Bollywood Is For Lovers

Is Shah Rukh Khan here to save Bollywood? A special guest drops by to weigh in on Pathaan! Show notes: Thank you Nim aka MapleBrownie for inviting us out and joining us for this review! “Cinema in northeast Edmonton closed permanently“ via CTV “India’s Right Wing Tried to Scuttle a Film. Fans Helped It Break Records” via the New York Times Mike McCahill’s take “The spy who came in from the cold: ‘Pathaan’“ NEXT TIME: Netflix and Dil Cinema Marte Dum Tak and The Romantics Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast! Check out Park Power! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #Pathaan, #YRF, #YRFSpyverse, #YRFSpy Universe, #ShahRukhKhan, #DeepikaPadukone, #JohnAbraham, #DimpleKapadia, #AshutoshRana, #HindiCinema, #SiddharthAnand, #SRK

Well we are a month into the new year, but before we see if SRK can save Bollywood, we are looking back at the last six months of 2022.  Show notes: 2022 Midyear Review Jugjugg Jeeyo Ek Villain Returns Good Luck Jerry (Episode 136) Darlings (Episode 136) Laal Singh Chaddha Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (INTERVAL (“Piya Tu Ab To Aja” from Monica, O My Darling) Chup: Revenge of the Artist Doctor G Phone Bhoot Uunchai Monica, O My Darling Drishyam 2 Cirkus Next time: Netflix and Dil Cinema Marte Dum Tak Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to It's A Conspiracy! Check out STORYHIVE! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #Bollywood2022, #JugjuggJeeyo, #EkVillainReturns, #GoodLuckJerry, #Darlings, #LaalSinghChaddha, #Brahmastra, #BrahmastraPartOneShiva, #Chup, #ChupRevengeoftheArtist, #DoctorG, #Uunc

We celebrate the work of iconic masala director Manmohan Desai with two of his films, made twenty years apart.  Notes: Our episodes on Amar Akbar Anthony and Mard Masala film Manmohan Desai The source that Erin looked at that had different information on Desai than what’s online is Tejaswini Ganti’s Bollywood: a guidebook to popular Hindi cinema 1st edition Chhalia 1977 Bluff Master We are concerned about Pran’s drug problem Desai’s signature Songs: “Chali Chali Kaisi Hawa,” “Are Husn Chala,” “Govina Aala Re,” and “Jab Se Tujhe Jaan” Matt got his Dutch angles (INTERVAL (“Mujhe Pine Ka Shauk” from Coolie) Coolie Listen to the very end to hear our thoughts on Allah Rakha The film that almost killed Amitabh Bachchan Songs: “Sari Duniya Ka Boj,” “Lambuji Lambuji Bolo Tinguji,” and “Accident Ho Gaya All Rakha,” 3-hour Bollywood movies versus 3-hour Hollywood movies Nation-building and labour rights Erin and Matt’s Letterboxd Next time: 2022 year-end Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Po

It’s that time of year where we polish our guns and light up our cigarettes, it’s Noirvember time and we are up to no good with two Ashok Kumar classics. Notes: Apologies for the sound quality, we discovered after recording that we had set up our mic improperly Noirvember and our Noirvember playlist Park Chan-wook isn’t a fan of Noir Film Noir Thank you tommydan55 Gyan Mukherjee Ashok Kumar Kismet First Indian Blockbuster Lost and found formula Franz Osten and Josef Wirsching (INTERVAL (“Aaj Himalay Ki Choti Se” from Kismet) Sangram Cop father/criminal son formula 1930s gangster films Next time: Manmohan Desai Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network  Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Kismet, #GyanMukherjee, #AshokKumar, #MumtazShanti, #ShahN

We return to the mean streets of Delhi with season 2 of Netflix’s Delhi Crime. Show notes: Thank you Veedee24! Delhi Crime Netflix and Dil: Delhi Crime, or These Are Their Stories Dun Dun The year of Shefali Shah Kachcha Baniyan Gang Denotified Tribes Spoiler Zone: 31.17 - 40:12 NEXT TIME: Noirvember Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out connectfirst Credit Union! Listen to Your Forest! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #DelhiCrime, #RichieMehta, #ShefaliShah, #RasikaDugal, #RajeshTailang, #AdilHussain, #TillotamaShome, #TanujChopra, #HindiTelevision, #HindiTV, #Netflix, #NetflixIndia

