First, NOTE THE TIME CHANGE!!!! 4pm!!!!! I had a last minute chance to get together with a friend this afternoon and I couldn’t pass it up. So I moved watchalong an hour. If I run even longer than that (stuck in traffic, whatever), just wait for me to say “And PLAY”.
Ghungroo!!!! Shashi!!!! And period costumes! And Waheedaji!!!! And Smita Patil!!!! And it’s on einthusan.
At 4pm (or a little later if I am running late), I will put up an “And PLAY” comment. And then we play! And then we are happy!
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THIS SONG! I love how fierce angry she gets to be.
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The lyrics and the dancing are very powerful!
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Also, Ranjit + Sudhir means double trouble right?
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And dancing in her WEDDING ATTIRE – That MUST hurt
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‘Tears are rooling’ … (or am I drooling) ha ha
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Smita Patil and Jaya Badhuri were my mom’s favorite actresses and I think it is partially because she looked like a mix between them when she was young.
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Being practical here, I am sure Waheeda would give her some nice jewels, enough that she could start her own brothel and be self-employed. She seems like she would be very encouraging and helpful, so long as Smita is content to stay a dancing girl.
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Well she can always sell those gold bangels she got earlier.
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Oh never mind, she just gave them back…
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Sitting far away on the other side of the couch the bride did just give Shashi a “what the hell” look” that I appreciated.
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This is such an amazing “Screw you, you are like everyone else. I was fine. Why did you give me false hope” song!
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OH the queen didn’t know, she was as much of a #@$! as I thought!
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I feel SO BAD for the bride!!!
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Definitely a lose lose situation.
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Lose-lose-lose, three ways!
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Kesar, don’t be dumb! Run away with Shashi!
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I am LOVING the visual psychology in this movie! First the floating dancing feet, now the imaginary marriage bed!
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So the other palace workers don’t like him, because he was the former king’s favorite?
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I think so, and also just general manouvering for power since he is currently the Queen’s favorite.
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It’s because Shashi is not royalty and yet the queen gives him so much importance. Ranjit, I think, is related to either the queen or the former king. So he is trying to consolidate his power.
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When the bride wanted to leave because of withered flowers I was kinda hoping she would kill herself.
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YAY! Suresh Oberoi’s mustache is back!!!!!! This makes me feel so much better!!!!
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Is this Suresh, with his mustache back?
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YES!!!
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It honestly took me two viewings to realize that mush Suresh and non-mush Suresh were the same person. Some people just NEED mustaches, you know?
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CHILD!!!!!! A CHILD!!!! And if his wife continues to hold out and be tough, this could be his only shot at a baby. Suck it Shashi!
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Did Shashi and Smita have sex? Is this Shashi’s daughter? I assume yes.
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Time surely does go quickly in these old movies – LIKE IN A SECOND
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CONVINCE YOUR WIFE TO ADOPT THE BABY! That always works and never goes wrong.
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This is after 9 months?
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Plus a little, the baby looked pretty fat
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Yeah, that’s like a six-month-old. Or a super-chunky four months.
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I’ll have to leave it here. Will watch the rest of the movie later. Enjoy the party!
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Good night!
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You made this ashram for destitute (besahara) women but not for tawaifs because they are not considered destitute women, obviously! Eye roll!
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If this goes towards Smita’s daughter growing up and seducing the Prince I will be sooooooooooooo happy.
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Me too!!! It is SO going there, right!??!?!
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I’m quite fond of punchy ex boyfriend.
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Appreciate Suresh! He has a mustache and Shashi doesn’t!
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OMG, does Smita go to live with sweet, protective, Suresh Oberoi?! I love this!
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Who ie Suresh Oberoi exactly? He wanted to buy her earlier
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I think he wanted to buy her to save her, I think he is just a good dude who knew she didn’t want to be a prostitute.
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Yeah I’m glad he’s a good man
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He defended her and didn’t want her to be sold!
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I love Suresh so much here! I know Smita will end up with Shashi but I like her with Suresh too! He is defended her and is now supporting her without any anterior motive!
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They could just make it polyamory and that would fix the choosing part! Easy peasy! Suresh for brawl and Shashi for bed and both for their looks and just the love they have for her
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This would be PERFECT!!!
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The ideal ending for this film ❤
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Wait, why is mustache man confronting Shashi? What good will that do for the child or its mother?
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Well, it might give the child a decent name and child support
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Yeah, based on what he says to Waheeda I think he’s presuming that Shashi knocked her up and then (intentionally) dumped her. Smita, admittedly, told him very little detail.
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I love that she got fully dressed up in Evil Western Clothes to prepare for this speech.
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oooh alcohol. I have yet to internalize the idea that it is wrong for women to drink but okay for men.
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Yes! She is totally going to meet the prince in school!!! And also Suresh Oboroi is the best person in this movie.
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He so is!!! I am smitten!
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Suresh is SUCH a gentle and good dad to her daughter! Adorable!
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weeeelllll he did almost let her DIE by leaving her alone at the top of TALL CONCRETE stairs….
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Every parent makes mistakes!
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Shhh, it’s the first time he’s semi-accidentally adopted a kid. There’s a learning curve.
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A 100 concrete stair learning curve!
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There’s so much charming father-daughter stuff in this movie : D
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Nothing better happen to this little girl! Now I am getting worried.
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That child rolling down the stairs shouldn’t be funny…but it was…I’m so sorry
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Is this little girl dies, I am going to be so angry!
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It’s Mr. India all over again!!!!!
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NOOOOOOO!!!! I hate that scene in Mr. India so much!!! UGH!!!!
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We shall not speak of it D :<
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The royalty and romance and horse racing is just making me want to read a Dick Francis
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Ranjit – you evil a$$h0le!!!
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If only we all got a dollar for each time we have cussed out Ranjit. . .
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I think I would be more upset if Suresh died and the kid lived than vice versa
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BAD Shashi!!!
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Oh no not him going to jail again!
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Smita – take more money! You will need it in the future. Spend it on your daughter!
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This movie is dedicated to the evils of alcohol.
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It’s basically a public service announcement!
But it is also making me want to pour myself a glass of wine just to be defiant and well because wine is delicious!
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Have you seen “Suhaag”? Another Shashi movie. It includes what I have read described as “a brief Alcoholics Anonymous course, as danced by Rekha.” Sadly, I can’t remember the name of the song.
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Ha! Yes, the song is Aaj Intihaan Hai Tera, Aaj Intihaan hai.
That movie’s take on how Amitabh became dependent on alcohol makes a little bit more sense to me since he is forced to drink it from a very young age.
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I’m looking at the staircases in the palaces now and thinking of BAD STAIRS! Especially after that Madhuri/Salman movie we watched.
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HA! Yes!!! And Rishi in Chandni.
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I always think of the “Hum Aapke Hain Koun” stairs, which everybody danced so competently over for 80% of the runtime and then suddenly turned dangerous.
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So Suresh is drinking because of unrequited love? Smita knows that right?
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i’m going for a “my favorite sister was stolen into brothels and I never was happy again and now I try to rescue othr women”
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But is he, because Smita says that when he is ready to give up alcohol, she is willing to be his “other half” (ardhangini)
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She’s planning to kill him!!!
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Isn’t driving also how Padmini died in Shaan?? Learn your lesson woman!
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I thought she said she will listen to his sorrows. Did I miss the wife part?
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She’s in pants???? No wonder seh died!
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