Favourite Screen Icons: Hansa Bhabhi

This is my 5th revelation of My Top 25 Favourite Screen Icons ever and its… its… it is a Hansa Bhabhi. Yes… this is a Hansa and she is a good. She not know Englees that much that much but still… she is a awesome! How many of you have watched Khichdi ? – The Hindi TV Series that used to come on Star Plus. It also had a second season called Instant Khichdi which was even more funnier, dumber and crazier!

Hansa Bhabhi is without doubt my favourite character in Khichdi and one of my Top 25. I’m sure she’s a favourite of many of you as well. She’s crazy, dumb, stupid, idiot, “duh”, and you can add as many more foolish adjectives that you want, but still they won’t be enough to even reach Hansa’s level of foolishness. She’s immensely happily married to Praful who’s another complete Do-Do!! These two are easily the dumbest pair that ever existed on or off screen in the history of the universe!!! Note: I’ve saved her character as Hansa Bhabhi and not as Hansa Parekh because she’s fondly known as the former more. Thanks to Supriya Pathak for making Hansa so lovable.

After two smash-hit seasons of Khichdi, its coming back again… in a whole new movie! Wooohoo!! Check out the super-funny trailer here:

If you are not a Khichdi fan (or even if you are) you might want to know some differences in character between the original series and the upcoming movie:

• Some actors have been replaced the most prominent being the character of Jayshree played by Nimisha Vakharia instead of the original and inimitable Vandhana Pathak. Jayshree defining traits are her gossip on the cordless phone, indifference to her father-in-laws feelings and an evil plan always lurking in her mind. When she gets her plan ready, she has this default “Snap” which only look on Vandhana Pathak. You can notice in the trailer Nimisha doing the “snap” and I so wish that Vandhana was wearing Jayshree’s saree! :-(
• Also, Jayshree’s children Chucky and Jacky also have been replaced; may be to show the character’s growth by age. So basically, Jayshree’s entire family have new actors. And from the trailer it does not seem that the character of Baavesh Kumar is anywhere in the story. But I don’t think this will make much of a difference. Just missing Vandhana :-(

Now coming to Hansa Bhabhi, I have to mention some of her super-hit dialogues:

• “Hello… How are… Khana Khaake Jaana haan…”
• “Hi. I am a Hansa. This is a Jayshree and this is a Himanshu”
• Eh… Praful… What is?? :-(
• I’m not a…
• Mein tho Thak Gayi Bhaishaab!

LOL. I have a very storing feeling that this movie is going to be a super-hit and has enough potential to make a mark among India’s best comedy movies ever, of the range of Andaz Apna Apna. For me, Khichdi so far is an Indian Television masterpiece, just like how Friends is to the world. Unique characters, crazy story, fun dialogues and an amazingly script and brilliant actors! I’m going to for the first day first show! You better too!

Meet all your Khichdi characters on Facebook with their own profile accounts (from left to right)

• Tulsidas Parekh (Babuji)
• Praful Parekh
• Hansa Parekh
• Himanshu Seth
• Jayshree Parekh
• The Parekh Family

Read their profile info! You’ll have a hearty laugh! Lol I can’t wait for the release!! :D I just wish that Friends also comes up with their movie soon :-)

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Christopher Nolan Slips down in IMDB Top 10!

I was just checking the IMDB Top 250 List today and found that Christopher Nolan’s recent Masterpieces that have made their mark in the top list have slipped down this week from the Top 10. Not sure whether the slip was before that, but then a slip is a slip.

 

So, the summer blockbuster, Inception slips from 3rd spot to be currently in 4th Spot. According to IMDB, it is down 40% Popularity this week. Also Nolan’s former hit, The Dark Knight which was also a tremendous box-office success, has lost its spot in the Top 10, just slipping by a whisker to 11th spot.
I don’t think The Dark Knight should slip down there because Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back is rated the same with about half the votes! So basically The Dark Knight is only holding its ground and the IM“DB” needs to be updated!
The Godfather and its Part II hold the second and third place now while The Shawshank Redemption still stands tall as the IMDB Best Movie ever by far… according to user rating. Wonder which will be the next movie that will break into the Top 10.

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Mtv’s VJ Anusha…TILTED!

I don’t have to give any introduction to Mtv India’s hot and sexy VJ Anusha… not to forget, stylish! Best known for her style, fashion sense and also her show Mtv StyleCheck. She has also acted in a few Hindi films the best of which was the Amitabh Bachchan starrer  Viruddh... Family Comes First. The Australian born VJ Anusha is an extremely popular face amidst Indian Youth and the glitz and glamour of Bollywood.

