Weekend WatchAlong: Dil To Pagal Hai! 4pm Chicago Time! Let’s Get DANCEY!!!!

Posted on October 28, 2023 by mredlich21

An afternoon watchalong! Radical! And Dil To Pagal Hai, a movie I find dull, but SRK is charming and the songs are okay, so I will survive.

Dil To Pagal Hai

It’s on Prime, and available for rent at all the places. My second least favorite Madhuri-SRK collaberation (Koyla, Anjaam, Gaja Gamini, Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, Dil To Pagal Hai, Devdas), but undeniably a hit and important in the great Shahrukh Khan story.

At 4pm Chicago time, I will put up an “And PLAY!” comment and then we will all comment along from there.

591 thoughts on “Weekend WatchAlong: Dil To Pagal Hai! 4pm Chicago Time! Let’s Get DANCEY!!!!”

nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:13 pm said:

Don’t like Madhuri’s white dance outfit either…..

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- mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:14 pm said:
  
  The Dupatta tied around her waist makes it look thick.
  
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  - nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:14 pm said:
    
    And the sleeves should have been more fitted
    
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- Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:16 pm said:
  
  I love it!
  
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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:13 pm said:

Weirdly, most chemistry they ever have is in this moment when they are in separate rooms. But it is SUCH a cool idea for a first meeting.

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:14 pm said:
  
  Yes!!!! Also Kathak Madhuri’s comfort zone
  
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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:15 pm said:
  
  My younger cousin had noticed how he hurt his wrist playing but she didn’t stop
  
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Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:14 pm said:

I love this dance.

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Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:16 pm said:

Her sweaty hair gets amazing looking in span of a floor walk.

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:17 pm said:
  
  yes!!
  
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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:16 pm said:

What do you think of SRK’s look at her?

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- Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:16 pm said:
  
  he looked mad
  
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- mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:18 pm said:
  
  I got intense puzzled interest more than anything else. Not his open mouth love at first sight look, which was a good choice.
  
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  - Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:26 pm said:
    
    That is better than mad. I will admit that I didn’t pick it up.
    
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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:16 pm said:

Interval!!!!!!!!

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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:16 pm said:

Now that Harley is gone and there are no boys around, can I point out how good SRK’s butt looks in these jeans?

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- Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:17 pm said:
  
  Do you think Harley would have been offended?
  
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  - mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:17 pm said:
    
    I don’t know, I feel weird objectifying men in front of men! Probably would have said the same thing, but apologized.
    
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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:17 pm said:
  
  Maybe why I love this movie SO SO MUCH lol
  
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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:19 pm said:

Need to go downstairs to get my food. Delivery person doesn’t bother following instructions

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- Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:21 pm said:
  
  What did you get? Hope it is tasty!
  
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  - nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:22 pm said:
    
    Indian afternoon tea type of food. Bhelpuri
    
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    - Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:22 pm said:
      
      Ah, bhel puri is so good : D Enjoy!
      
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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:23 pm said:

See???? Bright color=bad fit!

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- Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:25 pm said:
  
  Her poor chest ) :
  
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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:26 pm said:
  
  Yes this is the age when bras were still triangular… not round, don’t like it
  
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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:25 pm said:

Back. See how she comes to this rehearsal again to appease / please him

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Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:25 pm said:

I do enjoy that the fantasy girl of Maya is overpowering his real interactions with the girl of his fantasies, so that even SHE can’t live up to them.

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Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:27 pm said:

I think there’s space in here for some kind of khwabon ka raaj vs. sapnon ki raani meme. Will have to ponder.

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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:27 pm said:

do you see anything majorly different in her dance?

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- Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:28 pm said:
  
  She looked dreamier.
  
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- Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:29 pm said:
  
  Musician and not dancer, obv, but there are a lot of (esp. less experienced) directors who will ask you for these kinds of vague interpretations. You roll your eyes, play it exactly the same way as last time, and eventually they decide they like it : P
  
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  - nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:31 pm said:
    
    Music and light was different
    
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Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:27 pm said:

This music of the beat with the dream song overlay is TERRIBLE

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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:28 pm said:

Love how Madhuri does spotting while doing her turns… I couldn’t learn this in my jazz beginner class.

