Totally Filmi

howdee and namaste

Just in case you're turning up here for the first time, I figured I'd better put out a fresh post. 

With a video.

The song is "Chaiyya Chaiyya", from the film "Dil Se".  You might be familiar with it if you've seen Spike Lee's film "The Inside Man".

I love the song, and I love this clip -- for those of you following the Oscars, the music is by AR Rahman, the lyrics are by Gulzar (both of whom are nominated for an Oscar for the song "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire".  It's sung by Sapna Awasthi and Sukhwinder Singh.  Sukhwinder Singh sang "Jai Ho", and AFAIK, he'll be singing it at the Oscars tonight.

So there's a little context for those of you dipping into the filmi world for the first time.

Did I mention that I love this?  I love this.  Shah Rukh Khan dances on the top of a train.  So. Freaking.  Cool.

the govinda factor*

So.  Govinda's so far unreleased comeback film, "Chal Chala Chal"  (it was supposed to be a comeback.  It was never released, and other films were.) is about to be released this Friday.  To little publicity and fanfare.

I turned up a video.

Need I mention it's *not* opening here at all.  No, I didn't think I had to mention it. 

Sometimes, it's tough being a Govinda fan.**

* The name given to that quality of certain Govinda films:  either hamfisted excess (if you don't like them); or simple exuberance (if you do).  I do.

**No, I can't explain it.  I think you either love Govinda, or you loathe him.  Maybe one day I'll sit down and try to figure out why, against all odds, I don't loathe him.