Bollywood Is For Lovers

With everyone working from home these days, we’re all struggling a little with work life/balance, just like Manoj Bajpayee in his counter-terrorism show The Family Man! Show Notes: We mourn the loss of Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor Never Have I Ever “Never Have I Ever…Seen a Show So Casteist and Racist” by Monica M The John McEnroe film is Borg vs McEnroe; 7 Days in Hell is the tennis mockumentary  The Family Man Raj & D.K. Spoiler Zone (40:08 to 47:16) NEXT TIME: Anil Kapoor’s ‘90s Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Networkpowered by ATB. Check out Taproot Edmonton! Listen to The Shared Mic! 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! #IrrfanKhan, #RishiKapoor, #NeverHaveIEver, #MindyKaling, #MaitreyiRamakrishnan, #PoornaJagannathan, #JohnMcEnroe, #ManojBajpayee, #Priyamani, #Sh

We get swept up in a sea of emotions with two epic melodramas about adultery.  Show Notes: Adultery happens everywhere! Silsila Art imitating life? Melodrama and Douglas Sirk Songs: “Sar Se Sarke,” “Dekha Ek Khwab,” “Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum,” and “Rang Barse” (INTERVAL (“Ladki Hai Ya Shola” from Silsila) Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Who is the Black Beast? When will the early/mid-2000s no longer be tacky? Songs: “Rock N Roll Soniye,” “Mitwa,” “Tumhi Dekho Na,” “Where’s The Party Tonight,” and “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna” Matt discusses My Man Godfrey on It Pod To Be You NEXT TIME: Netflix and Dil The Family Man Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out Book Women! Listen to Loyal Company of the River Valley! 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! #Silsila

With so much bingeable content available, we watch the pilots of six Indian streaming shows and discuss which ones we’re interested in seeing more of.  Show Notes: Our Netflix and Dil playlist Streaming With Suchin (thank you Suchin) Little Things Pushpavalli Four More Shots Please! The Family Man Bard of Blood Taj Mahal 1989 NEXT TIME: Silsila and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out Let's Get Lit! Listen to The 4th Line Podcast! 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! #LittleThings, #Pushpavalli, #FourMoreShotsPlease, #TheFamilyMan, #BardofBlood, #TajMahal1989, #StreamingTV, #HindiShows, #IndianShows, #Bollywood, #Netflix, #AmazonPrime

Put on your dancing shoes Lovers, we’re going to party the night away! Come back to 1982 with us as we revel in the heyday of Bollywood’s disco days.  Show Notes: What is disco? Vox’s “Why disco made pop songs longer” and and “The ingredients of a classic house track" Trash, Art, and The Movies on Saturday Night Fever and The Last Days of Disco “Disco Deewane” Bappi Lahiri Disco movies Namak Halaal Songs: “Pag Ghunghroo Baandh Meera Naachi Thi,” “Aaj Rapat Jaayen To Hamen Naa Uthaiyo,” “Jawaani Jaaneman,” “Thodi Si Jo Pee Li Hai,” and “Raat Baaki, Baat Baaki” (INTERVAL (“Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja” from Disco Dancer) Disco Dancer Big in the USSR Songs: “Goron Ki Na Kalon Ki,” “Auva Auva Koi Yahan Nache,” “Ae Oh Aa Zara Mudke,” “Krishna Dharti Pe Aaja,” and “Yaad Aa Raha Hai” “Video Killed The Radio Star” and M.I.A.’s “Jimmy” NEXT TIME: Netflix and Dil Pilots Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out The Well Endowed Podcast Listen to Putting

As promised, we catch up with the work of one of Hindi cinema’s most interesting and inventive auteurs, Dibakar Banerjee.  Show Notes: There’s a pandemic going on Welcome Felix! Dibakar Banerjee Khosla Ka Ghosla and Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! Episode 18 - Bollywood as Cannes: Masaan, Titli, and Miss Lovely Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar Comparisons to Steven Soderbergh Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! Devinder Singh aka Bunty Catch Me If You Can and Lupin III (INTERVAL (“Bharat Mata Ki Jai” from Shanghai) Love Sex Aur Dhokha DPS MMS scandal and Tehelka Sting operations Digital cameras “Love Sex Aur Dhokha” Shanghai Z and Vassilis Vassilikos (and Mikis Theodorakis) NEXT TIME: Disco! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out The Read-Along Listen to Snow & Tell 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!

