Happy Saturday! I am very excited about this movie and very nervous that I might have to leave before the end. I have an appointment at 10:30 and, depending on traffic, I may not have enough time. Oh well, y’all can finish without me if you have to, and I can watch the last 20 minutes on my own. Or, traffic will be good and I can stay straight through.
Dedh Ishqiya! Madhuri! Naseeruddin Shah! Clever plot! Lesbianism implied!!!! All good things. And it’s on Netflix!
At 7:30am I will put up an “and PLAY” comment here and we will keep commenting along!
Here!
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Here.
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And PLAY!
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My first time!
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Here. I can only stay for the first hour but I am intrigued by the description of this movie!
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So exciting! So many new people! And I might have to leave a few minutes early, boooo!
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Here but technical difficulties
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ok, yay, it started. thanks to the honourable chief minister
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Naseeruddin Shah’s voice is just so regal!
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He could recite the phone book and I wouldn’t be disappointed. 🙂
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Where’s MADHURI???? I feel like an angry single screen audience. Give me my money back! Where’s MADHURI?!?!?
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First time! Can’resist the lure of classy lesbians…
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Yaaaaay! We are 9 minutes in
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I want to know what the parrots said.
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Once the female parrot entered the cage, one male parrot told the other to stop praying because our prayers have been answered.
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They aren’t very good thieves. Does that make it less immoral?
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Naseerji!!!!
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The background music is so good!
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The shooting at bad guys through a crowd of innocent people is interesting.
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Small town cops
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They have Stormtrooper aim, it’s fine, they don’t hit anyone.
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Except Naseerji
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Music!!!! Yaaaaaay!!!!
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Ya ya. BUT WHERE IS MADHURI?!?!
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OK l give in, where IS Madhuri?
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What does the title mean?
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One and a half passionate. 🙂
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It’s a loose sequel to Ishqiya, so I think they wanted something that would say “it’s a sequel” but also make sense on it’s own, these people are just sort of passionate.
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Madhuri’s introduction is coming to those of you who are eagerly waiting. Like, a couple of scenes, and she gets FINE INTRO!!
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Is Arshad supposed to look like a disembodied head?
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Yes. I think you are a few minutes behind us, it i just weird lighting.
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Got a slow start because I couldn’t connect my Chromecast
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Ooh, looks like Madhuri is coming up!
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Poetry is often so loved and important in films. I would love to go to India and find that it actually IS so important.
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This is the hypewoman MAdhuri should always have.
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Poor poor queen with no man.
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That palace is amazing!
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MADHURI!!!!
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MADHURI!!!! FInally!!!! And I think Naseerji fell in love at first sight? Yes? As would we all?
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Yup! She is exquisite!
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Okay, she is so stunning, it takes your breath away!!!
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MADHURI!!!! 😀
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I know Madhuri looks good in EVERYTHING, but WOW this Muslim attire look STUNNING on her.
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YES!!!
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Only Madhuri could wear that color.
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HA! Vijay Raaz! Also a conman!
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VIJAY RAAZ!!!YAY!!!!
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Urdu poetry is superior poetry. Don’t argue with me, it just is, same with Persian or Arabic. There is just something so LOVELY about the words and how they stream together.
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Agreed. Urdu just sounds so elegant. It’s part of the reason I love watching some of the Pakistani serials. Especially in Humsafar, I could listen to Mahira and Fawad speak all day!
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I know! It’s like nectar to the ears.
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Amitabh reciting his father’s poetry is one of my favorite things to listen to, don’t need translations.
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And let the classiest poetry slam begin!!!
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I love how rowdy the audience is! This is clearly the biggest event of the year. I am really hoping we get a scene of betting in a bit.
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And wow Naseerudin Shah! Now he’s like some sufi master…
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Awwww, Arshad! Let Naseerji enjoy being appreciated for his talents!
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Do we believe Naseeruddin? Did he actually drop the necklace or does he still have it?
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Naseerji has his eyes on something lovlier than the necklace.
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Don’t believe him at all.
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I love these guys together.
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I already feel like Madhuri is controlling everything, no matter what Naseer thinks.
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Vijay Raaz!!! They had sucha good thing going, why you gotta ruin it?
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Ah, a slam without the poetry.
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Is anyone else weirdly attracted to Vijay Raaz in this?
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NOPE! I am most definitely NOT!
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It’s the hair.
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His hair is great!
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Totally.
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These drink jokes are such a good chuckle!!
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It’s just such a Vishal Bhardwaj joke!
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Okay, the yawning gun stand off got a giggle out of me.
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They may have seemed incompetent in the necklace shop, but they are very good at grabbing other people’s guns.
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Always surprised that Vijay Raaz is so much taller than everyone else. He’s so scrawny.
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Vishal Bharadwaj wrote the screenplay (one of the writers) and was a producer, so if there are quirky things like that gun off then it’s most likely because of him.
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I just mentioned him in response to your previous comment. He also wrote the music, probably in coordination with his wife. Everything about this movie is so Vishal Bhardwaj!
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It is! I love how his touch is so recognizable. And the music is great!!
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