Monthly Archives: October 2017

Happy Shahrukh and Gauri’s Anniversary! My favorite 26 Photos

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My goodness October is busy!  And I suppose it is even more busy in the actual Khan household, with Gauri’s birthday and then the anniversary and then Shahrukh’s birthday.  Anyway, thanks to helpful reminders from the comments, I am throwing up a last minute anniversary post for them.  And since they are both incredibly photogenic, it’s just a bunch of pictures.  And yes, this is in addition to the Birthday Countdown post I already put up.

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Happy 9 Days to Shahrukh’s Birthday! 9 Reasons I Love Him

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It’s his birthday month, and these are 9 reasons I love him, so this is not going to be a very critical post.  Obviously.  But if you love Shahrukh like I do, it may put some things into words that you have been wanting to say.

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Box Office: Golmaal Fails to Golmaal, Secret Superstar Fails to Shine, Mersal is a Miracle

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Well, this is the best week the box office globally has had in months.  And it’s still not as good as, like, February of last year.  Something is up, the numbers are just not coming back. (data as always comes from bollywoodhungama by way of Renttrak here)

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Monday Malayalam: Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal, a Very Light Romance in a Very Dark World

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Well this was fun!  A really really good romance, from back when Mohanlal was young and charming (versus now when he is old and charming).  A good romance that took a progressively darker tone as it went on, but still somehow got through to a satisfying ending.

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Happy 10 Days to Shahrukh’s Birthday! 10 Best SRK Expressions

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A light one after I got sucked in to two posts yesterday.  He jokes sometimes about how he is only working with 5 expressions, but we all know that is a joke, he is really a wonderful actor.  Although he also knows how to use his face in certain set ways that the fans love.  Here are my 10 favorites, feel free to add your own in the comments (reminder: no way to insert images from your computer, but if you can find them online, you can insert an image link by simply going down a line before and after.  It works best with a short link).

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News Round-Up: Abhishek is Spotted, Thugs Tiff, and a Trailer

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Not as much news as their could be today, but I will still pick out the stories I find most interesting to talk about and share them with you all.  Mostly they are on the “isn’t it interesting how this news item is being spun?” level, rather than talking about the news item itself.

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New Youtube Video! Nepotism, Aayush Sharma, Salman Khan, and Karan Johar

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Aayush Sharma inspired me!  Kind of a rambling thing, but I hadn’t posted in awhile and I felt like I should throw something up there.  Oh, and part of it calls back to this post on nepotism as a whole, and this post on the recent Aayush Sharma news.

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Monday Morning Questions Post: Let’s All Rank SRK!

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Happy Monday!  I get to have coffee today!  I go off it over the weekend, and it’s the one thing that makes it kind of exciting to get to Monday morning when I have to go to work.  Anyway, I am all caffeinated and ready to discuss stuff!

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Golmaal Again Review (SPOILERS): Better Than Secret Superstar

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What a fun movie!  Sure, not all the jokes landed for me, but a fair number of them did.  And the cast was clearly having a great time.  And most of all, the filmmakers knew what they were doing!  I could relax and let go and be aware that I was in capable hands.  And to talk about that, I need to get into SPOILERS.  Which kind of matter for this movie, so if you think you might see it in theaters, maybe read the No Spoilers review instead.

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Silly Sunday Post: Happy 11 Days to Shahrukh’s Birthday! 11 Adaptations He Should Be In!

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I am sure you will all have Thoughts in the comments about what I should have included and did not, along with what I included and shouldn’t have, and various other changes I should have made.  And that’s fine, think of this as just a starting point!

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Golmaal Again Review (No Spoilers): Spookily Good

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Two movie weekend!  Secret Superstar Friday night, Golmaal Saturday afternoon.  And it was So Much Fun!!!!  Not a great movie, not by any means, but a very fun silly movie.  I liked it, the two young men sitting behind me liked it, the big family sitting in front of me liked it, and the little boy of the family really really liked it.

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Happy 12 Days to Shahrukh’s Birthday! 12 Happy Facts

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This is a total repost from last year, but on the other hand I had to write two Secret Superstar reviews, and yesterday’s post was loooooooooooong and tomorrow’s post is even longer, so indulge me with a nice little one!  12 things that make me happy about Shahrukh.

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Secret Superstar Review (SPOILERS): An Everyday Story With a Once in a Lifetime Solution

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I already put up my No Spoilers review, now this one will give me a chance to talk about the plot in specifics.  I should say, there’s nothing exactly surprising here, the movie could only end one way once the situation was established, but maybe if you want to be surprised by the details of how it plays out, don’t read on.  On the other hand, if you are unable to see the film for any reason, here is where you can learn what happens and what it is about.

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Secret Superstar Review (No Spoilers): An Odd Mixture of Fantasy and Reality

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I finally saw it!  24 hours after most other people.  Stupid job, keeping me from watching movies in the middle of the week.  Anyway, I’ve seen it now.  There was a lot done really well, but there were also some things that were missing.  The message was holding back a little somehow.

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Friday Classics: Abhimaan, Hrishikesh Mukherjee Does A Star is Born

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Kind of related to Secret Superstar, right?  Another movie about a female protegee of a successful musician.  But completely different in every other way.  Anyway, an interesting film to talk about!

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Last Minute Secret Superstar Post: Khamoshi: The Musical, and a Heroine Who Just Has to Sing!

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Not much else to write about today, and I felt like I couldn’t just let it go with the Shahrukh birthday post and Happy Diwali, so let’s throw in a last minute post on the Secret Superstar theme!

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Happy 14 Days to Shahrukh’s Birthday! 14 Best Performances

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Yesterday I did “top characters“.  This is a post that pairs with it, top performances.  But is different, characters were wonderful people imagined by the script writer who Shahrukh was lucky to play.  These are characters that Shahrukh elevated through his performance. (part of this post is the same as last year, but most of it is new)

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