You can follow her on Twitter @VJAnusha. When I checked her twitter account, I found some photos recently posted by herself. In all of them… Anusha… was tilted! Lol I know this may sound weird and stupid but check it out yourself. Can’t the Indo-Aussie Diva strike another pose??? I have chosen only five pics. Notice the constant TILT! Lol

 @VJAnusha: Posing pretty with the lovely Neha Dhupia!

Notice the TILT!

 

 

 

 

@VJAnusha: (From Right to Left) Bipasha Basu, Yuvraj Singh, Priyanka Chopra, VJ Anusha and… the TILT!

 

 

 

 

 

@VJAnusha: Fashion Designer, Rocky S with VJ Anusha and the TILT!

 

 

 

 

 

@VJAnusha: Sitting in the new Mtv makeup room in her Juicy Couture short track, super comfy to wear to work!

Notice the Hot Legs and the… TILT!

 

 

 

 

An finally in her current Twitter Profile Pic… she is showing of her beauty, her eyes, her charisma and the TILT!

From the soon to be launched Mario’s PJ Time:

What’s common between the Earth and VJ Anusha?
Ans: Both have a 23^{1/2 o} TILT!!!  :D

 

 

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Movie Review: Dabangg

Cast: Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood
Director: Abhinav Kashyap

Gist: Set in Uttar Pradesh, Dabangg is the story of a not-so-corrupt police officer played by Salman Khan and highlights the flaws and loopholes in the system. The film primarily deals with the unlawful practices in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

First of all, this film is a Bollywood Brilliance! Not-so-typical Bollywood, but yes… very entertaining, masaledaar and total paisa wasool! I’m saying ‘not-so-typical’ because this is not like, hero comes, saves the heroine, kills the villain and they lived happily ever after. It’s a bit different, nice story, and again… total entertainment for a weekend! Brilliant acting by the entire cast including the small roles which actually show such importance in the script and story. The big people in these small roles are Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia and Anupam Kher who have added more flavour to this film.

‘Salman Khan was am-aaa-zing’ is an understatement! If you had complaints in the past about Salman’s crazy and weird behavior in his previous films, then here, you will only be wanting more!!! The role of Chulbul Pandey is perfectly tailored to Salman’s style, charisma, physique and mass appeal. He’s just too good in this role opposite the new Indian beauty in town, Sonakshi Sinha. She is so calm and pleasingly beautiful that will not believe she’s Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter!! For me, she’s one of the most beautiful ‘Indian’ lady onscreen ever! Produced by his brother Arbaaz, who also plays his brother onscreen, this film has got everything you need; Super hit dialogues which are gonna stay on in people’s minds, superb guest appearances especially Malaika Arora Khan’s hot and sizzling item number, fantastic music, entertaining story and just the right amount of comedy balanced with fun and action! As a dance enthusiast, this is the first time I can compliment Salman on his monkey moves, because its just meant for Chulbul Pandey!

Everyone from Salman to Malaika to Sonu Sood look amazing in the movie with respect to costumes, style and body. A perfect treat for a weekend and a must watch if you want to have a good time with family and friends. Go watch it in the theatre soon. After you watch it, you will know that Chulbul Pandey is the new Robin-Hood-cum-Chuck-Norris for India!! :D

3 Stars

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Movie Review: We Are Family

Gist: Aleya, Ankush and Anjali, the three children of Maya (Kajol) and Aman (Arjun Rampal), have to cope with the fact that their parents are divorced and that there is a new woman in their father's life: Shreya (Kareena Kapoor), a successful fashion designer, who’s in love with photographer, Aman. She does her best to treat the kids in a way that makes them still feel at home when being with their dad, but also loves her work and does not plan to give it up. But Maya, a full-time mother, regards Shreya’s efforts as only for the sake of it. She can't understand that work can be important to her as well as the kids. The conflict between them is deepened by the sudden diagnose of cancer, which may be deadly for Maya. They all have to learn a little in order to grow together.

Now. I will give the review in two ways… one, compared to the the true Hollywood classic Stepmom and the other independently Bollywood.

