Hugs Not Drugs: Munna Bhai M.B.B.S and Sanju

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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