Friday WatchAlong: OK Jaanu! Romance and Happiness!

Posted on February 26, 2021 by mredlich21

Happy Friday! It’s time for a short happy fun sunny rom-com with great songs, and ARK. What could be better?

ARK! Shraddha, for her birthday! AR Rahman soundtrack! Mani Ratnam movie remake! All of these are good things, except maybe the last.

It’s on Prime and youtube, at 3pm I will put up an “And PLAY” comment and then we will just keep going along right here.

313 thoughts on “Friday WatchAlong: OK Jaanu! Romance and Happiness!”

mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 3:59 pm said:

Her poor fish are going to be scandalized

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Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:00 pm said:

OH thank god, I was so scared one oh her relatives was going to be in the bedroom watching their door conversation.

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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:03 pm said:

I was just thinking, with this and Ludo and Fitoor and YJHD, ARK has sex A LOT. At least, that we the movie audience have seen.

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- Kirre Ranin on February 26, 2021 at 4:04 pm said:
  
  In other words, the directors know what we want to see 🙂
  
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- Popka Superstar on February 26, 2021 at 4:04 pm said:
  
  He’s got a kind of progressive image like that, doesn’t he.
  
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  - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:05 pm said:
    
    Or he just is really good at sex scenes and people use that.
    
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    - Popka Superstar on February 26, 2021 at 4:05 pm said:
      
      I guess. They never make Rajkummar do them.
      
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      - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:06 pm said:
        
        Maybe they do, and then look at the recording and go “oh ick, no one is going to want to see that no matter how we edit it”
        
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      - Popka Superstar on February 26, 2021 at 4:07 pm said:
        
        I mean, they’d be wrong, because I absolutely want to see it.
        
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- filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:04 pm said:
  
  Thank god! Keep this going!
  
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Popka Superstar on February 26, 2021 at 4:06 pm said:

I like this bonding moment with the women.

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- filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:08 pm said:
  
  Me too!
  
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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:08 pm said:

Oh! Here’s the scene Genevieve was waiting for!

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- Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:14 pm said:
  
  Singing?
  
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  - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:14 pm said:
    
    No, the family walking in on couple stuff
    
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    - Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:17 pm said:
      
      I actually really DON’T want to see that. Worrying about it makes me want to leave the room. They just avoided it, kinda…
      
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  - Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:14 pm said:
    
    Oh, because he wasn’t rude and falling asleep?
    
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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:09 pm said:

And in real life his Bhabhi is VIDYA!!!!

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- Kirre Ranin on February 26, 2021 at 4:10 pm said:
  
  She has to be the coolest Bhabhi ever
  
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Popka Superstar on February 26, 2021 at 4:09 pm said:

Okay I’m off! Enjoy this weirdly hot movie??? I wasn’t really into it from the description but then the description doesn’t mention to extreme chemistry that somehow is created here.

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- filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:10 pm said:
  
  I TOLD YOU GUYS!!! The chemistry is so frickin sexy in this movie!!! I am so glad you could make it!!!
  
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  - Popka Superstar on February 26, 2021 at 4:11 pm said:
    
    Yes! Thanks for making us all watch it!
    
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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:12 pm said:

Which is cuter? Our couple being together, or little niece Tia?

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- filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:13 pm said:
  
  Tia accidently seeing our cute couple kiss!
  
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Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:12 pm said:

It really is a big house. This is in Mumbai?

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- mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:13 pm said:
  
  Yeah, it’s TOTALLY unrealistic. I think we are supposed to go with a “very old house probably in their family for years” explanation. But I think it is too big even for that.
  
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  - Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:15 pm said:
    
    Yep, I need an extra dose of fantasy colors to forget Mumbai real estate for this film.
    
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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:12 pm said:

Tia is sooo going to tell!!! Also, one of my favorite kisses!

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Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:13 pm said:

Children are not good secret keepers.

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Kirre Ranin on February 26, 2021 at 4:13 pm said:

OK I would totally buy and play this game irl

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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:14 pm said:

I like how Naseerji is neither helping or hindering, just letting them dig their own grave.

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:14 pm said:

The SIL is clearly not stupid!

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Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:16 pm said:

I like SIL, unlike mother she can act.

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Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:20 pm said:

I cannot imagine having this conversation with a strange man in a doctor’s waiting room!

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- filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:21 pm said:
  
  Also, the pregnant woman’s husband sounds like a jerk! Accompany your wife, dude!
  
