Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Kapoor Khazana: Dance like a Kapoor Playlist! *Karishma Kapoor*

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Time to do an extended Kapoor Khazana post in honor of Karishma Kapoor!

I have to preface this by saying I'm not really a fan of Karishma. I really made fun of her like crazy over the years for overacting and being generally awkward. But in retrospect, I like Karishma (aka Lolo) FAR more than her sister Kareena (aka Bebo). Kareena is certainly beautiful, but there's just something so annoying about her personality (or whatever we can tell of her personality). And though I never really liked Karishma's acting, there was never a sense that she wasn't a nice person. She seems more down-to-earth and humble than her sister, which makes me like her a hundred times more than Bebo.

My mom always liked her, strangely. I guess because Karishma's acting style was in line with the actresses of the 50s and 60s, when my mom was growing up. She always said Karishma reminded her of Sadhana, who was a friend of my mom's back in Bombay (and is Karishma's aunt). And whenever I watch old Mala Sinha movies, I totally think of Lolo and Bebo. They must have grown up studying the actresses of that era, and that's what they emulate on-screen.

I will give Karishma credit for being a pretty good dancer. I don't think she as fantastic as a lot of other people thought she was -- there's a certain awkwardness to her posture which makes me critical of her dancing. But then again, I am extremely critical of dancers. So regardless of my nit-picking, she certainly deserves her very own Dance Like a Kapoor Playlist!
*not in chronological order, just in order of how I thought of them*
**no commentary either, because really I don't have much to say except she's amusing.

Main Albeli - Zubeidaa


Mein to Raste Mein Jaa Raha Tha - Coolie No. 1


Husn Hai Suhana - Coolie No. 1


Le Gayi Le Gayi - Dil To Pagal Hai


Jhanjhariya - Krishna


Maiyya Yashoda - Hum Saath Saath Hai


Sona Kitna Sona Hai - Hero No. 1


Pucho Zara Pucho - Raja Hindustani


Aankh Milaoongi - Fiza


Oonchi Hai Building - Judwaa


Deewani - Mere Jeevan Saathi



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