Movie Wala Podcast

Our twitter friends, Manish joins us as we talk about Trishul (1978) . Trishul (English: Trident) is a 1978 Indian drama film, written by Salim-Javed, directed by Yash Chopra, and produced by Gulshan Rai. It features music by Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi. When Raj's (Sanjeev Kumar) mother refuses to allow her son to marry Shanti, he obeys her wishes, and leaves her in spite of her pregnancy. Years later, Shanti's son Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) returns to his father's family to avenge his mother. (Source:Imdb). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.     Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about the differences and similarities between Trishul and Kabhie Kabhie We talk about songs  We talk about 70s fashion and how this movie's characters were beautifully dressed Quotables: Once the kid grew up and he became Amitabh Bachchan..the story strated moving forward - Flo Growing u

Don is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written by Salim-Javed, produced by Nariman Irani, and directed by Chandra Barot. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Helen, Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Pinchoo Kapoor. Amitabh Bachchan plays a double role, as Bombay underworld boss, Don and his lookalike Vijay. The film's plot revolves around Vijay, a Bombay slum-dweller who resembles the powerful criminal and underworld boss Don, being asked by law enforcement officer DSP D'Silva (Iftekhar) to masquerade as Don, in order to act as an informant for the police and track down the root of the criminal organization. (Source:Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.   Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about Farhan Aktar's Don  We talk about Amitabh Bachchan's characters in all of his movies smoking and drinking and wonder if cinema influences people We ta

Our special guest, Anshita Koul of Queens Of Comedy fame, joins us today as we talk about Muqaddar Ka Sikandar . It is a 1978 Indian drama film, produced and directed by Prakash Mehra, and written by Kader Khan, Vijay Kaul and Laxmikant Sharma. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, in his fifth of nine films with Prakash Mehra to date, along with Vinod Khanna, Raakhee, Rekha, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Mayur Raj Verma and Nirupa Roy. The film tells of the story of Sikandar (played by Verma as a child and Bachchan as an adult), an orphan raised in the slums of Bombay.  (Source:Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.     Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about how we just  could not get into the world of Muqadda Ka Sikandar We talk about all the one liners that will look great on a T shirt  We talk about how songs can elevate a movie and (sort of?) compensate for bad writing? Quotables: My first ob

Suhaag is a 1979 Indian Hindi action drama film directed by Manmohan Desai. A huge box office success, the film became the highest grossing film of 1979. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, and Parveen Babi in lead roles. Amjad Khan, Nirupa Roy, Kader Khan, Ranjeet, and Jeevan play supporting roles. The music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. (Source:Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.        Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about how the magic of Amitabh elevates even a badly written movie We talk about why we sometimes pick movies that we are not a big fan of We talk about Parveen Bhabhi and how she shines on screen Quotables: The story is as thin as a papad - Tanvi   I was obsessed with her hair in this movie - Tanvi   My observational skills are zero, clearly - Flo   Nirupa Roy, in the first o-1.5 hours was a pretty cool mom - Flo

Manzil is a 1979 Indian Hindi action drama film directed by Bas Chatterjee. The story of the movie starts with a young man (Amitabh Bachchan) having big dreams. He falls for a rich girl (Moushumi Chaterjee). She falls for him as well. He pretends to be rich not to disappoint her and takes help from his friend who was a Chartered Accountant, for suit, car and flat, claiming all as his own.  (Source:Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.    Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about how Amitabh's character in the movie and wonder if he is meant to be written as a good person or a man with questionable morals? We talk about all the products in the 1970s that were mentioned in the movie We talk about India in the 70s Quotables: Other than the song, I did not remember the story - Tanvi Amitabh Bachchan really is flawless - Tanvi   This is my comfort movie- Flo The way Amitabh portrays vuln

Asim, our friend from the Khandaan podcast as we talk about Shaan. Shaan (English: Pride) is a 1980 Indian action thriller film. The film was directed by Ramesh Sippy, with a story written by Salim-Javed.  The story is about two brothers (Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor) go after the international mafia kingpin who murdered their cop brother. They are later joined by another man who wants revenge against the gangster Shatrugan Sinha. (Source:Imdb). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.   Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about comparisons between Shaan and Sholay We talk about minority representation in Cinema We talk about all the big villains of the 70s and the 80s   Quotables: We were lucky to see both peak Amitabh and peak Khan period - Asim   He puts life into characters that may seem caricature-ish - Tanvi   I could not see Amitabh with Dharmendra or Amjad Khan. I wanted Shashi Kapoo

