Rewatching Bodyguard

Kapoor and  Khan

Bodyguard, Hindi language version, 2011 4/5 stars

starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor

(original review from March 2017 here)

Bodyguard, Telugu language version, 2012 4/5 stars

starring Venkatesh and Trisha

(original review from November 2020 here)

For the second half of 2023 and most of 2024, I watched mysteries on BritBox and hardly any actual movies (in any language).  

So far this year, I've rewatched Bachelor Mother (1939; my favorite Ginger Rogers film) and While You Were Sleeping (an all-time favorite from 1995).  I just haven't been in the mood for movies.

Until this week.

Trisha and Venkatesh

On Tuesday night, I rewatched the Salman Khan version of Bodyguard (Hindi, 2011) and over last night and today, the Telugu version (2012) starring Venkatesh. 

It was not my first time rewatching the Khan film -- it's a favorite and I've viewed it three or four times now, and I have enjoyed it every time.  This was my first rewatch of Venkatesh's version, though.  

I watched them originally three years apart, and at that time I said I preferred the Hindi version.  Watching them back-to-back, though, I've decided that I love the Telugu best.

They both have the same general story -- which has a great twist and is such fun overall -- but the subtle differences in personalities and the slightly varying plot nuances makes the Telugu version a notch better for me.  (Plus, to be honest, I prefer Trisha to Kareena Kapoor.)

And now, I'm in the mood for more Indian cinema!