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Join hosts Matt Bowes and Erin Fraser for a bi-weekly podcast that explores the wonderful world of Hindi Cinema through the lens of two Canadian cinephiles! Part of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB.

Bollywood Is For Lovers


    • Jun 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    164: Bachchan '07 - '09

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 63:29


    We continue our longest running series in which we explore Amitabh Bachchan's career year by year, this time we are in the late 2000s.  Show notes: Our Bachchan series playlist We are jumping ahead a bit, because we felt like it 2000 to 2006 Bachchan highlights Amitabh Bachchan's elderly statesman reinvention Cheeni Kum Thoughts on R. Balki's filmography A "Super R"? (INTERVAL "Mere Buddy" from Bhootnath) Bhoothnath Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville Ghost" Casper or Beetlejuice? Bollywood family/children's films Paa Progeria and comparisons to Jack More stylistic direction Bachchan and ageing NEXT TIME: Black Warrant 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!

    Netflix and Dil: Pilot Season Teen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 54:03


    There hasn't been much drawing us out to the theatre these days, so we asked ourselves, is there anything to watch at home? That's right lovers, it's time for another pilot season where we watch the pilot of six shows and choose which one we are going to watch, and review, a whole season of! Show notes: Black Warrant Ziddi Girls Dabba Cartel Dupahiya Kauf The Royals NEXT TIME: Mid-2000s Bachchan 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!

    Supplemental Episode 22: Om Shanti Om - Endless Cycle of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 62:33


    In this supplemental we travel to Japan to see Om Shanti Om, Takarazuka style.  Show notes: Takarazuka Revue Om Shanti Om: Endless Cycle of Love NEXT TIME: Pilot Season 3 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!

    163: Madhubala Madness 2025: Mrs and Mrs '55 and Barsaat Ki Raat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 63:03


    March may be over, but we are still mad, mad for Madhubala! Show notes:  Thanks to tommydan Noir '58: Howrah Bridge and 12 O'Clock The Great Epic: Mughal-e-Azam Bollywood Drafts A brief aside on Mahal Tragically struck down too soon INTERVAL ("Thandi Hawa Kali Ghata" from Mr. & Mrs. '55) Mr. & Mrs. '55 The Orson Welles of India/The Guru Dutt of Hollywood Limitations of the of the auteur theory Our limited of our knowledge of the Hindu code bills Cleo, don't get on that plane Romantic comedy tropes General Jinjur and feminist parody Matt mansplains feminism Barsaat Ki Raat Roshan songs NEXT TIME: Takarazuka Om Shanti Om Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork!

    162: Madhuri Madness 2025: Aaja Nachle and Maja Ma

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 68:45


    Have we finally been cured of our madness? Find out in our last Madhuri Madness, at least for now.  Show notes:  Madhuri Madness 2000s Madhuri Devdas vs. Dev.D with Paul Matwychuk Ladies Be Angry: Gulaab Gang, Akira, & Mom Aaja Nachle Steve Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Comparison with Dil Toh Pagal Hai Creative ego vs community cohesion INTERVAL ("Aaja Nachle" from Aaja Nachle) Maja Ma What is Rajit Kapoor's accent?  More polygraph tests in this movie than anticipated The boner subplot Comparisons to The Birdcage and Beginners What's a sister-in-law? Dixit is picking progressive projects, with varying degrees of success The survivorship bias plane and left-handed-ness NEXT TIME: Madhubala Madness 2025 Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork!

    Netflix and Dil: The Roshans and Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, or The Little Family That Could

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 75:48


    We watched the latest in the ongoing series of Bollywood family-based puff pieces, Netflix's The Roshans, as well as the debut film of Hrithik Roshan, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai. Show notes:  Thank you Señorita for the review! Previously on Bollywood Family History Story Time: our episodes on The Romantics, and Angry Young Men Three generations, four guys: Roshan, Rajesh Roshan, Rakesh Roshan, and Hrithik Roshan As non-Hindi speakers who didn't grow up with these songs, it can be a little tough for us to understand the significance of music, especially outside of the movies Pop vs. classical music People they should have interviewed: Rekha, Salman Khan, Jadoo Plagiarism allegations for Rajesh Extortion in late '90s-early 2000s Hindi film Our episode on Koi... Mil Gaya: Dancing on Hoodoos: Bollywood in Alberta Our episode on the Krrish films: A Little Bit of That Jadoo Magic: Krrish with Brandon Schatz Why didn't they talk about Kites (apart from the obvious reasons) INTERVAL: ("Ek Pal Ka Jeena", from Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai) Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai Being replaced by a better, richer version of yourself, this is basically The Substance The double role gimmick works better when there's reincarnation or direct family ties We want more Ameesha Patel movie recs NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness 2025 Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork!

