#the k3g of our times

[m-an-u]

NO way was yjhd almost ten years ago

#bollywood music died with it I swear it came out in like 2016 I rmeember vividly watching it in theatres #have not watched it sibce but the soundtrack is etched in my mind #NO movie since has done what it did #did your movie even have a badtameez dil? #like forget kabira illahi and lord and saviour subhanallah. not even a dilli wali girlfriend #there have been some good SONGS since rehman is still alive #but soundtracks? not really #the k3g of our times

[whenthegoldrays]

ALSO a trope/dynamic I’ve discovered I love is angst caused by feeling an incredible inexplicable closeness to someone that comes from the fact that you’re secretly related and they’re dying to tell you but that would spoil the “mission”

#that angst that came from Rohan introducing himself as his dad’s name at Rahul’s house #and Rahul later almost calling him Rohan because ✨THE VIBES✨ #WHEN EUN GYEOL HITS YICHAN WITH THE “YOU SAVED MY LIFE MANY TIMES IN OUR PAST LIFE” #WHEN YICHAN CIRCLES BACK TO IT BY TELLING HIM HE’LL BE BORN AS HIS FATHER IN THE NEXT LIFE #THAT’S THE GOOD STUFF #give me more recs for things like this guys #elly's posts #tropes we love #k3g #twinkling watermelon

[theinfinitedivides]

आशीर्वाद. — lit. blessing. ( crossposted on ao3. one-shot. alt text available in image id. )

#film: kabhi khushi kabhie gham #userdivides #writeblr #kabhi khushi kabhie gham #k3g #ao3 #archive of our own #bollywood #— previously pinned post. #local gay watches Bollywood.txt #local gay writes fanfic.txt #so. #i wrote a thing #my head hurts bc i caught a stomach bug and the lights are too bright and this was technically posted earlier this morning #but f*ck me if K3G does not have me on my knees #it's the generational trauma!!! and the dysfunction and the f*cked up relationship between love and duty!!! #and the K3G theme that always plays at the most emotionally vulnerable times!!! #and the 21st anniversary is coming up??? on December 14th iirc??? #yes i will be doing a rewatch a little over a month after first watching what of it #anyway srk brainrot along with the host of other things i deal with on a day to day basis #i don't have a functioning taglist tho mutuals is it a good idea to leave this to the void or no

[ramayantika]

Filmi prompts from old and our favourite bollywood songs that can be used for your desi romantic stories or as a cute little idea for your fake scenarios. Kya malum sochte sochte kab manifest hojaye?

1. Neele Neele Ambar Par (Kalaakaar)

-- This summer vacation you are at your nani ghar. The nights provide respite from the scorching heat so you run off to the terrace every night to sit and gaze at the moon until one fine evening, you see a boy opposite to your house wistfully gaze at the moon and scribble something on his notebook. His wavy hair falls gracefully on his eyes, and you can feel your heart melt. It's full moon, and she is right on the top of the terrace, letting her moonbeams fall on this handsome quiet writer. Perhaps, he realized someone's gaze over him. He looks up, and you swear to God that you have never seen such a beautiful boy ever. The boy blushes and continues writing while stealing glances at you.

2. Mitwa (Chandni)

-- It's the last day you both will ever meet in the school premises. Yes, it's farewell today. You are dressed in a yellow chiffon saree. For the first time, your school decided to make the boys wear kurtas instead of the usual suits, and the sight was too pretty for your eyes. Your boyfriend wore the typical black kurta with cuffed sleeves that made your heart go dhak dhak. Loads of fun filled dancing, canteen ka khana, principal ke speech ke baad arrived the time to say goodbyes. School had kept the farewell after board exams so this was literally the last time you all gathered together. After hugging your friends, you go to the school main gate and find him leaning against the adjacent wall.

Hand in hand, both of you walk outside the school. 'Everything is going to change, isn't it?" You ask. He takes a bite of his ice cream, and answers, "Yes. No more school classes, no more sneaking out and we might have a long distance going on, but some things will stay permanent."

"Aur voh kya?"

"Tere mere honthon pe mithe mithe geet mitwa.."

3. Bole Chudiyan (K3G)

-- You are the bride's sister, and that boy is your acadmeic rival at school. However, for now, he is also your jija's dear brother. Today is Sangeet, and you were determined to outperform ladke vale. Both of you were good at academics, but also at dancing. This was a test and a chance to rub defeat on his face.

That was your actual plan until two days ago, your didi jiju decided to have a group combined performance where you and your rival would be the lead dancers to unite both the enemies (you and him). Needles to say, you were mad. There was no way you would dance with his smooth moves and charismatic style. He was mad too. He would never dance with your graceful bollywood moves straight from 90s Saroj Khan choreohgraphy.

Keeping aside snide remarks and your school rivalry, both of you managed to choreograph and coordinate everyone dashed with a little tension that did not go unnoticed by didi jija and cousins. Dressed in a baby pink lehenga, you see him arrive on the stage in a golden white sherwani. He sends a two finger salute to your direction while you roll your eyes.

'Aake meri duniya mein vapas aajana' you pull him gently as per the choreography. He stumbles towards you, not aware of his scarf clinging on to your bracelet. 'Sehra baandh ke mahi tu mere ghar aana...' He twirls you halfway and you notice that his scarf is stuck on your bracelet.

You hate how his stupid handsome smirk is making butterflies fly in your body. After the semi twirl, he turns you over in front, his arm around your bare waist causing you to gasp silently. God knows what came over him. He lightly pecks your cheek in front of everyone and discreetly removes his stuck scarf.

'Oye soni kitti soni aaj tu lagdi ve bas mere sath yeh jodi teri sajdi ve' Didi and jija come in and dance to their assigned part. You run away from him quickly to calm your racing heart.

He is looking at you, a grin gracefully sitting over his pretty lips. You bashfully look up. 'Haan main ho gaya tera sajna.' It's the time for all the boys to come together on the stage. Your rival shoots a smooth wink before going to dance.

