This has been going on for the last three weeks – it started well before that – before I took off to London for two weeks.
Mid June…
V, let’s watch Jhoom Barabar Jhoom… it looks interesting.
Hmmmm…? Yeah, you come back from London… we’ll see (not watch, note. see)
Two weeks later…
…V, let’s watch Jhoom Barabar Jhoom… I have heard it is a good movie…
Huh? Everyone says it is terrible. No way am I watching that.
Uma says she liked it. (slightly apologetic tone, bracing self for what I knew was to come)
Uma? Didn’t Uma like Zindagi Rocks? ^sotto voce^ Uma will watch anything. (Sorry, Uma but you will never live that down, not in our household)
Uma did not like that movie. So there.
Yeah, but she watched it. (No refuting that charge).
The next day…
V, let’s watch Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. Annie Zaidi loved it. She watched it twice.
Annie? Isn’t she the one who took you to eat dosas in Delhi?
Yeah, so? What does that have to do with this?
Hmmm… Just shows.
Shows what?
….
I don’t want to watch Jhoom Barabar Jhoom… (Annie, you have never met V – he is normally not so abstruse – it was the thought of paying good money to go watch Bobby Deol that did it to him. I think)
Later that evening…
V…
No!
No, what?
No, we are not going for Jhoom Barbar Jhoom.
Oh, ok…
I just thought I would tell you that Baradwaj Rangan recommends it.
…(seeing that flicker of hesitation, swoops in for the catch)
He says if you liked Jaan-e-mann, you will like this. (Going for the jugular)
…….
I liked Jaan-e-mann…
Yipppeeee! There is only a morning show at IMAX (closest to where we live – in far far away Vashi – JBJ came and went from the Adlabs here long ago). Do you want to go? (I may as well push my luck while I am at it)
… (reeling under the attack of the rolling eyes)… this weekend then?
Hmm hmm…
… And today’s paper tells me JBJ is no longer running anywhere close to where we live. A trip to Goregaon or Malad perhaps?
Or can anyone send me links to great blog reviews of Sivaji? And also tell me if it is running anywhere in Mumbai still…
Update – as of Friday evening : JBJ may have gone out of my life forever unseen, but I did catch an evening show of Cheeni Kum with a couple of friends at a theatre in Sion; tiny room with thirty or so seats, what seemed like a DVD (strange messages in between and so on – Should I stop or go on? What do you say?… press F5 to continue types) spewing forth the movie, all in all a very cozy experience. V and I also caught Bheja Fry last Saturday on DVD at the same friends’ home. So my to-watch movie list is looking slightly less healthy than it did a month ago. And oh, also add Don, Ekalavya and Honeymoon Travels – I watched these on my flights to and from London. Now all I need is Dhoom 2 and I am all set for the future. Oh, the travails of being married to a movie-hating misanthrope.
Hey Charu,
Lucky that V withstood the test of time (and persuasion!!). I did watch Sivaji – but I am no Rajni fan. This was on Pari’s behest. So you could chk out the review on http://www.paperandrolls.blogspot.com
It is strictly my opinion and no one (read – NO ONE) can keep me from having one!!!! This is to all those R fans who might try and refute it or convince me otherwise.
Cheers 🙂
You poor thing! Well there’s always DVD.
If this is some kinda personal post, make sure you either say that in the beginning or atleast make your blog something like view by invite only kinds.
Couldn’t understand head or tail about your post.
Tsk Tsk…watching JBJ on DVD will not do justice…you certainly missed it!
I too don’t watch movies.But, I can understand your plight. Good that you got to watch something with friends. Atleast V sits through DVDs 🙂
Sathej
ayyo puhleeease don’t watch JBJ if you’re already married to a ‘movie-hating misanthrope’….trust me, you’ll thank me for it one day!
oh count yourself lucky. i did. and thn couldnt find the bottle of poison. so have to live with it. sigh.
alright, people. the point is this – mainstream media reviews and word-of-mouth reviews have been bad – terrible – for this movie. but a few bloggers I respect liked it – so that clinches it for me!
Patrix, how did I forget to add you in the list? my bad 🙂 – now it is too late – the movie has gone for ever…
Radhika, didn’t you go for this movie when I was in London – yeah, I remember your review!
but people, also know – I went and watched Cash last night – with my husband – first day show and all that! revenge is sweet.
and finally Shri, I suggest you go read my comment policy (contact) – do you a world of good. get a life, person.