Bollywood's craziest action movie

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In 2019, Bollywood director Siddharth Anand made a movie called WAR. The film quickly became a critical and commercial success due to its exciting action, the star power of lead actors Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, and most of all, its constant and heavy-handed gay vibes. In other words, I'm a Bollywood fan and you're my captive audience. It's time to talk about War until our ghungroo toot jayenge.
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00:00 - Intro
2:43 - The actors
9:57 - Squarespace
11:26 - The homoeroticism
20:50 - The plot twist
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[@teasoup]

i just have to say that i have watched this movie three times. once by myself for the gay and bollywood craziness. the second time with my dad and brother who both agreed it was very fruity. and then lastly with both of them and my mom who also saw the homoeroticism. anyway needless to say we’re all tiger shroff fans now

[@jane-mulcahy]

like... idc if he's bad at acting, he deserves his flowers for this movie alone

[@aryankushwaha1964]

You spoilt it for me I loved this moive now I can’t 😂 ,,hrithik is gay 😂😂😂😂😂

[@genesiselaine]

i adore the chapters feature “intro” “squarespace” “homoeroticism” taking up 75% of the runtime

[@jane-mulcahy]

thank you for this comment because it made me realize I somehow messed up the chapter that was supposed to say "the plot twist". it's not ALL homoeroticism contrary to popular belief

[@tiahayworth250]

In the clip of when Tiger Shroff’s character sees Hrithik Roshan’s character, you could just play Dream Weaver over the footage and it would look like your standard “lead-sees-a-hot-person-that-becomes-their-love-interest” scene

[@gplove1835]

I took my grandparents to watch this, because that's what a Desi weekend is like, and I was so enthralled by the movie. I was like wait am I projecting or is this actually gay as fuck? Also the music break when it was Holi was THE BEST part.

[@cammclean5460]

I watched War last winter on your recommendation in the Bollywood movies video without knowing about the plot twist and was left completely mystified, I don't think you understand exactly how funny it is to have a movie recommended to you as "dumb homoerotic spy/war movie" and then SPOILERS have it revealed 20 minutes before the credits that one of the main characters was actually someone else entirely and had died 2 years ago in cannon. I'm glad you made another video on the movie I feel like this has given me the emotional closure I needed after experiencing that 😂

[@jane-mulcahy]

yeah in hindsight I apologize for not being up front enough about how life-changing an experience War is

[@hurgenflerg2133]

If you're going to be covering Indian movies about face-swapping, I'd recommend Yevadu (2014). A guy almost gets killed by gangsters on a bus, comes back with a new face, and gets revenge. Then, he finds out that he got his new face from a guy who was killed by different gangsters on the same bus, so he goes and gets revenge for that guy, too. On a different note, Tiger Shroff's career has always been a little disappointing for me because he SHOULD be starring in martial arts action movies like John Wick or The Raid. He was in a rip-off of The Raid, but that's not the same thing. Put him in a movie that just drops him into one fight scene after another, and he'd be in his element, but instead they keep making him do things that he's terrible at like acting, and you can see how uncomfortable he is.

[@aiyandi_]

absolutely cackled. the examples of homoeroticism were too pertinent just when you thought it couldnt get gayer the next one hits

[@jennifersado]

I know nothing about Bollywood but I love this video downnn. The extra context you give around the actors and the industry in general just makes the whole affair so interesting. Thank you Jane!!

[@holocoffin]

YES! I got into Bollywood because my mom is a big fan. I love when you cover Bollywood!

[@azzasiddiqui7190]

i really love your shirt, and omg the love that hrithic roshan had in my heart is insane. i used to watch the medley from mujhse dosti karoge and dhoom again from dhoom 2 after school religiously from like grade 3-grade 5. never got the moves down though :(. will be adding War to my watchlist! excited to see some explicit-that-is-demanded-as-subtext homoeroticism!

[@jane-mulcahy]

ugh the medley from mujhse dosti karoge goes so hard!!! that whole movie is underrated

[@azzasiddiqui7190]

@@jane-mulcahy awww i'm glad someone else agrees! we sing that song all the time during wedding parties for my cousins so we all have the whole thing memorised too! the outfits of rani mukherji and kareena kapoor h=go hard too!

[@manderly33]

Dhoom 2 is the first Bollywood film I ever saw. I can never watch it too many times. Hrithic Roshan is so bloody gorgeous and fun to watch.

