Happy Wednesday! This is the place for us all to discuss and share and converse about what we are doing this week. It doesn’t HAVE to be SRK related, but it also doesn’t NOT have to be SRK related.
I’ll start! I finally finished Prem Chopra’s autobiography, and now I am being frivolous and NOT reading a film book! I feel vaguely guilty about that, but on the other hand it’s fall, and I always read mysteries in the fall. So instead of a film book, I am re-reading Anne Perry books. Although Anne is a little film related. Every time I can’t remember her name when I want to check something out I have to search by Peter Jackson-Heavenly Creatures-Parker-Hulme murder-Anne Perry.
For watching, I am trying to resist just re-watching a bunch of SRK films after doing all these posts on him. Instead, my friend Dina is hopefully coming over sometime this week for another Nivin fest. Oh, and speaking of murders, I am now well into Doctor Blake. I find I zone out during the actual mystery part of it, but perk right up when the personal life drama rears it’s head.
And for thinking, I am thinking about all the things I have to do this fall. I’m in charge of 2 church services, and Sunday School almost every week. And I have my blogging to keep up with. And we have a new person at work that I have to train. Oh, and I am visiting my sister in a few weeks. Which would be pure joy, except it means I have to find a way to juggle all the other stuff around it.
So, how about you? What are you all up to this week?
dontcallitbollywood 
Watching: Makkhi (LOVE!!!!), Blade Runner 2049 (probably needs more than one viewing, but the violence keeps me from buying a ticket, so I might just reread the original book), Ra One, and Blade Runner: Final Cut (which I still like better than 2049.)
Reading: finally dumped Man named Ove. Life is too short for dreary novels. Instead, I am reading When Dimple Met Rishi. We are at the beach for our anniversary, and it is a nice light beach read.
Thinking: so many things! I flicker between thinking about politics and trying NOT to think about politics. Thinking about my life, and celebrating 47 years of marriage and our first steps into retirement.
Oh, and I will brag a bit: my research is featured on the most recent episode of Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam. (I tried hard not to get all fangirl about it, but I truly love that show.)
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Isn’t Makkhi WONDERFUL??? And can you see why Niki and I both really like Nani? He takes only half a part, and makes it so charming.
Life is way to short for dreary novels. I never read them. I am straight non-fiction, or incredibly light fiction. In my current book, Queen Victoria has hired our hero to solve a murder mystery!
And you should brag! This is a safe space.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 8:41 AM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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What’s the name of that Victoria mystery…sounds good to me!
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I really need to rewatch the original Blade Runner because I am interested in all the discussion I keep hearing on my podcasts about the new one. I didn’t appreciate back in college when I was forced to watch it by some friends.
Ra.One is such a weird film. The best parts were the songs and Arjun in spandex and that’s about it.
I have When Dimple Met Rishi on my list, too! Glad you like it. Happy Anniversary!
I follow politics way to closely and it’s definitely having negative effects on my stress level and general well-being. Too much MSNBC is a problem.
Congrats on the featured research…will check it out!
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If you want more Nani reccomendations, I would love to give you some 🙂
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I love Shankar Vedantam! How cool is that!!
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He is a wonderful interviewer! Now if Terri Gross would give me a call, my fantasy life will be complete!
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The trailer for Rajkumar Rao’s new movie Shaadi mein zaroor aana (You should definitely come to the wedding) is out.It seems to be another adaptation of Badrinath ki dulhania.If Varun’s character wasn’t such a simple minded bully who listened to his father’s stupid plan but was more adapt at chalking out a perfect plan of revenge.Oh, and there’s a Shahrukh referance too.And I perfectly agree with the heroine.
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I just watched it and commented on the Monday post (someone posted the link there). But there are no subtitles! Can you give me a better idea of what happened? I got that they had a sweet arranged engagement romance, she said she liked Shahrukh Khan, and then disappeared at the wedding. And years later, when he was more sophisticated and powerful and all, he tracked her down.
What am I missing?
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 8:45 AM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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I’m wondering the same thing. I do like this romantic trope when its done well. The spurned lover who comes back to get revenge but then all misunderstandings are cleared up and all ends well. There’s a reason Persuasion is my favorite Austen novel.
