59: The Queen of Hearts: Rani Mukerji
In honour of her upcoming release Hichki, we look at three recent films starring leading lady Rani Mukerji. Show Notes: Hi Kimberly! We’re changing our release schedule Thank you PSC27 Matt’s looking for some feedback Rani Mukerji (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_Mukerji) Biyer Phool (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BiyerPhool) and Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raj...
1hr 9m Mar 17, 2018
1hr 9m
58: Pushing The Envelope: Being Cyrus and Delhi Belly, with Suchin Mehrotra
Writer and Magic of Bollywood (http://magicofbollywood.com/) founder Suchin Mehrotra (https://twitter.com/suchin545) joins us to discuss a pair of English-language black comedies. Show Notes: The desperate need to share your opinion with the world Anupama Chopra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anupama_Chopra) and Film Companion (http://www.filmcompanion.in/) The role of the film critic Badr...
1hr 8m Feb 28, 2018
1hr 8m
57: We Don’t Bite, We Only Love: Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
We ring in the year of the dog with a discussion of everyone’s favourite canine, Tuffy in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! Show Notes: Sorry for the tardiness of this episode Happy Lunar New Year! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChineseNewYear) Our favourite movie dogs HAHK’s iconic status and our outside status The wedding film “Here’s An Accurate And Honest Summary Of ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ (https...
50m Feb 17, 2018
50m
Supplemental Episode 4: On My Way to Steal Your Girl, or Padmaavat, At Last!
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s long awaited epic Padmaavat is finally out, but is it any good? Show Notes: The Movie Wala Podcast (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-wala-podcast/id1335885547?mt=2) Padmavat by Malik Muhammad Jayasi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmavat) Swara Bhaskar’s open letter: At The End of Your Magnum Opus… I Felt Reduced to a Vagina - Only (https://thewire.in/21845...
50m Feb 06, 2018
50m
56: Age of Empires: Aśoka and Jodhaa Akbar
In honour of Padmaavat’s release, we discuss a pair of epic romances. Show Notes: We’re ranked number 3 on the Indian iTunes podcast chart (at the time of recording)! Thank you so much to all of our listeners! Erin invented a cocktail (https://www.instagram.com/p/BegwIBogvuY/?taken-by=erinefraser) 63rd Filmfare Awards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/63rdFilmfareAwards) Padmaavat (https://en...
1hr 11m Jan 29, 2018
1hr 11m
55: 2017 Year End Review
We recap the most notable Bollywood films of the back half of 2017, from July to December. Show Notes: Erin is sick, as always Our episode on the first half of 2017 (https://audioboom.com/posts/6074501-2017-midyear-review) Padmavati is now called Padmaavat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmaavat) and it’s coming out on January 25, 2018 Mom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mom_(film)) The r...
1hr 29m Jan 16, 2018
1hr 29m
54: The Spy Who Loved Me: Ek Tha Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hai
To finish off 2017, we discuss Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s explosive spy series, Ek Tha Tiger from 2012 and Tiger Zinda Hai, currently blowing up box offices around the world. Show Notes: Happy Holidays Thank you Deborah Kaplan Ek Tha Tiger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EkThaTiger) RAW (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ResearchandAnalysis_Wing) What is Pinocchio’s Son? All things Irish i...
46m Dec 30, 2017
46m
53: Controversy Loves Bollywood: Aarakshan, Madras Cafe, & Udta Punjab
Since we can’t see Padmavati, we discuss three Bollywood films that have been mired in controversy. Show Notes: Padmavati (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmavati_(film)) ‘Padmavati’: Incidents that made headlines about the Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh-Shahid Kapoor film (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/padmavati-incidents-that-made-headlines-about-the-dee...
1hr 19m Dec 14, 2017
1hr 19m
52: Rats in a Maze: Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday and No Smoking
To cap off #Noirvember, we look at two Noir-inspired films from one of Hindi cinema’s most acclaimed and controversial directors, Anurag Kashyap. Show Notes: It’s still #Noirvember Our misadventures in film sourcing Ittefaq (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ittefaq(1969film)) never showed up Subtitle issues on Eros Now and iTunes The failure of Bigflix Scarecrow Video (http://blog.scarecrow...