4. Ek ladki ko dekha toh aisa laga (1942: A love story)

You accidentally fell from your cycle by speeding over the speed breaker. Obviously you won't cry. You are fifteen now. A girl quickly arrives towards you, and in a soft voice asks, "Hey, you okay? That was a terrible fall. Dhyan kidhar tha?" Wincing, you look up, and see a pretty girl with silver jhumke and white salwar blowing at your wound. She is wearing a multi coloured bandhani dupatta. In two seconds, you forget the blood oozing out of your knee. The only red your eyes are focused on are on the pretty red shade of the girl's lips.

She is about to tear her dupatta to tie it across your wound. Your hand immediately holds her wrist, and you feel electricity jolt in your fingers. "Itna sundar dupatta kharab mat karo. Ghar idhar paas hai. Just help me to reach my gate, please."

Shaking her head, she tears her dupatta while you let out a gasp. "You are bleeding too much, besides I can always buy a new dupatta." She finally looks up at you and smiles. That's when you get a clear picture of her face.

Doe eyes lightly lined with kajal, a small bindi right between her eyebrows, and a small stone nath on her nose. She looks heavenly! You think how in front of such a beautiful girl, you look dust laden after falling off your bicycle.

"Aise mat dekho... tumhe pyaar ho jayega."

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Okay so the last one was inspired from @morally-gayy series.

There are going to be more. I can make them shorter though if you would want that.

Guys padh lena 🙏

Me forgetting to tag people again: @sanskari-kanya @manujanolavu @ma-douce-souffrance @kaal-naagin @ketchup-jar-ka @arachneofthoughts @irlparvati @krishna-sahacharini @krishna-priyatama

#samridhi writes #desi song prompts #love stories

[desiarthoe]

21 years of k3g; an evolution in style, music and drama

yesterday marked the day when 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' hit the theatres in 2001, setting off a an unprecedented domino effect that would be felt even 21 years later. Set on the most melodramatic premise known to man, where a son gets disowned for marrying below his social status, his brother goes from a chubby kid to having an eight pack and a sixth thumb; where the second lead drives to school in a lambo, it has got it all. The melodrama of it all is not why it lives in my head rent free, it was the colours, mood and the ambiance that K3G introduced me to.

This movie was my first introduction to a pastel based wardrobe, everything that 'Poo' wears in this movie can only be categorised as Y2K classics. Starting from the pink jacket and choker ensemble in 'Dewaana hain dekho' to the cream colored beaded 'Sharara' in 'bole Chudiyan', Manish Malhotra and Kareena Kapoor set the bar high for the metric of serving looks. Kapoor's backless spandex-leather outfit in 'you are my soniya' absolutely mesmerised millions of girls like me and definitely did set a template in mind for club aesthetics- sleek, sparkly with just the right amount of skin. I think it's worth mentioning that Kareena's outfit in 'Bole Chudiya' did kickstart the trend of bell bottomed salwar suits, and started my love for rhinestones. One could say, 'Poo' was the purveyor of the desi coquette aesthetics, for her use of pastels, brands and obviously, her brother-in-law's money.

One cannot just speak of the characters and not be reminded of the flowing and the beautifully fusioned music of the soundtrack. Jatin-Lalit, Sandesh Shandilya, Aadesh Shrivastava did a wonderful job of blending the 2000s bollywood with a sensual R&B of the western end. In my opinion, Anil Pandey absolutely outdid himself with the sensual lyrics of 'Sooraj Hua Maddham', with the Egyptian background and Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik's voice, it was heard to cut through the palpable romanticisim of the song. Additionally, being the revolutionary that KJo is, he introduced us to one of the best wedding songs of all time; the fact that you'll have to think a bit to pick your choice says enough.

Yesterday marked not only the 21st years of the release of a era-setting film but also the capstone of core memories for desi millennials all over the world. With its memeable dialogue, wonderful visuals and playback button hitting songs, K3G will forever live on in our heads.

#desi #desiblr #writing #movies #k3g #kabhi khushi kabhie gham #indian #writers of tumblr

[getmemymicroscope]

'Horror comedy' - the one type of horror movie I'm okay with (Stree comes to mind). This time around, it's a Tamil/Telugu/Hindi movie - Devi in Tamil; Abhinetri in Telugu; Tutak Tutak Tutiya in Hindi.

We've got a "I want a modern wife" lead (Prabhu Deva, who is introduced in a scene where a new girl starts working at their job and he immediately gives her his biodata); a village belle who, early enough, becomes his wife (Tamannaah); and, not much later, a superstar actor (Sonu Sood). There's a coupler others: Murali Sharma, Prabhu's friend - but otherwise, it's mostly just these 3 (and, at two instances, his father and her parents).

It's an interesting story about a ghost/spirit/something - though we don't really get much history about why the haunting (is it a haunting?, possession?) takes place. What we do know is that suddenly, almost overnight, this 'village belle' (whom our hero is unhappy to have been forced to marry and whom he has been trying to get rid of) has a complete shift in personality: she goes from a shy, quiet, dutiful wife (really, all we ever really see of her is her cooking, or laying in bed, or being worried about the fact that she can't remember anything) to a very outgoing, modern wannabe-actress. (Which, as a viewer of this movie, we know has to do with the spirit/ghost.)

It's an interesting go, seeing her alternate between these two characters - apparently the minute she steps outside of the apartment, she becomes actress Ruby; as such, any moment she returns to the house, she becomes herself again and retains no recollection of anything going on. And so this charade continues - where 'home' her is always conservatively dressed and kitchen-bound/working for husband, whilst outside/possessed her goes around in 'modern' (read: skimpy) clothes and works on her dream of becoming an actress (and, in the process, making Sonu Sood fall in love with her).

Things, obviously, come to a 'happy' conclusion (if you accept Prabhu Deva as your main character) - in this Hindi version, things end with a mysterious nameplate disappearing, and then a final scene in which it is clear that the spirit has taken over someone else (Esha Gupta, who gets a cameo end-credit song/dance); apparently in the Telugu and Tamil versions, we see the ghost return a few years later and possess Prabhu Deva (to set up a sequel, which released in 2019; for some reason, the Hindi version didn't get a sequel).