It’s October and by now you probably know what that means, it’s time for Hindi Horror Halloween! This year we check out three scary movies that are remakes of popular Hollywood horror films. Notes: It’s Hindi Horror Halloween time! Khooni Murda and Mahakaal Sangharsh Is The Silence of the Lambs actually a feminist workplace drama? Hawa Rakht Dobaara: See Your Evil, Khamoshi, and Mike Flanagan Papi Gudia Chid’s Play “Music I Love” and “Rehte Nashe Mein”  (INTERVAL (“Dekho Main Hoon Karishma” from Papi Gudia) Raaz What Lies Beneath Sequels Ghost detecting lemon Kucch To Hai I Know What You Did Last Summer “Ye Mera Dil Sun Sun” and “Ding Dong Dole” Next time: Netflix and Dil Delhi Crime Season 2 Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter!

We go back to the 1980s to catch up with two testosterone-tastic action films featuring your favourite hero and ours, Amitabh Bachchan. Notes: The Bachchan Series The never-ending search for movies with subtitles We couldn’t find 1986 or 1988 Mard Best horse and best dog Is Amrita Singh into BDSM? Jabisco’s many costume changes Hitchcock’s pure cinema Is this The Mummy of its time “Mard Tangewala,” “Sun Rubia Tumse Pyar Ho Gaya,” “Hum To Tambu Mein Bambu” and “Buri Nazarwale” Would kids like this movie? (INTERVAL (“Will You Marry Me” from Mard) Toofan The point at which the double roll switches “Jadugar Ka Jadu Hathoon Kamal Hai”   Bollywood magicians Jaadugar Matt loves Pran Erin watched The Graduate for It Pod To Be You Next time: Hindi Horror Halloween Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Visit the connectFirst Credit Union! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!

It’s back to school season, at least for some people, and we are hitting the books with two films about the right to education.  Notes: Paani on launchgood.com, donations to Pakistani refugees floods.pk, a list of charities in the region trying to help 67th Filmfare Awards These awards are just copying the BiFL Awards We need to watch Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi Erin loves back to school shopping and Canadian department stores Taare Zameen Par Akira Kurosawa Dyslexia Aamir Khan is a magic art fairy (INTERVAL (“Jame Raho” from Taare Zameen Par) Hindi Medium The film actually came out after the 2016 Uri Attack, which led to ban of Pakistani actors in Bollywood Angrezi Medium Deepak Dobriyal redeems himself in our eyes Irrfan Khan’s eyes Next time: Bachchan! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Visit the Edmonton Community Foundation website! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Pod

We do our best to not feel the wrath of these women scorned as we check out three recent(ish) black comedies with female leads. Also lots of good music recommendations in this one. Notes: Black Comedy That Mel Brooks quote was basically right: “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.” Pushing The Envelope: Being Cyrus and Delhi Belly, with Suchin Mehrotra Not dependent on wordplay and puns, so might work better for people who don’t speak Hindi? Pataakha Everyone understands the Wario analogy Radhika Madan “Cows Around” by Corn Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans Maybe both Pataakha and Jojo’s were influenced by Sabai? SPOILER ZONE: 24:21- 27:45 (INTERVAL (“Paracetamol” from Good Luck Jerry) Good Luck Jerry “Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine” by the White Stripes Kolamaavu Kokila Maybe the South Indian film fans were right? Knockoff Pankaj Tripathi? Comic book imagery as lazy storytelling Remake Heartbreakers with Janhvi Kapoor and Tabu, you cowards Darlings

After a four year hiatus, Ranbir Kapoor is back! So we’re going back to look at a couple of his early roles.  Notes: Mother India is obviously the Mother of the Year Ranbir Kapoor Method acting and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute We are discussing method acting in America where Kapoor studied, and not method acting in India like Dilip Kumar Marlon Brando Do you want to hear us discuss Saawariya?  RKs two modes: sad boy versus physical actor (INTERVAL (“Pocket Mein Rocket” from Rocket Singh) Wake Up Sid Ayan Mukerji We don’t understand what college is in India Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year Shimit Amin Next time: Black Comedies Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross Listen to Book Woman Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #RanbirKapoor, #ShimitAmin, #RocketSingh,

