 You know, it's one of my favorite things, we're filming. Yes. Yeah, you know it's one of my favorite things about sitting here and looking out that window. Why, what's up? Being able to see all of Severus's ball stains. Severus is my dog. And those are his ball stains. Ha ha ha. Back to our stupid reaction scenes of Corvin. I'm ball stains. That's my nickname in my phone for you. Is it? Yeah. Ball stains. Are you coming up with ball stains? When you call me, it pops up a picture of your mom. Oh really? Yeah. That's good confusing, though. It does get confusing. Stupid. Anyways, we're already off the rails. Yeah. Welcome back with stupid reaction stuff. Juicy contact. Stuff and things everywhere. Just follow us. Dripping all over yourself. Yeah. Today we're doing a movie review. Did you watch a movie? What movie? I don't know, you don't know. Let's see if we watch the same movie. That's true. Just do that one day. Just say, hey, watch a movie and let's see if we come back. Let's review it, but not say what the film is. Yeah. And then come back and just start talking about the movie we watched. It's like somebody watches, like, one of us watches DDLJ and the other watches, like, Ragham Rav up 2.0. Yes. And you try to do that. These are just dumb ideas. Dumb. Sorry. Dumb. Today we watched, did we watch Look By Chance? We did watch Look By Chance. I watched Chance By Luck, which is the sequel. Oh really? It's played backwards, so it feels like the first one. Oh, so he just goes, he gets progressively less fans. Yes. This is, I don't know, we're way off the rails right now. We're not even. The 2009 film, Zoya Oktar's debut film. Yes. Directed and written. It stars everyone into the Hindi film industry. It's like a Bollywood orgy. Wow. And like Easter Eggs galore that I know 57% were missed by us. Yeah, and I'm actually really glad we watched it now as opposed to like a year, two years ago. Oh, we didn't even remember. We would have like, oh, who's that guy? And it's Shahrukh Khan. It was like when we watched that Om Shanti Om video and we were like, I don't know you. I don't know you. Yup. I don't know you, but it was better because we waited. Yeah, it was every single person imaginable, but it's written and directed by Zoya Oktar, produced by Farhan Oktar, starring Farhan Oktar. Yes. And then also starring... Oh, yeah. Well, main stars. Yeah, the main. Yeah, Konkana Sinsharma. And then Rishi Kapoor. Rishi Kapoor, Dimple. Dimple. And then there's just everyone else. Yeah. It's literally, if you think of somebody that's been in a Bollywood film, they're probably in this film. They're probably there somewhere. Man. At least up until 2009, right? From literally the get-go to the very end. Yeah. It was just cameos galore. Anyway, it's $100 for a review. It came out in 2009. You've seen it. We saw it on Netflix, I believe it was. So go watch it, come back. Rick, your initial thoughts, please. I liked it. Yeah? Yup. And I liked it the more it went on. Yeah. So when it started, I knew it was gonna be, okay, we're gonna get a lot of cameos I can tell right off the bat. Well, it started with a mirror. I know. This is just gonna be. I actually do adjust my brain right at the front. I was like, oh, hold on. That's a mirror, right? My first thought. My first thought, it came on screen and I went, that guy looks so much like a miracle. I don't know. And I'm looking at him. And like the scene finished, I'm like, him I think. That was him. If it wasn't, it was the guy who did the voice of the dog and built it. But yeah, so I knew we were gonna, well, first of all, the visuals just in the opening credits in that first scene, I was like, okay, which, well, we'll talk about the directing in a second. So the overall thing for the film was, I felt like it was just a fun fest and a feast for the eyes to see all the cameos with some interesting jabs at the industry that then became like some legit right and left hooks. And the second half for me, and we'll talk about, for me, that like my favorite scene, was, it just was really interesting to me that so many people got involved with something that really does seem to be a roast in many respects. And I guess it goes to show you how many people, and that are part of the industry, just they know. They know, they know. A lot of stuff that we've pointed out before. But anyways, I did enjoy this film as well. There was some issues with this film, and you could definitely tell Zoya's progression. Oh, absolutely. From this, which was a very good debut film. Yeah. But from obviously we went like we do with everyone. We went completely backwards. That's just how we do it, I guess. But you go completely backwards and you see their progression from one, how they tell a story to the tricks they learned and then obviously they get more money, even though she seemed to have plenty of money in there. Yeah, which is, okay, so it says we're talking about her. How, I mean, wow. For your direct total debut. To get every single person to actually be called. Clearly. She already had relationship. Well, Farhan was already a star. Right. And I believe her, their father is either a scriptwriter or a songwriter, I can't remember which one. He's in the industry as well. Okay. Nepotism. Hate it, right? I mean, it's just ridiculous. It's just ridiculous that Zoya gets to make films. It's like, you know what it's like? It's like Leland. What's he ever done? Nothing on your channel. Exactly. What's he ever done? He's just your son. Nepotism. Sick of me. It's not like Zoya has immense talent. Exactly. With what she does. Right. You know we're joking. No, there's some watching this that don't know we're joking. I know. But yeah, so I believe that's how she gets her relations. But it's still, you're still a directorial debut. That's really impressive. To have everyone and then to also one of my favorite parts about the film is, from