Compared to Stepmom: (ignore this part, if you haven’t watched Stepmom because there may be spoilers)

• In the opening credits, they write that it’s “based on” Stepmom… duh! It’s a complete copy! The story, the characters, turn of events are exactly the same! In certain important scenes, even the dialogues are the EXACT translation in Hindi. So basically, this is not any adaptation… this is a ditto!
• There are few changes that did not make ANY difference or impact to the movie. First is the shuffle of the sequence of events. Stepmom was more clearer… here, things just happen!
• In Stepmom, Julia Roberts was the photographer and the pampered little kid was Ben, the magician. In We Are Family the Arjun Rampal is the photographer who works with a fashion designer, played by Kareena and the little fairy princess, Anjali was the pampered one. The real mom’s (Susan Sarandon or Kajol) profession is just not told in both the versions! Lol.
• Susan undergoes Chemotherapy whereas Kajol undergoes Radiotherapy. Both don’t lose hair in the movie. Hmmm but they show Kajol loosing a handful of it while combing… yet, she looked perfect after that. Brand Ambassador of Olay Total Effects… that’s why??
• The biggest difference was that in Stepmom, the stepmom gets to know about the cancer first. In We Are Family she gets to know about it last. Did not make ANY difference! There are other small differences surrounding this part too… don’t make a difference!
• To be honest, We Are Family is nothing compared to Stepmom. The kids in We Are Family who are important characters are so cardboard-like. All in all, if you have watched Stepmom you will be bored to watch this one.

As an independent movie:

• Bad acting by the kids in the movie who are very important characters to the story. Typical dialogues given to them and even sometimes to Kajol and Kareena too!
• In certain scenes, the movie looks like a Pepsodent or a Life Insurance Company ad, where we see “happy family” and “all smiles” and “yaay”s everywhere! Urrrgh!!
• Horrible background music… sorry Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy. A touchy moment is going on, Kajol is going to cry, and Brraaaeeaaamm goes the electric guitar!!
• My BIGGEST disappointment with the movie is that they copied the classic Jailhouse Rock by the legendary Elvis Presley. Copying is fine and they took the rights as well… but they ruined it!! Bad lyrics, bad video, bad dancing! It turned out too Bollywood-ish!!! There was Bhangra in between too!! Only Daler Mehndi and Falguni Pathak were missing!!!
• For the good parts: Nice acting by Kajol, Kareena and Arjun. Both the ladies look stunning! Good overall appeal by the movie as a whole.
• If you have no idea about Stepmom then you will not love, but you’ll surely like this movie. It’s a good watch if you haven’t watched Stepmom.

Looking from an independent point of view too, I’m giving this 3 Stars. Removing half for ruining Jailhouse Rock!!

2^1/2 Stars

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Bollywood Releases of September ‘10

Apart from the Hollywood Releases of September ‘10 what else can you expect in this month. Since' I’ve already spoken about the Hollywood Biggies coming this month, lets shift attention to Bollywood. Here’s what most of you in India will be running to at the weekends:

We Are Family
Release Date: September 3^rd
Cast: Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal
Director: Sidharth Malhotra
My Thoughts: A Karan Johar Production. Great and unusual star-cast which will be one crowd puller on its own. I'm very disappointed that Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy (who give the Music) have taken the classic “Jailhouse Rock” and turned it into I dunno what!! I’m going to walk out the theater and then come back once the song is over! That’s not the only copy, the entire film is based on Stepmom starring Julia Roberts. But I still want to watch it.

Dabangg
Release Date: September 10^th
Cast: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha
Director: Abhinav Kashyap
My Thoughts: Finally Salman has got a role he deserves… dashing but dumb! I think this going to be a perfect typical Bollywood movie and I can’t wait to watch this. Sonakshi Sinha, daughter of Shatrugan “Khaamosh” Sinha is playing her debut role of Rajo opposite the Chulbul Salman Khan.

Anjaana Anjaani
Release Date: September 24^th
Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor
Director: Siddharth Anand
My Thoughts: Another fresh couple. This is my most awaited movie of the month because it stars my most favourite actress and my second most favourite actor, after Amitabh Bachchan. I don’t know much about the story and I don’t want to know either because its not healthy to know the story of Bollywood movies; coz if you do, then there will nothing to watch! Hope this doesn’t turn out to crash like Raavan, Kites or Lafangey Parindey.

Endhiran – The Robot (Tamil)
Release Date: September 24^th
Cast: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Director: S. Shankar
My Thoughts: This is the biggie the entire country will be waiting for… and is sure to create a mega-craze in Tamil Nadu. As usual, A.R.Rahman has given some amazing music to he film. Apart from Rajnikanth himself, wonder what another legend, Mr. Bachchan will feel about the movie and about his daughter-in-law post Raavan’s crash! I’m not sure whether I should watch this in Tamil or Hindi… what do you think?

