Because of my Dad’s birthday, I shifted my work schedule this week, so I can’t do Friday afternoon. No matter! We can do the alternative Saturday morning time. But what to watch????
Continue readingWhich of These Salman Things Makes You Happiest?
Salman Khan! If you think too much about him, he gets all controversial and sad and confused. But if you only think about him superficially, he is HILARIOUS!!! So let’s be superficial.
Continue readingSocial Media Update: Shahrukh Photo, Salman Ridiculousness, Aaradha Singing Video
Happiness! And Silliness! This is what I want to see from my social media.
Continue readingHappy Birthday Aditya Roy Kapur! My Most Successful Review, of Your Least Successful Film, FITOOR!!!!
This was my most popular review for a long LONG time. Because no one wanted to watch the movie but everyone was kind of curious what happened. Or else they saw the movie, an could not follow it AT ALL.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me the Week Before Thanksgiving?
Happy Monday! My entire apartment is in an uproar!!! I got halfway through a reorganizing plan over the weekend, so now I will have to live with boxes and stacks of things everywhere for the whole work week.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: The Double-Edged Sword of Charisma, the Target of Celebrity
I think I found my point by the end of this, but it took me a bit to get there. Please read carefully and see if you can follow.
Continue readingHappy Birthday Aditya Roy Kapur! Let Us Consider Which of These Shirtless Shots is Your BEST Shirtless Shot?
Technically ARK is born on the 16th, but it’s already the 16th in India, so close enough!
Continue readingCongratulations Popka Superstar!!!!! Second Christmas GiveAway Winner!
Yaaaaay! Week 2! I forgot how much fun I have making these cards.
Continue readingBollywood Wives Netflix Trailer, Let’s Talk!
OMG, this show looks like such trashy fun. Even if (I’m guessing) Shahrukh will appear for 30 seconds with no dialogue and Gauri will appear for 5 minutes in one episode and never again.
Continue readingLudo Review (SPOILERS): Love Conquers All
This movie is super fun and surprising, you will really enjoy watching it without knowing what is going to happen. So just relax and know it is generally a happy ending, watch the movie, then come back her to discuss it AFTER you have seen it.
Continue readingLudo Review (No SPOILERS): A Movie About Love and Happiness
Yaaaaay! A good happy movie! If you want a film that is satisfyingly well-made, and has a nice happy love and kindness message, you should watch this! I was very worried, because it is the kind of film that can suddenly turn dark and angry without warning (like, Super Deluxe). But no! I can report that it stays in the zone of “the world is ultimately just and people care for each other”.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Re-Organize My Apartment!
Happy Saturday! I am deep into a clear out project, posted over 100 books on ebay and am putting all my DVDs in binders. So that’s a fun Saturday!!!
Continue readingThinky Post: Shahrukh Khan and the Appeal of the Virginal Hero
Thank you Molly for bringing up this topic! I’m really excited to dig into it and then hear what you all think.
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong: Tum Mere Ho! For Juhi!!!
Woo-hoo! Such a dumb movie! I’m so excited!
Continue readingHappy Diwali! The Day Light Defeats Dark!
I did actually do a whole series of posts explaining the Ramayana. But this one is just a quick thing so you understand Diwali and how it fits in sort of. It’s the same post from last year.
Continue readingImportant Question! How Should We Celebrate My Dad’s Birthday This Year????
Prepare yourself! This is super tricky and complicated! And also familiar because my Dad is in many ways like All Dads!
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong, Tum Mere Ho!!!! For Juhi!!! 3pm Chicago Time Friday
Yaaaaay, Juhi week!!!!! And Yaaaaay, a really REALLY bad movie that is only available on einthusan!!!!
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Makes a Happy Ending?
Thank you TownsandTulips! This is such a great interesting question! At least, it is interesting to me, hopefully to other people too.
Continue readingHappy Birthday Juhi Chawla! A Reminder of the Many Ways You Are Wonderful
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, Juhi! Her actual birthday is tomorrow, and we will of course be celebrating with a Juhi WatchAlong, but I wanted to put up this post today so you all remember why we are celebrating her.
Continue readingHAPPY BIRTHDAY FILMIKUDHI!!!!!! Let’s Celebrate By Talking About Your Favorite Things!
Happy Birthday Filmikudhi!!!!!! This is great, I am never going to forget this date, it’s as good as Angie being born on Allu Arjun’s birthday.
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening to the Week of JUHI’S BIRTHDAY???
Happy Wednesday! And also, happy one week until my father’s birthday! And two days to Juhi Chawla’s birthday! And of course, the 102 anniversary of the end of WWI/Polish Day (hi Angie!).
Continue readingHappy Birthday Krish! Let’s Remember the Insanity of What Happened to You With Manikarnika!
Oh boy, this was such a fun story! All this juicy stuff about process and production and funding and those cool things I like so much more than boring personal dramas.
Continue readingFriday WatchAlong! What Day This Week and What Movie Do We Watch for JUHI’S BIRTHDAY???
It’s Juhi’s birthday on Friday!!!! Wooo-hoooo! I feel like we need to watch something Juhi to acknowledge that. But beyond that, I have no idea.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: Top Hindi Film Personalities Decade By Decade
This is gonna be a fun one for me to write, and a useful one for some of you. Thanks for the suggestion Catherine!
Continue readingHappy Birthday Harsh Kapoor! A Selection of Your Instagram Happiness
Happy Birthday Harsh! So beautiful, so instagram active, so fashion and film focused!
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