    161: Anil Kapoor's 2000s: Bulandi, Calcutta Mail, and Welcome

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 69:11


    We return to our Anil Kapoor decades series with three films from the 2000s: a double role, an action mystery, and an ensemble comedy.  Show notes: Anil Kapoor's 80s and 90s Moving from lead actor to ensemble films Aesthetic shifts in 2000s Bollywood Reflecting on Slumdog Millionaire and its impact Bulandi Remake of Nattamai "Gourd scene" Songs: "Saari Duniya Mein," "Teri Meri Ik Jind," and "Ab Bujho Ri Bujho" We don't know Raveena Tandon INTERVAL ("Teri Akhiyon Main" from Bulandi) Calcutta Mail It's a remake of Choodalani Vundi, Erin apologizes for completely butchering that title Hong Kong vibes The "dead wife" home movie Song: "Kahan Pe Meri Jaan Jaogi" Welcome Inspired by Mickey Blue Eyes Will we watch Welcome to the Jungle? Songs: "Honth Rasiley" and "Welcome" We forgot Irrfan was in Slumdog Millionaire, as we noted we haven't seen it since it came out NEXT TIME: The Roshans Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork!

    160: 2024 Year End Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 122:18


    2024 has come and gone, and before we start to get excited about what movies the new year will bring us, we must first look back at the highs and the lows of Bollywood's past six months. Show notes: Munjya Bad Newz Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba Khel Khel Mein Stree 2 The Buckingham Murders INTERVAL ("B(h)adass" from CTRL) CTRL Jigra Do Patti Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Singham Again Baby John NEXT TIME: Anil Kapoor's 2000s 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!

    159: Halloween X: Vicious Voyeurs, or Ram Gopal Varma Strikes Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 46:25


    Hindi Horror Halloween turns 10! And for this landmark entry in our longest running series, we're going back to the beginning and giving horror auteur Ram Gopal Varma another chance... to scare us! Show notes: This our tenth Hindi Horror Halloween! We still know nothing about Ram Gopal Varma Bollywood Drafts Erin thinks Matt just remembers that David Cronenberg made a film with Marilyn Chambers Raat Sam Raimi's shaky cam How this movie redefined Bollywood horror INTERVAL ("Barbie Girl" from Kaun?) Kaun? The horror of being home alone Manoj Bajpayee just wants a sandwich and to watch TV Ittefaq and Signpost to Murder NEXT TIME: We are taking a break, see you in December! 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!

    158: Bachchan '92, '98-'99

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 77:42


    We continue the tricky journey of following Amitabh Bachchan's career through its most treacherous stretch: the '90s. Show notes: Thank you DT24x Time for a Tezaab rewatch? The Big B recap Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Begun, the Dadscension has Khuda Gawah Buzkashi, the national sport of Afghanistan Why did Badshah Khan actually go to jail? Amitabh Bachchan's School for Gifted Youngsters (INTERVAL "Sona Sona" from Major Saab) Major Saab Rushed ending Medical beards Matt considers joining the Indian Army after a decade of propaganda Sooryavansham A passing of the torch ... to himself Justice for Karishma The Good Animal? The danger in looking at a career from outside Mohabbatein was discussed in episode 32, "Travelling in the Love Lane: The Films of Aditya Chopra" Check out Bollywood Drafts! NEXT TIME: Hindi Horror Halloween X 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, #KhudaGawah, #MajorSaab, #Sooryavansham, #AjayDevgn, #AnupamKher, #Sridevi

    Supplemental Episode 21: A Tale of Two Events

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 87:00


    Alongside Nim (@MapleBrownie), we discussed the opening night event of the tenth annual India Film Festival of Alberta, as well as a workshop put on by film archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur. Show notes: Bollywood Drafts Podcast India Film Festival of Alberta Ghoomer Our coverage of the 2017 India Film Festival of Alberta, where we saw A Death in the Gunj Celluloid Man Film Heritage Foundation NEXT TIME: Nineties Bachchan, we swear 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! #IndiaFilmFestivalofAlberta, #Ghoomer, #ShabanaAzmi, #SaiyamiKher, #VikrantMassey, #R.Balki, #ShivendraSinghDungarpur, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    Netflix and Dil: Angry Young Men, Angrier Young Viewers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 55:23


    We checked out the latest talking heads documentary about Bollywood cinema, Namrata Rao's Angry Young Men. Did we learn anything? Show notes: De Palma Friedkin Uncut Netflix and Dil: High and Low - Cinema Marte Dum Tak and The Romantics Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th The Story of Film: An Odyssey Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror Angry Young Men NEXT TIME: Nineties Bachchan 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! #AngryYoungMen, #SalimJaved, #SalimKhan, #JavedAkhtar, #AmazonPrimeVideo, #AmazonPrimeVideoIndia, #NamrataRao, #SalmanKhan, #FarhanAkhtar, #ZoyaAkhtar

    157: 2024 Midyear Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 102:59


    It's midyear review time! We check in on the first six months of the year and all of the Bollywood (and Bollywood-adjacent) movies that made it in front of our eyeballs. Show notes: Merry Christmas Fighter Article 370 Laapataa Ladies Murder Mubarak (Episode 154) Crew INTERVAL ("Ghagra" from Crew) Monkey Man Amar Singh Chamkila (Episode 155) Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 Kalki 2898 AD Sharmajee Ki Beti Kill NEXT TIME: it's a surprise! Our sponsor this episode is #BollywoodMonsterMashup, the LARGEST South Asian festival in Canada and features FREE performances by international Bollywood stars, food, shopping, dance performances, a laser show and more! The whole family can enjoy this monstrous event with FREE entry, FREE parking and FREE family activities. Come dance, sing and feast with us at this one-of-a-kind production taking place at Mississauga Celebration Square! Check out BollywoodMonsterMashup.com for more info! 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! #MerryChristmas, #Fighter, #Article370, #LaapataaLadies, #MurderMubarak, #Crew, #MonkeyMan, #AmarSinghChamkila, #LoveSexAurDhokha2, #LSD2, #Kalki2898AD, #SharmajeeKiBeti, #Kill, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood, #Bollywood2024

