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I promise somewhat irregular posts on (in no particular order) Indian politics, cinema, and anything else that catches my fancy... Why "Qalandar"? So-called "liminal" religious traditions are a particular interest of mine, and "qalandar" is the sort of untranslatable, ambiguous, yet enormously evocative word that for me touches upon and articulates the experience of the sub-continent's "little" traditions in a particularly memorable way...not to mention the fact that in popular lingo the word has more than a merely religious/spiritual connotation, and can mean a bunch of other things, including a smart alec, wannabe, what-have-you...

Qalandar Reviews ANJAATHE (Tamil; 2008)
Qalandar | 6 | July 22, 2009 at 5:30 pm | 183 views | Reviews| Share


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  1. Angels and Belds 23 July 2009
    12:28:26 am

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    q – nicely written. i saw this movie with lot of expectations as it came highly recommended. I was a little disappointed with the movie tho – its not a bad movie – but i didnt find it great either. I somehow thought this was a cross between gautham menon and bala kind of filmmaking – one entertaining/thrilling and the other a little stark/morbid. On the whole – a good watch though – but definitely a video watch as the movie is just way too long..

  2. Arun 23 July 2009
    12:54:11 am

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    Fine review, Q! My thoughts are in line with Beld’s.

  3. Qalandar 23 July 2009
    06:30:38 am

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    Thanks guys — agree this is definitely not the classic a lot of people said it was, but personally, I would have liked to watch it in the cinema had a subtitled version been playing near me…

  4. rks 23 July 2009
    08:46:15 am

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    Aap kaunsi cheez nahi padhte, dekhte ya sunte hain ?

  5. Qalandar 23 July 2009
    10:05:29 am

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    Maa ki ichcha hai ke kaash mein namaaz padhta :-)

  6. rks 23 July 2009
    10:08:18 am

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    Maa ki ikshaa ka paalan hona chahyeh..

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