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Tag Archives: Aamir Khan
Lazy Tuesday Discussion Post: Recasting Favorite Sci-Fi Books with Indian Actors
I thought the long Shahrukh interview post would give us plenty to talk about, but there aren’t that many comments over there. From which I can only assume, no one loves Shahrukh any more. I am sure he is desperately refreshing the page thinking “surely SOMEONE has something to say about me! Surely it can’t be that no one is interested any more?” Anyway, since you all find Shahrukh boring, I will bring up a new topic for us to talk about.
TGIF: Part 2! Lips Reunited With Faces
I already put up the challenge post, lips with no faces, just to see if you can match them up. Here is the reunion of the whole face no longer in pieces. Just to sooth you if you found those orphan lip images as disturbing as I did.
Eid Report! From Aamir, Shahrukh, and Randeep Hooda
Salman didn’t give us the big family Eid photo, which is fine, it’s not the big big Eid. Although this sounds like a nice one, remembering the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son by sharing food with the needy of your community, your friends, and your family. And it is also a moment for one of my favorite traditions from the Indian film industry, the holiday greetings and messages to the fans from the stars.
Hindi Film 101: Aamir’s Filmography, Mangal Panday to Secret Superstar
No particular reason to do this, I just find it interesting to look back at the past 25 years of film through the career of one man. And, I guess, it is also good prep work for the Thugs promotion campaign that is about to start, reminding us all that the road to “perfect untouchable Aamir” was a bumpy one. (part 1 here and part 2 here)
Hindi Film 101: Aamir Khan’s Filmograpy Part 2, Baazi to Dil Chahta Hai
Don’t think of this as “a list of Aamir Khan’s films”, think of it as a case study of a successful journey to stardom, and a way of studying the changes in the films and film industry in the past 25 years. (part 1 here)
Hindi Film 101: Aamir Khan Filmography, Part 1
I did this for Shahrukh already, and I found it fascinating! To look at the broad sweep of a 25+ career and see where were the low periods and the high periods and the genre experiments and everything, and also where the industry was going in each era, the changes in the production houses and directors and co-stars, and all kinds of juicy things. Aamir seems like he should be similarly fascinating. Plus, thanks to his perfectionist style, far fewer films! I should be able to knock this out in two parts. Three at the most
TGIF: Chocolate Heroes for Chocolate Day!!!!
Tomorrow is International Chocolate Day (today is fried chicken day in America-July is an unhealthy month). So I thought I would look at Chocolate Heroes, a phrase specific to Hindi film that makes almost no logical sense and yet you immediately understand what it means. Well, almost immediately.
TGIF: Sanjay Inspired, Best Gym Looks
This comes right up to the line of acceptable objectification. But I think we are still okay, because it’s not like we are saying anything about their basic bodies, or comparing them with non-muscley guys (Abhishek, you are the best), or even muscle to muscle. Merely in terms of the clothes they have chosen to wear, and the moments they have allowed to be photographed, who is the best?
TGIW: Dhoti Men, Because My Boss is Out of the Office Today
My boss is gone today which means I can look at photos on my computer without fear of being observed and judged. Well, my co-workers might judge me, but whatever, I don’t care what they think. And I was just talking with Meenakshy about who looks good in a Dhoti, so why not do a Dhoti post? Similar too but different from my previous Lungi post. (for the purposes of this post, “Dhoti” means any single cloth that is used as a wrap skirt by an Indian man)
I Just Watched Another Malayalam Movie That Could be Remade for Shahrukh! Or Aamir or Salman
Mamootty picks the BEST story ideas for his age. After Bhaskar the Rascal, here is another one, Pullikkaran Staraa, that is age appropriate and interesting and could so easily be translated into a Hindi film. Especially since the Malayalam original was only moderately successful and of only moderate quality.
Twitter Updates: Sanju Trailer, Aamir With a Kitten
One of this is important and one of them isn’t, but I’m not sure which. Kitten or trailer?
Friday Not-So-Classic: Dil, A Fun Terrible Wonderful Romantic Ridiculous Movie of the 90s
Happy Madhuri week! Looking for something from your suggestions that I have already seen and could write about quickly, I landed on Dil. Because it is soooooooo terrible that I don’t need to really think that deeply about it, and it is also soooooooo fun that I can sincerely recommend it.
TGIF: Things My Friend Dina Likes!
You know Dina? Who I used to do the podcasts with and who I always see movies with on Friday nights? Her birthday is this week, and I won’t be able to give her her present beforehand, so instead she will have to make do with this theme post.
Another Silly Sunday Rani Post! Rani and Aamir, Taming of the Shrew
I have really done an awful lot of Rani themed fanfic! But hey, why not repost all of it? You can just not read it if you aren’t interested.
Silly Sunday Sequels for Rani! Chalte Chalte, Talaash, Bunty Aur Babli, and Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
I’m excited! Lots of fun options here! Not just epilogues and alternative endings, but straight up separate movie plots following up on the same characters.
TGIF: Birthday Boy and Girl, Who Wore it Best, Alia or Aamir?
Happy Friday! The end of Aamir/Alia abbreviated week! And, of course, they get to have this weeks TGIF post. But they have to share it between them.
Friday Classics: Aamir’s Birthday Late Post! Lagaan, Aamir’s Gift to the World
Here’s a random review! Finally getting around to Lagaan. Which is definitely NOT Aamir’s most important film, that would be Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak or 3 Idiots or something like that. But it is the movie I feel like writing about right now, so why not?
Happy Pi Day! Circle Songs
I considered songs about pie, but there really aren’t that many. So instead, to represent the concept of “Pi”, songs that involve circles.
Why I Give Thanks to Aamir Khan
It’s Aamir Khan’s birthday today (yay!), and I want to mark the occasion not by giving him a gift, but by finally thanking him for the gifts he has given me.
Wednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Thinking and Watching on Aamir’s Birthday?
HAPPY AAMIR DAY!!!!! It’s not a holiday in my religion (SRKian), but I feel I can still join in the celebrations even if I don’t fully Believe.
Happy Birthday Aamir! Final Baker’s Dozen Reasons I Love You!
The final 13! Very Exciting!!!!
Happy Birthday Aamir (again)! Another 20 Reasons I Love You!
I already re-posted my first 20 reasons from last year, here are another 20. And then my final post will have 13, to get us all the way to 53, the age he is today.
Happy Birthday Aamir (Part 1) 53 Reasons I Love You!
I already gave Aamir a random day for all his reviews to be reposted a few weeks back, so for his birthday he will just have to be satisfied with the usual 53 reasons I love him.
Monday Morning Questions! With A Question For You! What is Your Film Star Fantasy?
Happy Monday! Don’t worry, I know it is Aamir Week, he will get his celebration and question on Wednesday. But first, a general question and general discussion post!