55m Nov 30, 2017
55m
51: Deadlier Than The Male: Filmi Femme Fatales in Ishqiya and 7 Khoon Maaf
To celebrate #Noirvember, we discuss two contemporary neo-noirs that focus on the femme fatale archetype. Show Notes: Will we or won't we do an episode on Ittefaq (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ittefaq(1969film)) Erin’s mother watched Dangal, and she loved it! We miss Neale (https://twitter.com/nealpolitan)! Listen to last year’s #Noirvember’s episode (https://audioboom.com/posts/5339719-de...
59m Nov 14, 2017
59m
Supplemental Episode 3: Sri Rao's Bollywood Kitchen!
In our third supplemental episode we’re speaking to producer and screenwriter Sri Rao about his upcoming book Bollywood Kitchen, available November 7th. Show notes: Sri Rao’s website (http://www.newyorksri.com/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/newyorksri), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NewYorkSri/) Check out Sri’s book tour (http://www.newyorksri.com/books/) Preorder Bollywood Kitche...
37m Oct 31, 2017
37m
50: Halloween III: Season of the Witch: Ramsay Brothers Horror
In our third annual Hindi Horror Halloween episode we discuss the films of B-cinema auteurs the Ramsay Brothers. Show Notes: Ghosts foiled our first recording attempt Phobia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobia(2016film)) and Trapped (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapped(2017Hindi_film)) 1920 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920(filmseries)), probably the topic of next year’s episode Don’...
1hr 13m Oct 25, 2017
1hr 13m
49: Seeing Double: Judwaa x2 with Asim Burney
We welcome Asim Burney of Upodcast (http://upodcasting.com/) to discuss David Dhawan’s hit 1997 comedy Judwaa and his recent remake Judwaa 2. Show Notes: Upodcast (http://upodcasting.com/) The London advantage Interviewing Bollywood celebrities A critic’s perspective versus a fan’s Anupama Chopra (http://www.filmcompanion.in/) and Baradwaj Rangan (https://twitter.com/baradwajrangan) Carv...
1hr 36m Oct 09, 2017
1hr 36m
48: Katrina Kaif is Wonderful & We Will Fight You, with Manish Mathur
We welcome online film writer Manish Mathur (https://twitter.com/TheManish89) to discuss one of Bollywood’s most polarizing performers, Katrina Kaif. Show Notes: Newton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(film)) is India’s submission for the Best Foreign Language film at this year’s Academy Awards Our episode on the India Film Festival of Alberta (https://audioboom.com/posts/6120218-suppl...
1hr 26m Sep 26, 2017
1hr 26m
47: Bachchan '76 - '78
In this episode we look at three late 70s films from Bollywood’s most enduring star, Amitabh Bachchan. Show Notes: The Big B! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan) The Great Gatsby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGreatGatsby) We couldn’t find Zanjeer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanjeer(1973film)) or Deewaar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deewaar) unfortunately Shemaroo on Y...
58m Sep 13, 2017
58m
46: Lovers In A Dangerous Time: Dil Se.. & Raavan with Piyush Patel
We welcome Piyush Patel (https://www.facebook.com/FHWGS/) to discuss two films by acclaimed South Indian director Mani Ratnam. Show Notes: Erin’s mother liked Talvar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talvar_(film)) CJSR (http://www.cjsr.com/) 70th anniversary of India’s Independence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndependenceDay(India)) and Partition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PartitionofI...
1hr 45m Aug 29, 2017
1hr 45m
45: One Man Army Corps: Martial Arts Films with Kathy Gibson
We welcome Kathy Gibson (https://twitter.com/kathyfgibson) of Access Bollywood (https://accessbollywood.net/) to discuss two martial arts films as well as covering Hindi cinema with a Western lens. Show Notes:Listen to Kathy on the Split Screen Podcast with Shah Shahid! (http://blankpagebeatdown.com/category/split-screen/)Access Bollywood’s streaming lists: Netflix (https://accessbollywood.net...