[@shaunizzkool]

I love MDK!!! Songs are so iconic and timeless and the chemistry between Hrithik and Rani was sooo perfect it’s a shame they never made another film together. I remember when I first watched the movie I kept calling Kareenas character “Poo 2.0” 😂😂

[@pingumon3581]

Okay, wow. You're so on point! When I first watched the movie, I actually felt sad at the ending, partly cuz of the revelation of the actual antagonist, who otherwise seemed formidable, but then fell flat at the end. But mostly because of that unresolved sexual tension, that had major romantic undertones. It was like I saw the death of a potential fictional IT (gay) couple in bollywood. I was side-eyeing the film until the "get in line" part where I actually let out a loud cackle. The movie is very explicit with its homoerotism and it was actually quite refreshing to see it in such a high-end mega budget bollywood movie.

[@stressed_james]

Yeah fr, what even was that "get in line" line like WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT OTHER THAN EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEANT BY THAT KHALID

[@pingumon3581]

@@stressed_james YOU GET IT YOU GET IT YOU GET IT!!

[@carriesnaps3508]

Bollywood movies have way too much singing for my liking, but I actually love watching you talk about them! Apart from the absurdity of it all, the little bts info you drop about the actors (or the production overall) really does it for me. Also the way I GASPED when I realised that the scene where the two male leads spin around in their motorcycles was shot in Lisbon! Like, that's singlehandedly the most iconic thing that has ever happened here!!! Walking down those streets will never be the same now 😭😭

[@littlegreymouse2484]

I paused this video right before you talked about the twist and I’m SO glad I did. That was my first Bollywood movie and it’s the most fun I’ve had with a film is ages. I thought I knew where it was going but I had NO IDEA. Thank you for introducing me to this, what a ride! I’ll definitely be looking for more Bollywood movies to watch soon 😁

[@blue-xt3wi]

you know its a good day when jane talks bollywood!!! looking forward to watching this :D

[@lena-ex4ey]

THREW MYSELF TOWARDS THE PLAY BUTTON. after you recommended this as the one bollywood movie to watch in your previous video, i watched it and fell just as deeply in love with the film as our two characters did with each other, and started me off on my bollywood journey. have you seen go goa gone? my roommate (who's from goa) put it on and we had the time of our lives watching saif ali khan serve.

[@jane-mulcahy]

I haven't seen Goa Goa Gone but I've heard of it and been super interested! I also love Saif Ali Khan, so I should watch

[@user-lehsun-le-garib]

​@@jane-mulcahyits One of the best zombie films you would ever watch

[@shaunizzkool]

Yay we get another Bollywood vlog from you! War is now apart of the YRF spy universe. I’m sorry but I still like to to believe that it’s a unrequited love story between Tiger and Hrithik. Tiger is so mesmerized by Hrithik I never seen him look at one of his heroines like that lmao 😂 jokes apart War was really entertaining. Maybe the story and acting was not up to par but Tiger really does some of his best work in War. Sadly there’s not much for the female characters especially Vaani. I’m looking forward to seeing where War 2 will go and Tiger 3 which comes out this week. Which is gonna very interesting cause we have Emraan Hashmi playing the antagonist going up against Salman Khan. While in War it made perfect sense to have Tiger vs Hrithik. Their chemistry was wether it’s just dialogue or dancing and especially action fight scenes were 🔥🔥

[@chaseroth6868]

I watched this last year because of your intro to Bollywood video, loved that video and this one, I’m so happy ur making a vid about war!

[@yusramohamed1929]

Such an entertaining recap!! I am usually a strictly romance bollywood enjoyer but the plot/gay tension (perhaps those are one in the same) had me absolutely hooked during this recap. Also, a lowkey tiger shroff fan now. Would love to see more crazy bollywood recaps in the future

[@neivilde.1242]

been waiting for this one! also let's notlose hope,maybeit'sone of the sequels that just uses the same cast and name but is completely unrelated. they could still fall in love

[@sausagemahoney5410]

You always have such great topics and I love the minimal editing of ur videos and ur cadence is so chill I listen to your videos when I fall asleep! love ur videos keep it up qween

[@jamarrbrown3608]

The strikes are over! I'm ready for that teen wolf vid😮‍💨

[@jane-mulcahy]

I'm not 😭😭😭

[@Star_Sh4rk_.]

