At least Shahrukh didn’t wait until just after I went to sleep, he released this while I was well into REM. So I don’t feel TOO badly about missing it the exact moment it came out.
New Zero Song! Katrina Being Sexy and Powerful
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Monthly Archives: December 2018
Wednesday Watching Post: What Are You Watching and Reading and Thinking and Listening to on Rajinikanth’s Birthday?
Happy Wednesday! Halfway through the week, I can’t WAIT for it to be done. It’s just one of those weeks. And there’s no new movie on Friday so I can have a whooooole evening to myself.
Global Box Office: Kedarnath Sells More Tickets Than 2.0
Box office day!!!! Yaaaaaay! And we get to see if 2.0 has staying power, and if Kedarnath has opening day power. And then answer to both is…..sort of! (as always, figures from bollywoodhungama)
Let’s Play Paperdolls with Celebrities!
This is a game suggestion from my sister, and I promised to give her credit, so here it is!!!! Credit!!!! Now that Nick-PC have broken the India-America celebrities bar, who else would we put together, were we to control the universe?
New Podcast! Me and Moviemavengal/Pardesi Talk About 2.0
Sorry, the connection was really really fuzzy, so the first bit is very choppy. But then it gets better.
News Round-Up: Prerna Arora is in Jail, Manikarnika is still in Post-Production, Janhvi Kapoor is in a Helicopter?
Happy news round-up day! I mostly just want to talk about Prenaa Arora, because I love talking about her. And I want you all’s (y’all’s? y’alls?) opinion on it. But there’s also another fun “Manikarnika is a disaster from which none of us can escape” quote from set, and a “oh Karan, don’t even pretend this isn’t nepotism” story about Janhvi.
An Important Question For Our Time: What is the Sexiest Scene in Indian Film?
I don’t think anyone has formed a definitive answer to this before? Or, perhaps, even been brave enough to pose the question!!! But I feel like if anyone is qualified to answer such a vital open research topic, it is the DCIB community.
Fan Review ReRun: Let’s Look Back on Shahrukh’s Lament for the Powerlessness of the Star, the Day After the Ambani Wedding
Am I the only one who kept thinking about the Dubrovnic section during the Ambani wedding coverage? Surely not, right? That kind of panicked “you have to like me! Don’t get mad at me!” feeling of the star “Aryan Khanna” in the face of the uberrich?
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Hindi Film 101 ReRun: The Basics of The Ambanis
Should this be my tradition? Every Ambani Wedding week, I repost this? I guess, because I know so little about the family that it’s not like I will ever have anything to add to it.
Monday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me As I Recover From a Wild Weekend?
Good morning! I did not have the healthiest best weekend (binged Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, drank a whole bottle of sparkling grape juice, made myself a cake) and work is a bit of a shock to the system today. So, distract me! Ask me questions!
Katching Up on Koffee: Diljit and Badshah! Two nice boys from the Punjab!
What an interesting episode!!!! Exactly what we have been asking for, Karan breaking out of the usual circuit of guests and being open to new topics and new considerations. Also, yes, a lot about Salman and Shahrukh, but from a different angle than usual.
Mirzya Review: Yep, This is the Legend of Mirzya-Sahiban All Right!
WARNING! This is a freakishly long review!!!! It’s a combination of the no spoiler and spoiler reviews I originally posted, and also I got very excited about the spoiler review and it was already super long even before I combined the two. So if you loved loved loved this movie, enjoy! And if you just love over-analysis, enjoy! And if neither of those things are true, skip!
Bonus Silly Sunday: Darr Sequel! With a Happy Ending
I forgot about this, Patricia Merry and I wrote a Darr sequel in the comments ages back. Doesn’t seem fair to post the one MKP wrote with me and skip the other one.
Silly Sunday (ReRun) Shameless Pandering Fanfic: Shahrukh as a (sexy) Angel
It’s Christmas Eve, I will give you an early present: Shahrukh fanfic, because it’s the only kind anyone reads/wants. And Christmas themed, Sexy Angel Shahrukh! Sexy Sacrificial Family Man Angel Shahrukh!
