WTF, Bollywood?

In which some drunk men watch a lady dance with a bunch of human-sized scorpions (which Wikipedia helpfully informs me is called a “bed” or “nest”). Stuff of nightmares.

[clip from “Barood” (1998)]

Thanks to Beth Loves Bollywood for the link.

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS DOING BOLLYWOOD! WITH PUPPETS! I AM FILLED WITH DELIGHT! :D :D :D

Seriously, stop whatever you’re doing and watch this.

Hey look, a dancing deck of cards! I wish this were part of some strange 1970s Bollywood version of “Alice in Wonderland”, but sadly not.

[clip from “Bidaai” (1974)]

A man in leather dances atop a moving motorcycle before leaping through a plate of glass. Then he changes into a sparkly shirt and dons rollerskates, flipping a girl over his head like it’s no big deal. Then he’s in a glitter-vest and tight pink pants and everyone’s swinging from ropes. Then he busts out all of his dance moves atop a table, and about the time he’s attacked by a demonic chandelier, you begin to realize that you’ve been doing New Year’s Eve completely wrong your whole life.

Happy New Year from WTF Bollywood!

[clip from “Sakalakala Vallavan” (1982)]

As promised, here’s the episode of “The Muppet Show” in which Gonzo is given the chance to move to Bombay and star in a movie. I’d hoped that there would be at least one Bollywood gag, but it’s mostly about Gonzo saying goodbye to everyone and then (unsurprising spoiler!) getting a letter that the offer had been withdrawn. Still, it’s ostensibly a Bollywood reference on a mainstream American show from 1979, which is pretty unusual.

MUPPETY BONUS: In promoting the latest Muppet movie, Disney created a number of trailers that were spoofs or references to other films. One of them declares that the Muppets are taking over Bollywood - but it turns out to be a typo, of course. :( Check it out here.

I don’t know where this is from, but IT’S SO CREEPY EWWWIE EW. I hope the creepiness was intentional, but I get the feeling that it wasn’t. Those eyes will haunt my dreams.