In honour of Parasite sweeping the Academy Awards, we discuss three Hindi remakes of South Korean thrillers.  Show Notes: Hallyu Wave Indian remakes of Korean films Split Screen Podcast: Episode 12 - John Abraham Tries To Be ‘The Man From Nowhere’ My Sassy Girl Oldboy and Zinda Ek Villain I Saw The Devil Instax mini Comparisons to Badlapur (INTERVAL (“Aaj Raat Ka Scene” from Jazbaa) Jazbaa Seven Days Aishwarya Rai in Operation Hot Mother Te3n Montage Are they paying Vidya Balan more or less? Why does everyone in Kolkata keep such detailed records? NEXT TIME: Dibakar Banerjee Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out ATB Listen to That’s A Thing?! 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! #Parasite, #HallyuWave, #KoreanWave, #KoreanCinema, #Oldboy, #Z

We return to our long abandoned series on Amitabh Bachchan series and discuss two of his earliest films, before he made it big.  Show Notes: Thank you sohaz! Our previous Bachchan episodes It’s been two years The 65th Filmfare Awards Saat Hindustani Bhuvan Shome and Bombay Talkie (INTERVAL (“O Maheki Maheki Thandi Hawa” from Bombay to Goa) Anand Not enough book fair? Rajesh Khanna Patch Adams and Awakenings Portrayal of the health care system  Bombay to Goa Mehmood Road to… Aruna Irani’s bathing suit NEXT TIME: Remakes of South Korean films Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out That’s Food Listen to Eat More Barbecue 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! #AmitabhBachchan, #ArunaIrani, #Mehmood, #S.Ramanathan, #ShatrughanSinha, #AnwarAli,

Three movies, four directors, twelve stories. We dive into three anthology films that each explore a different theme: cinema, sex, and horror.  Show Notes: Thank you cj12947$$! Shorts and anthology films X: Past Is Present Coen Brothers’ “World Cinema” from Chacun son cinema Trevor Anderson and Matthew Rankin Guy Maddin’s “The Heart Of The World” Bombay Talkies Ekstra “Apna Bombay Talkies” (INTERVAL (“Bachchan” from Bombay Talkies) Lust Stories The move to Netflix Sir Ghost Stories Windigo The monster NEXT TIME: Amitabh Bachchan ‘71 & ‘72 Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out Norquest College Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast 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! #BombayTalkies, #KaranJohar, #ZoyaAkhtar, #DibakarBanerjee, #AnuragKash

Buckle up, it’s going to be a long one as we discuss the most notable Bollywood films of the back half of 2019, from July to December. Show Notes: Article 15, again, Photograph, Super 30, Judgementall Hai Kya, Khandaani Shafakhana, Jabariya Jodi, Batla House, Mission Mangal, Chhichhore, Dream Girl, Section 375, The Zoya Factor, Prassthanam, War (INTERVAL (“Ghungroo” from War) The Sky Is Pink, Laal Kaptaan, Saand Ki Aankh, Made In China. Drive, Commando 3, Panipat, (Marjaavaan), Pati Patni Aur Woh, Mardaani 2, The Body, Dabangg 3, Good Newwz NEXT TIME: anthology films Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out Inventures Listen to Dave & Kyle vs The Machine 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! #GoodNewwz, #Dabangg3,  #TheBody, #Mardaani2, #PatiPatniAurWoh, #Marjaavaan, #Panip

Chulbul Pandey is back, and this time he’s out for revenge...like he always is. With Dabangg 3 now playing in theatres, we discuss all three films in Salman Khan’s problematic action-comedy series.  Show Notes: “India: Intimations of an Ending” by Arundhati Roy Dabangg Yakuza Erin’s ongoing issues with cop movies, police violence, and the long walk to fascism Songs: “Hudd Hudd Dabangg,”“Tere Mast Mast Do Nain,” “Munni Badnaam Hui,” and “Humka Peeni Hai” (INTERVAL (“Fevicol Se” from Dabangg 2) Dabangg 2 Why are women constantly being killed or put in danger in these films? Songs: “Dagabaaz Re Dabangg” and “Pandey Jee Seeti” Dabangg 3 T-Series and ringtones Character actor Nawab Shah Songs: “Hud Hud,” “Habibi Ke Nain,” “Yu Karke,” and “Munna Badnaam Hua” NEXT TIME: Our 2019 year end review Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out Unit B Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRad

Fire up the PS4, in this episode we’re joined by game developer Ben Gelinas to discuss a pair of films about video games intruding on the real world.  Show Notes: Welcome Ben Gelinas! Speed Dating For Ghosts Ra.One Pour one out for Akashi But is this an accurate portrayal of game development? The Japanese Enthiran/Robot trailer  Did Shah Rukh Khan invent twerking: “Criminal” (INTERVAL (“Chammak Challo” from Ra.One) Game Over (CW: violence against women, sexual assault) Giallo films Surprise, this is the most accurate gamedev movie? The Last House on the Left SPOILER ZONE for Game Over (1:13:08 till end) NEXT TIME: The Dabangg series  Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out ATB AlphaBeta! Listen to Press Start to Join! 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 F

In an effort to engage more with 20th Century Indian history, we play a board game about the Indian Independence movement and discuss Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s 2006 film Rang De Basanti. Show Notes: Welcome Torrey Dance! If you’d like to skip the board game talk, jump to 48:21 What we were taught about the decolonization of India Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India, 1917-1947 COIN Series (INTERVAL (“Rang De Basanti” from Rang De Basanti) Rang De Basanti Awards aspirations Indian revolutionaries New Kings of the World by Fatima Bhutto Arranged! and SHASN NEXT TIME: Ra. One and Game Over Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out Marvel: Universe of Superheroes at the Telus World of Science Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast 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! Lik

As the days grow shorter, we plunge ourselves into darkness and celebrate our favourite movie watching month, Noirvember, with two moody thrillers.  Show Notes: Our Noirvember playlist What exactly is film noir? hint: it’s not a genre Mr. & Mrs. 55: Defining Bollywood Film Noir Madhumati Our first Bimal Roy and our first Vyjayanthimala “Aaja Re Pardesi Main,” “Zulmi Sang Aankh Ladi,” “Dil Tadap Tadap Ke,” “Ghadi Ghadi Meraa Dil,” and “Chadh Gayo Papi Bichua” (INTERVAL (“Tiki Riki Tiki Riki” from Woh Kaun Thi?) Woh Kaun Thi? The most noir Hindi film? “Chodkar Tere Pyar Ka Daman,” “Lag Jaa Gale,” “Aap Kyon Royen,” and “Shokh Nazar Ki Bijliyaan”  Remake? NEXT TIME: Gandhi: The Decolonization Of British India and Rang De Basanti Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out ATB Four Directions Listen to Hockey Feels Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! andiHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! an

It’s time for our fifth annual Hindi Horror Halloween episode, hosted by a not-so-spooky Erin and an actual vampire. This year we’re crossing over with our Netflix and Dil series to discuss Sujoy Ghosh’s supernatural ghost hunting series Typewriter.  Show Notes: Welcome home Matt! Our past Hindi Horror Halloween episodes, Netflix and Dil episodes, and that one on Anushka Sharma Do horror films need to scare us to be successful? and yes, we debate this every year Typewriter Comparisons to Stranger Things and Scooby-Doo “Christian Horror” by Renegade Cut Our lamest Halloween episode yet… NEXT TIME: Noirvember Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Listen to Makeshift Stories! Check out the Marvel: Universe of Superheroes exhibit at Telus World of Science! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! andSpotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Tw

We discuss the dance theatre production Taj Express, which kicked off the 53rd season of Alberta Ballet and is currently touring North America.  Show Notes: Thank you ronil_u! Alberta Ballet The Merchants of Bollywood: Shruti Merchant, Vaibhavi Merchant, and B. Hiralal Merchant “The Disco Song” from Student of The Year and “Dholi Taaro Dhole Baaje” from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Taj Express NEXT TIME: Typewriter Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Listen to Perch from ATB Check out LitFest Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! andSpotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #Dance, #TajExpress, #ShrutiMerchant, #VaibhaviMerchant, #AlbertaBallet, #MusicalTheatre