It is interesting though that, while we did get a bit of backstory into this ghost (Ruby) and all that, we don't really get how the possession happened and, except for one I think comedic attempt to exorcise the spirit, there isn't much beyond that. We get our hero coercing the spirit to sign a contract (yeah, that'll work...), but that's about it.

It's more about the ... well, I don't know, really. I guess some sort of weird, non-existent love triangle (Sonu loves Ruby, and maybe - just maybe - Devi loves Krishna, but beyond that, there isn't much?), but otherwise it is just Krishna trying to keep Ruby from fully taking over Devi, not so much because he cares for Devi but because she's his wife and he seems to think of it as some obligation, or something. Which makes the sudden change of heart in the ending (his; Ruby's change is completely predictable, especially as we see the bit of her watching herself on screen) very frustrating, because it doesn't really seem like the movie has gotten to that point.

Though, I can't complain too much - because the minute Krishna "falls in love" (again, it doesn't really show any reason for that, other than a very Bollywoody "I accidentally got stuck, literally, to you for a second," much like that scene in K3G), we get the 'Chalte Chalte' song, which I adore. (The title song isn't too bad either; Chal Maar & Rail Gaddi aren't too bad either.)

I don't know - I fairly enjoyed this movie, though it is severely lacking in explanation for why exactly things are happening at all (sure, she wanted to be an actress & then died without achieving that dream - but usually, these sorts of movies involve a subplot of revenge, which this one doesn't have at all, so you wonder why this particular spirit exists and no other spirit seems to do so). It was fun enough.

And I do like Sonu Sood, who is pretty awesome in this. Poor Sonu's character.

#movies #gmmm does bollywood #movieblr #gmmm does movies

[starfoxrry]

are you desi :)

nope im malay !

#altho i guess if someones not familiar w malaysia #u should know that malays indians and chinese ppl are the three largest races in this country #and our cultures are all intertwined and married together #so i used to watch k3g and kuch as a kid all the time bc they showed it on tv a lot #espc during eid #but this was my first time watching it in more than 10-15 years #so it was like watching it for the first time all over again skjdfsd #i remembered nothing but the bops ! #answered

[viscountessevie]

Bridgerton Bingo!

Hello hello everyone, hope you are all hyped for S2!! The amazing @hptriviachamp had the great idea to make a Bingo card for S2 and thus we brought this to life to make your viewing experience on the 25th even better. Without further ado, we present Trivia & Sanji's Bridgerton Bingo:

Enjoy and feel free to drop an ask or PM to either of us if you have questions! Explanations by Trivia Under The Cut:

PEN THE GIRLBOSS - Pen does something objectively shitty but the narrative frames it as a girlboss move by LW

"EXOTIC" INDIA - Anything related to India or an Indian is exoticized

NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS - Kate or Eloise are portrayed as Not Like Other Girls

DAPH'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE - Daphne gives unsolicited romantic advice to Anthony despite her disaster of a season

THE QUEEN'S MISMATCH - The Queen wishes for a match between the wrong couple

ACTIVIST* THEO - Theo Sharpe plays the role of the Woke Activist who opens Eloise's eyes to the Plight Of The Working Poor and/or feminism

EDWINA CALLS OUT ANTHONY - Edwina calls out Anthony for being a little bitch who can't make up his mind between the two sisters

M.I.A. FRANNIE - Francesca disappears on us to run her crime ring in Bath

TALL GREG, SHORT HY - Gregory is Taller than Hyacinth and of course this leads to teasing and hijinks

ELOISE'S FAUXMINISM - Eloise co-opts period-inaccurate feminism for clout (likely related to whatever her interpretation of Mary Wollstonecraft and Vindication of The Rights of Woman may be)

COLIN GOES ON COLONIZER'S VACAY - Colin goes on your typical British colonizer's vacation

EROTIC DREAMS - Anyone has an erotic dream

CHAOTIC NEWTON [FREE SPACE] - Newton is an Agent of Chaos

K3G PLAYS FOR THE SHARMA SISTERS - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham plays for a scene with the Sharma sisters

DADDY ISSUES - Anyone displays daddy issues

MOMMY ISSUES - Anyone displays mommy issues

GOING DOWN: KATE EDITION - Kate goes down on Anthony

LOVE CONQUERS COLONIALISM - LOVE CONQUERS COLONIALISM - Remember love conquered racism? This time, it's love conquered colonialism (because remember, historically, the British are currently wreaking havoc on India by waging war, colonizing, and subjugating)

QUEER (BAIT) BEN - Benedict continues to be queer(bait) - CVD and the writers won't make him canonically bi but he'll always be fruity in our hearts!

ANGRY/ HORNY ANTHONY - Anthony is angry and horny at the same time

THE TON SCANDAL-SHAMES MARY - Lady Mary Sharma is shamed by the ton for her "scandalous" past

THE MATRONS GET IT ON - Any matron has sex (Matrons include: Violet, Mary, Lady Danbury, Portia, and any new older character over the age of 40)

GOING DOWN: ANTHONY EDITION - Anthony goes down on Kate

KATE TALKS TO FLOWERS - Kate chats up some flowers, what a nerd we love her

BENEDICT HAS THE MUNCHES - Benedict gets munchies after ingesting, ah, certain stimulants

#Bridgerton #Bridgerton Season 2 #Bridgerton Bingo #Bridgerton S2 Bingo #Kathony #Kate Sharma #anthony bridgerton #Edwina Sharma #Mary Sharma #Lady Danbury #eloise bridgerton #daphne bridgerton #violet bridgerton #benedict bridgerton #colin bridgerton #francesca bridgerton #hyacinth bridgerton #gregory bridgerton #penelope featherington #lady whistledown #portia featherington #Newton Sharma

[thecountessofkilmartin]

My detailed thoughts about season two of Bridgerton

Anthony is such a complex character. Probably one of the most complex out of the eight siblings. He has deep fears, desires and burdens and only two of them were explored in the show. Most of his feelings are centered around his reaction to Edmund’s death and a lot of it was ignored by the writers.