Oh my fricking good!!!! Finally someone talking about this, whilst watching this the amount of homoeroticism I felt during the thing warranted a 100,00 word fanfic, it was ridiculous and what made it funnier was that my mom was watching with me, and she, a homophone was shipping them 💀💀💀

[@courtneyvoehl8481]

I did in fact go and watch War in the middle of watching this video just so I could experience the twist, and it was truly incredible. Fantastic film. 10/10

[@ChickHabit09]

Whare did you watch it I was trying to watch it before I watched this video but I can't find what streaming service whenever I type in wore it just gives me historical documentaries on my Roku

[@valentinecore]

crazy coincidence that i was just mentioning this movie to a friend the other day then u put out this video! i heard about it from you initially and brought it up because we were talking about campy so-bad-it's-good masterpieces. i think the universe may be signaling i need to finally watch it!

[@kwarra-an]

Would love to see you cover more Bollywood! And also maybe Kollywood (Tamil cinema), which has some truly crazy action flicks.

[@AprilHotrose]

YES PLEASE! Try Sarkar first. My love for Vijay started there.

[@lanaa404]

ur pronunciation is so good i appreciate the effort

[@joolsmind]

I know this is not your most recent video, but in case you ever read this comment I just want to thank you profusely for deep diving into the homoeroticism of this movie, it's so blatant. My husband and I watched it when it came out years back and to this day every time we watch the jai jai shivshankar music video (easily once a week lol) we run commentary on the arrogant-alpha-daddy Kabir negging infatuated-puppy Khalid scene 😭 hoping you make a vid on RRR someday ❤

[@booksvsmovies]

Okay I was not expecting that Face/Off level twist.

[@LizApizaa]

me a certified hrithik lover replaying scenes of him then realising I wasn't listening to you at all and then having to replay it once again to listen to your point such is the life of a fangirl 😌

[@jesterdicicco9794]

finally watching this movie with my family and wow you were not lying about the homoeroticism OR about tiger shroff's posing. I love it

[@reverie6906]

You speak so beautifully and softly I'm not even bothered by your pronunciation of Hrithik. In fact, I think I have just started to say the way you say it lol. But if you want to sound how it should be said, just say Ritik. There's a pronunciation for the 'Hr' but I'm not sure there's something similar I can point to in English. I love your content ❤

[@ceciliailia]

I've never watched a Bollywood movie before but I'm gonna have to give this one a shot.

[@dgmmp4]

i was interested in this movie ever since you mentioned it in the teen wolf video, and now every time i rewatch said teen wolf video (which is every other week, i may have an unhealthy obsession) i think ‘now why haven’t i still watched this movie’ well i no longer have a choice, if i want to finish this video i have to watch it, hopefully in the next few days i’ll finally get to it

[@17tangerines]

you've convinced me im watching!! going to come back and watch the spoiler part later

[@17tangerines]

I’ve watched it and it’s definitely so queer coded - some things from the movie that I feel like also contributed to this is Nainas insistence on having someone to go home to / a family and how it felt like Khalid might be that for Kabir. The final fight scene where Kabir wants Saurabh to die without Khalid’s face. The tension of Saurabh imitating Khalid

[@17tangerines]

Would love to see more breakdowns of Bollywood movies!!!!!

[@kenbonez]

Ive nvr been a Bollywood fan, but I learned a little about it through your channel and now im becoming obsessed with their action movies and actors (like tiger)

[@eldritchhag]

I’m so glad to hear from Martha! Please tell her I miss her & I’d love to see her in one of your videos again! She is so funny

[@CookieMonster1390]

yessss another bollywood video, my crops have been watered

[@tashakon551]

Great video! :D

[@curiouslyimogen.7733]

jane i have to leave the video to watch this movie but up until the plot twist was really fantastic

[@jane-mulcahy]

haha I'm glad someone is actually taking me up on the warning! enjoy the next 156 minutes, you will never forget them

[@curiouslyimogen.7733]

@@jane-mulcahy OH MY GOD?? WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME THE ENDING WOULD MAKE ME CRY??

