Happy Friday! Kind of a ramshackle end to a ramshackle week, not sure how many people will join me. But who cares! I love this movie!
Jaan-E-Mann! It’s strange, it’s beautiful, it’s everything. Oh, and it’s on Netflix.
At 3pm Chicago time I will put up a comment “and PLAY” and y’all can start with me. Or, if you arrive late, just fastforward to however many minutes past 3pm Chicago time it is. That is, if you join at 4:15, fastforward to 75 minutes. And then we all just comment along together! It’s fun!
dontcallitbollywood 
Age is off, that baby is way younger than a year.
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Agreed! Maybe she left when she was 5-6 months pregnant? So the kid is younger?
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But the dialogue said it was the baby’s birthday!
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Good point!
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Hey! This plot point came back! And Salman has suddenly become a good person!
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You kind of deserve it, Salman!
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You were a jerk!
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Got give him, or really the writers credit, he apologizes well.
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I am sure Salman didn’t agree to the part unless he got redeemed and I am sure he had input in the apology dialogue.
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Also, John just hangs out at the restaurant all day and night?!
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Those writers, they NEVER leave the cafe!
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CAR SEAT! CAR SEAT!!!! CAR SEAT CAR SEAT CAR SEAT!!!!
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I always think the exact same thing when I watch that scene!
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Do you think Akshay laughs like that in real life?
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I’ve only heard him laugh like this in this movie, so either it’s his normal laugh and he only used it once, or he invented it just for this.
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I really hope he used it just for this,otherwise is POOR family.
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Unless she’s a Rockefeller, NOONE can afford a house like that in New York!
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I just assumed it was off in the suburbs. Also, the answer for her apartment! Her rich family can subsidize a tiny apartment if she isn’t willing to live in their house.
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THis AMerican audition has SO MANY ACCENTS!
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Also, the campaign folks in NY are not AMerican. NO ONE in this movie is AMerican.
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Maybe it’s an international company filming an international campaign in New York?
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Or maybe there are more Australians and Brits in Mumbai.
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I really really want brownies with walnuts now
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I want to eat at the restaurant Filmkudhi linked the menu to. And I do want the fish.
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This is a legitimate brilliant ad sell! It’s not even “ha ha, boys can’t take care of babies”, it’s “if you love your wife, change a daiper!”
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Yupp. These are the scenes that I think Salman had input in. He is great at creating scenes that portray him in the best light!
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I also totally believe that he has changed many diapers in real life for the many nieces and nephews
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I am sure.
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Oh he embarrassement! I can’t stand it!
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If anyone proposed to me in the middle of a big family event, I would turn them down on principle. It’s just not cool! And especially not with Preity’s family, UGH. I can see why she wanted to move out.
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Pretty awful
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The song does an amazing job of making you feel her trapped state.
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Oh maybe, Preity’s family hires her to decorate their house with all these flowers. Maybe this is why she is confused about interior design versus florist.
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Maybe the whole shop is just to help fill up her massive family home?
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They have to keep her in business. If not, how can she afford that apartment and a full-time nanny/maid.
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While still retaining her “independence” that is.
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The best kind of independence is definitely the kind you don’t have to pay for.
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Bringing out the little kids? That’s really a low blow?
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You know what is missing in this song – HER CHILD!
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Hopefully off being fitted for a CAR SEAT
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You don’t actually have to fit those, Infant and child – two sizes. And that kid could fit into both.
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SO MUCH PRESSURE!!!!
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I love Akshay super awkward hug!
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When did they out cameras in Preity’s house? I thought they were just creeping with binoculars!
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The hooked the telescope up to a projector, like normal people do
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I’m really appreciating how well-constructed this is! Salman doesn’t know what happened today, it was the one day that Akshay was off with Preity without him, so far as he knows Preity said “yes” because she is truly in love. Him re-entering her life would just mess up her world. But of course we the audience know that Preity only said yes because of MASSIVE PRESSURE.
