Geeta on DVD with Spanish ,English and French subtitles
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language subtitles were put on as well. Then one could learn
to read the script by following the words on the screen.
This is something DVD producers should keep in mind. As NRIs
and NRPs learn more of the words they will purchase more
discs.
The picture quality is not the eye popping type one has come
to expect from superdigitalbut still execellent , a pity as
with the big boys
muscling in on movies -superdigital could have bought up the
TV serial rights. The sound quality however is good,
Screenplay and dialog for this most excellent series -
Mahabharata - has amazingly been written by a Muslim -Dr
Razi masoom ali Reza . The Geeta which is Krishna's advice
to humans about their duties and proper conduct and is
therefore the very heart of Hinduism is a subset of the
epic.
What I think people will find most useful from a DVD like
this - is the learning of Sanskrit and Hindi words - if they
select the English , Spanish or French subtitles . That
alone make this $25 2 hour disc a must have ..
from superdvd.com and www.indiaplaza.com
The quality should be excellent since it is mastered by
superdigital .Ishq is also availabile for the same $27
Geeta
(Indian TV serial - episodes 72, 73, and 74 from Mahabharat)
Produced and directed by - B.R. Chopra and Ravi Chopra
Starring:
Nitish Bharadwaj as 'Krishna', Arjun as 'Arjuna', Mukesh
Khanna as 'Bhishma', Girija Shanker as 'Dhritarastra', and
Lalita Tiwari as 'Sanjay'
A WORD ABOUT 'GEETA'
GEETA or "Bhagawad-Gita" (the Song of the Lord) is a
quintessential part of the ethos of what is known as
Hinduism. Hinduism is defined by Swami Vivekananda at the
Congress of Religions as "Not a religion, but, a way of
Life". Unlike Christianity and Islam, which have the Bible
and Koran as their Holy Texts and the repositories of those
faiths, Bhagawad-Gita is a compilation of do's and don'ts in
leading a learned and satisfying life. It is not a book in
the normal sense of the term, but, a series of verses woven
together, and tells how, to conduct one's life. There is no
known or stated rules, laws, or religious procedures, just
an explanation of how to lead a pious good life.
GEETA starts with the war of Mahabharat whose protagonists
are Good and Evil, as embodied in the clans of the Pandavas
(Good) and the Kauravas (the Evil), who are cousins related
by blood ties; just like good and evil flourish side by
side. During the Mahabharat War, one of the Pandavas' ARJUNA
develops self-doubt about fighting his own brothers,
teachers, elders, and sages. And, Lord KRISHNA who chose to
be his charioteer expounds the truth about human birth,
death, soul, one's duty to society, family and country, and
how one's 'Karma' presages all that happens and cannot be
changed, but, improved through doing one's duty, and living
one's life without expecting any rewards and personal gain.
The action is narrated through Time (the ever present and
all seeing) and through Vidur (Sanjay) the Prime Minister
(who has the ability to see what is happening on the
battlefield) to Dhritarastra, the blind King of Hastinapur,
and father of the Kaurava clan.
Symbolically, here "Indraprasta" the Capital is denoted as
the prize for which the Pandavas (the forces of good) and
the Kauravas (the forces of evil) have a fight (the
Mahabharat War).
GEETA has been translated and interpreted in many ways by
scholars on both sides of the Atlantic, and this
presentation is a humble attempt by the Producers at
Bringing out the essence of GEETA in a simple, visual and
easily understandable format.
ISHQ
Starring:
Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla, Kajol, Ajay Devgan, and Johny Lever
ISHQ (Romance) is the story of four friends; Ajay (Ajay
Devgan) son of rich tycoon, Raja (Aamir Khan) a poor car
mechanic, Madhu (Juhi Chawla) daughter of rich businessman,
and Kajol (Kajol) also a poor girl.
Ajay's and Madhu's rich parents have made plans to marry
their children into rich families. But, as fate has it, Ajay
falls in love with Kajol, and Raja with Madhu. Against their
parents' wishes they declare their love and the four declare
to marry. Initially, the fathers are furious. First they
challenge them and when unsuccessful, they manipulate the
sitaution by creating a rift between friends.
Do the friends find out about their fathers' manipulation.
Does the misunderstanding between friends get cleared. To
find out watch ISHQ ... on DVD.
ISHQ features six hit songs, including "Ishq Hua, Kaise Hua"
and "Ankhiyan Tu Churaley Raja".