So you know obviously we’ve been missing but we recently realized that we pay for this website and you know we should use it because otherwise it’s a waste money and we don’t really have any…

also…

We were you know doing things, like trying to make that money we were talking about, which actually didn’t really pan out, but we had fun…more or less…doing it. We have stories to tell and hopefully this won’t be another fluke and you’ll get to hear them…we’re 99.9% sure you’ll get to hear them. Also, we’re still trying to become Priyanka Chopra’s stylists – it’s really hard! In the meantime we take that energy and direct it to this blog.

But we got news gaaon waalo! There’s some big shit brewing.

Sona: yeah big tatti (shit in Punjabi)

Jasmine: hahahahaha

Sona: we can’t say this

Jasmine: haha really we can’t?

Sona: only some people will understand it…

Don’t bad words sound worse in your own language? Not that anything pertaining to feces is necessarily bad, just…distasteful. We’re also taking less “diplomatic” approach to life and blogging. Apparently.

But yeah anyway big things…we’ll be covering iifa for you guys!!

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A MOVIE.

A HINDI/TAMIL MOVIE. (It’s close enough for now.)

Unfortunately, that’s all we can discuss with you. Under contract. We’ll try to update soon, but yay for us!

Love you guys,
Sona and Jasmine

Oh, lots of good music coming out lately and some good movies, that we’ll mention as soon as possible. Here’s an example of one, a combination of both…music and film.

In honor of Sonam Kapoor’s birthday, here’s the list of the good, the good and the more good and some jealousy thrown in more for good measure.

First and foremost is fashion. Sonam Kapoor is hands down the most stylish woman in Filmistan. Nobody stands a chance. It’s not that people don’t look good, they do, well sometimes they do. But, no one else has such a clearly defined style that is completely spot on and she isn’t afraid to take risks.

She is so much fun in her interviews, we remember her from Oye It’s Friday…she’s not so polished when she speaks, but that’s a good thing because you know she’s real. And she has this quirky side we love, because it’s so nice to see someone be themselves and instead of fitting into some sort of Filmi mold.

We simply adored her in her first film Saawariya. We envied her for being launched by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and that too in a beautiful “blue” movie, wearing some of the most gorgeous outfits and romancing in a fake little town!

We envied her even more, when we found out that she assisted Sanjay during Black.

Love the fact that she seems to be doing movies with some thought. They’re different enough, giving us the chance to see her grow. Even though her role in Delhi 6 wasn’t a huge one, it left a mark. Loved the character she played! And now we can’t wait to see her in “I Hate Luv Storys” and “Aisha.”

Until Sonam came into Filmistan, we don’t think we ever looked upto anyone for their fashion sense, except maybe Priety Zinta sometimes. Sonam has always amazed us with some of the most eclectic outfits – kundan necklace, asymmetrical dress and gladiator sandals. It’s not that fashion is the only reason we love her, it’s a major part in why we do, but for now she’s still a newcomer of sorts. There have been only two movies out and we haven’t gotten a chance to see her on TV as much, so we’re still getting to know her…as much as people can without meeting someone.

As we get to know her, we’re sure the list will grow. Until than, we can admire her fashion sense, because we rarely get to gush over someone in Filmistan because of their clothes and you guys know how much we love fashion, after all we did study it. Below is a gallery of some of our favorite outfits.

Oh and can someone please go steal Ekta’s shoes and spare us that horrible sight in the future, and while they’re at it…steal those pants and that shirt as well!

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*OMB – Oh my bhagwaan (OMG)
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In honor of one of our favorite filmistani fairies (our fairy godmother that is…at least he should be), here are a few reasons on why we love, hate and obsess over Karan Johar.

We both love and hate him for making us feel like Kamini from Salaam-E-Ishq, making us wait for that one call from his, so our life can begin.

We hate how the Universe plays games with us when it come to Karan. We always get so close to meeting him and then it doesn’t happen! We almost got to work on MNIK and then Jasmine was at the Kites premiere (yeah we’ll explain this in the next post!) and didn’t even see him once. It’s incidences like this that make us believe that there is something special when it comes to Karan…we just need to be patient, or maybe the Universe just hates us!

We love that he does ‘Kofee with Karan’ and ‘Life Kara De.’ Just love those shows, especially KWK. Can’t wait for the next season, wish they would do it regularly instead just doing it whenever they feel like it. We need that in our lives, at least until we aren’t working on the sets of a movie as production designers, costume designers or assistant designers and of course giving every single Filmi celebrity a makeover, except maybe Sonam.