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Pity about the lack of English subtitles.But this is what was going on in the trailer.
Dad:Daughters should be educated just like sons.So we educate them…
She:I’ve studied so hard.Top of the class for my M.A.I don’t want to get married so soon.
Dad: I won’t be able to secure such a great proposal according to your whim and fancy.
Dad: It’s not in the hands of the daughter to decide -to which household she will go or what her in-laws will make her do.
Female voiceover:
His friend: Why are you so nervous when you meet the girl?
He:How can one make such an important decision in 10 minutes?And if it’s the wrong decision,you’ll regret it your whole life.
She:What are your expectations about your future wife?
He:I want her to be my friend throughout our whole life.
He:You look just like Juhi Chawla in pink.
She: You look like Shahrukh Khan in every colour.
He:Really? Shahrukh Mishra?
He:I’ve never been so happy in my whole life (now that I’m marrying you).
She:Me too.
He:Can I drink coffee from your cup?
Her sister: Your sex-life is going to be very interesting,sister.He’s going to jump all over you.
She:Sister!
He:Aarti Shukla, that’s your name isn’t it? You’ve done what you wanted to do.Now I’ll do what I have to do.
She:I can understand why you’re so angry with me.
He:I’m not angry with you.I hate you.Everything is fair in love and war.Love is over.Now war begins.
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Thank you! And now I am really interested. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if it ends with him realizing she was right and walking out of her life?
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 12:05 PM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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This one has all the hallmarks of a typical Hindi movie.So I wouldn’t expect him to walk out at the end.They haven’t shown him marrying or having a new family which could lead to him forgiving her and moving on.When they meet again, he’s her new boss.Ideally it would be sexual harassment if he pursues vengeance at their workplace.
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Oh, he’s her new boss??? I didn’t catch that! So it could be that he didn’t even seek her out. It’s years later, and the opportunity for vengeance comes up, and he takes it.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 12:29 PM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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I need to find this with subtitles…I was so lost at the turn. This one looks miles better than the one earlier this year with Shruti. Rajkumar Rao is really hitting those rom-coms hard this year!
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The first song from this came out and now I’m really curious as to why she ran away from the wedding. This looks so cute!
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I like it, and I want all her clothes!
There are 2 short scenes in the trailer
1 – when Aarti embraces her father and both are crying
2 – father slaps Aarti’s sister (and if I’m not wrong it was on wedding day because they are dressed well) .
So what could happen? Sister did something wrong and they had to escape in shame?
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Yeah, the father slapping Aarti’s sister seems to be on the wedding day.
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Well, my quest to start watching all of Saif Ali Khan’s films from start to finish in order (inspired by joyomama) has hit an immediate obstacle. After such a solid and surprisingly interesting start with Parampara, I tried watching Aashik Awara (his official debut) and it was so awful. I made it halfway through and couldn’t finish it. Also, the fresh faced, long haired Saif doesn’t do much for me. This is why I avoid so many 90s Hindi films: the stupid comedy track, the ridiculous clothes (which I suppose I can’t entirely blame on the film), everything. I think I’ve also come to the realization that I just can’t deal with the speed of the dialogue and the really poor, high pitched dubbing in this period…if I get distracted from reading the subtitles and zone out, the general soundtrack (voices, noise effects, music) becomes grating. Is that just me? I had the same reaction to Judwaa.
Otherwise, I haven’t had time due to family stuff to watch much at all.
Lots of films are finally becoming available to me and now I have a few options for this week/weekend: Sridevi’s Mom, Arjun’s Daddy…and I’ve been planning to watch Mukhi Bhawan, Guddi Ki Gun (mostly for Sumeet Vyas but looks like a fun role for Khemu), that Fahadh Faisal one that moviemavengal liked, and several others. Plus I really need to get back to
I’ve been really into some work-related reading about one of my favorite private presses, the Dun Emer/Cuala Press run by Yeats’s sisters during the Irish Literary Revival. The library where I work has some titles from the press and it has rekindled my love of all things Irish momentarily. I have a graduate degree that focused on Irish studies…so it’s something that I’m always trying to get back to in some form or another.
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…need to also get back to my web series viewing. There’s a new one by TVF called Inmates that looks very Friends-esque.