The Viscount Who Loved Me was never about Edwina falling in love with Anthony and the writers turned this season into just that. And they made her into some villain when she was the opposite in the book. It made Kate and Anthony look like cheaters when they were not. And it also took away so much time that could’ve been used to explore Kathony’s dynamic without the complication that situation caused. If they wanted to take that route, they should have wrapped it up way sooner.

Am I really supposed to believe that Anthony Bridgerton would sleep with a woman for the first time in a freaking gazebo (or whatever that was)? He may be a spiteful idiot at times, but he's a freaking gentleman. I was holding my breath, hoping that it was a dream. And how is it possible that no one came outside and looked for them? It made it seem like Anthony was overwhelmed by passion instead of love at that moment, when it was supposed to be so much more than an impulsive decision that they both made. I just can not even..

Why why why did they turn Mary into a nobody? She was so much more in the book. I expected her to similar to Violet and was so disappointed by her characterization.

Okay, I’m not Indian. But I grew up watching Indian cinema, and was baffled by most of the details of their culture they added to the show. I don't have enough knowledge about their culture to elaborate on those details, but one of the most simple ones was the song they picked from k3g. I could name so many emotional, upbeat songs that they could’ve added to that scene instead. If they wanted to include that song, they should have picked a better moment. Like the moment between Kate and Mary in the 8th episode. It felt like they picked one of the most famous movies from Indian cinema and plastered the theme song of that film onto a scene.

The pall mall scene!!! Why was it so bland? Why did they not shoot it in a bigger field? Am I the only one who didn't see the full spectrum of Kathony’s competitiveness in that scene?

They picked the cutest, fluffiest dog to play Newton and he was barely in the show. He should’ve been given way more screen time. He’s literally the mascot of our ship!!

Why is the queen of England so involved in everyone else’s business? With her husband indisposed, does she not have tremendous responsibilities? I understand her fascination with Lady Wistledown but it was bit much this season. I liked her character much more than I did last season. She seemed more vulnerable and flawed, but all I kept thinking was that she was just bored with her life.

The amount of time they wasted on tedious things is unbelievable. For example, episode 6 did not need to be centered around Edwina. It was as if she was the main female character of the season and we all missed the memo. I understand the importance of her character, but didn't Simone, as the female protagonist of the season deserve way more of the limelight? And the screen time that Kathony got was inadequate at best. Meanwhile, the entirety of season one was centered around Daphne and Simon.. How is that fair?

I wasn't a huge fan of Simon and I found myself missing him while I was watching this season because of how boring some side plots were. Most of them were usless and served no purpose.

The things I liked were Kathony’s chemistry, the costumes (especially Kate's), the exploration of Benedict’s character and the much-needed humor he brought to the show, Penelope’s storyline, Eloise’s journey, Colin’s character development, the dynamic between Anthony and Daphne, and the Bridgerton family scenes. The fact that the writers included scenes to show how Anthony and Kate both feel the pressure of taking care of their respectful families was also great. I just wish they dwelled on that more.

In terms of Kathony scenes, I specifically liked how they wrote the scenes with the bee sting and Kate's accident. Those scenes were handled with a lot of thought and were better than what they were in the book. I also loved the scene where they danced for the first time and the scene where they showed the relief in Anthony’s face after knowing that Kate was unharmed by the bee sting (it was subtle yet absolutely perfect). His reaction to being informed of her recovery after her accident was also beautiful.

To sum it up, all I can say is that I'm partially satisfied, tired and disappointed lol 😭

#anthony bridgerton #kate sharma #kathony #bridgerton #bridgerton spoilers #thoughts

[triviareads]

Bridgerton Season 2 Bingo

As we gear up for the release of Bridgerton Season 2, the lovely Sanji (@viscountesskatesharma) and I formulated this bingo card with our predictions, featuring all your favorite Bridgerton characters and tropes. We hope you play along and enjoy!

Feel free to ask or PM either of us if you have questions! Explanations for each bingo box are under the cut:

PEN THE GIRLBOSS - Pen does something objectively shitty but the narrative frames it as a girlboss move by LW

"EXOTIC" INDIA - Anything related to India or an Indian is exoticized

NOT LIKE OTHER GIRLS - Kate or Eloise are portrayed as Not Like Other Girls

DAPH'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE - Daphne gives unsolicited romantic advice to Anthony despite her disaster of a season

THE QUEEN'S MISMATCH - The queen wishes for a match between the wrong couple

ACTIVIST* THEO - Theo Sharpe plays the role of the Woke Activist who opens Eloise's eyes to the Plight Of The Working Poor and/or feminism

EDWINA CALLS OUT ANTHONY - Edwina calls out Anthony for being a little bitch who can't make up his mind between the two sisters

M.I.A. FRANNIE - Francesca disappears on us to run her crime ring in Bath

TALL GREG, SHORT HY - Gregory is Taller than Hyacinth and of course this leads to teasing and hijinks

ELOISE'S FAUXMINISM - Eloise co-opts period-inaccurate feminism for clout (likely related to whatever her interpretation of Mary Wollstonecraft and Vindication of The Rights of Woman may be)

COLIN GOES ON COLONIZER'S VACAY - Colin goes on your typical British colonizer's vacation

EROTIC DREAMS - Anyone has an erotic dream

CHAOTIC NEWTON [FREE SPACE] - Newton is an Agent of Chaos

K3G PLAYS FOR THE SHARMA SISTERS - Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham plays for a scene with the Sharma sisters

DADDY ISSUES - Anyone displays daddy issues

MOMMY ISSUES - Anyone displays mommy issues

GOING DOWN: KATE EDITION - Kate goes down on Anthony

LOVE CONQUERS COLONIALISM - Remember love conquered racism? This time, it's love conquered colonialism (because remember, historically, the British are currently wreaking havoc on India by waging war, colonizing, and subjugating)

QUEER (BAIT) BEN - Benedict continues to be queer(bait) - CVD and the writers won't make him canonically bi but he'll always be fruity in our hearts!