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I miss Salman’s costumes.
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I want him to have this serious converesation with his uncle with that lucious red wig on.
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The special effects in this movie are so ridiculous!
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I’m not sure standing on your knees to pretend you are a little person counts as a special effect.
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Ha! I was actually commenting on the glass shattering when Salman found out Preity was engaged. But agreed that standing on your knees to pretend you are a little person does NOT count as a special effect.
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Oh yeah, those glass shards were kinda ridiculous.
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Don’t blame the uncle! You were a grown ass man!
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America = Rich in Indian films.
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They really got that ad campaign going fast! He’s already in Times Square?
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How does she know it is Suhan?!
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LOVE!
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I think it is the same-same highlights! It gives them magical powers!
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She can recognize his sobs.
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He didn’t seem like he cried that much when they were together. He was too busy being a suppperstaaar!
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Maybe he missed out on a role and she got to hear the aftermath?
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Ahhh makes sense now!
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Awwww, American Anupam! I want him to comfort me next time I am feeling down!
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Why doesn’t Salman adopt a child? They do adoption in India, it is tons of movies – K3G…
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Ah, a single man has a really hard time adopting. Like, it’s a legit legal issue. Even Sushmita had a hard time adopting as a single woman. In Reality, Salman has mentioned occasionally the possibility of having a child as a single person with the assumption it would be by surrogate.
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Okay, Preity’s older brother? Same guy who knew the truth all those years in Dilwale and didn’t tell Kajol until way at the end! He just likes keeping secrets and ruining people.
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Oooo, Preity’s family, I do not like you! Really not cool to hide Salman’s letters.
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Piya does not need someone to “take care” of her, jerkface!
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Or maybe she does given that she needs a full-time maid in New York!
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No! She supports herself as a florist interior decorator!
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Well… she does have a kid. Having another helper there does make a difference. Just like mothers want a woman to”take care” of their sons. Though given the brother’s actions, you are right, I’m sure sexism plays a role.
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I am not of fan of Priety’s peach, and I really hate it when they match the blush to the clothing.
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Hello cute 6-9 month old baby.
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Little babies in bangles is totes cute. That’s all.
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So cute!
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Maid has the most appropriate reaction to seeing a random stranger in their house holding Preity’s child!
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Soni Razdan!!!
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She pops up in the most surprising places!
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YES! Comb your hair back! It looked better that way!
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Prepare yourself to consider if Akshay shaved or waxed
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Wax. It is way too smooth!
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Honestly, his raw emotion was strong I had a hard time remembering to look at his chest.
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It’s a surprisingly powerful scene, right? This is such a silly plot in a silly movie, but he really brings it.
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I completely forgot that Soni plays Preity’s mother in this movie!
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Preity – you read fast!
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Or Salman writes big
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I love Preity’s reaction here! It tells you so much about her life for the past year, that she was so pressured and brainwashed by her family and lost all trust in her own heart.
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Americana Airlines!
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Akshay – you are doing a pretty good job in this scene!
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Damn, this tear scene great! AKshay is good. I should like him more.
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Preity – you are in love and were married to someone who NOONE has anything nice to say? Isn’t that a huge red flag?
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Wait, how can Salman leave, doesn’t he have an ad campaign?
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I think he stayed just long enough to finish it?
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Is this a different baby?
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Unclear.
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I’ll have to rewind to see.
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More weird accents!!!
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Russian!
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Bad Russian accent!
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We’ve only seen the curled fancy hair of his astronaut girlfriend, I kinda hope she has an alien face.
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Well, not alien I guess. Alien would have been better.
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Remember the bit about 7 people in the world who look like you?
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I remember it being unbelievable.. Okay, the plot winds back.
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So you see that the woman your boyfriend was in love with his whole life looks exactly like you and your response is this seems like a dream??? I would RUN!!!
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Well, she didn’t have much of an exit available…
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HA! This made me laugh out loud!
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