tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post1242059099586273577..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: The browning versionTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-9615742142480336312012-10-26T05:03:31.328+01:002012-10-26T05:03:31.328+01:00I would have thought his experience in his role in...I would have thought his experience in his role in Tootsie would have made him the ideal choice to play Indiri Gandhi.DanPloyhttp://www.danploy.com/diary.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-78583886618441015502012-10-26T04:51:59.541+01:002012-10-26T04:51:59.541+01:00I have no problems with AB in the role Gadjo; but ...I have no problems with AB in the role Gadjo; but I believe objections were voiced when it was suggested that Dustin Hoffman might be a good choice to play Gandhi. Just sayin'.<br /><br />Oh dear, LadyGirl, we're all "ethnics" aren't we? (We either all are, or none of us is.)<br /><br />Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1485906780462264752012-10-24T12:59:21.130+01:002012-10-24T12:59:21.130+01:00Is it okay because Indians and Jews are both ethni...Is it okay because Indians and Jews are both ethnics? I can't tell any of them apart from one another, anyway!LadyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971065811712225320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-13370860688248418152012-10-24T06:56:09.390+01:002012-10-24T06:56:09.390+01:00What an intrigingly thorny problem. The Semites an...What an intrigingly thorny problem. The Semites and the Indians are both Asiatic peoples, but then most whiteys speak an <i>Indo</i>-European language. I do hope Luhrmann gets Bachchan to dance a bit, it could yet be <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US6WGetxqxA&feature=related" rel="nofollow">an inspired casting choice</a> for a Jazz Age film, and I'm sure he could manage a bit of <i>klezmer</i>.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.com