    156: Preity Woman: Kal Ho Naa Ho and Salaam Namaste

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 81:20


    We travel back to the mid-2000s with one of Bollywood's most fearless actresses, Preity Zinta. Show notes: The Stanley Cup finals are on (we lost) Bollywood Drafts Preity Zinta (has not made an impression on Matt) We would really like to see Sangharsh Heaven on Earth (and its gorgeous poster) Erin's thesis on Preity Zinta INTERVAL ("It's Time to Disco" from Kal Ho Naa Ho) Kal Ho Naa Ho Toronto plays New York The film's approach to homosexual jokes Anand comparisons Erin hates "movie diseases" Mid-2000s fashion Salaam Namaste Siddharth Anand really pivots  Jaaved Jaffrey's Crocodile Dundee  Baby drop rate  NO, FART ZONE  Too much pro-life propaganda NEXT TIME: TBD 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! #PreityZinta, #KalHoNaaHo, #NikhilAdvani, #KaranJohar, #ShahRukhKhan, #SaifAliKhan, #JayaBachchan, #SushmaSeth, #SanjayKapoor, #SalaamNamaste, #ArshadWarsi, #JaavedJaffery, #AbhishekBachchan, #SiddharthAnand, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    Netflix and Dil: Lahore Girl, Give Us Nothing!, or Heeramandi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 41:54


    We travel back to the opulence of 1940s Lahore with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's lush Netflix period drama Heeramandi. Show notes: Heeramandi Tawaifs Be Kind Rewind - Sofia Coppola and the Godfather Part III Disaster Next time: Preity Zinta 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! #Heeramandi, #SanjayLeelaBhansali, #ManishaKoirala, #SonakshiSinha, #AditiRaoHydari, #RichaChadha, #SharminSegal, #SanjeedaSheikh, #TahaShahBadusha, #Netflix, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    155: Sad Songs Say So Much: Qala and Amar Singh Chamkila

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 70:46


    We are belting our hearts out with two Netflix features on the turbulent lives of popular singers.  Show notes: Straight-to-streaming films are legit now Qala Comparison to Amadeus Halloween VI: Hell Hath No Fury, Stree and Bulbbul with Matthew Stepanic Elvis and Norah Jones Style over substance INTERVAL ("Baaja" from Amar Singh Chamkila) Dil-Luminati Tour Wee Book Inn Amar Singh Chamkila Amar Singh Chamkila Comparisons to western hip hop The Mr. Holland's Opus problem Jodi The use of archival images NEXT TIME: Heeramandi 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! #Qala, #AnvitaDutt, #TriptiDimri, #SwastikaMukherjee, #BabilKhan, #AmitSial, #SameerKochar, #AbhishekBanerjee, #AmarSinghChamkila, #ImtiazAli, #DiljitDosanjh, #ParineetiChopra, #NishaBano, #RahulMittra, #Netflix, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood

    154: Murder Most Fun - Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! and Murder Mubarak

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 62:24


    We are polishing our magnifying glasses and donning our deerstalkers, because once again, murder is afoot!  Show notes: We just love murder mysteries! Our Noirvember playlist To Those Who Killed Me and Call of the Void, the mystery books Matt has edited You can't have too few or too many characters in a murder mystery Detective Bymokesh Bakshy! "When the Hindu Right Came for Bollywood" Byomkesh Bakshi Comparisons to other famous fictional detectives Kosuke Kindaichi 1940s setting The music and the violence go too hard INTERVAL ("Calcutta Kiss" from Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!) Murder Mubarak Is Sanjay Kapoor one of our guys? "In a movie about rich people you can't kill the help" Karisma Kapoor's first film in 12 years Fantasy casting The Thin Man NEXT TIME: Singer Movies 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! #DetectiveByomkeshBakshy!, #ByomkeshBakshi, #DibakarBanerjee, #SushantSinghRajput, #AnandTiwari, #NeerajKabi, #SwastikaMukherjee, #MeiyangChang, #MurderMubarak, #HomiAdajania, #PankajTripathi, #SaraAliKhan, #VijayVarma, #KarismaKapoor, #DimpleKapadia, #SanjayKapoor, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    153: Madhuri Madness 2024: Aarzoo and Pukar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 60:05


    To wrap up Madhuri Madness 2024 we're joined by our good friend Rashmeet to discuss two action films in which our beloved heroine finds herself at the centre of a deadly love triangle.  Show notes: Welcome Rashmeet! Madhuri Madness Madhuban Performing Arts and Urja Yeg Aarzoo Gaslight, Girlboss, Gatekeep Obsession gazebo Darkman "Dosti Karte Nahin" and "Mil Jaate Hain" St. Andrews INTERVAL ("Kay Sera Sera" from Pukar) "Que Sera Sera" Pukar "Hai Jaana Hai Jaana"  Are we Rajkumar Santoshi fans? Torturing Anil Kapoor Madhuri Dixit's emotional range and appeal NEXT TIME: Detective movies 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! #MadhuriDixit, #Aarzoo, #LawrenceD'Souza, #AkshayKumar, #SaifAliKhan, #PareshRawal, #AmrishPuri, #Pukar, #RajkumarSantoshi, #AnilKapoor, #ManrataShirodkar, #OmPuri, #Danny Denzongpa, #PrabhuDeva, #LataMangeshkar, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    152: Madhuri Madness 2024: Mrityudand and Lajja

