Is this just a thing now? Shahrukh always keeps back one song for luck, and then posts it a week later? Because he’s done it again!
New Raees Song!
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Raees Part 5: All the Way Through to the Moment When Shahrukh Defeats the Yatra
Part 5! I always forget how much faster it moves once I get into the second half. Because I’ve already done all my discussion of the underlying motivations and blah blah, and I can skip all that. I have great hopes of finishing entirely in one more part! (part 1 here and part 2 here and part 3 here and part 4 here)
Raees Part 4: Is this a Holiday Movie and the Holiday is Muharram?
Raees Part 3: Shahrukh Meets His Match and I Don’t Mean Mahira
I took a couple days off, because I had to go see Raees again which killed 5 hours (travel to the theater and back plus trailers), which was also my 5 hours when I could have been writing recaps. But now I am back! And hoping to get well into Shahrukh and Nawazuddin’s first mental duel. (part 1 here and part 2 here)
Box Office Update: Raees Breaks the International Box Office in Order to Re-form It
Global figures are out! Actually they were out on Monday, but I forgot to check. It’s been so long since I cared about figures! Because we had weeks of “Dangal does awesome, not really news” and then “OK Jaanu does terrible, still not really news.” But now, news! The first week of Raees and Kaabil, how did they do? (figures, as always, come from Rentrack by way of Bollywoodhungama)
Raees Full Summary Part 2, through the first song and Introducing Mahira Khan!
That statement is less impressive than it sounds, because I am counting a song and a “song” that comes right next to it. But I’m going to try to move even further past that as well, we’ll see how I do. (part 1 here)
Raees Full Summary in Detail Part 1! Up To the Goat Scene!
Okay, I did a mini-spoiler review, a no spoiler review, and a full spoiler review. Now it’s time for the scene by scene shot by shot breakdown!
Raees SPOILER Review: Is This How it Was Supposed to End?
So, I saw Raees for the second time last night! Some things were better on this watch, and some things were worse. But, knowing how it ends, I was able to pay more attention to various hints and clues that were dropped along the way, and I think I have a better sense of how the whole thing was built piece by piece. So I can do my “real” spoiler review, instead of just a mini one.
Raees Review (NO SPOILERS): Shahrukh Does Amitabh and Akshay
I already put up a quick SPOILERS review late last night for everyone who’s already seen the film, now I want to put up a NO SPOILERS version for those of you who are debating whether or not you want to watch it.
Raees Mini-SPOILER Review: A Place For Us All to Debate Guyliner
I’m tired, it’s late, but I also really want to start talking about Raees with you guys! And I want to do it in a place where we won’t spoil it for those poor people who haven’t been able to see it yet. And thus, a mini-review! I still get to write and put up a better review sometime tomorrow, but this is just something to hold you over until then.
Happy Raees Week! Deewar, the Ultimate Smuggler and Criminal and Anti-Hero and Let’s Just Say Film-Film
I’m just going to say it, Deewar is the best written film in the history of Hindi cinema. It deserves an epic detailed perfect discussion. That is not this post. This post is a very superficial and not detailed discussion as it relates to the upcoming release of Raees.
Last Raees Song! Mika Singh Appears
The final (probably) Raees song has just been released. And it is the Mika Singh song that is apparently required in every hit film now (Mika or Yo Yo or Badshah). Tough and a little Bhangra mixed with hip-hop sounding. Less hip-hop in this case, more 80s style.
Happy Raees Week! Don Was Totally Different
Happy Raees Week! I was considering not even including Don as an option, because it was so extremely different from the kind of film it looks like this will be. But on the other hand, it is Shahrukh’s most famous “bad” role, so I really should talk about it.
All You Have To Know About Humsafar and Mahira Khan Before Seeing Raees
I already put up 3 very detailed posts discussing and reviewing the entire 23 episode series that rocketed Mahira Khan to international fame. But those were really for people who had already seen the show and wanted an in depth discussion. Or were never planning to see the show, but still wanted to know exactly what happened. But what if all you care about is getting a quick sense of what made Mahira Khan so appealing to the Raees producers that they just had to cast her in this role? Then, this is the post for you!
Deleted Scenes Report!!! ADHM and Dear Zindagi! UPDATED WITH BETTER TRANSLATIONS!!!!
DVDs are out, yaaaaay! And I was able to watch the deleted scenes! And now I can report back on them, so you don’t have to go out and buy your own DVD.
UPDATE: And I forced my friend who understands Hindi to watch and give me better translations too!!!!
Random Dear Zindagi Thought: Any Chance This is a Backdoor Sequel to Josh?
I just watched Dear Zindagi straight through for the 5th time. With my friend who missed it in theaters. And who had also suffered through Josh with me on an earlier movie night. And suddenly, IT ALL MADE SENSE!!!!
News Round-Up: Salman’s Free, Sanjay Has a Daughter, and Shahrukh Saved Karan’s Life
None of the statements in the headline are true! Well, they are sort of true. Like, 60-70% true, depending.
New Raees Song!!!! Sexiest. Garba. Ever.
Yes, even sexier than Hrithik flirting with Amisha Patel in Aap Mujhe Aache Lagne Lage. And I don’t usually find Garba’s sexy!
Best Character of 2016, Editor’s Choice: Who Felt Like They Could Walk Off the Screen and Sit Next To You?
This was my rule for finding the best character. Who felt like a real person, a full 3-dimensional person, like someone you almost expected to see on the bus on the way home? And I promise, my massive prejudices played no part in this decision!!!
New Raees Song!!!!!!! I’m Guessing Dubai?
Yay, the Raees love song! I could do with a little more guyliner, but otherwise it’s pretty great! There’s even a wet white shirt scene, which adds a touch of class to any pictuarization.
TGIF: Let’s End the Year With Movie Stars! Movie Stars and Puppies!
When I was putting together the post for last Friday, I ran across a photo of Salman with a puppy. Which lead me down a bit of a movie-stars-and-puppies rabbit hole. And what a lovely way to enter the New Years weekend, with a bunch of movie star and puppy photos!
Fascinating Industrial News! Karan and Shahrukh Heading for a Battle Over Streaming?
The big headline news being reported everywhere is “Shahrukh movies come to Netflix“. But here’s the big thing to notice in the stories, they are coming to INDIAN Netflix. So unless you do that thing where you use a mirror site and trick your computer into thinking it lives in India, or unless you yourself live in India and have Netflix and a good internet source, this does you no good.
New Shahrukh Book! Best Excerpts!
Well, I assume best excerpts. These are my favorite quotes from the quotes rediff pulled, but I don’t have the actual book, there could be other fascinating bits they didn’t include in their article. But I doubt it, because it is a veeeeeeeeeeery long article.
Dear Zindagi Part 8: The Epilogue!
I was trying sooooooooooo hard to finish in the last section. But I was also getting soooooooooo sleepy as it got later and later, so I finally gave up. However, I did manage to get all the way to the emotional peak and resolution of the film, so everything I have to cover here is just epilogue stuff. (part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, part 4 here, part 5 here, part 6 here, part 7 here)
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