AOL and Film related17 Jan 2008 12:28 am

Nagesh Kukunoor was a name nobody had heard a decade ago. ‘Hyderabad Blues’ came along and changed something in Bollywood that people always thought was ‘parallel cinema’. Singlehandedly Nagesh Kukunoor made this ‘parallel cinema’ merge with the mainstream with his subsequent offerings like ‘Bollywood Calling’, ‘Teen Deewarein’, ‘Rockford’. ‘Iqbal’ and ‘Dor’.

Comedy has always been a part of Nagesh’s cinema. He has not consciously used a seperate track for comedy except for Shreyas’ role in ‘Dor’. Even in ‘Hyderabad Blues’ the comedy was sewn within the situations of his usually strong storylines. ‘Bollywood Calling’ was entirely tongue-in-cheek. This time round he has gone ahead and entered the genre of the season – comedy with ‘Bombay to Bangkok’. Will it work? Let’s wait and watch.

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3 Responses to “Nagesh ready with his next one – B2B”

  1. on 18 Jan 2008 at 3:18 am Vijay

    I like his movies. Very light hearted and enjoyable.

  2. on 19 Jan 2008 at 4:40 am Pradeep Nair

    The best thing about his movies is the simplicity and straightforwardness.

  3. on 19 Jan 2008 at 7:35 am Mysorean

    Vijay:
    :)
    He drives home important points packaged through the light-heartedness and enjoyment!

    Pradeep Nair:
    Absolutely agree with you!

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