I said there were 4 strong contenders for yesterday’s award, most disappointing. But there were 5 times as many for this award! And yet the box office this year was record breakingly bad. Which says interesting things about what kinds of promotions do and don’t work and what kind of films do and don’t work and so on.
I completely forgot our southerners last week, and I am doing an all-Hindi “Best of 2017” contest, so I really feel like I need to make up for it. And the best way I can is an Entire Post of Southern Gentleman. In their native garb.
Happy Birthday Dips! Sorry I am so late, early January is a bear to deal with. But I am taking a break from the make-up-for-the-holidays rush of work at work, and the cleaning of the apartment and putting away of presents at home, in order to write this post. Because I love you, 32 times over.
I am stunned that I am the only one who reacted to Rana’s tweet with the first look for the new Haathi Mere Saathi by going “oh no! My CHILDHOOD!” Especially because I didn’t even see the original as a child, only as an adult who was feeling childish. But there is something so magical about that original, the purity of it, I really don’t want it to be spoiled by any kind of new take. Although, on the other hand, the magical purity of the original is probably what will protect it, nothing new and dark and dangerous can ever break its power.
There were 4 strong contenders for me for this award this year, Rangoon and Tubelight and Tiger Zinda Hai and Jagga Jasoos. But I went with Rangoon by a hair.
I forgot how much the outsiders in the love triangle have to do in this song! There’s Mandira Bedi all over the place, but this bit has Kuljit too, and he will show up again later. (full index of DDLJ coverage here)
Well, romance is in the air! Or at least couples are in the air. Everyone is pairing up in their own way
This was a hard one! I was torn between Shashiji and Vinod Sir until the last minute. But I think Shashi edges Vinod out by a hair. And, I am sorry, but Om Puri didn’t even make it to consideration for me. (this doesn’t mean voting is closed! You can put your own pick in the comments on this post here)
There are many separate posts for you to vote on, but I wanted to put them all in one place for convenience and also to remind you to vote!!!!! Oh, and very important especially since I limited my suggestions to Hindi, WRITE INS ARE ALLOWED!!!!!!!! If your favorite film, or best film, or most disappointing film of the year was non-Hindi, go ahead and put that in your comment. Not sure how I will count them, but I’ll do an honorable mention section or something.
I don’t know about you, but I am very very happy to be in 2018. It sounds like a nice solid kind of year. However, I am also in the middle of the post-holiday blahs. So I thought I would cheer myself up with a nice post, and cheer you up too if you need it!
Happy Wednesday! And Happy Return to Regular Life. Which, yes, means there will be new film reviews going up on regular schedule starting this Friday. Sorry for the interval, I had time to write during the holidays but not time to watch anything new.
So many options here! More than you think, 2017 was a happy year in many ways. But the question is, which, to me, was the happiest?
Terrible terrible news! You thought Shraddha in for Vaani was the worst heroine casting news possible, you haven’t heard this! Oh AISH!!!!! Why do you torture us so?
Well, Tiger is still going strong! Generally great box office to varying degrees worldwide. Everything else is in its shadow.
Final chance to judge me! Which of my fanfics of 2017 did you like best? And remember, whatever you pick here my influence what I write more of in 2018!
Teaser and title are finally out for the Aanand L Rai movie! I am not sure yet what I think. Maybe you tell me what you think and that will help.
Something extra fun for you and torturous for me, you get to vote on which posts you liked best! And I get to go “wait, that one? The one I did no work on and didn’t even much like, that’s the one you want?”
Something extra fun for you and torturous for me, you get to vote on which posts you liked best! And I get to go “wait, that one? The one I did no work on and didn’t even much like, that’s the one you want?”
Happy Monday! I don’t have to work! And I may not be sitting in front of my computer waiting for your questions and quick to answer them, sorry about that. But I am still putting up the post! Just so we have it for the rest of the week.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!! Everyone else in the world has been doing their year end lists this past week, but not me! I am a COMPLETEST!!!! I will not do my 2017 awards until every last second of 2017 is finished.
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