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This song has plenty of good camera work. i particularly like the final shot here where ranbir and shraddha move in normal time whereas the background is slow-mo-ed I wonder how they accomplished that? Surely the background dancers were not asked to actually dance in slow mo?

I had no idea until I came across this comparison.

Vir Hirani played Short Circuit, the little kid from Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. who shared a few memorable scenes with Arshad Warsi.

Fast forward more than 20 years, and he's now playing Pedro in Pritam and Pedro, acting alongside Arshad once again.

It's one of those small full-circle moments lol. Going from being a child artist in one of the most iconic comedy films to becoming Arshad's co-star years later is pretty wholesome.

Whenever people discuss Ranbir Kapoor's best director collaborations, it's usually Imtiaz Ali or Ayan Mukerji that dominate the conversation. But I honestly think the Ranbir Kapoor–Anurag Basu combo deserves to be in that same discussion, if not even higher.

They've made only two films together, Barfi! and Jagga Jasoos, but both are incredibly ambitious and showcase Ranbir's range as an actor.

Barfi! is widely regarded as one of his finest performances, while Jagga Jasoos, despite being a box office flop, is a unique Disney-style musical adventure that's visually creative, heartfelt, and unlike anything Bollywood usually attempts. Over time, it has gained a loyal fan following.

I also feel these two films proved that Ranbir could do much more than romantic or coming-of-age roles. They pushed him into challenging,

What's your thoughts? Let's discuss..

A movie that has aged well and honestly holds up much better than I remembered. What surprised me the most is that amidst all the larger-than-life roles Salman Khan has portrayed, this is one of his peak performances where he truly excelled. A simple story about failure, regret, and second chances.

The first half flies by. Sultan and Aarfa's journey, along with the wrestling backdrop of Haryana, makes the film feel grounded and deeply rooted. The romance works, the humour lands, the emotional moments hit, and you genuinely get invested in Sultan's world.

The second half proceeds really well until the MMA fight sequences, where it becomes slightly formulaic, although it doesn't hamper the movie in any way. Still, unlike many sports dramas where the matches are the only attraction, Sultan works because the emotional stakes are strong. Kudos to the writing and an even stronger Salman Khan performance, which keeps you invested even outside the ring.

Credit rightfully goes to Salman for how vulnerable he allowed himself to look. The character is arrogant, selfish, broken, and often his own worst enemy. This is easily one of Salman's best performances of his career.

Anushka Sharma is excellent too. Aarfa isn't written as your typical girl-next-door love interest. She is a character driven by her own ambitions, with her own flaws and reasons for walking away.

Randeep Hooda and Kumud Mishra both are excellent in their roles, while Amit Sadh, although having a smaller role does well.

Also special mention to Vishal-Shekhar for the amazing music. Jag Ghoomeya, Baby Ko Bass Pasand, Bulleya and Sultan title track are still some songs that people listen to today.

Looking back, I think this is one of those times when the box office numbers were fully justified, as Sultan became a phenomenon upon release. Not only in India, but it also went on to do excellent business overseas.

This one definitely stands tall among the works of Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, and I would say even Ali Abbas Zafar. Its heart is in the right place. It isn't perfect, but it genuinely works as a story of failure and redemption through Sultan Ali Khan.

Not his biggest cultural phenomenon, but this is one of Salman's most iconic characters. And honestly, one of the most well-made mainstream sports dramas Bollywood has produced.

I have 14 tracks on the album, created with a lot of love and care, ranging across a huge selection of genres, from jazz fusion (Uth Gaye Gawando Yaar) to big band cabaret (Alpha Q) to Kaun Hai Woh, which you guys have showered so much love on, to a wedding song (Myuchal Fund) to even a techno-qawwali song with gibberish (Murjha Gaya).

We are up against a behemoth, as you well know, and I hope you guys can give the album a chance. It has something for everyone and I truly believe you will enjoy it.

Thank you! :)

Youtube link for album

India… “world’s largest democracy”… what a joke.

A macho boy in ladies vs Ricky Bahl..

Poetic in lootera

Representing a maratha raj in Bajirao Mastani

Then The cruel Alauddin Khilji in padmavat

Dil dhadakne do...gully boy...83

And obviously Dhurandhar, his greatest success.

The range is really insane.

I've seen this guy as a background dancer in so many Bollywood songs. I just wanted to know his name or Instagram so I could follow him. I also wanted to learn more about him.

