Trivia Post 12

I have been writing a bit on Kabir Singh. I will post about it soon here. Till then, putting some trivia notes. 

1. Fathers talking to sons about sex in Stree and Super 30.

2. "Yeh meri jagah hai," in Call Me By Your Name and Talaash. 

3. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala's Dukhta Rehta Hai Ab Jeevan in Ujda Chaman. Three films on balding this year—Ujda Chaman, Bala, and Gone Kesh.

4. In Bala, the bike number plate also has Bala written on it. I also like the quote written behind in the second picture. 

5. In the trailer of Saandh Ki Aankh, there is the shot of the iconic television show Tara. It is noteworthy because a show about the power of contemporary urban women is in a movie about the power of rural women.

6. Sooraj Barjatya had kept the hero's name as Prem in Maine Pyar Kiya, taking it from Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye which was Rajshri's biggest hit. A poster of the same can be seen in Maine Pyar Kiya.

7. Mirror scenes in Vishal Bhardwaj's films.

8. In Talvar, Meghna Gulzar takes the help of her father's film Ijaazat to mend the relationship of Ashwin (Irrfan) and Reema (Tabu). When Reema forgets the name of her medicine, she calls Ashwin who still remembers it while Mera Kuch Saamaan plays in the background.

9. These three always come via the window and never the front door—Vicky in Manmarziyaan, Bubla in Meri Pyaari Bindu, and Sunil in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. 

10. In The Zoya Factor, they seem to have created Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper.

11. My favorite ghungroo moment in Hindi films is Rahul's discovery of Maya in Dil Toh Pagal Hai. The fusion of the ghungroo and the drums. And, above all, a spectacular Madhuri Dixit. I love it. And, I love the film. 

12. Images from Dhobi Ghat.

13. Images from Newton.

 14. On the city of dreams in Oh Darling Yeh Hai India. 

15. Men asking for women's wishes in Aiyyaa and Paheli. 

16. Books in Ayan Mukerji's office. The ones that seem to be the part of the research material for his next film—Abhishek Singh's Namaha and Sushma Bahl's 5000 Years of Indian Art. Another interesting one: Rob Walker's The Art of Noticing.

17. Charms of the big city from the terrace—Wake Up Sid and English Vinglish

18. A lame ISRO Lander joke made by me.
ISRO: 

Vikram Lander: Haan main 

ISRO: 

Vikram Lander: Magar woh 

ISRO: 

Vikram Lander: Suno toh 

ISRO: 

Vikram Lander: Tumne toh 

ISRO: 

Vikram Lander: Lekin main 

ISRO: 

Vikram Lander: Kabse kya 

ISRO: 

Vikram Lander: Main Chaand ke yahan, hello?

19. Writer's Block in Wake Up Sid and Lootera.

20. An amazing minimalist poster of Andhadhun posted by Tabu on her Instagram stories. 

21. A star's shadow is often larger than the star himself. A stunning shot from Swades. #SRKForever.

Dialogue of the Day:

"Pata nahi yeh badal kab hatenge."
—Raj, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.