Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10,11 (click to see context) from:
The resulting three hour ClicheStorm is half-''Film/DieHard'', half-''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', rolled into a Bollywood song-and-dance epic. Whether it was intentional or not, comes off as a brilliant parody of multiple Western genres. The [[GeniusBonus sharp-eyed viewer]] will also note that the plot loosely follows the story of the ''Literature/{{Ramayana}}'' (as is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the character names), which occupies a similar place in Asian cultures as Myth/ArthurianLegend does in the West. [[SugarWiki/TvTropesWillEnhanceYourLife Well worth a hardcore Troper's time.]]
to:
The resulting three hour three-hour ClicheStorm is half-''Film/DieHard'', half-''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', rolled into a Bollywood song-and-dance epic. Whether it was intentional or not, comes off as a brilliant parody of multiple Western genres. The [[GeniusBonus sharp-eyed viewer]] will also note that the plot loosely follows the story of the ''Literature/{{Ramayana}}'' (as is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the character names), which occupies a similar place in Asian cultures as Myth/ArthurianLegend does in the West. [[SugarWiki/TvTropesWillEnhanceYourLife Well worth a hardcore Troper's time.]]
Changed line(s) 23 (click to see context) from:
* HighSchoolRocks: Technically they're supposed to be at a college, but otherwise fits this trope to a T.
to:
* HighSchoolRocks: Technically Technically, they're supposed to be at a college, but otherwise fits this trope to a T.
Changed line(s) 26 (click to see context) from:
* JerkJock: Vivek. Although, unlike typical jerk jocks, he is less a bully and more a rival to [[BigManOnCampus Lucky]] and Percy. He is overshadowed in strength and atheleticism by Lucky (who nearly beats him in arm wrestling in the beginning, losing only due to [[ClingyJealousGirl Sanjana's interference]] and later easily defeats him) and [[MajorlyAwesome Ram]]. Even his JerkAss tendencies are due to his girlfriend flirting with Lucky (who flirts back) and because Percy dances with her in prom night. Outside of that he gets along well with the other characters (outside of making fun of Ram's age once). While in the beginning he nearly causes Lucky to fall to his death, that is also largely an accident and he even helps Ram save his life.
to:
* JerkJock: Vivek. Although, unlike typical jerk jocks, he is less a bully and more a rival to [[BigManOnCampus Lucky]] and Percy. He is overshadowed in strength and atheleticism by Lucky (who nearly beats him in arm wrestling in the beginning, losing only due to [[ClingyJealousGirl Sanjana's interference]] and later easily defeats him) and [[MajorlyAwesome Ram]]. Even his JerkAss {{Jerkass}} tendencies are due to his girlfriend flirting with Lucky (who flirts back) and because Percy dances with her in on prom night. Outside of that that, he gets along well with the other characters (outside of making fun of Ram's age once). While in the beginning he nearly causes Lucky to fall to his death, that is also largely an accident and he even helps Ram save his life.
Changed line(s) 28 (click to see context) from:
** Ram tells Raghavan that in stories the bad guy always dies at the end, just before [[spoiler: escaping by helicopter and Raghavan is blown up by his own grenade]].
to:
** Ram tells Raghavan that in stories stories, the bad guy always dies at the end, just before [[spoiler: escaping by helicopter and Raghavan is blown up by his own grenade]].
Changed line(s) 38 (click to see context) from:
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Ram is about to reveal who he really is to Lucky and Madhu... unfortunately for him, Raghavan has already reached their house first and spilled the beans. Lucky and Madhu throw Ram out on finding out he is the same illegitimate child of Shekhar, whose mere existence tore their family apart. As Ram is leaving, Madhu asks him one last time why he did what he did. Ram, at this point [[InternalReveal reveals that Shekhar is dead and he was just trying to fulfill]] [[DyingWish his last wish]]: reunite his family. This ultimately changes their hearts in the climax.
to:
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Ram is about to reveal who he really is to Lucky and Madhu... unfortunately for him, Raghavan has already reached their house first and spilled the beans. Lucky and Madhu throw Ram out on finding out he is the same illegitimate child of Shekhar, whose mere existence tore their family apart. As Ram is leaving, Madhu asks him one last time why he did what he did. Ram, at this point [[InternalReveal reveals that Shekhar is dead and he was just trying to fulfill]] [[DyingWish his last wish]]: reunite his family. This ultimately changes their hearts causes them to have a change of heart in the climax.
