Bollywood is For Lovers

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67: Young, Adult: Gippi and Secret Superstar with That's a Thing?! Aug 15, 2018

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We welcome Elizabeth Spencer and Karen Unland of That’s A Thing?! to discuss two films about teen girls, and their moms.

Show Notes:

Thanks Sri Rao for the Nimbu Pani recipe, get his book Bollywood Kitchen (sorry for all the noise our metal straws make)
That’s A Thing?!
Erin knows nothing about teens
Do teenagers even watch movies anymore?
The Lobby
Are today’s teen movies as good as the ones from the ‘90s?
The YA genre
Why aren’t there a lot of Bollywood films about teenagers?
The best joke
Gippi
SO MUCH SMOKING
Fat jokes
“It’s nice to watch a movie”
Twilight parallels?
Blackface… (more here on Bollywood and blackface)
Realistic portrayal of teen life?
The Kraz

(INTERVAL (“Main Kaun Hoon” from Secret Superstar)

Secret Superstar
Meghna Mishra
Age appropriate songs
Songs: “Nachdi Phira,” “Meri Pyaari Ammi,” and “Sapne Re”
Box office and popularity in China
Domestic violence
Daughters supporting mothers
An inaccurately positive portrayal of the Internet
Young love
Shakti Kumar’s first YouTube video: “Sexy Baliye”
The human right to dream

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66: Hugs Not Drugs: Munna Bhai M.B.B.S and Sanju Jul 31, 2018

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With his biopic in theatres, we’re discussing Bollywood bad boy Sanjay Dutt’s life and work.

Show Notes:

Thank you Sidhu177!
South Indian cinema we watch
Mahanati and Aruvi, also Arjun Reddy
Split Screen Podcast
Not Just Bollywood, it actually doesn’t start till September
Sunil Dutt and Nargis
Sanjay Dutt
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3
Episode 52: Rats in a Maze: Anurag Kashyap’s Black Friday and No Smoking
Rocky
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S
Rajkummar Hirani
What are candy stripers?
Hazing
Songs: “Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.”, “Chann Chann”, “Apun Jaisa Tapori”, and “Dekhle Aankhon Mein Aankhien Daal”
Sequel

(INTERVAL (”Baba Bolta Hain Bas Ho Gaya” from Sanju)

Sanju
Propaganda?
Good performances, terrible wigs
Little behind the scenes scenes
Tim Meadows in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
The media and authenticity
Comparisons to Citizen Kane
Fictionalized non-fiction
Father/son relationship
Props to Jim Sarbh, Vicky Kaushal, and Sonam Kapoor
Songs: “Main Badhiya Tu Bhi Badhiya” and “Kar Har Maidaan Fateh”
Listen to Piyush Patel’s take

NEXT TIME: We’re joined by Karen Unland and Elizabeth Spencer of That’s A Thing to discuss two YA films

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Netflix and Dil: The Sacred Games Are Afoot! Jul 20, 2018

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With Netflix’s first original Indian series, Sacred Games, we’ve snuck in a quick supplemental episode to discuss the first season of the highly anticipated adaptation of Vikram Chandra’s novel from Phantom Film maestros Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap.

Show Notes:

NEXT TIME: Sanju, we promise

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65: Anushka Sharma’s Clean Slate: NH10, Phillauri, and Pari Jul 03, 2018

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In this episode we discuss three films produced by and starring Anushka Sharma.

Just a note, we discuss some mature subjects in this episode including sexual assault, honour killings, and infanticide. There’s also a fair amount of spoilers.

