Every once in a while, I feel the incomprehensible urge to watch desi movies. And not the run of the mill Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan (though he is such a hunk of burnin’ yum) Priety Zinta stuff. There’s certain Indian films, or rather, films about Indians that I absolutely love.

Bend it like Beckham is one of them. I want to watch it right now. Right now. Its a pity that I have these urges in office! So instead I’m listening to the soundtrack. Bally Sagoo and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. It doesn’t remind me of home, not in the least, but something about it appeals to the “NRI personality” of me.

On the other hand, Monsoon Wedding is for when I’m missing Delhi and our loud, raucous lives. The house in the movie looks like its in South-Delhi. The parents are so much like mine, especially Naseeruddin Shah. The relatives, even the loud aunty from Muscat are exactly like mine. The weddings are the same, with the same music, the food, the colours, the beggars, the chuski, the Hinglish, the vibe… god, how I miss Delhi when I watch it.

While we’re talking about Bally Sagoo… (read on, I just want to go on and kill my reputation as having decent taste in music)… I love all his old remixes. When remixes were new. You know, mid-90s? Chandni Raatein has to be my favorite insomnia music.

And does anyone remember Boom Boom? With that Anupama Verma chick in the video? Oh, and, Shibani and Aslam? Ho Gayi Hai Mohabbat.. or something to that effect? And yes, Bikram Saluja looking uber-hot in that ‘Tere bin jeena nahin’ video? God, I miss indipop. And Apache Indian. And really, Baba Sehgal… and Pooja Bedi in that video… I forget what it was called.

And oh, I used to love Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander. I was like 10 when I watched it and it left a huge impact on me. I looooooved Pooja Bedi and when we moved classes, I almost thought that Ill go around telling all my new friends that I was called Devika…But I stopped the weirdness in time!

Do you remember that Karishma Kapoor song ‘Sexy sexy sexy mujhe log bolein’? Yeah, well, I was a sulky kid. And whenever I’d sulk my mum would start singing, “sulky sulky sulky mujhe log bolein, hi sulky, hello sulky, kyun bolein.” It wasn’t funny.

Ok, I think I’m done digressing. So, erm, back to the point - I feel like watching Bend it like Beckham.

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