Friday WatchAlong: Happy New Year!!! We Are Watching HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! 3pm Chicago Time

Posted on January 1, 2021 by mredlich21

Shahrukh! And, to a lessor degree, Boman and Sonu and Dips and Jackie and Abhishek and even Vivaan!!!! It’s all happiness all the time.

Happy New Year! It’s on Netflix, it has the perfect title, and it is a super silly happy movie where we can all hate on SRK’s hair and misogyny.

I will put up an “And PLAY!” comment at 3pm Chicago time, and then we can all comment along right here.

387 thoughts on “Friday WatchAlong: Happy New Year!!! We Are Watching HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! 3pm Chicago Time”

filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:00 pm said:

Shah Rukh – you are a jerk!

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- Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:01 pm said:
  
  Yep
  
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shantisal on January 1, 2021 at 4:01 pm said:

Foot in mouth time No. 1, Charlie

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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:01 pm said:

I say, this is his internal argument. He is already in love/like with Dips, and is going back and forth in his mind about if he can reconcile his feelings with her status. So, like, he is articulating his worst thoughts because he is struggling to overcome them?

Or else he is just a jerk.

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Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:01 pm said:

Deepika looks so ethereal with that yellow and white ensemble

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filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:02 pm said:

Dude – using English to get out of being a jerk…. NOT COOL!

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Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:02 pm said:

“WHy respect Mohini?” idk I love this delivery

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- filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:03 pm said:
  
  I know! I love it too!
  
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Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:04 pm said:

Idk this might be my favorite song

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- mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:04 pm said:
  
  This is definitely my favorite song
  
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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:04 pm said:

SEE??? He is already in love, so all those bad things he said/thought don’t really count, because done deep he loves her.

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Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:04 pm said:

Ok, this is my favourite song in the whole movie! So calming and just nice to listen to

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filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:05 pm said:

I love this song so much!

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Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:06 pm said:

Deepika is all of us rn

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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:06 pm said:

Oof, stairs shot

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filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:07 pm said:

Deepika might be one of the best things about his movie for me. I totally have a full-on girl crush on her here!

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- Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:08 pm said:
  
  You’re not the only one!
  
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shantisal on January 1, 2021 at 4:09 pm said:

This judges bit – a giggle

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shantisal on January 1, 2021 at 4:10 pm said:

OOh, Vishal’s back is very hairy – ick

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Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:12 pm said:

Deepika is so in control in this speech that it just makes me love her more and more!

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- mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:12 pm said:
  
  And everyone on the team is so into it!
  
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Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:13 pm said:

Those outfits are so wonderful!!

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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:14 pm said:

The costumes for this number are so delightful! And I like to think Farah just gave them very loose move instructions, and told them “do it as bad as possible in your own special way”

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Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:14 pm said:

But what is a Chamiya

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- mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:15 pm said:
  
  “Beautiful Girl”, says the internet, more generally “dance girl”
  
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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:14 pm said:

There’s a thing about how the hardest thing for a good dancer is to pretend to be a bad dancer. But luckily, Farah cast the worst dancers in the industry for this movie, so it isn’t hard at all!

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Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:15 pm said:

Wow Deepika doesn’t get it

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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:16 pm said:

My parents have a hard time with this part because they feel so bad for the little girl dance team who really deserved to win.

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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:18 pm said:

The customers at Dips’ club are so nice and supportive!

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Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:19 pm said:

Oh wow I totally forgot this is the halfway point

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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:20 pm said:

Random Korean heritage actor is so hot. He was the TV fight host in Sultan too. Always happy to see him.

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Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:20 pm said:

And so this predicted the rise of K-Pop

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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:21 pm said:

This feels strangely similar to Chak De. Right? Arriving at the competition without support?

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shantisal on January 1, 2021 at 4:21 pm said:

They have social distancing jackets

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Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:21 pm said:

Ugh, why did Shahrukh SHAVE

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filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:21 pm said:

Not digging SRK’s new look!

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- mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:21 pm said:
  
  Yeah, what happened to his hair? Way way too black!
  
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- Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:22 pm said:
  
  Beard is always best with him at that age
  
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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:22 pm said:

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS!!!

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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:23 pm said:

See, he’s flirting with the hotel lady because he THINKS he should be more attracted to her, but he actually secretly likes Dips. It’s like when a little boy pulls the braids of the girl he likes.

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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:24 pm said:

Hey! I have the same bangs as the little boy, now that they have grown out!

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filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:25 pm said:

Why is the random racism thrown into this movie?

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shantisal on January 1, 2021 at 4:25 pm said:

Foot in mouth no. 2 Charlie

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filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:25 pm said:

And you are back to being a jerkface, SRK!!!!! Yupp, I cannot forgive you because you have NOT learned!

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procrastinatrix on January 1, 2021 at 4:26 pm said:

Hi All! Finally got set up at my mom’s. Just heard “Sleep!” from Mohini. Am I in the right place?