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I just hopped over to Saif’s filmography to see if I could give you hope. First, the hair/clothes really do not get better until Dil Chahta Hai. No hope there. But the movies get a lot more fun starting with Yeh Dillagi. So you have 3 more terrible ones to crawl through, at least. If you really want to make your life easier, you could restrict it to watching only Saif/Akshay movies in order. All of them are good.
I’d be interested in your reaction to Sridevi’s Mom, the only one of those films I have seen/reviewed.
I took an Irish history class in college, which was over-shadowed by the Maud Gonne biography I read for research for my final paper. He was in love with her for years and then proposed to her daughter? Also, that woman in general sounds like a whole lot of DRAMA.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 9:22 AM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Yes, you’ve already warned me that it doesn’t get good until Yeh Dillagi. I keep forgetting how much Saif and Akshay’s careers were tied to one another early on. I do look forward to seeing some I’ve missed. I think I’ve only seen Yeh Dillagi (but don’t remember it well) and then Tashan (which I love). I can’t believe that’s all I’ve seen.
Since my academic interest in Irish history was really 17th and 18th century Ireland, I never really fully got into the early 20th century stuff (which is, of course, kind of important;)). I really need to read more about Yeats, Gonne, Lady Gregory and all of those interesting figures. Definite drama!
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Just finished Mom. It was a really well done revenge film, for sure. So much better than Kaabil which was so pathetic and offensive. In that hospital scene you describe in your review so well, you really know that you’re seeing a great actress at work. I thought Sajal Ali was also so heartbreaking in the role. I didn’t like Nawazuddin or Akshaye as much as you did, though I generally am a big fan of both. Hardly noticed the music even though it was A.R. Rahman which was weird but the general mood of the film was effective so it must have been good!
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Sridevi is so amazing in that film. She’s the only thing that makes it work. Not that it is a bad film and she carries it, exactly, but that it was clearly written and changed around knowing that her character would be the strongest part and everything else would fade into the background.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 9:03 PM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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My chronological trek through Shah Rukh Khan’s films has been a challenge for me, at times, too. There are some I really didn’t enjoy as films, even when his performances were just fine (Hey Ram, for instance). But it has been interesting and illuminating. One thing for sure: I now have a better idea of which ones I want to own! I am thinking of doing an actress chronology next. Or even a supporting actor. NOT Johnny Lever.
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Does anyone like Johnny Lever? You’re getting towards the end, right? Hmmm…which actress would you try next? I just watched Mom and I feel like I need to go back and watch all the classic Sridevi.
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Sridevi would be a great choice! I think I will reprise this idea for Margaret’s Monday question post.
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Anupam Kher would be a really interesting one, although also a little overwhelming. Akshaye Khanna would be short, but also really interesting, his career took some twists and turns. Aamir would be fun, a lot shorter than Shahrukh, but a similar journey through the silly 90s to the intense 2000s. Juhi Chawla would be an interesting actress to follow, started as light 90s heroine in a whole variety of films, and then slowly moved into more of the small indie comedy scene.
if you are willing to branch out to directors, there’s only one answer: Yash Chopra. Every film is a gem, and a fascinating 50 year journey through film history. If not Yash, Raj Kapoor.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 7:19 PM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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A classic director like Yash Raj or Raj Kapoor would be cool. I might also try Hrishikesh Mukherjee or Mani Ratnam, too.
Another actress to follow chronilogically might be Sharmila Tagore or Tabu. It is a good question for a Monday, too!
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Sharmila would be fascinating! Although maybe too much? actresses back then worked A LOT, and you would probably run into a lot of frustrating brick walls with film availability.
I might also lean away from Hrishikesh, just because he did a fair number of similar films. Very good films, but he doesn’t have the diversity that Yashji or Raj Kapoor do, I don’t think. At least for me, his films would start to blur together a bit too much.
And definitely a Monday question!
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 9:37 PM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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So much interesting thinking and reading this week! I feel weirdly guilty reading Anne Perry novels, because of the whole, ya know, murder thing. I shouldn’t, I don’t think. She was young, and she’s served her sentence. But I do.
I’m debating whether to watch Shetland on Netflix. It’s based on a series of murder mysteries by Ann Cleeves which I just love: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/ann-cleeves/. Has anyone else been watching it? Have you read the books, and how do they compare?
