Trivia Post 16

I am adding some trivia notes for the last few weeks.

1) Urmila Matondkar in Shyam Benegal's Kalyug.

2) In Shyam Benegal's Kalyug, after Karan (Shashi Kapoor) learns the truth about his birth from his biological mother, he is seen curled up in the fetal position. In 2013, Alfonso Cuarón also showed the metaphorical rebirth of Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) in Gravity by putting her in this position after she comes out of a life-threatening maneuver in the space shuttle. Shyam Benegal did it much earlier in 1981. 

3) Jhumpa Lahiri in Mira Nair's The Namesake.

4) Kumud Mishra in Mahesh Bhatt's Swabhimaan TV series.

5) A fantastic shot from Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Abhimaan. It could be titled Man and Ego, as it perfectly shows Subir and his ego that is slowly growing making him jealous of his wife's success.

6) Men on top of the world in Ram Gopal Verma's Satya (1998) and Vishal Bhardwaj's Omkara (2006).  

7) Teji Bachchan and Harivansh Rai Bachchan in Yash Chopra's Kabhi Kabhie. 

8) Ramola Bachchan in Yash Chopra's Silsila. 

9) I was thinking of Kaveri Amma (Kishori Ballal) from Ashutosh Gowariker's Swades. She sent Mohan (Shah Rukh Khan) to collect money from Haridas (Bachan Pachehra) even though she knew he won't be able to pay Mohan. But that very journey transformed Mohan to let go of his mineral water and embrace the water of his motherland. She was the catalyst for the change. 

10) In Mohit Suri's Malang—A man, running away from the police, gets lost in a sea of red and white on Christmas. In Sujoy Ghosh's Kahaani—A woman, running away from the police, gets lost in a sea of red and white on Durga Puja.

11) Netflix subtitles change Ola to Uber in Anurag Kashyap's Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai. Its subtitling guidelines clarify the reason. 

12) Netflix also subtitles Langde Bapu to Sir-Limps-A-Lot in Rajkumar Santoshi's Andaz Apna Apna. This was also the nickname of Chandler in Friends. 

13) Rishi Kapoor as a bee and Padmini Kolhapure as a flower in Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog.

14) Burning bridges in Mani Ratna's Dil Se and Raavan.

15) Please tell me I am not the only one who sees a striking resemblance between Jugal Hansraj and Karisma Kapoor. The below still is from Mahesh Bhatt's Papa Kehte Hain. 

16) The poster of Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding. It is made of a single sketch line.

17) I made this meme. #KhoonBhariMaang Forever. Please laugh at it. :)

18) I absolutely love this shot from Shaad Ali's OK Jaanu.

19) Saajan often brings saawan in films. Also, saawan can convey many double meanings, if you know what I mean. :)

"Saajan aayo re, saawan laayo re, main poori bheegi re, mann behkaayo re." — OK Jaanu 

"Aoge jab tum, O Saajna, angana phool khilenge. Barsega saawan, barsega saawan, jhoom jhoom ke." — Jab We Met

20) This beautiful moment in Sajid Ali's Laila Majnu. 

21) Pakhi and curtains in Vikramaditya Motwane's Lootera. 

22) One of the notes from my previous trivia posts was posted as a question on India Wants To Know Quiz. The kind folks there invited me for a panel as well but I could not join due to some other commitment. Next time :) Also, I was called a film critic; I do not think I am qualified enough to be called one. So, thanks a lot to them and also thanks for crediting the question. Check out the quiz here. 

23) In Ayan Mukerji's Wake Up Sid, water plays a special part when Aisha (Konkona Sensharma) realizes she is in love with Sid (Ranbir Kapoor). Something similar happens again when Sid realizes that he is in love with Aisha. I love these moments in films when people gradually realize that they have fallen in love. It is beautiful.

24) I added the lovely title song of Abhishek Verman's Kalank in a moment in Vikramaditya Motwane's Lootera.

Finally, my blog turned thirteen-years-old yesterday. I cannot believe it. I hope I am able to maintain it for more years and not give up writing. Happy birthday, dear blog. And, thank you to all the people who have been kind to it.

Dialogue of the Day:

"Usne kabhi mudke nahi dekha aur maine intezaar bhi nahi kiya."

—Naina, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani