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Category Archives: Shahrukh
Dilwale is Now Available Streaming! Which means…..Fanvids!
I saw a thing about Dilwale being available so soon on streaming, because Shahrukh wanted to make it available for the international audience who didn’t get it in their countries ASAP, even faster than DVDs could get there. And by what I can see on youtube, he definitely has an international audience, and they definitely started streaming the movie IMMEDIATELY. And then illegally ripped the files and started making their own fanvids.
Shahrukh’s Return to his Alma Matar: Only 8 Women Fainted
Times of India, with their excellent reporting, actually sent a stringer to Delhi University/Hansraj College to observe the Shahrukh appearance. And it was worth it, because there were some fun tidbits picked up from the crowd.
DDLJ Part 4: Let’s Ride That Train! And Talk about Eve-Teasing!
I’m back! After a couple of breaks for Ghayal and Saala Khadoos. Just like if I can’t decide what to watch, I can always enjoy throwing in DDLJ, I can always toss in another part of this many many part series whenever there is nothing else going on (look for another break in a few days when I have to stop and cover Fitoor).
(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)
SRK and Dilwale deal with Distributors: Business as Usual
So, there’s been a story, really more of a sort of discontented rumble, going on for a while now that I have been ignoring, because I could kind of guess where it was going, and I was waiting for the resolution. Which happened today, so now I am going to talk about it.
DDLJ re-watch Part 3! Let’s get on that train!
After having gotten through Baazigar and Karan-Arjun, which were both more fun and less SRKajol than I remembered, I have finally reached the first real drop dead classic SRKajol film, DDLJ. And, since it is a drop dead classic, I am moving through it very very slowly. So much to think about with this one!
(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)
DON 3!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!! Farhan, I forgive you everything!!!
If you are like me, you have spent the past few years shaking your fist to the sky and saying “Farhan! Stop wasting your life!” every time Farhan announces a new project that is not Don 3. Well, the wait is over! FINALLY! He just announced that, once he finishes the script for Rock On 2, he will go back to Don. Yaaaaaaay!
Raees and Fan: New News and Wild Speculation! (Oh, and also, Shahrukh and Kajol Kissing)
After a news black out, suddenly stuff is happening with SRK’s next films! Well, not suddenly, more like inevitably and part of a production plan. He just started a new filming schedule for Raees, and Fan is coming out in a couple months, so it is time for the PR people to jump-start the rumor mills.
It’s all worth talking about, so I will, below.
DDLJ Part 2: Mere Kwabon Mein Jo Aaye!!!! (Oh, and also Spoilers, but you should just pull it up on Netflix and watch it if you haven’t seen it by now)
So, part one got a little deep and a little poetic about the meaning of the diaspora and male versus female life spaces and so on. I will try very hard to keep it light with this one, but I don’t know if I can! I think this is the first movie I’ve recapped here (except maybe Airlift?) that I think is legitimately deep, not just fun to watch.
So, onward! To the one who comes in my dreams!
(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)
5 Friendly Appearances: No, I’m not going to talk about Om Shanti Om
Back in the 90s, when the world was young, people used to be much more relaxed about just stumbling over to the neighboring set and doing a quick funny cameo. Sometimes a quick, funny, fourth wall breaking cameo (those are the best!). Not like a big appearance for a song, like Shahrukh in Kaal or Aishwarya in “Ishq Kameena”. Or a carefully planned mini-appearance, like everybody in Om Shanti Om. Or one of those medium things, like Aish in Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam or Shahrukh and Tabu in Saathiya. No, just a sort of “Hey, I was over here having lunch with you anyway, how about I be in your film?” kind of appearance. Here are 5 of the best ones that I remember!
