As part of my continuing look at the Bollywood scene,
considering the frequency with which they are being released at my local(s), I
find myself actually stepping into somewhat familiar territory with this one.
Not necessarily in terms of subject matter, although that does play a small
part in it, but in terms of who is involved in the production. If I’m going to
be making this a regular thing, I better start to recognize the names attached
to Bollywood productions and, thankfully, there’s a name here that I’m sure
most Western audiences will be familiar with: A.R. Rahman. In cinephilic
circles, he is known for constructing the soundtrack to Oscar favourite Slumdog
Millionaire. To everyone else, he’s the guy who collaborated with the Pussycat
Dolls for Jai Ho!, a song that will always make me feel uneasy and, nearly 7
years later, I still don’t know why. At any rate, on our next step into the
Indian-Australian connection (whether intentional or not), let’s look at this
rom-com… you know, maybe our cultures aren’t so different after all.