Aastha, from Love Aaj Kal podcast joins us as we talk about Yaarana. Yaarana (transl. "Friendship") is a 1981 Indian musical drama film directed by Rakesh Kumar, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Neetu Singh, Tanuja and Kader Khan. Kishan (Amitabh Bachchan) and Bishan (Amjad Khan) are childhood friends, whose friendship goes through a test when Kishan becomes a successful singer and Bishan loses all is money. You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below. Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about Kader Khan's style of writing We talk about filmy friendships We talk about 80s Bollywood trend Quotables: Everything is larger than life- Aastha This is that movie for Amjad Khan, where he played a good guy - Tanvi Is Karvachauth a new concept in Bollywood? - Flo

Laawaris (transl. Orphan) is an 1981 Indian drama film directed by Prakash Mehra. Laawaris is a story of an orphan Heera, played by Amitabh Bachchan who is disowned by his father (Amjad Khan) before birth and the struggles he goes through to establish his legitimacy in society (Source: Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.   Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about Amitabh's baritone and how he uses it effectively We talk about Suresh Oberoi ;) We talk about how different Kader Khan's writing is in this movie Quotables:     People still love him and he deserves everything he has - Flo Masala movies need to be made with conviction - Tanvi   Zeenat's acting has actually improved in this movie - Flo

Joining us on this episode is out Twitter friend, Sam, as we discuss Namak Halaal. Namak Halaal (English: Loyal Servant) is a 1982 Indian action-comedy masala film, directed by Prakash Mehra and written by Kader Khan, with music by Bappi Lahiri and lyrics by Anjaan. Brought up by his grandfather, Arjun Singh moves to the city in search of a new job and life. While in the city he meets Bhairon who helps him find a job as a singer in a 5-star hotel owned by Raja.  (Source: IMDb). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.     Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about ageism and how women actors had a shelf life  We talk about the contrast styling of Smita Patil and Parveen Bhabhi We talk about Amitabh's mastery over hindi and if that added to his popularity Quotables: She is just owning the screen - Tanvi   The attention to details that they have done with the saree is immaculate - Sam   They both own

Satte Pe Satta (lit. Seven on Seven) is a 1982 Hindi action comedy film, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini. Joining us on this episode is out Twitter friend, Sam.The eldest of seven brothers, who run a family farm together, marries a pretty nurse, inspiring his country-bumpkin siblings to follow his example. (Source: IMDb). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.   Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about body image as shown in 80s movies We talk about all the brothers and their casting   Quotables: I wanted a beach holiday - Flo You need all of them for the movie to be what it became - Tanvi   Even Shakti Kapoor looks bearable -Flo   He hasn't been bad in even one movie - Tanvi

Coolie (lit. Porter) is a 1983 Indian Hindi action comedy film, directed by Manmohan Desai and written by Kader Khan. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan) as Iqbal Aslam Khan, a railway coolie, with supporting roles played by Rishi Kapoor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi_Kapoor) , Rati Agnihotri (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rati_Agnihotri) , Kader Khan, Waheeda Rehman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waheeda_Rehman) , Suresh Oberoi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suresh_Oberoi) and Puneet Issar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puneet_Issar) .  (Source: Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.   Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about spunky heroines Of course, we talk about THE accident We talk about running ;) Quotables: When Manmoha Desai does it with conviction, coolie happens, and when he doesn't do it with conviction, Suhaag happens -

Sharaabi (English: Alcoholic) is a 1984 Indian Hindi comedy drama film produced and directed by Prakash Mehra. A workaholic businessman (Pran) neglects his only son after his wife's death. The son (Amitabh Bachchan) grows up to be a rebellious alcoholic. You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.   Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about Amitabh's drunk swag We talk about how everyone, from the director to the actors, brought in their A game  We talk about how not all popular cinema is "leave your brains at home" cinema Quotables: This is my most favourite movie of Amitabh - Tanvi   I am all for sacrificial mothers, but it was kind of nice to see this relationship between a father and a son - Flo   You can actually see that is work improved - Tanvi   He makes the vices look so good - Flo

