manish is usually the “culture-vulture” mutineer, but i HAVE to bring this article to your attention. In a matter of days, “Phir Milenge”, starring Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Abhishek Bachchan will be released. PM is the very first bollywood phil-im to address AIDS/HIV:
The movie, directed by former actress Revathy , tells the story of a 26-year-old advertising professional Tamanna (Shilpa). At a school reunion, she meets Rohit (Salman), on whom she had a crush in school days. They spend time together, fall in love and have sex, then part, promising to meet again.
…Revathy says that her main objective in making Phir Milenge was to remove the stigma of this disease and spread its awareness among people. The film is being supported by UNAIDS.
According to the estimates, there are currently 43 million people with HIV/AIDS in the world, with five million new cases being added every year. India, with 5.1 million HIV/AIDS cases, has the second highest incidence of the disease in the world after South Africa.
aside: i feel crazy for admitting this, but i was utterly shocked when i read that first paragraph about how shilpa shetty is going to hook up with salman khan before they “part”. considering the gravity of the subject matter, i want to flog myself for getting hung up on that, but i just don’t associate sexuality with mumbai’s fine filmy products (which i’ve seen all of SEVEN of). based on my almost total-ignorance of the genre, i’m guessing they won’t show it, and my astonishment was for naught. perhaps one of you bolly-philes can edify me as to the chances of fornication on celluloid. 😉
Maybe a wet sari, some rolling around, cut to a rocking hourglass on a table. Shabash! Scene finished.
But then, Jism pushed the envelope on bare flesh, and Yuva had a woman moving in with her boyfriend and his mother by claiming she was pregnant, so who knows…
murder went pretty far in suggesting oral pleasures, not to mention having (gasp!) full out makeout sessions. but i’m not holding my breath out for this one. revathy’s other directorial feature, Mitr, though critically-acclaimed, was godAWFUL in my opinion. overwrought and unrealistic, yet not as entertaining as the usual bollywood fare.