Happy Monday! I had a lovely lazy no-unpacking weekend, and now I feel guilty and Bad. But I am trying not to feel guilty because there’s no LAW that says I have to unpack in all my free time until I am fully moved in. Also, I moved a piano this morning before work, so that’s something.
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Shahrukh Birthday Countdown, Duplicate! The Strangely Endearing Ugly Child
This is NOT a good movie. Sorry to everyone (including one of my closest friends) who loves it, but facts are facts. On the other hand, there are more people than you would expect who love it! Something about this bad bad movie is just strangely lovable.
Continue readingSadak 2 Review (SPOILERS): Trust No Authority
Well, this is a movie that is very angry at authority figures! I can get behind that. The specifics of the message are maybe a little out of date, the GodMan is no longer as powerful in India as GodMob, but the general idea that blind trust in what you are told is bad, that’s a timeless message.
Continue readingSadak 2 Review (NO SPOILERS): Alia and Sanjay and Mahesh, Magic Together
Well, this was simultaneously better and worse than I expected! Mahesh’s directing and Sanjay and Alia’s chemistry together was far better than I hoped. And the anti-establishment message was a delight (I totally hit the nail on the head with my OSHO guess, by the way. Go me!). But the script as a whole just wasn’t quite good enough.
Continue readingSadak 2 Trailer! Mahesh Bhatt Takes On OSHO
It finally released! And I decided it deserved it’s very own post. Generally looks like a decent movie (Mahesh could make no less), but also some interesting context.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: Emraan Hashmi, a Decent Guy Famous for Playing an Indecent Guy
Kind of a boring guy which, coincidentally, is what makes him so interesting. How does a boring boring person find a way to maintain some level of stardom?
Continue readingChristmas Week: Hum Saath Saath Hain, the Ramayana in Bright Colors
I thought I’d reviewed this movie, but I’d just hosted a tweetalong. Oh well, I am sure I can zip out some kind of a review in no time.
Continue readingNews Round-Up: Mahesh Bhatt and Jio Dig Up Parveen Babi Again, Ranveer’s Next Heroine Cast, Everyone’s Talking About Sonakshi
Oh there is so much to talk about with today’s stories! Not the actual stories, they are the usual fake bland PR stuff, but what they mean and what we think about them and all KINDS of things!!!!
Continue readingFriday Classics: Hum Hain Rahe Pyar Ki, Playing House with Juhi and Aamir
My God is this a cute movie! It’s the kind of movie that you just want to pinch it’s cheeks and toss it in the air and dress in novelty clothing. SO CUTE!
Continue readingRemember Parveen Babi on Her Birth Anniversary
This is a reposted post from a couple years ago, but it seems appropriate to remember her on her birth anniversary. Poor Parveen Babi, and also brave smart Parveen.
Continue readingBook Review/Hindi Film 101: Shaheen Bhatt’s Memoir About Depression
Thank you Filmikudhi for mentioning this book! It was a very good (and very quick) read. You can buy it for almost no money here. Really, check it out! Less than $2 and less than a 2 hour read.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: The Bhatts Part 2, From Nazis to Alia
I already put up part 1, which covered the earliest Bombay generations. Now it’s time to move forward and bring us to the present day.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: The Wonderful World of the Bhatt Family, Part 1, Nanabhai to Aashiqui
This is a suggestion from BollywoodNewbie (thanks BollywoodNewbir!) and it is a fun one, because the Bhatts are just so weird. Weird weird weird. And also, thank goodness, honest and open, so we know all about their wonderful weirdness. They are that one family you knew in high school that always had a messy house and strange food for dinner, but were super laidback and cool and it was more fun to be over at their house scrounging for food and painting on the ceiling than at home.
Continue readingSunday Classic ReRun: Sadak! Let’s Talk About the Original Before the Sequel
This is a bit of an odd duck for a “classics” post. It came out only 25 years ago, and isn’t as well remembered as some other films from the same era (Saajan, Khalnayak). I hadn’t even heard of it until it came up in an article on Sanjay. And then I watched it and went “wow! This is a brilliant movie!” So I am here to sing its praises, just in case you haven’t run across it before.
Sanjay Dutt Part 3, Sanjay Earns His Own Naam
In honor of the release of Sanju today, I am reposting my entire series on Sanjay Dutt. If you can’t wait for the reposts, you can find the original posts in the index here. Continue reading
Hindi Film 101: Sanjay Dutt, Part 9, Sanju Baba Comes Home
I think this is going to be the last part. The problem is, the more recent parts of Sanjay’s life don’t have the distance yet for them to be covered clearly. There’s little details, like him running the prison radio show, or Trishala calling him “Papa Dukes” on instagram, but the whole broad sweep of it isn’t clear yet. So I want to talk a little about Sanjay the person, who he is to those who know him, and leave it at that. (Hindi Film 101 index, including the other parts of the Sanjay story, here)
Hindi Film 101: Sanjay Dutt Part 3, Sanjay Earns His Own Naam
I’m back! The Sanjay story continues. And it starts to look a little brighter here. Before going even darker than ever.
Happy Birthday Mahesh Bhatt! 12 Reasons I Love You
Happy Birthday Mahesh! 69 years old today! And been directing films for the past 43 of those years. And half your movies are searingly intimate and real and incredibly high quality. And half of them are very low quality. What an interesting balance! Anyway, here’s my traditional 12 reasons I love you! (this is an updated and reposted post from last year)
Friday Classics: Sadak, Taxi Driver Mahesh Bhatt Style
This is a bit of an odd duck for a “classics” post. It came out only 25 years ago, and isn’t as well remembered as some other films from the same era (Saajan, Khalnayak). I hadn’t even heard of it until it came up in an article on Sanjay. And then I watched it and went “wow! This is a brilliant movie!” So I am here to sing its praises, just in case you haven’t run across it before.
Anusual: Anu Aggarwal’s Autobiography is a Judith Krantz Novel Come To Life
Well, that was a terrible terrible very fun book! I believe essentially not one word of it, but BOY was it fun to read! Oh, and it also taught me nothing about the film industry, just a lot about Anu (who wasn’t really in the industry for that long).
Hindi Film 101: Poor Parveen Babi
After taking a little journey through film as a family industry and the Ratnam-Rahman connection, back to the old reliable Hindi Film 101 topic, tragic film heroines! Parveen Babi is a strong contender for “most tragic”. And part of that tragedy is how very short her story is, I bet I can do it all in one post.
Aashiqui 2: A Star is Born With the Brilliance of Judy Garland Onscreen Replaced With the Brilliance of Mahesh Bhatt Offscreen
ADHM Resolution! Karan Humbles Himself, MNS is Happy
Well, I guess if you give people everything they want, they will give you the one small thing you ask for in return.
ADHM Update: Pieces are Moving Into Place For the Final Battle
In my last few posts, I’ve mentioned how the ADHM issue isn’t quite the same as My Name is Khan yet, because the government and police haven’t weighed in and picked a side. That is no longer the case.
Arth: Wow, I Don’t Think I Could Make a Film This Honest About My Life!
It’s still Mahesh Bhatt’s birthday! I celebrated by finally watching Arth. Well, most of Arth, I think I may have ended up with a slightly edited version.