I don’t know why you say goodbye I say Salaam Namaste

Oh what a nice evening! Got some biryani from the take-away, and Salaam Namaste.
I think this film has my favorite screen-shot of Saif to now:the t-shirt! And I love Saif. and Preity. and Arshad! I didn’t know he was in it, squee! Was just thinking of how I have to re-watch Kabul Express and get me some Arshad Warsi-fixes, turns out he’s in this lovely film that I happened to find at the library today.

The story is nice (and predictable). Boy meets girl (or doesn’t), they fight and fall in love. So far so good. The interesting thing is how the film doesn’t stop at this point, but goes on and shows that people grow in a relationship, although some people take more time than other.
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Omkara: thoughts on a second (or third? forth? tenth?) viewing

I still love this movie, though it leaves me bereft any hope, despondent and despaired, with a general feeling that the world is evil, and all that is left to do is to cry. Go to wikipedia’s entry on Omkara for a plot summary.

However, there was so much I had forgotten since the last time! For one thing, I had forgotten how much there is to drool over. Kajol is a lucky girl, to be married to Ajay Devgan!

Then there’s Kesu (Viveik Oberoi), droolworthy as well…
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