ANGRY/ HORNY ANTHONY - Anthony is angry and horny at the same time

THE TON SCANDAL-SHAMES MARY - Lady Mary Sharma is shamed by the ton for her "scandalous" past

THE MATRONS GET IT ON - Any matron has sex (Matrons include: Violet, Mary, Lady Danbury, Portia, and any new older character over the age of 40)

GOING DOWN: ANTHONY EDITION - Anthony goes down on Kate

KATE TALKS TO FLOWERS - Kate chats up some flowers, what a nerd we love her

BENEDICT HAS THE MUNCHES - Benedict gets munchies after ingesting, ah, certain stimulants

#bridgerton #kate sharma #anthony bridgerton #edwina sharma #mary sharma #benedict bridgerton #colin bridgerton #daphne bridgerton #eloise bridgerton #francesca bridgerton #gregory bridgerton #hyacinth bridgerton #violet bridgerton #lady danbury #queen charlotte #charlotte of mecklenburg strelitz #portia featherington #penelope featherington #theo sharpe #edmund bridgerton #k3g #kathony #anthony x kate #newton sharma

[jalebi-weds-bluetooth]

Ishqbaaz Liveblog, E1: Yeh Lo, Intro Waala Episode Aa Gaya

Nahi nahi, don't be afraid. I'll never leave IPK. I was just craving desi trash with our favorite tropes and classic scenes and @tellywoodtrash has convinced me that IB fits the bill rather spectacularly.

And since it's me - toh iska and things that could have been in IPK ka lamba segment toh hoga. And things that IPK did better.

In short it's this one clip of Omkara and Gauri that's been floating in my head, that's everything Khushi should've said to Arnav convinced me to watch this.

Beware, I'm very bhadda at liveblogging but please enjoy the ride.

Also - this is all for Gauri and TTji.

Love,

S

Episode 1 - Yeh Lo, Intro Waala Episode Aa Gaya

- Yo Ganpati, namaste.

- Full on K3G vibes with all the bros doing aarti.

- Aaah, Omkara ke baal. Totes need his shampoo.

- WTF, who's making himself a candle and doing live aarti to Ganpati - #ganpatinotimpressed.

- I already wanna kill the editor.

- Dadi/Nani (not sure) is cool. Okay she's Dadi.

- Dadi already giving romantic tips, I stan with Dadi. I love old people recounting prem kahanis. I don't get it, with Nani of IPK and Dadi of IB being so romantic, what happened with their grandsons?

- Aye haye, OG Ishqbaaz is Dadaji. DUDEEEE I'd legit watch a spinoff of badass Dadi and badass Dada in their 60s/70s! (Hate the echo effect, whyyyyy, Dadi is anyways doing mast acting, why do the effect).

- OK I LOVE DADI, SHE IS PRECIOUS AND I WANT A SPINOFF. SHE LOVES HER DEAD HUBBY SO MUCH. I'LL BE LIKE HER WHEN I'M OLD.

- Okay, despite having a great lovestory their oldest - Tej - seems off.

- YAY, he had bodyguards. But based on IPK experience the guards disappear post episode 1.

- Random chashma waala here, will he get slapped like Mool Rajani?

- Ok Tej dude is a film dialogue writer in his heart.

- Wait does Dadi have all crappy children.

- Shakti is weirddddd! Smart, but deceitful - I like his vibes, his dialogues and double standard. I like Shakti. OOOH BHAI BHAI RIVALRY. It's nice to see older characters have solid roles.

- KIS BAAT KO? KAUNSA BAAT BHOOL CHUKE? Aye haye, mystery vibes - yes. Back when everything was not released in promos and we had something to look forward to in the show.

- Arrey Dadi, none of your sons turned out happy?

- Ok, here's the comedy of the show - the bahus. THIS WOMAN IS MANORAMA'S COUSIN FOR SURE. I'm not happy they chose a dark skinned woman as a stereotype for comedy.

- Woah, we have an alcoholic here.

- How did these people end up with Om and Rudy? How did these two ka kids turn out ok?

- Double shut up and shut up? Lol.

- Wait so Dadi had great marriage but shit kids, yet her shit kids ended up having great kids? #sowhatdoesthatmean

- Hi Shivaay, ooh I like the music here. 

- OOOH HI ANIKA! WITH LAAL DUPATTA! I like the softness in the music here. Surbhi is soooo young here! Wait they're already meeting?!

- SHIVAAY LOOKS NICE, HOPE HE DOESN'T OPEN HIS MOUTH AND SAY SOMETHING STUPID.

- OFC THEY ARE FATED.

- OFC THE sunglass nikaalna. Would he be a 4 lions hero if he didn't do that?

- Ugh, corruption in bhagvaangiri, FOLLOW THE LINE SHIVAAY!

- Anika, chill. Ah, VALID POINT! VALID POINT!

- Pandit ji, you totes not nice. You should prachaar equality and shit, not teach people about khandaan and stuff.

- Hah Anika, get that pandit ji! Yes woman you have your own identity.

- Hi Nakuul's blye eyes.

- AND THE GHOORING STARTS.

- I don't like the cgi mandir tho.

- SHIVAAY I WILL FREAKING SLAP YOU. HE BROKE ALL RECORDS. HE DIDN'T OPEN HIS MOUTH AND I WANT TO SLAP HIM? WTF? HE'S IN A MANDIR!

- GANESH JI, THROW A FLYING COCONUT AND-

- Le, meri jooti ke keemat bhi lele! Shivji, the dude you’re named after hates you too.

- Aah, Tej and all are behind making their kid the heir.

- Wait, comedy aunty ka beta is Shivaay? Yeh kaise hua?

- ANIKA CLASS LE ISKA! 4Lions has a different level of addiction to sunglass scenes.

- Oh I like the bg here!

- ARREY WHAT A SHOT! I TOLD YOU TO BREAK HIS HEAD AND YOU BROKE HIS CAR! ANIKA WE’RE TELEPATHICALLY CONNECTING RIGHT NOW!

*me and anika*

- I have to find this editor and ask why... why? Why this Matrix shot all of a sudden?

- Not a fan of the editing but what bg and what car breaking! Wah, I love this. DUDE TOTES DESERVES THIS! 

- I’m anti violence but THIS IS PAYOFF! 

- Why the wind tho? It’s not a Rabba Ve - I mean Jaana. So why the wind? Please for the love of God don’t play Oh Jaana, it was sweet as intro but they need time-- ok they started playing Oh Jaana. 

