Nominations for 55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009

BOLD: The Ones that Might Win.
Underline: My Picks.

Best Film
3 Idiots
Dev D
Kaminey
Love Aaj Kal

Paa

Wake Up Sid

Best Director
Anurag Kashyap - Dev D
Ayan Mukerji - Wake Up Sid
Imtiaz Ali - Love Aaj Kal
R Balakrishnan - Paa
Rajkumar Hirani - 3 Idiots
Vishal Bharadwaj - Kaminey

Best Actor In A Leading Role - Male
Aamir Khan - 3 Idiots
Amitabh Bachchan - Paa
Ranbir Kapoor - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Ranbir Kapoor - Wake Up Sid
Saif Ali Khan - Love Aaj Kal
Shahid Kapoor - Kaminey

***Please don't give this award to Aamir Khan!***

Best Actor In A Leading Role - Female
Deepika Padukone - Love Aaj Kal
Katrina Kaif - New York
Kareena Kapoor - 3 Idiots
Kareena Kapoor - Kurbaan
Priyanka Chopra - Kaminey
Vidya Balan - Paa

Best Actor In A Supporting Role - Male
Amol Gupte - Kaminey
Boman Irani - 3 Idiots
Neil Nitin Mukesh - New York
R Madhavan - 3 Idiots
Rishi Kapoor - Luck By Chance
Sharman Joshi - 3 Idiots

Best Actor In A Supporting Role - Female
Arundhati Naag - Paa
Divya Dutta - Delhi-6
Dimple Kapadia - Luck By Chance
Kalki Koechlin - Dev D
Shahana Goswami - Firaaq
Supriya Pathak - Wake Up Sid

Best Music
A R Rahman - Delhi-6
Amit Trivedi - Dev D
Pritam Chakraborty - Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Pritam Chakraborty - Love Aaj Kal
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy - Wake Up Sid
Vishal Bharadwaj - Kaminey

Best Lyrics
Gulzar - Kaminey - (Kaminey)
Gulzar - Dhan Te Nan - (Kaminey)
Irshad Kamil - Aaj Din Candya - (Love Aaj Kal)
Javed Akhtar - Iktara - (Wake Up Sid)
Prasoon Joshi - Masakali - (Delhi-6)
Prasoon Joshi - Rehna Tu - (Delhi-6)

Best Playback Singer - Male
Atif Aslam - Tu Jaane Na - (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani)
Javed Ali-Kailash Kher - Arziyan - (Delhi-6)
Mohit Chauhan - Masakali - (Delhi-6)
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - Aaj Din Chadheya - (Love Aaj Kal)
Sonu Niigaan-Salim Merchant - Shukran Allah - (Kurbaan)
Sukhwinder Singh-Vishal Dadlani - Dhan Te Nan - (Kaminey)

Best Playback Singer - Female
Alisha Chinoy - Tera Hone Laga - (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani)
Kavita Seth - Iktara - (Wake Up Sid)
Rekha Bhardwaj - Genda Phool - (Delhi-6)
Shilpa Rao - Mudi Mudi - (Paa)
Shreya Ghoshal - Zoobi Doobi - (3 Idiots)
Sunidhi Chauhan - Chor Bazaari - (Love Aaj Kal)

I wonder who the host(s) will be this year...

Saif + Shahrukh

 Imran + Ranbir

14 Day's of Pyaar ... Valentine's Day Filmi Style (Day 8)

I will go on record saying that this is not a good movie, but I did have fun watching it.  I also really liked the music, there is one song that's sort of a guilty pleasure for me...it's so bad it's good kind of song called Bhangra Paa Le.  Maybe I should make a post on my guiltiest pleasures relating to Bollywood songs...OK! no one steal my idea...jk


Day 8: Yaar Badal Naa Jana - Taalash: The Hunt Begins

*Kareena Kapoor
*Akshay Kumar

Bebo + Akki jodi rock my world!!!

14 Day's of Pyaar ... Valentine's Day Filmi Style (Day 5)

Tashan...The Ishtyle...The Good Luck...The Pharmoola, God! I love this movie.  I'm sure that after reading some of my posts you have realized that the Kareena + Akshay jodi is one of my all time favorite on screen couples.

Day 5: Falak Tak - Tashan

*Kareena Kapoor {Bebo}
*Akshay Kumar
*Saif Ali Khan

I would like to make a Public Service Announcement: If anyone wants to learn how to swoon a woman take advice from Bachchan Pande {Akshay Kumar} on how to propose to her ... "I may not be good looking, I may not be too quick.  I know I laugh {a little funnily} ... in fact I am a bit of a d!ck.  And nothing will ever change it, if you'll be mine forever more.  Like Beckham 'I will bend it ever and ever forever!'"

