Dulaara, or, that sexy pants guy

Dulaara is why we have Meri Pant Bhi Sexy.

I can’t find a subtitled version on youtube, but the primary lyrics go something like

“I am so irresistible, all the girls love me, etc. etc.,”

“BECAUSE. . . My pants are sexy, my shirt is sexy, my hair is sexy, my walk* is sexy, my handkerchief is sexy toooooo.”

*so far as I can tell, whenever a Hindi song rhapsodizes about the qualities of anyone’s “chal”, they do in fact mean the person’s butt.

Also, you can’t tell from the youtube version, but Govinda’s sexy shirt has little mesh cut-out panels for extra sexy.

Anyway, this song is reason enough to watch the movie. If you haven’t seen it yet, you are MISSING OUT. It’s Govinda-riffic. It’s 90s-tastic. It is spectacular*.

*My roommates, who were alternately horrified and amused by this movie, complained, but since they kept coming back to see more, it’s hard to take them seriously.

Wanted: not even trying to review this

Sometimes, I watch a movie with lots of expectations, and it falls short. Sometimes, I don’t expect anything, and I’m pleasantly surprised. And sometimes, all I want is a movie where there are female characters who exist for reasons besides being constantly threatened with rape. This was not it.

See all the awesome in this picture? It lies. Don't watch this movie. 

Wanted seemed like just the thing. Salman, beating people up! Something flashy that did well at the box office!. The song after the opening fight scene is an energetic, silly dance number, with special appearances from Anil Kapoor, Govinda, and Prabhudeva (who directed).

Wanted is a remake of the Telugu movie Pokiri, which I have absolutely zero interest in seeing now. Salman Khan plays a generic badass-for-hire, who frequently and dramatically beats people up. Ayesha Takia is the love interest, who has her own problems with a creepy-ass policeman stalker. The characters have names, but I don’t remember and I’d rather not watch the movie again to find them out. Ayesha and Salman are pretty adorable together. It’s hilarious to watch her get more pushy and outspoken as she spends more time with Salman’s bad-ass character. It’s just too bad it’s so rapey. Go watch Bodyguard instead. It’s also terrible, but much more watchable and plus Salman loses his shirt to a fire hose.

Also, Ayesha as Madhubala in an appliance store. Honestly, the first 20 minutes are worth it for the fight scene, this meet-cute, and the Jalwa song.