Saif Ali Khan double feature
Recently (well, not so recently. I think a year or so back), I've fallen in filmi love with Saif Ali Khan. He's a Bollywood star who's been around for over a decade. Tons of movies in the 90s. And oh boy, were they all atrociously forgettable junk? Oh yes. And his acting in them? Nothing to write home about. And then, I have no idea what happened. The mullet disappeared. The acting chops came ON. And the movie picking radar shifted in super-gear. For the last three+ years, SAK has been looking hot, acting incredibly well, and picking amazing movies. Seriously, when I look at the list of upcomings, it's his I generally anticipate the most. And he's been showing quite an amazing range.
So I present two exibits in support of my pash. One is my favorite Bolly movie of last year, Pradeep Sarkar's Parineeta, an adaptation of a literary classic about love and families set in the 1960s Calcutta. It's gorgeous, it's romantic, it's clever, it's everything a movie should be. And Saif's character Shekhar is charming and boyish. The other is this year's Omkara, an adaptation of Othello set in the wilds of modern Uttar Pradesh. It's in the running for my favorite movie this year, and SAK plays Iago as a buzz-cutted, yellow-toothed, violent lug (and steals the movie while being almost unrecognizable). Omkara is, IMO, one of the best Shakespeare adaptations there is. So here are pictures from the movies.
Saif Ali Khan:
Vidya Balan:
Mmmmmmm. Saif and Vidya:
More Saif:
More Vidya:
Vidya Balan and Konkona Sen:
Saif and Vidya (my brand new favorite movie couple):
SAK and friend:
Saif angsts:
And doesn't:
Saif and Diya Mirza:
Sanjay Dutt:
Omkara (this version's Othello, a half-caste political enforcer) and Dolly (this version's Desdemona, a laywer's daughter), played by Ajay Devgan and Kareena Kapoor:
Omkara with Langda Tyagi (this version's Iago, played by Saif Ali Khan):
Omkara and Dolly:
Omkara:
Dolly:
Langda and Kesu (this version's Cassius played by Vivek Oberoi):
Bipasha Basu as Billu, this version's Bianca:
Kesu, Dolly, and Langda's wife Indu (this version's Emilia played by Konkona Sen):
Langda:
Indu:
Bhaisaab, Omkara's version of the Doge, played by Nasseruddin Shah:
Bhaisaab and Omkara:
Omkara:
Kesu:
Omkara and Indu:
Kesu and Langda:
Langda and Omkara:
Kesu and Billu:
Kesu and Dolly:
So I present two exibits in support of my pash. One is my favorite Bolly movie of last year, Pradeep Sarkar's Parineeta, an adaptation of a literary classic about love and families set in the 1960s Calcutta. It's gorgeous, it's romantic, it's clever, it's everything a movie should be. And Saif's character Shekhar is charming and boyish. The other is this year's Omkara, an adaptation of Othello set in the wilds of modern Uttar Pradesh. It's in the running for my favorite movie this year, and SAK plays Iago as a buzz-cutted, yellow-toothed, violent lug (and steals the movie while being almost unrecognizable). Omkara is, IMO, one of the best Shakespeare adaptations there is. So here are pictures from the movies.
Saif Ali Khan:
Vidya Balan:
Mmmmmmm. Saif and Vidya:
More Saif:
More Vidya:
Vidya Balan and Konkona Sen:
Saif and Vidya (my brand new favorite movie couple):
SAK and friend:
Saif angsts:
And doesn't:
Saif and Diya Mirza:
Sanjay Dutt:
Omkara (this version's Othello, a half-caste political enforcer) and Dolly (this version's Desdemona, a laywer's daughter), played by Ajay Devgan and Kareena Kapoor:
Omkara with Langda Tyagi (this version's Iago, played by Saif Ali Khan):
Omkara and Dolly:
Omkara:
Dolly:
Langda and Kesu (this version's Cassius played by Vivek Oberoi):
Bipasha Basu as Billu, this version's Bianca:
Kesu, Dolly, and Langda's wife Indu (this version's Emilia played by Konkona Sen):
Langda:
Indu:
Bhaisaab, Omkara's version of the Doge, played by Nasseruddin Shah:
Bhaisaab and Omkara:
Omkara:
Kesu:
Omkara and Indu:
Kesu and Langda:
Langda and Omkara:
Kesu and Billu:
Kesu and Dolly: