Comments on: The Evil Gora, smuggling and the 80s http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/01/the-evil-gora-smuggling-and-the-80s/ Arbitrary Obsessions. Cities. History. Music. Feminism. Maami-isms. Patterns. Halwa. Identities. Free Verse. The Internets. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:58:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: guruprasad http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/01/the-evil-gora-smuggling-and-the-80s/comment-page-1/#comment-16384 guruprasad Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:03:40 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1359#comment-16384 @lekhni : industrial gold is usually available i nbars. so i guess you are right when you say they were made as biscuits to aid smuggling. @lekhni : industrial gold is usually available i nbars. so i guess you are right when you say they were made as biscuits to aid smuggling.

]]> By: Ravages http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/01/the-evil-gora-smuggling-and-the-80s/comment-page-1/#comment-16382 Ravages Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:16:01 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1359#comment-16382 Ad - Pan Parag, pan masala Pan Parag. Lousy, lousy frigging idea, with surprisingly decent prouduction values. Ad – Pan Parag, pan masala Pan Parag. Lousy, lousy frigging idea, with surprisingly decent prouduction values.

]]> By: bhumika http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/01/the-evil-gora-smuggling-and-the-80s/comment-page-1/#comment-16381 bhumika Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:50:54 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1359#comment-16381 When we talk of firangs in the movies of the 80’s, I can only think of 2 roles – the (evil) smuggler or the (evil) colonizer. Thankfully, Indian cinema has started accepting them in other roles over the last decade. Hinglish movies have brought in a breath of fresh air and helped break the stereotypical image of the firang babus. When we talk of firangs in the movies of the 80’s, I can only think of 2 roles – the (evil) smuggler or the (evil) colonizer. Thankfully, Indian cinema has started accepting them in other roles over the last decade. Hinglish movies have brought in a breath of fresh air and helped break the stereotypical image of the firang babus.

]]> By: Twilight Fairy http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/01/the-evil-gora-smuggling-and-the-80s/comment-page-1/#comment-16378 Twilight Fairy Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:22:07 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1359#comment-16378 I remember this gora.. for that matter there were some other poor guys in those sterotypical roles that I remember visually. I also remember that silly ad with east india company BS.. I remember thinking how money can help ppl get away with anything .. I remember thinking the same thing when we had to watch some horrendous pan masala ads with pan masala going inside a humungous mouth broadcast on ones screen belonging to none other than some tobacco merchant - just before the stardust or filmfare awards or something of that sort, some years back. Such pain we had to endure to watch some "awards"... goodness. I remember this gora.. for that matter there were some other poor guys in those sterotypical roles that I remember visually.

I also remember that silly ad with east india company BS.. I remember thinking how money can help ppl get away with anything ..

I remember thinking the same thing when we had to watch some horrendous pan masala ads with pan masala going inside a humungous mouth broadcast on ones screen belonging to none other than some tobacco merchant – just before the stardust or filmfare awards or something of that sort, some years back. Such pain we had to endure to watch some “awards”… goodness.

]]> By: Lekhni http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/01/the-evil-gora-smuggling-and-the-80s/comment-page-1/#comment-16377 Lekhni Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:18:01 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1359#comment-16377 I could easily relate to the gold biscuits part. For one thing, as a kid I didn't know that they did not look like golden Milk Bikis but were actually gold bars. Secondly, I could not fathom why anyone would make gold biscuits when you could neither eat them as biscuits nor wear them as bangles or chains. Clearly, gold biscuits were specifically made for smuggling. I could easily relate to the gold biscuits part. For one thing, as a kid I didn’t know that they did not look like golden Milk Bikis but were actually gold bars.

Secondly, I could not fathom why anyone would make gold biscuits when you could neither eat them as biscuits nor wear them as bangles or chains. Clearly, gold biscuits were specifically made for smuggling.

]]> By: Lekhni http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/01/the-evil-gora-smuggling-and-the-80s/comment-page-1/#comment-16376 Lekhni Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:11:25 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1359#comment-16376 Wow, that's one heck of a career change. In other news, you are tagged ! The good news is, this should be the easiest tag you ever did :) Wow, that’s one heck of a career change.

In other news, you are tagged ! The good news is, this should be the easiest tag you ever did :)

]]> By: guruprasad http://www.withinandwithout.com/2008/01/the-evil-gora-smuggling-and-the-80s/comment-page-1/#comment-16374 guruprasad Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:46:54 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=1359#comment-16374 and helen was the gori chudail & sexy temptress in all our films. nobody came anywhere close to the oomph and class that she brought to her roles! there were some feeble attempts of using blonde wigs on some of our desi ladies which usually ended up with disastrous results! was it hema malini or saira banu in a blonde wig in one of the manoj kumar movies? and helen was the gori chudail & sexy temptress in all our films. nobody came anywhere close to the oomph and class that she brought to her roles!

there were some feeble attempts of using blonde wigs on some of our desi ladies which usually ended up with disastrous results! was it hema malini or saira banu in a blonde wig in one of the manoj kumar movies?

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