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[–] voice_of_shakti 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'm seeing stereotypical, perhaps clichéd views of male and female attractiveness.
She: winsome, wearing makeup and jewelry, half-clothed, and full of provocative looks and gestures. The only things missing are purity and good breeding, but that's probably established elsewhere in the movie.
He: handsome, virile, dressed in leather, bold and brutish. The only thing missing is lots of money, but that's probably established elsewhere in the movie.
I see the the choreography as a titillating (for both sexes) play upon those stereotypes.
p.s. The song is composed by A R Rahman, a Bollywood legend. This is one of my favorites.
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[–] voice_of_shakti 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
In Indian cinema, yes, but "pretty and pure meets rich and powerful" is near universal. Some things never change.
Rahman was indeed involved in Slumdog Millionaire. I haven't seen it either.
Aarti is roughly translated as "hymn". Tumre Bhavan Mein means "At Your Door".