Bombay to Bangkok – Indian Khichdi with Thai Tadka
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
The question that kept haunting me through out was why would a director with such talent make such a mediocre Masala movie, like ‘Bombay to Bangkok’ with an equally idiotic tagline ‘same same but different’? Everything, from the name to the treatment of the theme to acting, was so very very typical and mediocre. We have been fed on the Bollywood Masala ever since we know. May be Nagesh Kukunoor was just trying the Grandma’s recipe with some Thai ingredients! Ultimately, he could not even create one particular taste and left the audience with burnt tongues and empty stomachs. And what a waste of time and energy! (more…)