[@shushunk00]

I would like to give a brief context when it comes to homosexuality in South Asia Homosexuality was never in prevalence(historically, contemporary South Asia),regular people in India don't have any idea of homosexuality but that can't be said for trans people and their existence,bc people in South Asia don't hold much negative view about trans people as compared to the people in the west,western asia. Due to the ignorance of South Asians on homosexuality,people in South Asia r more comfortable holding hands in public while being the same sex Which is odd for westerners especially for amab people to hold hands platonically (being a het) publicly. This type of public platonic same sex pda is seen as "normal" or heterosexual ,bc there is no concept of homosexuality in India for vast majority of South Asian(unlike in the west,South America,don't know about Africa,Australia, South East,east asia) Just to make sure I am not saying that gay people don't/didn't exist in South Asia. Most Non het People in past in South Asia they were socially pushed to have a het family when they grow up (that goes for het people too ,it didn't matter if they didn't wanted to marry that particular person which was chosen by their families ,they had to marry ,there was no option of rejecting that people doesn't matter if u r het or non het person) as I explained before pda among same sex people is seen as het ,"normal" that there was no huge push for lgb movements in South Asia(but for trans people there r historical event in South Asia where trans people rose up and protested for their autonomy , existence)unlike in the west where pda between same sex people(doesn't matter even if they het people)in the past (and even in some cases present too) was seen as non het ,"abnormal" behaviour. Now that neo lib policies(i am a socialist btw)has been implemented and more n more private companies are in power and that political, economical power is taken from religious institutions,conservatives movements ,people in the urban areas(which is about 38 %of the whole 1.45 billion of India) who has access to outside media and the capability to understand English more n more ,they are aware that they can be non het people too,as there r laws in the constitution that protects them ,more people are recognising what the previous generation didn't have the inspiration or the articulation to express themselves. In the west trans people's existence was sort of a new thing and received by normies with hesitance But in South Asia ,trans people has a documentary history and the normies are aware of trans people (from their childhood) which can't be said for homosexuality and non het people. U can say these types of hindi or other South Asian movie industries are a form of "bromance" genre(which is platonic and is reflected in the real life people's behaviour too in South Asia) U can imagine whatever u want ,art can be subjective,for sure and interpretation can be endless,I admit . ,but I also hope that people who r not aware of what I mentioned above ,can put the same in to their analysis or their world building ,"shipping of actors" when they r thinking/considering about media from South Asia. Forgive me for my broken English(as u can tell I am an esl) 30:23 that's how indian soldiers salute unlike in the west where they place their palm parallel to the ground. Also u can just pronounce hrithik's name as rih -tihk , h is silent ,don't have to combine the h and r together and the t is soft sounding t like in Spanish😊

[@perhaps1094]

Thank u for the comment!!

[@bookshelfhoney]

Shoutout to Martha

[@mahrinui18]

Quadruple feature: WAR, then the Man from UNCLE movie "The Spy With My Face," then this video, then the Kill James Bond! episode about said Man from UNCLE film.

[@jane-mulcahy]

oh man, might have to check out The Spy With My Face

[@DayZe13]

Ah my emotional support bonkers Bollywood movie

[@amber1271]

That tshirt is amazing

[@PapaBear.]

Okay, so i watched the video and need to add somethings that i just want to. 1)Kabir was hurting more emotionally while fighting saurabh-khalid knowing that his khalid was dead than when the supposed heroine died. Hrithik is an amazing actor, so we know that was intentional. I also know that it was the big finale but there was more hurt than explosive anger radiating from him while he fought saurabh. 2)Kabir explicitly destroys saurabh-khalid's face telling him that "he didn't deserve that face" as he proceeded to do so. So no, whatever he was feeling was only for khalid and not saurabh. 3)Khalid was there only for the first 50 minutes of the film but he was still able to identify the fake Khalid (i will completely ignore the fact that kabir's a RAW agent with above avg iq, cause why not) 4)Saurabh's crazy villain persona kinda just radiated the "he's dead but you still want him while I'm left in the dust" or "i love fighting with you" cynical obsessive love interest vibe? Idk that's purely my perspective. Batman-Joker stuff?

[@susanna9310]

this vid is so underrated its one of my favs of yours

[@kingozymandiass]

Why do both of these men look vaguely like ryan gosling

[@finnac89]

Let's gooooo

[@msa8370]

Okay but the hrithik shirt, I'm in love.

[@nooralimran4643]

45 is definitely a lot. Bollywood audiences aren't generally known to be tolerant of LGBTQ+ romances or leading men or women being LGBTQ+ or playing those roles. There are exceptions with character roles. More so audiences are generally not the reading and writing types. They prefer to watch n that too without a critical eye. So the existence of a documented fanfic is an achievement unto itself

[@stressed_james]

It have over 60+ fics now which is just phenomenal lol

[@evelynstarshine8561]

Yo, Kkrish was briefly visible on screen, you should cover those movies they are, everything.

[@jane-mulcahy]

haha I've only seen the one that started it all, Koi Mil Gaya, and that one is.... something

[@evelynstarshine8561]

@@jane-mulcahy the 3rd film is xmen and a car ad, the second almost a religious epic meets superman.

