Bilkul Pakka!

I bet you may recognize this woman.  Allow me to explain how she’s been an inspiration to me. I look forward to the day when I finally am able to travel to India. I envision myself at the customs counter in Mumbai, Kolkata or perhaps Chennai, and my passport along with my travel visa are [...]

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Happy Easter!

There’s no better way to say it than this:

Video thanks to rajshri

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Video of the day: “Dum Maro Dum” from Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971) and my thoughts on those glasses

Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971) tackles lots of evils floating over from Montreal to Kathmandu: drugs, short skirts, hippies, smoking, drinking and the effects of divorce. I prefer the Hindi word for divorce: talak! Sounds so much more harsh and final than the word divorce. Say it: Talak! Doesn’t that sound more like divorce than [...]

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Bollywood style

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!           
This is about as close as I can get to having anything related between St. Patrick’s day and Bollywood: Kajol as Barbie in her DDLJ green dress.  St. Patrick was famous for driving those snakes from Ireland, and I did post about snakes the other day, and there is a Bollywood Ireland website, so I [...]

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Video of the Day: “Khel Wohi Phir Aaj Ti Khela” from Nigahen: Nagina Part II (1989)

I should have seen  Nagina (1986) first, which is reviewed very well here at the Bolly Blog, but what arrived in the mail was Nigahen: Nagina Part II (1989).  This crazy snake themed movie stars Sridevi, Sunny Deol, Anupam Kher, and Pran.  As an extra bonus, occasionally we get to hear the magical voice of Amrish Puri from his look alike statue, but [...]

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Are Saif and Kareena already married?

Are Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor already secretly married? Read this article in Pink Villa to see what you think. The article included the following about this rumor: Saif dismissed it off as a rumour, and his mother Sharmila Tagore said, “I have no idea. When he married Amrita Singh, he didn’t inform. I don’t think [...]

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Video of the Day: “Reshmi Salwar Kurta Jaali Ka” from Naya Daur (1957)

Dosto! Sometimes I love a movie so much that I could post so many screen images and videos from it that it would amount to having you see the entire movie. Such is the case with Naya Daur (1957). Just look at these swell images and I know you will understand my excitement:

With images this [...]

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Bob Dylan does Bollywood? “I Want You” from Life…in a Metro (2007)

I love life with all its crazy twists and turns and surprises, just like Bollywood. And I love  Life… in a Metro (2007). Within this movie there was such a surprise: hearing Minnesota’s own musical legend Bob Dylan. Minnesota is BFC headquarters, yet even sitting here in Minnesota I was blindsided by hearing Dylan in a Bollywood movie.  At least it wasn’t [...]

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Bollywood Insider: Black and White, Race, and Dutt marriage problems

Bollywood chugli from our favorite correspondent, Suzi Mann:
From 2/29/08: Bollywood Insider - Black and White, Race, Dutt wedding probs!
The latest chugli - Showman Ghai back with Black and White, Race for the biggest shades as movie speeds onto big screen, Dutt marriage probs.

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Video of the day: “Ye Ishq Hai” from Jab We Met (2007) featuring 53rd Filmfare winner, Kareena Kapoor

And the 53rd Filmfare Award for best actress goes to…
Kareena Kapoor in Jab We Met.
Jab We Met (Hindi: जब वी मेट, English: When We Met) is a 2007 Hindi romantic comedy film. Directed and written by Imtiaz Ali, the film, produced by Dhillin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd, stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena [...]

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