#Jaya Bachchan

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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)

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Rocky aur Rani ki Prem kahani....is pure bollywood.

As Rani said swad wahi soch nayi.

This is a movie for this generation and actually every generation. KJo trumped himself with this one.

Because this is quintessential bollywood. Songs and dances and grand sets. And actors who act.

Ranveer Singh 🔥

No-one could have done Rocky better justice. He was perfect. The feminine masculine energy that he brings on the table, with beautiful dancing talent. He was perfect.

Everyone else was really good but special mention to Chandan Chatterjee. That was so graceful and so beautiful.

Dharmendra and Shabana. Their love story 😭.

Jaya Bachchan playing a better villain than Amitabh from k3g. This lady is way too talented for this industry.

Damn it. This movie made me cry so bad.

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Happy 50th wedding anniversary #AmitabhBachchan and #JayaBachchan ji (03/06/1973).

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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)

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Jaya Bachchan's Mother Indira Bhaduri Passes Away | People News

New Delhi: Veteran Actor Jaya Bachchan’s mother and Amitabh Bachchan’s mother-in-law, Indira Bhaduri passes away. According to reports, she had been unwell for the past few days and was receiving medical care. According to several reports, Jaya Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan rushed to Bhopal late at night, while other members of the Bachchan family, including Amitabh Bachchan, are on their…

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itne bade ghar me nahin ek bhi jharokha

kis tarah ham denge bhala duniya ko dhokha

ab ke baras sawan mein

anand bakshi | sd burman | lata mangeshkar

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I just finished watching Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani and...idk...I actually, keep thinking about Dhanlakshmi. Idk why. That character was always in the background, so imposing, even with limited screen time and dialogues, her influence was felt everywhere. So suffocating and so... miserable, lonely, arrogant, and just pathetic. She made everyone suffer. She made her own son pathetic. He would follow her around blindly, she never let him near his father. The reason was stated by Rocky that she didn't want Tijori to become a poet like his father. I...I really feel like her story was also worth exploring. Maybe, it's just that Jaya Bachchan is a POWER HOUSE who can give so much depth and nuance to even a villainous character like Dhanlakshmi. Her range is so amazing...and her story too ended after marriage. She is Amitabh Bachchan's wife, no longer her own personality in the public image. Mind you: I AM NOT BLAMING AMITABH BACHCHAN. I understand it's just the whole society, and the situation of that time. But watching her acting chops, her comedic timing, her venomous words as Dhanlakshmi, her pain and helplessness at watching the husband she estranged being purely in love with another woman, who loved him back, her losing the only "bond" she shared with her son...the bond that was made by her controlling him like a puppet, all that...and you still FEEL her pain. She is an abuser who was also abused and who probably never got support from her passive husband. I see all that story, just from Jaya's expressions.

I was thinking, the whole time, will she get the chance to make up with her husband? Her son? Will that even be a fair ending to a ruthless character like her? The answer is no. She got the ending she deserved. Ending up alone. With the only person she ever served. Herself. And at that age, it's near impossible to have the energy and motivation to change. She did the only thing she could do. Repent. That too, she did in her own way. Sitting alone, with her imposing portrait hanging over her head.

Dhanlakshmi got a fair ending.

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Inspiration -- Kal Ho Naa Ho Plot

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Naina Catherine Kapur is a pessimistic, uptight MBA student who lives in New York City with her widowed mother Jennifer, disabled brother Shiv, adopted sister Jia and paternal grandmother Lajjo. Jennifer runs an unsuccessful café with her neighbour, Jaswinder "Jazz" Kapoor. Lajjo is hostile to Jennifer and Jia as she believes that Jia's adoption led her son (Jennifer's husband and Naina's father) to commit suicide. 

Naina has two best friends: her classmate, Rohit Patel, and Jaspreet "Sweetu" Kapoor, Jazz's sister. Her life is dull and overshadowed by the loss of her father until Aman Mathur and his mother move in next door with his uncle, Pritam Chaddha. Aman's cheerfulness gradually wins over Naina's family, and he slowly starts to solve their problems. He suggests that they change the café to an Indian restaurant and its success alleviates their financial burdens. Aman encourages Naina to be happy and to live life to the fullest; she ends up falling in love with him. 