the get-go, she calls up multiple aspects of it. Like from the Amir Khan scene, he comes in, he's like, I delayed it just a minute. And then the director says, I don't know if you heard it, we'll fix it in dubbing. I miss that. Yeah, I miss that. I was like, what? And I know, for a fact, Amir Khan loves sync sound from, I believe it's the late 90s to the early 2000s. So he was on board for that style of joke. And it did it a lot in the film. And it took a lot of punches of what actors are training in, what they're looking for, talent is secondary. The hypocrisy of when you're talking to the person with power, you're giving them everything they want to hear. And then when you walk out the door and talk to your saying the exact opposite behind their back, that's not a Hindi film industry, exclusive, by the way. But yeah, she just, the vagina on her, man. Yeah, like, that's a really big compliment. And if you know Betty White, you'll know even more about that. Like saying the balls on him. Yeah. The vagina's tougher than that. Much tougher than that. That's probably not the. They are not the toughest ones. If you haven't seen Betty White's statement about that, when she's like, I don't understand why they say if somebody's really courageous and strong, they've got like a big set of steel balls when she's like, comparatively, when you look at the biology, anyway. Yeah, anyways. But yeah, to just literally go after the whole industry. Yeah. Everyone. Cara Jor was in this film. And he is this, what she's making fun of. Right. I was like, what is going on? I know. It's like a meta thing going on right now. I know. I know. So I agree. I love that part of it. There were some things that she did that were really fun and you could see the director in her. And why, obviously, I don't know if it was her brother who was like, you're going to direct it because I see it in you. And you can't, I mean, you can. You can jump up and sound as an nepotism, nepotism. She can direct. Even just a framing decision where the, I forgot his name. One character is reading the magazine and he's got his leg crossed and he's sitting on the couch. And the table beneath him, underneath the glass holding up the table, is a statue with his legs crossed exactly the same way as his on the couch. And it's a split thing. And if you're not really paying attention and just listening to the narration going on, you could miss that. And she did a lot of things like that with her shot choices. But the songs were fun. But the thing that for me really was the kind of the heart and soul of the film for me was seeing the trajectory that Farhan and Konkana. And forgive me if I mispronounce your name. I believe it's Konkana. We saw an Omkara. Yes. Is the trajectory that their roles take and how, and I want to talk more about that in a second as far as like the whole journey. But when they reach the place where he goes to apologize to her, I'm watching her and I'm inside. Well, I realized two things at that point. The first one I realized, damn it, I care. So it's the way it got me to care about them, right? And the reason I knew I cared was because I'm looking at her and she's the one I cared about most. And I'm thinking, don't give in to this narcissist. Please don't just give in to him. And thankfully she gives that great speech that was spot on about him. I'm not here to be your crutch. Yep. And everything's about you. You're apologizing not because you know you hurt me. It's because you feel guilty. Narcissist. And how the different trajectories they went on, he achieved all that he wanted to become. And they're basically types throughout the whole thing. And it ends with him being the quintessential star who gets everything they wanted, but is a dick and unhappy. And she realizes, you know what makes me happy? It wasn't necessarily, it was never about being a star or having the fame. What it was about was being able to do the work I love to do. And you know what? I'm happy doing the work I'm doing. And I love that it ended on that note. Me too. That's my favorite thing in the film. Like the fact that it went back to, I'm doing this because I love acting. Yep. And obviously, you know, sentimental because we're acting. That's what we like to do. But like the fact I, me and my wife were both screaming. It was like, do not take him back. Wait a minute. I told him. Oh, freaking out. I was like, no. I turned to my wife. I was like, this is how you know it was directed by a woman. Because it was directed by a man. I'm not sure that would have been the outcome. No. He could have been like this, oh, it's OK. We'll work it out. We'll work it out. Something stupid when he clearly, knowingly, did exactly what he did with no regard for her. Yes. So like, I was super glad that she went that direction of one, not taking him back. But also then it ended to like, this is her story. Absolutely it is. You thought this was about Farhan? Yeah. No, this is about every artist who has been just working and working just because they love to do it. It's not to become a star, not to be anything like that. I do this because I love what I do. Right. And so I love that that's the message she ended on. Me too. That's my favorite thing in the film. And I thought that everybody in the lead roles, I thought Rishi was so much fun. Yeah, he was. I think he was perfect for this role. The more I see him, the more I like him. Me too. He's such a, and it would have been so fun to actually, because he seems like a genuinely fun person. Fun and funny. Yeah. Yeah, almost very different in the comedic thing, but I don't know how many of you would remember a guy named Dom Delewis. But Dom Delewis was the same kind of a spirit, really high energy, really intelligent, really seemingly fun. I think he was perfectly cast in this character. And he played a character that could have been just a buffoon and he wasn't. I