Since I'm a housewife with a work permit, still looking for jobs in this country, I'm forced to do nothing but watch movies and spend my time. So, today was one of those days, when my excellent(!) domestic, home-making (such a snobbish word!) skills could not be put to much use since it was in full use yesterday, I decided to catch some movies online. On Twitter, some of my online friends discussed Kismet Konnection, and I decided to watch this.
Apart from Shahid Kapoor who is super cute, but can do without Shahrukhy acting, the print of the movie that I saw, of course, sucked big time. Other things about the movie that sucked included Vidya Balan and her dress sense, and her same expressions from Parineeta to this movie, to the waste of Boman Irani and Om Puri's talent, Himani Shivpuri doing what she does usually and that pooch of a Sweety or whatever! That Maya Bakshi (How could you name her Maya when she is a foreigner?), that guy who has an affair with Maya - I forget his name. Can you see how much I liked this movie?
Boman Irani: Why, oh, why? Stick to Honeymoon Travels, please. You needn't have done this whole waving role. I admit I also wave to random people on the road and talk to strangers in spite of what my mom says. But will I travel in a grubby stranger's expensive car and hold his hands and walk? No. Okay, this is a Hindi movie and all that. Then why use Om Puri? I think we should let him do 'international' roles since we are not able to offer him anything to explore his potential. Did I forget to say that my all-time favourite actress Juhi sucked too? I usually like her sing-song voice, but this time around, it got to me.
And ya, Vidya Balan must go through a makeover or something. Maybe those shows on the crappy TLC channel here in the US where you get these makeovers or look 10 years younger should be put to good use in her case. Her clothes sucked, her intonation sucked, her expressions sucked. But so what, I still have faith in South Indian women. C' mon, we've had Sridevi and Hema Malini (ji!) and Rekha. So, there. I think the director decided to just make sure that Vidya stuck to doing the most important thing. You know what?
She was almost as good as Juhi was. Dress wise and hey, she had her eyebrows shaped and waxed her legs and arms. I swear I could see the 'cleanliness sparkling' when she wore that horrendous skirt and that equally horrible top. Hygiene is most important, and she stuck to that. Yes.
13 comments:
First things first, you were warned!
The maya female was a bit eww but How I wished that Ritu babe was on screen for a bit more! she was *&*^&$%(can't use non-parliamentary lang here)
Vishal Malhotra, feel bad for him. I can never think of anything but disney hour whenever I see him. Must be hard to shrug off that image. I wont comment about the rest as its not worth it, but a lil bit of Ritu plz!
Vidya Balan is an ispiration to all aunties, and she did make it look like Rekha acting with Shahid. Only diff being Rekha of 2008 and not the one we knew 30yrs ago....
Now I know whom that last para is targeted at, looks like its got onto you big time!
lol i second maxu on the last para. Both have become onnu kula onnu :p
Lol at the cleanliness bit, glad the PhD's of the world are around to educate mere mortals on finer aspects of personal hygiene.
BTW, how come no one ever thinks of Deepika and Ash as South Indians, but are quick to call Bombay-raised Vidya a Southie!
Talking of Vidya Balan, her designers /costume-wallahs must either be totally clueless or are trying to cultivate a poorly dressed image for her. She even won a "Worst dressed" award for "Heyy Baby" at the Filmfares last year. Such a pity - she's sooo very pretty. I constantly tell my mom that I am all for an arranged marriage as long as it is to Vidya Balan's clone :)
shite! you were noticing her waxed legs? that's how bad the movie was? Jusht missu. I was supposed to go for it yday.
writing a review after celebrating piracy is offense no.1. And criticising vidya balan is offense 2. I'll warn and let u go this time.
@ Max: I know I was warned man! Still, I thought how bad can a movie get? And ya, same here about Vishal Malhotra, and yes, am wild about R, hence the last para. I feel we have not resolved it by fighting, and this time I want to fight :P
@ Gradwolf: You can read what I wrote for Max ;)
@ Idling..: I agree she's uberpretty! I'm from Bangalore and I know that we think the Mangaloreans and Konkans (they are NOT the same) are very modern types ;) blue-eyed, fair among the South Indians, brought up among Anglo Indians :P all this making them slightcha western types. Not like us vela ;) Kidding. So, I guess this is the reason why Deepika/Ash/Shilpa Shetty are not considered Southies. Oh, they dress well ;) and have fab figures also ok?
@ Arun: Sorry, pardon me Sir! I was trembling when I read your message and immediately wanted to write out a response. Err..how much should I give you to shut up? ;)
@ Rosemilk: Paakadhey! And the waxed legs thing was a take on this: http://krishashok.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/toronto-mein-pronto/
Reading the comments is more important than the post btw ;)
I want ritu's phone number! shilpa shetty is my all time fav and no matter wat anyone says i just love that 'dekh ke tujhko dil ai gah dola re' song....
@arun: chill saar....
kadavule! good, you spared me. i was teetering on the edge, considering it the next movie jaunt. also, watch jaane tu ya jaane na. yes, it's me recommending hindi movie. 'twas positively entertaining. once accomplished, you will also see why a certain ex-flatmate of mine would be compelled to watch it as many times as she watched lakshya :)
How about 100 shares of google? ;)
There are "foreigners" called Maya too :) I guess you've not yet got around to ever watching "Just Shoot Me" on TBS then?
Or, who can forget Maya Chiburdanidze?
Is Kismet Konnection that bad? I am keeping away then :)
i feel like watching a crappy hindi movie. your recco might just push me off the dge of sanity into a multiplex
hear you loud and clear. NOT watching it! :)
@ Max: Leave a message on your new toy. Someone may know Ritu, you know?
@ Drag.on.fly.or.not: Absolutely not! You will die in this movie. BTW I loooooved Jaane Tu.
@ Arun: Dei, idhu unakke konjum overaa teriyale?
@ Lekhni: Maia, I thought? But ya, stay away from this movie and ya, I do not watch much TV, so, I may not have caught that show.
@ Cyn: Go watch it then!
@ Vaish: Err..am surprised I watched a movie before you did! Is everything ok in your life, Vaish?
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