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this is so desi i can't
(I'm half malayali half black and fully down bad for shanti)
It’s all fun and games until the film producer who murdered you in a past life shows up at your awards party and ruins your giant group dance number
Except the ones from Bollywood....they manage to be so cringey with that unnecessary comedy that you forget you're from the continent mastering horror. Indian mainstream cinema doesn't seem remotely interested in exploiting or even aware about the rich local horror myths. Regional cinema on the other hand delivers well but they are far and few.
i think at this point everyone can agree that asian horror will always have a superior hold on paranormal horror. demons, ghosts, and etc are just way scarier coming from any asian country. good for them
It's chandramukhi who Paro is goggling at, her hithertho latent stirrings NOW at their unstoppable best.
@albaharu maybe you didn't intend a sapphic au but you don't know what you've unlocked. Thank yooouuuu.
Hey dola re dola re dola re dola
I am discovering the world of indian movies and im loving it. Here you go some Paro and Chandramukhi from Devdas request of @safehousebooze <3 ty for showing me the movie
THE
..REASON...
...WHY...
..I..
..SHALL..
...FOREVER..
...REMAIN...
...SINGLE.
dark/light academia moodboard
[ moodboard for an oc in the novel i'm working on. she is interested in vintage bollywood and mughal history. ]
Deewangi ki had maine nochi, o parvardigara
- Yeh Fitoor Mera, Arijit Singh
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Mallika Sherawat at the Hisss' Photocall at the Salon Martha Barriere at Majestic Hotel during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2010 in Cannes, France.
Madhubala’s melancholy:
Pencil, charcoal, oil paints on canvas.
Madhubala, a Bollywood icon, lived a life just as tragic as ‘Anarkali’, a character she played in her last film, the classic - ‘Mughal-e-azam’.
After being diagnosed with a rare heart condition, Madhubala kept fighting for her life and doing justice to her art while sadness colored her life off the screen.
A woman of resolve and uncanny character, she spent the last of her days in loneliness and died at the untimely age of 36 but left behind a timeless remembrance full of art, beauty and strength.
Madhubala when asked about love had once said,"No peace or happiness is possible in life without true love."
Movie Rec: "Jab We Met" (Bollywood)
“Jab We Met” is a pretty traditional romance narrative at surface level, which is also quietly but very effectively subverting a lot of the common romance tropes. It’s one of my favorite Bollywood movies, but it’s rarely one that I use to convert people mostly because it isn’t a movie that could only exist in Bollywood. It’s a pretty universally awesome romance narrative, all around.
HOWEVER, there is an aspect of it that makes it more subversive given the cultural context, which is that the heroine, while wanting a romantic happy ending for herself, wants one that’s traditionally frowned upon by her culture.
While the narrative starts with the premise of a Brooding Hero meeting his Manic Pixie Dreamgirl, that’s where the similarities end. Because we find out a lot more about Geet, her hopes and dreams, and her family than we ever do about him. One of the only things we do know about him is that at some point in his childhood, his mother ran off with another man because she didn’t love his father. The language used to describe her elopement will give you an idea of just how huge of a deal elopement is in this culture, and what kind of social disgrace Geet is possibly setting herself up for by wanting to elope.
However, the movie has Geet identifying with the mother pretty early on, and before the movie ends, this turns into an epic commentary on women and their choices and about doing what makes you happy rather than following social conventions that stifle you. So the most important thing we DO know about him still becomes about her. <3
I never have much to say about men in fiction, but the male protagonist of this movie is one that I quite like. He spends a good part of the movie being in love with her, but never even telling her, because he sees that as his own issue, and nothing *she* should be burdened with. Like, he has ZERO need for his feelings for her to be validated or returned. Which NEVER happens in romance narrative (except for in “Pride and Prejudice,” and that’s why it’s my favorite.)
And Geet! <3 Geet is one of the most self-assured and confident heroines I have ever come across in any narrative. She knows what she wants, and she has no hesitation or doubts about how she’s going to get it. She has a strong sense of self that briefly wavers in the face of the utter force of everything that’s against her, but comes back stronger than ever.