actually felt like he was a real person. I also felt that Dimple, big star, was so groundedly good in this. I felt like when she gave the story about how she came up in the industry, it felt pretty personal. The stuff she was sharing and that. I think that script had a lot of words that were resonating in some deep spaces of her personal. Oh, yeah. And I think this was written from Zoya and she probably talked to a bunch of people, including one of my favorite cameos. On your own couch, y'all. That was that. I was so excited when it was written. I was like, that's on your own couch, y'all. I was too. And then the fact that he was pitching that he would get a noose. I know. And he was like, this is not a festival film. Yeah. And then he came back in. And apparently, I don't know if it's her or somebody else who describes her, Zoya, as a combination of On your own couch, meets Karen Johar. Oh, that's a. And so she kind of blends the two. Like Big Bollywood film, but with a lot of story and heart. Yeah, that would be a good description. Because obviously she makes big films. Yeah. Dill the Hot Nadoo, big, massive film. But you still end up caring for these characters. And it's still very. And she cares about. It's a big boy. Yeah, she cares about acting. Yep, you can tell. Even though this one probably had the most questionable acting by some, even though it's hard. Because this has a massive cast. Absolutely ginormous cast. But it has some of the most questionable acting of probably all of her films that I've seen. Not from the main stars, but from a bunch of the supporting. The smaller things. Yeah. Supporting characters. OK. That's one of my issues. And also there was some pacing that shows my growth, I think, Zorda has. I agree. She's learned how to better tell a story. Yeah, the pacing stuttered some points. Yeah. And her capacity, both with the script writing as well as the editing process, has grown exponentially. But there's nothing to frown at. Oh, no. Because when you're talking about a big film, great than there is. Absolutely far more great. Yeah. I also, little thing and then the larger thing, little thing is, I thought it was really great that Rithik played the stereotypical Bollywood star. And I thought he was just going to have a cameo. Me too. He had an actual big part. Almost supporting role in this. I thought he was just going to cameo. Yeah. The other thing that just was, and I know that is what it is, they were depicting it as real as it is. The parties, man. Yeah. I just, I, now if it's the opening of a film or the opening of a show, those are fun because you're getting to see the people that you worked with and you're getting to see the finished product and you're getting to celebrate. But when you're talking about, because they talk about this all the time here in LA, when you're in workshops or you're talking to people about how to get into the industry and they talk about this networking. Yeah. I literally get like bile in the back of my throat because it's so disingenuine. It's the fakery of kiss, kiss on each of the cheeks. It's the, what is that person wearing? And then just all of that BS. And it's, again, not just exclusive to this industry. It's pretty much every film industry. Oh, yeah. I liked the way it was depicted. And I liked the way that, again, it was this weird roasting of the people in this very industry showing up and going, yeah, this is how it is. This is what we did. Yup. Including some of the biggest contributors too, like Kieran Johar. Like he is what you think of when you think of like love star kids, loves like it makes big over dramatic stuff, like it has all the parties. Makes promises. The guy who makes the promises to Konkona and never follows through on it. And then she showing you her character when other people in the moment, when she understands what's going on, she's crying. And then it's a dimple that walks in, isn't it? And what she covers for him. Because she's not a spiteful person. But my goodness, what he did to her. Yeah. I want to talk about Konkona. I thought she was probably the strongest. She's the core of the film for me. Even obviously Farhan was strong, of course. He's Farhan. He's a great actor. But I thought her character was the one that could really shine in this. I was most happy when she was on screen. Yeah, and I'm so glad that Zoya decided to go with the storyline of him. Basically, like you're like, oh, he's a main character. He's going to be the good guy in the end. And the guy just flipped it on. He ended up being an absolute asshole. And I love that Farhan took on that portrayal because it shows. And it's not a surprise. I think Farhan's an actor. I think he'll just take on a role that is something that he'd like to portray. I think, yeah, he's proven that. Yeah, he's not interested in hero, negative role, none of that. What matters to him is, can I embody this character and make it believable? And he does. He made it. He's so believable because he obviously can portray somebody who's going to be a star. And he's nice enough so that he doesn't villainize the narcissist. Because the reality is, a lot of narcissists are really nice. And they're very charismatic. And they draw you in. And when you first get to know them, you think they're the sweetest, most wonderful people. And then you discover, ha, no. And that was the way it was with Farhan and his portrayal. And he never villainized the character. Even when he was obviously literally cheating on his girl, she came and he was an absolute asshole to her. And all that kind of stuff. He still felt for him a little bit. And it's like, that's good. You're supposed to. You're supposed to. And like, he's awful. Yeah, deliberately cheated on his girlfriend. Exactly. Literally did not care. But what it did, I totally agree with you, is while I was watching him. And it's a tribute to how it was written and