Taj Express has just kicked off their Canada and US tour in Calgary, ahead of their Edmonton dates Matt sat down with the stars to welcome them to Canada and discuss the exciting and unique Bollywood-inspired show.   Show Notes: Taj Express and Alberta Ballet Ninad Samaddar and Tanvi Patil Calgary White Hat NEXT TIME: Taj Express Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Read the Taproot Edmonton Arts Roundup Check out the Edmonton Community Foundation’s Wills Week Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! andiHeartRadio! andSpotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #TajExpress, #AlbertaBallet #NinadSamaddar, #TanviPatil, #ShrutiMerchant, #VaibhaviMerchant, #MusicalTheatre, #Dance

In honour of Siddharth Anand’s War coming out in a week, we thought we’d treat ourselves to a pair of sexy, globetrotting action movies. Show Notes: Are we even looking forward to War? Knight and Day (Split Screen Podcast Episode 3 - The Tom Cruise of Bollywood) Bang Bang! Songs: “Tu Meri,” “UFF,” and “Meherbaan” Katrina Kaif is all of us Access Bollywood scribe Kathy Gibson spoke with the guy who works at the Pizza Hut (INTERVAL (“Bang Bang” from Bang Bang!) A Gentleman Initech Matt was too sleepy to call the twist Songs: “Chandralekha,” “Baat Ban Jaye,” and “Disco Disco” Self-awareness of the genre NEXT TIME: Taj Express Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out Litfest Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast 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! #War, #Si

Our favourite streaming show, Sacred Games, is back for its second and potentially last season! We catch up with Gaitonde and Inspector Sartaj as they continue to try and stop the nuking of Mumbai.  Show Notes: Our Netflix and Dil playlist Thank you lalaland4905!  Sacred Games Neeraj Ghaywan NEXT TIME: a pair of fun and sexy action movies Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out Common Ground Listen to EPIC Podcast Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #SacredGames, #AnuragKashyap, #VikramadityaMotwane, #NeerajGhaywan, #SaifAliKhan, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #PankajTripathi, #KalkiKoechlin, #RanvirShorey, #AmrutaSubhash, #NeerajKabi, #JatinSarna, #ElnaazNorouzi, #LukeKenny, #ChittaranjanTripathy, #SurveenChawla, #GirishKulkarni, #Bollywood

We love our listeners, we love them so much that when they suggest great episode ideas we turn them into a series! Join us for our first episode covering the films of Anil Kapoor, starting off with three features from the 1980s.  Show Notes: Thank you Mandy K R! Thank you for suggesting this episode Bollylitsa and everyone who recommended films! Anil Kapoor was born on a lucky day Split Screen Podcast: The Hollywood Remake Of ‘Parinda’ Mashaal Songs: “Foot Pathon Ke Hum,” “Holi Aayi Re,” “Mujhe Tum Yaad Karna,” and “Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Mein” (INTERVAL (“Ek Do Teen” from Tezaab) Chameli Ki Shaadi Come for AK, stay for Amrita Singh Songs: “Utar Aayi Akhade Mein,” “Tu Jahan Bhi Chalega,” “Mohabbat Ke Dushman,” and “Peena Haraam Hai” Tezaab Streets Of Fire Songs: “Kehdo Ke Tum Ho Meri Warna,” “Ek Do Teen Char,” and “So Gaya Yeh Jahan” NEXT TIME: Sacred Games Season 2 Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out ATB Pride Listen to It’s A

You’ve heard of the Angry Young Man, but what do men really have to be angry about anyways? In this episode we discuss three films where women get angry and then get even. Show Notes: Thank you lilianmeere! Women have a lot to be upset about Gulaab Gang Sampat Pal Devi Girl on girl conflict Songs: “Dheemi Dheemi Si“ and “Rang Se Hui” (INTERVAL (“Gulaabi” from Gulaab Gang) Akira (not Akira) Mouna Guru But can Anurag Kashyap act? Mom Sridevi’s last film Rape/revenge films NEXT TIME: 1980s Anil Kapoor  Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out The Well Endowed podcast Listen to Girl Tries Life 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! #GulaabGang, #SoumikSen, #MadhuriDixit, #JuhiChawla #TannishthaChatterjee, #DivyaJagdale, #PriyankaBose, #Akira, #ARMurugadoss, #SonakshiSinha, #Konko