Genevieve’s birthday pick! Which does look generally seem fun and watchalong friendly and all of that. But also, I haven’t gotten a HUGE number of RSVPs, so this is one of those weeks where I will give it 15 minutes and then call it if no one else has shown up.
Bhangra Paa Le
It’s on Netflix, it’s not that long, it looks super fun!
at 7:30 Chicago time I will comment “And PLAY” and we will all start simultaneously and then carry along from there!
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OMG, I love the British officer!!!!! He’s not White Savior but he is white Nice Guy Who Bonded in Battle!
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His character IS rare in the film world. A white man in a position of authority in India who isn’t an asshole, isn’t incompetent, and also isn’t all perfect in everyway.
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Look at the BRIT Officer getting past Sunny motivated again. If only Bhangra could heal all mental trauma.
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He is being much better now, but I’m still mad that he didn’t go celebrate with her after her win.
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He didn’t really apologize. He was more humble, but not quite humble ENOUGH…
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Agreed! Apologize!
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Okay, this is why they thanked Pritam. I totally know this song and it’s from another movie first.
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Yes. Rangeela with Urmila, Aamir, and Jackie!
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Wait, I’m not finding anything about this song on The Internet. Is it possible I just know it from this movie somehow?
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Ah 2019, the glorious year pre-pandemic. I just love thinking back to the before times.
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How much did they have to pay to film in this park with the bridge in the background?
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And the Knee goes poof!
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Oooooooo, that is totally her lame deadbeat Dad!!!! Neelam’s husband, always a bad dude in movies.
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Dance FANS! Ah, the movie world. Oh wait, and they DAD, her dad who left her, is the real life asshole married to one of the ladies on that reality Bollywood wives show….
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Yes. He is married to Neelam.
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And he was the lousy boyfriend to Madhuri in Lajja, and the terrible son to Amitabh and Hema in Baghban. I see his face and hate him instantly.
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But it is an attractive face!
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Again, you haven’t even seen the Katrina sister movie!!! There government authorities get involved and there is a court case to decide if they broke any Dance Laws.
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DANCE LAWS!?! Oh those are good….
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I just listened to a podcast about this! Dude left his wife and son in Iran and went to America and got rich, refused to help his wife get to America, his son finally got to America at 18 and ten years later managed to bring over his mother, and then Dad had Mom killed because she was inconvenient to his new American life. He was a really terrible person.
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While I’m fairly certain the second family in the new country is not unusual, I bet MOST men don’t have their wives killed, they just ignore them.
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To be fair, this wife was amazing. She finally got to America, saw what happened, and went “oh I am hiring a lawyer and actually DOING something about this!” Instead of being all sad and silent.
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AMazing but dead. There are benefits to being ignored.
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Sheeba is so dressed up to hear I love you on the phone!
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I really REALLY want him to dance out his love on crutches.
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ONe legged Bhangra GO!
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OMG! This is totally making me cry!
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In order to NOT get married to some guy her family found for her the woman has to drum on her own wedding to get her injured love to dance for her and then HOPE her family won’t force her to go through with the marriage. Being female SUCKS!!!
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There does seem to have been a death mistake situation, so MAYBE her family only arranged the second wedding thinking hte guy she liked was dead? And I suspect Dadi would have called it off anyway if she asked, she just needed Kaptaan to be confident again too.
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I’m legit tearing up, this is SO SWEET. There’s a Hollywood classic called The Best Years of Our Lives about post WWII soldiers returning home. They cast a sailor who lost both hands to play a sailor who lost both hands and there’s a lot of very realistic and sad stuff about him worrying over marrying his girlfriend and her convincing him she can handle it and still wants to be with him.
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I’m dancing the Bhangra now (badly, but with love)
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Grandma is the BEST!!!! I love Kaptaan and Nimmo!
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Way to go Rushkar tell Sunny how he learned nothing from his ancestor! IDIOT!
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Her skirt is too long, she would trip on it if she really had to dance in that.
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Yes! I liked her pants in the past. Much more practical for dancing!
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And you could actually see her legwork!
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Yes!
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It is like the airport runway Bhangra dance!
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It’s a tribute, so he should dance with one leg…
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This kid dancer is amazing!
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I was just thinking that!!!
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Look at that giant outdoor ampitheater filled to capacity for the finals of the Bhangra dance competition!!
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Hey, I just did a quick search, there are TOTALLY Bhangra competitions this big in America! Don’t know if they will be this fun though.
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I should try to see one!! When life calms down… I’m not sure life will ever calm down.
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Berkely Bhangra Bash! You could take your parents! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/berkeley-bhangra-bash-2024-tickets-837023328307
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Oooh! Leg is giving out!
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The woman has to rescue him! I do like that she’s the savior not him!
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He better share that trophy with her!!! IDIOT!
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But, what are they going to live on? Does she have to move back to the village now and help him run the classes? What about her Mom?
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They are still in school. I think it ended with them just going back to their respective schools.
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Well then why couldn’t he have just tried to go to the competition with his school team next year??? Is it like the Olympics and only once every 4 years or something?
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That I am unclear on.
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Mom can live with them in the village. Her life is souless because it is the city right?
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And she can marry the nice dance team member who looks after his own fields!
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Who is like 15 year younger, so that would be a FUN relationship!
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He still never apologized for being an ASS!!!
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Thank you Genevieve for suggesting this movie! It was a fun watchalong! Hope you have a great rest of the weekend!
Margaret – thank you as always for hosting!
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Thank you both for coming! This was a great silly start to Sunday.
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Thank you for watching this with me guys! I know it is silly, but I do really enjoy this movie. I love the Bhangra Dancing. Thank you again.
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In the realm of Dance Competition Movies, it is BARELY silly. Honestly more realistic than most.
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I am a huge fan of all the females in this movie! What a great introduction to some new actresses (to me)!
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OMG I am so sorry I missed this! I had to go for an event in the morning where I got stuck in traffic for 2 hours coming back and then I was so tired I just slept for the next 2 hours. So sorry I couldn’t make it
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