Baazigar Part 8: The End! And It’s GOOOOOOOD! Oh, and SPOILERS, whatever
Finally done with the boring pre-awesome movies! I mean, Karan-Arjun and Baazigar are good all around movies, and they are also SRKajol movies in that Shahrukh and Kajol co-star. But they aren’t SRKajol movies in the truest sense, that is, films which only exist because of their chemistry, which are crafted purely to highlight their connection, which go to a whole other realm of filmmaking because of that. And also, they aren’t SRKajol movies in the sense that I don’t have them all perfectly memorized because I have watched them So. Many. Times. So, next time! DDLJ! Very excited!
But for now, the best part of Baazigar! Which isn’t even the final SRKajol scene (see what I mean about it not being a movie built around SRKajol?) but is actually the final fight scene! Which is just ridiculous and also ridiculously entertaining.
(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here and bullet point version here)
Baazigar Part 6: Even More Baazigar-y!
Poor Baazigar! I started this over a week ago, but I keep getting distracted by Sunny Deol (Ghayal Once Again opening soon! Which means I need to track down a copy of Ghayal the first one before that somehow!), and by new movies (check out the review and synopsis of Airlift), so Baazigar keeps getting short shrift. Plus, it is so haaaaaard to write! Compared to the next 3 SRKajol films, which I know so well I can basically write them in my sleep.
So I am going to do my darndest to actually run this thing out to the end so I can coast through the DDLJ–KKHH–K3G goodness, followed by the massive depression and sobbing of MNIK. And maybe throw in some bonus friendly appearances along the way (Did you know they have a scene together in Duplicate? Has anyone but me actually seen Duplicate?).
(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here and bullet point version here)
SRKajol rewatch, Baazigar part 5, Here Be Spoilers: I might make it past intermission!
I am moving so slowly through this thing! And I don’t know why. Well, I kind of know why. It’s because the plot is soooooooooooooo complicated that I feel like I can only go through about two twists before I have to pause for everyone to go “wait, what happened?” Kind of like Dickens writing for newspaper serials instead of novel readers.
We ended the last section on a HUGE twist, so lets move forward and see what slightly smaller ones await us here. Oh, also, I am once again writing DVD-less at work, so forgive any slight mistakes!
(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here and bullet point version here)
Shahrukh just did something awesome!
Well, really Shahrukh and YRF. They just posted (like, a few hours ago, just in time for my morning twitter check!) 5 amazing videos that were, I guess, reverse fanvids? Videos that Shahrukh and YRF made about fans, instead of the videos I highlighted yesterday, that were made by fans for Shahrukh and YRF. I have many many thoughts! But first, I want to get a post up just so you can all see the videos.
Fan Vid Time! Adele, Elvis, Britney, and Shahrukh!
So, I was in the mood for some good new SRK fanvids last night. Who knows why! Maybe it was something I ate, maybe it was that I just re-watched Asoka, maybe it was because I was spending too long staring at the incredibly sexy Dabboo Ratnani photos…. (It’s the photos).
Anyway, here are some of the best ones I found!
Baazigar! I am “juggling” (see what I did there?) multiple parts of this SRKajol rewatch: Part 3
So, part 1 here, part 2 here, and now…..Part 3!!!!! Ek, Do, Teen, just like Madhuri says! (Did I forget to mention the reference to this in Wazir in my Wazir summary? There was a reference, and it was awesome. Also, Happy Birthday Again Javed! Only you could get away with using the lyrics “one two three, four five six seven”)
(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here and bullet point version here)
Dilwale Breaks Worldwide Record, Bajirao Lags Behind
Newer Box Office Report Available HERE!!! Dilwale still leads!
Okay, the 4 week report is out, and despite losing screens worldwide, and its steep drop off in the major Indian territories, Dilwale is far outstripping Bajirao in the global box office.
In fact, it has already beat Salman’s Kick receipts, and is coming up on Shahrukh’s own records, for Happy New Year and My Name is Khan.
All of which I predicted! (if you follow those links, you can see my previous posts). But, why is this happening? Why does the global picture look so different from the local?