Changed line(s) 41 (click to see context) from:
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Once Khan realises Raghavan has a very biased vendetta and is thus, essentially a terrorist, not a patriot, waging a personal war, he helps Ram fake his death, allowing him to help the hostages escape. When Raghavan finds out he is not pleased. Khan [[DefiantToTheEnd makes sure to drive the point home that he no longer supports Raghavan's cause]] as Raghavan shoots him.]]
to:
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Once Khan realises Raghavan has a very biased vendetta and is thus, essentially a terrorist, not a patriot, waging a personal war, he helps Ram fake his death, allowing him to help the hostages escape. When Raghavan finds out out, he is not pleased. Khan [[DefiantToTheEnd makes sure to drive the point home that he no longer supports Raghavan's cause]] as Raghavan shoots him.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Trope rename
Deleted line(s) 39 (click to see context) :
%%* PowerWalk
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 22 (click to see context) from:
* {{Fanservice}}: Lots of Bollywood favourites, like BareYourMidriff or WetSariScene.
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 38 (click to see context) from:
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Ram is about to reveal who he really is to Lucky snd Madhu... unfortunately for him, Raghavan has already reached their house first and spilled the beans. Lucky and Madhu throw Ram out on finding out he is the same illegitimate child of Shekhar, whose mere existence tore their family apart. As Ram is leaving, Madhu asks him one last time why he did what he did. Ram, at this point [[InternalReveal reveals that Shekhar is dead and he was just trying to fulfill]] [[DyingWish his last wish]]: reunite his family. This ultimately changes their hearts in the climax.
to:
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Ram is about to reveal who he really is to Lucky snd and Madhu... unfortunately for him, Raghavan has already reached their house first and spilled the beans. Lucky and Madhu throw Ram out on finding out he is the same illegitimate child of Shekhar, whose mere existence tore their family apart. As Ram is leaving, Madhu asks him one last time why he did what he did. Ram, at this point [[InternalReveal reveals that Shekhar is dead and he was just trying to fulfill]] [[DyingWish his last wish]]: reunite his family. This ultimately changes their hearts in the climax.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10,11 (click to see context) from:
The resulting three hour ClicheStorm is half-''Film/DieHard'', half-''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', rolled into a Bollywood song-and-dance epic. Whether it was intentional or not, comes off as a brilliant parody of multiple Western genres. The [[GeniusBonus sharp-eyed viewer]] will also note that the plot loosely follows the story of the ''Ramayan'' (as is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the character names), which occupies a similar place in Asian cultures as the King Arthur stories do in the West. [[SugarWiki/TvTropesWillEnhanceYourLife Well worth a hardcore Troper's time.]]
to:
The resulting three hour ClicheStorm is half-''Film/DieHard'', half-''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', rolled into a Bollywood song-and-dance epic. Whether it was intentional or not, comes off as a brilliant parody of multiple Western genres. The [[GeniusBonus sharp-eyed viewer]] will also note that the plot loosely follows the story of the ''Ramayan'' ''Literature/{{Ramayana}}'' (as is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the character names), which occupies a similar place in Asian cultures as the King Arthur stories do Myth/ArthurianLegend does in the West. [[SugarWiki/TvTropesWillEnhanceYourLife Well worth a hardcore Troper's time.]]
Changed line(s) 45 (click to see context) from:
* ShoutOut: Half the movie is a series of these, from Sholay to ''The Ramayana''. Occurs mostly in the action scenes.
to:
* ShoutOut: Half the movie is a series of these, from Sholay to ''The Ramayana''.The ''Literature/{{Ramayana}}''. Occurs mostly in the action scenes.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Up To Eleven is a defunct trope
Changed line(s) 19 (click to see context) from:
* DestinationDefenestration: Taken UpToEleven in the opening, as every single window the main characters touch during the fight scene shatters, even one that Ram lightly puts his foot on once
to:
* DestinationDefenestration: Taken UpToEleven Exaggerated in the opening, as every single window the main characters touch during the fight scene shatters, even one that Ram lightly puts his foot on once
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Moral Dissonance has been cut
Deleted line(s) 33 (click to see context) :
* MoralDissonance (or is it ValuesDissonance?): When Ram is shown to allow his subordinates to violently beat up a prisoner.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Not a trope
Deleted line(s) 52 (click to see context) :
* TropeOverdosed: A shining example of how to cram as many tropes as possible into an enjoyable movie.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* MajorlyAwesome: Major Ram is a borderline OneManArmy SuperSoldier.
