Romeo, Romeo, Romeo

Oct. 25 - an outing with two of my friends :)

So the beginning seemed to be alright; we had cold drinks at Cafe Coffee Day and started walking down the streets to check out cool handicraft stores.

We then proceeded to the movie theater, specifically Rama Devi, because we wanted to watch an Indian movie called Hello, which is based on One Night at the Call Center by Chetan Bhagat.

"Can we have the tickets for Hello?"

The guy at the ticket booth seemed a little confused but we were sure that we got our point across.

"Hello? Indian movie Hello?"

"Yes. Hello."

"Movie at 2:30. Buy tickets now."

So we bought the so-called "good-seat tickets" that were 40 rupees each, and started walking around again to see what this bustling city has to offer us.

When we came back to watch the movie, we were more than surprised by how the theater was full of men; we could barely spot women.

We totally caught everyone's attention; one, we were foreigners, two, we were girls. haha.

Some Indian adolescents made some inappropriate comments that made us uncomfortable, but we decided to laugh it off... Frankly speaking, I think we're all getting used to it because it happens pretty much everywhere we go.

We walked upstairs screening the posters hanging up on the wall.

It was weird; I didn't see any Hello posters.

All I saw were some weird posters with animated characters on them.

 

Roadside Romeo, read the poster.

 

We tried to convince ourselves that the guy at the ticket booth didn't lie to us, but guess what. The truth hurts.

Some guys came up to us and told us that language won't be a problem, for Roadside Romeo is a Disney movie.

Fine, why don't we give it a shot.

We weren't excited but decided that watching an Indian Disney movie could be a remarkable experience. (actually remarkable is probably not a good word for this. )

After watching the movie for good fifteen minutes, we decided that we showed more than enough patience for the movie. So we left.

Then we had lunch/dinner that lasted for 3 hours.

You know, girls like to talk. Actually, they love to talk. haha

The following pictures were taken on the 25th, for we found these to be hilarious; just look at them!!!

Actually, this first picture needs a little explanation, because I don't think it's funny unless you know the inside joke.

I won't get into it that much, but the guy in the picture is Hrithik Roshan, a famous Bollywood actor.

In Indian History class, we watched this movie called Jodhaa Akbar, a love story about the great Mughal king Akbar and his Hindu wife Jodhaa.

Aishwarya, a former Miss Universe, played Jodhaa.

Frankly speaking, Jodhaa Akbar is not as spectacular as Hollywood movies, but certainly praiseworthy.

I loved the story line and especially the vibrant costumes and sets.

My love for the movie didn't end there - I got my own copy!

I would be more than willing to share my Bollywood movie experience. Just let me know if you would like to watch it :)

Think this is scandalous for an Indian standard? Then you HAVE to watch Indian MTV. Definitely a culture shock.

I'm sorry if this picture is inappropriate... but my friends and I found it very funny. Look at his facial expression!! haha