We love his ‘chirkutiness!’*

We love his vision of movies. The movies might be overly ‘Filmi’ (LOVE!), but damn if they aren’t the most beautiful things you’ve seen on the screen. The clothes, the places, the furniture…just go watch ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.”

We love him for making a film like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. It might be cheesy, but if that’s not a modern day classic than we don’t know what is! It was the first DVD we ever bought and is one of the most quotable movies ever…legendary dialogues like “kuch kuch hota hai, tum nahin samjhoge,” “she’s your best friend yaa” or “tusi jaa rahe ho, tusi naa jao.”

We love his sense of humor and the sarcasm. At least one person in the industry who’ll understand us.

We love seeing him grow with his movies, that he tried something like ‘My Name is Khan’… even though it was still too corny.

But really most of all, we love him because that is one person that we want to work with. To be on the sets of a ‘Dharma Production,’ to be part of making a Karan Johar film, that is a dream come true…khuda sabr de!*

So, happy birthday Karan, because you are one of the reasons that we have dreams.
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*Chirkutiness: a mixture of dork, nerd, and cuteness…still doesn’t really explain it, but if you watch his interviews on ‘Koffee with Karan’ and ‘Life Kara De’ you should see it.

*Khuda Sabr De: God give us patience…reference to a dialogue from ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom.’

Okay fellow Filmis, that’s it for our randomness. Sona has to go watch Damages while Jasmine catches up on Lost! If you guys didn’t know this already, Priyanka and Ranbir, with the team of “Anjaana Anjaani,” have been shooting in SF for quite a few days now. So, we’ve been trying to meet them, mostly Priyanka so we can become her stylists! Alas, we have no information. So we’ve been tweeting incessantly. We doubt we’ll get to meet her, but she replied and that really made our day and the next few days! She’s so sweet! Hopefully we’ll find out when they’re shooting in San Jose and get a chance! Love you all!

P.S. The link to the Filmfare Awards winners is here!

Dharamendra Singh Deol was born on December 8, 1935 in Punjab. He first graced the screen in 1960 in the film “Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere.” From than on he has appeared in over 230 films, from which of course “Sholay” is the favorite among most people, but to truly appreciate this very underrated actor you have to look at the diversity of his work and of course the man himself.

One film of his that we have seen countless times and we’ll never get tired of watching is Chupke Chupke. It’s not only one of the best comedies ever made in Hindi cinema, but it is one where you cannot stop laughing at Dharamji’s shudh Hindi speaking character.

In 1997, he won a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Filmistan. While receiving the award from Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu, he became emotional and remarked that he never received any Filmfare award in the “Best Actor” category despite having worked in so many successful films and nearly a hundred popular movies. He was glad that his contributions had finally been recognized, as were we…even if we still feel a sting. Chupke Chupke, Sholay, Satyakam, Anupama, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Phool Aur Patthar, Pratigya and Naya Zamana are some of his best movies and he should’ve won awards for all of these. We also love Devar, Aaya Saawan Jhoom Ke, Haqeeqat, Aaye Din Bahaar Ke, Dillagi (old one), Seeta Aur Geeta, Jugnu, Guddi, Dharm-Veer, and Loafer.

He might have been under-appreciated as an actor, but no one could resist Dharm Ji’s good looks. Dilip Kumar Saab said at Filmfare,”Whenever I get to meet with God Almighty I will set before Him my only complaint-why did You not make me as handsome as Dharmendra?” In the 70s, he was voted one of the world’s most handsome men, the only other from Filmistan to do so was Salman Khan in 1997.

Like most of the yesteryear actors, even Dharmji had a very distinctive dancing style -if Jeetendra was known for his jumping-jacks than Dharam Ji was known for well…Dharam Ji’s dance moves. You can’t even name them, they’re just inimitably Dharam Ji – unpretentious, honest and sincere and of course very entertaining! Case in point – “Main Jatt Yamla Pagla Deewana” from “Pratigya” (1975).

Dharam Ji is the only actor in Filmistan that is both “the ladies’ man” and “a man’s man.” That’s his personality and that’s what we love about him. The actor in him…we’ll let Waheeda ji describe that as she did for Tehelka. “Laughs veteran actor Waheeda Rehman: “He was a complete actor who left his mark in each of his films.” And he still leaves a mark today, we cannot forget his performance in “Johnny Gaddar” and are looking forward to “Har Pall,” “Cheers,” and “Masters” among others.

And as we finish off, here’s to the cult of Veeru. We love you and we wish you a very happy birthday!

Here’s a Diwali song for all of you and it’s from one of our most favorite films! Enjoy.