Added DiffLines:
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The [[ForgetfulJones forgetful principal]] accidentally blurts out that Lucky is a distant relative of Ram in front of Raghavan, who is posing as the replacement physics professor. All Raghavan needs to do is some digging and reveal the true identity of Ram to Lucky and Madhu, resulting in the PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure.
** He nearly blows Ram's cover in the climax again, but quickly manages to turn it into a calling out your captors-rage scream.
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Ram is about to reveal who he really is to Lucky snd Madhu... unfortunately for him, Raghavan has already reached their house first and spilled the beans. Lucky and Madhu throw Ram out on finding out he is the same illegitimate child of Shekhar, whose mere existence tore their family apart. As Ram is leaving, Madhu asks him one last time why he did what he did. Ram, at this point [[InternalReveal reveals that Shekhar is dead and he was just trying to fulfill]] [[DyingWish his last wish]]: reunite his family. This ultimately changes their hearts in the climax.
** He nearly blows Ram's cover in the climax again, but quickly manages to turn it into a calling out your captors-rage scream.
* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Ram is about to reveal who he really is to Lucky snd Madhu... unfortunately for him, Raghavan has already reached their house first and spilled the beans. Lucky and Madhu throw Ram out on finding out he is the same illegitimate child of Shekhar, whose mere existence tore their family apart. As Ram is leaving, Madhu asks him one last time why he did what he did. Ram, at this point [[InternalReveal reveals that Shekhar is dead and he was just trying to fulfill]] [[DyingWish his last wish]]: reunite his family. This ultimately changes their hearts in the climax.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* JerkJock: Vivek. Although, unlike typical jerk jocks, he is less a bully and more a rival to [[BigManOnCampus Lucky]] and Percy. He is overshadowed in strength and atheleticism by Lucky (who nearly beats him in arm wrestling in the beginning, losing only due to [[ClingyJealousGirl Sanjana's interference]] and later easily defeats him) and [[MajorlyAwesome Ram]]. Even his JerkAss tendencies are due to his girlfriend flirting with Lucky (who flirts back) and because Percy dances with her in prom night. Outside of that he gets along well with the other characters (outside of making fun of Ram's age once). While in the beginning he nearly causes Lucky to fall to his death, that is also largely an accident and he even helps Ram save his life.
Added DiffLines:
*TheOner: ''"Chale Jaise Hawayein"'' is mostly shot in one take, until the point when Lucky is introduced.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* MookHorrorShow: In the climax, after faking his death, Ram subjects the terrorists guarding the hostages to this.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* HypocriticalHumor: Lucky initially mockingly refers to Ram as "uncle" for being older than everyone and especially because of his old fashioned fashion sense, ignoring the fact that because of his poor grades, he has been held back thrice, meaning he too is older than everyone else.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:When Raghavan realises he is about to die [[HoistByHisOwnPetard by his own grenade]], he closes his eyes and lets the explosion engulf him.]]
Changed line(s) 34 (click to see context) from:
%%* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Khan.]]
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mainhoonha.jpg]]
->''"Hey, this was in 'The Matrick'?"''\\
''"You mean [[Film/TheMatrix Matrix]]?"''
A UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} film set in [[UsefulNotes/TheLargestDemocracy modern day]] UsefulNotes/{{India}}. Starts off with a [[OneManArmy supersoldier]] named Ram foiling an assassination attempt on an [[UsefulNotes/IndiansWithIglas Indian general]] by an anti-Pakistan terrorist. Ram's father is killed in the attack, but not before revealing that Ram has a [[LongLostSibling long-lost half-brother]] named Lakshman who is still in college. The General then tasks Ram with protecting his daughter, who by coincidence attends the same college as Lakshman.
So Ram goes back to college, where he discovers that his brother, known to everyone as [[EmbarrassingFirstName Lucky]], is the BigManOnCampus who regularly leads the rest of the student body in cheerful {{Crowd Song}}s. HilarityEnsues.
