#film: raees

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RAEES AND KALANK ARE BACK ON SPOTIFY I REPEAT RAEES AND KALANK ARE BACK ON SPOTIFY

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RAEES (2017, dir. Rahul Dholakia)

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Suri aur taani ki prem kahani ❤

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Movie Raees Bollyflix

Raees is not only an attractive entertaining film but also a meaningful work of art. With a stellar cast and an engaging storyline, Raees is one of the most watchable Bollywood movies

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Shah Rukh Khan Biki bio : बॉलीवुड के बादशाह" की यात्रा

Shah Rukh Khan Wiki bio: शाहरुख खान: “बॉलीवुड के बादशाह” की यात्रा,शाहरुख खान, जिन्हें अक्सर “बॉलीवुड का बादशाह” कहा जाता है, भारतीय फिल्म उद्योग में सबसे प्रतिष्ठित और प्रभावशाली अभिनेताओं में से एक हैं। 2 नवंबर, 1965 को नई दिल्ली, भारत में जन्मे, शाहरुख खान एक वैश्विक घटना बन गए हैं, जिन्होंने अपने करिश्मा, बहुमुखी प्रतिभा और चुंबकीय स्क्रीन उपस्थिति से दर्शकों को मंत्रमुग्ध कर दिया है। यह लेख…

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9 Bollywood films which were banned in Pakistan

​Tere Bin Laden ​Tere Bin Laden ​ Back in 2010, Pakistan banned this movie which was a comedy about a lookalike of Osama Bin Laden. It was stated that the movie featured objectionable content and portrayed the law enforcing agencies in a bad light. Source link

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Jawan: non-spoiler review

A more thoughtful review, now I've had a bit of time to think about it.

Shah Rukh Khan is the heart of the movie, so if you don't like his work, you probably won't like the movie.

Fortunately his performance is strong, and he easily carries it. The plot requires him to flex his range, which he does with confidence and charisma. He's rarely been in better form.

It might be billed as an Atlee film, but it's pretty obvious that this was SRK's dream project, and he put together his dream team to make it. I don't say that to dismiss what Atlee brings to the table, just that this project was clearly being driven by SRK's desire to tick off some of the things remaining on his bucket list. That pays off in a lot of ways, because SRK can afford the best, and that really shows on the screen.

SRK worked hard in Jawan to consolidate that he's an action star now, and he succeeded - I don't think anyone would argue it anymore. However, he didn't throw out all the old hooks. His scenes with Deepika Padukone are classic SRK, and so are the dance numbers. Zinda Banda in particular was a highlight. The song is an earworm, and the dance itself is both a spectacle given the number of dancers, and yet simple enough that even I could do it, with a bit of practice. The perfect crowdpleaser.

I don't want to spoil the biggest twist for you if you haven't seen the film yet, so I can't talk about my favourite aspect of SRK's performance in detail. I'll just say that for the last few years, he's been at his best when playing his real age, and that's true in Jawan as well.

There are good things other than SRK. Atlee's direction has all the kineticism of southern Indian cinema, and it's a spectacle that's a joy to watch on an aesthetic level. The soundtrack is fantastic. The special effects are world class.

I also like that this is mass entertainment that's not pretending to be anything else, but that it still touches on themes that are timely in India at the moment. I watched Raees just a few weeks ago, and there are obvious parallels. It's obvious that not everything along those lines comes from Atlee, even if the southern didacticism is on full display.

I do have one criticism. The plot was ambitious, and I give it points for that. I much prefer an ambitious plot that doesn't always work to a plot-by-numbers like Pathaan. However, Jawan's plotting sprawls all over the screen. That's sometimes a feature rather than a bug. It helped the film avoid some of the more obvious cliches. For example, I liked that the bad-guy's Evil Habit ended up not playing out in the way you'd expect. Anything that subverts a cliche is good with me. On the other hand, the plot was weaker than it needed to be. For instance, in a movie with so many women characters, I wanted more of them in the final act. There was still enough momentum to carry me to the end, but the ending was weaker than the rest of the film. Just a bit more cleverness in that final fight, tying it more effectively to the larger plot strands, would have made a big difference.