1hr 24m Aug 13, 2017
1hr 24m
44: Life in a ... Red Circle: The Films of Anurag Basu
In honour of his latest release, Jagga Jasoos, we look at three films from celebrated filmmaker Anurag Basu. Show Notes: Erin’s mother loved Dil Dhadakne Do (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DilDhadakneDo) Matt is protesting the CBFC’s crack down on alcohol in films by drinking two beers (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/cbfc-chief-pahlaj-nihalani-may-axe-liquor-consumption...
1hr 6m Jul 29, 2017
1hr 6m
Supplemental Episode 2: BiFL at India Film Festival of Alberta 2017
In our second supplemental episode, we discuss the films we saw at the third annual India Film Festival of Alberta! Big thanks to Edmonton Movie Club for having us! Show Notes: India Film Festival of Alberta (http://www.indiafilmfestival.ca) and the Edmonton Movie Club (http://www.edmontonmovieclub.ca) Lipstick Under My Burkha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LipstickUnderMyBurkha)A Death In T...
54m Jul 19, 2017
54m
43: 2017 Midyear Review
We summarize the big hits and many misses that have come out so far this year. Show Notes:Erin’s mom has been listening to the show and she’s going to watch TalvarOk Jaanu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OkJaanu)Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor are inexplicably popularKaabil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaabil)Matt pitches a Bollywood remake of Elle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elle(fil...
1hr 20m Jul 04, 2017
1hr 20m
42: Murder, Hindi Style: Bollywood True Crime
We jump on the true crime bandwagon with two films about real life murders: No One Killed Jessica and Talvar. Show Notes:We went to TorontoMira Nair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiraNair)Podcasting and true crime (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truecrime)Zodiac (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac(film)), Mesrine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesrine(2008film)), Carlos (https://en.wikipedia...
1hr 1m Jun 20, 2017
1hr 1m
41: On The Mom Squad: Kya Kehna! and English Vinglish with Lindsey Campbell
To celebrate Mother’s Day, we welcome film scholar, musician, and former podcaster Lindsey Campbell on to discuss two films about different portrayals of mothers and motherhood in Hindi cinema. Show Notes: The Krrish ride (https://www.bollywoodparksdubai.com/en/attractions/krrish-heros-flight) at Bollywood Parks Dubai (https://www.bollywoodparksdubai.com/) Our NorthWestFest (https://audioboo...
1hr 12m May 14, 2017
1hr 12m
Supplemental Episode 1: BiFL at NorthWestFest 2017!
Hi everyone, here's a bonus episode for this week. We were invited to be on a panel talking about movie podcasting in our hometown of Edmonton! Show notes:Northwestfest (http://northwestfest.ca), the latest incarnation of the longest-running documentary film festival in Canada, invited us on to talk about the world of movie podcasts. Paul Matwychuk (@myelbow), Erin's co-host on Trash, Art and...
55m May 10, 2017
55m
40: A Little Bit of That Jadoo Magic: Krrish with Brandon Schatz
Free Comic Book Day (http://www.freecomicbookday.com/), May 6th, is around the corner so we invited Variant Edition (http://variantedmonton.com/) co-owner and podcast savant Brandon Schatz (https://twitter.com/soupytoasterson) on to discuss Bollywood’s leading superhero franchise, Krrish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krrish_(franchise)). Show notes:Why are we discussing these films? We couldn...
1hr 28m May 04, 2017
1hr 28m
39: The Great Epic: Mughal-e-Azam
We discuss the lavish 1960 epic Mughal-e-Azam Show notes: Mughal-e-Azam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal-e-Azam) Erin is nervous to discuss this film Comparisons to Gone With The Wind (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GonewiththeWind(film)) and Cleopatra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra(1963film)) K. Asif (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Asif) and production setbacks Every indi...