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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:28 pm said:

Doesn’t SRK seem a few shades darker than in the previous scene?

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- Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:31 pm said:
  
  In many movies I have noticed that his skin color seems to change, and I assume it is a lighting deal. I really like that he is darker skinned than many of the Hindi film stars. If Madhuri or even Karisma or Ashkay were walking down the street in western clothing people in my town wouldn’t know they were Indian. But SRK, I like that SRK really looks Indian.
  
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  - nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 11:16 pm said:
    
    Yes it’s more just seems like a continuity error to me that they just put together clips shot months apart
    
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Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:29 pm said:

Poor Nisha. 😦

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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:29 pm said:

Could you tell SRK was lying? If Karisma didn’t say it?

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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:30 pm said:

Seemed like SRK was planning to fall into the box

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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:31 pm said:

Overalls???????

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- Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:32 pm said:
  
  Well, that rash fashion decision came back to bite him in the bum ( ;
  
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Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:32 pm said:

My favorite song!

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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:32 pm said:

First time SRK overtly flirting with her?

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:32 pm said:
  
  Umbrella scene
  
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- Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:32 pm said:
  
  I’d say so, yes.
  
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Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:32 pm said:

My film is glitching out, it is really windy in my valley today. Bummer that it is glitching right before one of my all time favorite songs.

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:33 pm said:
  
  Oh bummer!
  
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- Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:33 pm said:
  
  Shoot ) : You will have to replay it in your mind.
  
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- Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:41 pm said:
  
  Took about 10 minutes, but now it is going again!
  
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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:34 pm said:

Where did her shoes go in an instant from her typing the dupatta and wearing them to not?

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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:34 pm said:

I am reminded of SRK interview how he doesn’t like being barefoot on camera / in front of people

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Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:35 pm said:

I love that the other theater folks kidnap Karisma out of the hospital : D

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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:36 pm said:

I feel like suddenly Madhuri’s outfits are more fitted and she has more of a glow…. subtly showing she is falling in love? (except it is not subtle)

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Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:36 pm said:

Now imagine being some other patient in this hospital, peeking out your window and wondering if you’re hallucinating the dance number happening on the front drive!

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:37 pm said:
  
  yes and the noise!!!!
  
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- Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:42 pm said:
  
  It would be AWESOME!
  
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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:37 pm said:

Are they in love after the song??

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:39 pm said:
  
  Yes… I am solitary chatting with myself lol
  
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  - mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:41 pm said:
    
    I’m back! I went to make myself microwave popcorn.
    
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    - nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:42 pm said:
      
      Welcome back!!! Enjoy the popcorn
      
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- mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:40 pm said:
  
  I think they are moving towards being consciously in love? They went from feeling that big connection in their first meeting, to enjoying a jokey friendship, to know something more. It’s a good comparison with the love/friendship relationships that reached that friendly jokey place and never progressed.
  
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  - nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:41 pm said:
    
    I feel like they are trying to suss out where things are and in that also tuning into their feelings. Like SRK saying he can’t possibly be with anyone, seems like he is trying to convince himself.
    
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Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:39 pm said:

“Why bother putting on such a big wedding?” he says, while actively eating free dessert.

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:40 pm said:
  
  While saying he likes them for the free desserts
  
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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:42 pm said:

Karisma’s outfit is AWESOME.

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:43 pm said:
  
  YES!!!!
  
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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:43 pm said:

Gosh this soulmate bullshit…..

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- Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:45 pm said:
  
  Oh, it was a little cute, all the chance meetings and her realizing them.
  
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  - nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 11:17 pm said:
    
    I say this after it ruined my life and youth. Bollywood didn’t parent me right ! 😛
    
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Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:43 pm said:

I’d have to think about why I like this kind of story theme so much more in “Rab Ne Bana” than here, hmm.

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- mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:46 pm said:
  
  I think in Rab Ne Bana it’s because it is flipped. It’s not that God makes the soulmate and you have to find them, it’s that some couples are forced together by God, against all likelihood, and you have to put in the work to turn it into love. More alone the lines of Marriage Counseling than Fairy Godmother
  
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  - Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:47 pm said:
    
    That makes some sense. I always like stories about people making the best of a difficult circumstance, which is ultimately the case in that one.
    
