I don't know what is it about Pardes..

I've finally bought a copy after losing my non-subtitled one years ago. I repeat: years ago. And my memory box is not exactly the greatest *pokes brain to see whether it's still alive* ..but I found myself subconsciously spouting some dialogues. Needless to say, I freaked out..while feeling thoroughly impressed with myself.

Can I say Arjun is my most favourite character out of all the ones Shah Rukh has played? If someone were to go.. "but he didn't like that role!" ..I'd go: Precisely! That he could dislike a role or be so uncomfortable with playing it..and still affect me so much by the end of the movie, is a testament to his acting prowess. P/S: Those who're not affected by his acting prowess and about to type something to that effect can just forget it. I'll only delete your comment later and that's too much work for me. Why delete? Coz I can.. that's why.. \(^o^)V

I cried buckets in certain scenes..then rewinded them and cried again afresh. I watched K3G, Baadshah and Pardes this weekend.. and he managed to wring tears from me every time. Yes, yes.. even in Baadshah, which is not supposed to be a movie that should cause anyone to cry, right? Errr.. right? Neeways, no one else has been able to make me feel this much in such a short time span. Ok, I lied. My family can, but that's besides the point.

What it would be like to have an Arjun in my life. Someone who could grasp a blade with his bare hand and swear that his blood would flow before mine were shed. Someone who would keep a leaf I thoughtlessly gave him as if it were a treasured possession for years afterwards. Someone who would drop everything and go on a wild goose chase to find me when I disappeared without a reason. Someone who could sense my discomfort with the slightest change in my facial expressions. In real life, we have our loved ones. But Arjun is an ideal (despite his lying ways when it comes to his venerable daddy ^^;).. hai na? I doubt I can find someone like him in my vicinity. Sorry hubby dearest... but that's how it is.

Movies are supposed to make you feel. I have a theory about movies. Humans are equipped with a riot of emotions, and rarely do we get to experience them all. And let's be honest.. do you want to know how it feels to be angry at a rapist, if the rape happened to involve someone you're close to?? What about the sadness of losing parents.. or trauma when your entire family was massacred by hired killers? Or the despair in having brothers who had to kill each other coz one is a cop and the other is a criminal? Movies let you feel all these.. but without the danger of suffering violent repercussions or post-traumatic stress later. Movies are cathartic coz when we vent on the characters as if they were real people, we feel guiltless since they're not actually real. They're make believe, but they're also based on real people out there. People whom you wish you'd never meet in your lifetime. People whom you wish could be your companions for life.

This is my favourite song from Pardes. I love this line the most.. every time I listen to the song/read the verse, I feel as if my entire being were sucked softly, softly into the whirl of purity that it conveys: "If you're interested in this life, then be prepared to die.."



And the best reason a lover can give for falling in love: "I shouldn't have, but I have.." and I love this thought: "If there is anything that does, it's love that recognises the feelings of a lover.." Vah, vah.. kya baat hai, kya baat hai. I love the lyrics so much. Wish I could write as good a verse as this one has aplenty of.

I can't write a short review on Pardes coz it will just turn out to be as longish as these ones. This is not even a review, and it's already turned out to be a long one *sweat*. But if you enjoy Shah Rukh's performances (I know quite a number of people are allergic to them.. for some unfathomable reason), I'd highly recommend this movie for you. Have fun watching!!

Cute Shah Rukh in cute song~

MNIK - new song promo (SAJDA)

Thanks to the subber/uploader!

Ram Jaane (1995)

One of my most beloved SRK movies. I cried in so many scenes.. and it's really odd coz the movie is not about a sad, weepy story. In fact, Shah Rukh plays a tapori character who ends up being hanged for the murder of a corrupt police officer (is that a spoiler?)..yet another movie where Shah Rukh dies at the end. But I really love the way he plays the character of Ram Jaane. I keep thinking about how differently life would turn out for me had I been born in different circumstances and in a different environment. Makes me appreciate my life more than ever.

