TPP: Sridevi

Normally, I don't do birthday posts, but since it's Sridevi, I'll make an exception. If I could choose anyone to be my personal lord and savior, it would be her. (Pardon my blasphemy.) Plus, I feel she doesn't get nearly as much love as she should. So, in honor of the most perfect, flawless, stunning, talented, and amazing human being who was ever born on this day, here are various caps from three of her Tamil films.

Click the "read more" link to witness the one I love most(other than my parents, of course).

PSA: Check back in September.

At the moment, I could not care less about watching movies(except maybe Aasal), let alone updating this blog. Perhaps my interest will be renewed after a three month hiatus. In the meantime, feel free to read the archives, view the pics and screencaps, click on the links, and/or pray that I like Aasal, even though I have a feeling it will be Aegan: The Second Helping.

As a parting gift, I give you a couple of caps of an--I think--eight year old Sridevi in Bala Bharatam:

TPP: Sridevi drinking milk

A cap from Bhagwan Dada.

To quote a former LJ friend, "Such big eyes!" I am in love, I tell you. In love.

TPP: Shobana in Siva

Some of her facial expressions and mannerisms in this movie make me think of Madhuri Dixit. I don't know why, I just "see" Madz whenever Shobana moves or looks a certain way.





8 more caps behind the cut:

TPP: Kamal Hassan

I think he's still a nice-looking man, in spite of his tendency to look bloated and/or aged, but I prefer the late seventies/early eighties version of Kamal sir. Had I been in the movie biz around that time, I'm sure I would've been yet another notch on his stump of a bedpost. **ahem**

The first set of caps are from his "kissing" scenes with Rati Agnihotri in Ullasa Paravaigal, the second set are gratuitous shots of his chest and legs in Tik...Tik...Tik.

Previews:





Click the "read more" link to see the rest:

Former SLO: Nisha Kothari

Last night, I watched Madhyanam Hatya(later remade in Hindi as My Wife's Murder) and sort of fell in love with her again. I used to be somewhat obsessed with her; not in a stalkerish way, but in a "I wish I were a cute, young plaything 'muse' of a 'maverick' film director obsessed with my legs and butt, too!" way. And she was a Sridevi fan, which automatically added 25 bonus points to her kitty. I've since moved on but I still think she's cute, and maybe someday I'll watch RGV Ki Aag, just to see if it's really as bad as critics have claimed. Raaj the Showman is another possibility, even though I find Puneet Rajkumar rather unappealing.

I found these caps on the internet a while back. They're from the "Chadti Jawani" remix video she did with Negar Khan and another model whose name I don't know.





Seven more behind the cut:

TPP: Sridevi in Devatha

It was remade in Hindi as Tohfa.

I like the cones. Really, I do. And I like--no, LOVE Sridevi even more.

SFR: Asin in London Dreams

Screen caps swiped from this thread on zulm.net.

I sort of want to see this just because I like the way Asin looks in these caps and in the stills I've viewed on bollywoodhungama. But, I'm not a fan of either Salman Khan or Ajay Devgan, and I don't know how well I can tolerate them. Maybe if/when Induna lists the DVD for $1.67 I'll take a chance and order it.

Good Luck(2008)

If you've seen the Lindsay Lohan starrer Just My Luck then you've already watched it's Hindi counterpart. Same story, different actors. Sayali Bhagat is Saba Sharma, an ad exec who's incredibly lucky. Aryeman/Aryamaan is Vicky Varma, a struggling musician who's cursed with bad luck. The two meet at a party and exchange a kiss that reverses their fortunes. Vicky saves music baron Tarun Chopra(Lucky Ali) from getting hit by a car, and Tarun signs Vicky's band to a deal. Saba gets thrown in jail, and loses both her job and her apartment. She goes on a quest to find the guy she kissed so that she can get her luck back. It's not an easy task, however, because he wore a mask, so she doesn't know what he looks like. But she remembers the chain he wore around his neck.

She meets Vicky again, not knowing he's the guy she kissed, and they soon fall in love. But when she realizes he's the one who stole her luck, she plots to take it back. Does she succeed? Will true love prevail in spite of her selfishness? Would anyone be suprised if I said, "Yes, she succeeds, but feels guilty, so she gives back the good luck kiss to help his band succeed"? No? Didn't think so. (And if you were spoiled, I'm sorry, but I thought the conclusion was obvious.)