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Hollywood Releases of September ‘10

Catch a glimpse of all your Hollywood releases this September week-wise:

September 3^rd

The American
Cast: George Clooney, Irina Bjorklund
Director: Anton Corbijn
Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde, is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto and pursues romance with local woman Clara. But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.

Going the Distance
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long
Director: Nanette Burstein
Garrett (Justin Long) has always had a problem with commitment and understanding what women want. He seems to be doing everything right until he learns the hard way that he cannot speak the female language when his girlfriend drops him. That night, his friends want to brighten up his spirits by taking him to a bar. He meets Erin (Drew Barrymore) playing a game and ends up buying her a beer, then winning at bar trivia, and having breakfast with her the next morning. Erin is only in New York City for the summer, and will be returning to grad school in San Francisco in six weeks. They start a no-strings-attached summer fling relationship that turns into a seriously meaningful love affair. They realized that they were meant for each other, but when Erin returns home, will their love survive the distance, between New York City and San Francisco? Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)

Machete
Cast: Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Steven Seagal
Director: Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez
The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he's about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he's been set up. He barely survives the sniper's bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with the reluctant assistance of his old friend Cheech Marin, who has become a priest and taken a vow of nonviolence. If you hire him to take out the bad guys, make sure the bad guys aren't you!

Step Up 3D (Releasing in India this week!)
Cast: Rick Malambri, Adam G. Sevani, Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner, Keith Stallworth
Director: John Chu
A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke (Malambri) and Natalie (Vinson), team up with NYU freshman Moose (Sevani), and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.

September 10^th

Resident Evil: Afterlife (3D)
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

The Virginity Hit
Cast: Matt Bennett, Zack Pearlman, Jacob Davich
Director: Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland
Four guys, one camera, and their experience chronicling the exhilarating and terrifying rite of passage: losing your virginity. As these guys help their buddy get laid, they'll have to survive friends with benefits, Internet hookups, even porn stars during an adventure that proves why you will always remember your first.

September 17^th

Alpha and Omega
Voices of: Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Dennis Hopper
Director: Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck
Two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack's social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love complicates everything.

Devil
Cast: Geoffrey Arend, Bojana Novakovic
Director: Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle
A group of people trapped in a elevator realize that the devil is among them.

Easy A
Cast: Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Dan Byrd
Director: Will Gluck
After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.

The Town
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm
Director: Ben Affleck
"Thieves" is the tale of four men -- thieves, rivals and friends -- being hunted through the streets of Boston by a tenacious FBI agent and a woman who might destroy them all. The book won the 2005 Hammett Prize for excellence in crime writing.

September 24^th

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (3D)
Voices of: Ryan Kwanten, Hugo Weaving, Helen Mirren
Director: Zack Snyder
Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie's. The film is based on the first three books in the series.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen
Director: Oliver Stone
As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on a two-tiered mission: To alert the financial community to the coming doom, and to find out who was responsible for the death of the young trader's mentor.

You Again
Cast: Kristen Bell, Odette Yustman, Betty White, Jamie Lee Curtis
Director: Andy Fickman
When a young woman realizes her brother is about to marry the girl who bullied her in high school, she sets out to expose the fiancée's true colors.

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Emmy Awards 2010: All Winners Revealed! (Part 2)

This is a continuation from the previous post Emmy Awards 2010: All Winners Revealed! Here I want to share with you my choice on who I WANT TO win the award and who MAY WIN the award. For the entire list of nominations go here.

CATEGORY	WHO I WANT TO WIN	WHO MAY WIN
Lead Actor (Comedy)
Lead Actress (Comedy)
Lead Actor (Drama)
Lead Actress (Drama)
Outstanding Comedy
Outstanding Drama
Outstanding Reality Show
Outstanding Animated Show

Yes. Glee is one of my favorite shows and I think it’s amazing too but I just don’t get how and why its nominated in a Comedy Series… Hmmm… 30 Rock is a Legend by itself… so nothing else may touch it! For the Lead Actress Drama I think Glen Close will walk away with the award… but you never know. And Simpsons… always!! :-)

What do you think of my choices? Do you agree with them? There is a contest on PopSugar where you can predict the Emmy winners and have a chance to win an iPad!!! But it’s only for permanent legal U.S. residents physically residing in the fifty (50) United States of America and the District of Columbia, excluding the state of Rhode Island.

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