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lobelia321I finished watching Baazigar [The Winner] last night. The film is totally cheesy yet enormous fun. Until about half-way through when it switches mood (as is not infrequently the wont of Hindi films) and the hero turns EVIL and morphs into a scary stalking murderer. Then, nearer the end, the film switches into totally absurd mode with Shahrukh Khan, evil but not-evil (because in Hindi films a boy who loves his mother will always be vindicated, even if he's murdered a whole string of innocents along the way -- but he was only doing it to Avenge the Mother!), drooling blood from his mouth and impaling himself upon a metal stake that he had previously impaled his arch enemy with.
Yes. I didn't make that last bit up. He then proceeds to pull the stake from his stomach and stagger down a hill and along a road to die gloriously and bloodbesmearedly in his mother's arms.
The music in this film from the early 90s is major fun. And it is special because it is the first time that Shahrukh Khan and Kajol starred together. Kajol was so young! She looks about twelve! And SRK has a chubby baby face and a silly floppy haircut and his skin is brown.
Now here is a mystery. Why was SRK brown in the 90s and is now a yeasty beige? Has he gone the Michael Jackson route, or have cinematographers changed the lenses on their cameras in order to render their stars whiter??
Also, SRK is delightfully normal in the torso department as well, as is evident during delicious whipping-his-top-off musical interludes. Now he's gone all six-pack, of course; must be that mid-life crisis. And Farah Khan egging him on to be Brad Pitt for Om Shanti Om.
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filmi_girl's filmi music podcasts. Thank you, Filmigirl!
Plus, today I had my first Hindi lesson. The teacher is making me learn the letters of the alphabet! He gave me a list of 32 and said, "We'll do the rest next week." [!!!]
Kajol / SRK chemistry. Note Shahrukh's chubby cheeks!! And the inimitable Nackenspoiler-footballer-mullet haircut!
God, she was gorgeous even then. Note the brown hands. And Kajol's eyebrows that were then still meeting above the nose (eyebrows to die for).
Yes, it is all that. Baazigar's take on the wet-sari-dance. And the, um, blowjob.
It is important to appreciate the two-toned trousers. This song, though, is a delight! Kajol shines!
Impaled. Drooling blood. And laughing maniacally.
To die in one's mother's arms: the ultimate hero's sacrifice and desire.
Shahrukh Khan then: Chubby chops of 1993.
And now: Lean, pale and well fit (in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi of 2008).
Object of Farah Khan's female gaze: groomed and sculpted in Om Shanti Om of 2007. (Did she smear his nipples with ice cubes??!) F. Khan directed that film.
And some kind soul has made this wallpaper of views of SRK's pre-sculpted torso. Yum, I say. Yum yum.
Yes. I didn't make that last bit up. He then proceeds to pull the stake from his stomach and stagger down a hill and along a road to die gloriously and bloodbesmearedly in his mother's arms.
The music in this film from the early 90s is major fun. And it is special because it is the first time that Shahrukh Khan and Kajol starred together. Kajol was so young! She looks about twelve! And SRK has a chubby baby face and a silly floppy haircut and his skin is brown.
Now here is a mystery. Why was SRK brown in the 90s and is now a yeasty beige? Has he gone the Michael Jackson route, or have cinematographers changed the lenses on their cameras in order to render their stars whiter??
Also, SRK is delightfully normal in the torso department as well, as is evident during delicious whipping-his-top-off musical interludes. Now he's gone all six-pack, of course; must be that mid-life crisis. And Farah Khan egging him on to be Brad Pitt for Om Shanti Om.
I also continue to enjoy
filmi_girl's filmi music podcasts. Thank you, Filmigirl!Plus, today I had my first Hindi lesson. The teacher is making me learn the letters of the alphabet! He gave me a list of 32 and said, "We'll do the rest next week." [!!!]
Kajol / SRK chemistry. Note Shahrukh's chubby cheeks!! And the inimitable Nackenspoiler-footballer-mullet haircut!
God, she was gorgeous even then. Note the brown hands. And Kajol's eyebrows that were then still meeting above the nose (eyebrows to die for).
Yes, it is all that. Baazigar's take on the wet-sari-dance. And the, um, blowjob.
It is important to appreciate the two-toned trousers. This song, though, is a delight! Kajol shines!
Impaled. Drooling blood. And laughing maniacally.
To die in one's mother's arms: the ultimate hero's sacrifice and desire.
Shahrukh Khan then: Chubby chops of 1993.
And now: Lean, pale and well fit (in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi of 2008).
Object of Farah Khan's female gaze: groomed and sculpted in Om Shanti Om of 2007. (Did she smear his nipples with ice cubes??!) F. Khan directed that film.
And some kind soul has made this wallpaper of views of SRK's pre-sculpted torso. Yum, I say. Yum yum.
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Date: 2009-05-21 09:47 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-05-21 09:49 pm (UTC)Bollywood noob needs help!
Date: 2009-05-21 10:46 pm (UTC)Okay, you've sold me. *g*
As a complete noob to Bollywood films in general (and in the specific *g*), what would be your dreamlist of must-see movies to get me on the right-and-true path of proper Bollywood-lovin'?
My only exposure so far is little vid-clips from the Saavn website, and thanks to that site, "Mauja Hi Mauja", "Nagara Nagara", "Laal Dupatta", "Aaja Soniya", "Agar Tum Mil Jao"(the Udita Goswami version) and "Dard-e-disco" are all in heavy rotation on my playlist, much to my Sweetie's amused bemusement. *G*
To show his support, he recently spotted a movie called "Marigold" with Ali Larter and Salman Khan and bought it for me. I've been on nightshift lately, so we haven't watched it together yet. Do you know it? What's your take on it?
