From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #8139 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Saturday, December 25 2021 Volume 14 : Number 8139 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Congrats! your Walmart Reward Shipped? ["Thank you! Walmart" Subject: Congrats! your Walmart Reward Shipped? Congrats! your Walmart Reward Shipped? http://hoponopono.co/Njgxcx-lGmT-whBrBZAR61qDxsK0al_W8jJLhEjU7-4Qu8d3Gg http://hoponopono.co/YuYEJ0jhcXzhoUC7F39eP-X37dnfQoW3R3yC8_URz1IRCW1HCA ntroversy The makers of the Bengali film Ramdhanu (2014), directed by the duo Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, had launched a copyright case against Hindi Medium, claiming that the storyline was similar to their film. In response to this, Chaudhary said "We have researched our script over a year and it is based on original material. I would request everyone involved to not rush to a judgement without ascertaining the facts. And the facts can easily be confirmed by watching the film." Roy and Mukherjee later withdrew their case. Critical reception A woman standing with right hand on hip Qamar (pictured) and Khan received praise for their performances Hindi Medium received a generally positive reception from critics, with particular praise for Khan's and Qamar's performances. Rohit Bhatnagar of Deccan Chronicle called the film a "masterpiece" and praised Khan's and Qamar's acting. Rachit Gupta of Filmfare rated the film 4.5 out of 5 stars and said that it was a "refreshingly funny and brilliantly insightful film on parenting and education." Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times of India highlighted the script, and the comedic elements of the film as its strengths. Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times giving 3.5 stars out of 5 stars, commented that "Khan asks the viewers to take a stand against faulty Indian education system". Samrudhi Ghosh of India Today gave 3 out of 5 stars, praising Khan's and Qamar's performances, said "Hindi Medium may use over-dramatised events to make its message hit home, but in spite of its hiccups, the film is not bogged down because of the performances and the humour". Smrity Sharma of India.com rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, and wrote: "Decent story, humour, a few heart tugging moments and effortless performances by Irrfan Khan, Saba Qamar and Deepak Dobriyal make the movie watchable." Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express giving 2 out of 5 stars, praised Khan's acting however felt that the writing was "flat", and that some of the supporting characters were "more caricature than real". Hindi Medium received a generally positive reception from critics outside of India. A reviewer for Time Out gave it 4 (out of 5) stars: "With all its merits, though, the film stumbles near the end with its overly sentimental conclusion." The reviewer concluded that "the film is one of the best Bollywood films". James Marsh of South China Morning Post rated it 3.5 stars out of 5 stars, calling it "a classical comedy of manners full of humour and playful performances". Sadaf Siddique of Dawn observed: "Chaudhary gets full marks for novelty, he fails to adequately flesh his ideas out". Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 2.5 stars out of 5, commenting "Despite its shortcomings, the film is never unwatchable and benefits enormously from a winning performance by Irrfan Khan who makes his every moment on screen count. From his hilarious wooing of a mother-daughter pair of potential customers at his shop in the film's first half to his earnest amends on discovering his conscience late into the final act, he has you eating out of his palm. 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Shopper, You can qualify to get a $50 Walgreens gift card! hhttp://moskintorpro.us/4_XqmhYTh0cTAOyxGSEuRKsgr7QKYhQTgZOfxcKKSkhb8qmuRw http://moskintorpro.us/yLqryxFbginejAEq6etAEfxHmI3VobLLEyVy5NYAH-3ZJsCP ast Credits adapted from Bollywood Hungama: Irrfan Khan as Raaj Batra Delzad Hiwale as young Raj Saba Qamar as Meeta Batra Sanjana Sanghi as young Meeta Dishita Sehgal as Piaa Batra, Raaj & Meeta's daughter Amrita Singh as Principal Lodha Singhania Deepak Dobriyal as Shyam Prakash Neelu Kohli as Meeta's mother Kiran Khoje as Sushila, Raaj & Meeta's house maid Rajeev Gupta as Batra Master, Raaj's father Sumit Gulati as Chhotu Mallika Dua as Dolly, a customer at Batra Fashion Studio Kulbir Kaur as Dolly's mother Charu Shankar as Maya Tillotama Shome as Saumya, a consultant Rajesh Sharma as MLA Taran Bajaj as Teashop owner, the man who settled Raaj & Meeta's house in Bharat Nagar Ankur Jain as news reader Swati Daas as Tulsi Prakash, Shyam's wife Neha Dhupia as Aarti Suri, Kabir's wife (special appearance) Sanjay Suri as Kabir Suri, Aarti's husband (special appearance) Angshuman Nandi as Mohan Prakash, Shyam & Tulsi's son Jason as Ayaan Suri, Kabir & Aarti's son Anurag Arora as Mr. Kumar, Hindi Teacher at Delhi Grammar School Jaspal Sharma as Raj's neighbor Production Made on a production budget of ?14 crore, Hindi Medium was produced by Vijan of Maddock Films and Bhushan Kumar of T-Series. The film was directed by Chaudhary, his third after romantic comedy films Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006) and Shaadi Ke Side Effects (2014). He came up with the idea of making a film about India's education system with his co-writer Zeenat Lakhani during the development of the latter film. They found the idea too extensive to include in Shaadi Ke Side Effects, so after its release, they decided to incorporate the idea into a separate film. Stating the reason to make Hindi Medium, Chaudhary said, "The subject is so relevant. We realised that today irrespective of the background of the parent, they still want to have the best education for the children." Pre-production work began after the release of Shaadi Ke Side Effects. Chaudhary began working on the story at that time, and he chose Delhi as the film's key location. The production crew consisted primarily of people Chaudhary had worked with on Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Shaadi Ke Side Effects, with the exception of production designer Mustafa Stationwalabthey are editor A. Sreekar Prasad; dialogue writer Amitosh Nagpal; and cinematographer Laxman Utekar. The score was composed by Amar Mohile. A man standing and looking at the camera It was Khan's choice to cast Qamar in the film On 29 May 2016, News18 reported the casting of Saba Qamar in the film, which marked her Bollywood debut. Khan had recommended the casting of Qamar to the makers of the film. He said, "When I saw her YouTube videos, I recommended her to the director and producer and they really liked her". Speaking about her role, Qamar said, "I play a person who didn't get an opportunity to fulfil her dreams so she comes up with a scheme about giving the daughter a life that she didn't have". Khan commented that he had accepted the role as it tackled the realistic subject of the challenges of obtaining a good education in India. Qamar arrived in Mumbai from Pakistan in July 2016, and the film's principal photography began in the same month. The film was shot in Chandni Chowk, Anand Lok, Karol Bagh, and Sangam Vihar. The shooting was completed in October 2016. A song sequence was also filmed in Georgia. Qamar commented that she enjoyed working with Khan, and felt safe while shooting in Delhi. In the same interview with Pakistani newspaper Dawn, she commented that her experience wasn't affected by the nationalist far-right political party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's hostility towards Pakistan at the tim ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #8139 **********************************************