The resulting three hour ClicheStorm is half-''Film/DieHard'', half-''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', rolled into a Bollywood song-and-dance epic. Whether it was intentional or not, comes off as a brilliant parody of multiple Western genres. The [[GeniusBonus sharp-eyed viewer]] will also note that the plot loosely follows the story of the ''Ramayan'' (as is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the character names), which occupies a similar place in Asian cultures as the King Arthur stories do in the West. [[SugarWiki/TvTropesWillEnhanceYourLife Well worth a hardcore Troper's time.]]
Main Hoon Na is Hindi for "I am here."
----
!!This film provides examples of:
* AlmostKiss: Happens many times, with sexy results.
%%* BigBad: Raghavan.
* BulletTime: In the most memorable example, Ram imitates a move from Film/TheMatrix not to dodge bullets, but a teacher's flying spittle. Other teachers lampshade this in the above quote.
* DestinationDefenestration: Taken UpToEleven in the opening, as every single window the main characters touch during the fight scene shatters, even one that Ram lightly puts his foot on once
* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: In ''India''!
* {{Fanservice}}: Lots of Bollywood favourites, like BareYourMidriff or WetSariScene.
* HighSchoolRocks: Technically they're supposed to be at a college, but otherwise fits this trope to a T.
* HotForTeacher: After fawning over each other at length, Ram and his chemistry teacher, Miss Chandni, are very implied to have done it offscreen. Justified by Ram actually being older than her.
* LampshadeHanging:
** Ram tells Raghavan that in stories the bad guy always dies at the end, just before [[spoiler: escaping by helicopter and Raghavan is blown up by his own grenade]].
** [[TheSlacker Lucky]] entering the library for the first time is lampshaded by a particular traditional fanfare used in Bollywood movies to indicate a king entering into battle.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Ram, who is otherwise a stoic action hero, becomes a complete dork whenever Miss Chandni comes onscreen.
* MeaningfulName: Ram and [[spoiler: Lucky, whose real name is Lakshman,]] are loyal brothers in the ''Literature/{{Ramayana}}''. WordOfGod also adds that the villain's name, Raghavan, was the closest they could get to Ravan, who is the BigBad of the ''Ramayana''.
* MoralDissonance (or is it ValuesDissonance?): When Ram is shown to allow his subordinates to violently beat up a prisoner.
%%* OminousLatinChanting: Non-Latin example.
%%* PowerWalk
* PunnyName: When Ram first sees Miss Chandni, he bursts into a song comparing her to moonlight. "Chandra" is the Hindi for "moon." The horrified students watching {{Lampshade|Hanging}} this.
* RearrangeTheSong: The scoring for this movie is equally trope-overdosed, with suspiciously-familiar sounding music. In particular, one track is uncannily reminiscent of the ''Series/MissionImpossible'' theme, and another is very similar to the ''Film/AustinPowers'' theme.
%%* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Khan.]]
%%* RelationshipUpgrade: Sanju and Lucky.
* SadistTeacher: Professor Rasai, with his spittle of death.
* ShoutOut: Half the movie is a series of these, from Sholay to ''The Ramayana''. Occurs mostly in the action scenes.
* ShuttingUpNow: Happens to Ram around Chandni, [[RunningGag all the time]]. Usually preceded by a major DiggingYourselfDeeper.
* SiblingTeam: Lucky and Ram for the second half of the movie.
* SlowMotion: A major factor in this movie's 178-minute length, including [[SlowMotionDrop drops]] and [[SlowMotionFall falls]].
* StealthParody: Die-hard Hindi movie buffs will recognise most of the more Anvilicious lines of dialogue from classic movies.
* StuffBlowingUp: Just for good measure during the climax.
* TropeOverdosed: A shining example of how to cram as many tropes as possible into an enjoyable movie.
----
->''"Hey, this was in 'The Matrick'?"''\\
''"You mean [[Film/TheMatrix Matrix]]?"''
A UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} film set in [[UsefulNotes/TheLargestDemocracy modern day]] UsefulNotes/{{India}}. Starts off with a [[OneManArmy supersoldier]] named Ram foiling an assassination attempt on an [[UsefulNotes/IndiansWithIglas Indian general]] by an anti-Pakistan terrorist. Ram's father is killed in the attack, but not before revealing that Ram has a [[LongLostSibling long-lost half-brother]] named Lakshman who is still in college. The General then tasks Ram with protecting his daughter, who by coincidence attends the same college as Lakshman.