Many, many, many thanks for your help/insight on this!
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Date: 2009-05-23 03:47 pm (UTC)The link to that Saavn website appears to be broken so I'm not sure of the songs you mention, except for Daard-e-disco which is a fantastic song with absurd nipple-hard but fabulous picturisation and sung by the gorgeous-voiced Sukhwinder Singh, my favourite playback singer (see icon!).
But that is by the by. I don't know Marigold. Salman Khan is pretty but a bit passé and somewhat of a wooden stick in the acting department.
The film that got me into Bollywood was Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, so I would recommend that as a first-time entry point! It has got superstar Shahrukh Khan (he of the drooling bloodmouth and the taut nipples) and superstar Kajol (who is the most beautiful woman in the world) and other superstar Rani Mukherjee (who has the most gorgeous hoarse voice) and yes, pretty boy and former-mega-superstar Salman Khan.
It is well acted, well filmed and has fun, hoppity songs. The music is not the best in the world but as the songs are picturised in such a fun way it doesn't matter, and there is a great mix of traditional Indian-type music and pop silliness. Half of the film is, in true Bollywood style, an extended flashback into the college-life of the main characters, so you get a lot of young people wearing GAP sweatshirts and rolling around on skateboards. The chemistry between Kajol and Shahrukh Khan is out of this world; the second half of the film is so romantic it hurts; it has scenes with children in it so even my sons watched it; and it's a great introduction to all of it.
KKKH was the first Indian film to rise to the top ten box office hits in the UK, ousting even Hollywood products for that year (1998).
Once you've seen that, report back and I'll recommend more! Depending on what aspects of the film you liked best. :-)
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Date: 2009-05-27 04:38 am (UTC)Okay! The Dreaded Night-shift is finally over! (4 12-hour nights and 2 *16-hour* nights!)
I'm headin' down to "Mom-n-nym's" tomorrow, so I won't get a chance to watch KKHH til Thursday, but never fear, I am heeding your advice and shall report back.. probably on Thursday night.
Oh yeah! Here's a redux on the Saavn website link ,this one should work.
It's to the vid for Nagada Nagada from Jab We Met; it was the first vid I saw and it grabbed me. (My humblest apologies, Kareena Kapoor is in this, I plead ignorance in my defense. *g*)
(I felt it only polite to give you a heads up on what's happening so you'd know I hadn't wandered off after some other shiny.
Not that I don't do just that on occasion, I simply hadn't this time. *g*)
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Date: 2009-05-28 09:59 pm (UTC)Re: We now return you to your regularly scheduled web-surfing....
Date: 2009-05-28 10:09 pm (UTC)What a great song! what great choreography! Oh, and the choreographer is Saroj Khan, another person I've never heard of. But apparently the album was nr 1 and the film won prizes and I HAVE TO WATCH IT NOW.
*goes off to download entire soundtrack* Thank you for this clip!!!
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Date: 2009-05-29 06:23 pm (UTC)Glad you enjoyed Nagada! It was the first vid I watched, and still my favorite. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I love a bunch of the songs. "Nagada Nagada", of course, and "Mauja Hi Mauja" is also from Jab We Met. It's vid is fun, but *completely* different. It's a club-party scene. *g*
And then there's "Aaoge Jab Tum", which isn't the best song ever, but the vid to it is a touching mini-movie unto itself.
Here's a link to all the available vids for Jab We Met on Saavn so you can see what I'm talking about. *g*
"Reporting back, SIR!" *snaps a sharp salute*
Date: 2009-05-29 07:03 pm (UTC)Hee! Anyways, that was fun! But you are cruel and mean and evil. No-no, I mean it! Evil! I sobbed my way through the last 2/3rds of that whole movie! How could you do that to me and not give me fair warning?
Course, I've been known to sob at car commercials, so that may not be entirely your fault...*g*
As for the movie itself, it was a weensy bit overblown in a very eighties way, *g*, I'd have to say the last third or so with Anjali and Rahul coming to terms with their feelings was my favorite bit. The songs were fun, but (and here I may be spoiled by the Jab We Met vids) none of them really caught me the way those songs did. *pouts*
I think I'd have to say I appreciated this one more on plot than on its musical merits. Does that give you any ideas on what next to recommend?
Many, many thanks for this one!
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Date: 2009-05-22 02:04 am (UTC)Oh boy, I love me some dark brown SRK! I bet he just doesn't go out in the sun as much, although he also was doing commercials for skin whitening cream so maybe he actually uses it??
I love SRK with some junk in the trunk ala Baazigar, but I also deeply appreciate the icey perkiness of those nipples! heeee!! I totally vote for pre-six pack torso!
The two toned pants are the BEST! 8D
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Date: 2009-05-23 03:49 pm (UTC)The two-toned pants should make a comeback NOW.
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Date: 2009-05-23 12:43 pm (UTC)But wow, didn't notice how much lighter he was now. Maybe he just uses more sunscreen?
And mmmmmm, I vote for the sculpted look *drool*
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Date: 2009-05-23 03:50 pm (UTC)You liked Baazigar! I'm so happy! I kept staring at Kajol/SRK and thinking, this is it, this is the beginning of it all, of the whole DDLJ, KKKH star bonanza of my OTP. And I think you can see the star quality shining through, despite the impaling on stakes and the two-toned pants. There is something weird about star quality.