#bollywood songs

[why-this-kolaveri-di]

Me honest reaction after watching cool-phool people of Tumblr: 🌹

ben-10 ke ghar se bahar bhi nikalna chord diya hai... 🥹 😂

[chand-ki-priyatama]

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

[thatstolenpayal]

agar tum saath ho has a lot more listeners than matargashti

and i thought over this for like 30 mins

[dosa-sambhar]

SRK said enough about men

ended patriarchy

[creatinganewwlife]

There's something undeniably special about Kailash Kher's music, particularly the way he captures the essence of a woman's perspective in love. Listening to his songs feels like being truly seen and understood. The vulnerability, the intensity, the all-encompassing joy that comes with loving someone completely.

Thank you, Kailash Kher

You’re healing countless hearts:)

[janaknandini-singh999]

The two voices in my head are:

"kehte hain khuda ne iss jahan mein sabhi ke liye kisi na kisi ko hain banaya har kisi ke liye" chhotu sa hopeless romantic vs "HAR KISIKOOO NAHI MILTAAA YAHAAAN PYAAAAAAARRR ZINDAGI MEINNN" I'll die single YAAR

[zindagi-se-darte-ho]

Interesting Topics to Research On for Bored AF People (desi version)

The Bengal Sultanate

Dominance of taka in Silk Route Trade

Tibetan Buddhism

Chamba Rumal

Pashupati Seal

Zeb-un-nissa Begum

Rasa theory of Natyashastra

Gargi-Yajnavalkya Dialogue

Saraswati (River and Goddess)

Rudraveena

Atman-Brahman Relation and Mahavakyas

70's Bollywood fashion

Paintings of Raja Ravi Varma

Dhrupad

History of Chai/Cha

Mother Goddess Mohenjo Daro

Chanakya

Prakrit Language

Baro-Bhuiyan

Chicankari

Brajabuli

Tantra

Shipton–Tilman Nanda Devi expeditions

Banaras

Annamalaiyar Temple

Chola Dynasty

Pala Empire

Terracotta Temples of Bengal

[seedhe-pahad-se]

In english we say "after meeting you i am happier" BUT in bollywood we say

"Tumse milke dil ka hai jo haal kya kaheee

Hogya hai kaisa ye kamaal kya kahe"

[mxsakali]

Right person, not enough time.

[aahanna]

I am at an age where I'm discovering the double meanings behind old songs, and my jaw drops every time.

[why-this-kolaveri-di]

My whole life can be summarised with one single statement... Samosa ho gaya hoon...

send help.

[wojosubahjaldinahiuthti]

main toh desi hoon, what is 'i miss you'

'aankhon se choo loon ki baahein tarasti hai, dil ne pukara hai haan, ab toh chale aao' ye bolne pe hi baat banegi

[thatstolenpayal]

aadmi sochta kya hai? hota kya hai? kitne shikve kitni shikayatein, kitne saalon se jo sawaal dabaaye rakhe hai, sab pyar banke beh gaya, firdaus, us ek lafz ne hisaab kar diya mera

“mujhe to laga tha tum azaad karoge” “khud se azaadi toh sirf maut de sakti hai, ya phir ishq”

agar meri kismat me sirf khaak likha hai, mujhe qubool hai, agar yeh hi meri aakhri aah hai, mujhe qubool hai, qubool hai, qubool hai

kuch cheezein apni jagah pe hi theek rehti hai, door se dekh lo, aankhen sek lo, haath lagao toh gaayab ho jaati hai

“aankhen kaabu me rakho, zubaan apne aap mithi ho jaayegi”

“pehli baar jab tumhe dekha tha firdaus, bomb fatt gaya tha seene me, ek ek cheez tumhari yaad hai mujhe, tumhara scarf, tumhari kahaniyon ki kitaab, wo lambi chaudi ajgar jaisi ghaati, chinar ka lal, wo ek ek din jo maine roz jiya hai”

fitoor, 2016

[rrcraft-and-lore]

Monkey Man and why I loved the heck out of it

At it's core, it's a Bollywood flick presented to the West with familiar nods to previous action films - I definitely picked up hints of Tony Jaa's influence on Asian action flicks throughout.

It's heavily focused on police corruption, something commented a lot about in India, and here, more importantly, Indian films. Just like America has its love affair with mobster flicks, Bollywood has a long history featuring films that showcase police corruption, sometimes tied into political extremism, fanatical or greedy religious leaders, and Monkey Man comments on all this as well and pays nods to that commonality. We've got televangelists and religious leaders in the states funnelling money, preaching prosperity gospel, and using it to influence politics and fund lavish lifestyles here.

Monkey Man shows this happening in India, and is filled with Indian culture and symbolism through out. The focus on Hanuman, the god and one worshiped by the strong, chaste, wrestlers, champions, and fighters. It's a common thing to have a household deity if you will. Some families might choose to focus worship on Ganesh, others Hanuman, some might do Mata Rani or Lakshmi. Here, it's the divine Vanara (monkey people race) - one of the Chiranjivi - immortals/forever-lived.

Hanuman. Themes of rebirth, common in South Asian history and mythology are present from Kid being a ringer, beat up fighter getting whooped for money to being reborn and facing his trauma through a ritual/meditate process that I don't want to get too much into to not spoil the movie. Post that, he begins his own self alchemy to really become the true Monkey Man. Nods to Ramayama, and an unapologetically Indian story featuring dialogues throughout in Hindi - don't worry, there are subtitles.

And of course a love for action flicks before it, all the way back to Bruce Lee. A beautiful use tbh of an autorickshaw (and you might know them as tuk-tuks in Thailand) which are popular in India with an added kick...I swear, that thing had to be modified with a hayabusa motor. Which is an actual thing people do - modding those dinky rickshaws with motorcycle engines, and considering they weigh nothing at all, they can REALLY FLY once you do that.

Monkey Man brings to the big screen other elements of India people might not know about, such as the gender non conforming and trans community that has a long history in India, presenting them as action stars as they go up against a system of corrupt elites oppressing part of the city, marginalized communities, and minority voices as depicted in the film. I'm not sure if people are going to get all of that without having the context, but I love that it does it without holding anyone's hands.

It's a fun action flick to see in the age of superhero films, and I say that as an obvious superhero/sff nerd. Also loved that Dev included a little bit about Hanuman's own story in the film, and the loss of his powers - almost mirrored by Kid's own loss of self/skills, strength until he confronts his trauma and is reborn, and in fact, remade (not necessarily the same). Also, the use of music was brilliant, including one scene with a tabla (the paired hand drums of south asia) - and Indian music is central to Indian stories.

This is a culture with evidence going back to the Paleolithic with cave murals showing art of Indian dance nearly 30,000 years ago. Yeah, that far back. As well as Mesolithic period art depicting musical instruments such as gongs, lyres, and more.

Indian music is some of the earliest we can find that has high developed beat and rhythm structures such as 5, 7, 9 and now the extremely common and known 4/4 and 3/4 - which so much of Western music is built upon. The foundations and experimentation of/in Jazz. John Coltrane and John Cage were heavily inspired by Indian music and incorporated a lot from it into their works. And Monkey Man blends Eastern and Western music through the narrative as comfortably as it does an Indian story in a very familiar Western accessible structure.

Dev did a wonderful job. And thanks to Jordan Peele for bringing it to screens.

[creatinganewwlife]

Tu haathon mei toh hai mere, hai kyu nahi lakeeron mei?

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तू हाथों में तो है मेरे, है क्यों नहीं लकीरों में?

[janaknandini-singh999]

He's so ✨babygirl✨