It was still a really great time, and I'm looking forward to seeing it again. I hope they do make a sequel. I would happily watch more of SRK in this 'verse.

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put my Bollywood playlist on shuffle today and it brought up Ajab Si and Saanson Ke one after the other and i went through every stage of grief that is f*cking imaginable and back again

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Chak De and SRK

(A couple of months ago, for the 15th anniversary of Chak De, I wrote this article for a publication. It was commissioned, edited and published, but it was taken down the same day. The editor told me it was “technical glitch” but now, it’s been 2.5 months and the glitch hasn’t been sorted. In the meantime, I’ve heard of other writers’ work being taken down from that site if it spoke about minority oppression.). 

When I first watched Chak De! India 15 years ago, one of the things that instinctively bothered me, though I was too young to articulate it then, was that when Kabir Khan and his mother leave their home, amidst the accusation of being a ‘gaddar’, no neighbour or friend is standing up for them. Is there no one in their mohalla who they were friends with, I wondered? Wouldn’t someone miss them? And wouldn’t they silently, if not publicly, ask the others to be more kind? 

Fifteen years later, I know the answer. They wouldn’t. We wouldn’t. 

As I sit down to write this, the news coming in from everywhere is proof that nothing much has changed in the last 15 years. Things only seem to have become worse. I read on Twitter that the Indian Women’s hockey team has lost the Commonwealth Games Semi-Finals to Australia 3-0 in a penalty shootout. Fifteen years on, Indian women’s hockey is notoriously neglected. Gender discrimination is rampant. And, of course, Muslims are still perceived as enemies of the state. 

No one knows this better than Shah Rukh Khan. 

Chak De! India was a story of the quintessential underdog triumph. It wasn’t just the triumph of a women’s team over the dismal conditions and mentality of families, media, and fans. It was as much (if not more) the triumph of their Muslim coach in his attempt to prove his patriotism. 

Chak De has achieved cult status in the country. There are still memes referencing 70 minutes of crucial and intense time. The title song became a national sports anthem, and the dialogues are a part of everyday life. The brawl scene in Mcdonald's became an example of implicit brand placements, mentioned in B-schools and quizzes. “Ja Dikha de apne launde ko” was a mantra of female solidarity. There’s a lot to celebrate about Chak De and the impact it has had on our pop culture over the decade and a half. A sports film par excellence, it doesn’t lose its thrill even with multiple rewatchings. And, of course, Shah Rukh is gorgeous. 

It also marks one of the first times he truly embraced his Muslim identity on screen. (Sure, he played a Muslim in Hey Ram, but that never captured people’s imagination the way Chak De did). In Chak de, the Muslim identity is a crucial part of the plot, and it is emphasized with the references to his name, his betrayal, and his religious/inspirational chants. SRK goes on to play the Muslim protagonist in multiple films after this — My Name is Khan, Dear Zindagi, Raees, and the upcoming Pathan. 

In 2017, journalist Rana Ayub said about SRK in an article on NDTV, “In a country where it is rare to find a Muslim or a Christian character as the lead in films, with minorities usually reduced to caricatures and stereotypes, the fact that the biggest star plays a Muslim in three simultaneous films (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Dear Zindagi, Raees) is a strong message to a country, a rebellion that needs to be noticed and lauded.” 

This week, we have another movie releasing by two superstars: one a Muslim man, one married to a Muslim man, with children named after rulers who happen to be Muslim- Taimur and Jehangir. Calls to boycott the movie grow louder, the posters and WhatsApp messages about the same more and more disgusting. Aamir Khan has declared that he loves India. Of course, we need to wear our patriotism on our sleeves. Whether it is with a birth certificate or with the shouting of slogans, with the display of the National Flag or standing up in the movie hall when the anthem is played, we are all being asked to prove our patriotism again and again and again. No one more than Muslims in India. 