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 62:55


    To celebrate International Women's Day, we are kicking off Madhuri Madness 2024 with two feminist consciousness raising ensemble dramas. Show notes: Happy International Women's Day Madhuri Madness  Every film industry is patriarchal (except Paradise Island) Hollywood vs Bollywood women's pictures Mrityudand Shabana Azmi and Om Puri Prakash Jha's political filmmaking INTERVAL ("Badi Mushkil" from Lajja) Lajja A real multi-starrer Manisha Koirala learns about feminism Tonally inconsistent Ajay Devgn's whip sword NEXT TIME: MD & SRK 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! #MadhuriDixit, #Mrityudand, #PrakashJha, #ShabanaAzmi, #OmPuri, #ShilpaShirodkar, #MohanJoshi, #MohanAgashe, #HarishPatel, #Lajja, #RajkumarSantoshi, #ManishaKoirala, #Rekha, #MahimaChaudhary, #JackieShroff, #AnilKapoor, #AjayDevgn, #JohnnyLever, #InternationalWomen'sDay, #Bollywood, #Feminism, #FeminisminFilm, #HindiCinema

    Supplemental Episode 20: Rainbow Rishta Director Jaydeep Sarkar

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 36:30


    We welcome filmmaker Jaydeep Sarkar, series director and executive producer of Rainbow Rishta, a new docuseries available now on Amazon Prime. Show notes: Jaydeep Sarkar Rainbow Rishta NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness  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, #JaydeepSarkar, #HindiCinema, #HindiTV, #IndianTV, #Docuseries, #Documentary, #AmazonPrime, #LGBTQ+, #LGBTQ+India

    151: 2023 Year End Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 116:38


    Somehow we made it through 2023, which certainly was a year in Bollywood. Did Tiger 3 hit the jackpot? Did we soldier through Jawan? Find out now! Show notes: The 69th Annual Filmfare Awards (nice) Neeyat (Episode 150) Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Supplemental Episode 17) Jawan Jaane Jaan (Episode 149) Khufiya INTERVAL ("Dishoom Dishoom" from The Archies) Thank You for Coming 12th Fail Tiger 3 Animal This is the only Bullet Machine we respect in these parts The Archies Kho Gaye Hum Kahan NEXT TIME: Surprise Netflix and Dil! 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, #2023Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Neeyat, #RockyAurRaniKiPremKahaani, #Jawan, #JaaneJaan, #Khufiya, #ThankYouforComing, #12thFail, #Animal, #TheArchies, #KhoGayeHumKahan

    Supplemental Episode 19: Two Million Apologies!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 44:28


    It's hard for us to believe, but we've reached two million downloads! To celebrate, we wanted to look back at the evolution of the show and apologize for everything we have gotten wrong over the past eight and a half years. Show notes: Thank you to all of our listeners near and far for lending us your ears two million times! Supplemental Episode 8: 60 Questions (which was to celebrate 100 episodes, not one million listens) NEXT TIME: 2023 year end wrap up 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!

    150: Detective Vidya-chu: Bobby Jasoos and Neeyat

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 53:26


    We are on the case with Bollywood's leading actress, the incomparable Vidya Balan, will we solve it before she does? Listen to find out! Show notes: Vidya Balan Star power and acting prowess Bobby Jasoos Feminist themes Many spinning plates INTERVAL ("Sweety" from Bobby Jasoos) Neeyat Character actor cast Anu Menon Split diopter and split screen NEXT TIME: 2 million 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! #VidyaBalan, #BobbyJasoos, #SamarShaikh, #AliFazal, #ArjanBajwa, #KiranKumar, #RajendraGupta, #SupriyaPathak, #TanviAzmi, #Neeyat, #AnuMenon, #RamKapoor, #RahulBose, #DipannitaSharma, #NeerajKabi, #AmritaPuri, #ShashankArora, #PrajaktaKoli, #ShefaliShah, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #DetectiveMovies

    149: Sujoy (Ghosh) Division: Kahaani and Jaane Jaan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 73:14


    To celebrate Noirvember this year, we delve into the catalogue of Sujoy Ghosh, director of potboilers like Kahaani and this year's Netflix release Jaane Jaan.  Show notes: Noirvember and our Noirvember playlist Sujoy Ghosh Adventures in the Public Domain: Aladin and Arjun: The Warrior Prince Kahaani Kolkata as asphalt jungle The effectiveness of a pregnant detective INTERVAL ("Jaane Jaan" from Jaane Jaan) Jaane Jaan The Devotion of Suspect X and Keigo Higashino Comparisons to Drishyam "Aa Jane Jaan" from Intaquam The Kalimpong atmosphere  NEXT TIME: Detective Balan 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! #Noirvember, #FilmNoir, #NeoNoir, #SujoyGhosh, #Kahaani, #VidyaBalan, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #SaswataChatterjee, #ParambrataChatterjee, #IndraneilSengupta, #JaaneJaan, #KareenaKapoor, #KareenaKapoorKhan, #JaideepAhlawat, #VijayVarma, #TheDevotionofSuspectX, #SuspectX, #KeigoHigashino, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    Halloween IX: Interview With the Dentist, or Dedflix and Kill (Again)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 51:59


