Alvida

Welp guys, it's the end of a pretty short run. I was finally developing a direction and ideas with this, but alas too much too late (is that even a saying?).

I DO have a blog and a twitter account dedicated to strictly Bollywood. If you're interested in following that do check it out, BOLLYWOOD BINGE and my its twitter BOLLY BILLI. 

As the saying in Hindi/Urdu goes upon a good bye "kabhi alvida na kehna." (Never say goodbye).

Madhuri

I am about to change your life forever.

I'm going to introduce you to the lady Queen Bee of Bollywood knowns as THE GREAT

Madhuri Dixit 

(Ma-doo-ree Dik-sit)

What makes her so amaze? Okay, hang on, I should have probably warned you that this post is going to be in full on fangirl tone. Back to what I was saying, she's an Indian actress who started her reign in the late '80s and continued into the mid '90s. She stepped away, got married, had kids, moved to America stayed away from the lime light and then came back to films. Along with being a fantastic actress, she's known for her billion dollar smile and for being one of the greatest dancers of all time. The embodiment of poetry in motion. It's like the music dances to her. Each movement, blink, smile, tiniest move is done with utmost grace. She has several upon several hit and underrated dance numbers. Even in her 40s she's busting out like it's no big deal. I had the pleasure to fulfill a childhood dream and watch her dance live this last weekend and it was quite possibly the most stunning thing I have seen. Her performance had the loudest cheers and a standing ovation with my friends and I yelling "bow down to the queen!" rather obnoxiously. And even aftera ll these years when she gets a fan-incudce compliment, she takes the time to stake off her sunglasses and respond with a heartfelt thanks. How lovely. Enough ranting, check some of her moves here. (It's a 9 min video, I don't expect you to watch the entire thing.)

If this did something to you check out her songs, "channe ke khet mein," "mera piya ghar aaya," "kay sera sera," "hum ko aaj kal") 

Until next time!

IIFA 2014

If you follow me on social media (if you don't, you should! @TheDotIndian Twitter/Instagram and facebook.com/TheDotIndian) then you know that I attended the International Indian Film Awards in Tampa Bay over the weekend.

It was an absolute dream come true that my country got to host all my favorite celebrities from India.

The actual awards are pretty flawed, but the concerts, the celebrities, the performances around it all are absolutely amazing.

Thursday night featured IIFA Rocks which was a fashion show, but I was unable to attend.

Friday night was the technical awards portion, but more was like an outdoor concert. The night featured a live rock performance from Farhan Akhtar (respect increased after hearing him live), a dance performance by Sonakshi Sinha who has many major songs from this past year, Mika Singh sang as well, Sufi Guru Rahat Fate Ali performed classic and filmi music, a local gospel choir and bluegrass group . Saif Ali Khan and Vir Das did a wonderful job hosting the evening. The event took place at the Tampa state fair grounds amphitheater. The weather was beautiful, the ambiance was charged, the performances were above par.

Saturday night was the actual awards where legendary Madhuri Dixit and Hrithrik Roshan performed along with Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padkuone. The most epic moments were no doubt when Kevin Spacey wore a lungi and danced along with John Travolta bustin' out Bollywood moves on the spot. I'm pretty sure those two events alone stole my voice from all the screaming that was done.

The weekend was a blast and I wouldn't trade it for the world!