![]() Which is why Shammi hired Dharmendra as my bodyguard (he’s trusting, is my Shammi).- 'In a potential future beset by commotion and violence, mercenary Gibson Rickénbacker (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is billed with a objective that could alter everything: protecting attractive cyborg Pearl Prophét (Dayle Haddon). Faithful family retainer Nazir Kashmiri would water flowers with the “help” of dog Moti but horses Raja and Badal would be absent, off grazing in the meadow and keeping an eye out for that rascal dacoit Vinod Khanna, who is constantly trying to kidnap me. Naughty-boy neighbors Ranjeet and Feroz Khan would lurk nearby, waiting for Shammi to turn his back so they could wink at me and maybe cop a feel. Moody and unstable brother Shyam Kumar would be off to the side, so that we could easily trim him out should he really go over the edge one day. Sisters Laxmi Chhaya, Kumari Naaz, Bela Bose, and didi Helen would flank us, completely overdressed for the occasion. Of course, I would be at the center of it: me and my beloved Shammi, and little Gemma too-probably trying to lick Shammi’s hand. Who would be in it, who would be cropped out. The same faces, essentially playing the same roles…eventually you wake up one day and realize that they are as familiar to you as the people you grew up with (well, many of you DID grow up with them, you lucky souls!).Īnyway, I got to thinking the other day about what a Memsaab family photo might look like. I’ve said on these pages many times that actors in Hindi cinema become like family after you watch enough films over the years. As is also usual for him, the last 45 minutes or so go completely and a tad disappointingly off the rails into Crazy-land, taking the focus away from the pure emotional joy of the reunion(s), but never mind. Creating a web of relationships torn apart by misunderstandings and loss, he carries us along breathlessly rooting for our protagonists to *just stop already* missing each other by mere inches and find their way back to the lives they should be leading. There is a lot going on!Īs is usual for him, he sets up the many characters and plot threads masterfully. So imagine my great joy when I finally sat down with this one and (despite no doubt missing many nuances) could actually follow what was going on. Manmohan Desai’s complicated plotting has always seemed daunting without them and though I have had both films for a long time I never quite had the courage to watch them. It has long been my great sorrow that two of his movies, Shararat and this one, are not available with subtitles. Regular readers here know that by and large I adore Manmohan Desai and his films and can mostly forgive him for anything except Ganga Jamuna Saraswati. ![]()
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