Strap on your invisibility bracelets Lovers, we’re teaming up to save the day with the one and only Mr. India! Notes: Why doesn’t EPL want to buy Mr. India? Shekhar Kapur Bandit Queen and “The Great Indian Rape Trick” Elizabeth, The Four Feathers, Elizabeth: The Golden Age The novelization of Elizabeth Kapur’s many unrealized projects Mr. India Salim-Javed Fu Manchu and Zorro (INTERVAL (“Hawa Hawai” from Mr. India) Justice for Tina The Tramp Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Kids want to be the hero and they want to help the hero Why the bucket hat? Superhero weaknesses Songs: “Parody Song,” “Karte Hain Hum Pyaar Mr. India Se,” and “Kate Nahin Kat Te”   Next time: Ranbir Kapoor Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitt

It’s time for another midyear review where we discuss 12 of the most notable Hindi-language films released in the past six months. Notes: Looop Lapeta Gehraiyaan Badhaai Do Gangubai Kathiawadi Bachchhan Paandey Jalsa (INTERVAL (“Ami Je Tomar” from Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2) Sharmaji Namkeen Heropanti 2 Thar Jayeshbhai Jordaar Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Anek Next time: Anil Kapoor Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Park Power! Listen to the Well Endowed Podcast! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood2022, #LooopLapeta, #Gehraiyaan, #BadhaaiDo, #GangubaiKathiawadi, #BachchhanPaandey, #Jalsa, #SharmajiNamkeen, #Thar, #Heropanti2, #JayeshbhaiJordaar, #BhoolBhulaiyaa2, #Anek

We set out on the back country trails with three modern takes on the western genre.  Notes: Content Warning: two of these films feature sexual assault as plot points What is a Western? Did they die out?  The Emergency The period Hindi Westerns: The Magnificent Two (Sholay) Revisionist Hollywood Westerns, Dark Westerns, Blaxploitation Westerns, the list goes on We miss Irrfan Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput Spoiler alert, none of these movies end very well for the main character Paan Singh Tomar We have watched many sports biopics, they usually don’t have this many gunfights though (INTERVAL (”Baaghi Re” from Sonchiriya) Sonchiriya Alberta is the wild west Caste politics and feminism Thar Violence should have a point Catharsis and heroic bloodshed (see RRR) Spoiler Zone: 55:57 - 1:00:54 Next time: 2022 midyear review Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Taproot Edmonton Listen to High Level Hip Hop Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audi

We go for a ride with three films about destructive car accidents and the wreckage they leave behind. Show notes: Did Erin invent a new genre? Class, privilege, and getting away with murder Chappaquiddick Shaitan Gregg Araki Anurag Kashyap’s unreleased Paanch The anti-Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Matt was thinking of Very Bad Things (INTERVAL (“Hawa Hawai” from Shaitan) Talaash: The Answer Lies Within Warning there will be spoilers Reema Kagti’s filmography Did Kareena Kapoor Khan name her son after this film? Rajkummar Rao cop universe Spoiler Zone: 41:30 to 46:25 Jalsa Two female leads over 40! We love to see it! Unrealized potential We just want to see Shefali Shah happy Next time: Modern Westerns Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out ATB Financial and Alberta Blue Cross Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Lik

With the Criterion Channel now streaming the work of Guru Dutt, we discuss the acclaimed director’s most iconic film, Pyaasa.  Show notes: We upgraded our mic setup Criterion Channel’s The World of Guru Dutt Past episodes: Dev Anand’s Bombay Noir and Noir ‘58 Mr. Criterion: Do Bigha Zamin and Shree 420 Bollywood doesn’t need Western validation, but accessibility is nice Pyaasa The Goddess Who Carries The Burden of The World, Mother India  Restoration in 2015 “All-Time 100 Movies” (INTERVAL (“Sar Jo Tera Chakraye” from Pyaasa) Pyaasa’s Sight and Sound votes Comparison to Orson Welles “Jinhen Naaz Hai Hind Par” Ten years after Partition “The Death of the Author” by Roland Barthes The “starving artist” “I Threw It On The Ground” “Hum Aap Ki Ankhon Mein” Next time: car accident movies Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to High Level Hip Hop Check out ATB  Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Goo