Our twitter friend, Shah Shahid of The Splitscreen Podcast, joins us today as we talk about Mard. Mard (English: Man) is a 1985 Hindi action film, starring Amitabh Bachchan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan) and Amrita Singh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrita_Singh) and directed by Manmohan Desai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan_Desai) .  It is the early 20th century when India remains part of the British empire. The story is about Raju (Amitabh Bachhan) , who follows in his father, Raja Azad Singh's footsteps and his fight against the British.    Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about the costumes and our confusion with the time period it was set in We talk about how there were numerous villains and parallel stories going on We talk about all of Manmohan Desai' previous movie references that were thrown in this movie Quotables: The outfits and the time period just did not match - Flo   These costumes looked like Mogambo rejects - Shah   After all these stellar performances, this was a

Our twitter friend, Sujoy of The Khaandaan Podcast, joins us today as we talk about Agneepath. Agneepath (English: The Path of Fire) is a 1990 Indian action-drama film[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agneepath_(1990_film)#cite_note-2) [3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agneepath_(1990_film)#cite_note-3) directed by Mukul Anand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukul_Anand) . It stars Amitabh Bachchan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan) as the protagonist Vijay Deenanath Chauhan along with Mithun Chakraborty (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithun_Chakraborty) , Madhavi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhavi_(actress)) , Neelam Kothari (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neelam_Kothari) , Rohini Hattangadi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohini_Hattangadi) and Danny Denzongpa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Denzongpa) as the antagonist Kancha Cheena (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kancha_Cheena) . (Source: Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTu

On this episode, we talk about Hum. Hum (transl. We) is a 1991 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood_films_of_1991) Indian Hindi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi) -language action (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_film) crime film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_film) directed by Mukul S. Anand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukul_S._Anand) . It stars Amitabh Bachchan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan) , Rajinikanth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajinikanth) , Govinda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govinda_(actor)) , Kimi Katkar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_Katkar) , Deepa Sahi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepa_Sahi) , Shilpa Shirodkar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilpa_Shirodkar) , Danny Denzongpa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Denzongpa) , Anupam Kher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anupam_Kher) and Kader Khan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kader_Khan) . (Source: Wikipedia). A wealthy and cruel businessman and lord over a dockyard is making slaves out of all

Here’s a preview of our new podcast. Our very first season begins with us discussing our Top 10 Quintessential Hindi movies aka Bollywood movies. Join us as we talk about our favourite scenes, songs, some gossip and what makes these movies quintessential - Served with a side of nostalgia. 

We are kicking off our first series of “Top 10 Quintessential Hindi Movies” with Mughal-E-Azam. A 1960 Indian period directed by K. Asif and starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote. Join us as we talk about Fashion, Blue Blood and more.

The second movie on our list of Top 10 Quintessential Hindi movie series is none other than the classic, Guide - Directed by Vijay Anand and starring Dev Anand, Waheeda Rahman and Kishore Sahu. Join us as we talk about the gorgeous sarees of Waheeda Rahman, beautiful songs and Dev Anand’s hug!    Podcast Episode Summary:   • We talk about the snake dance (pic above)  and what happens when a classical dance is done right PS: Google this dance on youtube and fall in love with Waheeda Rahman’s grace   • We talk about Dev Anand’s charm and his effortless acting   • We talk about how RK Narayan really felt about his book being remade into this movie   • We talk about how progressive this movie is and wonder if we have regressed as a society   Quotables:   “I would probably trip over” - Flo   “This is [...]

We are talking about Bobby, the 70s super hit that made teenagers across India fall madly in love - Directed by Raj Kapoor and starring Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia, it had all the perfect ingredients to make it the evergreen movie that it is now. Join us as we talk about the iconic fashion, the amazing chemistry between the lead pair and of course the meet-cute that took inspiration from  Raj Kapoor’s real life.   You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube.   Podcast Episode Summary: • Find out why Rishi Kapoor makes the perfect “Chandu” and find out what exactly is Chan [...]

Love Story - The movie that probably made the word “Heart throb” familiar to India in 1981. Directed by Rahul Rawail and introducing Kumar Gaurav and Vijeta Pandit, Love Story was the perfect launch pad for these young actors. Join us as we talk about the cuteness that is Kumar Gaurav, Tumblr blog dedicated to Kumar Gaurav and of course, 2017’s favorite word of India, Nepotism.   You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.       Podcast Episode Summary:   • We talk about the go [...]