Bewarchi! Look at that, I watched a classic! And a Rajesh Khanna movie. All kinds of expanding horizons. Also, watch out! I go off on classism in this review and I didn’t enjoy the movie.
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Madhuri Week: Costume Time! Which Outfit is Most Iconic?
Pretty sure I have done this post for a past Madhuri week, don’t even care, it’s a timeless classic theme.
Continue readingTo Send You On Sweet Dreams, Madhuri and Shahrukh Dancing Together
I love this clip. It’s from a few years ago now, but I still love it. Somehow all that chemistry which tends to be missing in their movies shows up in real life.
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong Final 3!!! Dil, Aaja Nachle, or Hum Aapke Hain Koun on Friday?
Oh boy, down to the wire! Three films have risen to the top, from the surprisingly short list of Madhuri movies available.
Continue readingMadhuri Alphabet Game Post: A to Z, Alternating Songs and Movies!
Okay, let’s get our ABC on! Only Madhuri songs and movies, in alphabetical order. I’ll start, and you all carry on in the comments.
Continue readingMadhuri Week! Her Last Terrible Movie, Kalank!
Kalank! If you have a lot of time on your hands, a Prime subscription, and laundry to fold, this is worth watching. But not otherwise.
Continue readingWednesday Watching: What Are You Watching and Reading and Thinking and Listening to on Madhuri Week?
Happy Madhuri Wednesday!!!! I have been having a weird week, I think I’m a little homesick. One more weekend to go before I get my apartment back, and I miss it. Or maybe I just miss my total alone time. Anyway, point is, weird week! Very much looking forward to our Friday movie, even more than usual, so I can kind of have a party with my friends without leaving my parents’.
Continue readingMadhuri Week: Bucket List! Madhuri’s First Marathi Film, and Her First Film as a Middle-Aged Housewife
Madhuri Week! SUCH FUN!!!!! And here is a review of a Madhuri movie you can watch, right now, on Netflix
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong: Which Madhuri Movie Should We Watch for HER BIRTHDAY????
Obviously on Madhuri’s day, it has to be a Madhuri movie. And luckily (?), there are limited Madhuri options on Netflix and Prime. I will try to describe the options and, possibly, allow my prejudice to struggle through. Oh, and there are some movies I just didn’t even include.
Continue readingSocial Media Update! Rana is Engaged, Salman Made a Song, and Sid M Looks Good With Messy Hair
Sid M! Who knew! He made a little joke, and his hair looks fabulous, all messy and grown out.
Continue readingMadhuri Week! Rank Her 3 Hair Looks!
Madhuri Week! Such fun! She’s just a fun person to think about, isn’t she? Cheerful, sexy, light. Even in her dreariest depressingest movie, she always made it better.
Continue readingMadhuri as a Dancer, Why She Makes Us Smile, and 5 Songs to Prove It
I’m having kind of a weird low energy day, maybe you all are too, so let’s start off Madhuri week with a bang and put up some nice songs.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Are Your Favorite Non-Indian Musicals?
Movie or stage! No rules! It was Mother’s Day yesterday so I was thinking about my Mom and her love for musicals that she passed down to us, and all the non-Indian musicals I loved.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me on Madhuri Week?
Happy Monday! And HAPPY MADHURI WEEK!!!! The greatest week in May, I think. I’ll have to figure out a lovely celebration for this year.
Continue readingMother’s Day Discussion Post: How Did Your Mother Affect Your Relationship to Movies?
Anonymous asked this question about parents in general, but I am making it just mothers for mothers day.
Continue reading4 Mother’s Day Songs to Make You Laugh
Last year I did mother’s day movies to make you cry, but BLECH!!! Who needs that!!!! Lets look at songs to make you laugh.
Continue readingMother’s Day Celebration Game! 5 Mother Movie Plots, I Give You One Sentence, You Fill in the Rest
Motherhood is all about giving structure, so I will give structure to these fanfics. 5 sentences only! I’ll do 1 and you do the rest.
Continue readingDo You Do the New York Times Crossword? You Should Try it TODAY!
My sister alerted me to this (hi sister!). And now I am alerting all of you!
Continue readingHindi Film 101: For Sai Pallavi’s Birthday, a Case Study of a Southern Heroine
I find the differences in how heroines start between industries FASCINATING. I can’t possibly cover every possible variation, but I can use Sai Pallavi as a jumping off point to talk about how it can sometimes happen.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Give Albie Dog a Day of Beauty
Happy Saturday! I am so happy I don’t have to work today! This week was exhausting, it’s nice to have time off from that work, and more time for other work.
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong: Om Shanti Om! FOR HAPPINESS! Comment Here Starting At 3pm Chicago Time
Woo-hoo! Hopefully a movie that will get everyone pumped and happy and excited to think about. I know that’s what it will do for me, starting my weekend with a BANG.
Continue readingInstagram Round-Up: Anil Kapoor Plays Carom, Karan’s Kids Are Cute and He Looks Like a Total DILF, Tiger Has a Beard, Amitabh Remembers Tulips
All vital news stories of the day!!! Through instagram. I do like seeing these nice photos from nice people, even though social media still scares me.
Continue readingNews Round-Up: Colors TV is Opportunistic, Salman is Still Not Getting Married, and Oh My Kadavule is Getting Remade
I like this news! A mix of an actual announcement to discuss, pleasant gossip, and the chance for us all to feel ethically superior to TV producers.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: What Are Mothers in Indian Film and Indian Society?
Oh boy, a big scary 101 that people are going to yell at me and disagree with me about what I say! Those are always the best ones.
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong: Watch Om Shanti Om Here in 24 Hours!!!!!
I feel a little bad because I asked for suggestions and votes and stuff and then I just went off and picked something totally different. But on the other hand, I picked a movie that I know people will really REALLY want to watch. Oh, and it’s on Netflix
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