57m Apr 26, 2017
57m
38: Feminist Bollywood: Queen & Pink with Shrina Patel
We are joined by Dance Choreographer and Creative Director of ShaktiFlow (http://www.shaktiflow.org/) Shrina Patel (https://www.instagram.com/shaktiflowyeg/) to discuss feminism and the portrayal of women’s issues in Bollywood Cinema. Show notes: Matt finally saw Mirzya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirzya_(film)) How to learn Hindi 90s Bollywood (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ListofBollyw...
1hr 34m Apr 08, 2017
1hr 34m
37: The Sarkar Series: Govinda Govinda, More Govinda
In advance of the third instalment, we discuss Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarkar(filmseries)) series. There are spoilers for Sarkar, Sarkar Raj, and The Godfather series. Show Notes: Sequel naming conventionsMoney (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money(1993film)), Money Money (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoneyMoney(1995film)), and Money Money, More Money (https://e...
53m Mar 24, 2017
53m
36: So You Think You Can Bollywood, with Danica LeBlanc and Devin Bruce
In this episode we welcome Danica LeBlanc (https://twitter.com/DanicaHere), co-owner of Edmonton’s best comic book store Variant Edition (https://variantedmonton.com), and Devin Bruce (https://twitter.com/Doctor_Teeth), of the infrequently produced Scotch & Comics (https://scotchandcomics.wordpress.com) podcast, to discuss Bollywood on America’s So You Think You Can Dance and two films about in...
1hr 31m Mar 10, 2017
1hr 31m
35: Muslims in America
In this episode we discuss two films about the Indian Muslim experience in post 9/11 America. Show notes: Matt loves his neti pot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_irrigation) Racial discrimination in the Western world A lack of nuance Episode 15 – Kabir Khan, A Filmmaker Without Borders (https://audioboom.com/posts/4467731-episode-15-kabir-khan-a-filmmaker-without-borders?t=0) New Yor...
53m Feb 24, 2017
53m
34: Bollywood's Fashion Plate, Sonam Kapoor
In this episode we discuss three films starring Bollywood leading lady and fashion icon Sonam Kapoor.Show notes:The death plagueSonam Kapoor as a brandThe mannequin challenge (https://youtu.be/TFa6XI0CgPs)I Didn’t Wake Up Like This (https://www.buzzfeed.com/sonamkapoor/i-didnt-wake-up-like-this?utmterm=.ma7ooQon3Q#.yiBxxgxNYg)Erin gives Matt a complimentSonam Kapoor Literally Never Allows Her M...
52m Feb 12, 2017
52m
33: 2016 Year End Review
In this episode we recap the back end of 2016′s Bollywood releases. Show Notes: We’re back! Our episode on the first half of 2016 (https://audioboom.com/posts/4732056-episode-21-2016-mid-year-review?t=0) The master list on Lettrboxd (http://letterboxd.com/mattbowes/list/bollywood-is-for-lovers-master-list/) Bollywood (http://www.blue13dance.com/) at Disney’s California Adventure Festival o...
1hr 28m Jan 24, 2017
1hr 28m
32: Traveling in the Love Lane: The Films of Aditya Chopra
In honour of his latest release, Befikre, we discuss three films directed by Aditya Chopra. Show Notes: We’ve been very busy and very sick Aditya Chopra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Chopra) Our episode on DDLJ (https://audioboom.com/posts/4467726-episode-7-come-fall-in-love?t=0) Yash Raj Films (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YashRajFilms) Mohabbatein (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
1hr 9m Dec 21, 2016
1hr 9m
31: Dev Anand’s Bombay Noir with Neale Barnholden
To celebrate the end of #Noirvember, we welcome fellow Edmonton cinephile and podcaster Neale Barnholden to discuss two classic Bollywood films noir starring Dev Anand. Show Notes:Thank you Ryan Currie! Neale on Twitter (https://twitter.com/nealpolitan), Witch, Please (http://ohwitchplease.ca), and Plot Device (https://soundcloud.com/plotdevice)Matt and Erin want all films to feature singing a...
