There are bad movies and thenthere are badass movies. Then there are movies that reside in the realm of the execrable. These are movies that make you shake your head in disbelief, cringe in distaste and cause you to wonder about the sanity of all those involved in its production. These are movies that are so indescribably bad; they cross over the realm of the surreal and into the territory of greatness.
Gunda
This movie is a cult classic no one had heard of till some students developed a veneration for it a decade after its release and decided to make it rank high on IMDB. Now everyone has heard of charming Gunda villains such as Hatela, Chu****, Bulla, heard the dialogue that is so offensive it makes you crack up, seen production values so tacky as to be unbelievable and heard a story so bad it makes you marvel.
Hello Brother
Salman Khan plays Hero (yes that is his name in the movie) as well as the ghost of aforesaid Hero. There is a heart transplant, murderous villains and unrequited love in the film starring two Khan Brothers (Salman and Arbaz) and produced by the third (Sohail)… in Salman Khan’s own words this self indulgent piece of tripe is India’s “most expensive home movie”. If you decide to watch it as such, it is a dazzling, sparkling film!
Himmatwala
This film should not have been made the first time, much less a second time. Perhaps the first time was a mishap that reflected its times; when Sajid Khan made it a second time; one had the sneaking suspicion that he was privately spoofing a bad film with a worse one. As a send-up, it was brilliant, if it was a serious attempt at remaking a film, it was inexcusable!
Aap Ka Suroor
Himesh Reshamiyya should simply have rejoiced in the unexpected success that his modest musical talents managed to garner instead of mistaking himself as posessing any star qualities. He has made himself star in several films, so it is difficult to pick out one, truly bad one. Where Aap Ka Suroor qualifies for the so-bad-it-is-great tag is the fact that the whole film pivots on the laughable concept that he is irresistible to women. The movie was probably some sad, wish fulfillment fantasy that Reshamiyya has had since puberty, but it delighted us and made us laugh!
Tees Maar Khan
I am all for movies that I can watch without my thinking hat on (I think Andaz Apna Apna is idiotic and silly and simply marvelous) but I draw the line when a movie sets out to insult my intelligence. I can only think that they started Tees Maar Khan without a script and simply made it all up as they went along. Peopled with indescribably stupid characters, this story hurtled nowhere rapidly. It had utterly over the top hamming that passed for acting… a movie that clearly ‘happened’ without any application of mind at all. A movie so bad that I developed a sneaking admiration for its makers and the actors brave enough to act in it!
Gunda
This movie is a cult classic no one had heard of till some students developed a veneration for it a decade after its release and decided to make it rank high on IMDB. Now everyone has heard of charming Gunda villains such as Hatela, Chu****, Bulla, heard the dialogue that is so offensive it makes you crack up, seen production values so tacky as to be unbelievable and heard a story so bad it makes you marvel.
Hello Brother
Salman Khan plays Hero (yes that is his name in the movie) as well as the ghost of aforesaid Hero. There is a heart transplant, murderous villains and unrequited love in the film starring two Khan Brothers (Salman and Arbaz) and produced by the third (Sohail)… in Salman Khan’s own words this self indulgent piece of tripe is India’s “most expensive home movie”. If you decide to watch it as such, it is a dazzling, sparkling film!
Himmatwala
This film should not have been made the first time, much less a second time. Perhaps the first time was a mishap that reflected its times; when Sajid Khan made it a second time; one had the sneaking suspicion that he was privately spoofing a bad film with a worse one. As a send-up, it was brilliant, if it was a serious attempt at remaking a film, it was inexcusable!
Aap Ka Suroor
Himesh Reshamiyya should simply have rejoiced in the unexpected success that his modest musical talents managed to garner instead of mistaking himself as posessing any star qualities. He has made himself star in several films, so it is difficult to pick out one, truly bad one. Where Aap Ka Suroor qualifies for the so-bad-it-is-great tag is the fact that the whole film pivots on the laughable concept that he is irresistible to women. The movie was probably some sad, wish fulfillment fantasy that Reshamiyya has had since puberty, but it delighted us and made us laugh!
Tees Maar Khan
I am all for movies that I can watch without my thinking hat on (I think Andaz Apna Apna is idiotic and silly and simply marvelous) but I draw the line when a movie sets out to insult my intelligence. I can only think that they started Tees Maar Khan without a script and simply made it all up as they went along. Peopled with indescribably stupid characters, this story hurtled nowhere rapidly. It had utterly over the top hamming that passed for acting… a movie that clearly ‘happened’ without any application of mind at all. A movie so bad that I developed a sneaking admiration for its makers and the actors brave enough to act in it!
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