If you are a privileged Muslim actor in India, you can continue making movies worth 100 crores that will face threats of boycott, and maybe your family members will end up in jail for months on flimsy charges. For a regular ordinary Muslim person, you might get lynched if you are suspected of eating a certain kind of meat. 

In the final scenes of Chak De! India, the team overcomes all kinds of external and internal challenges to defeat the favourites, Australia, and win the tournament. Yet, it is not just the journey of the women who have faced gender stereotypes, family pressure, anger issues, and race and language discrimination. It is as much a journey of their Muslim coach, who will finally make it back ‘home’ where he was labeled a traitor and forced to leave. It is a grim picture that Chak De presents. That nothing will ever be enough to get the kind of acceptance and belonging all citizens of this country should feel. Maybe if you do something as grand as winning a world cup, you might be spared for a few days. 

Maybe. 

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★ Trade experts explain why no Hindi or Pan-Indian film clashes with Salman Khan’s films at the box office: “He’s 100% an ORGANIC star; clashing with him can prove SUICIDAL”!

Nov 7, 2023

Salman Khan’s Diwali release Tiger 3 is nearly a week away and the excitement is tremendous. What’s interesting is that it’ll have a solo release of sorts, as no other Hindi or Pan-India South film is clashing on the same day. In fact, Salman Khan has not faced a clash since 2010. The last time that happened was when his 2009 action super-hit film Wanted was released on the same day as Rani Mukerji-starrer Dil Bole Hadippa.

Dabangg (2010), Ready (2011), Bodyguard (2011), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Dabangg 2 (2012), Jai Ho (2014), Kick (2014), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), Sultan (2016), Tubelight (2017), Race 3 (2018), Bharat (2019), Dabangg 3 (2019) and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (2023) released with no competition. Antim (2021) faced a collision with Satyameva Jayate 2 (2021) but then it didn’t feature the superstar in the lead.

Other stars haven’t been that fortunate. Shah Rukh Khan’s Dilwale (2015) and Raees (2017) were released alongside Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Kaabil (2017) respectively. SRK is at his best position arguably right now and yet, his next film Dunki will have to share screens with Salaar on Christmas 2023. Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha clashed with Akshay Kumar’s Raksha Bandhan last year. Salman’s last few films have not done well and yet, no one is ready to come on the same Friday as him.

We asked trade experts about this rare phenomenon. Trade veteran Taran Adarsh said, “He has a huge following and is a darling of the masses. The business he has generated over a period of time in mass pockets is phenomenal. Though he has had a rough patch, he's the pied piper of Bollywood.”

Trade analyst Atul Mohan, in agreement, exulted, “Salman is a very big hero of the masses. He has always had such a huge fan following; Shah Rukh Khan ka aisa following ab bana hai. Aamir Khan never had such a mass pull. Salman’s craze is one of a kind. Hence, filmmakers are wary of clashing their films with him. Itna bada hero hai, kaun takkar lega iske saath?”

Girish Johar, producer and film business analyst, remarked, “Salman is the only superstar who people want to see on screen. He has the maximum on-screen superstardom out of all the actors. It’s a very critical factor. He’s also not on our social media every time, going to malls, opening ribbons, dancing, etc.”

He continued, “Unfortunately his films have not worked as he hasn’t paid much attention to the storytelling, packaging, direction, etc. He has that power that if he gets these things right, then there’s no stopping him. That’s why many are wary of clashing with him as they know that at least in the opening weekend, their film will get butchered.”

Raj Bansal, the owner of Entertainment Paradise cinema hall in Jaipur, explained, “Salman Khan is an action hero. When no one was doing action, he was the only action excelling in this genre. Somewhere, his confidence shook and he also did non-action films like Tubelight (2017), Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015), etc. Only Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) worked in this regard. But even when his films were gadbad, they still made Rs. 100 crores plus. There was a time when the hit films of Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn did Rs. 100 crores. But Salman’s flop films do Rs. 100 crores even today! And his hit films have done more than Rs. 300 crores. It’s thanks to him that the industry realized the true potential of a Hindi film. Hence, clashing with him can prove suicidal.”

