Friday WatchAlong: Fakira! For Shabana! I Haven’t Seen It, So it Better Be Happy!!! Starting at 3pm Chicago Time

Posted on September 17, 2021 by mredlich21

Happy Friday! And Happy Shabana day! I am very nervous about this movie because I haven’t seen it before and what if it is SAD??? But even if it is sad, it still has Shashi, so that is HAPPY.

Fakira! It’s on Prime for a small rental fee, youtube with ads, and einthusan! Pick your poison, I will be on Prime myself.

At 3pm Chicago time, I will put up an “and PLAY” comment and we will all comment along from there! Based on the poster, many of our comments will be fashion/grooming related.

418 thoughts on “Friday WatchAlong: Fakira! For Shabana! I Haven’t Seen It, So it Better Be Happy!!! Starting at 3pm Chicago Time”

Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 4:56 pm said:

Solfege standoff!

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mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 4:58 pm said:

Wait, was that a bomb? Did I miss a bomb?

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- Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:01 pm said:
  
  That’s what they were training the pigeons to carry. Remember when Asrani was holding the pigeon not so long ago, and then they had to shy away because there was an explosion to their rightfrom the tiny, hand-rolled-cigarette-looking bomb that had been strapped on its foot? (No pigeons harmed, I presume.)
  
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Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:00 pm said:

LIttle short man had a VERY HAIRY back.

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mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:02 pm said:

So, sex makes ladies dumb?

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- Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:02 pm said:
  
  Forget all their police training immediately!
  
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Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:03 pm said:

Just herded that sucker up into the trailer, eh?

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mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:03 pm said:

Trapdoor airplane!!!!!

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Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:03 pm said:

Oh, no: a patterned neckerchief. Things are getting serious.

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Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:04 pm said:

So Sashi saves his love and then her father blesses their union? I’m hungry so I want to figure out the ending without having to see it.

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- mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:05 pm said:
  
  Only thing I can’t figure out is if Aruna gets together with Danny or sacrifices herself. That’s what I’m watching for.
  
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  - filmikudhi on September 17, 2021 at 5:07 pm said:
    
    You’ll find out in the next couple minutes.
    
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- filmikudhi on September 17, 2021 at 5:06 pm said:
  
  Yupp.
  
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Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:05 pm said:

I really like the geometrical flower-pattern sweater the goondah is wearing.

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- Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:06 pm said:
  
  It was a pretty sweater for a villain.
  
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Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:05 pm said:

Also, these guns have very narrow barrels. Not that I’m an expert, just compared to modern TV ones.

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Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:07 pm said:

Much like letting nawab-dressed guys into my shop, I think if I lived in a movie I would get used to checking every Dussehra effigy for kidnap victims prior to the festivities.

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Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:08 pm said:

Death by pigeon bombs.

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- Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:08 pm said:
  
  My nephews middle school has a pigeon club and my sister is stoked!
  
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  - Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:10 pm said:
    
    That sounds super-cool, honestly!
    
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  - filmikudhi on September 17, 2021 at 5:10 pm said:
    
    That’s awesome!
    
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  - Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:11 pm said:
    
    I am a bit jealous I admit.
    
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    - mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:12 pm said:
      
      It’s just going to encourage the kids to turn to crime, based on every movie I have seen with pigeons.
      
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      - Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:13 pm said:
        
        I’ll tell her!
        
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Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:08 pm said:

The subtitles just gave “bouncer” for “pehelwan.” Am now imagining being wrestled out of a bar.

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Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:09 pm said:

The little fly-by pigeon feet!!! They’re making me think very fondly of Sheroo the Wonder Bird.

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Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:10 pm said:

Poor Aruna ) : If she has a speaking part, she isn’t allowed to survive the movie.

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mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:12 pm said:

I left for 5 minutes to talk about building recycling and now I am lost. Aruna is dying?

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- filmikudhi on September 17, 2021 at 5:12 pm said:
  
  Yes. Aruna is shot saving Shashi.
  
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  - mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:13 pm said:
    
    Such a Rekha move.
    