1hr 22m Nov 30, 2016
1hr 22m
30: Rolling In The Randeep (Hooda), with Shah Shahid
We welcome Shah Shahid of Blank Page Beatdown (http://www.blankpagebeatdown.com/) and the Split Screen Podcast (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/split-screen-podcast/id1056295660?mt=2) to discuss one of our favourite underrated stars, Randeep Hooda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randeep_Hooda) Show Notes: Thank you filmilibrarian for the review! The influx of Bollywood podcasts The genes...
1hr 39m Nov 16, 2016
1hr 39m
29: Halloween II: Bollywood’s Scream Queen, Bipasha Basu
To get us in the Halloween spirit, we look at two horror films starring Bollywood’s reigning scream queen Bipasha Basu. Show Notes: We are now available on Indian iTunesThanks to Tilottama Biswas for the review Horror as a niche genrePlanet Money Episode 650: The Scariest Thing in Hollywood Scream QueensBipasha BasuShould we review Bollywood workout videos?Creature 3D Imran Abbas as a fake Bo...
54m Oct 28, 2016
54m
28: The Race Is On! with Danny Bowes
We welcome back film critic Danny Bowes (http://www.bydannybowes.com/) to discuss Abbas-Mustan’s Race duology. Show Notes: We are not talking about the Jesse Owens film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race(2016film))High-art versus high-entertainmentMatt didn’t see the plot twists coming!Race (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race(2008film))Ranvir Singh versus Ranveer SinghAkshaye Khanna steals B...
1hr 29m Oct 08, 2016
1hr 29m
27: Lagaan: Ball So Hard the British Wanna Fine Me
To celebrate the podcast’s first anniversary we reflect on the past year before turning our focus to one of Hindi cinema’s most iconic and celebrated films, Lagaan. Show Notes: Happy anniversary to Bollywood is For Lovers and thank you to all of our guests and listeners! Understanding and appreciating popular cinema versus art house Western film criticism’s bias by omission towards Bollywoo...
59m Sep 23, 2016
59m
26: A Double Dose of Jism with The Movie Jerks
We welcome fellow Edmonton podcasters and funny people The Movie Jerks (http://www.themoviejerks.ca/) on to discuss Jism and Jism 2. Show Notes: Welcome to The Movie Jerks and our lost collaboration episode Aśoka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%9Boka_(film)) and Saawariya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saawariya) Liking movies that flop Shawn Gramiak’s desire to be beat up by Salman Kh...
1hr 9m Sep 05, 2016
1hr 9m
25: Varun Dhawan, Bollywood's Next Leading Man
We discuss Bollywood’s next leading man, heartthrob Varun Dhawan and three films that showcase his exceptional range. Show Notes: · Varun Dhawan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varun_Dhawan), is he a dreamboat or a heartthrob? · Is there Bollywood Dirty Dancing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirtyDancing)? (Apparently Pooja Bhatt’s Holiday (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday(2006_fil...
1hr 10m Aug 20, 2016
1hr 10m
24: Sports!
In honour of the Summer Olympics in Rio, we discuss three films featuring Olympics sports. Show Notes:We’re sorry this episode is late; a storm fried both our router and our computerThe 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016SummerOlympics)We don’t like sports, but we like sports moviesWe’re not discussing Mary Kom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaryKom(film)), because ...
1hr 2m Aug 05, 2016
1hr 2m
23: Devdas vs. Dev.D with Paul Matwychuk
We welcome Erin’s Trash, Art, and The Movies (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/trash-art-and-the-movies/id352420040?mt=2) co-host and our good friend Paul Matwychuk (https://twitter.com/Myelbow) on to breakdown two different adaptations of the classic Bengali novella Devdas. Show Notes: Listen to Erin’s other show, Trash, Art, and The Movies! We did an episode on Memento vs. Ghajini (https...
1hr 24m Jul 15, 2016
1hr 24m
22: Dancing on Hoodoos: Bollywood in Alberta
To celebrate Canada Day we look at three films shot in our home province of Alberta Canada. Show Notes: Happy Canada Day! Erin is sick, also we picked the wrong setting on our mic. so she sounds very far away Alberta has more Oscar nominations than any other province in Canada Tum Bin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tum_Bin), songs: “Chhoti Chhoti Raatein (https://youtu.be/2S-1S9SPZ00 )”and...
