Your Bollywood Weekly 12/1 - Love-Hate Relationships

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Dec 1, 2017, 12:30:55 PM12/1/17
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Hi everyone!

Welcome back - hope you all didn't miss me too much as I do take holidays off (which is why you didn't receive a weekly during Thanksgiving last week). Happy December, Happy official first day of Winter, Happy Month of Holiday Fun, Happy Month of Christmas Music, just...Happy Happiness! Hope you all are cozy wherever you are on this globe. 

Me? I'm trying to figure out why Michigan weather has followed me to New York (New Yorkers - seriously, what is this back and forth weather?). I'm not complaining - except for the fact that my hot cocoa packets are still waiting to be opened! It's a love-hate relationship I have with this weather...speaaaaakinggg of love-hate relationships.....(see below).
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"He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not"
More like...I love him/it/her, I love him/it/her not!

Salman & Katrina...Really?!
Katrina in her beginning stages had a few movies with Salman - like many actresses trying to make it big. It's kind of like a bucket-list to have a movie with each Khan. Katrina checked that box plenty of plastic surgeries and botox's ago. Yet they're coming back again - recently, a song has been released called "Swag Se Swaagat". Not going to lie, this song gives me no reason to actually enjoy listening to it. It has terrible rap, there's PDA between Salman and women at least 20 years younger than him, it's Bollywood trying to hard to Americanize their beats, lyrics, and choreography, and it's Katrina doing the only type of dance she knows (great dancer, but barely any diversity in the roles she's given).

Yet...I can't seem to get this song out of my playlists, I sometimes even have it on loop! Maybe it's catchy even though everything about it turns me off? Maybe it's just because it's shot in Greece and I want to go there...now. I have no idea what it is - especially because I know that a ton of terrible remixes are about to come out, and there are already hundreds of dance videos on Bollyshake showing me that people do agree in that it's catchy. Have a listen yourself and tell me what you think!
Mood: I'm a 45 year old tryna act cool, young, and hip - and somewhat workin' it
Movie: Tiger Zinda Hai (Releasing December 22, 2017)




Padmavati Update
Here's what's going on: Deepika Padukone is receiving death threats and there are bounties for her head, Supreme Court denied the plea to ban the screening of the movie (thank you, Supreme Court), the movie release date is officially postponed to an undisclosed date, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali is instead going to release a second trailer. I don't have much to say besides the fact that I'm disappointed. I'm disappointed that people don't realize that Bhansali is an entertainer if anything. His only motive is to produce and direct entertainment and not to criticize history. No point in getting riled up, but this is the first time I'm sad I won't be spending money at a movie theater. #ISupportPadmavati

In the mean-time, please enjoy this song that has been out for a while, and without fail has been on loop for me every day since. I know many of you are complaining that this movie looks exactly like Bajirao Mastani, but I don't mind because it's still a work of art. Similarity doesn't undermine the beauty behind it. 
Mood: I'm Yours - always & forever
Movie: Padmavati (Release Date Unknown)



This Week's Favorite 7
Hit when it came out, but I think once the other songs from the movie, this one got lost - not forgotten.

One of the few movies where I actually liked Katrina

Haven't seen this movie yet, but this song is definitely growing on me

Don't watch the movie, please enjoy the music

I think Ankit Tiwari is underrated - especially after listening to this. Thank you to my sister for reminding me about this song!

Gotta give it to SRK, so happy he made this music video happen with all the classic Bollywood stars

Oh how I love you, Rani
Here is this week's playlist on YouTube recapping all the songs from above!
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That's I'll I have for you all this week, folks! Hope you enjoyed your weekly dose, if you have any comments/questions/concerns - please feel free to reply!

As always, let me know if anyone you know would like to be added to the listserv. Happy Winter!




Until Next Time,
Fobilasha
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