it's a tribute to Farhan. And the way he portrayed Vikram is that I remember watching him with this actress. And I wasn't quick to judge him because I was thinking to myself, how would I respond? I know how I hope I would respond in that situation. But what would I do if I was on set somewhere for the first time at that age, you know, a much younger, what, 30 years old, he might be in his 20s, but I put him at the oldest at 30, right? And you're on set with somebody who is granted. She's new, but she's a star and she's the daughter of a star, right? And when she walked into the room and she was wearing just her pajamas with her midriff showing and everything else. Oh, you knew it was coming. You knew it was coming. But you hoped that he would. You hoped he was gonna stand up, but at the same time, you understand that there are guys that screw up in that situation. And the best of the best of people that you can think of, their human beings have screwed up in that situation. So you hated him for it, but that it was well done enough that I wasn't just going, ah, what a dick. Yeah, you know? Absolutely. And then you, like you even said at the end when he was trying to apologize and even though we were still like, yeah, don't take him back, you still felt. You're like, yeah, you might have made a mistake, but I think it was also deliberate. Yeah, I'm much more cynical in that area. Yeah, and you do, you're holding out hope that not that they're gonna get back together, but you do hope that he's gonna learn his lesson and recognize like hopefully her speech to him teaches him that lesson. But that for me was the biggest, I was so happy she didn't go back to him. Absolutely. And I loved how she incorporated all the songs. They were kind of incorporated because of the film they were in. And so they were all kind of part of what was going on, not just a random song. Yeah. And then we were really, really fun. And a lot of funny, funny stuff, everything from how upset somebody got because they're entitled thing that they're expecting to have, they don't get it. And so they're kind of, they're flipping out or now that we have a hit, everything's right with the world. Yeah. When Rithik was questioning, her, didn't her sister just die? Yeah, that's one of my favorite. We're dancing with it, yeah. We can't have any more tragedy in this film. That was so funny. Another call out though. There was the phone call, I guess it was. The phone call about somebody died. And it was just over and over, spots like that throughout the film where it was like this world is so like this and like has their own moral code and do their own things. And if there's any gripe, I think anybody's gonna have with this. It would be the people who are like, yeah, those weren't right hooks and left hooks. They held back so much. This could have been so much and should have been so much bloodier and shown the truth about how bastardly the industry is. It definitely could have. But obviously I don't think that's what she was going for. I don't think this was the film to do it. I think there needs to be many films made like it that reveal the dirty underbelly for sure. But this wasn't the one to do it. It was also very interesting seeing the differences between Hollywood in all aspects of actors when they're training and what people in the Hindi industry do. The fact that he's like, to make it in Hollywood, it's easy. You just have to know how to act right here. You have to be pretty. You have to know how to dance. You have to be funny. And did you also notice that they got a half hour for lunch and served themselves? Yeah, I did notice that. Yeah, that doesn't happen here. The sack requires, you'll get a meal penalty first of all and then second of all, you have people serving you. Yeah, it's quite funny. They say actors here are pampered but that's not because they really want to be. It's because the union requires. And it's because there was many, many years of freaking crazy abuse. That's why we had to have a union that came and protected all of the workers in the industry because back in the day, including kids, we had to create laws that were protecting the kids just like our industrial age workers had to be protected. But yeah, a lot of differences that were very interesting. A lot of differences that I like to let. And overall, I thought it was very good film. Fantastic debut. Sorry, I thought about the acting scene at the opening. The guy's doing the scene and he hasn't sit down and Farhan gets up and he does the scene and then Rishi gets up and he does the scene. I thought that was great. Anyway, fun movie worth a watch. Very fun movie. Great debut by Zoya. Apparently she's never done a bad film. Apparently so. Because the only ones we haven't really seen is an anthology, I think, called Lust Stories which we've reacted to trailer. I think it's actually, the four directors, right? Her? Yes, her, Anurag. I think Kieran Johar. I think that's correct. And I think there's another one I don't remember. And that seems to be such an interesting relationship because especially Anurag and Johar. That would be very interesting to watch out because all three are so different. Very different. Which would be, I think I've heard good stuff about that so you guys tell us if that's a good one but then obviously she's done the series. Yeah, but... Made in Heaven. Watching her and looking at her films now chronologically it's really obvious that not only was she a good director at the outset but she's just getting better with each film as good directors do. I wonder what she's doing next. Yeah, I'm very excited to see what her next film will be. Well, let us know what the next film we should watch is down below. And anything else? Peanut Gallery? Nothing, just I'll end with what we started with. Just, if you ever come over here you'll be able to see Severus' ball sands. Oh my God.