    Happy (belated) Halloween Lovers! We may be late but our tradition of exploring all things spooky that Hindi cinema has to offer lives on! This year we are sinking our teeth into Netflix's romantic horror-comedy Tooth Pari. Show notes: This episode is quite late as we were our of the country and Erin got sick Neighbours trailer Tooth Pari: When Love Bites Pratim D. Gupta and X: Past Is Present NEXT TIME: Noirvember 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! #ToothPari, #ToothPari:WhenLoveBites, #PratimD.Gupta, #AnishRailkar, #TanyaManiktala, #ShantanuMaheshwari, #Revathi, #TillotamaShome, #SikandarKher, #SaswataChatterjee, #AdilHussain, #HindiHorror, #NetflixIndia, #Bollywood

    Supplemental Episode 18: Sunny Singh's Bollywood State of Mind!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 71:23


    We welcome writer Sunny Singh to the show to discuss her fascinating new book A Bollywood State of Mind! Show notes: Thank you Sunny Singh for joining us! A Bollywood State of Mind: A journey into the world's biggest cinema Heads up, we discuss some spoilers for Jawan if you haven't seen it yet NEXT TIME: Hindi Horror Halloween 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, #HindiCinema, #SunnySingh, #ABollywoodStateofMind, #ShahRukhKhan, #AmitabhBachchan, #FootnotePress, #IndianCinema, #FilmTheory

    149: Two wives, or two brothers? Daag and Deewaar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2023 65:41


    We return to the career of Yash Chopra with two iconic mid-70s blockbusters: one, the first film to carry the YRF name and the other, maybe the most influential Bollywood film ever made. Show notes: Past Yash Chopra films we have discussed: Netflix and Dil: High and Low - Cinema Marte Dum Tak and The Romantics and Yaasssh Chopra: Lamhe & Veer-Zaara with Manish Mathur Zanjeer and the Angry Young Man Yash Chopra Rajesh Khanna Thomas Hardy and the cad awareness book "Ab Chahe Maa Roothe" Comparisons to Douglas Sirk INTERVAL ("Ni Main Yaar Manana Ni" from Daag) Deewaar Gunga Jumna and Mother India Matt is the evil brother Influences on Hong Kong cinema and Slumdog Millionaire What can we bring to a conversation about this film? Bachchan: Back to the Beginning NEXT TIME: Hindi Horror Halloween 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! #YashChopra, #AmitabhBachchan, #RajeshKhanna, #Rakhee, #RakheeGulzar, #SharmilaTagore, #PremChopra, #ManmohanKrishna, #Iftekhar, #Daag, #Deewar, #SalimKhan, #JavedAkhtar, #SalimJaved, #ShashiKapoor, #NeetuSingh, #ParveenBabi, #NirupaRoy, #MadanPuri, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    Netflix and Dil: Girlzapur, or Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 37:59


    We go to the lawless deserts in Homi Adajania's blood-soaked Hotstar crime drama, Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo, to find out who Dimple Kapadia will choose as her successor, and see if they will even make it out alive to enjoy their inheritance. Show notes: Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo Homi Adajania We Want To Be Dimple Kapadia's Friend: Bobby, Saagar, and Rudaali Netflix and Dil: Forget it, BiFL. It's Mirzapur Next time: Deewaar 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! #Hotstar, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #SaasBahuAurFlamingo, #HomiAdajania, #DimpleKapadia, #IshaTalwar,#AngiraDhar, #RadhikaMadan, #VarunMitra, #AshishVerma, #UditArora, #JimitTrivedi, #MonicaDogra, #DeepakDobriyal, #NaseeruddinShah

    148: Supplemental Episode 17: It's All About Loving Their Family, or Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani with Manish Mathur

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 81:55


    After bemoaning the state of Bollywood in our last episode, Karan Johar has given us something worth celebrating! Show notes: Thank you Manish Mathur for joining us (and suggesting we record this surprise episode)! Listen to It Pod to Be You Rocky Aur Rani Prem Kii Kahaani NEXT TIME: Netflix and Dil Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo 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, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood 2023, #RockyAurRaniKiPremKahani, #KaranJohar, #AliaBhatt, #RanveerSingh, #Dharmendra, #JayaBachchan, #JayaBhaduri, #ShabanaAzmi

    147: 2023 Midyear Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 126:59


    Somehow we are more than halfway through 2023, which means it's time for the midyear review where we discuss 11 Hindi-language films that have come out so far this year. Show notes: Pathaan (Supplemental 14) Almost Pyaar with Dj Mohabbat Shehzada Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar Mrs. Chetterjee vs Norway Bheed INTERVAL ("Bandaa Title Track" from Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai) Bholaa Gaslight Kathal Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai Bawaal Next time: Netflix and Dil Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo 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, #Bollywood2023, #Pathaan, #AlmostPyaarwithDJMohabbat, #Shehzada, #TuJhoothiMainMakkaar, #MrsChatterjeevsNorway, #Bheed, #Bholaa, #Gaslight, #Gaslight2023, #Kathal, #SirfEkBandaaKaafiHai, #Bandaa, #Bawaal

