Happy Saturday! And happy Bajrangi Bhaijaan day! It is SUCH a good movie, I can’t wait to share it with y’all.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan! It’s on einthusan, hotstar, and DVDs. At 7:30am Chicago time, I will put up an “and PLAY” comment and we will start commenting along right here!
dontcallitbollywood 
I would absolutely hire Salman to just hang around and help with the kids at my school.
LikeLike
This love story from the past is making me miss the little girl. I want cute mute kids!
LikeLiked by 2 people
They are trying to replace her with school kids and little brother, but IT ISN’T THE SAME!
LikeLiked by 2 people
I love that Kareena controls everything here and poor Salman is literally just dragged along.
LikeLiked by 3 people
I was just thinking that I like Kareena in roles where she controls things! She is so good at it.
LikeLike
The story bored Shahida. She is fast asleep!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh dear. How to explain coming home with a random small child?
LikeLike
I know things are different in India, but is it actually possible to earn enough to buy a house in six months?
LikeLike
By “house” they meant “Apartment”. So, enough for the first 6 months rent so you can get an iron clad lease.
LikeLike
Nope. Especially not in Delhi.
LikeLike
Notice, now that she is under the rule of a nice Mom, she has braids, clean clothes,a nd just generally all Tidy.
LikeLike
My kids are all slobs. I’m a horrible mom.
LikeLike
Kareena is so practical and just handling things. I’ll buy clothes, we will plan if she will stayw ith us, all soryted.
LikeLiked by 1 person
This movie is making me SO hungry!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
SAME!! I am trying not to grab onto snacks since food might come soon, but I AM SO TEMPTED
LikeLiked by 1 person
The advantage of a 5:30 AM start time in CA, I’m not at all hungry!
LikeLiked by 1 person
THIS KID! Just stay where you are planted!!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love that apparently the neighbors just invited her in and started feeding her. Because she is so CUTE
LikeLiked by 1 person
ANd wasn’t happy to see her pulled away!
LikeLiked by 1 person
This happened to me as a kid. My parents stopped eating meat in India because watching a live animal getting killed is traumatizing. But apparently, I used to go to my neighbor’s house as a very small child and they used to feed me chicken and mutton.
LikeLike
When my uncle was little, he used to go next door for toast. Because they had a toaster. His parents didn’t notice for a bit, he would just take the bread from the table, runa cross the hall, and then be back. I guess the neighbors didn’t care either.
LikeLike
HA! I love it.
LikeLike
Because religion is sometimes mean, in their house they can’t have meat. And her wanting meat reveals she is lower caste and therefore unclean. And that’s why she has to sit all by herself and eat meat at a table where she won’t infect them. Even thought she is SO CUTE.
LikeLike
I thought only 30% of Indians were true vegitarians? But of course his super religious.
LikeLike
Yep, his household is super super religious which is why they can’t even sit with her while she is eating chicken.
LikeLike
This song is so absurdly silly but also so cute – If I try to explain this movie’s songs to anyone I will always say “It makes sense in context”
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love this movie’s lesson that the whole “follow food rules, don’t get to close to other castes, blah blah” stuff only lasts about 30 seconds when you see an actually little kid crying. Rules go out the window awfully fast.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yodelling, because this song isn’t weird enough
LikeLike
The explanation I use for this song is “the little girl is sad, so he is singing to cheer her up”. Which I think is as clear as it can be? I mean, it cheers me up!
LikeLiked by 2 people
He needs to tie a leash to this kid
LikeLiked by 2 people
Kareena is so much smarter than Salman is!
LikeLiked by 1 person
UNCLEAN! Salman you are now UNCLEAN!!!!
LikeLike
Green – just like the stereotype! Why are Muslim houses (and temples I guess ) green?
LikeLike
I honestly don’t know. But I know it is a close to universal thing, it’s not just in India, it’s green everywhere.
LikeLike
The internet tells me the color is holy, but other than a rather random quote from the Koran it gives no reason…
LikeLike
The colour green (Arabic: أخضر, romanized: ‘akhḍar) has a number of traditional associations in Islam. In the Quran, it is associated with paradise. In the 12th century, green was chosen as dynastic colour by the (Shiite) Fatimids, in contrast to the black used by the (Sunnite) Abbasids.
Took this from Google
LikeLiked by 2 people
Green has lots of religious associations with Islam. It is associated with Jannah (heaven/paradise).
LikeLike
I should note that I have green walls in my house and LOVE the color.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Now, as a proper right wing super prejudiced Hindu, he should shove that little girl away and never touch her. But how can you do that with her big big eyes????
LikeLiked by 1 person
NOOOOO!!!! Munni!!!! You are revealing yourself!!!! Wrong crowd!!!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
When or how else could she reveal herself?
LikeLike
That little boy’s frog voice is killing me. So cute!!!!
