Raavan Trailer!

Ok, I caved.  I've gone Raavan crazy!  I simply can't wait for this film--I'm not always in the Aishwarya camp but I'm always interested in what Abhishek's doing, and Raavan is looking like an incredible film for him.  I'm excited to see Vikram as well; I've not seen any of his films yet, so Raavan will be my first (and of course I'll be watching the Tamil version of the film, which stars Aishwarya and Vikram as well, with Vikram in Abhishek's role).

I love love love this trailer, especially Abhishek's "dusssssssss sar vaale" at the end.

Aishwarya Rai in Scorsese's Next Film?

Rumor has it that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be appearing in American director Martin Scorsese's next film.  Seems that Scorsese has had a yen for Aishwarya ever since seeing her in Devdas, and has made plans with her during their time together at the Cannes Film Festival.  Can't wait for more details! 

Martin Scorsese Floored By Aishwarya Rai

Martin Scorsese Keen on Casting Aishwarya Rai

Song of the Day--Chale Jaise Hawaien (Main Hoon Na)

This is one of my all-time favorite songs, and the first Bollywood film I ever purchased!  I had a roommate who lent me a copy of Devdas, and after seeing it I knew I needed more.  So I went over to the Eros International website and sought out more Shah Rukh Khan.  Main Hoon Na was the first one that came, and I loved it.  A roommate and I rewound "Chale Jaise Hawaien" over and over, for two reasons:  first, it's a damn catchy song;  second, Zayed Khan is a fine looking boy.  I still get a case of the weak knees when he takes his jacket off halfway through the song.  Swoon.   Too bad he's not much of an actor, but as a pretty face--oh yes please.

The film was choreographer Farah Khan's directorial debut, and I really love her style.  The end of the film features a Grease-like sendoff, which I find adorable.  The film itself is a bit fluff, with some exagerated action sequences and a fair amount of Shah Rukh's trademark "if I squeeze my face in on itself really hard, it might look like I'm actually crying," but overall it's incredibly entertaining.  Amrita Rao is adorable, Zayed is man-candy, Shah Rukh gets a an action plotline and a romantic one (with the lovely Sushmita Sen) and my wonderful Boman Irani plays a hilarious schoolmaster.

Something fun to look out for:  this entire sequence was shot as one continuous take, and Farah Khan said that anytime someone stopped, the entire shot had to be canned and started over again (which apparently led to a backup dancer fainting in the heat!).  Watch Zayed, especially in the choreography that leads up to his first chorus:  he's clearly making mistakes, but you know he's all "No. You're not stopping.  You're DOING this."  And he does.

So Many Movies, Oh My!

I went on a teensy bit of a shopping spree at Induna the other day--mostly to pick up copies of films I've already seen (albeit on my tiny little computer screen via Netflix) but also a couple of new titles to enjoy.

Rocket Singh, Dhoom 2, Love Aaj Kal, Dostana, Luck By Chance, Wake Up Sid, Road Movie, and Hum Tum aur Ghost

Rocket Singh, WUS, Luck By Chance, and Dostana are favorites of mine that I'm sure I'll be watching over and over again; Road, Movie is one I can't wait to see, especially since it features my lovely Abhay Deol.  Love Aaj Kal  I meant to pick up last year, since I have a hard time turning down anything starring Saif Ali Khan (with one exception: I'm looking at you, Race).  Dhoom 2 is one of those films that, well, isn't great, but at the same time it's nice to have a good high-quality version of it lying around for days when I feel the need to watch "Dhoom Again" ten or twenty times in a row.  And Hum, Tum aur Ghost comes via an excellent write-up by Filmigirl.  I think it's only fitting, having actually met Boman Irani a couple of years ago, that I watch all of his work!!

Raavan Posters!

I'm ridiculously excited about Raavan--mostly the Hindi version, because of Abhishek, but of course I'll watch them both!  It releases June 18 and I've tried as much as possible to stay away from spoilers, trailers, etc., because I really want it to be fresh and new and surprising when I watch it, but I couldn't stay away from the site today, and nabbed the official posters to share with you.  I also grabbed a copy of the pic that's been freaking me out all day (in a good way, in a good way) and gave a listen to some of the background score.  If you want to saturate yourself in the mood of the film, definitely give the site a look. 

Raavan--The Film

And now some visuals!  These posters are all for the Hindi version of the film, but the Tamil posters are on the site as well.

 

And what I like to call "the eyes picture," which seriously I find a bit terrifying, but at the same time I can't look away from: