If you know me personally, you know that I. Love. Bollywood movies. Like, I just get such a high on Bollywood movies. It used to be that I would only watch movies that starred Shahrukh Khan, but then when I expanded my horizons a bit onto other great actors, I was pleasantly surprised. As of now, I'm not particularly obsessed with Bollywood movies as much as I used to be anyway in college, but from time to time, I definitely enjoy sitting through a 3-hour fun-fest of singing and dancing and love and beauty and colorfulness!
Tonight, I finally watched Ae Dil Mushkil Hai. May I just say I only decided to pay the $13 (a fee that I find too expensive to watch a movie in the theater and so avoid the theater most of the time but made an exception this time because of the reason I'm about to describe now) to watch this movie because it is written and directed by Karan Johar. Karan Johar is sort of like a rockstar in the Bollywood world. Most of the movies that Shahrukh Khan and other Bollywood heroines have shined in are written and directed by him. Let me rephrase that: all movies that Karan has made except this one and one other one, has starred Shahrukh Khan. However, this one, did not, which is okay. I've accepted the fact that Shahrukh Khan cannot star in every bollywood movie. In fact, another favorite actor of mine, Ranbir Khan starred in this one opposite Anushka Sharma, who is also a pretty good actress. Yet, the movie was one of those Bollywood movies where it just went on and on and on and on and you kept wondering...when will it end?
It was sort of this cycle that repeated over and over again. You fall in love with someone; he doesn't love you back so your heart is broken. Then, you befriend someone who falls in love with you and you don't love him back because you love your ex. And then, that guy's heart is broken. That guy befriends another girl who falls in love with him but he doesn't love her back because of that other girl who he loved. And you just wonder...at some point, someone is going to realize that this is all just so stupid and unrealistic and at some point, you should just give in and be a little realistic and just make do with what is right in front of you but no this cruel cycle just keeps on happening and no one's to say: why? why? Or at least, break the cycle! Not the girl, not the guy, not ever.
What I liked about the movie:
Shahrukh Khan's appearance in all his glory...who wouldn't love that?
Aishwarya Rai, back in Bollywood...I've been awaiting this day!
And of course, the music.
What I didn't like about the movie:
The plot
In any case, it was a nice change of scenery. Usually, Hamed and I spend the weekends locked in our apartment watching shows or movies or just doing our work. Sometimes we even dare to hang out and go sight-seeing or hiking which is what we've been trying to do at least one day of the weekend. This weekend, yesterday, we hung out in the downtown LA area. I'm glad I watched this movie and I think I would've thought I'm missing so much if I didn't see it because it's Karan Johar! So I definitely don't regret watching this movie. But I think I'm going to be fine for a while, not watching Bollywood movies...at least until the next Shahrukh Khan movie!
Tonight, I finally watched Ae Dil Mushkil Hai. May I just say I only decided to pay the $13 (a fee that I find too expensive to watch a movie in the theater and so avoid the theater most of the time but made an exception this time because of the reason I'm about to describe now) to watch this movie because it is written and directed by Karan Johar. Karan Johar is sort of like a rockstar in the Bollywood world. Most of the movies that Shahrukh Khan and other Bollywood heroines have shined in are written and directed by him. Let me rephrase that: all movies that Karan has made except this one and one other one, has starred Shahrukh Khan. However, this one, did not, which is okay. I've accepted the fact that Shahrukh Khan cannot star in every bollywood movie. In fact, another favorite actor of mine, Ranbir Khan starred in this one opposite Anushka Sharma, who is also a pretty good actress. Yet, the movie was one of those Bollywood movies where it just went on and on and on and on and you kept wondering...when will it end?
It was sort of this cycle that repeated over and over again. You fall in love with someone; he doesn't love you back so your heart is broken. Then, you befriend someone who falls in love with you and you don't love him back because you love your ex. And then, that guy's heart is broken. That guy befriends another girl who falls in love with him but he doesn't love her back because of that other girl who he loved. And you just wonder...at some point, someone is going to realize that this is all just so stupid and unrealistic and at some point, you should just give in and be a little realistic and just make do with what is right in front of you but no this cruel cycle just keeps on happening and no one's to say: why? why? Or at least, break the cycle! Not the girl, not the guy, not ever.
What I liked about the movie:
Shahrukh Khan's appearance in all his glory...who wouldn't love that?
Aishwarya Rai, back in Bollywood...I've been awaiting this day!
And of course, the music.
What I didn't like about the movie:
The plot
In any case, it was a nice change of scenery. Usually, Hamed and I spend the weekends locked in our apartment watching shows or movies or just doing our work. Sometimes we even dare to hang out and go sight-seeing or hiking which is what we've been trying to do at least one day of the weekend. This weekend, yesterday, we hung out in the downtown LA area. I'm glad I watched this movie and I think I would've thought I'm missing so much if I didn't see it because it's Karan Johar! So I definitely don't regret watching this movie. But I think I'm going to be fine for a while, not watching Bollywood movies...at least until the next Shahrukh Khan movie!
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