Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, a watchalong!!!! I’m excited! I’m gonna get off work, do errands, then come home and settle in for a nice shared viewing experience.
Kal Ho Na Ho! It’s on Netflix, it’s AWESOME, and we have all probably already seen it. But just in case, for those who haven’t yet, NO SPOILERS. Well, as much as possible.
At 3pm Chicago time, I will put up an “And PLAY” comment and then we can all watch along together from there, yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
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And PLAY!
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Here! Had to fix something with my computer.
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Why are these opening credits so specifically early 2000s? I know they are, but I can’t pin point what it is exactly.
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The NYC traffic timelapse definitely has something to do with it. Also the rectangles.
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It’s the cubes moving. That’s for me always a tell.
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Partly the font styling?
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Fascinated by this billing order.
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I can almost feel Karan scribbling down notes on being modern and hip while watching Dil Chahta Hai (I watched the movie recently) and the small comparisons between the movies and also in comparison to his earlier work is interesting.
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Jaya looks so slim and elegant and delicate
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Well, l feel the weght of her sorrows already after 20 secs
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I hate the Grandmother with the fever of a thousand suns already
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“I can have kids. No need to marry for that.”
Might be the best line in the movie. I’ll get back to you.
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Ah yes, the casual emotional abuse from elders…
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Throw Grandma out o the house!!! Throw Grandma out of the house!!!
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Ooooo, fall costuming! Or spring? how do the seasons work in this? Because it goes from coats to dancing in the park in sundresses.
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“Unfortunately best friend”
Some best friend.
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Yea, one of the reasons I can’t 100% love this movie. Preity’s casual dislike of nearly EVERYONE is not nice to hear. I know she grows better, but still, that’s not best friend behaviour.
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Oooo, Starbucks! You know Pumpkin Spice is back already?
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I just tried their new Apple Crisp Macchiato and it’s an experience. Every sip tastes different. Doesn’t really taste like apple until about halfway through the drink.
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Also on our early 2000s checklist, bustier tops and random highlight streaks in your hair
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What is up with Preity’s pants??? Those are HUGE bootcuts!!!
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Ah, 2000s Saif is just SO handsome!!!
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Her friend Rohit seems a real charmer….
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But in such a sweet dorky way.
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He goes on a date with an old lady!!! The guys a keeper!
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Oh man, I would totally watch a long form TV serial about them meeting and becoming friends in evening MBA classes. I’m gonna guess they both started out trying to be friends with someone else in class who seemed a better fit, both got burned, ended up being study partner and friends.
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I am still working (boo!!) and can’t watch the movie yet. But, this is one of my favorite parts of the movie because my husband and I met while going to law school at night and even got married in our last year of school. And no one besides our close friends knew we were together until graduation day when everyone saw us together! We had multiple professors ask us if we met and started dating in their class and we had to sadly let them know that we we dating well before taking their class.
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Oh she is SO already a little in love with him without realizing it because it is such a subtle feeling!
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Kill Grandma! Kill Grandma!
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OK, death to Grandma
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I will personally throw the Grandmother out of the house since these people won’t. I HATE HER!!!
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And now it’s snowing? So I guess it is fall going into winter then. I will continue to give you weather updates as I see them.
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Now THIS is a hero intro!!!!
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And the build up begins….
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Alternate version, he’s a professional hit man who kills Grandma, thereby solving all their problems.
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Wait, is Jesus sending SRK?
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Of course!
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He knows what is the priority in this situation. 🙂
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Its like th witches of eastwick but different
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(sorry if I’m a little bit behind, by the way, my computer is slow right now for some reason)
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Of course Jaya is what wins him over! Jaya crying melts all hearts, except for Devil Grandma
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Devil Grandma will be a good companion to Satan, they both make peoples lives miserable.
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And now it’s spring/summer. Eh, just going with it.
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So he’s enamored with this family but waits 6 months to introduce himself? Ok.
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He needs a long time to plan…and stalk…like in Darr, but nice
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This might make sense. He knows enough about their awful grandma to make jokes that the kids will like.
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But he’s still never seen Preity’s face?
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Okay, NEW weather theory!!!! That was a late spring snowfall, and now a week later it is warm. Yes? Maybe?
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Shahrukh is just SO cute with little kids!
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Just cute full stop, aaaahhh
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Preity should invest in a soundproof room just so she can go inside and not hear them, or trick them into going there so everyone can find peace
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Early 2000s SRK hair > every other look of his
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He is SOOOOO handsome in Veer-Zaara. That is PEAK SRK handsomeness for me!
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Possibly true
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Love. At. First. Sight.
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This song is SO GOOD!!!! And so joyful and fun and neighborhoody!!!!
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Yay! Perfect!
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Pretty Woman is sunshine in a song. This might be my favorite from the soundtrack.
I just added this to my list of movies to watch with my dad, who’s also a music geek, and he might lose his mind during this part.
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Does anyone like the rap break bit in this song? Why is it HERE?
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To be appealing to the American demographic, since that’s where it’s set?
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It’s the early 2000s. I’ve seen it in other places as well. I guess it was just THING that people went with to be all “hello fellow kids”
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I just realised that I might be way too European to fully appreciate this song. Cultural differences and it is so in my face. The Hindi parts are fine, but it looses me at the English parts. Then again India making a fun parody of America is fun!
Just thoughts as I watch this song…
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Were you aware the chorus is sampled?
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Yes, I’ve seen Pretty Woman, and know the context and it is a good song. Somehow just with this movie and the song it just doesn’t hit me in any emotional spot as it should.
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Yes, give Gia some love! Poor abused little girl.
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This is absolutely the charm offensive he does on interviewers. He will kill you with charm before you can take a breath!
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Such a good dude! HE’s such a good dude!
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I forgot how funny he is!
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No offense, but if this wasn’t SRK and it wasn’t a movie, I feel like a lot of the stuff he does would be really invasive.
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Absolutely. And I think that is kind of the point of his character, he crosses SO many lines, but he is an Angel sent to take care of their family so it is okay. Angel/super charming.
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Are we all collectively ignoring this part? Is that why it’s so quiet?
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Personally, I am obsessed with watching SRK’s reactions. the dimples. THE DIMPLES
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It’s just too much comedy filler for me even though this has a tight script.
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Thought experiment: The 3 men in this sequence represent 3 versions of the NRI man. There’s Saif, who is second generation and trying to be cooler than he is. White Suit Dude, who is first generation and always ready for a fight. And SRK, who is totally globalized and able to move between all cultures without shock.
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OMG, when he cracks himself up at the genius of his own “Kal Ho Na Ho” line! SO CHARMING!
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