Okay, I admit, I've been making a conscious effort to move away from my obsession with Bollywood, but only because I realized it is FAR from the cinematic and cultural epicenter I imagined it to be. But come on, I grew up with the plotholes, over-acting, melodrama, spontaneous spectacularly choreographed dance sequences and the like. In fact, the latter is what makes a Bollywood movie for me, the music. Which is why I'm really curious about
Aap Ka Suroor. Himesh Reshammiya is always so angry and constipated on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, I'm not so sure that he left it behind when he made the leap to films. As the star of the movie, he's the main reason for my apprehension; supposedly the whole thing is based on his life. I'm kind of doubting that, especially with all the car chases and explosions, and Mallika Sherawat I've seen in the promos. And plus his hat bothers the fuck outta me, I wish he would take it off once in awhile.
Anyway, I haven't seen
Aap Ka Suroor yet, and my summer going the way it's going, I really don't have any reason not to go. Oh wait, I thought of one. The Legendary Two Dolla Holla, is no longer in existence. I mean, a theatre still stands where it used to be, but pay an extra five to seven dollars to see up-to-date movies? Fuck that. I'd rather watch Fun with Dick and Jane five months after it's release, high off my ass, munching on a dollar hot dog.
Here, watch the video for the song I'm curently in love with: