few more than that :)memsaabhttp://memsaabstory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246957333917525824.post-85225342914139703652010-02-06T17:31:35.762-06:002010-02-06T17:31:35.762-06:00"Bajrangbali" is the one I have! It was ..."Bajrangbali" is the one I have! It was recommended to me by Antarra of the eponymous Ramblings, as being right up my alley. It does look very cool -- my list is just too long! At least I'm in good company there.Anarchivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599522097057431891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2246957333917525824.post-69377877755209017772010-02-06T17:13:32.855-06:002010-02-06T17:13:32.855-06:00First off, agreed on this: "Like most people ...First off, agreed on this: "Like most people who blog about Bollywood, I disapprove of the sloppy American media tendency to describe everything in the world in terms of Western imagery: i.e. Shah Rukh Khan as 'the Indian Tom Cruise,' a statement that is wrong on so many levels." Yes, on SO SO many levels. I have see Jai Santoshi Maa a couple years back and did enjoy it especially the Cinderella like evil sisters. Weren’t they so evil? I will have to check out more devotional/mythological in the future since they’ve been on my to do list for some time. Ammoru sounds good, as does Dakshineswar Kali with Alok Nath. For a male god devotional, I would recommend Bajrangbali(1976) starring Dara Singh as Hanumanji, or bajrangbali if you prefer. His devotion is very touching. And like you point out, "even when they just open up with a long hymn to the goddess in question, before introducing the characters -- a tactic which helps remind us just who the star of the film really is," I recall that this film started this way too, but I could be wrong.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJIWsnL2FJ4<br /> <br />Purification through suffering does seem easier to take, if you know there’s a trident close at hand, hai na? ;)<br /><br />All the best,<br />Sita-ji<br /><br />p.s. hope to see you in Minneapolis this coming weekend if you make it down to civilization. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com