Category Archives: Shahrukh

Devdas Part 2: Bimal Roy Just Took PC Barua and Made it 10% Better

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Devdas!  Or rather, Devdas, Devdas, Devdas, Devdas, Devdas, Devdas.  Because I have now read the original novel, and seen 5 separate film versions.  I wrote about Dev D already, the most inventive and yet faithful remake.  Now, I want to talk about the PC Barua Hindi version from 1936, and the Bimal Roy Hindi version from 1955.  I have to talk about them together, because they are so similar, they really can’t be separated.  And because I am talking about two movies, this post is going to be split into two parts.

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Humpty Sharma Part 2: It’s Important Not So Much for What it Is, but for What it Says about DDLJ

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I already did a detailed discussion yesterday comparing and contrasting the first halves of DDLJ and Humpty.  And that got so long that I decided to break at intermission and talk about the second half today.  This may be slightly too much thought to put in to Humpty (although it is a very good movie.  With a terrible title), but it is interesting as an example of how DDLJ has forever changed and influenced the Indian romance film.

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SRKajol FanVids, My Bedtime Comfort Food!

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In my last fanvid post, I tried really hard to break out of my rut and move past the SRKajol fanvids that I have been watching every night before I go to bed since college.  But that was so haaaaaaaaaaaard!  I needed something to reassure me after all that, so I went right back to the SRKajol fanvid teat.

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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and DDLJ: Why Are They the Same and Why Are They Different?

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I just watched Humpty Sharma again, for like the 7th time.  But it was interesting watching it now, while I am in the middle of my DDLJ recap.  So I was hyper aware of what it took from DDLJ and what it got rid of.

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News Round-Up: Emraan is Nice, Shahrukh is in Trouble, Salman is Out of Trouble, and Hrithik has a New Trailer

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Finally!  Finally a good news day!  So good, that box office is going to get its own little post!  Because there is too much else to talk about.

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DDLJ Part 16: Shahrukh makes his move (part 2) Ready for the Moment I Fell in Love with Shahrukh?

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I broke off sort of in the middle of a scene last time, because I was going soooooooooooo slowly, and because there was so much important stuff to cover!  But now I’m back, and I’m going to get through to the moment when I fell in love with Shahrukh 12 years ago.  Actually, I think it was 12 years ago this month.  It was during summer school, and July sounds about right.

(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here, part 9 here, part 10 here, part 11 here, part 12 here, part 13 here, part 14 here, part 15 here, part 16 here)

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DDLJ Part 15: Shahrukh Makes His Move (part 1)

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This isn’t just Shahrukh making his move on Kajol in the context of this film, this is Shahrukh making his move on, well, the world!  It is in this next series of scenes that he turned from “promising young actor who has a certain something” into “Godlike Superstar”.  (and also, if you’ve read my book, you know these are the scenes where I personally fell in love with him)

(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here, part 9 here, part 10 here, part 11 here, part 12 here, part 13 here, part 14 here, part 15 here, part 16 here)

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Friday News Round-Up (Mostly Photos): Aamir’s Ears, Shahrukh and Ali, and Kabali Box Office

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What happened to the scandals?  The nice juicy scandals?  Or even a new film announcement!  Or rumor!  I don’t know, it just felt like there used to be more news in these news round-ups.  Oh well, at least this one has some nice pictures.

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DDLJ Part 14: Tea and Conversation

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I’m back to DDLJ!  Mostly because I have been so busy watching Sultan in theaters (4th time tomorrow) that I haven’t had a chance to watch any other movies at home.  But DDLJ is always there for me.

(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here, part 9 here, part 10 here, part 11 here, part 12 here, part 13 here, part 14 here, part 15 here, part 16 here)

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News Post: 2 Trailers and a Death

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Well, “trailers”.  There is a legitimate new trailer for Mohenjo Daro, but there is just a first look image for Baar Baar Dekho, which I actually forgot was even happening.  This is what happens when you don’t cast any big names in your film!  The gossip press doesn’t feel the need to keep us updated on the filming and it ends up being ready for release without anyone realizing it.

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DDLJ Part 13: The Disappearing Prayer Scene!

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I’ve been taking a long break from this, partly because Fan came out and it was time to move on to other things, partly because the streaming version I bought on Amazon didn’t have the next scene included.  But now I am back!  By popular demand, and also because there is another movie with Shahrukh (not a “Shahrukh movie”, but at least he’s in it for a bit) coming out in a few months.

(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here, part 9 here, part 10 here, part 11 here, part 12 here, part 13 here, part 14 here, part 15 here, part 16 here)

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More Tiny Little News Items: Demi Moore in an “Indian” film, Shahrukh Launches a Book, and Deepika is Learning to Cook!

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There’s still nothing that is making me go “WOW!  That’s Exciting!”  But, you know, there’s some tiny little things that are kind of cool.  (If I missed a “wow!  exciting!” story, let me know in the comments!)

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Eid Greetings From the 3 Khans

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Everyone opted for more of a family party this year.  Which I understand on like a personal level, I also would prefer to celebrate big holidays with just family.  But I resent it on a film news level, because I want more pictures of people in fancy outfits arriving for big parties!  At least to make up for it, all 3 Khans went out for a viewing and photo.

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Want to Hold a Book Shahrukh Has Read? And Other SRK News

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I think, like myself, the world at large has gotten tired of no new SRK news, now that Fan promotions and IPL are over.  So, since he isn’t poking his head out of doors, we are all scavenging around for whatever little scraps may be lying (laying?) around outside.

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Late AbRam Birthday Post: Is He A Cute 3 Year Old, or THE CUTEST Three Year Old

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AbRam is getting so big!  Well, big in terms of age, he is still a little pocket-sized nubbin in terms of mass.  He turned 3 a few days ago, and I am finally getting around to doing a very abbreviated post about it.  We don’t have many AbRam facts, or official videos, but we do have some really cute candid things.  So I am putting up a tiny little post to match his tiny little body.

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New Shahrukh Movie Before January, THANK GOD!!! Also, some other stuff

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I was alerted to this news story by moviemavengal‘s twitter, feed and it made me so happy!  And then to fluff up this post, I found some other random upcoming film news floating about the internet.

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Karan’s birthday party looks awesome!

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Normally I’d try to fluff this post up with some other new-news, but I’m not even going to bother!  It’s all about the party!

(That photo up above isn’t from the party, it’s from the Royal event a few months back.  But don’t they look handsome?)

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