59m Jul 01, 2016
59m
21: 2016 Midyear Review
In this episode we summarize the highlights and lowlights of the year’s films so far and look ahead to the second half of 2016. Show Notes: · Matt on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/mattbowes/) · Thank you for all of the kind words, we appreciate them so much · Erin was on the Split Screen podcast (http://www.blankpagebeatdown.com/split-screen-podcast-episode-13-bollywood-direct...
1hr 22m Jun 22, 2016
1hr 22m
20: Filmi Pride
In this episode we celebrate Pride by discussing three recent Hindi films featuring LGBTQ characters and issues. Show Notes: It’s Edmonton Pride week (http://www.edmontonpride.ca/)Gay stereotypes and comedic reliefThank you Annarios for your review!Is Erin funny?Deep Mehta’s Fire(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire(1996film)) and Bombay Talkies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BombayTalkies(film...
58m Jun 05, 2016
58m
19: The Sunny (Leone) Side of Bollywood, with Allan Mott
In this episode we are joined by writer and film lover Allan Mott to discuss Canadian porn star turned Bollywood heroine Sunny Leone. Show Notes:Welcome Allan Mott (https://twitter.com/HouseofGlib)!Western pop culture isn’t universal Hrithik Roshan cats (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactylcat)Our Krrish 3 review for The Pulp (http://thepulppress.com/boozy-bollywood-krrish-3-2013/)Allan’s ...
1hr 20m May 26, 2016
1hr 20m
18: Bollywood at Cannes: Masaan, Titli and Miss Lovely
In this episode we discuss three films that played at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard program.  Show Notes: We’re on audioBoom and now reaching an audience in Pakistan and India Matt’s adventures in the Toronto airport The Cannes Film Festival Teaser for Anurag Kashyap’s Raman Raghav 2.0 Parallel Cinema is For Lovers! Cinéma vérité Miss Lovely Pornography in India Bollywood Bl...
1hr 9m May 10, 2016
1hr 9m
17: Sholay, The Greatest Story Ever Told
In this episode we discuss the iconic 1975 blockbuster Sholay. Show Notes: Sholay’s poster (and Citizen Kane’s)We are now on audioBoom!The Story Of Film: An Odyssey (it’s 15 episodes not 12!)“Sholay BC and Sholay AD” Anupama Chopra, Sholay: The Making of A ClassicDharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan Amjad Khan as Gabbar SinghSource issuesThe Magnificent Two and the influence of Hollywood westerns ...
54m Apr 24, 2016
54m
16: Danny Bowes, Vocabulary Boy
In this episode we welcome writer and film critic Danny Bowes to discuss reviewing Bollywood movies and the films that introduced him to South Asian cinema. Show Notes:Superstar Rajinikanth and EnthiranStar power and celebrityMatt’s wrong, Tees Maar Khan’s Rotten Tomatoes score is 18%Appreciating popular cinemaBollywood’s popularity in North America, but lack of exposureWriting for rogerebert....
1hr 58m Apr 13, 2016
1hr 58m
15: Kabir Khan, A Filmmaker Without Borders
In this episode we discuss three films by Kabir Khan that focus on global perspectives and reactions to terrorist attacks. Show Notes: Kabir Khan, from documentaries to mainstream commercial filmmakingEk Tha Tiger and Bajrangi BhaijaanHuman scale perspective of global politics Kabul ExpressLoosely based on Khan’s own experiences in post-Taliban AfghanistanWhiskey Tango Foxtrot and Afghan vs. ...
1hr 11m Mar 28, 2016
1hr 11m
14: Bollywood’s Bro, Salman Khan
In this episode we discuss Salman Khan’s three most profitable films to date. Show Notes: List of highest-grossing Indian films worldwideThe popularity of the three KhansBaahubali: The Beginning (Which Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions released, but maybe didn’t have much to do with the production?)Franchise power versus star powerDeepika Padukone, the secret weapon to box office success? Genr...
1hr 16m Mar 13, 2016
1hr 16m