Update: To see how I think the new Fan “Tu Nahin Samjhega” videos relate to this, check out posts here and here.
Shahrukh and Bahubaali: Their surprising connection
I love Bahubaali. And I love SRK. And I thought these two loves would never intersect, but a close checking of cast lists reveals that they do! But probably not in a way you would expect.
Baazigar: SRKajol rewatch continues! Full Synopsis, lots of juicy Spoilers, Part 1!
Now that I have finished with Karan-Arjun, it is time to start the synopsis of the next SRKajol film! In chronological order! I wasn’t actually 100% confident that Karan-Arjun was before Baazigar, but #21yearsofKaranArjun was trending a couple days ago, so I guess it was! I’ll expect for #21yearsofBaazigar to pop-up shortly.
Anyway, Baazigar! The film that got Shahrukh his first FilmFare Award! Onward!
(part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here, part 8 here and bullet point version here)
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More Box Office Stuff! Shahrukh wins the outer regions, Bajirao hits off center, Salman is still our Bhai
Bollywoodhungama is just the best. They just posted the best of the box office 2015 list, broken down by territories. I already talked about how Bajirao stacked the deck by focusing on the Bombay audience, and how Dilwale suffered by losing market share to protests. And how Salman is consistently the all India winner. But this makes it even more apparent.
Shahrukh Khan Raees photos!!! Spoilers and Plot Speculation!
After a New Years vacation in Dubai with his family, SRK is back to work on Raees. And I am excited! My theory is, this is the movie that Dilwale was pro-actively making up for. That is, Dilwale has just the right amount of stupid romantic fun to balance the amount of deep thoughtful seriousness that will be in Raees.
Also, Raees is being directed by Rahul Dholakia, who’s previous film, Parzania, sounds so politically hard-hitting and emotionally draining that I have never even seen it. Both Parzania and (supposedly) Raees will be set in Gujurat, which is another political statement. Could this be Shahrukh’s artistic follow-up to his birthday “Intolerance” broadside attacks?
Dabboo Ratnani’s annual Calendar that isn’t a Calendar!
It’s out! As always, launched with a big party at a gallery. Full pictures available here (well, full pictures of the photos in frames at the gallery. Not the actual photos. As will be discussed below). I will definitely be updating my computer wallpaper to the image above when I get home.
And as always I wonder, what the heck is the deal with this “calendar”?!?!?
SRKajol rewatch, Karan Arjun Part 5-Complete! Finale! Ending! All Spoiled for you right here!
Inspired by Dilwale, I am going through all previous SRKajol films in exhaustive detail! Karan-Arjun turns out to not be that Kajol-y, but it makes up for it by being super Salman-y. And super Amrish Puri-y. And super 90s-y.
(also, SPOILER, in this section Amrish Puri wears a Lavender Jacket! Just like Salman in the header image!)
(bullet point version of synopsis, for full film, available here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Final part here.)
Anushka pulls off the Hatrick!!!
Just announced, Anushka’s going to be opposite Salman in Sultan! Which means, she will be opposite all 3 Khans within 3 years (Jab Tak with SRK, PK with Aamir, and now Sultan). Not as impressive as when Kat hit them all within 15 months (Ek Tha Tiger, Jab Tak, Dhoom 3), and she got to kiss two of them onscreen (and presumably the other in real life), but still pretty awesome!
So, how does this change my prediction for the Raees/Sultan Eid Box Office clash?
SRKajol rewatch, Karan-Arjun Part 4: Lots of Fights, some with Lightning!
So, part one had babies, part two had Kajol, part 3 had “Jaati Hoon Main”, what do we have in this part? Well, lots of cool violence! That’s nice, right? Plus, one very very short SRKajol scene that, frankly, doesn’t even work that well. Really, come for the SRKajol, stay for the bodies flung through car windows.
(bullet point version of synopsis, for full film, available here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Final part here.)
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