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5 Things I've Learned From This He-Man Bollywood Musical Sequence
1) In 1989, Bollywood put out a movie entitled Nafrat Ki Aandhi, which the All Movie Guide describes as a 160-minute epic about “a police inspector who befriends [a] gambling house owner.” Well, sure, that would explain why the film shuts down for a nearly six-minute musical number about action figure/children’s cartoon He-Man!
2) Apparently, He-Man was big overseas in the 80’s.
3) Sadly, He-Man’s sartorial flourishes were lost in translation, as Indian designers replaced his (admittedly silly) costume with what appears to be a cut-up Red Cross novelty tee and hula skirt.
4) A note to Grayskull screenwriter Evan Daugherty: You now have proof that continuity is secondary to fabulosity. Make sure your She-Ra can carry a tune.
5) It’s not too late to salvage another action figure franchise. Paramount, it’s time to cook up an A.R. Rahman-composed musical number for G.I. Joe!
· Bollywood He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe: Absolutely Terrifying’ [io9]
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Posted 01 Jul 2009, 5:37 PM
"Cigarette Creep" was always my favorite He-Man character.
Posted 01 Jul 2009, 9:21 PM
it's nothing you can't see very late at the spotlight.
so i'm told.
Posted 07 Jul 2009, 11:38 AM
Oh man, He-Man brings back so many memories...and you're right, He-Man was huge overseas. My grandparents ended up buying my a whole set of 'He Man' action figures when I went to India, I have 2 or 3 sitting in the garage...
Posted 07 Jul 2009, 12:58 PM
can one only hope for a She-Ra retrospective...?!!!
Posted 10 Jul 2009, 7:27 AM
What I loved the most is the fact that it shows the future generation of cigarettes: incredible long lasting and with barely any smoke! That cigarette creep was really and advertising dream!