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  - Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:22 pm said:
    
    My husband never came with to to a single appointment, but I wouldn’t have wanted him to. Hang out while the doc sticks his hand up my… No thanks.
    
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    - filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:23 pm said:
      
      HA! I completely understand! But this poor woman wanted her husband to accompany her. Basically, listen to your pregnant wife.
      
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    - Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:42 pm said:
      
      I was kinda miffed that after my miscarriage he had to be convinced to stay home for the day. He really doesn’t want to miss work. BUt he works with at risk teens, so when he isn’t here everyone is put out, the kids, the coworkers… So it is sweet that he never wants to miss work.
      
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      - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:44 pm said:
        
        My Mom always had to convince my Dad to stay home on our birthdays. Which isn’t quite the same thing. But similarly he fel tbad about missing work, and she really needed him because there were a dozen small children about to descend on our house and go crazy.
        
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      - Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:50 pm said:
        
        My husband missed a birthday party once because he said he could ref some soccer games and I have yet to forgive him.
        
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      - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:52 pm said:
        
        I don’t know about your family, but in my family, birthday parties also meant “massive excitement tantrum and sobbing fit” from the birthday child at some point during the day. And sometimes, throwing up. Birthdays are hard.
        
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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:21 pm said:

HA! Look at that trope upheaval! They don’t have sex by accident, they don’t get pregnant, they don’t get caught by their fmaily relaly, there is no reason they “have” to get married or do anything they don’t want to do.

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Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:21 pm said:

I would be sooooooooo mad at her!

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:22 pm said:

Shraddha should do more comedy.

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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:23 pm said:

Is anyone else totally lost in the timeline at this point?

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Kirre Ranin on February 26, 2021 at 4:23 pm said:

I would fear for my life if I was sitting cross-legged on a balcony’s edge like that

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- filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:24 pm said:
  
  Me too! I hate heights!
  
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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:25 pm said:

I think I want butter chicken for dinner. Butter chicken and Naan and Raita and Kheer and Pappad. I wonder if there is one place that will have all of them for me?

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- filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:26 pm said:
  
  OMG! That all sounds so good!
  
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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:26 pm said:

I love this song too!

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Kirre Ranin on February 26, 2021 at 4:26 pm said:

This song is not helping my fear of heights with all the balcony leaning

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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:27 pm said:

Ooo! Or is it time to try Hyderabad House? Get that double sweet bread thing?

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- filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:28 pm said:
  
  Hyderabad anything should have everything you are craving! I am craving Sabri Nihari!
  
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  - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:31 pm said:
    
    Oh oh! I found a place that has carrot Halwa!
    
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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:28 pm said:

This is the only song from the soundtrack that I think is actually better in Hindi. Which is more a complement to this song than an insult to the Hindi soundtrack. Rahman wrote for Tamil lyrics originally, of course thsoe would be better.

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:29 pm said:

Everything is just so so romantic!

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:29 pm said:

Shraddha and Adi interacting with Naseeruddhin and Leela in the song is adorable!

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:30 pm said:

Another awesome outfit on Shraddha.

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:31 pm said:

This has got to be in the outskirts of Mumbai. A Mumbai train would NEVER EVER be this empty!

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:34 pm said:

He missed her! So he went to go see her hometown and visit her mom and talk to her! This is so weird and so cute.

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- Kirre Ranin on February 26, 2021 at 4:36 pm said:
  
  Definitely the best “How can I possibly be angry yet I still have to be because he didn’t tell me” on Shraddha’s part, because it is CUTE
  
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  - filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:36 pm said:
    
    EXACTLY!
    
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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:36 pm said:

Margaret – did you order food?

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- mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  Thank you for asking! No, because I can’t find a place that has papad and also good desserts. It’s so HARD.
  
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Kirre Ranin on February 26, 2021 at 4:38 pm said:

Oh no the Aunt!!!

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:39 pm said:

Nasseruddhin, Leela, ARK, and Shraddha are one big family that love and take care of each other.

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- mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:40 pm said:
  
  and all of it without the formal bonds of family! Parents and young married couple, only not parents and not married.
  
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  - filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:40 pm said:
    
    exactly!
    
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Kirre Ranin on February 26, 2021 at 4:39 pm said:

This old couple is breaking my heart…

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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:42 pm said:

Okay, Delhi Darbar Kabob House came through for me! I had to substitute Badam Halwa for Kheer, but I was able to get dessert, lassi, butter chicken, and pappad. Thank goodness!

