During the month of May, children are on vacation in Pune. There is no school until June, so we have a little over a month to have fun and play. Besides, May is the hottest month of the year, so we have the fans going all day. The weather is perfect to go to the movie theater and enjoy a good movie and the air conditioning.
Today we went to the 3 pm showing. It was the hottest time of day and there was a regional film in Marathi. The film was called Bal Gandharva (Singer of the heavens), the name of a famous old classic theater actor who was born in Pune. It was a biographical picture and not too Bollywood-like. The session was very entertaining and also educational as far as traditions and history go.
The Bollywood film industry is usually fantastic and unrealistic, but this movie generated debate and questions in the children. The unusual part was that it was subtitled in English, quite an surprise for a rather provincial movie. The session was divided into two parts and we had drinks and snacks during intermission. Nice! So here we are ... enjoying the holidays and good movies.
Today we went to the 3 pm showing. It was the hottest time of day and there was a regional film in Marathi. The film was called Bal Gandharva (Singer of the heavens), the name of a famous old classic theater actor who was born in Pune. It was a biographical picture and not too Bollywood-like. The session was very entertaining and also educational as far as traditions and history go.
The Bollywood film industry is usually fantastic and unrealistic, but this movie generated debate and questions in the children. The unusual part was that it was subtitled in English, quite an surprise for a rather provincial movie. The session was divided into two parts and we had drinks and snacks during intermission. Nice! So here we are ... enjoying the holidays and good movies.
Eshana - Live-in Volunteer at Yashodhara Shelter Home.
