2 industry news items today! One which is important in general for, like, society. And the other, which is very important for, like, ME!
Udta Punjab Soars at the Box Office, and Eros Expands It’s Library
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Monthly Archives: June 2016
Happy Father’s Day! Let’s Talk About Munna Bhai and Sunil Dutt!
The movie and the actor, not the actor nickname and his real life father. Although really, we have to talk about both, because one doesn’t make sense without the other. Oh, and also Rosie Thomas, my all time favorite Indian film scholar (tied with Anupama Chopra and Tejaswini Ganti) (oo, I just noticed while adding those links, Chopra’s Sholay book is now available on kindle! EXCELLENT!!! And Ganti’s Producing Bollywood! Oh, that is so TEMPTING! Can I justify buying them a second time just to have a different format?)
Happy Father’s Day! Let’s Get Sentimental!
Happy Father’s Day! Not quite as fruitful a source for videos/films as Mother’s Day, but almost! And again, I am grateful that it happens every year so I don’t have to feel like I am limiting myself with just my choices for this year.
Udta Punjab Review: Nothing Happens, and Yet Everything Changes (SPOILERS!)
I already put up a quick spoiler-free review, now it’s time to get in depth and deal with what really happens! Time for spoilers!
(if you want another non-spoiler perspective, check out moviemavengal’s review)
Udta Punjab Review (No Spoilers): It’s Alia’s World and We’re All Living In It
Such a disturbing movie. Like, not sure if I can go to sleep tonight kind of disturbing. Very disturbing. But also very high quality.
Box Office Report: Udta Opens Well, TE3N Not So Much, Housefull 3 Sets Records
Of course, this is all super early reports and blah blah blah, the real answer will come on Monday, but so far Udta is looking good!
Rang De Basanti: This is Probably not the Only Post I Will Write on This Film
Rang De Basanti! So brilliant! So complicated! So different! I could write a post just on why Madhavan was cast. But I am going to start with this post, and not worry about putting in all my thoughts, and then leave the door open to write more later if I feel like it.
Important Netflix News for Netflix Users Who Watch Indian Film!!!
If you are like me, you have long been frustrated with how hard Netflix makes it to find all their Indian titles. OK Kanmani, for instance, I only learned was in their system when I searched for Mani Ratnam specifically. Fandry, I only know is there because moviemavengal reviewed it. If you have also been suffering and cursing their search parameters, I have news!
Female Lead in the Sanjay Dutt Biopic Opposite Ranbir?
This story puzzles me. I understand that every movie needs a male and female lead. But if this biopic covers Sanjay’s whole life, how can there possibly be only ONE female lead? That’s not shade at Sanjay, it’s just a fact, he’s had at least 3 significant romances in his life, since that’s how many times he’s been married.
Ustadh Hotel: Second watch, First Review, Boy I Missed a Lot the First Time Around!
Ustad Hotel was like the second Malayalam film I saw. First Bangalore Days, then Ustad Hotel, then Ohm Shaanti Oshana. At the time I saw it first, I had nooooooooooo idea what was going on for long stretches of the film. But now I have seen like 30 Malayalam films in 6 months, so I know everything!
Priyanka, Salman, Deepika, and Shahid: Personas and Personality
There’s a bunch of random little news stories today about random people, but they all connect in that they show how the public personality and persona that the media wants you to believe doesn’t always match reality.
Chandni: Oh Mere Chandni! How Yash Chopra Made a Heroine the Hero
Want to Hold a Book Shahrukh Has Read? And Other SRK News
I think, like myself, the world at large has gotten tired of no new SRK news, now that Fan promotions and IPL are over. So, since he isn’t poking his head out of doors, we are all scavenging around for whatever little scraps may be lying (laying?) around outside.
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom: A Movie Both More and Less Realistic Than Usual
This is another one of those movies I like and no one else does. No one even asked me to put it on my to-do list, but I am doing it anyway, because I was traveling last week and need to write about something I know really well, even without re-watching it.
KARISMA IS FREEEEEEE!!! I am so happy for her
Karisma Kapoor’s divorce FINALLY went through! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!! Oh, also there is a really weird picture of Aamir that just came out.
Udta Punjab is Coming Out! Woot! A Brief History of Film Censorship to Put this in Perspective
Udta Punjab is coming out! Yaaaaaaaaay!!! I am so happy! And I know what I will be doing this Friday night!
Bangalore Days Times 2: Another Second Review!
I already did a quick post on Bangalore Days a while back, but I just re-watched it and noticed a bunch of new stuff, so I am putting out a new post and you can’t stop me! Ha!
Premam Times 2: A Second Review!
That’s allowed, right? A second review of a movie I have already written about, just because I watched it a second time? Although, how would you really stop me? It is my blog, I am all powerful in this small little universe.
(if you want to read my first reaction, that review is here)
Want To Read My Book But Don’t Want to Pay? Give-away news!
My publisher is making a limited number of books available through a Goodreads giveaway. If you are interested, here is the link:
And if you aren’t interested, because you already have/read my book and LOVE it, please post a review on goodreads, so other people can know what a genius I am.
I Saw Housefull 3! Better Late Than Never! (Review with Spoilers, I guess? Although it isn’t really the kind of a movie you watch for plot)
I am actually traveling this week, but I took a chance and checked the showtimes, and Housefull 3 was playing at a mall 200 feet from my hotel! It was fate! I had to see it!
Lamhe: I Don’t Know Why, But I Am Suddenly Remembering “Moments” of Lamhe (Ha!)
Yash Chopra is so good! Even in Aaina, one of his weaker films, his brilliance stood out. And then Darr was just fantastic. But I honestly think Lamhe might be his greatest triumph.
(if you like Sridevi movies, I also did a post on English/Vinglish and Chandni went up today)
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Happy Birthday Sonam Kapoor! A Bakers Dozen of Reasons I Love You
Happy Birthday Sonam! So many birthdays in early June! But that’s no reason to ignore Sonam. She blew me away earlier this year in Neerja, but that’s just one of the many reasons I love her.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan’s in Hong Kong and Karan Johar’s in the Newspaper!
Quick news update today, not really new-news, mostly following up on developing stories. Oh, and an interesting article about Shahrukh.
Sholay: Let’s See If I Can Come Up With Anything New To Say!!!
I’ve probably seen Sholay about 15 times by now. Partly because it is just impossible to turn it off once it starts. I think “oh I will just watch the train scene!” And then it is 4 hours later, and I’m all the way at the end. Besides watching it, I’ve read so many books and articles and essays and watched so many films that compare and contrast and discuss with it, I’m honestly not sure if I have anything new to say about it. Or maybe I have so much new to say it can’t be condensed into one post?
Happy Birthday Shilpa Shetty! 12 Reasons to Love You!
Happy Birthday Shilpa! You aren’t the most talented or trained of actresses, but you are definitely one of the most loveable! In honor of your birthday, 23 reasons that I love you, one for each year since Baazigar.
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