The Bollybob Society

So, why BollyBob?

The society is named after a relatively obscure 80's Bollywood actor, Bob Christo. We don't know much about him, but he was a very white, very bald, slightly silly man -- apparently from Australia -- who played thugs in movies such as Sharaabi, Suparman, Mr. India, Disco Dancer and Gumrah. Basically, all of us really like Bob, and maybe we have dreams of following in his (and Fearless Nadia's) footsteps.

Long before the society had a name, though, we were sitting together in Jay's attic, enthralled by Nagina (the first film we watched together), even though we were watching terrible bootlegged transfers on a Commodore 64 monitor...usually without subtitles. We found joy in just about every film we watched, and have hopefully managed to bring the joy to other members over the years.

Now we've got a DVD player, so most of the problems of quality are gone. We have more members, more movies, and more alcohol. The joy, however, is still there, and each Thursday we drive the neighbours crazy with laughter and tears (and occasional involuntary retching when Johny Lever shows up).

The (current) BollyBob members:

Do YOU want to be an honourary BollyBob member? Let us know and we'll add you to our rosters, and also send you emails when we update the site. And if you send us a picture we'll post it here, ya lucky dog!

	Muffy St. Bernard (Planet BollyBob WebGoddess) Muffy fell in love with Bollywood (well, Amrita Singh and Rekha first) during the late 80's, and there's been no going back since those formative days.. Specialty: Extremely weepy romantic melodramas, with goofy comedy thrown in for good measure. Give me Sridevi, Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, and Rambha. Then, add Johny Lever, Dada Kondke and Mehmood, so we can watch them get hit with sandals (and hopefully their wigs will catch on fire, too!) Visit the official DangerMuff website for more info on Muffy.
	BollyMike (Planet BollyBob Host & Bon Vivant) During travels in the Subcontinent, Mike caught a fleeting glimpse of the Hawa Hawai dance number from Mr. India. After which his eyes could not bear to view any other type of film. Specialty: Elaborate, wacky James Bond type films with terrible wigs and disco overtones. Tends to notice bad sets and out-of-proportion bodies before the rest of us, and thank God.
	BollyJay (Planet BollyBob Strong Man) Jay was raised solely on mooli parathas and Krishna serials by a weepy man in a cow costume. His love of Bollywood is the core of his psyche. Specialty: Family/social dramas starring intelligent pets. The fact that Melton is in the corner of Jay's picture is not meant to symbolize anything; Jay is just as normal as the rest of us.
	BollyLiz (Planet BollyBob Toronto Correspondent) Good golly, it's hard to attend BollyBob meetings when you live so far away! For this reason, we name BollyLiz as our official Toronto Correspondent so she can keep an eye on Little India for us. Hey Liz, if you see any monkey-men let us know, okay?
	Zsa Zsa, the BollyBob Cat (aka "Seema" and "Miss Tuffy") Can't say that she's a fan exactly, but she's definitely a member. She helps keep unruly visitors in line, and sometimes stands in as our cricket umpire. When anybody falls asleep during a movie or claims that "Mohabbatein" is a remake of "Dead Poets Society," she 'mysteriously' falls on their heads.