- Don’t guys.... I loved this face off and the other music. Kyun?

- I will ship them, the show doesn’t need to make it obvious. 

- EWW THE CGI OF PHONE BREAKING. I don’t like his aggression - bitwa needs help. 

- OM IS HERE!!!! GUYS OM IS HEREEEEEEEEEEEE. CRORES? FOR BEING AN ARTIST? SIGN ME UP! 

- OM IS CHASHMISH? Woah dude, you’re my weird alter ego with better hair. Also, I think you’d put the red lines later? But cool location. I already shipping you with Gauri <3

- Damn he’s handsome *cough cough* Long hair? Intellectual type? Focused? That’s my kryptonite.

- Dude is melancholic, with Kal Ho Na Ho in the bg. All ok boo? WOAH he’s TEJ’S SON???? No wonder dude’s got issues. 

- Oh Dad Issues. Can’t call his dad dad... if my dad was Tej I’d... probs do the same. 

- I can’t believe Shivaay is these two jokers ka beta. 

- But I completely believe that Omkara is these two f-ck up’s son. Good job on casting and chemistry. 

- OOOH, family rivalry. I like this. There’s shit lot to unpack.

- Poor Dadi. 

- LOOOOL, RUDYYYY GONNA GET AN INTRO NOW!!! 

- Aunty, question your own beta before other women. 

- Hi Cutie! In our sweet line of NK, Joey <3 I feel older protective sis vibes towards this baby. 

- Lol, Nani from IPK would get a heart attack seeing his dance on ‘Character Dheela!’

- Bhai bhakt, that’s good.

- Ah the middle generation of Oberois still having rivalry over heir shit. 

- BROS PLEASE MAKE AN ENTRY TOGETHER. PROVE YOUR RUDE PARENTS WRONG. 

- I PREDICTED THE FUTURE!

- I am Dadi right now.  

- I’m preemptively getting mad at how they’re gonna ruin a show with a really good premise!

- The boys doing a total advertisement for themselves. Yeh lo, Tinder bios.

“I know you were trouble when you walked in,” Omkara Oberoi. Daddy Issues. Extremely intellectual. Hot. Has Brains. Even tempered. If Akash was expanded as a character with issues. 

“I JUST MET YOU, THIS IS CRAZY, HERE’S MY NUMBER, CALL ME BABY” Rudy. Bhaiyas took all the brains so here are the brawns. This is NK in another universe.

“Who the fuck made my Tinder?” *crashes phone* Arnav who prays, with more issues, I didn’t think this was possible. 

- The End - 

Phew I enjoyed this - see me tomorrow with Episode 2! 

#ib #ishqbaaz #jalebi watches something else #ishqbaaz liveblog #liveblog #tellywoodtrash made me do this #tere liye ttji

[theinfinitedivides]

33, ‘across the room’ for Rahul/Anjali???

आरपार. — lit. across. ( crossposted on ao3. one-shot. )

They do not have his father's blessing, but that does not change what already is. She is still sitting there, one arm settled above the slight swell of her stomach, and there is still the ghost of the warmth of the weight of his hand, the span of it, all finger to thumb spread across their son—she knows it is a son, draped beneath the fabric of her kameez—and then, still, the way that he has stopped weeping at last, and has crossed the length of the room, standing in the doorway as if he does not want her to hear him in case he resumes. He is silent for a long while, after that, shadow cast across the threshold, chasing after what little light is left, his gaze caught on the curve of her jhumka. It is, it seems, a distraction for him, something to buy time, but she does not prod. She knows that he will speak, eventually, and so she waits, and allows him this, since no one else will and there is no one else who has.

I hope, he says, once he has composed himself as best as he can, that I am not hurting you, but what he means to say is I hope I have not hurt you not with this never with this I would not be able to bear it. What he means to say, with that smile of his, hollowed out with grief, is that he does not want to burden her with the thought of a child, with the thought of someone who could make her a mother and then leave her, like he has had to leave his own. What he means to say, since the thought is already here, is that he does not know if he will be able to prevent it, this leaving, and he does not want to have to apologize. She hears all of this, somehow, and yet none of it. Even in this, there are the sound of bangles, still coming up from his throat, and she cannot smile. Even in this, his hands are still shaking.

So she calls him back, and lets her hands cord through his hair, and lets him press himself to her hipbone like he is afraid that she will break—like he is afraid that he will break—and says nothing. She does not think there is much more he can say in words, from that distance, that will allow itself to leave him. She does not think it will be worth it now if he tries.

(send me prompt requests!)

#inbox #q: allegoriesinmediasres #film: kabhi khushi kabhie gham #userdivides #writeblr #kabhi khushi kabhie gham #k3g #ao3 #archive of our own #bollywood #— previously pinned post. #local gay watches Bollywood.txt #local gay writes fanfic.txt #i thought i was over this particular segment of their lives but Perhaps Not #me: this is going to be a longer fic!!! #also me: *adds only 327 words to the previous fic's word count of 106* #i'm not really going to ramble in the tags i have the author's note on ao3 for that #which you will probably have seen by the time this ask gets answered #but there are 4 different drafts for this prompt sitting in my notes and this was the only one considered fit enough to print #and i'm still not entirely happy with this one but that's the Imposter Syndrome ™ talking #tbh i reuse themes??? a lot??? #there's a line in this that i swear i've used in 65 other WIPs #but i'm the only one who knows what it is so i will shut up about it bc it is basically my brand at this point #i will drive this horse into the ground!!! i will continue to use this very specific metaphor for every relationship that i write about!!! #you cannot stop me!!! #also sad bangle imagery 😔 #among a host of other sad imagery #i apologize #the SRK brainrot is slowly turning into SRK brainrot but seen through the eyes of his co-stars #(in this case being Kajol) and i have no choice but to write that as it comes

[srbachchan]

DAY 4379

Jalsa, Mumbai                      Mar 3/4,  2020                 Tue/Wed 11:26 AM

Birthday - EF - Sanjay J Rajpurohit .. Wednesday, March 4 .. happy birthday and the love and wishes of the Ef  ..