    Netflix and Dil: Pilot Season Dobaara

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 71:30


    It's been a rough year so far for Bollywood, but luckily there are plenty of new streaming shows that have caught our attention, some might say too many though. That means it's time for another pilot season where we watch the pilot of six shows and choose which one we are going to watch, and review, a whole season of! Show notes: The Streaming Show Bestseller The Night Manager Tooth Pari: When Love Bites Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo Dahaad Scoop NEXT TIME: 2023 Midyear Review Our sponsor this episode is #BollywoodMonsterMashup, the LARGEST South Asian festival in Canada and features FREE performances by international Bollywood stars, food, shopping, dance performances, a laser show and more! The whole family can enjoy this monstrous event with FREE entry, FREE parking and FREE family activities. Come dance, sing and feast with us at this one-of-a-kind production taking place at Mississauga Celebration Square! Check out BollywoodMonsterMashup.com for more info! Want a FREE Bollywood Monster Coupon Book? Go to https://bit.ly/BMM-BIFL-PRIZES and use download code LOVERS 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!

    Supplemental Episode 16: Our Chat with Shashaa Tirupati

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 41:02


    We welcome Canadian musician and playback singer Shashaa Tirupati on to discuss her career in Indian cinema, as well as winning a National Film Award and what it's like to work with A.R. Rahman and other top composers. Show notes: Shashaa Tirupati and her Youtube channel Shashaa's beautiful Tamil interpretation of Bon Iver's "Perth" #BollywoodMonster Mashup 2023 IG Meet and Greet live on Instagram (@BollywoodMonsterMashup), Sunday July 9, 12 PM EST/ 9:30 PM IST NEXT TIME: Pilot Season Part 2 Our sponsor this episode is #BollywoodMonsterMashup, the LARGEST South Asian festival in Canada and features FREE performances by international Bollywood stars, food, shopping, dance performances, a laser show and more! The whole family can enjoy this monstrous event with FREE entry, FREE parking and FREE family activities. Come dance, sing and feast with us at this one-of-a-kind production taking place at Mississauga Celebration Square! Check out BollywoodMonsterMashup.com for more info! 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! #ShashaaTirupati, #playbacksinger, #BollywoodMonsterMashup, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    146: “I'm the Dude, Playing a Dude, Disguised As Another Dude”: Don and Don 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 66:07


    Strap in Lovers, we're going on an international chase to catch Asia's biggest criminal mastermind, Don.  Show notes: It's not only difficult to catch Don (1978), it's impossible “Bachchan ‘76 - ‘78″ The Making of Don Don: The Chase Begins Again  Petronas Towers, as seen in Entrapment Songs: “Yeh Mera Dil,” “Main Hoon Don,” and “Khaike Paan Banaraswala” Comparisons to contemporary Bollywood action Don has read The Game (INTERVAL (“Aaj Ki Raat” from Don: The Chase Begins Again) Don 2 Another stacked year, and a great year for the Akhtars Hallo Berlin! Songs: “Zaraa Dil Ko Thaam Lo” and “Dushman Mera Don 2″ Mission: Impossible similarities Where will they go in Don 3? Suchin Mehrotra‘s The Streaming Show Next time: Pilot Season Vol. 2 Our sponsor this episode is #BollywoodMonsterMashup, the LARGEST South Asian festival in Canada and features FREE performances by international Bollywood stars, food, shopping, dance performances, a laser show and more! The whole family can enjoy this monstrous event with FREE entry, FREE parking and FREE family activities. Come dance, sing and feast with us at this one-of-a-kind production taking place at Mississauga Celebration Square! 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! #Don, #Don:TheChaseBeginsAgain, #Don2, #ShahRukhKhan, #PriyankaChopra, #PriyankaChopraJonas, #AmitabhBachchan, #FarhanAkhtar, #JavedAkhtar, #BomanIrani, #ArjunRampal, #OmPuri, #KareenaKapoor, #KunalKapoor, #LaraDutta, #HrithikRoshan, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    145: Whodunnit Watusi: Gumnaam and Teesri Manzil

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 56:22


    We go back to the swinging sixties to get our groove on and maybe solve a murder or two, or ten, if we don't end up dead ourselves! Show notes: Erin forgets why they wanted to do this episode Ranveer Singh was in a ‘60s pastiche, and it was terrible Ghost World and And Then There Were None Gumnaam Pran is a fashion king Songs: “Hum Kaale Hain To,” “Is Duniya Mein Jeena Ho To,” and “Peeke Hum Tum Jo” (INTERVAL (“Jaan Pehechan Ho” from Gumnaam) Teesri Manzil We are continuing to fall for Shammi Kapoor's charms Laxmi Chhaya returns! Songs: “O Haseena Zulfonwali Jaan-E-Jahan” and “Tumne Mujhe Dekha Hokar Meharbaan” Bond theme comparisons Next time: Don and Don 2 Thank you to Magic Mind for sponsoring this episode. Use our code    BollywoodLovers to get 56 per cent off your subscription in the next 10 days, or 20 percent off a one time purchase. 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! #Gumnaam, #GhostWorld, #AgathaChristie, #AndThenThereWereNone, #Helen, #ManojKumar, #RajaNawathe, #Nanda, #Pran, #Mehmood, #Dhumal, #MadanPuri, #TarunBose, #Manhoman, #LaxmiChhaya, #TeesriManzil, #VijayAnand, #ShammiKapoor, #AshaParekh, #PremChopra, #Premnath, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    Netflix and Dil: Bombay's Dream Factory, Jubilee

