Oh boy! This is such an insane movie! And, it’s an excuse for me to stay inside with the nice a/c while it is muggy and yucky outside.
Tezaab! Madhuri’s big break film, crazy plot, great songs, big hair, everything good. I will be watching with my DVD, old school. You can watch on youtube or einthusan or where ever.
At 11am Chicago time, I will put up an “and PLAY” comment and then we will all comment along from there!
dontcallitbollywood 
And PLAY!!
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Oh dear, I was worried about no one showing up last week, but not this week! Okay, giving it 20 minutes, and if no one joins in, canceling and running errands instead!
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this is such a great opening! Poison on a plant, then ax murder! It truly is “A Violent Love Story”
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sorry I’m late!
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Phew! So glad to see someone
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I’m here. Sorry I was running a bit late.
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Yaaaaaaaay!
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What does Tezaab mean? My first instinct is acid.
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Yep!
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Good instinct!
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Aerobics class! This is such a 1988 movie I love it.
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I was just texting about the memphis design movement with my brother this morning – and the arobics class is kinda like the movement in human form.
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Oh dear, I think Anupam is a drunk.
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OH, is this where all the money goes?
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Yes, he is a Bad Dad
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Woot! Madhuri! Her first big break role, and such a awesome opening speech.
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AHHH I love this song. It is on Baby SRK’s play list.
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For STEM skills, right? Never too early!
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Obviously! It’s how I teach him numbers!
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How many times did you have to watch this song before realizing it was a giant guitar stage? For me, at least 4
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Madhuri, so young and yet still seeming like a wise older woman.
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How did she change costumes and then go back again???
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Yeah, in a live show….
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and the the floor dancing in a circle on the stage, how is the audience supposed to see it?
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And there are no women in the audience. Hmmm.
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Okay I was wrong I saw the flash of the girl’s face.
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Yep, she’s gonna be important
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And she can play the saxophone?
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It’s such a hero introduction. But its Madhuri so it makes perfect sense!!!
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Fashion Show! No Reason!!!
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on stage, to the music – magical costume changes – it isn’t a dance, it’s a magic show!
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I went down a research rabbit hole to look up the type of Kathak Madhuri is trained in and so much makes sense. She is trained in Lucknow gharana of Kathak, which focuses on a lot more acting and expressing through eyes.
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And it also helps that she has literally been a professionally trained dancer since she was a baby!
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I’m glad we got that speech before this song, otherwise I might thing our innocent heroine enjoyed doing an amazing sexy flirty dance number! But she must be crying on the inside.
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I love the different colored glittery hot pants beneath the mini.
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Watching Madhuri’s face in the motorcycle chase, pretty sure they just dumped her in costume on a motorcycle and she was legit terrified.
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Hero Intro! Not as cool as Madhuri Intro, but still a pretty cool sequence.
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Madhuri’s intro was an arobics class?
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I wonder if that motorcycle of the bad guys that blew up was worth more money than the dad orignially borrowed.
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But if it was stolen, then it was free.
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They stole matching bikes!
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Of course
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They were all stolen!!
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A translation of the words being written on the page would be useful.
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Anil’s feet are way smaller than I ever realized.
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But Anil doesn’t look like a baby? Shouldn’t he look 14? How old was he?
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32. This is about 6 years into his solid career. He started out as “Tapori” types, young scoundrals around the city.
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The apartment block they flashed to looks straight out of communist Eastern Europe.
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Dandya (misspelled) dance with no women. Not as cool as that disco one in the other movie.
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I want to make myself lunch so I am waiting for a slow bit, but I’m worried this movie might not have any. Maybe the first love song?
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I kind of love Anil’s white pants with yellow sweatshirt look.
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It’s not really giving me “thug” vibes, but then Madhuri’s aerobics class dance didn’t really give me “nasty dancing girl” vibes. so they match.
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They definitely match!
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I mean, you have seen the movie. You know the backstory. It makes sense!
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It’s so CLEAN.
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I really really want Dandiya sticks with hidden knives. No one would ever suspect!!!!
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It makes me think of the special looking glass in Oklahoma.
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Anil is really the best racketeer gangster. I want someone like him to look after my neighborhood.
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Genevieve! Finally your translation!
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And now I finally get to it, a good two minutes after you!
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Oooo, opening credits! Okay, making a dash to the kitchen
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Suresh Oberoi can be weirdly attractive. Not quite up there with Danny Denzgopa or Kabir Bedi. But definitely could be attractive.