This is, by all means, set up as a narrative where the heroine would Learn Her Lesson about Wanting Unconventional Things, but the entire movie sets out to show HER way of life as the correct one, with everyone around her adapting to her worldview. Even though the specifics of what she wants for herself change, she still gets the exact kind of happy ending she set out to chase for herself.
I also love her need to create drama and constantly strive to write out a more interesting narrative for herself than the one life would otherwise give her. She reminds me of Jane Austen’s Emma Woodhouse or Catherine Morland, except that both of these women had to learn a lesson about Needing to be Serious/Mature (from the men they loved), while Geet keeps on being herself, and the guy has to change himself to adapt to her viewpoint. <3
Like, the speech that both Emma and Catherine get from the Men Who Love Them and Know Better? Geet gets that about halfway through the movie, only to totally set the guy straight, and that is literally the actual moment he falls for her. BECAUSE SHE REFUSED TO SUBSCRIBE TO HIS WORLD VIEW. And then he subscribes to her awesomeness. You should, too.
Jab We Met is such a good and pure romance like Aditya was fully and honestly in love with Geet but he 1)didn’t act like just because he was in love that that meant they’d be together 2) didn’t regret loving her without being able to have her and actually just used his love for her to inspire him to be his best self and be happy and successful 3)actually tried to help Geet get another guy because he thought that would make her happy and didnt presume anything until she was the one to say something.
And Geet is just a delight like yes girl, be crazy, do the things that light your heart up, be your own favorite what an icon.
Just finished watching this, and I can honestly say it’s the best Bollywood movie I’ve watched in the longest time. I wasn’t too impressed by the trailer when I watched it, but Nai Lagda came up on a random playlist I was listening to recently, and I’ve been obsessed with it since. So I decided to give the movie a try today (thanks to @chahat-ke-safar 💗💗💗) and it was completely worth it!
A gorgeously shot movie, sweetly written (the humour in the first half reminded me of Malayalam films), and the performances are pretty great too. I wasn’t expecting much from Bhai’s nepotism launches (especially considering the history *cough* Hero, Loveyaatri *cough cough*), but man, did they turn out to be a pleasant surprise. Pranutan has great screen presence, and I really liked her dialogue delivery in particular. (I dislike the dialogue delivery of almost all Bollywood actresses launched post 2007 and at most, tolerate them in their movies.) Zaheer is a little wooden, but likable, and has a nice chemistry with the children. Oh, the children were another reason I was wary of watching the movie, coz I tend to dislike the precociousness they’re forced to perform; but the children in this movie were all great actors, and adorable to boot (especially that one little girl who takes her pet fish Dingu everywhere!) Another notable factor: movies set in J&K always have that stereotypical conflict angle looming, but this movie thankfully subverts that trope. There are mentions of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus and other conflicts in the area as character-building background details, but not in a gratuitous manner that most showcase in “a Kashmir movie”.
I just cannot believe a wonderful little movie like this; focusing on a simpler life and the joy of little things; with a smart, strong, empowering female lead; and a heartwarming bond based on respect; is so woefully ignored, while toxic, misogynist bullshit like Kabir Singh is going on to make 250 crores. Please rectify that, and watch this if you’re in the mood for something that’s sweet, and simple, and fills you with warm, happy feelz!
I don't get how Shahid Kapoor did jab we met and kabir singh all in his one lifetime. like how dude how??
geet stresses me out in a way no one does but damn i love that bitch
अंजाने से पहचान बढ़ेगी तो महक उठेगी तोरा अंग हो
महक से तू कहीं बहक ना जाना
महक से तू कहीं बहक ना जाना
ना करना मोहे तंग हो ओ ओ...
तंग करने का तोसे नाता है गुजरिया
तंग करने का तोसे नाता है गुजरिया
कौन दिसा में लेके चला रे बटुहिया, कौन दिसा मे..🎶
.....🎼😌🎶❣️
Is there anyone like me who still listens this song ??
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बहुत ख़ूबसूरत है हर बात लेकिन
अगर दिल भी होता तो क्या बात होती
.......…😌🎶
गोरी तेरा गाँव बड़ा प्यारा
मैं तो गया मारा
आके यहा रे ……😌🎼🎶
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