You Expect Me To Watch Nollywood When Bollywood Exists?

One fine evening a few years ago, my college roommate and I were bored and decided to research movies to watch. I can not explain the series of events that led us to Bollywood but we stumbled upon a movie called Parineeta and the rest is history. So, trailers of my favorite Bollywood movies.

Parineeta (2005): Based on a 1914 Bengali novel, this was the first Bollywood movie we discovered. I have been secretly in love with the main actor, Saif Ali Khan, ever since. You probably have no idea who he is and you have been missing out! Now your life is complete. The video below is when Lalita (played by Vidya Balan) and Shekhar (played by Saif Ali Khan) "consumate" their love. Its not just "sex" there's a lengthy explanation behind this scene, but you'd have to watch the prior 90 minutes to understand and this isn't even the end of the movie. Basically while Lalita's cousin is getting married, Lalita and Shekhar are having their own "private wedding".




Dhoom:2 (2006). I have crushes on the main stars in this movie (male and female). Its one of the few Bollywood action movies I've seen, but its damn good. Its like Mission Impossible Hindustani style! Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, and Bipasha Basu. This is simply the trailer for the movie.


Salaam Namaste (2005): it is entirely possible that I like Saif Ali Khan TOO much, because here he is another movie. This time with Preity Zinta. This one is a romantic comedy that tells the story of a contemporary Indian couple living in Melbourne, Australia. Basically, they decide to move in together to test their relationship and the plan is to avoid "hooking up" while living together. This video starts when this plan is thrown aside and they decide to enjoy themselves to the fullest! Lol. Even though they have all this "fun", this isn't the end of the movie by far.


Aside from Salaam Namaste, Preity and Said have been in another movie that I love: Kal Ho Na Ho. 

Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003): Starring Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, and another guy I can't get enough of, Shahrukh Khan. I consider Sharukh the "George Clooney" of Bollywood. When this movie was made he was 38 years old, but can you tell? The movie revolves around a sort of love triangle between 3 characters: Aman (Sharukh), Naina (Preity) and Rohit (Saif). In this video, Aman (Sharukh) sings the title song of the movie which means "Tomorrow May Not Be." Aman has a terminal heart condition so he has worked hard to push Naina towards Rohit. Even though Aman loves Naina, he knows he doesn't have long to live and he doesn't want her to suffer after he dies. He sings this song while imagining what it would be like if he had Rohit's life and was healthy enough to be with Naina.


Did I mention tha Saif Ali Khan is HOT? Not sure I did.

Devdas (2002): I LOVE THIS MOVIE, probably even more so because there is no real happy ending. Starring Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai. In the movie, Devdas (Sharukh) and Paro (Aishwarya) are childhood friends who havent seen each other for 10 years because Devdas went abroad to study. He returns home and they discover that they love each other. However, Paro is of a lower caste than Devdas and Devdas' mother is a snob. In this video Paro's mother is singing, in front of Devdas' mother, a song about the famed romance between the god Krishna and a young woman, Radha. Meanwhile, Devdas and Paro are by the river where they may (or may not) consummate their love. Paro's mother sings because she thinks Devdas' mother has invited her over to discuss a wedding between their two children. I'm not gonna tell the rest of the story, because there is a lot more to it. I love how the Radha--Krishna song provides a great backdrop for the Devdas--Paro romance.



In Bollywood movies--kissing on the lips between actors is NOT the norm. In fact whenever a movie is released with even one lip lock there is a lot of buzz. That's why in a lot of these videos you see actors kiss everywhere but their partner's lips. Despite this "no kissing" theme, their love scenes are still super hot! I'm a fan of the "everywhere but the lips" kiss, its sexy. Another thing you should know, Bollywood movies run an average of 2 hours. In fact all of the movies on this page are at least 2.5 hours long. Thing is, you don't notice the time passing! You have to be a fan (or frequent viewer) of Bollywood movies to appreciate that every movie is a musical (from drama to action) and some times the lines are corny. But, I am a hardcore romantic (deep down inside) and I love their story lines.

There are a lot more Bollywood movies that I love, but this is enough for now. If you need copies of these movies I would be happy to send them to you complete with subtitles. I love them so much I want to share! If you are tired of the Nollywood madness and need a real escape, then try Bollywood. I've given Nollywood so many chances, but to no avail!