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- Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:12 pm said:
  
  Yes; she has duly performed the Fallen Girl sacrifice.
  
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Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:14 pm said:

The cuts between the main characters’ serious fighting and Asrani’s comedy fighting is jarring.

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mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:14 pm said:

This is a real “why don’t the bad guys just kill people?” kind of movie. They must spend a good 2/3rds of their time setting up elaborate one use only death traps.

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- Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 7:38 pm said:
  
  It is too cheerful of a movie to have the bad guys actually kill people in the body of the film! A lot of these bakwaas masalas kill off two or three characters in the prologue during the first minutes to give the heroes a motivation later on, but then proceed into have lighthearted, fairly bloodless main stretches.
  
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Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:16 pm said:

India will save you!!!

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mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:16 pm said:

For some reason, escaping through the ear delights me

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mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:17 pm said:

SHASHI!!!!!

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Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:17 pm said:

Iftekhar: “Arrest that guy because he’s past the fence! Wait, arrest that guy because he’s a daku! No, never mind; *I’m* going to stand by the fence and try and rescue my daughter!” At which point, the policemen DO finally stop somebody, that somebody being Iftekhar.

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Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:17 pm said:

Them emerging out of Ravan’s ear is a bit of a gross image.

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mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:19 pm said:

And we end with Shashi chest hair!

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Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:19 pm said:

Awww, Central Jail! It’s in all the movies.

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- filmikudhi on September 17, 2021 at 5:20 pm said:
  
  It’s the best!
  
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filmikudhi on September 17, 2021 at 5:19 pm said:

Thank you for indulging us with this watchalong, Margaret. I promise to watch any baby face SRK movie of your choice next week!

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- mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:20 pm said:
  
  Hey, Month o’ SRK coming up! We’ve got 5 weeks in a row of Shahrukh ready to hit us like a freight train.
  
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- Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 5:21 pm said:
  
  I had great fun! Always pleased when people indulge my tastes for older movies.
  
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  - filmikudhi on September 17, 2021 at 5:22 pm said:
    
    I love 70s masala films!!! So fun! I am up for these movies anytime!
    
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  - Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:29 pm said:
    
    Watching this was totally fun! But it wouldn’t have been without your plot knowledge and all else! Thank you.
    
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    - Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 7:39 pm said:
      
      Aw, thank you! I remembered more than I thought I might, tbh.
      
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- Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:28 pm said:
  
  Yes Boss! Yes Boss! Yes Boss!
  
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  - mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:51 pm said:
    
    So DARK!!!! Anjaam!!!
    
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  - filmikudhi on September 17, 2021 at 6:06 pm said:
    
    YES PLEASE!!!! That has GOT to be in the mix!!! It’s in Einthusan and she’s made exceptions for other movies like Veere that are only on Einthusan. So I think it’s basically the same!! That movie is work making an exception for!!!!
    
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    - mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 6:08 pm said:
      
      But it’s so CREEPY! And WRONG!!! And Pancholi-y!
      
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      - filmikudhi on September 17, 2021 at 6:10 pm said:
        
        Pancholi is always a creep and we can all hate on him together!!! Plus, SRK and Juhi more than make up for it!!!! It’s sooo fun!!!!
        
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      - Shelomit on September 17, 2021 at 6:55 pm said:
        
        I haven’t seen it–but it cannot possibly be the worst movie I’ve watched for Juhi’s sake : P I am full of masala goodness for the time being and shall defer to others’ more knowledgeable opinions of later eras!
        
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mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:19 pm said:

This was absolutely LOVELY! Masala is so happy making. And now I am going to take my wriggly little doggie for a walk.

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- filmikudhi on September 17, 2021 at 5:20 pm said:
  
  And I’m going to be super late for my 6:30 dinner. But I had my priorities!
  
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  - mredlich21 on September 17, 2021 at 5:20 pm said:
    
    You DID! And now you have something to tell them all about.
    
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Genevieve Woods on September 17, 2021 at 5:30 pm said:

Thank you for the watch-a-long Margaret!

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