Christmas Giveaway Week 4! And the Winner Is…..FilmiLibrarian!
Week 4! My goodness time goes fast. And you get to see the card from week 3! Which was a bit silly, because I was in a silly mood.
Kedarnath Review (SPOILERS): Oh Good, the Old Brahmin Man Survived, He’s the MOST Important
OH THIS MOVIE!!!!!! Mad me so angry at how they ended it! But I only got angry because I cared, the rest of the film was good enough to make me care. If you want to know what happens and why I am angry, you can read the rest of the review. If you want to go in fresh, you can read the No Spoilers review.
Kedarnath Review (No Spoilers): A Great Debut for Sara, Until the Very End
This is a hard review to write, because I don’t want to spoil the movie, but then on the other hand I need to be give you a clue of what kind of a film it will be so you can make an informed decision about whether or not to watch it. I guess I will just say that I really liked the opening and the middle, but the ending did not work for me AT ALL. So if you are able to enjoy a movie in pieces, can separate out sections, you will enjoy it a lot. But if you can’t block out bits and pieces, (like me), then the bitter ugly bit is going to end up ruining the rest of it. So, BE AWARE!
Saturday Small Talk: What Do You Want to Talk About While I Sleep In?
I am a lazy bear today! Stayed up too late seeing Kedarnath and then trying to keep my eyes open to write a review, on top of a series of late nights and busy times. So today I am giving myself some time to just do absolutely nothing. Except pick up my rugs from the cleaners that I can only get to on Saturdays. But otherwise, NOTHING!
Next Friday Classic Announcement! Akaash Vani!!!! See How Progressive a Sex Farce Crew Can Be
I assume this is good? I haven’t actually watched it myself. But I have seen the EPIC final speech from the heroine, which is enough to make me want to see the whole thing. So, I will watch it, and then review it for you on Friday 12/14.
Handy Quiz! Are You an Alpha, Beta, or Zeta Lover?
This is a fun off-shoot of this post, in which I described (as I saw them) the three types of romantic fantasy men in Indian film. But let’s make this fun and turn it into one of those silly magazine quizzes! Are you an Alpha, Beta, or Zeta lover?
TGIF: Christmas Themed! Men and Women in Green (Like Elves!) Prabhas to Shahrukh to Anushka Shetty
I tried really really hard to come up with good imaginative theme this week. And then I gave up and decided “Green! Like Christmas!” (disclaimer: green turns out to be a really tricky shade! Some of these photos looked green on my home computer and not on my work one. After spending some time squinting, I just gave up and accepted that color can be subjective)
Friday Classics: Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Everyone Gets a Happy Ending! And Katrina Gets Her Best Ever Role
Huh! This was an even better movie than I remembered! Managed to balance real feeling relationships and specific characters with broad comedy.
The FanFic MKP and I Wrote in the Comments for Fawad Khan’s Birthday
I tried to skip a week of fanfic, but apparently I can’t and I will always get sucked in against my will. So here is the fanfic MKP and I wrote in the comments of the Fawad Khan birthday post, inspired by a discussion of how most of the time he looks truly other worldly in his beauty.
New Simmba Song! Yet Another Remix That Just Makes Me Miss the 90s
I can’t believe it, Karan released this on twitter exactly 5 minutes after I went to bed. He must be watching me through his secret cameras and waiting until I go to sleep and only then releasing new stuff. Evil Karan! EVIL! Or at least, a little mean.
Let’s Play Another Game! How Would You Do On an Indian Film Quiz?
More holiday fun! Probably not as fun as the MadLibs post, or yesterday’s “hook-up date marry kill” characters post (which you can still comment on) but still pretty good. And the best part, there are no clear answers! Every game could end up different. and the other best part is, it gives us all something light and brainless to do while we all (including myself) are overwhelmed with holiday schedules.
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