Manish VijPaint-by-number rom-com “#IrishWish” puts Brigid, mother saint of #Ireland, in a Punjabi salwar kameez, with trim vaguely like an unwound Celtic knot. “Punjabi Ichha” (Wish)? :) (via Ravi Swami)
The #Bollywood refs are quite explicit. Here she is in a khet / farmer’s field, the headscarf a shorter dupatta…
Ducking behind a tree mischievously, missing only the love interest and rain machine
In multiple salwars.
Desi Brigid, goddess of protection and healing, evokes to me the martyrdom of #SavitaHalapannavar, whose tragic death enabled #abortion rights for all Irish women.
Pagan goddess Brigid of the Tuatha Dé Dannan was imported into Xtianity. Hard reconciling this Brigid with the fiery, armor-forging goddess of war in the #IronDruid series.
It’s an ABCI love story: Irish-Am goes back to the desh, falls in love. This setup is very #Bollywood, sort of like “#DDLJ.”
Irish Wish | Official Trailer | Netflix
Reviewer doesn’t notice the Punjabi Irish saint :) https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/irish-wish-review-lindsay-lohan-1235942640/
