Sharaabi: Boy, This Sure Was an AMITABH Movie, Wasn’t it?

I watched Sharaabi!  I’ve been meaning to for a while, just because that one song is so super catchy, and also because I was curious about an Amitabh starring remake of Arthur.  What I didn’t realize was that this was one of those movies from the 80s where the entire point is to put Amitabh onscreen for as many minutes as possible, and all the other actors are just stage decoration.

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News Round-Up: Sushant Singh Rajput is Single! Woot Woot! Also, other stuff about Aamir, Sanjay, and Emraan

Sushant Singh Rajput is single again!  I am sure many many people care about this news, but I am probably the only person who cares about it exclusively because of Byomkesh Bakshy!  I just really liked that movie.

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News Round-Up: Salman Goes to Court (Again), Death in the Bhatt Family, and a new film in the Farah Khan family

The time difference between India and America is so confusing.  Yesterday was Friday there, I think?  And there was no news.  And now it is Saturday and there is a lot?  I don’t know if that is because people are issuing statements/rumors on the weekend hoping they will be hidden, or if they put it out now hoping people will pay more attention since they have more leisure time.  In any case, my Friday news round-ups are always bigger than my Thursday ones.

(Also, I love the header image and have no explanation for it.  And I don’t know if I even want one)

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