Drool time for me - due to boredom...but my list of hot desi men -

Hottest Desi men

to me....and wouldn't mind leaving my hubby for any of them either :D
remember just the shallow Nicki's droolfest
(no order)

ETA - 07/12/2010 since this was written a while back, I have to say that Allu Arjun is my #1, one and only? Read these posts - why I love BKTollywood, Happy Birthday Allu Arjun (2009), There's Just Something about Allu Arjun, Happy Birthday Bunny (2010), Why do I like South Indian movies, Happy 2nd Blog Birthday to me, My Fan Video of Allu Arjun

Allu Arjun
My intro to Telugu films. He's the reason why I watch it. Why not? He's hot and can dance. Very entertaining. He may not be the best actor but he mesmorize me every time. That's all it takes for him to be my favorite in Tollywood. I hope to meet him one day. Funny thing is I even contacted a local Telugu club in Atlanta and asked them about Tollywood stars coming the the USA to perform. They inform me that Tollywood stars don't do concerts like Bollywood. What???? How could they. I want to meet Allu Arjun!!!

Arjun Rampal
First Indian star who made me fall for him with a flip of a page. Although I prefer his younger looks from his earlier movies, the man is still very good looking. His acting has gotten better over the years. Gotta love that. Plus met him during Garba and he's soooo sweet! I will never forget his reaction when he saw the posters I made of him for him to sign!

John AbrahamArjun's competitor, as some say say. Plus my other crush. Honestly, when I first saw him, I didn't think he was all that! I re-watched his earlier films and realized I love him! In his earlier films, I feel he was a better actor - maybe it has to do with his choice of films lately. But I don't care, I still love him. He's so sweet and sincere in his interviews. Gosh, when I met him during the Rockstars concert...he was a sweetheart! I will always remember his facial expressions when he saw my t-shirt with his name on it! Yah, that's how I got his attention alright! Also remember when the spotlight was on my friend and me at the concert when he saw the poster with his Persian name "Farhan." Gotta love that.

Dino Morea
Since I do love me some male models, Dino fall in that list too. Okay, just like John, thanks to Bips, I learn about Dino. I didn't fall head over heels for the half Italian/Indian model at first. But overtime, I adored him. I think he's the guy who no one wants to give a chance because people think he can't act. However, I loved him in some of his films. I've even went out of my way and found a copy of his Kannada film and proud to own it!! He's never done a concert and would love to see him. I know he's more popular in the European countries than elsewhere, even India. It's okay.

Salman Khan
Okay, I know some people are like...Salman Khan? I don't care what anyone says. I still love my Sallu. Till this day, I still have a soft spot for him. Although he's known as the bad boy to others, he will always be Prem to me. Like John, I met him during the Rockstars concert. No matter what, Sallu's fans will always be loyal and love him. Sallu's so sweet and signed some autographs for me. It wasn't the Rockstars who was rushing us, it was the sponsers.

Jay SeanThanks to Bips, wow, I give her a lot of credit, huh? Seriously, love her too. Not only is Jay hot, he can sing. Of all the stars I have met till this day, meeting Jay at his USA concert was the best experience ever - hey, I got to take pics with him and he signed five autographs for me. At that time, he just started and appreciate the support I gave him.

Ruslaan MumtazEver since a music video, I've been searching for this cute guy for so long. (Talked about it in this post) Thank goodness he finally debuted so I could find out who he is! Though he's still a newbie, I'm going to support him. He's toooo cute, how can I not? Can't wait for your next film!

Muzamil IbrahimJust like Ruslaan, Muzamil is a newbie. I think this guy is hot. Love the Bhatt's (don't care what others say about their movies) for giving newbies a chance to act (look at John, Bips, Dino, etc). Another successful male runway model, he debuted in one of the most underrated movies in 2007, to me. Since then, I've been a fan of this Kashmiri hottie. Come on, sign more films. I want to see you!

Ali ZafarIn the past few years, I stopped listening to filmi soundtracks because I rather listen to the original singer's album instead I branched over to Pakistani music in the past year or so - thanks to the hottie Ali Zafar. How I found out about him - I posted some songs on YouTube and someone sent me a link telling me that the orignal singer was Ali Zafar and Bollywood copied it. This is the Bollywood version and this is the original Ali Zafar version. Wow, I was impress with Ali Zafar. Therefore I went and got his albums. Not only was he good looking but love his voice and music. I wonder if he's ever come to Atlanta for a concert?

Atif AslamEver since I heard "Woh Lamhe" from Zeher, I feel in love with his voice. I just didn't realize how good looking Atif Aslam was. Just like Ali Zafar, this Pakistani singer hypnotized me with his voice which led me to get his albums as well. Plus recently, you can see how good looking he is in the Race video he sings - "Pehle Nazar Mein" (I have to add the song is a copy of a Korean song) I just regret not going to his concert earlier in June 2008 - honestly, I didn't realize he was going to be at the concert.

Five underrated films in 2007 worth watching

It's already June 2008! Woah! I haven't watched many Bollywood films this year.

Since I didn't write anything in here from 2007 about Bollywood movies, I'll talk about the 2007 films now. I'm all into low budget films. Sometimes the overpriced, big budget films are beautiful to watch but that's about it. A big star also help promote the movie. For example, anything that Shah Rukh is in, people will watch. I also like finding new faces.

Here are movies that you may not have heard of. Or wasn't sure you wanted to watch it because of the cast because you're unsure of them. Or have watched a bad movie of them before so you were just uncertain. I'm just choosing five films and writing about them.

Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee

Five friends - Rajiv (Dino Morea), Ishita (Anjori Alagh), Jai (Sameer Dattani), Monica (Nauheed Cyrusi), and Manish (Aftab Shivdasani) talk about what would make them happy in life. They each make a bet after five years who will be the most happiest.