He also said, “He’s 100% an organic star. Even Sunny Deol is.”

Girish Johar added, “If he moulds himself to the sensibilities that cater to his fans and also provides intelligent content, then sky is the limit. I think Tiger 3 will do well. It ticks all the right boxes.”

Taran Adarsh also said along the same lines, “Tiger 3 being a brand and essaying a role that is much-loved, I am sure it’ll have a great run and a huge opener.”

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Mahira Khan Stuns Fans with Latest Photoshoot, Her Elegant Looks Will Mesmerize You

Pakistani actress Mahira Khan, known for her role opposite Shahrukh Khan in the 2017 Bollywood film Raees, has once again captured the hearts of her fans. Though Mahira has been away from Bollywood since her debut, her stunning looks continue to make waves on social media. Her recent photoshoot is no different, with her elegant and stylish outfits making quite the impression on her followers. A…

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Discover the Hottest Sunny Leone: A Look at Her Most Captivating Moments

Sunny Leone, a name that resonates with glamour and allure, has captivated audiences with her dynamic presence and striking beauty. From her early days in the entertainment industry to her current status as a leading actress, Sunny Leone has consistently dazzled with her charm and charisma. If you're looking to explore the Hottest Sunny Leone, you're in for a treat. Let’s dive into what makes her the epitome of glamour and allure.

A Rising Star: The Beginnings of Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone's journey in the entertainment world began with her work in the adult film industry, where she quickly became a prominent figure. Her transition into mainstream Indian cinema was nothing short of remarkable. She made her Bollywood debut with the film Jism 2, and her presence was undeniable. Her bold and fearless approach to her roles set the stage for what would become a career filled with success and admiration.

The Hottest Sunny Leone: Defining Moments

When it comes to the "Hottest Sunny Leone," several moments and projects highlight her scintillating appeal:

Sensational Performances: Sunny Leone's performances in films like Ragini MMS 2 and Ek Paheli Leela showcased her ability to blend glamour with strong acting skills. These roles not only underscored her versatility but also established her as a major star in the Indian film industry.

Iconic Photoshoots: From high-fashion magazine covers to sizzling photoshoots, Sunny Leone's portfolio is filled with images that capture her at her most glamorous. Her ability to convey confidence and allure through the lens has made her a favorite among photographers and fans alike.

Dazzling Red Carpet Appearances: Sunny's appearances at various events and award shows often leave a lasting impression. Her fashion choices, from elegant gowns to chic outfits, always highlight her impeccable style and understanding of haute couture.

Why Sunny Leone Stands Out

What sets Sunny Leone apart in the crowded world of entertainment is her unique blend of beauty, talent, and resilience. Her journey from adult films to mainstream Bollywood demonstrates her ability to reinvent herself while staying true to her essence. This adaptability, combined with her undeniable star power, makes her one of the most compelling figures in contemporary cinema.

The Future of Sunny Leone

As Sunny Leone continues to evolve as an actress and a public figure, fans can anticipate even more exciting projects and appearances. Her commitment to her craft and her fearless approach to new challenges ensure that she will remain a significant and influential presence in the industry.

Sunny Leone's name is synonymous with allure and charisma. As one of the most captivating stars in the entertainment industry, she has enchanted audiences with her beauty, talent, and distinctive style. For those seeking to explore the "Hottest Sunny Leone," here’s an exclusive look at what makes her a true icon of glamour.

The Evolution of a Star

Sunny Leone’s rise to fame is a story of transformation and resilience. Her journey from her early career in the adult film industry to becoming a prominent Bollywood actress is a testament to her versatility and determination. Each phase of her career has contributed to her current status as a dazzling star, embodying the essence of glamour in everything she does.