[@mchjsosde]

​@@evelynstarshine8561amazing

[@SD-eo8bx]

I love this, please fo the same with Pathaan (her also a big SRK fan) and if you want to analyze another cinematic universe of India, you can watch the films of the LCU (Lokesh Cinematic Universe), its great in terms of entartaiment and quality 1. Kaithi 2019 2. Vikram 2022 3. Leo 2023

[@user-lehsun-le-garib]

Wow Honestly never though about it in that way except The HRX entry scene and Khalid watching him,Thats a huge meme here😂😂 That was a really great Watching this Video,You can Also Try watching other industries and for one More HomoErotic film you can try RRR,its even better ❤🙃

[@jane-mulcahy]

I've heard RRR is good for that! I've been meaning to watch it forever, I'll definitely check it out

[@pulanggrymurasing4906]

Wow. Waqt badaldi, Jazbat badaldi moment. 😂😂You just showed a different movie from what we watched.

[@MuppetMissile]

ok i have not watched this full vid (I'm already convinced I have to see the movie first), but i have to say i hope y'all have seen RRR! I don't think it's technically Bollywood, but it's in the same family, and it's one of the most incredible action films/homoerotic love stories I've ever seen. Jacob Geller did a fantastic video on it that got me to watch it, and he's right, I felt compelled to show it to everyone i know! 🤩

[@dilanelysium5118]

Have you seen RRR? I think it got super popular because of one dance sequence, and I'm not a big bollywood fan (I'm p sure this movie is actually tollywood), but I watched it anyway. Would love to hear your thoughts.

[@djungelskog132]

Yasss

[@mohanlalpremranjannaik107]

You gotta watch RRR the homoeroticism is off the chart in that movie😅😂.

[@raymondrose3629]

War 2 coming next year

[@isabelsoares4942]

YAAAASS more Tiger Shroff

[@juphil1645]

You should check out Salaar, Vikram Vedha and RRR for popular gay ships.

[@maggiedk]

15:56 I SNORTED

[@mariaantoniaportodevasconc4012]

Tiger is a real Jojo guy i like him

[@liamaugust]

i'm so sorry but i just have to scream this into the void hrithik roshan has always been good looking but in this movie specifically........ 🥵🥵🥵

[@jane-mulcahy]

no it's true and we should say it

[@humanthetooth]

I need to know if youve seen RRR

[@jane-mulcahy]

I somehow haven't!! I've been meaning to for ages.

[@CookieMonster1390]

@@jane-mulcahyyou will almost certainly love it, based on your feelings about War 🥲👍

[@crowmanphd6859]

sayonara, saurabh-khalid...

[@lem_moon]

Oh yes 😂 excellent t-shirt

[@lem_moon]

also, check out his dance in Luck by Chance - it's amazing

[@jane-mulcahy]

I will! I've been meaning to watch that for a while, I like Zoya Akhtar

[@lem_moon]

@@jane-mulcahy Zoya's work is great. You probably have seen Main Hoon Na but throwing it out there as a recommended watch, I was absolutely enamoured with it growing up 😂 it's ridiculously unhinged

[@willonastring]

fuck yeeeaaaahh my parasocial friend is talking about moveys again

[@DayZe13]

I’m forcing my roommates to watch this movie as a birthday present I’ll report the results

[@tallulahm6451]

slay

[@aryankushwaha1964]

You spoilt it for me I loved this moive now I can’t 😂 ,,hrithik is gay 😂😂😂😂😂

[@christheBlindSocialist]

So... Bollywood Face Off.

[@aiswaryabersan7983]

Should cheak out more indian films unintentionally lot of indian movies have queer subtext can see lot of bromance on screen.

[@mistysh7717]

13:57 did you intentionally put mpreg or.....?

[@jane-mulcahy]

😂 not specifically... but I was trying to find the most outlandish stories for comedic effect

[@__green_goblin__]

WTF.. they are not gay..!!

[@DuckaTsukII]

Calling this the craziest Bollywood action movie is like sayin red notice is the craziest Hollywood action movie. Like sure the movie was great but it's not the best 💀 especially for Bollywood

[@dukenukemforever6912]

This movie is basically the current MCU movies, that goes against culture, values and allies of India. This is something Kevin Feige would make if he was given Mission Impossible Franchise. The only difference is Indian filmmakers and actors are actually talented to put a great "product" on screen rather than something like The Marvels or Wakanda Forever.