Status Updates From King of Bollywood: Shah Ruk...

Something that I've been thinking about a lot lately, which this book is confirming, is that being a Bollywood lover is about being a lover and believer in sincerity. You have to be willing to buy in, wholeheartedly, to the romance, drama, emotions, etc. It requires surrendering to the storm and being swept away by the film. The Bollywood films that work, that last, are written with utmost sincerity.

Getting arrested for threatening a gossip columnist and then using his one phone call in jail to CALL THE DAMN COLUMNIST and say, "I may be in jail, but I'll still fuck you up." HE IS SO FUCKING FUNNY IM SORRRYYYYYY say what you want but the man has balls 😭

every SRK quote in this book is so funny.

i looove how anupama weaves together the history of india with hindi cinema history. so many gems. from the mixtures of bhavas leading to masala films, to the fixture of music in indian storytelling dating back millenia.

“hindi films present life not as it is, but as it should be.”

“there are many indias… what makes so many people one people? one answer is bollywood.” srk as the ideal everyman… wow wow

“Indians suffer from a particularly virulent case of movie madness.” 😭😭😭😭😭