February Is Upon Us...14 Days of Pyaar...Filmi Style (Day 1)

So today is the first day of February and in honor of this month I plan on posting several of my favorite romantic songs from films that I have seen.  So hopefully I will be posting one song per day...leading up to the release of My Name Is Khan and Valentine's Day on Sunday.  But since there's just so much romance in Hindi films I'll try to post one for each 28 days of February.  I hope you guys enjoy them and at the same time discover new songs to love!

Day 1:  Tum Se Hi --- Jab We Met

*Kareena Kapoor

*Shahid Kapoor

So I've already gushed about this film enough in one of my last posts, so just enjoy the video.

I also found this video with the Hindi lyrics and English translations, which I thought I might add, in case anyone was interested in knowing what the song says.

Show Me Your An Animal Raj!...A Review of Aitraaz

Give me an Akki + Bebo jodi, I'm in! Add to that a sexually frustrated Priyanka who tries to sexually exploit our Akshay, I'm so there!!! This is as good of a cast as it gets.

This film belongs entirely to Priyanka. I love this film because it plays well into challenging gender norms, but of course it also does a good job of reinforcing them as well, but I focus mostly on the good aspects of this film. The basic story of Aitraaz is of the sexually unsatisfied wife of business mogul/owner of Voice Mobile Ranjeet Roi, played by Amrish Puri in a non-bad guy avatar, played brilliantly by Priyanka Chopra. Sonia whom tries to bribe Raj, played by the Sexy Akshay Kumar, an engineer who works for Voice Mobile into a having a sexual relationship with her, even though he's already married to Anjali, played by Kareena Kapoor {Bebo}.

When Raj rejects Sonia's advances, she accuses him of attempted rape. Anjali eventually discovers what happened and tells Raj that she's behind him and that he should fight for the truth. So now Raj would sue Sonia for sexual harassment. This of course angers Ranjeet, and this issue is then taken to court.

What's so awesome about this is that after watching Paresh Rawal do so many comedies is that I finally got a chance to see him play a sort of serious hard ass lawyer and I LOVED IT!!!

During the court procedures, news reporters made it seem as though this act committed by a woman was just unimaginable, I mean how could a woman ever be capable of doing such things.

Even during court proceedings the defense attorney gives this as his opening statement, “It is said in the scriptures, that a woman is like a river. If she remains in the boundaries of her banks she brings happiness and prosperity. And if she breaks the boundaries of her banks all she brings is destruction.”

When the original defense lawyer for Raj is unable to protect him from prison it's up to, the Good Wife, Anjali to protect her man/husband. And of course Anjali succeeds, she protects her husband from the evil woman Sonia {and prison}.

I remember a quote used by Chotlani, the prosecuting attorney, “Do you know why I lost this case? Because no lawyer was defending you. It was your wife. And when a faithful wife defends her husband, she can bring back life to him from the Lord Yama too.”

The music is Ok, not really anything to write home about. I really enjoyed the pictuarization of the song Tala Tum and Voh Tassavur {Kareena looks fantastic!}. The end song is nice, but forgettable. Overall the film was very enjoyable, but I would rent it first unless your a hardcore Akki fan I wouldn't recommend buying this film.

I know Karate...So there shouldn't be a problem... A Review of Jab We Met

Ok!...so I know this review will be a little biased, on account that this is my all time favorite Hindi film, but whatever. So, the story of Jab We Met is that of Aditya Kashiap, played by Shahid Kapoor *sigh*, failing business industrialist, who decides to get on a train to escape his troubled personal life in Mumbai. During his train ride he meets the very talkative {and I really mean this, she talks even when she's sleeping lol} and bubbly Geet, played beautifully by Kareena Kapoor.

Eventually the trip consists of Geet missing her train, not once but twice, and needing to stay at a Hotel {Hotel Decent} with Aditya while at the same time being mistaken for a call girl {3 hours ;-)}, and having to warn Aditya that she knows Karate so there wouldn't be a problem. Eventually they reach Geet' home in Bhatinda, where her entire family is there to greet her. She immediately finds out that her family has arranged her marriage to long time family friend Manjeet Mann, but Geet's only reason for coming back home was to later run away to elope with her boyfriend Anshuman.

I don't want to say much more...I really am not good at recommending films but this one is just so good!!! I believe this to be one of Kareena Kapoor's most strongest roles to date. I think that one of the best moments in the film is when Geet misses the train for a second time...her expression is just priceless!