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- Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:27 pm said:
  
  Yep! Now Sonu and Deepika are talking not he balcony
  
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- mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:28 pm said:
  
  Right now, Mohini has just shwon up at the dinner
  
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Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:26 pm said:

Deepika really shouldn’t forgive him but she’s so loveable that I have to agree with her feelings

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Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:26 pm said:

Saint Sonu, being the best friend/elder brother we all want, or just a better love interest if SRK wasn’t in the movie

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- procrastinatrix on January 1, 2021 at 4:28 pm said:
  
  In my head canon version of this movie, Mohini and Sonu (Jag?) end up together.
  
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  - Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:29 pm said:
    
    They are so perfect!!
    
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procrastinatrix on January 1, 2021 at 4:27 pm said:

I missed the worst misogynist parts with Mohini. Yay!

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- filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:28 pm said:
  
  Or you came in on the worst misogynistic scene of the movie!
  
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  - procrastinatrix on January 1, 2021 at 4:29 pm said:
    
    Well I came in at the end of the most misogynistic scene in my opinion. The scene with Sonu is him trying to be a good friend to her, even if he should be sweeping her up in his arms instead!
    
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    - filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:30 pm said:
      
      I am a bit behind, I think! Glad you came in at the end!
      
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      - procrastinatrix on January 1, 2021 at 4:31 pm said:
        
        Me too!
        
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filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:27 pm said:

I hate this scene so much! Why are y’all bowing down/trying to explain away an insensitive jerk?!

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shantisal on January 1, 2021 at 4:27 pm said:

Sonu is lovely in this scene

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Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:29 pm said:

I just audibly screamed I LOVE her in this outfit. Blue looks so good on her

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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:30 pm said:

You can only pick one: Which tuxedo jacket?

I like Abhishek’s peach myself

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- procrastinatrix on January 1, 2021 at 4:30 pm said:
  
  Can I pick Jacki’s?
  
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  - mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:33 pm said:
    
    Of course!
    
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- shantisal on January 1, 2021 at 4:31 pm said:
  
  SRK’s blue
  
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  - mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:33 pm said:
    
    It has that cool two color lapel, so that’s nice
    
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  - shantisal on January 1, 2021 at 4:34 pm said:
    
    But Sonu’s chartreuse looks good on him
    
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- filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:31 pm said:
  
  Sonu’s looks surprisingly handsome in the chartreuse! And that is a very difficult color!
  
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  - Kirre Ranin on January 1, 2021 at 4:32 pm said:
    
    I agree with you 100%! I can’t stop looking at him
    
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- Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:34 pm said:
  
  Really all of them but Sonu and Abhishek
  
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procrastinatrix on January 1, 2021 at 4:33 pm said:

This version of Jackie is so much more attractive than hairy Jackie in a speedo. The only movie where he looks better to me is Devdas.

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Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:34 pm said:

Oh maybe this is my favorite song. So underrated

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- filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:35 pm said:
  
  I was just thinking that!!!
  
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  - Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:35 pm said:
    
    I may be singing along alone in my apartment while hanging decorations
    
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    - filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:36 pm said:
      
      Me too!!! I am making my husband dance with me and he thinks I am NUTS!
      
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    - filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:37 pm said:
      
      Oh and my dog! I made my dog dance too! He was NOT happy!
      
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      - mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:38 pm said:
        
        I am still fighting a New Years Even hangover headache (so much sugar!), so my dog is sharing a blanket iwth me on the couch, he is very happy. He also has a New Years Eve hangover headache.
        
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- procrastinatrix on January 1, 2021 at 4:36 pm said:
  
  Yes! I love Shankar’s voice!
  
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filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:35 pm said:

I also can’t imagine the uncomfortable lifts SRK must be wearing to look kind of on the same height as the others and taller than Deepika!

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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:36 pm said:

I love the way SRK brings the romance in the little moments in this movie! I wish there was more romance, but on the other hand the way the few minutes of romance we get really stand out is also great.

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- filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:38 pm said:
  
  Meh. I have still not forgiven him. I will eventually. But I want Deepika to have all that she wants!
  
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procrastinatrix on January 1, 2021 at 4:37 pm said:

WHY the puking? I will never understand that.

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- Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  Same! I hate it so much!
  
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- filmikudhi on January 1, 2021 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  I know! I hate all puking scenes in all movies and always think they are NEVER needed!
  
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mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:37 pm said:

When I saw the live show, they sang this as “Chicagowaale” at the end. Just wanted to tell you all that so you know how much better my life is than yours.

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- Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  Not fair!
  
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  - mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:38 pm said:
    
    You live in New Jersey, you get to see EVERY show!!!! Let me have my few awesome Chicago experiences.
    
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    - Courtney on January 1, 2021 at 4:39 pm said:
      
      But I have never seen Shahrukh in person! Or any Indian actor! The young people’s tour with Katrina and the SOTY crew was before I was into Bollywood!
      
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      - mredlich21 on January 1, 2021 at 4:40 pm said:
        
        But as soon as the tours start up again, they ALWAYS come to New Jersey!!!! It’s the one guaranteed stop.
        
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