Happy Birthday Ranbir Kapoor!

Happy Birthday Ranbir!  I’m not giving you 33 reasons, because you haven’t been in enough movies for me to come up with them!  Plus, I am worn out after my 84 for Yash Chopra.  But, I will give you 12!  And maybe, if Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is really good, you will earn 34 for next year.

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Happy Birthday Yash Chopra! Part 3, my final reasons to love you (plus Ravi’s Birthday too): 55-84

No one is reading these posts, but I don’t care!  It’s Yash Chopra’s birthday, I love Yash Chopra, and watching his songs and reading about him for this just cheers me up.  Part 1 here, and Part 2 here.

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Happy Birthday Yash Chopra Part 2! 32 through 55!

Okay, let’s do this!  Possibly nobody but me cares as much about Yashji, but come on!  The man invented a whole genre of film!  Founded the only studio still on firm financial ground!  Created generations of stars!  He deserves 84 reasons to love him on his birthday.  Even if they are mostly songs. Part 1 here and Part 3 here.

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Happy Birthday Akki Baby!!! 49 Reasons I love you!!!

49 years old today!  Making him the middle child of the old school 90s stars.  Younger than the Khan “triplets”, but older than Ajay.  Anyway, Akshay is so big, he definitely deserves a full list of reasons, one for every year.  And he is so old, that I am going to have to split those reasons in half!  So, here are the first 24, right after midnight India time.

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Mammootty’s Birthday and Shahrukh’s Dwarf Film

These two things have nothing in common, don’t even try to find a connection.  But moviemavengal tweeted me about Dulquer’s gift to his Dad, and another commentator pointed out that it was Mammootty’s birthday today and now I feel bad for not acknowledging it at all.  Although I did happen to post my Jagratha review today, so that’s cool!

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Happy Birthday Sanjay Dutt!!! 57 Years Old and Still Going Strong!!!

Yaaaaaaaay, Sanjay!  Your first birthday out of jail with no court case hanging over you!  That must feel so good!  Here are 25 reasons I love you, one for every year between your debut in Rocky and your re-debut in Lago Raho Munna Bhai.

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It’s My Sister’s Birthday Today! A Special Theme Post!

I was trying to think why 7/12 was sticking in my mind as an important birthday, what famous actor/director/composer was born today?  And then I realized, my sister was born today!  So, I’m just going to do a post of really nice sister songs.

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Happy Birthday Alok Nath! It’s a Slow News Day, So You Get a Whole Post To Yourself!

I like Alok Nath as much as the next person, but he’s not normally the type who would get a birthday post.  But it’s a slow news day, I feel like throwing up a video post, so why not!  Plus, he’s turning 60, so it’s a big one!  Here are 12 reasons I love you, 1 for every 5 years you’ve been alive!

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Happy Birthday Vishal! A Dozen Reasons I Love You, 1 for Every Note on the Scale!

I don’t always do birthday posts for behind the scene people, but I really like Vishal!  I saw him live, but even before that, he had written some of my favorite songs.

UPDATE: Now that I know the Indian scale has 16 notes, I’m going to squeeze in 4 more reasons!  It isn’t hard to find them

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Happy Birthday Arjun Kapoor! 1 Reason I Love You For Every Film You Have Worked On!

Happy Birthday Arjun!  A day late!  Sorry about that, I somehow missed it yesterday.  But better late than never!  And you deserve a birthday post, because you work so hard. According to reports, you were working yesterday as well.  And, at age 31, you have already worked on 10 films, starting when you were only 18.

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Happy Birthday Dimple! A Day Early in America, But Right On Time in India!

Happy Birthday Dimple!  I cannot BELIEVE you are almost 60!  You are still the most elegant, the classiest, the coolest lady in Hindi film.  Here are 15 reasons I love you, one for every year you were alive when Bobby came out and made you a superstar.

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Happy Birthday Ekta Kapoor! Most Powerful Woman in the Industry!

You may say Farah or Zoya has more power, and maybe if you just look at the films they produced, okay.  But if you look at all the stars and stories and production changes Ekta has done through film AND television, there is no contest.  So, for her birthday, here are 18 reasons I love you, one for every hundred episodes produced of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (1833 in total).

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