This film was actally quite good. Rani looked gorgeous! Although I must say, Saif needs a better makeup artist. He needs to always work with whoever did his makeup for Salaam Namaste. He was looking a little haggard in parts where he shouldn't look so haggard. It also doesn't help that they dressed him like an 18 year old in the first half of the flick which made him look ridiculous.

It's always fun to watch Bollywood movies that take place in NY with a NY audience.

Some funny NY bits...

1) They live in a huge sprawling mansion in "Manhattan"
2) R.V's (Saif Ali Khan) arch nemesis is a race driver named RUSTY FINKLESTEIN. uhh????
3) They're supposed to live in Jackson Heights, but it's really Orchard Street
4) Even though they live what appears to be "Jackson Heights" they go to Washington Square park to "bathe" in the fountain there (EW I hope they cleaned that thing!!!! There was a collective "EWW WTF!" when they started romping in the fountain.)
5) What is going on with the Charmin Bears??!!??!?

I bought the soundtrack a few weeks ago and it's really great. All of the picturizations were fantastic with the exception of the Animated (Charmin) Bears. I seriously was waiting for one of them to offer Saif some TP at any moment!

Anyway, go see this on the big screen if you can! It's playing a limited run at the ImaginAsian in NYC.

Here's the Hey Shona trailer from the film - it releases this Friday. It's another one that has lots of shots from here in NYC. The weird thing is though - that one day where they shot on Orchard Street and transformed the street so it looked like it was India.

Warning, there is a lot of spinning around in Times Square in this one!

Saif Ali Khan & Rani Mukerji are currently shooting Tara Rum Pum Pum on NY's LES. The rumor mill is saying that he's been annoying the staff at Madam X. I go to Madam X quite often & I've never seen him there, cos you know if I did I'd be telling everybody about it for days :o