Monika’s Pensieve

I’ve been looking through lots of best kiss movie lists and once again have come to the conclusion that there is something wrong with me :] I think I’m even more out of touch with other human beings in my kissing scene preferences than in nude scene preferences…
The Criteria:

Two or more beings of some sort [...]

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Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (India, 2006)
Seen: Saturday, 1st May 2010 (DVD, repeat viewing)
Runtime: 193′
Director: Karan Johar
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, Kiron Kher, Arjun Rampal, John Abraham (cameo)
Production House: Dharma Productions
Plot: The story of two people, who fall in love with each other even though they are married to [...]

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Dhoom (India, 2004)
Seen: Monday, 30th March 2009 (DVD)
Runtime: 129′
Director: Sanjay Gadhvi
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, John Abraham, Esha Deol
Production House: Yash Raj Films
Plot: A gang of bikers is on a large scale robbing spree and a policeman is trying to crack their case.
Trailer

Impressions In Short
I like Abhishek and John together *grin* But the film [...]

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Dostana (India, 2008)
Seen: Thursday, 26th March 2009 (cinema, special screening)
Director: Tarun Mansukhani
Cast: John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Bobby Deol, Kiron Kher, Shilpa Shetty (cameo), Boman Irani
Production House: Dharma Productions
Plot: (from imdb)
Kunal and Sameer, two straight guys who pretend to be a gay couple to secure an posh Miami apartment, but both of them [...]

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Water (Canada/India, 2005)
Seen: Monday, 23rd March 2009 (cinema, special screening)
Runtime: 117′
Director: Deepa Mehta
Cast: Sarala, Manorama, Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Raghuvir Yadav
Production House: Deepa Mehta Films, Flagship International, David Hamilton Productions, Echo Lake Productions, Noble Nomad Pictures, Téléfilm Canada
Plot: Chuyia is 7 years old when her husband dies. She has never seen him [...]

So yeah - I think I’ll spend most of March sitting in dark cinema halls :]
I’m putting the schedule of the festival below - I’ve marked the films I cannot possibly miss with red. The festival takes place in all cinemas in the Multikino and SilverScreen chains.
Monday, 23rd March 2009
18:30 Water
Tuesday, 24th March 2009
18:30 Hello
Wednesday, [...]

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New York (India, 2009)
Polish Distributor: I have no idea if there will be one or not
Release Date (worldwide): sometime early in 2009
Director: Kabir Khan
Cast: John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irfan Khan
Production House: Yash Raj Films
Plot: (from nowrunning.com)
“New York” is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of [...]

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Kabul Express (India, 2006)
Seen: Tuesday, 2nd December 2008 (DVD)
Runtime: 106′
Polish Distributor: None yet (AFAIK)
Director: Kabir Khan
Cast: John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Salman Shahid, Hanif Hum Ghum, Linda Arsenio
Production House: Yash Raj Films
Plot: Two Indian journalists and an American one are looking for news stories in Afghanistan. They have an Afghan guide and are sort of [...]

I’ve been following Dostana for a while now. It’s done quite well for itself at the Indian box office, so I hope that means we’ll be seeing it in Poland eventually :)
Anyway, this is a longish interview with the main cast of Dostana - Karan Johar (the producer) is asking the questions. And basically the [...]

You may remember I “spotted” a Bollywood film called Dostana. The promotion is in full throb and I just came across a spicy interview with one of the lead actors, John Abraham *grin* They talk about nudity, homosexuality and yellow trunks - obviously all very popular topics on my blog ;)