She's amazing in 'A Good Year'
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Archie Panjabi
music_man_fan — 19 years ago(March 10, 2007 10:26 AM)
Just watched "A Good Year" again last night. The dynamic between her and Russel Crowe's character really makes the film. Reminds me of the kind of impact that Sir John Geilgood had in "Arthur". Without them the movies would be not nearly as good as they are. Amazing performance.
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MQTPenra79 — 19 years ago(March 14, 2007 05:21 PM)
I just watched "A Good Year" today and really enjoyed her performance as Gemma. I agree, her performance against Russell Crowe's made the movie - I think I liked her better than the female lead!Being a past assistant, I also thought she did a very realistic portrayal. Actually Max Skinner was alot nicer than some of the bosses Ive hadlol
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rad786 — 18 years ago(March 03, 2008 08:43 AM)
I second that. And who gets away with the kind of stuff with their immediate boss? Playful banter is one thing, but screwing him over the rental??? C'mon. The thick accent was forced and made her more of an Indian caricature (Apu anyone?) than an assistant who I could take seriously. That whole dynamic was bizarre.
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music_man_fan — 17 years ago(November 15, 2008 01:15 PM)
But Rad
Don't you think it shows that he can not only put up with, but works well with a strong woman. Hence, the reason why it's easy for him to fall in love Marion Cotillard's character. I think it adds a layer to the film on second viewing.
I hate to do this, but, look at Barack and his wife.
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ChrisFrost — 18 years ago(February 22, 2008 06:26 PM)
Yup, she was terrific. Wish she would have had more screen time, although to be fair, I think they actually tried to use her as much as possible, considering, she was removed from the main setting of Provence. Loved that she was in the last scene. I was afraid they'd forgotten her. Good thing they recognized what a gem Gemma (and Archie) were.
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delace-2 — 16 years ago(October 12, 2009 04:41 PM)
Ok so she played his abrasive strong secretary, which may be unconventional.
There would have been no point to having her character, if it was a passive secretary.
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Ithilfaen — 16 years ago(February 12, 2010 08:33 PM)
Well yes and no. Kalinda is by far more complex even only in the pilot that the underveloped sarcastic secretary in Good Year. But Scott DID have her cast in the Good Wife because he thinks she can play anything and has said so on many occasions and they had been having a hard time casting the part of Kalinda.
Panjabi has a history of working with the same people over and over. It's happened several times that I know of She had a micro-part in Code 46 by Michael Winterbottom and he cast her in a much much bigger part in A Mighty Heart. She played in Cross my Heart with Omid Djalili who got her recruited for the part of his wife in the upcoming The Infidel. She played with Ralph Fiennes in The Constant Gardener and just after that she got a big part in Chromophobia, a movie directed by Fiennes' wife. Of course she ended up with the fuzzy end of that lollipop when the studio decided they wanted someone who was more famous for the part and replaced her by Penelope Cruz (who botched the part royally) but they wrote a supporting part especially for her in the movie.
I guess her coworkers think she's talented and easygoing and why would you not want to work with someone like that?
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music_man_fan — 15 years ago(June 25, 2010 05:18 AM)
I think sadly the reason why she is always working with the same people is that she is insanely talented but there are few casting calls for Indian actesses these days in Hollywood. The people she works with know how great an actress she is.
At least now there are much better prospects for her than there were at the time between filming and release of "A Good Year" . -
music_man_fan — 10 years ago(November 27, 2015 11:04 AM)
She's also been great in The Good Wife. Just got a chance to see it and so glad she had good run there, and that many got to see what an amazing actress she is. Wow, strange how Margulies hated her so much to the point they couldn't even film together.