tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post5144122140969711494..comments2023-09-18T09:12:59.200-07:00Comments on oenophile: Of Love Triangles & Pianos; 10 Best Songs --- How to Educate Clint EastwoodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-79167500029101100922011-12-20T08:06:09.995-08:002011-12-20T08:06:09.995-08:00@AK :))
You win the "Filmfare Bollywood Mathe...@AK :))<br />You win the "Filmfare Bollywood Mathematician Lifetime Achievement Award".<br />Still ROFLing over your brilliant comment, and so mathematically correct as well.samirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526113139239357402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-84163459904266263072011-12-20T03:25:12.893-08:002011-12-20T03:25:12.893-08:00Apropos Sangam song:
I do not see Sangam as a perf...Apropos <i>Sangam</i> song:<br />I do not see <i>Sangam</i> as a perfect equilateral, rather more of an isosceles triangle. Rajendra Kumar loves Vaijayantimala, she loves him. Both are socially compatible, he is well-groomed, well educated, sober. Raj Kapoor would die for Rajendra Kumar, so would he for him. But Raj Kapoor and Vaijayantimala? She considers him loud, irresponsible, over possessive, irritating.<br /><br />Bollywood generally does a good job of solving a triangle. In this case Rajendra Kumar - Vaijayantimala should live happily ever after. But Raj Kapoor gets her, Rajendra Kumar dies. Very illogical. I have done some research on Bollywood mathematics. The serious flaw in <i>Sangam</i> has occurred due to a simple error in mathematics. Here is a simple problem in Mensuration:<br /><br />You are standing on the roof of a building of height <i>h</i>, by the side of a road, the distance of the building to the median of the road being <i>a</i>. At a distance of <i>b</i> from the foot of the perpendicular from the building to the road, a vehicle starts moving at a uniform speed <i>u</i> nearer to you. At what speed and angle should you throw a projectile so as to hit the moving vehicle.<br /><br />Situation in the film:<br />Vyjayantimala has been repeatedly thwarted in her attempts to disclose her love to Rajendra Kumar - sometimes she has been pulled away by Raj Kapoor in the party to dance with him, sometimes her parents butt in just when she is at the critical point in her telecon with Rajendra Kumar. Therefore, she goes up the roof with her <i>saheli</i>, waits for Rajendra Kumar to pass by in his car, and throw the love letter crumpled in her hand. <br /><br />The mathematician Raj Kapoor had hired to advise had given the right solution. So why the disaster? They forgot to notice the tree below, the love letter gets entangled in its branches. The heroine and her <i>sakhi</i> fiddle with a hook to retrieve it when Raj Kapoor passes by and the letter falls in the basket of his cycle.<br /><br />Knowledgeable people say Raj Kapoor had the tree brought in deliberately as he was besotted with Vyjayantimala both in the film and real life, and wanted to get her at any cost, even if it meant disaster to his dear friend.AKhttp://www.songsofyore.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-79224576771170981462011-10-03T11:06:29.282-07:002011-10-03T11:06:29.282-07:00Anuradha :))
Thanks for appreciating my blog and a...Anuradha :))<br />Thanks for appreciating my blog and adding a great comment.<br />As I have commented before, it is indeed funny as to how even Hollywood stars get typecast and look out-of-place in a situation made for Bollywood stars.<br />Love your suggested songs & LOL @ "that complicated".samirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526113139239357402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-84506063941430552962011-08-28T12:29:38.444-07:002011-08-28T12:29:38.444-07:00Samir, thanks for visiting my blog. I just had a c...Samir, thanks for visiting my blog. I just had a chance to visit yours, and this one was just brilliant! Thanks for giving me a laugh on a Sunday afternoon. The songs are excellent choices... <br /><br />Let me add <i>Main dil hoon ik armaan bhara </i> from Anhonee (Nargis - Raj- Nargis triangle), and <i>Manzil wohi hai pyar ka</i> from Kathputli (Balraj Sahni loves Vyjayanthi who loves Jawahar Kaul, who loves her, but thinks she loves Balraj Sahni - yes, it's *that* complicated!).Anuradha Warrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340730648674805773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-1606096623879431242011-06-11T20:40:55.295-07:002011-06-11T20:40:55.295-07:00Shilpi :))
Thanks for commenting on an older post,...Shilpi :))<br />Thanks for commenting on an older post, with a great song, really like it & the movie. I too used to laugh at these songs when I was younger, but have grown to like them.samirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526113139239357402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-71018330682869635092011-06-11T10:47:24.398-07:002011-06-11T10:47:24.398-07:00Thanks for visiting my blog. Was going through you...Thanks for visiting my blog. Was going through your earlier posts and noticed this one. I remember I used to laugh at those mandatory piano songs but now I sort of get nostalgic. Here is my favourite,'chehre pe khushi' from Waqt.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov6FO63u1qsShilpi Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815522172951304358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-40666695511324324032010-10-03T08:55:56.279-07:002010-10-03T08:55:56.279-07:00Cigarette Sally:
Thanks for appreciating the choic...Cigarette Sally:<br />Thanks for appreciating the choices.samirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526113139239357402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-88379896757812787882010-10-03T05:49:50.334-07:002010-10-03T05:49:50.334-07:00These are a few great picks!! loved them all!These are a few great picks!! loved them all!Cigarette Sallyhttp://greensmoke.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-2613244398920974802010-09-07T15:28:36.764-07:002010-09-07T15:28:36.764-07:00Yword:))
Thanks for the nice comment.