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I don’t feel guilty about reading Anne Perry (because of the “young, served her time”) part. But it is slightly disturbing every once in a while when the detective is talking about the mentality of the murderer and you realize that she really knows what she is writing about.
I haven’t read either the Ann Cleeves books, or seen the show. However, after I finish the new Anne Perry, I will be looking for a new series, so maybe I should try them! Fall is always my murder mystery time, it’s just the perfect kind of book to curl up with on a rainy windy day.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 9:55 AM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Wow, I just looked Anne Perry up! I’ve never read her books…but I’ve almost picked them up in the past (I only read historical mysteries). I knew about the crime from the Peter Jackson film, but never knew about this connection. You learn something new everyday.
If you’re looking for great history mystery series my favorite of all time is the C.S. Harris/Sebastian St. Cyr series. Also really like Deanna Raybourn’s series and now reading and enjoying the Susan Elia MacNeal WWII series.
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Oh fun! I don’t know why I didn’t think to “use” you as a resource before for book recommendations.
I picked up my first Anne Perry because of the murder thing, I was curious. And then I discovered they are just really well done mysteries! There’s a reason she was a famous best selling author even before the connection came out. If you can get past the whole murder thing, you might enjoy them. She does a great job with the history bits in particular. The series I read, the Thomas Pitt ones, she is slowly moving forward through Victorian eras. The series started in 1875 I think, and is now in 1894, and she has carefully followed the times in terms of changing fashion, technology, politics, everything. The kind of little touches that add a lot, things like the characters thinking “wow this is a lot easier now that we have the telephone!” And political debates and major issues and scandals that would be related to the time period and all of that. Not to mention the characters themselves growing and changing over 19 years.
Of course, I finished all of them already, and murder mysteries are hard rereads (becuase you find yourself suddenly remembering the solution halfway through and then lose interest), so every fall I read the new one, and then I need another series. I will keep your recommendations in mind.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 10:13 AM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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I have devoured both Vera Stanhope and the Shetland/Jimmy Perez series by Ann Cleeves. They are kind of bleak, but the main characters are great, and the settings can be super wintry.
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I do love historical mysteries.I’d read them any time.Sebastian St.Cyr was a hot favorite till I discovered Kate Ross’s Julian Kestrel series about a Regency dandy.John Maddox Roberts’ SPQR series set in Rome is always good for a reread.How can you say no to a book which begins…
I BLAME IT ALL ON ALEXANDER THE Great. Ever since that little Macedonian twit decided that he had to conquer the whole world before he was old enough to shave, every fool with a sword and a decent pair of boots has sought to do the same.
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That line reminds me of the voice in the Lindsay Davis Ancient Rome series. I need to read the Kate Ross series but I know I’ll be sad that she passed after the third book and there will be no more!
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Siddharth is back! With a trilingual (Tamil,Telugu and Hindi) horror movie. It also stars Andrea Jeremiah, who you might remember from Annayum Rasoolum.
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I’ve been painting the doors in my house and retouching the paintwork a bit before diwali. Cleaning work is mostly on track but I can’t seem to beg a full day off from work to get this all done.
I’m wondering if the Delhi fireworks sale ban would have an adverse effect on air quality in my town post diwali. Last year we woke up to smog and scratchy throats and clogged up sinuses the day after diwali. I’m thinking of going either completely smokeless or the extremely bare minimum fireworks wise.
Watching: Finished Fargo. I did like the second season better though but I guess that probably because of Kirsten Dunst. Watched the absolutely lovely About Time and I didn’t expect to be so moved by that film. Watched the last three episodes of Modern Family season 8 while doing chores.
Thinking: well mostly about how fun Indian politics has become of late. In terms of entertainment I mean.
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I am not painting my house or anything, but yesterday I did my bimonthly (is that right? Every two months?) wash of my sofa slipcovers. They take a full day to dry, so now my sofa is deconstructed, and there are huge heavy wet pieces of fabric draped on every available surface. I have hope that they they will finally be dry when I come home tonight and I can enjoy that brief period when the sofa feels completely clean and bright and pretty.