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  - nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 11:18 pm said:
    
    Isn’t that also sometimes the rationale for how “arranged marriage is better”?
    
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Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:44 pm said:

Unlike Karisma, Madhuri in the center of the stage makes sense, as a dancer your eyes are drawn to her, even in bad outfits.

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:45 pm said:
  
  Yes she is so exceptional!!!
  
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- Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:46 pm said:
  
  It really does seem unfair to make anybody else act opposite her playing a dancer!
  
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  - nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:47 pm said:
    
    Karisma is actually a good dancer in Bollywood just nobody is Madhuri
    
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    - nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:47 pm said:
      
      Most others couldn’t even do this alongside Madhuri
      
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    - Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:48 pm said:
      
      She can do the moves, she has the energy. But when she dances with back-up dancers my eyes are always drawn to the back up dancers. There is some sort of feeling in dancing, and Karisma doesn’t have it. I dont have it either, I’m a terrible dancer, but then I’m not playing one in a movie.
      
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  - Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:47 pm said:
    
    Too true, I guess Juhi was smart to say “no”.
    
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Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:46 pm said:

Oh, Karisma, I feel so bad for you, but I’m also so embarrassed for you.

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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:47 pm said:

I always wonder if it was acting or reality that in this scene Karisma looks like she’s working and Madhuri looks like she’s playing.

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:49 pm said:
  
  This is true… Karisma is working to show she is better and Madhuri was just enjoying dancing in this way with Karisma
  
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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:47 pm said:

You know what it is? “Jai Jai Shiv Shankar”! Watching Tiger try to dance with Hrithik.

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- Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:50 pm said:
  
  It is similar, but Tiger was more of a dance flow than Karisma, with Tiger I’m not looking at the back up dancers. Of course when Hrithik is on stage he is where the eyes go!
  
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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 11:19 pm said:
  
  Haven’t seen that one!
  
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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:48 pm said:

Another great acting choice from SRK, looking concerned at Karisma dancing, ina way that says he understands her internal and physical pain in that moment but also know she can’t stop her.

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- Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:49 pm said:
  
  I’m always taken aback by the moment when Madhuri glances across the stage and notices Karisma’s bandaged ankle for the first time.
  
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  - nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:50 pm said:
    
    And it having drops of blood
    
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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:49 pm said:

Karisma’s eyebrows are great.

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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:51 pm said:

Does even she believe he will propose to her? Sounds like she knows she is deluding herself.

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- mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:52 pm said:
  
  Yeah, I think she knows the best thing is to just talk about it openly even if it never happens.
  
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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:51 pm said:

I think I like the choice not to show Karisma’s journey fromt he last scene to this one. She went in upset and jealous and bitter, and then she clearly had a long dark night and came out mature and knowing what was the right thing to do.

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Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:51 pm said:

Poor Karisma, trying so hard to be the bigger man in all of this–professionally and personally.

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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:51 pm said:

Instant friendship

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Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:51 pm said:

Madhuri looks like Karisma’s mother.

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:52 pm said:
  
  Again they are showing Indian outfits vs western outfits.
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Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:53 pm said:

Does she not know that he sleeps in the studio?

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:54 pm said:
  
  Probably not
  
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- Shelomit on October 28, 2023 at 5:56 pm said:
  
  Surely Karisma and all the other regular members of the troupe would–Madhuri is stumbling into a situation where she lacks a lot of context compared to these other folks who have worked together (we presume) for years.
  
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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:55 pm said:

OMG!!!!!! Wait, this has to be a dream, right?

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- Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:58 pm said:
  
  A super sexy dream. Damn SRK, just damn.
  
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  - mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:58 pm said:
    
    And we haven’t even gotten to Aur Paas!
    
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nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:55 pm said:

Madhuri can whistle like this IRL!!!

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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:55 pm said:

Phew, thank goodness.

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- nainaprakash on October 28, 2023 at 5:56 pm said:
  
  lol
  
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Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:56 pm said:

Oh my goodness that blue dance outfit looks SO BAD on Madhuri.

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mredlich21 on October 28, 2023 at 5:56 pm said:

Worst costumes of the movie? I say YES!

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- Genevieve Woods on October 28, 2023 at 5:57 pm said:
  
  YES!
  
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