Bollywood Is For Lovers

Ahead of the release of Walt Disney’s new live-action Aladdin, we discuss the Bollywood version alongside Disney’s own animated Hindi-language fantasy, Arjun: The Warrior Prince. Show Notes: Thank you Anshita Makwana! 10 BiFL points! Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin Disney loves Alan Tudyk  Comparisons to Bollywood & Naomi Scott in Entertainment Weekly   Fancasting Disney with Matt Will Smith will be in Student of The Year 2 One Thousand and One Nights “Aladdin” Brief digression on Aladdin the animated series and Mozenrath  The Adventures of Prince Achmed and The Thief of Bagdad (1940)   Aladin Sahil Khan, India’s Rob Lowe? Ringmaster and his dark circus  Aladin’s birthday party: “Tak Dhina Din” Genius grants Aloo’s first wish: “O Re Saawariya” Genius sings for Aladin, Cyrano style: “You May Be” The school’s costume party: “Bachke O Bachke” Not enough parkour  Ratna Pathak (INTERVAL ( “Genie Rap” from Aladin) Disney’s most violent movie? Walt Dis