#SolWalay Movie Night: Sher DIl

The great thing about going to the movies with friends, is that even a complete cinematic dumpster fire can feel wildly entertaining. And I happened to be in the perfect company to enjoy this jingoistic, misogynistic mess of a film, with a sprinkle of decent performances like Ibrahim Alavi’s and Sabika Imam’s.

I watched Sher Dil the other night with some our regulars at Cafe Sol. I won’t bother reviewing the film. I’ll just re-post my observations that I live-tweeted during the film:

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8 minutes into #SherDil and there’s dialogue about how there’s no money in army.

15 minutes into #SherDil. Suddenly a Sikh caricature appears.

19 minutes into #SherDIl. “What other profession in Pakistan demands you to risk your like?” I don’t know. Journalist? Blogger? Polio vaccination worker?

38 minutes into #SherDil. Film’s first female character finally appears, to be promptly rescued by the male lead.

42 minutes into #SherDil. Two male characters make a bet over who gets the aforementioned bachi first.

68 minutes into #SherDil. Two-dimensional Female Love Interest forces man to choose between her and his job defending his wattan. #SedLyf

85 minutes into #SherDil. Our friend and frequent visitor at Sol - Abiola - appears as an extra in the film. Yeaaa!

102 minutes into #SherDil. Pakistani pilot and Indian pilot - once bitter rivals - bond over some pundi at a Dubai market. "Chehra Amreeki, paon Afreeki!”

112 minutes into #SherDil. Pakistani pilot teaches Pak Studies to the Indian pilot, who says something foolish like unity and shared heritage of the subcontinent’s people. And then the Pakistani pilot pours his lassi into the Indian’s whiskey.

126 minutes into #SherDil, and no military character has been offered a plot yet.