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Let’s see a show of hands for those who remember the grainy black and white reels that used to be shown before movies in Indian cinemas in the 80s. Remember those reels by ‘Films Division Presents’? I remember one on Hillary (not Clinton – the original one) and his conquest of Everest. Yes – they were reporting news that was over 30 years old. Ok, I’m lying. There was one on Hillary, and it did report his Everest expedition with Norgay, but it had more to do with his current activities of opening schools in Nepal.
Anyhow, I’m getting totally side-tracked here. The reason for this post, is that Ambimama discovered one of those old Films Division cartoons: ‘Ek Aur Anek‘. That one constituted 50% of the animated features shown in theatres.
The other one (I can’t remember the name or anything much about it) had to do with a bunch of guys sitting around an apple tree and suddenly one of the apples falls and hits his head. He then scratches his head, makes a funny sound and starts eating the apple. I have no recollection of what happens after that, but the whole thing ends with the guys holding hands and dancing around the apple tree. Does anyone else remember this one? Can you locate a copy online?
2 responses so far ↓
1 The Chapatikid // May 1, 2006 at 7:33 pm
I remember that one. But I think you’re mixing up two cartoons. One was about a guy who’s starving, and he’s dragging himself on the ground and he’s about to die and he eats and apple, and we travel into his digestive system to see how he’s being nourished, and then he gets up and walks. And the other one is about these guys who are planning to chop a tree down and they’re stopped by a woodsman. Or something. And that Ek Anek one… you remember the song? Ek, ek, ek, ek, ho gaye anek! Ek titli, anek titliyaan!
2 The Intellectual Masturbater // May 2, 2006 at 5:53 pm
yeah – that’s the one i’ve linked to! click on the link, you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
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