My roommate has a lot of seemingly random interests, and one of them is Bollywood movies. So she went on a Bollywood movie marathon over the summer with her family and she came back with a list of must-watch films, of which she has shown us two. She first showed us a B-movie last year, called this ridiculously long name but abbreviated as "DDLJ", which starred a young and dashing Shahrukh Khan, but the two we have seen so far this year have just left that one wayyyy back in the dust. THEY ARE JUST SO EPICALLY ENTERTAINING. I can hardly contain myself.
Oh yea, Shahrukh Khan is the main star in all of them.
The first one, Main Hoon Na, meaning something along the lines of "I am here", is a 3 hour long joyride taking place mostly in a university in Darjeeling. Khan plays Major Ram of the Indian army in a time when there is considerable tension between India and Pakistan, and he is assigned to protect a general's daughter from being kidnapped/killed by terrorists. A lot of serious things go down, but the songs in between are really effective in relieving a lot of emotional tension built up by the long, dramatic scenes which precede them.
This upbeat musical number takes place at prom. Seriously, I've woken up with this song stuck in my head ever since I've seen/heard it.
The second movie is Om Shanti Om. Khan stars as a struggling actor named Om who has big dreams for his career and for who he believes to be the love of his life, Shanti, who is a famous actress in the movie world. Like in Main Hoon Na, this movie would also fit nicely in the suspense/drama genre, but the songs, oh the songs!
This song was a sequence for one of Om's movies...
hahahahahahaahahaaahaahaaaaaaaaa. This one's also about three hours long.
By now the actor is in his mid-forties, but there's something about him that just exudes a palpable charisma and manliness. Trust me, he will grow on you.
And don't let the lighthearted, often silly, songs fool you. The plots are usually pretty complex, and you can expect it to take many unexpected turns. After all, they definitely have plenty of time to do so.
Long live Shahrukh Khan! What a hottie.
Not just to you! Shahrukh Khan is probably the biggest movie star in the world.
ReplyDeleteBut anyway. Wow. I think we should ditch Brown Eyed Girls and learn the dance for "Gori Gori Gori."
hahhaha omg The pain of disco. That mv has just the most fantastic scenes. Disco, to fairies, to omg construction gear. So random, yet awesome! I have to say that I really want to watch these movies now. I mean, with scenes like this, I can't imagine how the rest of the movie must be like!
ReplyDeleteAlso, the dance for Gori Gori Gori is just intimidating. I don't think my body quite shakes like that!
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