LikeLike
I love how Munni is like “Yep!”
And then everything goes to Hell for Salman…
LikeLiked by 1 person
I like that even though he is super angry, apparently she she got to spend another night there and have breakfast and everything, before going to the embassy. He really isn’t cruel.
LikeLike
Grab the kid! Grab the kid!!!! She’s gonna get lost again!!!!
LikeLike
Okay, so are they storming the embassy because Pakistan won the cricket match?
LikeLike
Nah, it seems to be some specific “release this prisoner” protest.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love that the little brother doesn’t care about politics or religion – He just likes Shahida – And that’s it!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Yes! She’s cute!
LikeLike
Yes! Children are so much better than adults! I love the kid’s reaction so much! He is just happy that he gets to spend another month with Shahida.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Kareena is so amazing in this movie!
LikeLike
I’m trying really hard to like her. There is something about her eyes I don’t like, overly glossy. I honestly don’t understand my distaste.
LikeLike
I get it. We all have some people we just can’t like. I feel that way about Vaani Kapoor. Something about her face post plastic surgery just weirds me out.
LikeLike
Awww! She’s packing her little clotheses!!!!! She is too cute and tiny to be sent away.
LikeLike
Okay, does ANYONE watching trust this travel agent and think this is a good idea?
LikeLike
NOOOOO Salman! Don’t let some shady guy who asked for $150,000 take her!!!!
LikeLike
Seriously, I know his heart is “clean” but that is a little too much trust there.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Good child acting.
LikeLike
First time I saw this, knowing nothing about the film, I was watching it with a group of friends and we all immediately distrusted this man. TERRIBLE PLAN!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
And the little girl did NOT want to go. Trust the kid’s instinct!!!
LikeLike
I love love love the line “you are the heartbeat and I am the heart” to represent parental love.
LikeLiked by 2 people
What is his little girl doing being brought here????? This is BAD!!!! I want him to MURDER!!!!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Salman’s own family took in an orphan off the streets didn’t they. He knows about love.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh yeah! He’s gonna be ANGRY!
LikeLiked by 2 people
YEAAAA!!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
a little too much slowmo – but very cathartic fighting.
LikeLiked by 1 person
And it ends with the bad guy being thrown out on the telephone wires, which for some reason is just funny to me.
LikeLike
Only because they new the theatre would be howling and clapping so long
LikeLiked by 1 person
Very good point.
LikeLike
I never thought electrocution would be so satisfying to see, but in this movie IT IS!! The guy deserved it!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I didn’t even realize he died!
LikeLike
He didn’t die, but it took me just this watchalong to notice that he is still moving when they leave the brothel
LikeLike
I wasn’t sure he died before this but somehow I can’t find it in my heart to feel sorry for him. That’s not even a crime of desperation! That is taking 150,000 from Salman, and doubling the profits by selling her to a brothel. BAD MAN
LikeLike
She looks so safe and happy again! No more being separated!
LikeLike
All those women watching as he leaves with Shahida are wishing they had fathers that did the same for them…
LikeLiked by 2 people
Exactly!!!!
LikeLike
Salman and Shahrukh with the real life little girl Salman adopted off the street the night before her wedding:
https://static.toiimg.com/photo/60814433.cms
LikeLiked by 2 people
was Arjun in love with her and they had a bad break-up? Or is that a different person?
LikeLike
Nope, that was her! And then Salman adopted Arjun as his protegee.
LikeLike
I was watching really old Salman movies and noticed the same people being casted as Salman’s “friends” in the movies over and over again so I looked them up. And it’s amazing that since the beginning of his career (even before he was really famous and had power) he somehow helped his friends with roles!
LikeLike
Have you heard the story that he turned down Maine Pyar Kiya unless they caste Mohnish Bahl with him? That was his big break! And he was gonna turn away unless Mohnish got a shot.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yupp.
LikeLike
I love dunes.
LikeLike
But her hair is gonna get so sandy
LikeLike
There are worse things than sandy hair.
LikeLike
I like that everyone in this movie is good and helpful, except for Travel Agent Evil Man. Even the coyote’s are softees who just want to help.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I was just thinking that!
LikeLike
Salman’s honesty is HILARIOUS
LikeLike
And destructive! Maybe I shouldn’t feel sympathy with the smugglers, but I do. I guess they can just dig more tunnels.
LikeLike
Hm, the truth doesn’t always win out…
LikeLike
But get yourself an adorable little girl, and you can do ANYTHING!!!!!
LikeLiked by 2 people
This is reminding me of another family story. We were on family a car trip, and I was about Munni’s age, and we needed a hotel room and there was some convention so they were all full. Anyway, I started crying at the desk clerk, and he bumped someone and gave us the room. Little girl tears! They can do ANYTHING!!!
LikeLiked by 3 people