I really need to learn more about this, because there has never been an issue that I know of with air pollution following the 4th of July here. Noise pollution, sure, but not air. Maybe it is just because it is more of a “public” holiday rather than a private one, the tradition is to go to a park and enjoy fireworks with a thousand other people, instead of each of those thousand at home setting of their own.
I love Kirsten Dunst and I am so glad she is getting a second innings in her career!
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I really felt felt her as an actress with Bachelorette. The depth was amazing there.
I guess India needs to have an actual ecological disaster following an ecologically disastrous festival celebration to prove the point. I wonder what kinda body count would make a difference to people. 100+ dead and 2-3000 in hospitals?? That would be news for a week!
Although, I watched The Bay like three years ago and for a month I couldn’t eat any eggs and I thought how easily that could happen here.
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Wrong holiday, but still: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttingal_temple_fire
For Kirsten Dunst, one of my favorite things was an oral history I read of the making of Bring it On. Most of the rest of the cast were older, but Kirsten was close to the age of her character. And apparently she was sweet and young and went home and studied for her classes every night, while all the other early twenties cast were partying all night. They sort of felt protective of her. Which was nice to read, that she was always a decent hardworking person, even as a child star. Makes me even happier that she is doing such interesting stuff now and being respected for it.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 12:19 PM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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The first time I noticed her was literally in Interview with a Vampire
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Jumanji! my first reaction to hearing there would be a remake was “but how can you replace Kirsten Dunst?”
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 9:05 PM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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I remember the angst in her eyes. That’s her thing. The angst. Even in a happy scene there’s something lurking there that’s deeper than the pretty emotion around.
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Ooh. Interview with a Vampire (based on the book, not necessarily the movie) would be fun to re-cast! Casting Tom Cruise as L’Estat was simply malpractice. Brad Pitt did ok, but yes, Kirsten Dunst was revelatory.
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Watching: I started Anbe Sivam, can’t wait to finsh it and read your review 🙂
Reading: I read you post about Padmavati and all comments about it (does it count?)
Thinking and talking almost only about driving a car. I have done my first lessons and I’m both happy and depressed. Happy because I always wanted to do it, and depressed because I thought it will be less stressful. Maybe I just waited too long, and should done it when I was younger and less aware?
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I rewatched Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania this weekend and I enjoyed it like always 🙂
Yesterday, I ended up watching Salaam Namaste. I saw this movie when I was younger with my mom but back then I missed a lot of stuff. I didn’t really like it much when rewatching it now. It was too cheesy and honestly, Saif’s character was annoying. I did really like the first meeting of Preity and Saif at the wedding though. That was so cute! But other than that part of the movie and Preity’s smile, I don’t have any reason to watch this movie again.
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Saif’s character is so horrible in that film! He crosses so many lines for me, so many times that he is just too much in the wrong to ever crawl back to be forgiven.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 4:00 PM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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It is! Honestly Preity is the only reason I got through the entire movie.
I think now my favorite Siddharth Anand film is Anjaana Anjaani.
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I still love Bang Bang best. Forever and ever and ever.
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 4:21 PM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Bang Bang has a couple of good songs but other than that, I hated the movie.
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Anjaana Anjaani is somewhat underrated. It’s very odd, but I remember it so well that it must have made an impact. I’m going to rewatch Salaam Namaste someday soon and I’m nervous I will feel the same on the rewatch. I do like the songs at least.
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I don’t remember it to be a great movie, but Anjaana Anjaani was quite fun.
The title song of Salaam Namaste is pretty good!
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I’ve had a really social week, so no time to really watch anything much. I am STILL plowing my way through Aarakshan, which is a thousand years long, but the end is in sight and I am waiting to see Amitabh Bachchan victorious and Manoj Bajpayee publicly humiliated, and it will involve Hema Malini in some way. The early parts, where they are arguing about which students to let in to college, were just a little too reminiscent of my actual job, but the part where Amitabh and Reema and Deepika are being hounded from the town are pretty interesting.
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I feel so bad for you with your Aarakshan slog! Although it also reminds me I need to go back and try to finish the Memoirs of a Thug book before Aamir’s movie comes out. Speaking of slogs.
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You still have an entire year for that though. Plus weren’t you already halfway done with the book?
