2 States (2014)

2 States     Family Drama 8/10

So I have this coworker friend who I introduced Bollywood to, around the time I watched Bang Bang!  Now she is watching them more often than me, and so recommends them to me all the time.  She bought Diwale, so we could watch it together, and now has me watching 2 States.  She even read the book first, so basically she is amazing.  This film is pretty good too.  It's that real, awkward, wedding and family drama, especially poignant to India, but everyone can relate to it.  It's about how marriage is not just about two people in love, but about the uniting of two families and two cultures.

Dilwale (2015)

Diwale     Romance Action Comedy 7/10

This was maybe not the most cohesively put together film, but it made up for it in the special effects and definitely in the music and visuals.  There was a lot going on with this film story-wise, but since it was an action film it was on the shorter side, leaving only the bare minimum for story telling.  So this is not about the couples falling in love, its about what happened after, and history repeating itself, and then fates crossing again.

PK (2015)

Comedy 8/10

Like all Aamir Khan movies, this one is socially charge and full of meaning while still being cute, funny, and full of the feels.  In this story it takes an alien, with all sincerity and taking things literal to question why so much crap happens in the name of religion.  His earnest, sincere heart teaching everyone a lesson in love and the nature of God.

Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013)

Romantic Comedy: 7/10

So we have a playboy and a human rights activist who are in love.  Sounds like an amazing opposites attract type deal.  And it is.  What is better is that it is more than just her teaching him to be less of a loser, she learns too.  It is about learning, growing, and giving a shiz, and we have two great actors to portray all this character development, Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor.

Pardes (1997)

Drama 4/10

I love my India.  Let's sing that song a million and one times.  I love my India.  Let's brainwash us all by singing this 10 minute song at least 5 times in the movie!  Haha, well, this was made to celebrate the independence day or whatever it's called there and it is ridiculous.  It is clearly meant to promote patriotism and all that, but they do it by demonizing America a bit, which is sad.  It is interesting though, because it is like the opposite of DDLJ, as it is the Indian girl goes to America instead of the London girl goes to India, and the jerk fiance is American instead of Indian.  Shahrukh still gets beat up again before the same dad decides that he is the right one for the girl.

Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011)

Romantic Comedy: 7/10

So after figuring out that Katrina Kaif wasn't that bad (I hated her in Jab Tak Hai Jaan) and wanting to give Imran Khan another chance she I knew he had to be better than I Hate Love Stories, I finally decided to watch Mere Brother Ki Dulhan.  It was exactly what a needed.  A good, actually funny romantic comedy.  I mean, it had good relationship development and angsty love triangle without it being dumb, awkward, or bad, and that is hard to find.

Bang Bang! (2014)

Action Comedy: 8/10

This is Knight and Day, Bollywood style.  I liked it better than Knight and Day (which I liked okay) but maybe that is because Hrithik Roshan is a million times sexier than Tom Cruise.  Just saying.  I also liked the adaptations that made it more pertinent to a Bollywood, such as the Hope Diamond being stolen and the importance of family, etc.  I mean there was a little of that in the original, but not as much as this one.  Not Bollywood cry style anyway.

Band Baaja Baaraat (2010)

Romantic Comedy: 5/10

Well, I wasn't really expecting much from this show.  It looked cheesy.  But that's not always a bad thing.  But I was disappointed in the ending.  The first half was ok, but when everything went dramatic and they were fighting all the time, it was not so fun.  Then the ending didn't make up for that crap enough.  So it's ok, but it's not my favorite.  I do have to admit that it was just me being picky about immaturity that wasn't addressed that made me like it less.  I wanted to see more growth.

Dhoom 2 (2006)

Action Comedy 5/10

Everyone told me that Dhoom 2 was better than Dhoom.  Well that's just not true.  They are pretty much exactly the same.  I am really glad that I watched Dhoom first though, because it definitely made Dhoom 2 better.  Especially with Ali's daydream jokes.  The only think that makes this one better is Hrithik Freakin' Roshan, who consequently might be one of the sexiest men alive.

Dhoom (2004)

Action Comedy 5/10

What did I just watch?  From the "Dirty Dancing" song at the beginning to the absolutely ridiculous over-the-top action scenes at the end, this show was just "what?"  Basically it's like Fast and Furious meets like Ocean's 11, only not even as good as either of those.

Chennai Express (2013)

When I first started this movie, I was worried, because Rahul (Shahrukh Khan) was such a stupid boy who couldn't even be bothered to fulfill his grandfather's last wish to have his ashes submerged in Rameswaram.  Instead he decides to go to Goa with his friends and dump his grandfather there.  So he hops on the Chennai Express, which doesn't go to Rameswaram. 

Wake Up Sid (2009)

 
This movie was surprisingly boring.  It was still cute and meaningful, but so boring.  It was very slow paced, and also not a lot happened.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)

 
So my friend lizabreff has finally found her Bollywood Boyfriend in Ranbir Kapoor.  He is a tall sexy dude, so I can only understand this.  I have always been impressed with him since I watched Barfi! and this movie is just more reasons to love him.

Ghajini (2008)

 
So, so, so, so, so good.  I watched this with my little sister, who isn't into psychological thrillers and intense actions films, and even she liked it.  She liked the happy parts way more than the intense parts, but she couldn't help but keep watching.  Aamir Khan is that amazing. 

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)

 After the success of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham with the whole star studded cast, I broke down and watched this one, which I had been debating for a while because while I love all these actors, the plot seemed not cool.  Basically this movie is about adultery.  Yep, kinda hard to like this one. 

Aladin (2009)

 
A Bollywood retelling of Aladdin?  Let's do this.  Actually, it's not actually the literally story of Aladdin, which is what makes it so great.  It's just based on the story of Aladdin with a modern day Bollywood twist.  Also it had Amitabh Bachchan as the genie so I couldn't resist.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)

I couldn't not watch this show.  It's got Shahrukh, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor,  Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.  Seriously good popular actors.  It was a statement of the importance of family, love, and against social classes and stubbornness.

Jab We Met (2007)

This movie was delightful.  I wanted to show my little brother a Bollywood, since he already likes other genres that I love (such as K-dramas and Kung Fu movies).  We just decided on this one because it was in my queue on Netflix and we wanted something cheerful cause he was feeling meh that day.  I always love Shahid Kapoor and although his hair wasn't as sexy in this one, every time he smiles it makes up for that.

My Name is Khan (2010)

 
This one took a while for me to watch because it is a 9/11 movie.  I kept wanting to watch it because I love Shahrukh and Kajol and people kept recommending it to me, but didn't want to watch a sad 9/11 type deal.  This movie is great.  It's not so much about 9/11 as it is about the racism that followed 9/11.

Cocktail (2012)

I awaited this to come on to video in the US ever since I saw a preview for it, so like since it came out.  I wanted to watch it because Saif Ali Khan and it looked funny.  It did not disappoint me.  It is a strangely typical yet random film.  It's obviously a romcom love triangle type deal, but while it follows the predictable, it's still surprised me several times.  Also, it's only have romance and the other half is focused on friends and loyalty.