LifeLube Crew Back from the Subcontinent

Hello dearest LifeLubers ---- as you know, posting here has been a bit lite the last couple of weeks, as some of our crew were on assignment in Kathmandu, Nepal and New Delhi, India - and points in between.

Now that we are back, we will be sharing some of our pics and experiences over the next few weeks. And there were many - thankfully not totally burned out of our consciousness after enduring the 7 Circles of Hell that was the Indira Ghandi International Airport on our way out of town....

Our last full day there was Friday the 29th, and we decided to go see a Bollywood movie in the afternnon. We wanted to see Om Shanti Om , because we had heard it was a huge, delirious hit and starred our boyfriend Shah Rukh Khan. Alas, it was only playing at one theater that seemed a LONG way away, so we opted for Jodhaa Akbar - which was playing everywhere, and had even been pulled from a number of theaters around the country because people were threatening to burn down the cinemas where it was playing. Seems there was a bit of debate over the historical accuracy of the film. The controversy made it a huge hit, and EVERYONE was talking about it.



Of course, none of the hullabaloo was understandable to us. Nor was it clear to the ticket seller why we wanted to see Jodhaa Akbar, and not some of the many crappy American films showing. 'But, this is a Hindi film," she said. "And that is exactly why we want to see it!" we giggled.

We were frisked and metal-detectored- after having to check our bags and cameras at some weird little sundries kiosk in the plaza outside the cinema - and got into our seats just as the movie started. As it was more of a drama and less crazy singing/dancing than most Bollywood movies, we were basically lost through most of it - but still, the film was sumptuous and lovely to look at, with a delectable morsel of masala (Hrithik Roshan - see upper right of the blog for a pic or two...) in the lead. With all the visuals to keep us mesmerized - and hello, the outfits! - we sorta followed along.

The clip above is the highlight of the movie for us - a gorgeous song with very subtle, beautiful dancing that gives us the chills, whatever it means!