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>>>I've said once before that I usually do not see Sanjay Leela Bhansali bringing out the best in DP or perhaps I do not appreciate her playing characters who lack the rebellious spark she had in Ram Leela or just a natural feel she brought in Piku. Although they were highly successful films, Deepika's performance in either Padmavaat or Bajirao Mastani I felt was overshadowed by other cast members. >>>Obviously when I first watched this movie I thought Shahid Kapoor's performance was extremely stoic compared to the dynamic rage of Ranveer or the quiet regalty of Deepika. Regardless, I'm now thinking whether no one appreciated Shahid's performance as Ratan Singh simply because the character was written with a bland self-righteousness. Despite taking a second wife, Padmavaati, much to the anger of his first wife, Nagmati(played by Anupriya Goenka), Shahid is supposed to be noble and honest character pitted against the barbaric Ranveer who portrays Alauddin Khilji. Because of the glorification of the former Rajput ruler, Shahid gets no room to bring a sense of humanity into his role which is apparent in his other films. >>>This flaw in characterization is precisely where Padmavaat falls short in my opinion as it gives into perpetuating stestereotypes of upper caste Hindu honor and Muslim violence. Despite being historically recorded as a sophisticated ruler, Ranveer's Alauddin is depicted as a lustful, primitive leader who preys on vulnerable women from captured empires and shows little dignity or grace in his encounters. Thus, as Annika Tenaja wrote, everyone should have been outraged by this film except the Karni Sena 🙄 https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvbDfEBGmB/?igshid=60hj3i7syzx0

Padmavaat//Hindi Mehrunisa (Aditi Rao Hydari) is the most underrated character in this movie 🖤 I still do not appreciate the way that this film portrayed Jauhur without any concern for its implications in the modern world. I understand that opposed to a life of slavery, continuous sexual violence, and general lack of human decency that suicide may have seemed the noble option. But it is important to take into account the patriarchal mentality that made women think death was better than dishonour could be perpetrated by this film (especially in a county with a lot of victim blaming & a damaging rape culture). Historical narratives especially ones as sensitive as this one should have been treated with less glamour & glorification and more real world sensitivity and reflection. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByYucZpBQta/?igshid=22w0qdxk8485

Imagine being this beautiful & this talented 🥀 the title track of kalank is hands down my favorite of the soundtrack {even tho first class & ghar more paredesiya are cute 💓} I haven't seen the film yet because einthusan is taking forever to upload this film >>> also am I the only one who loves hearing the opposite gender covers of songs ?¿ the vibe is so different but if done right it matches the beauty of the first P.S. send me links to your fav covers:) Creds: @rockfarmrecords @shubhangi_dave_official https://www.instagram.com/p/BymJiDjBWgA/?igshid=1ckevdxuofuaf

I was really looking forward to this film because I loved the energy behind the original Hindi film, Pink & was excited to see Ajith and Shraddha Srinath onscreen together. However, looking at this trailer it seems like what should have been a female-centric film about rape culture & slut-shaming in the judicial system has transformed into a typical fan parade for Ajith. Now, I'm not trying to take away from Thala fans because I had the same issue with Amitabh's role in the original although apart from promotions I felt the screen time was effectively divided. But, the remake seems so focused on the Tamil icon, Ajith & painting him as a savior figure the two girls besides Shraddha barely get any space in even the trailer. I hope the film proves my perceptions wrong because consent is an important message but this issue shouldn't only be spouted by the men who "rescue" us, but the women who are affected by it consistently in society. We do not need male voices to speak for us but give us the platform & attention to speak for ourselves 🙌 https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvhNjXhymB/?igshid=1kjkdte37pv2k

cowboyhats

Naina: wait you’re dying?

Aman: this is so sad alexa play maahi ve

kevinkeller

Dr. Murphy i’d like for you to tell us why you want to become a surgeon?

iheartcinema

arjun + sarah // tessa + charlie let me tell you a story…

bonus;

bluearrow126

I made a post about the whole live action Aladdin movie and my girl Naomi as Jasmine but I’m gonna make another one now that it’s official because Twitter is a mess rn and I’m really conflicted about it all.

Here we go:

1) I really love Naomi and if you follow me you know this, and I’ve been waiting of her to get some recognition like this for so long because she’s a really talented actress and she deserves success. I’m proud that she landed the role, she can definitely pull it off and I understand that she took the role because she’s not a big actress and this will definitely change her life but-

2) The cast for Aladdin should’ve been Middle Eastern. The animated film was based off of a Middle Eastern story and the movie itself starts with a song called ‘Arabian Nights.’ But apparently this wasn’t clear enough for Disney when they were casting for this movie. Disney sent out casting descriptions looking for actors and actresses of Middle Eastern and Indian descent. Apparently Disney doesn’t understand that poc aren’t interchangeable.

