Finally the actual watchalong post! It’s time! I got my dinner (butter chicken! I made it myself by pouring sauce from a jar onto chicken!) and I am very happy.
Kuch Naa Kaho
On Prime for rent, or other places! Hopefully we can all sync up because we WILL have costume comments and I want to make sure we are looking at/talking about the same costumes at the same time.
At 7pm Chicago time I will put up an “And PLAY” comment and we will all comment along from there. If you are late, just fastforward and catch up!
dontcallitbollywood 
Here : )
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Here!!! Mr. T is going to be watching this with me for a bit!
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Say “hello” from internet aunties : D
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Will do. 🙂
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And PLAY!
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We were playing ABBG leading up to this to get Toddles excited about watching this movie.
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Oh right, we start overseas! What city is this?
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I have a sudden urge to send money through Western Union.
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I get so many Remitly ads on my YouTube! They’re convinced I need to send money to someone in India.
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Hahaha. I showed this scene to the general counsel of my company because her husband works for Western Union. 🙂
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Ooh, these are fun titles!
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Who baths like this???? Although I love the credits.
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You know what the titles feel like? 1960s Doris Day-Rock Hudson romances. And actually, the WHOLE MOVIE feels like that. A throwback fun 60s style misunderstanding falling in love.
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Oh, that is very much the visual vibe of that sequence!
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YES!!!!
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Wanna know something fascinating? The story writer also wrote Sir. And was married to Rohan Sippy, but I find the Sir fact much more interesting.
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Oh interesting!
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Oh young Abhishek! When his acting involved a lot of shouting in English.
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Wait, pasta for breakfast? Without sauce?
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I’m not certain what meal this is meant to be, but it’s. . . eclectic. And I’m certain that’s meant to be a jug of orange juice, but the color is concerning!
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Tang! Definitely Tang, as advertised in many other movies.
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Oh, that’s definitely the color!
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And greasy pizza!
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Tang-colored shirt also.
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Small plot point in the end, but the whole idea of Abhishek being the kind of hero who his cousin-sisters can trust to save them from a bad wedding is a great way to introduce him. Overly cool, overly western, but a good bro.
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Agreed! There are so many things like that in this movie!
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She’s been consumed by The Tube ) :
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Did he think the lady in the sari at the Air India counter might NOT be Indian?
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Bwhahaha 🙂
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Aw, they are wearing the same clothes! Jeans and knit top. Which I guess is what everyone wore in 2003, but also symbolic maybe?
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And here’s my good Abhishek! Not shouty trying to be cool, but trickster.
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TBH what he’s describing approximately happened to my aunt (although she was in her late 20s by that point).
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Was Aish’s Aamir ad for Pepsi or coke? I know she drank coke in Taal. Is she bi-label?
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Okay, young Aish looks other wordly!
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It’s a plot flaw! he tricks and dismisses her so easily here, and in other scenes. But how can he? She’s SO BEAUTIFUL! It would be like forgetting someone with green skin.
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Agreed!
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Does anyone else really want to touch Aish’s hair?
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Me me!!!
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“Koan Bablu”?!?! You’ve got to concentrate, boy.
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Husband: So far what I got out of the movie is that Aish is very pretty but not very bright!
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It’s her early 2000s sweet spot!
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Ooh, 747. I always imagine these planes are experiencing a headache.
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I can totally see how Rohan Sippy used Abhishek in this plot and then wrote came up with Bluffmaster for him. He is so good at conning the characters while the audience can see through him.
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Nikki is the main cousin, the one going to get married?
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Yep! So Abhishek is saving her by being a trickster, instead of being all macho and rushing in.
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Yes. The oldest one.
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Doesn’t seem like a good enough reason to leave before desert.
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Oh, another small plot point! It would not be unheard of for a father to say “it’s a good match, good family, things will work out after marriage” instead of saying “NO! My daughter deserves a man who loves her and isn’t gay!”
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I am trying and failing to understand what’s going on with the interior of this house O.o
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Spoilers: it never gets more clear. But there is LOTS of eavesdropping scenes, so at least they put it to work.
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The weird cave like stonework is awful! I blame early 2000s.
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And every room seems to have it’s own unique level, but no door.
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Decorated with fake vines or something to that effect? It’s bonkers!
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Hmm. I’m not getting homophobia I think? More just anger at his daughter being tricked into an impossible marriage?
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Exactly. I take Satish Shah wanted to know but who loves Michael to make sure Michael is still okay.
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OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY! HIDEOUS CLOTHES ALERT!!!!
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This hairstyle makes Abhishek look abotu 12.
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The enormousness of this kurta is also contributing to his kidishness.
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I think it wasn’t until right after this that they figured out shorter shirts actually make him look taller.
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She would have been better off if Aish was late, that outfit is TERRIBLE!!!! It’s not sparkly or tight enough, and it’s giving me pant suit vibes.
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The weird color bands on the bottoms : /
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“Nikki, you’re looking so beautiful; your dress is fantastic!” Not the most convincing lie/distraction so far : P
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I kind of like this terracotta-looking interior, though.
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What’s the feeling about Aish’s color combination? I like yellow and purple in theory, but I think this yellow is too sharp to work with the dusty purple.
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She is Most Talented Designer, we must trust her. (And I actually do like it.)
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I dont mind her outfit but I always think that it has to be very itchy. Sooo many sequins!
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YES! It’s Filmikudhi’s favorite song! Hopefully with subs.
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SOOO GOOD!!!
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OH! Purple leggings1 Purple leggins with slits!
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The framing of this song is really good.
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The words are just so good in this song. So much banter!
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I adore ALL the music in this movie. Probably one of my most listened to soundtrack.
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I really like the choroeography! I feel like these medium-tempo songs are often difficult to choreograph, but this one has a real sense of dynamism/momentum to it.
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Okay, Saroj Khan, Vaibhavi, and Bosco-Ceaser are all credited. It’s gotta be Vaibhavi. Very similar to her Kajra re choreo with them.
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And it makes perfect sense that Aish is saying “looking at me makes you lose all your senses!” or “Who cares if I am arrogant about my beauty.”
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Also love that there is all this pressure and focus on getting Abhi married, but not on Nikki. I mean, she is getting married, but clearly this is an argument they’ve been having with Abhi for years and not with Nikki.
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OH! To correctly say that an uncle isn’t your father! Is there a greater insult????
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Oooh! Abhi you took it too far!
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It’s true! He just said true things!
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Ooh, the lil glasses are compelling.
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I remember from other viewings that this scene doesn’t make sense. Satish has to be a little bit rude and hard on Aish to make the rest of the plot work, but this whole “I yell at you and won’t promote you” doesn’t work with the “you are like family!” attitude they have to her in the rest of the film.
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I really didn’t take it as a real threat. He would have promoted her anyways. And I think if she had insisted on a no, Satish would have relented but we wouldn’t have gotten the rest of the movie.
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Yeah, I’ll accept it for plot reasons. There has to be some sort of crazy situation to make her agree. And I also love that her boss’s family has embraced her so lovingly in every other scene.
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