The 10 Greatest Movie Bloopers

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The 10 Greatest Movie Bloopers

I haven't watched Kidnap yet, being out of town when it released, but I've been alerted that the film is full of bloopers, including one where Imran Khan kidnaps Minissha Lamba and she has a costume change on the way to his lair.

Here, in keeping with Bollywood's penchant for bloopers, are a few of the most amusing ones to come to mind. Click on for a few inadvertent laughs:

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

During the song Deewana Hai Dekho, Hrithik Roshan swings open the door of a bright scarlet Lamborghini Countache.

A cool choice of vehicle, yet the scene would have been much improved had we not been treated to a surprisingly clear reflection of the cameraman in the door. Darn all those coats of wax, huh?

Also, while the first half of the film is set in 1991, the cast is quite at ease using palmtop computers and cellphones -- and they also refer to email. Significantly ahead of the time, this Indian family.

Krrish

Informed by a lengthy flashback, we are made aware that Hrithik Roshan, playing Rohit leaves to work for a scientist wearing a very poorly cut, distractingly long suit.

Many years later, when Hrithik plays Rohit's son Krishna, he leaves for Singapore wearing the exact same suit. Clearly Rohit's mom, played by Rekha, liked bargain sales.

Also, she invested in her appearance quite well, considering Rohit, at the end of the film, looks much older than his mom.

Ghulam

This one's a question to Vikram Bhatt. Just how old is Aamir Khan's character supposed to be in this movie?

The film tells us that Aamir's father, played by Dalip Tahil, betrayed his colleagues during the freedom struggle.

Considering that the film was set in contemporary times and released in 1998, this clearly pegs Aamir as the most spry 55-year-old ever -- although considering Aamir being Aamir, he'd probably end up looking just as fit even when that old.

Kyon Ki

This one's just sad. And tremendously giggle-provoking.

A dearly departed Rimii Sen lies solemnly in her casket. It's a serious moment, and the camera cuts to the young actress' face for a close-up.

All would have been fine, except the actress half-blinks and fidgets through the shot, inadvertently taking the moment from dramatic to supernatural.

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

Nope, we're not even going to smirk at the way Sunny Deol can juggle bad guys with one hand -- simply because Sunny paaji probably can do that, and I don't want to run into him in a bad mood.

The thing that does stand out about this movie, though, is when he plays the sarangi like a violin, standing up.

The problem with that, however, is that holding the sarangi with one hand and the bow with the other leaves you with no finger actually free to press the strings -- meaning you can't play a note.

Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo

At the beginning of the Global Anti-Terrorist Meeting, we are told its being held in London in 2002. At then end of that meeting, a vehement Amitabh Bachchan tells the American representative that when their World Trade Centre was attacked, the US invaded Afghanistan and did not even spare Iraq.

Clearly fury gave Bachchan a dash of soothsaying ability, since the US didn't invade Iraq until March 2003

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Hum list bana chuke sanam:

1. Aishwarya Rai's cousins throw a fully clothed Salman Khan into a pool of water. Yet the next scene sees him being introduced to Smita Jayakar, dry as toast.

2. Last I checked, Holi falls about five months after Diwali. Yet Ash tells her mother that she fell for Salman Khan over their eight month courtship -- despite him arriving at the haveli on Diwali and leaving it on Holi. Guess it truly was the kind of relationship that made every minute seem longer.

3. When Ajay Devgan and Aishwarya are robbed of their belongings, they do not have money to buy bus tickets. Being hardcore Bollywood folk, they do however have their priorities straight: they have no trouble getting tickets for the opera.

4. They also have issues with geography. Hunting for Salman Khan in Italy naturally brings them to... Budapest?

5. And for all of you who thought Ash was too good to be for real, here's evidence: the striking lass is shot in the neck when she and Ajay are mugged, but in the very next scene in the hospital, that neck has healed pretty darned miraculously. Aren't the X-Men supposed to pick up on mutants with healing powers?

Main Aisa Hi Hoon

This desi I Am Sam remake aims at a emotional scene with Sushmita Sen bringing home a video game for her son, saying that they should play it together.

They start playing and sharing what could potentially be a nice and warm moment, until the filmmaker decides unwisely to show the video game on screen -- the '1player v/s CPU' sign doesn't really help the cause.

Andaz Apna Apna

We all love Raj Kumar Santoshi's hilariously over the top film, but watching it a million times over makes you wish there was a little more attention paid to detailing.

Aamir's Amar and Salman's Prem are fighting over a booby-trapped bouquet they each want to present to Raveena ji, and the scuffle sees the flowers being thrown into a bush.

Standing in front of the bush are gleeful baddies Bhalla and Robert, who have cinematically black painted faces and ripped suits when the bomb explodes -- their own bomb leaving them in tatters.

A relatively fun, and well-handled scene that goes nicely with the campiness of this cult classic, but it's hard not to notice that the bush itself is completely unharmed.