3) Honestly I blame Disney for all this. They should’ve known better.

4) Don’t come at my girl Naomi with bullshit like saying she isn’t pretty enough to be Jasmine or saying she isn’t a good actress because she is. I’ve been seeing a lot of backlash on all this and while I agree that Disney should’ve cast a Middle Eastern actress for Jasmine, I will not tolerate any slander for Naomi on any irrelevant shit like her looks or her acting. Naomi deserves better than that.

5) While there is definitely a colourism problem when it comes to casting in Hollywood, don’t erase the fact that Naomi is a woc and don’t call her white just because she’s biracial.

6) This isn’t like the whole ScarJo thing with GITS and it isn’t whitewashing. It’s a whole different thing. Disney was the one looking for actors of Indian descent instead of just actors of Middle Eastern descent like they should have, and it’s really their fault that a Middle Eastern actress wasn’t cast. Naomi auditioned for a role that was asking for people of Indian descent like her, but Disney should’ve just held auditions for Middle Eastern actresses to be faithful to the source material instead of making it seem that poc are interchangeable.

7) Disney and the director (who is white) are mainly at fault here. Disney has done a lot of stuff like this I’m not surprised. Also, the director should’ve been Middle Eastern too.

8) I’m disappointed that my girl Naomi is gonna get a lot of hate for this role because I love her and she doesn’t deserve this mess. Again, Disney should’ve looked for a Middle Eastern actress. (WB and DC can y'all cast Naomi and save her from all this pls?)

9) On the other hand (no I’m not defending Disney, just adding some more facts on why Disney made this casting decision) the animated film took place in a fictional place called Agrabah and there were some Indian culture influences in the film (Jasmine’s palace being based off of the Taj Mahal) and although it took place in a Middle Eastern area, the film kinda blended stuff from other cultures and that lead to Disney being unclear about it all and looking Indian actors for these roles instead of just Middle Eastern actors.

10) We’ll have to see if they change the location of where the story takes place to explain why Jasmine is Indian while Aladdin is Middle Eastern. They could do that to justify the whole thing, but for the millionth time, Disney should’ve had the entire cast be Middle Eastern (I don’t know if Genie counts because that’ll just be voice work and he’s not human).

So yeah, I’m happy Naomi is finally getting big roles but I don’t want it to happen like this and it makes me sad. She deserves better, and there’s a Middle Eastern actress out there who could’ve had the opportunity for this role who also deserves better.

Please don’t send Naomi any hate tho. This is mainly Disney’s mistake.

yeah-mani

It’s kind of fitting in a dumb way, because as a (middle eastern) child, I always thought Jasmine was Indian.

Disney blended so many aspects of India and the Middle East (culture, clothing, architecture) into the original movie that I wouldn’t be surprised if children everywhere became confused about where it was taking place and the ethnicity of the characters.

Both India and the Middle East, I might add, are such large and diverse areas that you can’t really sum them up with one location anyways.

1nsaankahanhai-bkr

Those Aladdin costumes are so ugly. Seriously if they wanted to give an Arabian story a Bollywood touch they should have hired Manish malhotra or anju Modi or Anita dogra or taron or the great sabyasachi.

And she should not be wearing a corset. Remember she is Arab not European. Also if you are making her oh so traditional and giving her a veil(which looks like a tapestry) why is her dress so tight and revealing?

pakistanimemez

When Channa Mereya starts to play

okmcintyre

iconic lines of The 100 : “Stop! The air could be toxic. || If the air is toxic, we’re all dead anyway.”

↳ bellamy/clarke’s first words

marvellegends

It’s just a scratch

aminimuthi

Concept: premam but with a female lead who’s life is a journey of heart breaks from stupid fools and gradually builds up self confidence and independence and ends up in a healthy and wholesome relationship

gulposh

OK Kanmani (2015)

theoldreclaimingasia

A white: but saying Asians are naturally smart is POSITIVE discrimination:)))

Me: The model minority myth was invented by whites as a tool of antiblackness to create divisions between communities of color and prove that ‘anyone can succeed in America if they just TRY hard enough!!1!’ thereby implying that antiblackness is black ppl’s own fault for not TRYING enough. Additionally, it relies on false interpretations of data and hurts the opportunities of all Asians, particularly less privileged ones, and dehumanizes Asians by furthering stereotypes of us as some kind of innately robot-like monolithic-minded hive, devalues our individual accomplishments and uses us as a tool to further antiblackness