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A 3rd of the way I think. And I am so tired of it! Thank goodness Aamir takes so long to film. Although, does that also mean we have a full year of odd Aamir hair?
On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 11:40 AM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Yeah, I guess so.
By the way, did you see that new song from Secret Superstar?
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I saw that it existed but haven’t watched it yet. Now that they finally released the song I really wanted, I am much less interested. Next week, right? I’ll be really curious how it is released. It’s a Diwale release (right?) and an Aamir film, but it’s also such a small feeling movie.
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Yeah it’s a Diwali release. I’m curious about how it’ll do since it’s clashing with a huge franchise film like Golmaal but at the same time this is an Aamir film.
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That seems like a really good clash actually. Golmaal is a great “leave your brain at home, don’t pay much attention” film, and Secret Superstar looks like the opposite of that. And they are both good Diwale releases, look like okay films to see with your entire family without embarrassment. It kind of reminds me of when Jab Tak and Son of Sardaar clashed, so different that they wouldn’t really share an audience.
On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 8:59 PM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Yeah, it is a good clash! That’s why I’m curious about how well Secret Superstar will do. Because Aamir Khan is a brand that everyone attracts.
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I stuck it out and was rewarded with a big emotional ending with Hema Malini (looking gorgeous with natural grey hair). Prakash sort of loses the focus on caste reservations around halfway through and the rest of the movie is about good (teaching for love) vs. evil (teaching for profit), and the movie picks up considerable steam. Although Amitabh does do some things that are a bit ethically iffy for actual teachers–never guarantee that a student will get a certain test score, guys!–he embodies the noble teacher instilling a lifelong love of learning. And Manoj is eeeeviiiiil as the guy who just makes his students do worksheets and collects the cash. As a teacher trainer myself I am freshly inspired to go lecture about Universal Grammar for what feels like the five thousandth time.
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See, I am inspired to see what I would look like with grey hair!
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Coming late to the party. I realized I only watched one Indian film last week, Solo on Thursday, the first day it was out. I liked it, and I’m glad I saw the uncut version. People laughed at that part in my theater. My favorite of the four shorts was Trilok.
I went to see Blade Runner 2049 and really liked it. It is LONG. I told my husband and sons not to tease me about long Indian movies, because at 2 hours 45 minutes it was longer than any Indian film I’ve seen for weeks. It’s slow paced, which is like the original. I really liked it, and all those little touches reflecting the world of the first film — the Atari logos and Pan Am building and such.
It was a weekend with lots of my son being home from Purdue for fall break, and driving to pick him up and return him.
Looking forward to Mersal next week on Tuesday, with Vijay. Not sure if I’m going to bother to see Chef, but it is still playing in the theater the coming week.
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I’m kind of enjoying have a week off from movies in theaters. Especially after squeezing in Chef and Solo last week. A little breather before Diwale.
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It took me a good 10 days to get over jet-lag but I managed my first re-watch of JHMS without falling asleep during it.
Since then I’ve seen Qaidi Band and Cooli, after which I was wondering how wealthy young lady was going to adapt to the wages of a coolie but there you go – it’s a movie and Amitabh survived.
Have also resumed my quest to watch SRK movies in order. So it was King Uncle and then Maya Memsaab. King Uncle was kind of sweet but, OMG, the sight of Jackie Shroff on the beach in Harry-High-Pants camo (or something) shorts held up with braces (you might call them suspenders) had me in fits – nearly as bad as him wearing speedos.
It was a re-watch of Maya Memsaab – I first saw it on DVD where there was a flash of SRK’s backside/thigh (blink and miss it kind-of thing). The re-watch was on Netflix and they had the fully edited version.
So am now steeling myself for the melodrama of Baazigar and Darr.
Reading – on Kobo – Jo Nesbo’s latest – The Thirst. Real book – John Le Carre’s Our Game. To follow that will be his The Night Manager which I thought I had read but realised I hadn’t, then a new Peter Robinson (DI Alan Banks series) and David Lagerkrantz’s The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye. I haven’t quite finished Karan Johar’s autobiography which I started ages ago, I think I decided I didn’t like his writing style.
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Baazigar and Darr are such an interesting double bill! Baazigar is fun and has a great twisty plot. But Darr takes the same thing, and makes it kind of deeper and character based.
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