Is it so bad that I really want to see this now?

[telophase]

Via dragonscholar:

Bollywood does Harry Potter.

Comments

[tanuki-green.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. Well... I don't know what to say...

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I think it would be a great movie to watch with a few carefully selected friends and a prophylactic application of alcohol.

[thomasyan.livejournal.com]

Ooh, want! I think this would be fun to watch with friends. If you find a way to get it, please let me know.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Looks like nehaflix.com has it for only $5.99 (http://store.nehaflix.com/aakadadvd.html). I totally splurged and ordered it. I think it's the same place that the reviewer got it - it's $5.99, seemingly region-free, and includes the 3D glasses.

Now I just have to find friends willing to watch it. XD I"m betting mundeemo and bitpig will be willing to do so.

[thomasyan.livejournal.com]

I'll have to see if I can scare up some people to watch it with me.

Tangent: I traced the links back and found that sailormac is the one who started off this chain to the fireball_says post and had in a subsequent post pointed out this picture:

http://www.livejournal.com/community/fm_alchemist/2627683.html

At first I didn't see anything, and wondered if maybe Al's knees with his reflection were what I was supposed to be looking at, and then I reread what I was supposed to be looking at, and thought of Chintsubu.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

It took me a moment to see that. XD

[edonohana.livejournal.com]

Bring it to YaoiCon!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

bpggle wants me to bring it to Internet Librarian if he manages to be able to go (there's another conference the week before on the other side of the country that they prefer he go to, but he's trying), so I'll just pencil it onto the list of "Bring no matter what." XD

[octopedingenue]

I MUST SEE THIS FILM. Whether or not it has subtitles.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Apparently it's subtitled. I think that link in answer to thomasyan is the same place the reviewer got it. :)

[obviouslyanon.livejournal.com]

Oh. em. gee. I'm not sure if I want to buy it. But it seems to be the only way to get it.

How much does it come out to with shipping and handling?

[telophase.livejournal.com]

$11 total for me, but I went for priority mail at about $5 instead of first-class, which they estimate taking up to a couple of weeks longer (although it probably wouldn't - they'd just drop it in the mail later, I bet). I didn't see what the difference in cost was, but $11 for the amount of entertainment likely to come from this is worth it, I think.

[isancho.livejournal.com]

I'll freely admit to just skimming the LJ post, but it seems that this is hardly a Harry Potter ripoff. There are simply way too many differences. Is it capitalizing on the Harry Potter phenomenon? Absolutely. Is it trying to copy HP? I don't really think so.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I'll let you know once I've seen it; however Bollywood is known for freely adapting Western properties.

[literaticat.livejournal.com]

genius. I want to read Harry Potter in Calcutta (http://www.imakecontent.net/archives/business/copyright/).

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I'd heard about the Chinese one and wanted to read it. XD

[dragonscholar.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping to get a friend with some access to foreign distrubotrs to get one. I must have this. I must.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Nehaflix.com has it for six dollars plus shipping - it's a pretty good price at that.

[fascinoma.livejournal.com]

Humma humma. The Potter-clone-kid's dad is *hot*.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I'll see if I can get some screencaps for you when it comes in. XD