Tuesday, December 24, 2013

REVIVAL OF THE RICKSHAW gadgets and gizmos used by Movie Stars It's always a treat to look at the cool cars .......the Austin Martins and BMWs of James Bond 007 . His cool gadgets , his shinny cars, his catchphrases ......wow.....how a watch can turn into a parachute or a pen can convert into a sword . The master detective of all times Sherlock Holmes used his magnifying glass.He used a modern toxicology to detect poisons, and he analyzed shoe prints to determine a person's build , height and weight. Hollywood gave us old westerns with cowboys riding on horses and Japanese gave us Samurais fighting bad guys . Then there was Inspector Gadget the guard transformed into a electro cop with few cool gadgets . Well Bollywood gave us " shoo sha , dhishu , dhishu fights of the 80s" the Angry Youngman Amitabh killing 40 " gundas" in 10 minutes . Lolly wood had Maula Jat killing Noori Nat with a " gandasa " ......the macho hero of punjabi films Sultan Rahi killed bad guys by smashing them with his gandasa .I don't understand punjabi very well but enjoy the " cool fights". Bollywood is famous for producing some popular " fighting scenes ". The super powerful heros and few heroines have used all kind of weapons from swords to hammers. They jump from buildings, run on top of fast moving trains . They have used cool cars, high tech motor bikes and sailboats . The latest Bollywood blockbuster Dhoom 3 featured police walas fighting the bad guys on a " rickshaw " . It was fun to watch ACP Jai Dixit smashing the bad guys while sitting in his auto rickshaw . The amazing rickshaw could tear apart brick walls. Dhoom 3 maybe one of the priciest Indian movie ever made with latest roaring BMW bikes, police choppers and Broadway style musical entertainment . Yet the " flying rickshaw " was awesome . It was fun to look at a Desi Rickshaw in an American theatre . Seemed like the "revival of rickshaws " ......what next Police Walas on flying carpets ???

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