So Ram goes back to college, where he discovers that his brother, known to everyone as [[EmbarrassingFirstName Lucky]], is the BigManOnCampus who regularly leads the rest of the student body in cheerful {{Crowd Song}}s. HilarityEnsues.
The resulting three hour ClicheStorm is half-''Film/DieHard'', half-''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', rolled into a Bollywood song-and-dance epic. Whether it was intentional or not, comes off as a brilliant parody of multiple Western genres. The [[GeniusBonus sharp-eyed viewer]] will also note that the plot loosely follows the story of the ''Ramayan'' (as is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the character names), which occupies a similar place in Asian cultures as the King Arthur stories do in the West. [[SugarWiki/TvTropesWillEnhanceYourLife Well worth a hardcore Troper's time.]]
Main Hoon Na is Hindi for "I am here."
----
!!This film provides examples of:
* AlmostKiss: Happens many times, with sexy results.
%%* BigBad: Raghavan.
* BulletTime: In the most memorable example, Ram imitates a move from Film/TheMatrix not to dodge bullets, but a teacher's flying spittle. Other teachers lampshade this in the above quote.
* DestinationDefenestration: Taken UpToEleven in the opening, as every single window the main characters touch during the fight scene shatters, even one that Ram lightly puts his foot on once
* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: In ''India''!
* {{Fanservice}}: Lots of Bollywood favourites, like BareYourMidriff or WetSariScene.
* HighSchoolRocks: Technically they're supposed to be at a college, but otherwise fits this trope to a T.
* HotForTeacher: After fawning over each other at length, Ram and his chemistry teacher, Miss Chandni, are very implied to have done it offscreen. Justified by Ram actually being older than her.
* LampshadeHanging:
** Ram tells Raghavan that in stories the bad guy always dies at the end, just before [[spoiler: escaping by helicopter and Raghavan is blown up by his own grenade]].
** [[TheSlacker Lucky]] entering the library for the first time is lampshaded by a particular traditional fanfare used in Bollywood movies to indicate a king entering into battle.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Ram, who is otherwise a stoic action hero, becomes a complete dork whenever Miss Chandni comes onscreen.
* MeaningfulName: Ram and [[spoiler: Lucky, whose real name is Lakshman,]] are loyal brothers in the ''Literature/{{Ramayana}}''. WordOfGod also adds that the villain's name, Raghavan, was the closest they could get to Ravan, who is the BigBad of the ''Ramayana''.
* MoralDissonance (or is it ValuesDissonance?): When Ram is shown to allow his subordinates to violently beat up a prisoner.
%%* OminousLatinChanting: Non-Latin example.
%%* PowerWalk
* PunnyName: When Ram first sees Miss Chandni, he bursts into a song comparing her to moonlight. "Chandra" is the Hindi for "moon." The horrified students watching {{Lampshade|Hanging}} this.
* RearrangeTheSong: The scoring for this movie is equally trope-overdosed, with suspiciously-familiar sounding music. In particular, one track is uncannily reminiscent of the ''Series/MissionImpossible'' theme, and another is very similar to the ''Film/AustinPowers'' theme.
%%* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Khan.]]
%%* RelationshipUpgrade: Sanju and Lucky.
* SadistTeacher: Professor Rasai, with his spittle of death.
* ShoutOut: Half the movie is a series of these, from Sholay to ''The Ramayana''. Occurs mostly in the action scenes.
* ShuttingUpNow: Happens to Ram around Chandni, [[RunningGag all the time]]. Usually preceded by a major DiggingYourselfDeeper.
* SiblingTeam: Lucky and Ram for the second half of the movie.
* SlowMotion: A major factor in this movie's 178-minute length, including [[SlowMotionDrop drops]] and [[SlowMotionFall falls]].
* StealthParody: Die-hard Hindi movie buffs will recognise most of the more Anvilicious lines of dialogue from classic movies.
* StuffBlowingUp: Just for good measure during the climax.
* TropeOverdosed: A shining example of how to cram as many tropes as possible into an enjoyable movie.
----