Rohit also falls in love with Naina and asks Aman's help in expressing his feelings. Naina tells Rohit there is something she must say to him, leading him to think that she reciprocates his feelings. Naina reveals she is in love with Aman instead. Shaken, Rohit calls Aman to tell him what has happened. Naina goes to Aman's house and is shocked to see a wedding photograph of Aman and his wife, Priya. Heartbroken, she leaves. 

Aman's mother confronts him about what has happened. He says he loves Naina but has decided to hide it because he is dying from a heart condition. He is not actually married. Priya is his childhood friend and doctor. Aman vows to bring Naina and Rohit together before he dies. He believes that Rohit will be able to provide for her better than he can. He hatches a plan to transform Naina and Rohit's bond, and gradually their friendship blossoms into love. Naina discovers his plan and chides Aman for trying to ruin her friendship with Rohit. Aman takes out Rohit's diary and confesses his feelings for Naina, saying they are Rohit's. Naina forgives Aman and Rohit. 

Rohit proposes to Naina, and she accepts. Lajjo and Jennifer have a serious fight regarding Jia, who calls on Aman for help. Aman had previously discovered the truth about Jia's parents and despite Jennifer's objections, he reveals to Lajjo that her son had an extramarital affair and fathered Jia. When Jia's biological mother refused to accept her, Jennifer adopted her. Unable to deal with the guilt, Jennifer's husband committed suicide. An emotional Lajjo realises her mistakes and reconciles with Jennifer and Jia. Naina gains closure after learning the truth about her father's death. 

During Naina and Rohit's engagement, Aman has a heart attack. Only his mother knows he has been admitted to the hospital. Naina encounters Priya at a jewellery store, whom she recognises as Aman's wife. She introduces herself and her husband, Abhay, who reveals the truth about Aman. Shocked, Naina realises that Aman has sacrificed his love for her and leaves the mall in an emotional frenzy. Priya calls up Aman and informs him about what happened. Aman leaves the hospital and meets a frustrated Rohit, who asks why he and not Aman should marry Naina. Aman urges Rohit to marry Naina as a sign of respect for his dying wish to see Naina happy. Aman meets Naina, and they embrace while he tries to persuade her that he does not love her. Rohit and Naina's wedding, which Aman attends, takes place soon afterwards. 

Sometime after the wedding, Aman is on his deathbed and says goodbye to everyone. He is left alone with Rohit after Naina leaves the room in tears. Aman makes him promise that, although Naina is with Rohit in this lifetime, he will get her in the next. 

Twenty years later, a middle-aged Naina tells a grown-up Jia how Aman affected every aspect of their lives. They are joined by her daughter Riya and Rohit, who tells Naina that he loves her as they embrace.

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women empowerment should’ve started with JAYA BACHCHAN STANDING UP TO HER HUSBAND AMITABH BACHCHAN AND BEING ALL LIKE NAHI MERA RAHUL NAHI JAYEGA ISS GHAR SE smh

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Rahul, my son... my life.

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Episode 156 - Preity Woman: Kal Ho Naa Ho and Salaam Namaste

We travel back to the mid-2000s with one of Bollywood's most fearless actresses, Preity Zinta.

Show notes:

The Stanley Cup finals are on (we lost)

Bollywood Drafts

Preity Zinta (has not made an impression on Matt)

We would really like to see Sangharsh

Heaven on Earth (and its gorgeous poster)

Erin's thesis on Preity Zinta

INTERVAL ("It's Time to Disco" from Kal Ho Naa Ho)

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Toronto plays New York

The film's approach to homosexual jokes

Anand comparisons

Erin hates "movie diseases"

Mid-2000s fashion

Salaam Namaste

Siddharth Anand really pivots

Jaaved Jaffrey's Crocodile Dundee

Baby drop rate

NO, FART ZONE

Too much pro-life propaganda

NEXT TIME: TBD

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Happy 51st wedding anniversary, #AmitabhBachchan and #JayaBachchan ji (03/06/1973).

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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)