There have been some good movies in India lately and I have had fun with the family watching them.
Two recent wonderful movies that I saw were Mama Mia and Rock On.
We had seen Mama Mia in London as a play - a wonderful play with lots of ABBA music. I remember it to have been somewhat lewd, given the theme where the bride is trying to find out which one of the three men are her father. Therefore, when the movie was released in Mumbai, I was keen to see this with the family, with the trepidition that there could be some adult stuff. Thankfully, it did not turn out to be so.
Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan and the lovely Amanda Seyfried are fantastic in the movie. The movie is set in a fantastic greek island, with lovely sights. Merly Streep herself sings many of the ABBA songs, which as you can imagine, we all thoroughly enjoyed. It just reminded us of our days in europe - did feel a little sad at leaving Europe last year to come back to India. A great movie, overall. We all enjoyed it thoroughly.
The other movie which made a huge impact on me was Rock On. A simple story of reunion of an old rock band, it has been very well made with some great music. Farhan Akhthar is great as a singer. It is heartening that there is some maturity emerging in the Indian movie scene with some great quality movies. The movie is clean, and the kids enjoyed it. I must add that i went to see the movie with the kids last week when the wife was away at Hyderabad to attend a wedding. That was my way of babysitting the kids, rocking on with movies, pizza, chaat etc.
We also saw Singh is Kinng, which is kind of crappy, but relaxed movie. You dont know what to expect next and there are some good song sequences shot at Egypt, which is nice. While Katrina is not a great actor, I do remain a fan of her dance.
I do want to see Wall E with my son, Journey to the Centre of the Earth and the Last Lear. The entertainment options in Mumbai are clearly quite a lot.