The on-screen Shah Rukh has the power to make the audience looks at him/herself and sees how he/she would be if he/she were his character. I could watch Devdas and somewhat feel what Devdas feels for Paro. Same here with Ram Jaane. By 'THE END' I find myself weeping for the guy. And the songs are lovely. I even like Bum Chiki Chiki Bum even though there's no Shah Rukh in it, it's so cheerful! Pump Up the Bhangra was really cute.. and savour the excellent timing and the many difficult movements he put into every take. No wonder one of the critics' complaints at the time was that watching Shah Rukh Khan is tiring LOL. Such old men! The energetic, exuberant, and inexhaustible young Shah Rukh is a delight to watch here. I don't remember Phenk Hawa Mein at all, prolly coz I have a thing against all this dancing-between-trees songs that were rampant in 90s hindi movies so I wiped it off my memory altogether. However, Ala La La Long depresses me.. maybe coz I know he'll never get the girl no matter how hard he tries T__T

Out of all the songs, I love Ram Jaane (yes, I cried during this too :P) and Chori Chori O Gori the most. If you watch the 'Ram Jaane' song, about the end of it.. he did this jump and landed on his knees. Well, he did that again in the 1996 Koyla (in the 'Ghoontay Mein' song) and he finally broke them. He had to undergo surgery afterwards ^^;;

Oh, I forgot to say that all the crying & weeping was done while I was watching the unsubtitled CD.. and I don't understand hindi. I think that's one magic of Shah Rukh Khan's that his die-hard fans who understand hindi can never fathom, so we're special! Lucky us.. :P

Zamaana Deewana

I know this is one of the very much less popular movies of his, but I really love some picturization of the songs in this film.. *cough* ..so I'm on a mission to spread the lurve to others.

My ultimate favourite... coz of its high erotic quotient, of course. I'll refrain from gushing about the clip coz I don't want to sound like a lecherous old man. Suffice to say that... OMG, Raveena was made of flawlessly yummy flesh!


Shah Rukh is so full of energy in this one. Actually, the reason why I love him so much is his restlessness. On screen... he's always doing something, going somewhere, goofing something up. He's a feast for the eyes. Watching the dance routines in his movies and award ceremony performances... his energy level is still very high. Other Bollywood actors may also look good at 40+ but they're nowhere nearly as energetic as he is. I just can't take my eyes off him when he's somewhere in the frame.


The picturization is nothing to note, but this is one song I really love dancing to. And the meaning of the lyrics is beautiful.


This song is such a romp! Their comic timing in the choreography is so good.

Alvin and the Chipmunks BOLLYWOOD STYLE 4-KRAZZY 4

Picking up from here...

Dard-E-Disco Alvin and the Chipmunks style!

I had a lot of fun banging my head and swinging my body to this one LOL (yes, yes.. it's currently about 2am in Malaysia. I'm an insomniac). So I thought I'd do a series of pasting over at the blog for 'posteriority'.

"The Making of...." clips

Om Shanti Om

• Farah Khan - Om Shanti Om The Making
• Shah Rukh Khan - Om Shanti Om The Making
• Shah Rukh Khan - Deewangi Deewangi (The Making) Om Shanti Om
• Farah Khan - Ajab Si (Song Making) Om Shanti Om
• Shah Rukh Khan - Dard-E-Disco (Song Making) Om Shanti Om
• Making of Deewangi Deewangi -- PART 1, Part 2, Part 3
• Making of Om Shanti Om Deewangi Deewangi
• Farah Khan - Ajab Si (Song Making) Om Shanti Om
• Making Of Dard E Disco- Om Shanti Om Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• Shah Rukh Khan - Dard-E-Disco (Song Making) Om Shanti Om
• Om Shanti Om Deleted Scene
• Om Shanti Om Bloopers
  

Chak De! India

• Making of Chak De India - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Don - The Chase Begins Again

• SHAH RUKH KHAN - HOME VIDEO - EXCLUSIVE (training for Don)
• Making of Don
• Promo of Making of Don
• ChannelV Special Don Shahrukh
• Don Deleted [English subtitles] - Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4, Scene 5, Scene 6, Scene 7, Scene 8
• SRK Don 2 Promo and Interview Shah Rukh Khan
  

Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

• Kank - the Movie Backstage - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• Where's the party tonight making - part 1, part 2

Devdas

• Making of Devdas - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Paheli

• Shahrukh Khan speaks about making of Paheli

Chalte Chalte

• chalte-chalte the making - part 1, part 2

Dil To Pagal Hai

• "Making of the Film" DIL TO PAGAL HAI - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Koyla

• The making of Koyla

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

• "The Making ot the Film" DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• Celebration 500 week of "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge"

Karan Arjun

• [TRANSLATED] Part of the Making of Karan Arjun with Shahrukh Khan

Chinese Guy Singing Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi) -Super idol 13 (Luo Ping)

If anyone still doubts the impact of a SRK-starrer in the international circuit, check this video out. This guy is TOTALLY confident of his singing skills, man! And his pronunciation is not that bad either, well to my non-indian ears anyway. At first I thought he wanted to commit professional suicide with that song, but hey... he got quite nice marks.

I'm still in awe.