Show Notes:

We hope all our fellow Canadians had a happy Canada Day
Thank you karenrayan and Airia101
Eros Now, Hotstar, and Amazon Prime Video
We can finally watch Aisha
Amazon isn’t a great company, Amazon Prime Video in Canada versus America
Access Bollywood
Anushka Sharma
Clean Slate Films
Kaneda
NH10
Women can be complicit in toxic masculinity
Deadly Road Trip
Comparison to rape revenge films and honour killings
Urban versus rural India
Violence and grindhouse aesthetics

(INTERVAL ( “Naughty Billo” from Phillauri)

Phillauri
Suraj Sharma
This is not magic realism; Shaandaar might be considered MR
Paranormal romance
Poets and poetry
Jallianwala Bagh massacre and unfinished business
Commitment issues
The modern day is so weird!
Sexy times
Special effects
Pari: Not A Fairytale
More paranormal than romance
Feral Woman trope
Ifrit
Menstrual Menace
Themes regarding childbirth and motherhood
Erin hates eye stuff (and teeth stuff)
Overuse of cheap jump scares
Comparisons to contemporary Hollywood horror
Naked zebra!
Overarching themes and new voices

NEXT TIME: Sanjay Dutt and the biopic Sanju

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#CleanSlateFilms #AnushkaSharma #NavdeepSingh #NH10 #NeilBhoopalam #DarshanKumar #Phillauri #AnshaiLal #DiljitDosanjh #SurajSharma #MehreenPirzada #Pari #PrositRoy #ParambrataChatterjee #RajatKapoor #RitabhariChakraborty #KarneshSharma #Bollywood

64: Ladies Be Watching: Ladies vs Ricky Bahl and Veere Di Wedding with Juliet Franklin Jun 16, 2018

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To celebrate the release of Veere Di Wedding, we welcome one of our closest gal pals on to the show to discuss the hit film along with Ladies vs Ricky Bahl.

Show Notes:

We’re back from vacation, for good this time
Welcome back Dr. Juliet Franklin
Margaritas in a can
Matt loves girls’ night
Thank you to Dteaj and Hey.Vero for your reviews!
We forgot to invite Juliet’s mom to VDW
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
Maneesh Sharma
Dimple really likes Pringles
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Parineeti Chopra’s debut
Sisterly bonds
Sunny wears so many layers
“Jigar Da Tukda,” “Fatal Attraction,” “Aadat Se Majboor,” and “Thug Le Song”
Beach King
Is this a prequel to Race?

(INTERVAL ( “Laaj Sharam” from Veere Di Wedding)

Veere Di Wedding
Cookie’s partner is named Keshav
#imnotachickflick and inclusive representation
Class issues
Bhaskar’s big scene
Meera’s weight and love of drinking
Editing, pacing, and cinematography issues
The fashion
Is the film raunchy enough?
Relatable issues and experiences
Product placement
“Veere,” “Bhangra Ta Sajda,” and “Tareefan”
Kalindi’s mother as narrator
Was Sonam Kapoor’s wedding part of the film’s promotion?

NEXT TIME: Anushka Sharma’s Clean Slate Films

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63: Breaking Free: Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan, Lootera, and Trapped May 25, 2018

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Ahead of the release of his latest film, Bhavesh Joshi Superhero, we discuss the work of Vikramaditya Motwane.

Show Notes:

We were in Chicago, we’re back but we’re leaving again
Thank you narmeensaiyed and Kvoltage2017 for your reviews
Vikramaditya Motwane
Paanch, which it seems has never been released because of the producer
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
Udaan
Kanti Shah’s "Grapes"
The 400 Blows
Themes of alienation
Differences between father and son
Amit Trivedi
La Haine

(INTERVAL ( “Manmarziyan” from Lootera)

Lootera
This is Erin’s favourite Bollywood film
O. Henry and “The Last Leaf”
Zamindari Abolition Acts
The period setting
Classical elements
Trapped
The dark Love per Square Foot
Rao’s resourcefulness
High-Rise
Urban alienation
Edward Hopper
We would not survive this premise, though Matt would drink his own pee

NEXT TIME: we’re joined by a surmise gal pal to discuss Veere Di Wedding and female friendship in Bollywood

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#VikramadityaMotwane, #BhaveshJoshiSuperhero, #Udaan, #AnuragKashyap, #RajatBarmecha, #RonitRoy, #RamKapoor, #Lootera, #RanveerSingh, #SonakshiSinha, #BarunChanda, #VikrantMassey, #ArifZakaria, #AdilHussain, #Trapped, #RajkummarRao, #GeetanjaliThapa, #Bollywood

Supplemental Episode 5: Nisha Sharma's My So-Called Bollywood Life! May 08, 2018

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In our fifth supplemental episode we’re speaking to author Nisha Sharma about her upcoming young adult novel My So-Called Bollywood Life, available May 15th.