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Isn’t he the love interest in the “Humko aaj Kal Hai Intezar” movie?
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I have not seen Sailaab because Aditya Pancholi… YUCK!
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t they enter the train to Russian folk music?
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Oh no! Our hero’s life is going to fall apart just as it seems to be falling into place!!!!
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Bye bye daddy. Like a Disney film, no parent survives.
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Battleship Potemkin!!!! Woot!!! Or, The Untouchables. But I think Potemkin, because it’s much more montage-y than the way The Untouchables did it.
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I had to watch all of Potemkin for a film class, that movie is dull dull dull. The steps sequence is amazing, but there’s a lot more which is less amazing.
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Hmm, maybe it is The Untouchables? It came out just the year before, and this is similar now.
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Spouse says it is Untouchables! Which I have never seen.
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YOU HAVE TO WATCH THE UNTOUCHABLES!!!!! That and Blues Brothers are the greatest Chicago Movies of all time.
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Well I agree with Blues Brothers.
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I love how grumpy the stroller baby looks in reaction shots. Like, “are we done yet? Where’s my bottle?”
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Save the baby!!!!!
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Pefect scene for the 7 year old to come in on.
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Yay! 7 year old is watching it!
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Okay, look close, the Anil Hair is trying to escape the shirt collar. It goes right up to wear he must have stopped shaving his neck.
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When I cut spouse’s hair I cipper his crew neck shirt line too – hair EVERYWHERE.
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“seal all exits from the city”- HOW??? Sure, road blocks, but people can just go off road.
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What a cute little house! And that tank top cannot contain the Anil Hair, not even close.
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Who has more chest and back hair, Anil or Akshay?
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I think Anil. Remember, we have a swimsuit scene coming up.
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Oh yeah. Hence the chest and back hair.
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Well, regardless of who has more, Akshay’s is grosser because I like him less.
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Well yes! That’s a given!
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It’s almost like a joke, like he glued a rug to his chest.
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Wait for the swimsuit scene. Also, my nephew came out looking like Anil. Did not know newborns look like monkeys. It’s disgusting.
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Phsh! Newborns are perfect no matter what they look like! The 13 year old had a full on cone head – he was the most beautiful baby EVER.
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Really? With the back hair and flaking skin and sort of weird oil everywhere?
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I agree. My baby was quite hairy as well and I thought he was perfect!
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Must be a mother versus aunt thing.
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But he’s tough and bitter! His heart is broken!!! He has to pretend not to care about Madhuri. Anil is ACTING.
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I want Anupam’s hat!!
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I feel like both Anil and Anupam are having the time of their lives over-acting this scene. And once again, I find myself thinking “why do they face the same direction when they talk instead of facing each other???”
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When you said Suhana would be taught a more American style without overacting I was sad, because I’ve always appreciated the Indian over the top emoting.
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Chunky Panday is AMAZING in this movie!!!
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That’s what I said!!!! I’ve a little in love with him ever since. Also, YES Ananya can act! Her father is so much more than just connected and a little funny.
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He always stands out (even in a supporting role). Chunky can act with a tremendous amount of sincerity!
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It’s true, even in the Housefull movies.
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I’m going to evily point out that he also stands out here as the lightest colored skin tone in almost every scene.
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Oh, weird. I never thought of Chunky as especially light. Not like Alia or his daughter Ananya. Or even his wife.
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He’s the hot guy in red with white hat?
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Yep! Who is now a middle-aged comic relief actor, and father of one of Suhana Khan’s best friends/up and coming actress Ananya Panday.
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I can’t remember what I saw her in, but at some point I decided Ananya Panday was not a bad actor.
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yupp. The one in the orangy/red jacket and black tanktop. He is called Babban in the movie!
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He was nominated for a supporting FilmFare but didn’t win, I think it was the closest he ever came. He has a sweet bit in the Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives where he talks about how proud and happy he is of Ananya for getting the FilmFare he could never quite achieve.
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Yeah I remember seeing it. I also think he was robbed of the award for this role! He is truly excellent in it.
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Oh right, FilmiKudhi, this plot point of “I sentence you to banishment from the province for your crimes”, is that really a real thing? Instead of going to jail, you are just sentenced to go to another state?
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I am guessing legally no. But the police are basically the Wild Wild West in India so who knows.
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OmG the acid washed jeans!
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It’s 1988!!!! Really, for an Indian movie, this one is shockingly up to date in western fashions. Usually they are about 5 years or more behind.
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