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147: 2023 Midyear Review Aug 04, 2023

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Somehow we are more than halfway through 2023, which means it's time for the midyear review where we discuss 11 Hindi-language films that have come out so far this year.
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INTERVAL ("Bandaa Title Track" from Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai)

Next time: Netflix and Dil Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo

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Netflix and Dil: Pilot Season Dobaara Jul 14, 2023

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It's been a rough year so far for Bollywood, but luckily there are plenty of new streaming shows that have caught our attention, some might say too many though. That means it's time for another pilot season where we watch the pilot of six shows and choose which one we are going to watch, and review, a whole season of!
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NEXT TIME: 2023 Midyear Review
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Supplemental Episode 16: Our Chat with Shashaa Tirupati Jul 01, 2023

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We welcome Canadian musician and playback singer Shashaa Tirupati on to discuss her career in Indian cinema, as well as winning a National Film Award and what it's like to work with A.R. Rahman and other top composers.
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Shashaa Tirupati and her Youtube channel
Shashaa's beautiful Tamil interpretation of Bon Iver's "Perth"
#BollywoodMonster Mashup 2023 IG Meet and Greet live on Instagram (@BollywoodMonsterMashup), Sunday July 9, 12 PM EST/ 9:30 PM IST

NEXT TIME: Pilot Season Part 2
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146: “I'm the Dude, Playing a Dude, Disguised As Another Dude”: Don and Don 2 Jun 16, 2023

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Strap in Lovers, we’re going on an international chase to catch Asia’s biggest criminal mastermind, Don.
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It's not only difficult to catch Don (1978), it's impossible
“Bachchan ‘76 - ‘78″
The Making of Don
Don: The Chase Begins Again
Petronas Towers, as seen in Entrapment
Songs: “Yeh Mera Dil,” “Main Hoon Don,” and “Khaike Paan Banaraswala”
Comparisons to contemporary Bollywood action
Don has read The Game

(INTERVAL (“Aaj Ki Raat” from Don: The Chase Begins Again)

Don 2
Another stacked year, and a great year for the Akhtars
Hallo Berlin!
Songs: “Zaraa Dil Ko Thaam Lo” and “Dushman Mera Don 2″
Mission: Impossiblesimilarities
Where will they go in Don 3?
Suchin Mehrotra‘s The Streaming Show

Next time: Pilot Season Vol. 2
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145: Whodunnit Watusi: Gumnaam and Teesri Manzil May 26, 2023

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We go back to the swinging sixties to get our groove on and maybe solve a murder or two, or ten, if we don’t end up dead ourselves!
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Erin forgets why they wanted to do this episode
Ranveer Singh was in a ‘60s pastiche, and it was terrible
Ghost Worldand And Then There Were None
Gumnaam
Pran is a fashion king
Songs: “Hum Kaale Hain To,” “Is Duniya Mein Jeena Ho To,” and “Peeke Hum Tum Jo”

(INTERVAL (“Jaan Pehechan Ho” from Gumnaam)

Teesri Manzil
We are continuing to fall for Shammi Kapoor’s charms
Laxmi Chhaya returns!
Songs: “O Haseena Zulfonwali Jaan-E-Jahan” and “Tumne Mujhe Dekha Hokar Meharbaan”
Bond theme comparisons

Next time: Don and Don 2

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Netflix and Dil: Bombay’s Dream Factory, Jubilee May 05, 2023

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We go back to the golden age of filmmaking in Bombay with Vikramaditya Motwane’s period drama Jubilee.
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Next time: 60s murder mysteries
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144: Inside the Actors Studio: Kaamyaab and An Action Hero Apr 13, 2023

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Who better to play actors in Bollywood, than Bollywood actors? We discuss two films that present a very different take on the lifestyles of working screen actors.
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Episode 3: Bollywood on Bollywood
Should we redo or “react” to our early episodes?
MST3K
Khamosh
Kaamyaab
Super-R/geriatric cinema
We were also surprised to find ourselves on IMDb

(INTERVAL (“Aap Jaisa Koi” from An Action Hero)

An Action Hero
Nora Fatehi in “Jehda Nasha”
#BoycottBollywood and news media
Ayushmann Khuranna's career path
The Littlest Hobo/An Action Hobo

Next time: Vikramaditya Motwane’s Jubilee

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143: Madhuri Madness 2023 - Dutt v Dixit: Dawn of Romance Mar 30, 2023

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In our second annual Madhuri Madness we discuss two awards-nominated performances from the early 90s.
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Madhuri Madness 2022: Parinda and Dil and The Fame Game
Sadly The Fame Game has been cancelled
Saajan
“playboy-operator type“
Comparisons to Cyrano de Bergerac
Is Sanjay Dutt a convincing romantic lead?
Songs: “Bahut Pyar Karte Hain,” “Pehli Baar Mile Hain,” “Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai,” “Dekha Hai Pehli Baar,” and “Bahut Pyar Karte Hain (Male)”

(INTERVAL (“Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai” from Khalnayak)

Khalnayak
Zee5 is missing over 20 minutes of this film
Now here Sanjay Dutt is convincing
Songs: “Khal Nayak Hai Tu,” “Aye Sahib Yeh Theek Nahin,” “Aaja Sajan Aaja,” “Palki Mein Hoke Sawaar,” and “Khal Nayak Hoon Main”

Next time: actors playing actors
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Supplemental Episode 15: The Romantics Director Smriti Mundhra Mar 07, 2023

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We welcome The Romantics director Smriti Mundhra on to discuss her new Netflix docuseries on Yash Raj Films, Bollywood stars' bookshelves, the nepotism question, and whether Befikre will ever find its audience.
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NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness
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Netflix and Dil: High and Low - Cinema Marte Dum Tak and The Romantics Feb 15, 2023

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We go behind the scenes to learn about the making of some of Hindi cinema’s most famous and infamous films with two new docuseries.
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NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness!
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