Bollywood Beauty

[dangermousie]

I love Bollywood for a lot of reasons: hummable music, energetic dancing, melodrama galore, emotion.

But another reason I adore Bollywood films is because often, they are truly beautiful.

Here are some images to prove it:



Saif Ali Khan is tormented in Parineeta:



Mush in Pyar, Ishq aur Mohabbat:



Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta as the ultimate lovers in Veer-Zaara:



Amibtabh Bachchan and Sharmila Tagore in Virrudh:



Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan as estranged lovers in Raincoat:



Kareena Kapoor and Rahul Bose connect in Chameli:



The really fun, fluffy Rules: Pyar Ka Superhit Formula:



Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukherjee in Paheli:



Pinjar:



Arjun Rampal and Manisha Koirala in Moksha:



Udiita Goswami in Paap:



John Abraham as a repentant, unwilling hitman in the angsty Karam:



Kajol and Shahrukh Khan do their patented thing in Kabhi Khushi Kabie Gham:



Black:



Salman Khan and Diya Mirza in Tumko Na Bhool Payenge:



Shahrukh Khan as the self-destructive Devdas:



It only gets worse for Amisha Patel and Arjun Rampal in Vaada:



Priyanka Chopra in Mujhe Shaadi Karoge?:



Sunny Deol and Amisha Patel in Gadar:



The really excellent Swades:



John Abraham and Lara Dutta get frisky in Elaan:



The impossibly hip squad (Sunjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Zayed Khan, Abhishek Bachchan) from Dus:



Karisma Kapoor showing off hooker-ware in Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge:



Akshaye Khanna and Kareena Kapoor in the slapstick Hulchul:



Abhishek Bachchan and Lara Dutta in Mumbai Se Aya Mera Dost:



John Abraham as a walking fetish in Dhoom:



Amitabh Bachchan in twisty and intelligent Khakee:



Shahrukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor as the star-crossed royals in the incredible Asoka:



Rani Mukherjee and Saif Ali Khan bicker, laugh, and fall in love over the years in my fave Hum Tum:



Kareena Kapoor and Fardeen Khan in the movie on sectarian violence, Dev:



Saif Ali Khan takes a liberty with Preity Zinta in Kal Ho Na Ho:



Urmila in Ek Hasina Thi:



Sushmita Sen and Amrita Rao in Main Hoon na:



Amisha Patel being coy in Kaho Na Pyar Hai:



Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee as a destructive couple in politically-charged Yuva:



Salman Khan, Sneha Ullal and background dancers in Lucky:



Marriage is only the beginning of trouble for Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam:



Salman Khan in Phir Milenge:

Comments

[garnettrees.livejournal.com]

So many pretties! I can't thank you enough.

Marriage is only the beginning of trouble for Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixi
Ahaha. Same could be said of Padme/Anakin-- but then, marriage is, invariably, trouble with a captial 'T'. ^_~
-Meredith

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Luckily for the characters in HTHS their trouble is fixable and doesn't involve a body suit :)

[winterspel.livejournal.com]

The pics are beautiful indeed!

As a novice (I've only seen a handful of bolly films ever, and a few more english-language south asian films (Mira Nair, mostly)...if I were to Netflix some Bollywood films, what would you recommend?

My mom sat me down last Christmas and had me watch a few in Hindi (so she had to translate for me the gist of the story)with her, and my favorite parts were the music video stuff. I love the dancing.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I am going to make a full-blown rec post in a few days but for now:

If you like the dancing, good ones to check out are:

Devdas (2002): it's tragic, and lush, and has some great dancing
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (also very pretty and great dancing. The plot is a teeny bit uneven though).
Kisna: melodramatic period flick but I love the dancing.

If you are looking for "thinky" movies, good choices are:
Swades (about brain drain)
Dil Se (about obsession and terrorism)
Yuva (about corruption in politics)
Moksha (about obsession and idealism. It's also visually great)

If you are looking for very romantic movies, in addition to many of the ones listed above:
Parineeta: my fave this year. But it's not going to be on DVD till september
Veer-Zaara: star-crossed, colorful, really emotional movie
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: longest running Bolly flick. That's what got me obsessed
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: really good about second chances.

If you are looking for more "untraditional," or actiony flicks:
Tere Naam: it's a twisted love story and I love it
Khakee: mystery thriller
Karam: really really good. About an unwilling hitman. It's actually romantic too.
Paap: remake of "Witness" with really beautiful scenery
Elaan: actioner with some really hot people.

Arthouse:
Mr & Mrs Iyer
Dev
Chameli

P.S.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

There's also

Fiza: about terrorism
Kal Ho Na Ho: which is set in NYC and is just fun and lovely and perfect
Bunty aur Babli: hilarious
Hum Tum: losely based on when Harry met Sally. I adore it.
Munnabhai MBBS: hilarious times 10.

[rajni.livejournal.com]

Thaaaank you. :) Was Pyar, Ishq aur Mohabbat good? The title is suuuuch a turn off!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

PIaM has not subtitles. It also has the annoying Kirti Reddy as the lead. I enjoyed it anyway because of Arjun. But as a movie, it's rather lackluster.

[wasabi-girl1.livejournal.com]

Hee hee, that was a nice trip down memory lane! :)

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I just love pretty pictures...

[queenoftheheart.livejournal.com]

pictures are amazing!!Shk-Kajol have always been the jucy couple :))

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Yup, I love them.

[kaseido.livejournal.com]

We *just* signed up with Netflix - mostly for Farscape, but also to start taking on your Bollywood recs - thanks!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

You are welcome (I am very flattered).

Bollywood is one of those love it/hate it things. I can never predict how (if) people will take it...

[kaseido.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I'll love it - I love Asian/Central Asian pop music, which most people find to sugary or just plain weird. And comics and musicals - big, bold, bright stuff.

Somewhat to my surprise, Allie's very interested too, though I'm sure we'll like different things.

It's going to be fun!

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

This is really great!

I love the music too as well as the bright emotions.

I do have an entry about good "entry" movies, because it depends on your taste. Just stay away from anything from the 1980s and you are good :)

[iheartpotatoes.livejournal.com]

Nobody called dibs on the walking fetish? Then he's MINE! :-P

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

LOL! :)