Om Dar-B-Dar

The movie is like shiny beads which are not in one thread. Hence it dose not look good. The story goes very fast in several direction instead of one. It is like beads going to different direction and loosing its value.Though the movie is new in its kind yet Beads that are not in one thread

One hell of a trip!

Watched it at a decent multiplex over last weekend, and though the first 10/15 minutes of the movie passed by uneventfully, clues for what was to come after lay in the lyrics of the songs playing by then, with not much in terms of meaning tying words together.

Sprinkled liberally with some choice phrases that are memorable, not just for being random, but for the fact that they're so well-written, in spite of being the connectors that do not connect. The movie's limited budget doesn't detract from its enjoyment, or its entertainment value. I wasn't drunk when I watched this and wish I was; perhaps that's the best way to savor this one - teetotalers unfortunately won't 'get' it.

Audacious film-making: one wonders why Kuku/Kamal Swaroop didn't make more. One also wonders how they got this made in the first place. Would have been a tough sell for anyone, no matter if the people they sold this to knew the meaning of 'post- modernist' or other adjectives used to describe the genre this movie supposedly dabbles in.

'Babloo from Babylon' indeed. Not for everyone though, and I will Not be a pretentious ass and say I 'got' it. However, I did have a great time at the movies with this one, and I don't think everyone will be able to replicate that experience.

Try to watch it as individual scenes because each scene is a short film itself, Sir Kamal Swaroop has surly delivered a unique piece of art , he is the one who introduced the absurd cinema to india, a film like this has made in 1988 what a great boldness. Anurag kashyap sir had motioned that he is influenced by Kamal sir's film OM DAR-B-DAR for instance a scene in Gangs of Vasseypur.

I don't think I can say that I understood this film at all.

I got the Babloo part from Babylon, haha. At first, I was trying to connect the dots and understand the plot, but later I realized-I just have to watch and let them take me on this insane trip.

Pure surrealism. And to really grasp the dialogues and the satire behind them, you have to switch off that part of your brain that tries to categorize or understand the genre.

This is way beyond my imagination or thoughts. What Swaroop has done-so casually yet so deeply-he's just ripped society open and laid everything bare: be it emotions, sexuality, science, taboos... I don't even know what's not in the film. He's shown it all. What even can I say now?

This kind of thing cannot be recreated. I have no idea how many Indian films have been influenced by Om Dar-B-Dar.

If I talk about the shots-the cinematography literally breaks all the rules, and that's what makes it feel like such a trip. And the music and sound-man, I don't even know whether I was enjoying it or if it was poking my brain. But still, I never felt like turning the volume down. It's full-on art.

This film is like a dream-no matter how many times I watch it, I don't think I'll ever truly understand it.

I'll be honest, half of the movie just flowed past me in a hurry. Watching this was like sitting on a beach and watching the waves. A movie that presents you with a whirlpool of ideas and a storm of striking images, this one is a true cult item that goes beyond experimentation. In the 100 minutes, this movie packs an enormous amount of satire and possibly the highest number of genres in a single wrapper. Taking a shot at everything from surrealism to extreme realism, Kamal Swaroop presents a truly exhaustive picture of the Indian middle class in a country full of diversity, but with a style that you will not fully grasp because it is just not possible. Certain things will stand out and haunt you forever but certain others, though maybe more important, will not sink in. It is, though, once in a life viewing experience