There is a joy unbounded on receiving a gift from the progeny .. a gift from their own earnings .. a gift which has been longed for .. a gift form the value of heart and not commerce .. 

I got mine yesterday .. and lived with it enough to postpone the writings for the Blog .. so no excuses .. just ❤️

Promotions for a film on release has become the be all and end all of all that needs to be done said written for the oncoming product .. huge budgets are set aside for it .. schedules are demarcated form the artists involved for the execution , travel presence to the regular PR TV programmes that have surprise guests on them , valid or invalid, and the deliberate pronouncing of their film their songs if any and a performance of a portion connected to the film if any .. this is of course over and above the TV specials that are made and cultivated and cultured and broadcast for the 800 odd TV channels of the Country and the World .. major artists start wearing the costumes of the film character for public appearances .. start presenting themselves at vantage city spots dressed as the character and hoping they would not be recognised and at an opportune moment to reveal themselves and become the talking point of film .. special visits to connected personalities if the personality is a part of the original story - historicals excluded , that would mean going back hundreds of years in time , and none of us have been able to develop that darn time machine - and on and on and on .. oh ! presence at the IPL or KBC or some of the more popular games where the mass viewership is commendable ..

Such a great amount of effort .. for what ..? to get that Friday release Day and the Saturday to fill up at the turnstile .. !! then after that they say the film will speak by ‘word of mouth’ .. bad breath, pyorrhoea, halitosis, and all - pun very intended !!!

An entire evening has been spent discussing the forthcoming PR for forthcoming releases and still there is an ambiguity on its acceptance and execution .. 

In our time there were a few hand painted posters at various vantage points on the streets  .. and perhaps a full page ad., in the SCREEN magazine /paper which announced the release and details of he film with a photograph designed creative ..

Films ran for 25-50-75 weeks .. and some for years .. 👏👏👏👏👏

There is also the trend among the new gen or the next gen or whatever gen they belong to, to abbreviate conversation .. there is or they have no time for exaggeration or length for it is time consumption .. the speed of converse also is as rapid as a bullet out of a gun .. LOL, ROTFL, GOAT .. and several 

On the sets of ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’ .. I devised the term K3G for the film and it stuck .. it happens now with almost all  .. 

The next in line then is ‘Gulabo Sitabo’ .. and the daughter in a normal sms converse just quite casually informing of something else puts it ..

GiBoSiBo .. GiBoSiBo .. जीबो , सीबो  !!

I thought it was CAC .. 

Cool As Cat .. 

Its cool na .. ? 

So thats what it shall be .. for me at least .. shared it with PR team .. they looked at me as though they thought I was suffering from what Bhaskor was in Piku !

Take or leave it .. me is going ahead with it .. !! 

GiBoSiBo .. yeaaeeeaaahh !!

Amitabh Bachchan

[hanaasbananas]

Thanks for tagging me @rosekasa ! It was really fun to read the insights behind some of your fics and art and also realising that i've read all of the fics you mentioned lmao i lOVE YOUU

Rules: It's time to love yourselves! Choose your 8 favourite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you bought into the world in 2020. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome work!

Honestly, even thogh 2020 was kinda shitty in general, it was a really good writing year for me-I finally got out of my uni burnout after writing my dissertation in 2019 and other coursework and wrote some of my favourite things. Here we go!

Phantoms In the Dark: Coming in at number one, to absolutely nobody's surprise. This fic...what can I say about this fic? It is my BABY. I came up with the idea back in April last year, I think? And I spent pretty much the next four months working exclusively on it. (Yeah I had an issue with procrastination and most of it got written when I fell down the stairs and was bedridden for a month, but I digress). I love historical AU's and there aren't nearly enough in the ML fandom so I decided to write my own and honestly 30k might not be a lot to some people but considering its the first chaptered story I've extensively planned and completed instead of abandoned, I'm pretty goddamn proud of it. Personally, I think it's some of my best work, and though it didn't get as much hype or attention as I wanted it to, it's starting to gain some now and I'm just glad its out there for people to read because I love it so much and also because of lines like this:

“You are the most extraordinary woman I have ever met,” he murmured, pulling back. His eyes were hooded, dark with desire. “And I love you.” Chat smiled suddenly, so brightly it made her heart skip a beat. “I don’t think I shall ever tire of saying that.” He leaned down to peck her lips once, “my darling,” twice, “my lady,” three times more, smiling against her lips, “...my love. ”

(Probably one of my favourite lines in this story are the last three sentences of chapter 12 but in the interest of spoilers, I won't put them here lol. Ch12 is actually FULL of some of my best writing I reckon. I mean I made people cry so...)

Ladybug Luck? What's That? : This is pure crack I love it so much. I wrote this after me and @rosekasa first bonded over ML Bollywood headcanons and the gamla scene from K3G just wouldn't leave my head until I wrote it. I wrote this instead of sleeping after iftar and posted it jUST before going downstairs for sehri lmao

Pink: An experiment in writing a story with no dialogue. I just really like this because it's just so SOFT and sweet adrinette

our eyes speak (but on our lips is silence): Wrote this for Alizeh's birthday and also because I watched Laila Majnu again and the song that inspired it is just so good. This also then spawned my series on ao3 Hanaa's Bollywood Playlist because I kept! getting! inspired! by! songs! and now here we are. I really like this, wasn't sure about it at the time but I love experimenting with different narrative styles and having moments in the present interspersed with lines of dialogue from a previous conversation between the two was really fun. Especially because I had to figure out how to have the scenes correspond to the dialogue lmao i spent so long working it out.

Exposed: Love me a good identity reveal and this was really fun to write as well, even if it is angsty as HECK. Pretty sure I wrote this in a couple of hours I honestly don't even remember much except just listening to Ishaqzaade on repeat while I wrote lol. One of my FAVOURITE tropes is when Adrien and Marinette don't know each other as civilians so then I thought 'ok what if they had a public identity reveal and have to hide out now, except they don't know each other'. And this was born.

