i'm watching maqbool rite now. given its strong muslim background, and illustrious filmmakers behind it, one wud expect an strong dose of ground-shaking (hoho) urdu. a superb watch. some of the moving lines:


humaare badan pe baarah til hain. dekhna chahoge?

gilori khaaya karo gulfaam, zubaan kaaboo mein rehti hai.

agar teri jegah koi aur hota na saale, to teri tehrwi nibat chuki hoti.

sach mein maar doongi. meri jaan bolo. ehsaan kar rahe ho? pyaar se bolo. jaan meri. meri jaan. (this one is hilarious)

tum saath chalo to lakhnau kya allah miyaan ke paas jaane ko bhi taiyaar hoon.

kitni mohabbat se banwaa raha hai yaar. jee karta hai apna goshta lagwa doon teri biryaani mein.

bach gaye dilip kumar. kaun dilip kumar? underworld mein na hote, to film star hote. waah kya actor hain abba ji!


aag ke liye paani ka dar bana rehna chahiye.

agar main shani ko kha jaata to kya hota? are miyaan, aadmi shani ko nahi, shani aadmi ko khaata hai. aur in dinon bahut bhookha hai ye.
kise khayega? ha ha..kise khilaana hai?

ding dong! miyaan ji ghar pe hain? kaaaaun? main dariyaaa..dubone aaya hoon.

ab zaroorat aapki hai. dariya mein kaarobaar karne aaye hain. pehle tair ke dikhaaiye.

khoon jam gaya hai deewaron par miyaan. kaise chootegaa?

pankaj kapoor is simply amazing. a numb half-eye-closed dispassionate don. his overbearing personality is terribly magnetic. and if someone needs a 101 on seduction, watch tabu. she actually goes to 700 level n higher too. hoho.

and this lovely song sung by reena bhardwaj.
rone do, jiya kare- the latest addition to my sad seductive genre of songs.

of course, jhin min jhini is the most wonderful song. the way it unrolls. from a few bubbly notes to a full-blown classical chorus.

the movie is a sparkling adaptation of macbeth. it prolly wud have taken lot of insight to see how that same old story wonderfully fits in underworld context. The killing of abbaji scene shines in its artistic glory. moments of cinematic perfection.