This is easily my favorite scene in the entire film. Everything about it just works. Also, the actor who played Rashid was absolutely top notch and delivered one of the most memorable performances in the movie. His expressions, dialogue delivery, and screen presence were so natural that he completely owned every moment he was on screen.

And then there's RGV's direction. He handled the scene brilliantly!

Personally I have never seen any movie of his where I didn't enjoy him in, there are always varying quality but he always stands out.

Best example: https://youtu.be/gq4KwosLPPo?si=PyHaB-65BbamVMzM

He is saying the most horrible stuff ever but he says with so so much conviction that you almost accidentally feel like you should root for him, even though he is a main villain.

I just finished watching Satluj (formerly Punjab 95), and I’m still trying to process it. Films like this ones quietly stay with you long after the credits roll.
It’s inspired by the life of Jaswant Singh Khalra, a man who chose truth over fear at a time when doing so came at an unimaginable cost. The film isn’t just about one individual; it’s about countless voices that were silenced and the courage it takes to stand up for people who can no longer speak for themselves.
What makes this film even more powerful is the journey it had to take before reaching us. Director Honey Trehan spent years fighting to release it after facing demands for over a hundred cuts. Instead of letting the story be diluted, he kept fighting until it could finally be seen in its complete form on OTT.
That persistence feels meaningful. Not because a film finally got released, but because some stories deserve to be told exactly as they are.
Watching Satluj felt less like watching a movie and more like witnessing a piece of history that refused to be buried.

P.S. The thoughts are mine. I just took ChatGPT’s help to arrange them better and put into words what I was feeling.

Was watching Durandhar the revenge and found they forgot to remove Fasttag 😅😅.

I honestly think the YRF Spy Universe had the potential to become something really special, but they focused too much on making every movie bigger instead of making every character unique.

A cinematic universe shouldn't just be about crossing over actors, it should be about crossing over characters that are so different from each other that you genuinely can't wait to see them interact. Right now, if you really think about it, Tiger, Pathaan and Kabir all end up feeling like different versions of the same elite spy. They're all incredibly skilled, all have the same end goal of saving the country and most of their personality comes from one-liners and action scenes. The differences are there on paper, but they rarely feel meaningful.

Tiger is actually the one character I wouldn't change much. He's the old-school field agent who's been through everything and values relationships over blind duty. He already has a clear identity. Also can't give much charector to salman khan he would still be salman khan

Pathaan is where I'd make the biggest changes. The movie briefly hinted that he wasn't in his physical prime anymore, but then immediately forgot about it. I'd fully commit to that idea. Make him older, heavily injured and no longer the best fighter. Instead of punching his way through every problem, make him the smartest guy in the room. A genius inventor who builds gadgets, explosives and crazy plans to solve impossible missions.

The story should have focused with him making a unit made up of physically broken agents that everyone else has written off. People with prosthetics, old injuries or disabilities who are considered "finished" by the system. They're the team that gets sent on missions nobody else wants because, in the eyes of the agency, they're already expendable. That immediately gives Pathaan a completely different role in the universe.

Even his missions would be different and interesting in each sequel

Kabir is probably the biggest missed opportunity for me. The relationship between him and Khalid should've been the entire focus of the first movie instead of something rushed for the dumbest twist ever.

Spend the whole film showing Khalid trying to earn Kabir's trust through training and missions because Kabir killed his father and can never fully trust him. Slowly build that mentor-student relationship until they genuinely feel like family. Then end the movie with them finally trusting each other, but suddenly kabir is the one turning traitor.

The next film is where everything falls apart. It is revealed Kabir uncovered a shadow organisation operating inside Indian intelligence and goes rogue, forcing Khalid to hunt down the one man he respects the most. It would be chase movie with kabir trying to uncover the shadow organisation while khalid is chasing him

They can end the trilogy when they defeat it but the main focus would be to show a side of being a spy that is on the run kinda like winter Soldier but keeping the emotional focus the khalid and kabir relationship centered around trust and loyalty

Alpha is the one I'd completely reinvent. I wouldn't even make her a spy. I'd make her an assassin who was kidnapped as a child and raised in labs to become the perfect weapon. She has no social life, no friends, no understanding of what a normal childhood even looks like. Her entire existence revolves around getting the approval of the man who raised her, even though he only sees her as proof that his experiment worked.

Like that was the most interesting part of it but they didn't even give it a minute to explore and creating charector that we would love to see interact than just actors in each others movies

There are many such concepts that the universe introduces but then nose dives into stupid 80s cliche of plastic surgery twin sisters separated at birth etc