#Bollywood Movie News

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Vivek Oberoi on Omkara's re-release in theaters: "I feel so much gratitude to be a part of such a classic"

Omkara appears, feels, and smells real. When gang wars break out on the rusty roads of a small town in Uttar Pradesh between Omkara (Ajay Devgn), his mentor Bhaisaab (Naseeruddin Shah), Omkara's two favorite disciples Kesu Firangi (Vivek Oberoi) and Langda Tyagi (Saif Ali Khan), and their opponents, you're no longer watching the characters; you're watching a world where Shakespeare must sound like a spear that shakes. Vishal Bharadwaj delves deep into the guts of north Indian politics, creating a gallery of virile characters that leap out of their literary predecessors and perform a dance of crime-driven dynamics on the nozzle of their country's weapons.

Aside from casting superstars as characters, Vishal's greatest accomplishment is the irony that highlights the dark goings-on in the terrible political cauldron of the cow-belt: these are rude guys propelled by a literary background about which they are completely unaware. Shakespeare is as foreign to Vishal's characters as a creative compromise would be for this filmmaker.

Vishal's political fable is both powerful and long-lasting. The most interesting discussions between the characters depict the complexities of gender and politics in a world where laws are designed to be disregarded. Vivek Oberoi reminisces about his role as the desi Cassio.

Vivek, your performance at Omkara is remembered till this day. Sometimes magic happens on a film set, and most creative people spend their entire lives trying to be a part of it. I was fortunate that Vishal bhai cast me as Kesu Firangi in an all-star cast, and we became good friends off screen.

You shot the movie in a village in Uttar Pradesh. It was great to live in that full village reconstructed by Kumar Mangat ji, who was very passionate about this film.

You had a ball shooting 'Beedi Jalaile'. Even today, when I hear 'Beedi', it brings back many happy memories. The ability to adapt Shakespeare so naturally that it feels like a narrative from India's hinterland is an extraordinary achievement for the entire team. Vishal Bhai's tunes and Gulzar Saab's lyrics are consistently amazing.

What was it like filming alongside Saif Ali Khan and Ajay Devgn? Ajay and Saif were like big brothers on set, and we got to experience everything from pranks to poetry in that tiny hamlet.

Your favorite Omkara memory? One of my greatest memories is learning to play the guitar in between shots, with Saif assisting with the chords, so that I could teach Bebo to serenade on film. They weren't a relationship back then, but destiny brought them together later in life. So many great memories.

Your performance was much appreciated. When I won best supporting actor for my performance, I knew it wouldn't have been possible without the backing of the entire team. I am extremely grateful to be a part of such a classic.

[anarcho-karlachism]

This shit is gonna be amazing.

[starryalpacasstuff]

Queer Indian Media: A Compilation

A couple of days ago, @impala124 sent @lurkingshan an ask about the lack of discussion about Queer Indian Media in fandom spaces. I wrote about it here, @neuroticbookworm here, and @waitmyturtles here (both of them have excellent points, I highly recommend you read their posts!). It's become quite apparent that people are willing to watch and engage in discourse about queer Indian media, it's just that the lack of popularity and accessibility makes it harder for people to start. So, I've decided to make a list tracking all of the queer Indian media I know of, and hopefully also any meta/discourse about it, which is an idea I've had floating in my head for months now.

This list is by no means comprehensive, so if you have recs, send them my way! Text me on DM, send an ask, tag me in your posts, whatever. And though it's not possible for me to watch everything on the list, I will be slowly going through as many of these as I can and writing about them, as well as hopefully finding more stuff and easier to access versions for the ones that are harder to access right now. This post is going to be a slow work in progress, but I'm hoping to update it regularly. So, if you'd like me to keep you updated, let me know through the tags/replies and I will tag you in future posts!

I've tagged the people who've recommended certain shows alongside each show. Everything on here is available online. The hyperlinked titles lead you to the media itself, meaning that it's available for free online with subtitles. Other details will be mentioned separately.

Disclaimer: The media I have watched/read have recommendation ratings (which will not always reflect my enjoyment of something, rather are based on how much I'd recommend it). While I did lightly screen everything on here, the criteria was 'has a trailer or otherwise showing queerness to be a central theme in the story' and 'is available online', so take that into account if you decide to pick something up, and definitely watch trailers and/or skim the wikipedia pages beforehand.