Iconic Moments of the Hottest Sunny Leone

Stunning Music Videos: Sunny Leone’s music videos have consistently set the screen ablaze. Tracks like “Laila Main Laila” from Raees and “Baby Doll” from Ragini MMS 2 showcase her electrifying dance moves and magnetic presence. These videos not only highlight her dance prowess but also her ability to command attention with sheer charisma.

Jaw-Dropping Fashion Statements: Sunny Leone’s fashion sense is a blend of elegance and boldness. From couture gowns to stylish casual wear, her fashion choices always make headlines. Her red carpet appearances, such as at the Filmfare Awards, demonstrate her knack for choosing outfits that complement her dynamic persona.

Memorable Magazine Covers: Appearing on the covers of leading fashion magazines, Sunny Leone has consistently impressed with her striking looks. Her magazine features often present her as the epitome of modern glamour, capturing her in a way that reflects both sophistication and sensuality.

The Secret Behind Her Charm

What makes Sunny Leone stand out is her blend of confidence, grace, and authenticity. Unlike many stars who rely solely on their looks, Leone brings a refreshing mix of charisma and talent to her roles. Her willingness to embrace different facets of her personality, whether in glamorous roles or more serious parts, sets her apart in the competitive world of entertainment.

Looking Ahead: The Future of Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone's journey is far from over. With numerous upcoming projects and her continuous evolution as an actress and public figure, she remains a significant force in the industry. Her future endeavors promise to bring even more dazzling moments and captivating performances.

The Making of a Star

Sunny Leone, born Karenjit Kaur Vohra, began her career in the adult film industry before transitioning to Bollywood. Her entry into mainstream Indian cinema was marked by her debut in Jism 2 (2012), which established her as a serious actress with star potential. Since then, she has successfully navigated the challenges of the film industry, showcasing her versatility and charm.

Defining the Hottest Sunny Leone Moments

Breakthrough Performances: Sunny Leone’s role in Jism 2 was more than just a film debut; it was a statement of her entry into Bollywood. Her performances in films like Ragini MMS 2 and Ek Paheli Leela further cemented her status. Each role allowed her to explore different aspects of her acting abilities, all while maintaining her signature allure.

Captivating Music Videos: Sunny Leone’s music videos are some of the hottest in the industry. The song “Laila Main Laila” from the film Raees and “Baby Doll” from Ragini MMS 2 are prime examples of her ability to captivate with dance and sensuality. Her performances in these videos are energetic, and her chemistry with the camera is palpable, making these tracks memorable.

Fashion Icons: Sunny Leone’s fashion sense is a crucial part of her public persona. Her red carpet appearances often feature stunning gowns and bold choices that make headlines. At events like the Filmfare Awards and various fashion weeks, she consistently wears outfits that showcase her sophisticated style and fashion-forward thinking.

Magazine Covers and Editorials: Sunny Leone has graced the covers of many top fashion magazines, including Vogue India and Maxim. These magazine features often capture her at her most glamorous, presenting her in a way that highlights her beauty and elegance. The editorials are a testament to her versatility as a model and her ability to embody a range of styles.

Public Appearances and Endorsements: Beyond films and photoshoots, Sunny Leone’s public appearances and endorsements add to her allure. Her work with brands and participation in high-profile events showcase her as a trendsetter and a figure of contemporary glamour.

Why Sunny Leone Continues to Dazzle

Sunny Leone’s success is not just about her physical beauty; it’s about her ability to connect with audiences through her performances and public presence. Her journey from a different industry to becoming a beloved actress is a testament to her talent and perseverance. Leone’s ability to balance glamour with genuine talent ensures that she remains a relevant and influential figure in entertainment.

The Future of Sunny Leone

As Sunny Leone continues to build her career, fans can look forward to more exciting projects and public appearances. Her commitment to her craft and her ability to reinvent herself while staying true to her unique style guarantee that she will continue to be a prominent figure in the industry.

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