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      Gudia

      1997 1h 58m Drama List
      Reviews Johnny has a popular ventriloquist act and his sweetheart Rosemary grows increasingly jealous of the puppet. After the puppet is destroyed in a fire, Rosemary becomes Johnny's partner on stage. Read More Read Less

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      Trevor Johnston Time Out This quietly subversive Indian drama in Bollywood garb, adapted from a novel by the Bengali writer Mahashweta Devi, does well by its central metaphor. Oct 21, 2017 Full Review David Stratton Variety The writer-cinematographer-composer has fashioned an interesting but prolonged and unsophisticated pic that builds slowly to a contrived ending. Feb 25, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Gudia Movie Review! So right off the bat you may say to yourself: "This movie is weird". That's mostly because the description given for such can be considered strange. The premise is thus: A man with the amazing talent of singing (in both male and female voices) is known for his ventriloquist/music act with a doll known as Urvashi. Soon thereafter, he develops a problem in which he can no longer sing; he then passes on the doll to his apprentice. So, how should we start? This movie is obviously not one of those overblown Hollywood movies you see nowadays (plus this movie is from 1997). The visuals of the movie are "dated", but that, by far, does not mean they're bad. The acting is rather well done. I didn't have a problem thinking: "Oh, these actors suck. They don't know how to do it very well". It just, again, reflects that this isn't your typical over budgeted flicks. It was decent. The music (which is mostly throughout the whole flick) is actually very well done too. I personally liked the songs (though I do have a list of which is the best to which is the worst). It rather plays like a musical on the side, interestingly enough. Finally, the story. The story is interesting to watch. (Had you seen enough movies, you might see where the plot will end up going.) In my case, it isn't blatant or obvious. It is surprising to see a movie that can tackle such subjects (politics, speaking out, etc.) in a rather forward manner. For a movie that isn't political, it does it well. But also, it can be a bit slow. Still, doesn't mean the movie itself is bad. I digress. Can I suggest that you watch this movie? I could. Let me remind you, the movie is Indian. Indian language, English subtitles. If you are interested in neither, then this isn't the movie for you. This movie gets a 7 out of 10. It was a good movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Saw it in the cinema when released...remember it being quite a flop show overall Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Johnny has a popular ventriloquist act and his sweetheart Rosemary grows increasingly jealous of the puppet. After the puppet is destroyed in a fire, Rosemary becomes Johnny's partner on stage.
      Director
      Goutam Ghose
      Screenwriter
      Ain Rasheed Khan
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Hindi
      Runtime
      1h 58m