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 65:05


    We go back to the golden age of filmmaking in Bombay with Vikramaditya Motwane's period drama Jubilee. Show notes: 68th Filmfare Awards Breaking Free: Vikramaditya Motwane's Udaan, Lootera, and Trapped Jubilee “Jubilee Is a Beautifully Mounted Show About the 1930s but the Women Pioneers Have Been Erased” Next time: 60s murder mysteries Thank you to Magic Mind for sponsoring this episode. Use our code BollywoodLovers to get 56 per cent off your subscription in the next 10 days, or 20 percent off a one time purchase. 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! #Jubilee, #AmazonPrime, #AmazonPrimeVideo, #VikramadityaMotwane, #AditiRaoHydari, #AparshaktiKhurana, #RamKapoor, #SidhantGupta, #WamiqaGabbi, #ProsenjitChatterjee, #SoumikSen, #AtulSabharwal, #Filmfare, #FilmfareAwards, #FilmfareAwards2023, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    144: Inside the Actors Studio: Kaamyaab and An Action Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 56:02


    Who better to play actors in Bollywood, than Bollywood actors? We discuss two films that present a very different take on the lifestyles of working screen actors. Show notes: Episode 3: Bollywood on Bollywood Should we redo or “react” to our early episodes? MST3K Khamosh Kaamyaab Super-R/geriatric cinema We were also surprised to find ourselves on IMDb (INTERVAL (“Aap Jaisa Koi” from An Action Hero) An Action Hero Nora Fatehi in “Jehda Nasha” #BoycottBollywood and news media Ayushmann Khuranna's career path The Littlest Hobo/An Action Hobo Next time: Vikramaditya Motwane's Jubilee Thank you to Magic Mind for sponsoring this episode. Use our code    BollywoodLovers to get 56 per cent off your subscription in the next 10 days, or 20 percent off a one time purchase. 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, #Kaamyaab, #SanjayMishra, #DeepakDobriyal, #HardikMehta, #IshaTalwar, #AvtarGill, #AnActionHero, #AyushmannKhurrana, #JaideepAhlawat, #JitenderHooda, #NeerajMadhav, #HarshChhaya, #AkshayKumar, #NoraFarehi, #MalaikaArora

    143: Madhuri Madness 2023 - Dutt v Dixit: Dawn of Romance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 49:00


    In our second annual Madhuri Madness we discuss two awards-nominated performances from the early 90s. Show notes: Madhuri Madness 2022: Parinda and Dil and The Fame Game   Sadly The Fame Game has been cancelled Saajan “playboy-operator type“ Comparisons to Cyrano de Bergerac Is Sanjay Dutt a convincing romantic lead? Songs: “Bahut Pyar Karte Hain,” “Pehli Baar Mile Hain,” “Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hai,” “Dekha Hai Pehli Baar,” and “Bahut Pyar Karte Hain (Male)”   (INTERVAL (“Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai” from Khalnayak) Khalnayak Zee5 is missing over 20 minutes of this film Now here Sanjay Dutt is convincing Songs: “Khal Nayak Hai Tu,” “Aye Sahib Yeh Theek Nahin,” “Aaja Sajan Aaja,” “Palki Mein Hoke Sawaar,” and “Khal Nayak Hoon Main”   Next time: actors playing actors 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! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #MadhuriDixit, #SanjayDutt, #SalmanKhan, #Saajan, #KaderKhan, #ReemaLagoo, #LawrenceD'Souza, #LaxmikantBerde, #Khalnayak, #AnupamKher, #SubhashGhai, #JackieShroff, #NeenaGupta, #RakheeGulzar, #Bollywood, #BollywoodPodcast, #HindiCinema

    Supplemental Episode 15: The Romantics Director Smriti Mundhra

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 31:00


    We welcome The Romantics director Smriti Mundhra on to discuss her new Netflix docuseries on Yash Raj Films, Bollywood stars' bookshelves, the nepotism question, and whether Befikre will ever find its audience.  Show notes: Thank you Smriti Mundhra! Netflix and Dil: High and Low - Cinema Marte Dum Tak and The Romantics NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out The Well Endowed Podcast Listen to What's The Tsismis? 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! #TheRomantics, #SmritiMundhra, #Netflix, #NetflixIndia, #YashRaj, #YashRajFilms, #YashChopra, #AdityaChopra, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    Netflix and Dil: High and Low - Cinema Marte Dum Tak and The Romantics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 54:24