“That’s not-” he stumbles over his words, covering her hand with his own. “That’s not why I do it.” At her questioning look, he elaborates “my identity doesn’t matter—everyone knows who I am anyway but...yours-” he licks his lips “your name belongs to you. I won’t hear it from anyone else.”

“You don’t have to tell me!” Adrien hurries to reassure her “I just-don’t want to take that away from you.”

This Red Love: My first enemies au! And probably my best as well. I love the movie Ram Leela so much, and the lyrics to Laal Ishq are so beautiful I just HAD to write something so we get this nice lovers to enemies to lovers fic!

Memory: I wrote this when I was feeling like shit and was being all lame and broody, which I think kind of comes across in the text. I love reading chat blanc fics and fix it's and what have you but here I just wanted to explore how Chat must have felt being completely alone with the knowledge that he caused the destruction of earth.

Wish: Memory walked, so that Wish could run. I closed out the year with a healthy dose of angst but I still really love this because I needed to exercise my angst writing muscles after writing fluff for so long but also because I just love really getting into the minds of these grief stricken characters and seeing how they'd react to scenarios. I also cried like a baby when I wrote this, especially a scene in the last flashback which I had the idea for and IMMEDIATELY decided to put in even though the fic was plenty sad already. What can I say, I'm mean like that 😈

Aaah Alizeh this was so much fun to look at what I wrote last year again, some for the first time since posting sjsksks thanks again for the tag! I tag @apopcornkernel @theanxiouscupcake @sukker-sugar and @2manyfandoms2count

#tag game #this was fun! #my fics

[brindaneer]

In our last blog entry, we mentioned how Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapur had charmed the audience through their on screen chemistry even in a poorly scripted film like Yaadein. However, it was as Rohan and Poo that they truly sizzled onscreen. Who can forget the heat in 'You are my Sonia'. Unfortunately (again), they did not get a better film to do so. Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham or K3G as it is more popularly known, was at the most, a mediocre film, often bordering on the ridiculous.

It was a predictable story of damaged relationships and their healing in an ultra rich family (Amitabh Bachchan's character talked about buying more helicopters, for God's sake). By the way, did anyone understand what business the Raichands actually did? In that case, please do let us know. Also, wasn’t it just cute that Rahul Raichand (SRK) walked away from home with literally nothing and ended up owning a huge bunglow in London, of all places, ten years later? If only all of us were so fortunate with regards to money!

Also, why would anyone dance on the streets of London to Vande Mataram when they were supposed to be heartbroken at having just found out about the long term estrangement of a beloved brother from the family? Oh wait! Of course, it was Karan Johar's way of showing off just how amazing HRITHIK can look. So, no complaints there! Yes, we accept, we are shallow! NOT ASHAMED!!🤪

Please excuse us for the above paragraphs; K3G did have some genuinely good moments, and most of them involved our man! For instance, the scene where Rahul met the grown up Rohan for the first time was well done, and all credit belonged to the actors. Both Shahrukh and Hrithik were perfect in portraying the inner turmoil that each other felt. Rohan's moments with his DJ (Farida Jalal) were also heartwarming, and far more natural than the over the top Nandini-Rahul scenes. The scene between Rohan and Yashvardhan in which Yash slapped his son is our personal favourite. It must have taken a lot of courage for a young actor like Hrithik to do that scene with someone like Mr. Bachchan! And he was excellent, never once going over the board in it.

The Rohan-Poo moments, however, were the most entertaining bits of the film along with the parts where the two brothers bonded. A special mention for Kareena Kapoor- it was not easy to play someone as irritating as Poo and make her funny and genuinely sweet. So well done Bebo! Hrithik and Kareena's on screen chemistry was truly at its peak in this film. Kareena had never looked so stunning and Hrithik was at his sexiest. They should have been given more screen time and space in K3G. The scene before the prom in which Rohan pointed out that Poo was wearing the wrong shoes was a testimony to the magic these two brought when they came together on screen. It was hot, sexy and hilarious at the same time. We thank Karan Johar for coming up with some great unconventional romantic sequences between them.

On another note, we thought Rohan went to London to persue MBA. At least, that was what he told his father. Instead, we saw him going to college in super luxurious cars (no wonder Rahul asked him to sleep in one), sing, dance, play rugby, confess his love for Poo at the prom night, and finally get married! Of course, he did bring the family together. So, bravo ROHAN! Nevertheless, guess MBA really took a backseat, ha? For God's sake Karan! At least, you should have shown him carry a book! But perhaps, we ought not to expect all this from a Karan Johar movie which usually is all about escapism.

Despite all its flaws, K3G has a special place in our hearts, not just because of Hrithik-Kareena's terrific chemistry, but also because this was the first Hrithik Roshan movie that we, 'Brinda' and 'Neer' went to see together at the theatre! Who knew we would end up becoming soul sisters and writing blogs about him years later. Thank you Hrithik for playing such an important role in our friendship, and hence, our lives. We owe you so much.♥️🤗On that note, bye readers.

Hopefully, you are enjoying reading our blogs as much as we are having fun writing them. We are extremely thankful to the entire Hrithik Roshan fandom for accepting us with open arms and showering us with so much love and warmth in such a short time. Lots of love to all of you. We will be back soon with the next one.

[xtacoqueenx]

Quarantine Tag (thanks @sededoesblogs!)

1. Are you staying home from work/school?

From school, yes

2. If you're staying home, who's with you?

Mom, 2 brothers, and brother’s bf 

3. Are you a homebody?

Big time lol

4. An event that you were looking forward to that got cancelled?

Disneyland with my bf for our 2 yr anniversary 🥺 and we had just bought LA Galaxy and Lakers tickets a week before all this shit lmao

5. What movies did you watch recently?

Parasite and K3G 

6. What shows are you watching?

Kim’s Convenience and Good Girls

7. What music are you listening to?

El conejo malooo and a playlist my bf made me 

8. What are you reading?

Trying to reread all my science textbooks

9. What are you doing for self-care?

Playing animal crossing, doing my makeup once in a while, redecorating my room and creating a little getaway space on my balcony 🤗

Tagging @noorjahan-e-khan @mityee @elfenana @brexdalex @juanfl94 (only if y’all want to lol)

#tag #j