Show notes:

Nisha Sharma’s website and Twitter
Check out Nisha’s book tour
Preorder MSCBL from Penguin Random House, Indigo, or Barnes & Noble
The actress from Good Luck Charlie is Bridgit Mendler

NEXT TIME: TBA

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62: Rhythm Nation: Dil To Pagal Hai and Taal with I Don't Get It Apr 28, 2018

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In this episode we’re joined by Paul Blinov and Fawnda Mithrush of I Don’t Get It to discuss two films about performers.

Show Notes:

Welcome Paul & Fawnda
So many wind machines!
Erin is still mad that Oprah lied to her
The early Shah Rukh Khan film with the steamy love scene is Maya Memsaab with Deepa Sahi
Dil To Pagal Hai
Baby Shahid Kapoor
90s+ fashion
Shiamak Davar
The Baxter)
Opening song: “Le Gayi"
Dance telepathy
“Rhythm Nation”
Art and ego
What is Maya?
Karisma Kapoor deserves better
Fritz Lang’s M and whistling
Europa-Park

(INTERVAL (“Taal Se Taal Mile” from Taal)

Taal
Amrish Puri) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Roger Ebert’s review
Hot take: Aishwarya Rai is gorgeous
So much Coca-Cola
Obligatory Clone High reference: song taking
Comparisons to Dil To Pagal Hai
Opening dream
Art versus commerce and rural versus urban and tradition versus modernity
Anil Kapoor’s rules
The SkyDome
Brownie
Is Akshaye Khanna a good match for AR?
“Ramta Jogi)”
Links to the Race series
The real villain
Visual appeal
“Ni Main Samajhh Gayi”
SRK versus Anil Kapoor

NEXT TIME: Nisha Sharma, author of the upcoming My So-Called Bollywood Life

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61: Bachchan '73 - '75 Apr 17, 2018

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In this episode we discuss three mid-'70s films starring Amitabh the “Big B” Bachchan.

Show Notes:

We did not come up with a series name
Our previous AB episode
We still can’t find some of Bachchan’s big '70s hits
Thank you Edmonton Public Library
Bachchan: The Early Years
Namak Haraam
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Social justice and class struggle themes
The persuasiveness of poets
Ken Loach

(INTERVAL (“Aa Raat Jaati Hai Chupke Se” from Benaam)

Benaam
Horror and thriller tropes
RIP Johnny
Comparisons to Don
Newsflash: Helen is attractive)
AB’s nasty streak
Mili
Erin wants a butlertron
Bachchan’s creepiest scene
The terminal romance genre
The Fault in Our Stars
Switzerland!
Bobby

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60: Cops vs. Thugs: Shootout at Lokhandwala and Shootout at Wadala Apr 01, 2018

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In this episode we discuss a pair of films that dramatize deadly dealings between the Bombay police force and the criminal underworld.

Show Notes:

Mayaanadhi
“Tollywood goes to Texas)" by Suchin Mehrotra
Encounter killings
Sicario
Starlight tours
Shootout at Lokhandwala
1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout
Police brutality propaganda
Sanjay Dutt
Processing how the film fictionalizes real life
Comparisons to Clint Eastwood
The ends justifying the means
Songs: “Unke Nashe Mein,” “Mere Yaar,” and “Ganpat”
Narrative structure
Comparisons to other Hindi crime films

(INTERVAL (“Babli Badmaash” from Shootout at Wadala)

Shootout at Wadala
It takes A LOT of bullets to kill John Abraham
Item numbers: “Laila" and “Aala Re Aala”
Criminal motivations
A kill or be killed world
(according to Matt, Mastizaade is still the worst film ever featured on this podcast)
Clichéd dialogues and one-liners
John Abraham’s “guns”
Mildly sexy sex
How much do these films assume we know about these events?
imfdb
The morality of enjoying violent movies and becoming desensitized to violence

NEXT TIME: we return to our Amitach Bachchan series, maybe we’ll come up with a series name!

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