It’s Sunday, I’ve ordered coffee, I’ve walked the dog, I am ready to watch a nice South Indian version of Jane Austen.
Kandukondain Kandukondain! Lovely lovely movie, and I challenge you to pick between Ajit and Mammootty as Best Man Ever by the end of it. Best Woman Ever is easy, that is always Tabu.
At 8am Chicago time, I will put up an “And PLAY” comment and we will all comment along together from there!
dontcallitbollywood 
If a man said any of the romantic lines Mammootty was saying “your voice is like a flower” I would melt there and then
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But he’s not saying them all romantic like the way Abbas does! He’s saying it blunt and casual. I agree with you, but I love how he actually has the best lines, but Aish doesn’t notice it because he’s not delivering them like a movie hero.
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Yea he is saying them normally and earnestly, which makes them so romantic
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He isn’t saying them romantic, but also he isn’t young and handsome so whatever he says she doesn’t listen the right way.
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Least favorite song of the movie for me.
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Yea it is a little one-note compared to the other songs, but then again their romance is supposed to be kinda one-note I guess
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I don’t even remember this song
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But the setting is beautiful! (She says Scottishly :D)
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Yea it is Scotland
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I know, that’s why I’m bigging it up! To be honest, I’m not generally a fan of our scenery – kind of dark and bleak most of the year – but I become suddenly patriotic about it on the rare occasion I see it in a movie.
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Oh oh! Is Kuch Kuch songs in Scotland too?
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Yes, but I don’t remember where!
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Aarzoo (1999) has a whole song with Saif in it set in Edinburgh. If you haven’t seen it then recommend it! Movie is a so bad it’s good level, especially if you just roll with the leaps in logic.
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Thanks for the tip! It sounds familiar…I think I watched it during my big Akshay Kumar phase, but will have to watch it again to be sure!
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They are so cute!!!!! I love the matching awkward hands
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I like Bala’s friend a lot. He adds a lot to the movie
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To be honest, I am kind of against Ajith. Don’t try to make an American script for a Tamil audience! Listen to the people!
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Yeah. That’s what ruined Bollywood movies!
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By the way, Brahmastra has an English Dub on Disney Plus and apparently it makes so much more sense than the Hindi version. So, yeah, ruining definitely because the Hindi dialogues were cringe
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I watched only SRK part and didn’t like English version. I prefer him talking Hindi
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Did he dub for himself?
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Yes
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Yea same
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He is just starting up, he will learn
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Aish continues to redeem herself! Yes, be supportive to Tabu! Instead of earlier when she was all “I can’t be as heartless as you about losing the man I love”.
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The writing in this movie is so so good! The subtle character changes makes it so satisfying
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Oooo, see how Tabu took the receptionist job just to do something and trusted it would work out? But Manohar won’t compramise? Male privilage! As in, the privilage to only worry about himself and have confidence in his ambitions.
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YES! My favorite song!!!!!! Some days, my favorite Rahman song EVER
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Ajith is such a surprisingly good dancer! He doesn’t have a dancers body, or move like a dancer, but when he has to he can really turn it on!
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I love when he smiles and act sexy 🥰
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I love how casual that scene is. So we can fill in that Manohar has just made himself into part of their household and every day life. Really this movie is a total gender flip, the sons-in-law fall in love with the whole family and join the bride’s house instead of hte other way around.
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Does anyone else kind of feel like Tabu’s boss has a thing for her?
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🙋♀️
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Definitely.
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Yea
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I would totally watch a movie where the boss proposes a marriage of convenience without confessing that he actually loves her and then they fall in love.
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PREACH it Tabu!!!! You alone SHOULD be enough for anyone to want to marry you!
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Ugh, I love this song and the visuals of the studio recording, but then they have to throw in flashbacks to the Worst song
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ARR RAHMAN!!
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MONEY!!!
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Love how the wife is nice and not at all like the bitchy ‘looking down at nose’ type she was in the film/book
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I love them together. So cute!!!! And then they will go and solve crimes in my imaginary TV show spin off.
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Next week I am visiting a friend in California and I am hoping we can see an Indian movie, which will be playing everywhere in CA, BECAUSE OF ALL THE PEOPLE LIKE TABU WHO CAME FOR COMPUTER JOBS IN THE 90s!!!! This movie is still so relevant today.
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Stupid Abbas, leave her alone
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Mammootty you sweetheart ❤
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OMG, it’s my favorite scene coming up!!!!! The one scene that makes me almost pick Mammootty over Mohanlal.
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Dino Morea, I was waiting for him!
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I love how he recommends her in the CD store to strangers!! I love you Mammootty!
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They already act like a married couple too!
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We all know Bala is a better choice, but imagine if Ash and Dino had children.
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The world could not handle such beauty.
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May I interest you in the Chiyaish Jodi that is my literal life? They look so good together.
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I’m already interested thanks to your comments and tweets. I must watch Raavanan
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They are literal FIRE in that movie. I don’t want to see Aish in a film with anyone else other than Vikram because of it. They are just that good together! Their chemistry is mindblowing!
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Oh, the tweet isn’t made by me, neither is the edit. But wanted to showcase the video anyway!
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Oh man, this whole bit is so good! Mammootty trying to disappear into the wall to avoid her, Aish getting right in his face, and Mammootty hesitating even to touch her.
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It is all so delicate and both are fragile in different ways, but they make each other heal again. I am crying!!
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Mammootty ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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I AM CRYING!
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Love the argument that she is more than just a good luck or bad luck charm, she can actually DO stuff and accomplish things and be a person.
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So that whole argument was just stupid relationship drama? They just had to have one last big fight before making up? If it wasn’t Ajith and Tabu I would have no patience for this.
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Thye pull it off so well, since it does go to the core of their characters
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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! So glad y’all watched that with me! And it is still SO GOOD.
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Brilliant! Thank you for the watchalong everyone!
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So I just realized it’s Shankar Mahadavan who sings Enna Solla Pogirai 🤯
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This was so wonderful. Love this so much and it is just so so well written and so cute and a perfect adaptation. So much to love!
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