So, in my previous post about Bunti Aur Bubli, I suggested that you could even see the Taj Mahal in the film's item song, "Kajra Re", but had a question in the comments from @maxqnz as to *where* you'd find it.
I'll admit, it's possible I'm seeing the Taj because I'm obsessed with it, but given how big a presence the monument is given in the film, I'm inclined to think it is really there -- or, at least, not the actual Taj Mahal, but a kind of "item number stylized version" of it, that you only get a rare glimpse of out the window of this dome-shaped room (that I'm also convinced is supposed to recall the Taj Mahal for us viewers):
So, am I right? Or just seeing it because I want to see it?
Hey, first comment here, but I totally agree with you. I kept seeing the Taj in Bunty Aur Babli too — yes, including this fake one in Kajra Re — and I thought I was just going crazy!
Posted by: Caitlin E. O'Conner | Thursday, 23 February 2012 at 13:35
" but a kind of "item number stylized version" of it" THAT I totally saw. I also agree that the whole set for Kajra Re is designed to evoke the Taj, which hadn't occurred to me before reading your excellent post. When I saw the bit you have circled here, on my many slow-speed rewatches after your earlier post, I thought it was a representation of the Taj. I also thought it quite possible that I simply need better glasses!
Posted by: maxqnz | Thursday, 23 February 2012 at 15:07
@Caitlin Welcome, and thanks for leaving a comment! And to be honest, it was only after I'd watched the film a few times that I had an "ah ha" moment during Kajra Re.
@maxqnz Yes, I should have been clearer that I didn't mean the Actual Taj there, definitely not like in those scenes where they shot with the monument in the background. But I'm glad you liked the post. :-)
Posted by: katherine | Thursday, 23 February 2012 at 19:50