Movies

Fire | English | @neuroticbookworm 

Recommendation: 8.75/10 A 1996 movie surrounding a lesbian couple packed with commentary on religion, class, purity culture and more. Quick Pitch + Historical Context

Kapoor & Sons | Hindi | @neuroticbookworm

Available on Netflix, Prime, and paid on Youtube and Apple TV

Kaathal-The Core | Malayalam | @neuroticbookworm 

Officially on Prime, also available grey without subtitles

Super Deluxe | Tamil | @neuroticbookworm 

Officially on a paid streaming service called aha, grey on youtube

Dear Dad | Hindi | @neuroticbookworm 

Geeli Puchi (Ajeeb Dastaans) | Hindi | @blorbingqls @neuroticbookworm 

Available on Netflix

Cobalt Blue @blorbingqls

Officially on Netflix, also available grey without subtitles

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | Hindi | @fallsouthwinter @usertoxicyaoi @neuroticbookworm

Available officially on Netflix, so watch there if you can, but can also be found grey in two parts without subtitles

Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish | Bengali | @silverquillsideas @neuroticbookworm 

I believe it's available on prime, but you might need to do some digging. Also available grey on youtube without subtitles (the movie is in part Bengali, part English)

Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhan | Hindi | @silverquillsideas @twig-tea @neuroticbookworm

Officially on Amazon, grey on youtube without subtitles

Maja Ma | Hindi | @flyingrosebeetle @silverquillsideas 

Available on Amazon Prime

Badhaai Do | Hindi

Officially on Netflix, available grey without subtitles

Loev | Hindi

Available on youtube with Spanish (I think?) subtitles

Margarita With A Straw | Hindi

I believe this is a cut version, it is officially on Netflix which is likely the uncut version

Recommendation: 9/10

A self-discovery story about an Indian woman named Laila with cerebral palsy with great rep and beautiful execution.

Meta by @wen-kexing-apologist

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui | Hindi | anon

Available grey without subtitles, officially on Netflix

Amar Prem Ki Prem Kahani | Hindi | @flowerbeasblog @aneechan

Officially on Jio Cinema, also available grey without subtitles

Time Out | Hindi

Available on Netflix

My Brother…Nikhil | Hindi

My Son Is Gay | Tamil

Hindi dub available on youtube without subtitles

Shows

Romil and Jugal | Hindi | @anixknowsnothin

You do need a vpn if you're outside India to watch it with the above link, it's also grey on youtube without subtitles

Recommendation: 8.5/10 India's modern gay remake of Romeo and Juliet, five years before Bad Buddy Random thoughts

The Married Woman | Hindi | @a-not-knowing-bisexual-wizard

Dev DD Season 2 | Hindi

Legitimately no clue whether this and the prev are grey or official

Made in Heaven | Hindi | @flyingrosebeetle @non-beingnary @neuroticbookworm

Available on Prime

All About Section 377, Still About Section 377 | Hindi

The Story Tales S2 | Gujrati

Insomnia | Hindi

It's a streaming service I've never heard of before, not unlike Gaga, this is one of the darker shows on the list so please do check out the trailer beforehand

Amra 2GayTher | Bengali

Available on two streaming services here and here, both paid

Mini gls from @twig-tea (og post here)

Firsts S3 | @tinyreadinglifelight

Neverland

Maaya 2

Last two eps do not have subtitles but the story is followable

The ‘Other’ Love Story @/silverquillsideas 

Just Another Love Story

Books

Memory of Light

Recommendation: 5/10 A historical book set during the colonial era, the lesbian romance is mostly a subplot that loses it's way towards the end. It's kind of a drag, but the history component is somewhat interesting.

Don't Let Him Know

Recommendation Rating: 7.5/10 with serious trigger warnings including rape. It's a brutally honest book designed to make the reader uncomfortable, so proceed with caution. I personally liked it quite a lot, but that's majorly because of how authentic the book felt.

Falling Into Place

Recommendation Rating: 8/10 A modern lesbian romance that follows similar beats to the typical thai bl/gl. A little underdeveloped in some places, but overall quite good.

