What Definitely Works | Uttkrishtt | Candid Krishnan

After looking into the nominations and analysis the vote patterns, our dear Candy drew following conclusions:

1) EGO Works: How dare you say that to me? If this is one of your I-Wont-Attest-Your-Word reaction, we got it right. Jale Ko Aag... ; sure dude, your name is Vishwanath and it suits to the rhyming pattern but we believe that you are not that potent... maybe, Superman can use this one unambiguously. Similarly, Rishtey Mein Hum Tumhare Baap... Dude... get a life. You can't keep saying this to every Tom, Dick and Harry and definitely not to people who are older than you. And Mogambo... who the hell are you?

2) Attack-Counter-Attack: We like to give terse reply to everyone. Don't we? Yeh, every hero is an ego filled over-confident guy who can fight with entire army of smelly thugs with zero IQ. Chinoy Seth, Jinke Apne Ghar... and Bachon Ke Khelne Ki Cheez Nahi... both tell how weak the villain and his set of goons are and how powerful the hero is. Again a Jaao Pehle Us Aadmi Ka Sign Lekar Aao... is a scathing reply to an idealistic younger brother by a not-so-idealistic anti-hero elder brother. No wonder we like to see our heroes yelling what we can’t even think... even in mute.

3) Chivalry: Every girl want a chivalrous boyfriend and every guy wants to say romantic poems. Such a fish... Ye Paon Zameen Pe... what dude... where will she keep her lovey dovey feet... on your bum?

4) Comic Timing: Eh... good jokes work. They do. Aap To Purush Hi Nahi Hain... is smart and crisp. What else do you want?

5) MAA: The mother of all emotions... love for mother. Since the moment first reel was screened, this emotion has prevailed everywhere in Indian Cinema... thinking of Rakhi Sawant, almost everywhere. When a son challenges Shiva, the destroyer, by saying Khush To Bahut Hoge Aaj Tum... or when a son replies Mere Paas Maa Hai... weighing mother higher than every materialistic asset. Wow... *tears overflow*

***based on Conversations with Candy Krishnan. commented in jest, no intention to offend***

Curious Case Of A Certain Raj Kumar In Uttkrishtt | Uttkrishtt

Raj Kumar is barely remembered nowadays. For someone who did movies like Waqt, Pakeezah, Lal Patthar, Mother India etc. this is the last thing you would expect. I asked my teammate about him and all he remembered was 'Tiranga'. I felt like bearing a torch in utter darkness. However, the results of Uttkrishtt made me smile. Yes, people no longer remember the actor Raj Kumar but his dialogues are still there... words can survive every catastrophe.

Ye Paon Zameen Pe Na Rakhiye... the words are very simple and chivalrous but what makes it special is the way it’s being said. The depth in voice of Raj Kumar gives it the classy feel it needs. The romance in the dialogue tends to hit you. You can see that girls smile when they see this scene. It makes them feel special. While nominating we knew that this would make it to top 10.

However, we were not sure about the other two... There is a sequence in Waqt where Raj Kumar threatens Rahman (another brilliant actor) and these two dialogues are part of that scene. Chinoy Seth, Jinke Apne Ghar Sheeshay Ke Hon... has good literary value. It’s a reference to Rahman's affluent status as Chinoy Seth (glass is costly and only rich could have afforded them in the that era) as well as a subtle threat . If you try to mess with me... I will get back to you. In the last part of the scene, Rahman's Man Friday tries to tackle him. Bachon Ke Khelne Ki Cheez Nahi... this punch dialogue is enough to thwart any such intention.

Raj Kumar had the voice, real macho voice. You don't need six packs to make other feel sheepish. Raj Kumar's baritone is enough to put herds to shame.

Written By: Sujoy Ghosh

Formula Films Plus Powerful Dialogues | Waqt And Deewar | Uttkrishtt

Uttkrishtt-2 was literally bowled over by two movies: Deewar and Waqt. These two movies had maximum winners in top 10 list. Deewar took away 3 and Waqt took away 2 honors. Each nomination made it to last list. Interestingly, both Deewar and Waqt were typical formula movie.

Deewar had a straightforward story. Two brothers having same beginning. One studies hard and becomes a cop. One struggles hard and life makes him a criminal. Before he could retract his life, his enemies take on him hard. Good brother kills him and he dies in lap of his mother. Anti-hero reprisal. Waqt, on the other hand, is based on lost and found funda. Due to natural catastrophe, a family dis-unites. Each member survives and in a court case which involves everyone, the reunion takes place. As a cherry on the top of the cake, each son has a girlfriend now. Both movies are remembered of strong star casts and Shashi Kapoor is the common actor. Deewar had Amitabh, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, Nirupa Roy and Waqt had Balraj Sahni, Raj Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Rahman.

Coming to Dialogues. Deewar and Waqt had dialogues as a big plus point. Getting script and actors right is a big deal but getting dialogues good enough is really big deal. People might remember the sequences but they hardly remember dialogues word by word. Anyone who has seen Deewar or Waqt cannot forget the memorable dialogues of these two movies.

A person goes to Temple and yells, "Khush to bahut hogey tum...". Similar scenes have been repeated umpteen times but how many such dialogues you remember? How many times you remember someone saying, "Mere paas maa hai?" How many times you have seen a hero challenging a villain in villain's den without screaming  and subtly placing a statement, "Chinoy seth.... Jinke..." These dialogues have the X-factor. You remember them. Politicians quote them in election campaigns. Children use profusely in their games. Ads are still made around them... and what not.

Written By: Sujoy Ghosh