To Rajiv, happiness means success. To Jai, happiness means power. To Monica, happiness means fame. To Ishita, happiness means money. To Manish, happiness will come to you which you will know.

There is indeed five different mini storylines in the movie. Each told beautifully.
Sure the movie has the cast of C graded actors. I'm just exaggerating here but I say this because the star cast alone will not bring enough audience to watch the film. I mainly watched the film for Dino. But I also adore Sameer and Aftab. If this film didn't have Dino or maybe Sameer and Aftab, I probably wouldn't have watch it.

I'm glad I watched the film. I loved it! I had zero expectations. What I love most about this movie is I love the meaning of it - the purpose of life. I enjoyed everyone's performance. I don't analyze the star's acting criteria as much as others. Nor do I think, so and so was so great in this movie but fell flat in this movie. I think this movie was a bit too serious for some people and with the cast, it flopped. It definitely has a multi star cast, whether you want to debate or not if they are stars.

What I also love about the movie is none of the five friends hooked up with each other at all. They were true friends who went on with their lives and every year had a reunion to meet up and chat about their lives. Give Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee a watch, you may surprise yourself and end up liking the movie.

1971 - Prisoners of War

1971 is a story about six Indian POWs (Prisoners of War) - Major Suraj Singh (Manoj Bajpai), Captain Jacob (Ravi Kissen), Subedar Ahmed (Chitaranjan Giri), Captain Kabir (Kumud Mishra), Flight Lt. Ram (Manav Kaul) and Flight Lt. Gurtu (Deepak Dobriyal) in Pakistan who plans to escape the camp to the Indian border.
Manoj Bajpai is an awesome, underrated actor. I don't go out and watch all his movies but I do appreciate his work. What attracted me to watch this movie is it's a war movie. Some people may yawn at that genre but I like watching war movies.

Why this movie is different from most war movies? Not only is it powerful and simple but the movie is realisticly told. Unlike LOC (Line of Control) where there is a song and dance with many flashbacks. 1971 isn't like that. Try to watch 1971 even if war movies aren't for you. This movie is brilliantly directored and different from a lot of war movies.
Awarapan


Shivan (Emraan Hashmi) is a lonely guy who is hurt and heartbroken searching for happiness. Shivan works for a gangster Malik (Ashutosh Rana) who ask Shivan to watch his young mistress Reema (Mrinalini Sharma) while he goes on a business trip. While Shivan does his job, he learns about Mrinalini's boyfriend. When he tries to follow Malik's orders, his conscious comes to haunt him because of his tragic past.

Another Bhatt movie, oh gosh! Oh no, and with the smootch king Emraan Hashmi! I'm sure many has said that when they heard about Awarapan. I knew about Awarapan remaking the Korean movie, A Bittersweet Life. Before watching Awarapan, I decided to watch A Bittersweet Life first. I disliked the movie! I was hoping the Indian version would be better because I liked Zinda, the Indian remake version, more than the original Korean version, Oldboy.

As an actor, I liked Emraan ever since I saw his debut film, Footpath. Awarapan is Emraan's best performance! You can feel his pain when he cries. When he's confused and lost, you can see it in his eyes. Mrinalini was a joy to watch. She is so beautiful and this role didn't give her an opportunity to actually show off her acting skills but she was decent.

Unlike most people, I enjoy Bhatt movies. They have the best music soundtracks! Just watch this movie and give it a chance. Even if you don't enjoy it, you'll sing the "Mahiva" song and get it stuck in your head.

Dhokha

Dhokha is a story about Zaid Ahmed (Muzamil Ibrahim), a Muslim police officer whose wife Sarah (Tulip Joshi) was killed in a suicide bombing. He later learns his wife may be the suicide bomber. With memories of his wife, he learns about her past and reasons of her actions.

Unfortuantely Dhokha is another Bhatt movie that the audience overlooked. The Bhatt's are good at giving newcomers, mostly model turn actors/actresses, a chance in non masala films. Whether it's John Abraham in Jism or Udita Goswami in Paap, this time it's Muzamil Ibrahim.

The movie gives out a powerful message. Again the music is wonderful. Maybe, just maybe, you'll enjoy this film. If not you can at least drool over Muzamil. Tulip is very lovely in the movie and it's her best acting till date.
Some people nit pick over details. "Muzamil is too pretty to play that role" or "Bhatt's always have too much skin exposure" Whatever. Get over yourself sometimes. If it's let's say the Yash Raj banner, films like Salaam Namaste, Dhoom, Neil N Nikki, Dhoom 2, etc - they had plenty of skin exposure but it's okay just because of the banner.
Johnny Gaddar


Five guys - Vikram (Neil Mukesh), Prakash (Vinay Pathak), Seshadri (Dharmendra), Shardul (Zakir Hussain), Daya (Shiva Shetty) - partner up for a plan to steal some money and to split it five ways. Vikram turns the table when he wants the money all to himself and plans to elope with his mistress Mini (Rimi Sen). The plan is not going according to what he wanted. With many twists and turns in the movie with crime, betrayal, love, and murder.

Although I've been a fan of Dharmendra since I first saw Seeta Aur Geeta when I was a little girl, I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch this film. After reading good reviews, I decided to give it a try. Watching Dharmendra on screen again was wonderful. He is still very handsome and the only actor who I was familiar with.
Neil is one of my fave newcomers in a while. Not only is he good looking, he can act. I love his facial expressions. Rimi is just there and never really cared for her. She's beautiful but that's it.

A well-made film. One of the best crime thriller movies! However, sometimes just don't have high hopes, you'll enjoy the film. I thought it was slick and stylish. Everything about it is stunning and the way it was delivered. Just go watch it!