You ready for a baaaaaaaaaaaaaad movie? It’s just bad. And dumb. And weird. But pretty! And Tabu is Full Camp.
Wooo, Fitoor! Available on Netflix in America and some other places, and on einthusan etc. elsewhere. At 3pm Chicago time we will all hit “play” together, and then comment along on this post as thoughts strike us. I will start us off with an “And PLAY” comment exactly at 3pm.
Very excited to share this with you!
dontcallitbollywood 
Here!
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Ready. May have to step away a bit to pay the guy coming to plow the driveway. But…Ahhll be bahaak.
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Yaaaay!!!
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Oh wait. It’s tomorrow? Oops.
Got it wrong again. Everybody enjoy!
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No, today! You got it right!
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Here
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Here
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And PLAY
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There are so many people thanked! For this terrible movie
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Oh UTV! This is it, this is your death. Fitoor bankrupted you and Disney shut you down as an independent studio
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It’s quite sad. They had one of the best intros for their company I’ve ever seen with the dances and powders etc.
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ARK lighting fires! This is totally a Hanakkuh movie
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Okay. Pressing Play.
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PHEW!
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If politics didn’t exist Kashmir looks like a fabulous place to live.
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Yep. And before it was so political, it was the resort area for the whole country, I’ve sometimes described it as kind of like Hawaii. So many people have these beautiful memories of family vacations and things there. And so many movies were filmed there in the 60s and 70s.
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Same. The closest I can imagine in Europe would be the Alps in terms of equal beauty, but none of the political strife.
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This scene is terribly lit. I can barely see what is happening and only know it is Ajay from his voice.
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I can SEE!!!! Thank goodness!!!
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By the way, if your memory is weak, I recommend having the Great Expectations wiki entry open to help you follow along in this movie.
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Somehow I have gone through 44 years of life without ever reading or seeing any Great Expectations movies.
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I read it in middle-school, as is traditional, and then refreshed my memory before watching this movie. Let me know if you want spoilers!
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I only just recognized Ajay!
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When I saw it in theaters, I had a reaction of “wow, I don’t know what it is, but I am really interested in this character” first, followed by “oh, it’s Ajay! No wonder he is so interesting and charismatic”
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And now I can’t see again.
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That is some beautiful woodwork
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SO PRETTY!!!!! So Christmassy!!!! And kind of Dickens feeling with the foreshadowing and exposition and childhood and stuff.
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Man it’s pretty out there. I’d like a houseboat there and Shashi Kapoor as my weird houseboy.
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For all the messy plot and characters this is at least a beautiful movie to see and tune out everything else
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The scenery and filming are stunning.
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I’m fond of this child actor who hardly speaks.
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He’s got a great face. Totally unlike adult ARK, but a great face.
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They are both well endowed with noses.
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I’d live in that house. Looks warm.
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Baggy clothes are so cooooold
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Do slingshots ever lead to good things?
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King David?
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Whoa, Filmikudhi was right! This little girl looks spookily like Kat.
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The lips…
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Well, this is already an unhealthy obsession. Little boy, stop thinking about the rich girl!
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They could have actually worn down shoes instead of CUTTING a hole in the toe!
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But wheeeeeeeere would you find worn out shoes in India???
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Or anywhere for that matter.
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TABU!!!! So excited!!!!
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Chandeliers! More and more chandeliers!!!
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There is a bit of Devdas feel to the film.
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THIS ROOM IS SOOOO PRETTY!!!!
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I know, who cares about some guy when you have this great house?
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Her priorities are wack!
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Soooo many shiny things.
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Rekha was cast originally and then dropped out, so Tabu jumped in. Which would you prefer, Tabu or Rekha as Mrs. Havisham?
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I think Rekha would bring a bit more actual threatening energy to it so I prefer that. But Tabu is loving hamming it up so.
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Well REkha would hardly have to act to fill the role, but Tabu CAN act.
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Can I just have everything Tabu wears! I’d wear it all!!
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Oh yeah, Amit Trivedi soundtrack!!! WOOT!
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Dont the children in The Notebook sing the bumblebee song?
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Yes!
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Yes, it’s an actual Kashmiry folk song. It was also used in Mission Kashmir with Hrithik.
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Hey, she can laugh and smile like a regular kid! Yaaaay!
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THE MOVIE DOES HAVE A HANUKKAH PUPPY
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Is this a puppy? YES! It’s a PUPPY!
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This is a weird little girl
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Here is a problem I’ve had with childhood loves since becoming a parent. I just can’t imagine ANY of my children wanting to kiss a girl before puberty. To hang out with them, touch their hair, hug yes, but to kiss? I never realized how odd it was until I had kids, because I sure see it in films often.
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I’ma gonna spoil Great Expectations a little bit for you. The point of the book, and most movie adaptations, is that Mrs. Havisham (Tabu) is forcing these kids into a romance they aren’t really ready for. She is pulling their strings and convincing them they feel these things and it stunts their emotional growth for life.
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Oh, like so many arranged marriages.
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Yeah, and the book subtlely questions that, threads through out the story this sense of unease about this childhood friendship that was given the trappings of an adult romance.
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I always find that really weird, too. If they’re about 11, 12, yeah sure, but not actual children.
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Right now, my nephew is desperately in love with the slow cooker. It lights up, it beeps, and it gives him oatmeal.
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The hallmarks of a healthy relationship.
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I cannot see my 12 year old, or any of his friends yet wanting to actually kiss, but that might change in 6 months…
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My heart just broke.
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Poor little guy. But his brother-in-law really loves him, so he’s got that.
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Great kaftan, great necklace, great house.
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Great insane monologue delivered as though it isn’t insane.
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Here. I have it playing in the background but I will start commenting shortly.
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Honestly it looks like Tabu is trying to seduce a 10 year old.
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yes it does
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Pretty sure that’s how it is supposed to look. And Tabu just gets creepier and creepier for the rest of the film. Such a fun role for her!
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Are we on the scene where little ARK’s sister in law just died?
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Growing up montage after Tabu’s nutty speech
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28 minutes
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How many minutes you have already seen girls?
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28
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27
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WHY IS HE WEARING A SHIRT??? Wouldn’t it be safer to weald without flamible clothing?
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Is Tabu playing this like a drug addict, or just a weird lady? Or combo?
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Yeah, and stupid question: why she looks so bad?
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That’s why I was thinking maybe drug addict? Definitely played up bags under the eyes and things.
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I thought they were trying to make her look older because you know, time passed.
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When I saw the movie first time I thought she is sick
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Attempt to make her look nutty and past her prime instead of super hot
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I think substances are involved here.
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Something elegant and old fashioned like Opium.
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Opium out of an ornate family hookah
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Grown in the backwoods by the same family they have always purchased their Opium from.
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Ahhh there he is, all intense and driven.
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There has been a beautiful slow intro and now I’m ready for the film to speed up.
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It stays pretty dreamy really
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Unfortunately, it NEVER DOES!
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Well the music got faster.
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At some point, people have sex, so that’ also fun
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DOG!!!! Don’t leave your dog!!!!
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