I am so so so so SO excited to share this film with you! It’s not just Shahrukh, it’s the whole crazy melodramatic plot, and the stacked cast, and EVERYTHING.
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Weekend WatchAlong: 8am Sunday Chicago Time! Dil Aashna Hai!
Ooooo, I really really hope folks can join! I have been wanting to do this WatchAlong for ages, only pending on the dang film being available. And it’s on Prime! I’m so excited!
Continue readingShahrukh Birthday Countdown! Movie 4, Dil Aashna Hai, First Film Signed and 4th Released
I love Dil Aashna Hai! I watched it years ago on a funky library copy, and fell in love with it. And then I couldn’t track down a copy on DVD to buy until just recently. I should have stolen the library copy! No one else could possibly appreciate it as much as me, I deserved that DVD! But I didn’t, because I am honest, which means it wasn’t until it just popped up on a random ebay list from a seller in India that I was able to watch it again. It’s even more wonderful than I remembered!
Continue readingShahrukh Discussion Post: What’s Your Favorite Film of His Pre-DDLJ Era?
Let’s all have a boost today! Time to talk about little baby early Shahrukh, because that is such a fun thing to talk about.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: The Tawaif, Who Was She in Life and on Film?
I finally watched Umrao Jaan, and now I am all interested in Tawaif’s. Hopefully you are too!
Continue readingHappy Mother’s Day Weekend! Mother Films Outside of the Norm
Happy Day Before Mother’s Day! I was going to write a fanfic of mother stories for tomorrow that aren’t the usual ones, and then I realized a lot of them had already been in films and I had just forgotten. So let’s celebrate those unusual mothers!
Wednesday Watching Post: What Are You Watching and Reading and Thinking Before Ittefaq?
Happy Wednesday! Only one day left/6 hours until Shahrukh’s birthday. And only 2 days until Ittefaq! Oh, and I have a Shahrukh Question for you.
Dil Aashna Hai: Baby-Faced Shahrukh Acts for Hema Malini!
I love Dil Aashna Hai! I watched it years ago on a funky library copy, and fell in love with it. And then I couldn’t track down a copy on DVD to buy until just recently. I should have stolen the library copy! No one else could possibly appreciate it as much as me, I deserved that DVD! But I didn’t, because I am honest, which means it wasn’t until it just popped up on a random ebay list from a seller in India that I was able to watch it again. It’s even more wonderful than I remembered!