#honestly my favorite thing about kaabil was how they put no effort into hiding hrithik's two right thumbs

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Bollywood Movies Part CLV

After his wife Supriya (Yami Gautam) is fridged, Rohan (Hrithik Roshan), a blind man, vows retribution on Amit (Rohit Roy) and Wasim (Sahidur Rahman), who harmed her, and Amit’s politician brother Madhavrao Shellar (Ronit Roy) who covered it up. 

TW for movie: rape, suicide. Kaabil is a very regressive film and the story is horrible. Supriya exists only to be fridged, and much of Rohan’s revenge doesn’t make sense when thought about logically. I did enjoy the romance, but that’s quickly overshadowed by the rest of the movie. Favorite songs are Mon Amour and Kaabil Hoon. Neither song has subtitles.

In Gujarat, a state where prohibition is enforced, Raees (Shah Rukh Khan) rises to power in the ‘90s by bootlegging. In the process, he invites the attention of the zealous IPS officer Majmudar (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) who works to bring Raees down.

Raees is a film filled with drama, action, fun, and romance. Though a bit long, it was a very enjoyable watch. Shah Rukh Khan is wonderful as the loveable criminal Raees, and Mahira Khan is magnificent as his wife Aasiya who, against the genre tropes, helps him with the business. However, Nawazuddin Siddiqui steals the show, especially when he shows off his Michael Jackson moves. Favorite songs are Udi Udi Jaye, Dhingana/Ghammar Ghammar (featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Michael Jackson moves), and Enu Naam Che Raees. None of the songs have subtitles.

After Priya (Priya Anand) is possessed by a dybbuk, her husband Ranjan (Prithviraj Sukumaran) enlists the help of Rabbi Marques (Sujith Shankar) to rid her of it. 

Ezra could have been a good film if the filmmakers had done proper research for it. The ending is a bit of a cop-out, but the worst thing about the film is its portrayal of Jews and Judaism, even though the movie hinges on it. It was ill-informed at best, and nearing blood libel at the worst parts. The actors did give good performances with what they were given, but I (as a Jew) am seriously offended by what they were given. The milder offenses range from having the rabbis wear robes like Catholic priests with unfortunate long haired wigs, to wearing the tallit completely wrong, to having spoken Hebrew that was sometimes recognizable and sometimes complete gibberish. The worst offenses were portraying Kabbalah as a black magic and having a father murder his child and a non-Jew to make the son into a dybbuk to wreak destruction on the non-Jews. I did not enjoy watching Ezra. Favorite song is Lailakame (no subtitles) which has nothing I find offensive in it.