My Magical Palace

Cobalt Blue

The Paths Of Marriage

Marriage Of A Thousand Lies

[chand-ki-priyatama]

The Song "Mai koi aisa geet gaun" is the real definition of princess treatment....

[disdadandon]

is somebody gonna match my freak?(come watch maine pyaar kiya in the theatres with me)

[maibearcore]

*cough**cough*Villianelle*cough*Han Jihyuk*cough*Mizu*cough*Kim Jiyong*cough*Amrit**even more coughing**

They're my precious 💁‍♀️💖🎀

[bollywoodqueenkatrina]

Zoya (Tiger 3 Trailer)

[shahrukhannn]

SRK✨️👑

The King of hearts and dreams...

Happy Birthdayyy

~You are The Greatest Person

~You have a Perfect and Pure Heart

~You are my favorite actor that I have watched since childhood

~I love you very much💛

~Brilliant Actor and Person✨️

[deepikapadukonesource]

Kalki 2898-AD new release date is June 27, 2024.

[hereisnxbiya]

Yes, I want him back in my life, but the thing is..

Wo aaye apni marzi se...

Jaise wo har dam aata tha...

Waqt aisa bhi uspe be-rahm na ho,

Wo aane par kabhi majboor na ho..

— Shafin Khan @theshasays

[pocketedxoxo]

what is my new year's resolution, you ask?

trying to manifest a chammak challo lifestyle, and dhoom machale my way through life, tbh. gonna go off to manali and meet the love of my life and reunite years later. also have plans to go on a cross country trip to find my best friend. not to forget venturing to spain with old friends to live an adventure

[somethhing-someethinng]

I see no one talking abt bangladesh right now and most people are focusing on england but basically a couple weeks ago the uni students started protesting against the job/admission quota previously in place where a percentage of the accepted applicants can get in on other claims such as the women's qouta (it was 10% i think) the disabled quota (somewhere like 1-5%) and the 1971 freedom fighters quota w/ their children and grandchildren which was a whooping 30%.

Naturally people were kinda against that. This girl i talked to on the bus told me she was in 406th position based on her merit but wasn't able to get physics on her uni subject but a guy on the 2385th position did cuz he admitted to the quota system on basis of having a freedom fighter grandparent. So naturally she went to protest too.

Unfortunately politics are a finicky thing so soon you have small terrorist groups attacking the students and causing more destruction and arson. Now there is a death toll. The prime minister has already called the protestors rajakar for going against the 'legacy of our independence' (for context rajakar is basically a slur around here which was used to refer to people from our side during the was who helped pakistan and killed and tortured people worse than they ever did. It was... not a good move)

It gets worse and the police get involved students die. Police officers die. Both of them blame each other. The actual perpetrators are still at large.

The students started a nine point demand but it wasn't accepted and instead people died. So they just turned it into a one point demand for the resignation of the prime minister who has been handling the entire situation quite poorly and has already made things was worse.

As of today on Aug5 near the afternoon (in GMT+6 at least) the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned. And now we await further news.

[enigma-the-mysterious]

She is the anti Lagaan White Lady. Go girl, give us nothing

[prajwalrizer]

Pushpa2 Trailer | Allu Arjun | Sukumar | Rashmika Mandanna | Fahadh Faasil | DSP

[theomenmedia]

Shah Rukh Khan's Song Hits 1 Billion Views On YouTube

1 Billion Views and Counting!  #JhoomeJoPathaan becomes the anthem of the year! Dance like nobody's watching with #ShahRukhKhan and #DeepikaPadukone. #BollywoodHits #Pathaan #1BillionViews

Link to the full article: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/jhoome-jo-pathaan-shah-rukh-khan-s-anthem-hits-1-billion-views

[disdadandon]

when i say that Rocky aur Rani is one of the best bollywood movies and one of the most bollywood-esque movie i’ve ever seen, i mean it.

Ranveer Singh is the finest actor in bollywood right now. He’s JUST. TOO. GOOD.

AliaB is Alia-ing as usual. Goddess.

don’t listen to strangers on the internet but if you ever do, listen to me and PLEASE GO WATCH ROCKY AUR RANI RIGHT NOW!!!!!!