Something Happened: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai at 20 with the Khabardaar Podcast

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai we welcome Aparita Bhandari and Baisakhi Roy of the Khabardaar Podcast to reminisce and evaluate how the film holds up to today’s standards.

Show Notes:

• Welcome to Aparita and Baisakhi of the Khabardaar Podcast!

• TIFF 2018

• Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota or The Man Who Feels No Pain, Reason or Vivek, and Bulbul Can Sing

• Indian films at festivals and Indian genre cinema

• Streaming services and South Indian and regional cinema

• The missing market of Hindi podcasts

• Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

• The affection for 90s Bollywood

• Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Rockford, Student of the Year, and 3 Idiots

• Karan Johar

• Twinkle Khanna

• Beverly Hills, 90210 and Archie comics

• Koochie Koochie Hota Hai

(INTERVAL ("Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)

• Matt shames Erin for her love of “Dil Tu Bataa”

• Does anyone working in Bollywood know how to play basketball?

• Rani Mukerji has very small writing

• A one kid, one grandma Parent Trap

• The Neelam Show

• So much summer camp

• Matt thinks all of the suits are too big

• KKHH then and now

• SRK’s worst flirting techniques

• Negging

• Traditional ideals in a modern package

• “Only death can save you from Ranbir Kapoor”

• Karan Johar’s version of summer camp

• Parzaan Dastur

• The origin of the Dharma Productions logo music

• The SRK-Kajol jodi

NEXT TIME: our 4th annual Hindi Horror Halloween episode

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