    We go behind the scenes to learn about the making of some of Hindi cinema's most famous and infamous films with two new docuseries. Show notes: Thank you Rakesh KT! Cinema Marte Dum Tak Vice Media The Romantics Smriti Mundhra Yash Raj Films NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Telus Storyhive and Edmonton Public School's Open House 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! #CinemaMarteDumTak, #VasanBala, #ViceStudios, #ViceMedia, #J.Neelam, #KantiShah, #KishanShah, #DilipGulati, #VinodTalwar, #SapnaSappu, #ArjunKapoor, #AmazonPrimeVideo, #AmazonPrimeVideoIndia, #TheRomantics, #YashRajFilms, #YashChopra, #AdityaChopra, #SmritiMundhra, #AmitabhBachchan, #ShahRukhKhan, #RanveerSingh, #Kajol, #DDLJ, #DilwaleDulhaniaLeJayenge, #Chandni, #KabhiKabhie, #Lamhe, #Darr, #RishiKapoor, #NeetuSingh

    Supplemental Episode 14: Nobody Does It Better, or Pathaan with MapleBrownie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 83:13


    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!

    142: 2022 Year End Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 137:59


    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, #Uunchai, #MonicaOMyDarling, #Drishyam2, #Cirkus

    141: The Manmohan, the Myth, the Legend: Bluff Master and Coolie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 48:38


    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 Podcast Network  Check out Taproot Edmonton's Bloom Listen to Overdue Finds 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! #ManmohanDesai, #BluffMaster, #BluffMaster1963, #ShammiKapoor, #SairaBanu, #Pran, #LalitaPawar, #Coolie, #Coolie1983, #KaderKhan, #AmitabhBachchan, #RishiKapoor, #RatiAgnihotri, #ShomaAnand, #WaheedaRehman, #AmrishPuri, #AllahRakha

    140: The Night is Dark and Silent: Gyan Mukherjee's Kismet and Sangram

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 55:53


    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, #ShahNawaz. #P.F.Pithawala, #David, #Sangram, #NaliniJaywant, #Sajjan, #Nawab, #ShashiKapoor, #Noirvember, #FilmNoir, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood

    Netflix and Dil: Delhi Crime Season 2, or Criminal Intent

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 47:16


    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

    139: Halloween VIII: Invasion of the Idea Snatchers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 78:22


    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! Like us on Facebook! #PapiGudia, #LawrenceD'Souza, #KarismaKapoor, #AmarBhardwaj, #AvinashWadhavan, #ShaktiKapoor, #Child'sPlay, #Raaz, #VikramBhatt, #BipashaBasu, #DinoMorea, #MaliniSharma, #AshutoshRana, #WhatLiesBeneath, #KucchToHai, #AnuragBasu, #AnilV.Kumar, #TussharKapoor, #EshaDeol, #RishiKapoor, #JohnnyLever, #AnitaHassanandani, #IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer, #Bollywood, #Remakes, #Horror, #HorrorMovies, #BollywoodHorror, #HindiCinema

    138: Bachchan ‘85 & ‘89

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 57:55


    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! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #AmitabhBachchan, #AmritaSingh, #DaraSingh, #NirupaRoy, #PremChopra, #KamalKapoor, #Mard, #ManmohanDesai, #Toofan, #KetanDesai, #MeenakshiSeshadri, #FarooqShaikh, #Pran, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood

    137: School Daze: Taare Zameen Par and Hindi Medium

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 74:03


    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 Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Filmfare, #FilmfareAwards, #67thFilmfareAwards, #TaareZameenPar, #AamirKhan, #DarsheekSafary, #TiscaChopra, #VipinSharma, #TanayChheda, #SachetEngineer, #AmoleGupte, #DeepaBhatia, #HindiMedium, #SaketChaudhary, #IrrfanKhan, #SabaQamar, #DishitaSehgal, #AmritaSingh, #DeepakDobriyal, #TillotamaShome, #NehaDhupia, #SanjaySuri

    136: Lady Problems, or Problem Ladies? Pataakha, Good Luck Jerry, and Darlings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 70:40


    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 The Year of Shefali Shah “Goodbye Earl” by the Chicks Next time: school movies Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Visit the Edmonton Community Foundation! 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! #Pataakha, #RadhikaMadan, #SanyaMalhotra, #SunilGrover, #VijayRaaz, #VishalBhardwaj, #GoodLuckJerry, #KolamaavuKokila, #JanhviKapoor, #SamtaSudiksha, #DeepakDobriyal, #MitaVashisht, #NeerajSood, #SaurabhSachdeva, #JaswantSinghDalal, #Darlings, #JasmeetKReen, #AliaBhatt, #ShefaliShah, #VijayVarma, #RoshanMathew, #RajeshSharma, #VijayMaurya, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #NetflixIndia

    135: How Ranbir Kapoor Makes Friends and Influences People: Wake Up Sid and Rocket Singh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 73:23


    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, #RocketSingh:SalesmanoftheYear, #GauaharKhan, #ShazahnPadamsee, #D'Santosh, #NeerajSood, #PremChopra, #WakeUpSid, #AyanMukerji, #KonkonaSenSharma, #AnupamKher, #SupriyaPathak, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

    134: The Invisible Hand of Justice: Mr. India

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 58:22


    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 Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Mr.India, #AnilKapoor, #Sridevi, #AmrishPuri, #ShekharKapur, #AnnuKapoor, #AshokKumar, #AhmedKhan, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Salim-Javed

    133: 2022 Midyear Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 106:58


    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

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