Sayali was pretty and did a decent job. She's the sole reason I watched this. I liked her in The Train and wanted to see her onscreen again. Aryeman was okay, but looked hotter when he was wearing glasses or that mask. Ranvir Shorey was hilarious as a smooth-talking gigolo. Nazeen Patel, the woman who played Saba's boss, was awful. She spoke her lines in such a stiff, affected manner that she sounded as if she were either constipated or reading from cue cards.

And now, the REAL reason for this post: SCREENCAPS! Click the "read more" link for visuals.

TPP: A Madhubala moment

Just four caps from disc 1 of Police:






But sometimes, less is more, especially when the picture quality is crap. However, to be fair, I was warned beforehand:


Isn't that cute? It reminds me of
YRF's "nostalgic appeal" BS

Madhubala has become my current onscreen crush. I have an urge to order every available movie of hers from Induna, but I won't. I will exercise self-control. For now.

Speaking of Induna, Nehaflix has almost become a distant memory. I don't bother checking their site or saving their emails with the 10% discount code anymore. (I still say they could/should offer their most loyal customers a 20% off coupon once or twice a year.) If only Induna carried Tamil DVDs and/or VCDs; that way, I wouldn't have to rely on just Anytamil and Bhavani.

Anyway...I intend to start posting again either next month or shortly after my annual 21st birthday(March 2, if you wanna know). Seeing other bloggers' frequent updates has sort of inspired me to get back into the habit.

At-the-moment SLO: Rose Dawn

AKA Hazel Keech

She's an ad film model who's probably best known for her appearance in the "Kahin Pe Nigahen" music video. ETA 02/02/10: Here's a pic of the CD cover:


She had a bit part in Billa(2007) and recently made her Indian stage debut in Raell Padamsee's play "1-888-DIAL-INDIA".

On the 'net: A short interview from two years ago

On YouTube: A couple of ads for TNG apparel

A few caps from Billa. 1-4 are from the "Sei Ethavathu Sei" song:








Some photos I swiped from the ACE Productions site:

TPP: Prabhas in Yogi

Last night, I was thinking about this post and I remembered, "Hey! Prabhas had a bathing scene in Yogi, and I actually found him hot! Maybe I should hunt down that screencap I took and post it." So here it is. I'm not a fan, but I must admit that he does look good wet. This scene was posted to YouTube about a year ago, but I'm too lazy to check if it's still up.

As for the movie itself, I prefer the Kannada original, and that's mainly because of Jennifer Kotwal and, suprisingly, Yana Gupta's item number. (I say "suprisingly" because under normal circumstances, I find Yana inexplicably annoying.)

Aside: Eventually, I'll start posting about movies again. I'm just not in the mood right now.

ETA 01/22/10: While I do like to look at him shirtless(the gratuitous bare torso shots in the Telugu Billa are a good example), I don't think I'll ever be a fan of his, even if he does resemble one of my cousins(seriously! Same eyes, same nose, same facial structure).

SFR: Anita Raj in Zara Si Zindagi

I was watching it about an hour ago and decided that was the perfect excuse to pop the first disc into my computer's DVD drive and make a few caps.





More caps behind the "read more" link:

SFR: Kalki Koechlin in Dev D

I am pathetically in love with the barely legal look she sported as Leni, an adventurous school girl who finds herself the unwitting star of a MMS scandal. She looked so young, and innocent, and childlike with her big, big eyes, huge lips, and un-made up face. If I didn't know any better, I would've assumed she was a teenager.

Acting-wise, I thought she did a credible job. I liked her character the best. That may or may not have to do with the fact that for the 2002 Devdas, while I envied Paro, I was Team Chandramukhi('cuz of Madz).

Click the "read more" link for additional caps.

SFR: Sridevi in Mawaali

Yet another "watched long enough to make these caps" casualty. The pic quality, as you can see, is crap, but not even the "sourced from a oft-viewed cassette" look can detract from Sridevi's beauty.

TPP: Ajith in Rowdy Don.

Actually it's Jana, but I have only the dubbed Telugu version :(

Ajith's intro is my favorite part. I especially love when he emerges from the water. I think for all of his movies, he's contractually obligated to do at least one scene where he's shirtless and/or immersed in water ;)