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- filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:43 pm said:
  
  YUMMM!!! Dad always makes pappad for us when he stays with us. It’s a must for Friday family game night!
  
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  - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:44 pm said:
    
    I’m feeling headachey, and I am really craving it, because it’s nice and dry like a cracker, but also has sort of cleansing spice taste.
    
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- Kirre Ranin on February 26, 2021 at 4:44 pm said:
  
  You are so lucky to live near so many South Asian restaurants! Here in Finland, the option is just Indian (no specificity) and Nepalese.
  
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  - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:46 pm said:
    
    I mean, that is the reason I rented this apartment. It was my Dream, to live a block from the mile long Indian restaurant district of Chicago. And now that I am here, I hardly ever want Indian.
    
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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:42 pm said:

This movie “flopped” in India and made me lose all faith in the public and critics! Anyone that doesn’t like this movie is heartless!

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Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:44 pm said:

Bad actress Mother has a follow car. Damn. That is some wealth.

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- mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:45 pm said:
  
  And she can casually move people from one car to another! That’s power
  
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  - filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:45 pm said:
    
    She is the worst!
    
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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:46 pm said:

10 Days! But LOVE!?!?!!!!!!

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:48 pm said:

He loves her! He is terrified of leaving her!

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- mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:48 pm said:
  
  It’s every college romance EVER!!!!
  
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mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:49 pm said:

I wanna wear flowy summery dresses again! I can’t wait for summer. I am so sick of pants.

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:51 pm said:

The first six months are the best in any relationship, fools!

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:52 pm said:

Again, no beach in Mumbai is this empty. EVER. This has to be the outskirts.

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- mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:53 pm said:
  
  That might also explain their huge house!
  
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Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:53 pm said:

talking about relationships and why they feel they have to break up and how the story really ends (according to Wikipedia) and the 9 and 12 year old are VERY interested.

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- mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:54 pm said:
  
  GOOD! Raise them so when they are young and dumb and in love, they will actually go “wait, we could talk this out! long distance is a thing! We can express our feelings!”
  
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- filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:55 pm said:
  
  It’s almost there! I am so impressed that they have been watching this the entire time.
  
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  - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:55 pm said:
    
    And my food is almost at my house!
    
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    - filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:56 pm said:
      
      that was FAST!
      
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      - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:57 pm said:
        
        “almost” meaning “20 minutes” Distances are longer in Chicago
        
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    - filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 5:19 pm said:
      
      Is the food there yet? You will have to let me know if how it is! Hope you headache gets better!
      
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      - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 5:20 pm said:
        
        It is not! I have a little map to watch the driver move about, and I think he might be lost. Come oooooooooon, food!
        
        On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 5:19 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
        
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  - Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:58 pm said:
    
    OH they haven’t in and out and around and a tree in the front yard was cut down and I paid the cutters and the driveway was scooted on….. They watched A LOT of the Madhuri / Salman movie with me, but that was a rarity.
    
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    - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 5:02 pm said:
      
      A tree in the front yard was cut down??? My nephew would DIE of the excitement!!!
      
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Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:54 pm said:

Also yelling at my boys that they are NEVER allowed to stand up in a moving car.

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- mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:55 pm said:
  
  Just in general, they shouldn’t do any of the things in this song.
  
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  - Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 5:00 pm said:
    
    I was about to say it is okay to drive on a beach, but not really. I can’t think of anyplace it is LEGAL to drive on a beach.
    
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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:56 pm said:

Now I want omlette pav!

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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 4:57 pm said:

He takes her necklace so she can always be with him!!!

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- mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 4:58 pm said:
  
  And it’s kind of like a mangalsutra without them saying that straight out! Because they are COWARDS!
  
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  - Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 4:59 pm said:
    
    You’re the one who told me if it is a necklace it is a mangalsutra!
    
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Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 5:04 pm said:

12 year old wants to know what the guys in black were chanting.

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- filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 5:05 pm said:
  
  I will have to go back and listen to it and get back to you.
  
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  - mredlich21 on February 26, 2021 at 5:05 pm said:
    
    I was thinking it was maybe a Muharram procession?
    
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    - filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 5:06 pm said:
      
      It looked like it. I just didn’t know what they were saying.
      
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filmikudhi on February 26, 2021 at 5:05 pm said:

They are basically saying their wedding wows!

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Genevieve Woods on February 26, 2021 at 5:06 pm said:

He didn’t look at the road for a long time!! Oh that made me nervous.

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