Loved the ph...Yword:))<br />Thanks for the nice comment.<br />Loved the phrase "genteel people".<br />That Dil To Hai Dil is a great song.<br />No one can say Clint did not try different roles :)samirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526113139239357402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-12743657280100040482010-09-06T03:44:32.344-07:002010-09-06T03:44:32.344-07:00what a fabulous post samir. Really enjoyed reading...what a fabulous post samir. Really enjoyed reading it. All the songs are so nice. And the piano....ya a must for all genteel people :) Among my favourite songs is dil to hai dil- didnt know it was from MKS. Clint Eastwood as a siging lover ...........way out:))Ywordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334600549846821618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-33422589721906277802010-08-25T18:03:35.638-07:002010-08-25T18:03:35.638-07:00Dustedoff:))
That is such a nice song, thanks a lo...Dustedoff:))<br />That is such a nice song, thanks a lot for suggesting it. OK so 12 has become 13, knowing your knowledge it should not take too long to reach say 20.samirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526113139239357402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-84787601410253024912010-08-24T23:41:42.431-07:002010-08-24T23:41:42.431-07:00... and then there's Mujhe tum mil gaye humdum...... and then there's <i>Mujhe tum mil gaye humdum</i> from <i>Love in Tokyo</i>, which looks like a triangle, but is really a straight line. The Asha Parekh character is being blackmailed by the Pran character to pretend she loves him, though she and Joy Mukherji are in love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-30188839878047328922010-08-24T08:24:23.488-07:002010-08-24T08:24:23.488-07:00Dustedoff:)
Thanks for the nice comment.
I should ...Dustedoff:)<br />Thanks for the nice comment.<br />I should have created a "Top 12" list; because "Dil Ke Jharoke Mein" & "Aaj Ki Raat Mere Dil Ki Salaami Le" were under consideration. I reluctantly eliminated them since I was not sure of there being a triangle. But as songs they most certainly belong with the 10 I selected; perhaps even better than some on the list.samirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526113139239357402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-55918176597338611552010-08-24T03:46:50.106-07:002010-08-24T03:46:50.106-07:00Fabulous selection of songs! I haven't seen Pa...Fabulous selection of songs! I haven't seen <i>Paint your Wagon</i> but I seriously doubt that Clint Eastwood would be able to come anywhere near any of these Hindi film heroes/heroines. <br /><br />A sort of pseudo love triangle song with a piano would be <i>Dil ke jharokhe mein tujhko bithaake</i>: the Shammi Kapoor character loves Rajshree, she loves him but is engaged to Pran, who wants to marry her because of her (wealth? beauty? I don't remember, but not because he loves her).dustedoffhttp://www.dustedoff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-56782276905808655982010-08-07T16:38:32.022-07:002010-08-07T16:38:32.022-07:00@Anonymous:)
Thanks for the wonderful comment. Bol...@Anonymous:)<br />Thanks for the wonderful comment. Bollywood sometimes surprises us all.samirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526113139239357402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-87364947886105892182010-08-07T14:21:27.470-07:002010-08-07T14:21:27.470-07:00That was one very funny post! Never thought Bollyw...That was one very funny post! Never thought Bollywood movies offered so much insight into geometry. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-41492880642464205382010-08-02T07:19:28.951-07:002010-08-02T07:19:28.951-07:00Bollyviewer:)
Thanks for the generous comment, app...Bollyviewer:)<br />Thanks for the generous comment, appreciate it a lot.<br />I too prefer Clint with guns, however, he was pretty good in Bridges of Madison County.<br />And, old Hindi songs are my absolute favorites.samirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526113139239357402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-58209394216908724612010-08-01T21:13:45.563-07:002010-08-01T21:13:45.563-07:00ROFL Much as I wish I'd never even heard of Cl...ROFL Much as I wish I'd never even heard of Clint Eastwood singing, I wouldn't wish it away for the worlds because I'd rather have a world with this post than not! :Dbollyviewerhttp://bollyviewer-oldisgold.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-75898944181065111772010-07-28T07:53:48.366-07:002010-07-28T07:53:48.366-07:00Ava:))
Thanks for the nice comment. See, this time...Ava:))<br />Thanks for the nice comment. See, this time I put a Sangam song in here. (& still no Eiffel Tower).<br />Isn't is amazing how stars get typecast, and usually can shine only in certain types of characters.<br />We all like to laugh @ BWood heroes attempting to play Western roles, here is an example of a hilarious miscast HWood star.samirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526113139239357402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-13402209819927864592010-07-27T20:27:02.922-07:002010-07-27T20:27:02.922-07:00Awesome Selection.
Clint would surely have learnt...Awesome Selection.<br /><br />Clint would surely have learnt a LOT.Avahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274222598587327676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-29613671759654959612010-07-26T09:56:58.583-07:002010-07-26T09:56:58.583-07:00CP:))
Thanks for the nice comment.
I did see the C...CP:))<br />Thanks for the nice comment.<br />I did see the CE movie, Paint Your Wagon, back in India in I guess the early 70's; but obviously the irony did not hit home until much later.<br />Danny Denzongpa played a sort of semi-villain role in that movie, Dhund; he was Zeenat's invalid sadistic husband. His was the best role in that movie, worth a watch.samirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526113139239357402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4675470293987356346.post-40003951529452250212010-07-26T06:14:12.248-07:002010-07-26T06:14:12.248-07:00Oh, my reaction was ROFL, wiping my tears and then...Oh, my reaction was ROFL, wiping my tears and then ROFLing again!! I'm impressed with your willingness to undertake the conversion, I think scratching my eyes wld be more fun than CE singing :P It's also funny how I'm not familiar with even one of the movies/songs in this post .... Danny Denzongpa actually had a lead in a movie??couchpapayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975268418221809396noreply@blogger.com