The ending song that seems to be an Imtiaz Ali trademark in his films worked so much better in this film than it did in Love Aaj Kal. Mauja Hi Mauja integrates itself into the wedding ceremony, unlike Aahun Aahun whose sole purpose is just to be an ending song. Don't get me wrong, I freaking love Auhun Aahun...I just feel that it didn't fit as well as the song in Jab We Met.

These Memories...Yaadein, A Review

The story of Yaadein is of Raj Singh Puri played by Jackie Schroff, who has three daughters each with their own different personalities and sets of problems. You have Avantika (Avni Vasa) whom, I would say is the least problematic of the girls. Next is Sania, (Himani Rawat) who plays the rebellious one of the group. And last but not least is Isha, played by the fantabulous Kareena Kapoor.

The story revolves around the untimely death of the mother/wife Shalini, (Rati Agnihotri) and the families' struggle to deal with it. The father, Raj, trying to take his wife's role in the family, he decides to become friends with his daughters in order for them to connect. They all make a promise to not marry anyone unless everyone in the family approves of them.

This is where Ronit Malhotra comes into the picture, played by Hrithik Roshan *sigh*, who is the son of L.K. Malhotra, (Anang Desai) and nephew of business tycoon J.K. Malhotra, played fantastically by Amrish Puri {but then again when has he ever played a bad guy wrong?} L.K. has been friends with Raj for a long time, and in that time Raj and Rohit develop a very close friendship.

Hopefully you're still with me...so Raj, Rohit and his 3 daughters have known each other very well for years, but eventually the other two daughters get hitched and only Isha is left. On a trip to Malaysia she runs into Ronit this is when their affair blooms.

This film started off with so much potential, I was so into the Ronit + Isha secret affair, but this film made a wrong turn and just crashed and burned. I hated the second part, ugh! According to the Wikipedia page the director did not want a love angle in the film, but was forced to add it at the, last minute, I wonder what would have been.  Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the love angle of the film. The problems begin after Ronit + Isha return home and back to reality, in which I lost sight as to what this film was originally about. I ended up not caring whether or not they would be together.

Ooh! I almost forgot to mention the music...I loved Jab Dil Miley and Chamaki Shaam Hai …. I love Hrithik's dancing and it was nice to see that Kareena was able to keep with him.

2010 Dabboo Ratnani Calendar Pix!!!!

I remember hearing about this photographer, Dabboo Ratnani last year, when I came across a fantastic picture of Akshay Kumar. I really need to get my hands on this calendar...I really enjoyed this years pix. These are just some of my favorites {In order}:

#1 Shahrukh Khan: In my eyes, this man can do no wrong!!!

#2 Kareena Kapoor {Bebo}: I pretty much worship this woman!!!

#3 Akshay Kumar: Golden Man Akshay...come one look at that bod...

#4 Vidya Balan: ...looking absolutely stunning.

#5 Arjun Rampal: There's just something intoxicatingly beautiful about this picture...

#6 Katrina Kaif: Looking as beautiful as ever...

#7 Ranbir Kapoor: ...*melts*...

#8 Deepika Padukone: Love it!!!

#9 Abhishek Bachchan: I just love him with his beard!!! I really wish he had it when they took this picture...*sigh*

#10 Genelia D'Souza: This girl is just adorable...I just love her!

{All Pictures Courtesy of http://www.dabbooratnani.com}

Finally, My Introduction...

...I realize that I have started this blog the wrong way, but I was just way too excited about MNK trailer I just felt that I had to share it with the world!  Let's see...how to introduce oneself to the world and no one at the same time.  I'll start off by discussing my future plans for this blog and although my intro says i'll talk about everything, it'll most likely {about 99%} consist of Bollywood goodness.  I started this obsession a little more than a year ago, I was flipping through the channels one Saturday morning and I stumbled across Channel 18, and a show with people dancing in strange costumes and singing in a language i was very unfamiliar with.  At first I dismissed it as one of those boring music specials they have on public access television, but I decided to stick with it, and boy was I in for a lovely surprise.  I was sucked into this world I had never known to have existed, I started to listen and really pay attention to the song, but then the show was over.  The next Saturday I was determined to find out what I had seen a week ago, thankfully with every music video that is played the title of the film and song is listed and so I wrote both down {Mauja Hi Mauja, Jab We Met} and began my research.  I found out that these were not just music videos but songs in films.  And my first dose of Hindi Cinema came from the film Jab We Met, {which thanks to YouTube} became the first ever Bollywood film I ever saw.  And still, to this day remains one of most treasured films in my DVD collection.  This was my introduction into what has now become one of the most important aspects of my life...Bollywood!