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Mehbooba (2008) 2 brothers, 1 woman, a chandelier, and lots of balloons, slaps, and Johnny Walker29 comments

sitaji wrote 4 weeks ago: Mehbooba was released in 2008, but director Afzal Khan began filming in 1999.  There are a lot of re … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Indian Cinema, playback singers, Video of the Day, afzal khan, Ajay Devgan, Bollywood balloons, Bollywood chandeliers

Dharmatma (1975) Feroz Khan does The Godfather, Bollywood style16 comments

sitaji wrote 1 month ago: When Feroz Khan died earlier this year, I thought I’d better see a few more of his films in or … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Indian Cinema, playback singers, Video of the Day, Dara Singh, Farida Jalal, Feroz Khan, Gopal Bedi

Izzat (1968) featuring Jayalalitha 9 comments

sitaji wrote 1 month ago: Izzat (1968) stars  Dharmendra in a double role playing brothers who don’t know they’re … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Indian Cinema, playback singers, Video of the Day, Balraj Sahni, Dharmendra, Izzat (1968), Jayalalitha

Aaina (1993)26 comments

sitaji wrote 2 months ago: Did you ever get a movie with the same title, expecting another?   I once thought I was ordering Kal … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Indian Cinema, playback singers, Video of the Day, Aaina Hai Mera Chehr, Amrita Singh, asha bhosle, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award

Images of Leela Naidu from Anuradha (1960) and Trikaal (1885)19 comments

sitaji wrote 3 months ago: She was known as one of the most beautiful women in the world: Last month while checking my blog das … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Indian Cinema, playback singers, Related to India, Video of the Day, Alisha Chinai, Alisha Chinoy -, Anita Kanwar, Anuradha (1960)

On what Bollywood star would you tie a rakhi?28 comments

sitaji wrote 3 months ago: It’s Raksha Bandham time dosto.  Since I’m a full throttle cultural pirate of all things … more →

Tags: Amitabh, Bollywood, Indian Cinema, Related to India, Video of the Day, Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher, delusional Bollywood inspired fantasies, Kirron Kher

The gori extras of "Kismat Konnection" 21 comments

sitaji wrote 4 months ago: Sometimes there are those movies where you just have to look for the enjoyment, since it might not r … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Indian Cinema, playback singers, Video of the Day, Boman Irani, gori extras, Indians like to say "function", Kismat Konnection, Mohit Chauhan

Aamir Khan & Hillary Clinton talk education.20 comments

sitaji wrote 4 months ago: Look at HillaryClinton being charmed by Aamir Khan! I wonder if she’s seen any of his films. I … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Indian Cinema, Related to India, Video of the Day, Aamir Khan, Education Issues, gori extras, hillary clinton, United States Secretary of State

Bollywood taught me Farsi!43 comments

sitaji wrote 4 months ago: Gori learns Farsi! OK, maybe that’s an overstatement.  It’s fun to exaggerate, hai na?  … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Indian Cinema, Related to India, Urdu, Abdul Jamil Khan, Bollywood taught me..., Farsi, Iranian Cinema, Iranian films

Lajja (2001): item numbers & eye candy, or could I say aankhon ladoo?21 comments

sitaji wrote 5 months ago: Yaar! I watched Lajja (2001) (translation: Shame) and got carried away with the screen capping knowi … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Indian Cinema, playback singers, Video of the Day, Ajay Devgan, alka yagnik, Anil Kapoor, Anu Malik

Parichay (1972) and Baby Pinky21 comments

sitaji wrote 6 months ago: Parichay (1972) is inspired by The Sound of Music (1963), except for it’s splendidly Bharatici … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Indian Cinema, playback singers, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Video of the Day, Gulzar, Pran, R D Burman, asha bhosle

Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) Beware, O beautiful Ones!14 comments

sitaji wrote 6 months ago: In Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), I enjoyed seeing Ranbir revise his baap Rishi Kapoor’s  Bachna Ae … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Indian Cinema, playback singers, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Video of the Day, Johnnie Walker, R D Burman, Kishore Kumar, Sukhwinder Singh

Mind your cleavage16 comments

sitaji wrote 6 months ago: Khabie khabie a subtitle appears that is worthy of its very own post. I mean how many times have you … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Indian Cinema, Anil Kapoor, peculiar Bollywood subtitles, Rishtey (2002), Shilpa Shetty

Aamir (2008) asks, "Does every man write his own destiny?"10 comments

sitaji wrote 7 months ago:  Aamir (2008) is a gritty parallel cinema film shot in real time that questions whether every man cr … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Indian Cinema, Video of the Day, "Ha Raham (Mehfuz)", Aamir (2008), Amit Trivedi, Amitabh, gritty realism, Himesh Reshammiya

The Outer World of Shahrukh Khan (2005)11 comments

sitaji wrote 7 months ago: As promised in my post on The Inner World of Shahrukh Khan, I will now cover part 2 of Nasreen Munni … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Dancing in Indian Cinema, Indian Cinema, Arjun Rampal, Aseem Chhabra, Nasreen Munni Kabir, Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra, Rani Mukherjee

Shashi Kapoor & Leela Naidu in The Householder (1963). 7 comments

sitaji wrote 8 months ago: As part of Beth Love Bollywood’s Shashi Week 2009 I would like to add my humble contribution r … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Indian Cinema, Shashi Kapoor, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory, Ismail Merchant, The Householder (1963), Durga Khote, Leela Naidu

Janani (2006)18 comments

sitaji wrote 8 months ago: A delightful tale of a brother accidentally dating his own sister. Namaste! I want to save you a lit … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Indian Cinema, Video of the Day, Aman Verma, Amitabh, ayesha julka, Bhagyashree, Bollywood balloons, go carts in Bollywood

Bollywood Insider from Feburary, 2009...yes it covers Slumdog Millionaire.6 comments

sitaji wrote 9 months ago: I admit it, I’m a hypocrite. Just yesterday I wrote “Slumdog, Bas!” I’m not … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Indian Cinema, Video of the Day, Anil Kapoor, Bollywood Insider, Chugli, Danny Boyle, Irfan Khan, irrfan khan

Slumdog, Bas!18 comments

sitaji wrote 9 months ago: My Bollywood loving fans-ji. I think you’ll appreciate this funny podcast from BBC Radio … more →

Tags: Bollywood, Indian Cinema, AR Rahman, Adil Ray, Anil Kapoor, BBC Radio, Deewaar, dev patel, Freida Pinto


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