We dust off our bats and take a swing at the World Cup with two cricket biopics. Show notes: Chess boxing Past sports episodes: 6, 24, 27, & 118 M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Is Neeraj Pandey on a downward streak? Dhoni really just wants to play soccer Why can’t these films afford decent wigs?! You shouldn’t have to be familiar with the subject matter to enjoy the film Dhoni is remarkable because he is remarkable We miss Sushant Singh Rajput (INTERVAL (“Sakht Jaan” from 83) 83 Was it a box office flop? Phantom Films Sports as nation-building It’s about the journey not the destination Mongoose bat Next time: Pyaasa Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Turf District Podcast Check out Northwest Fest Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #CricketCinema, #M.

We wrap up Madhuri Madness month with a look at Madhuri Dixit’s foray into streaming TV, the buzzy Netflix family mystery The Fame Game. Show notes: Supplemental Episode 3: Sri Rao's Bollywood Kitchen! The Fame Game Spoiler Zone: 37:06 - 45:00 NEXT TIME: Cricket Biopics Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Three Kitchens Podcast! Listen to Overdue Finds! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #MadhuriDixit, #TheFameGame, #SriRao, #Netflix, #NetflixIndia, #SanjayKapoor, #ManavKaul, #SuhasiniMulay, #RajshriDeshpande, #LakshvirSaran, #MuskkaanJaferi, #GaganArora

March Madness is here, but it isn't basketball we're excited about, it's Madhuri Dixit! Kicking off our series on one of Bollywood's most talented leading ladies, we discuss two early roles.  Show notes: March Madness is a US college basketball thing The stans took over our Twitter poll Madhuri Dixit Anil Kapoor’s 80s: Mashaal, Chameli Ki Shaadi, and Tezaab Parinda Split Screen Podcast: The Hollywood Remake of Parinda "Sehre Main Dulha Hoga" aka the baby song Broken Horses Anupama Chopra's review "Kitni Hai Pyari Pyari" What Top Gun was going for (INTERVAL (“Pyaar Ke Mod Pe" from Parinda) Dil Is Aamir Khan Jason Voorhees? Forcibly marrying someone in front of their dad Enemies to lovers "Hum Pyar Karne Wale" Crave, our favourite Canadian streaming service has added some Bollywood films Next time: The Fame Game Netflix & Dil Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Check out RUMI by ATCO Find us on Apple Podcasts! and S

We dive head-first into the buzzy new Netflix show about romantic obsession and small-town power, but is it worth more than an eye-roll? Show notes: Tried and Refused Productions' review Rahul Desai's review at Film Companion Suchin Mehrotra's review at Film Companion NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness begins! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out RUMI by ATCO Listen to Bloom on Taproot Edmonton Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #YehKaaliKaaliAnkhein, #TahirRajBhasin, #AnchalSingh, #ArunodaySingh, #SaurabhShukla, #ShwetaTripathi, #Netflix, #HindiTV

Happy Valentine's Day Lovers! We welcome back film critic, fellow podcaster, and romance aficionado Manish Mathur to discuss art imitating life with Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai in Guru.  Show notes: Welcome back Manish! Remembering Lata Mangeshkar Are couples who work together in Hollywood cursed? Manish willed it into existence, Penélope Cruz got the Oscar nom! Iconic Bollywood power couples (INTERVAL (“Tere Bina" from Guru) Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Erin has fond memories of a gag in Housefull 3 Dhai Akshar Prem Ke, Kuch Naa Kaho, Umrao Jaan, Dhoom 2, Sarkar Raj, and Raavan Lovers In A Dangerous Time: Dil Se.. & Raavan with Piyush Patel Mani Ratnam is a wet director Movie Wala's Just Because We Can - Jaya Bachchan Guru Songs: "Mayya Mayya," "Barso Re," and "Ek Lo Ek Muft" The Thin Man series Next time: Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein Netflix & Dil Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Ch