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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s long awaited epic Padmaavat is finally out, but is it any good? Show Notes: The Movie Wala Podcast (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-wala-podcast/id1335885547?mt=2) Padmavat by Malik Muhammad Jayasi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmavat) Swara Bhaskar’s open letter: At The End of Your Magnum Opus… I Felt Reduced to a Vagina - Only (https://thewire.in/218456/end-magnum-opus-i-felt-reduced-vagina/) Reviews to check out: · Sal Salam at The Daily Star (http://www.thedailystar.net/star-weekend/murder-and-love-scenes/the-rousing-troubling-spectacle-padmaavat-1528444) · Suchin Mehrotra at Magic of Bollywood http://magicofbollywood.com/padmaavat-review-underwhelming-lifeless/ · Kathy Gibson at Access Bollywood (https://accessbollywood.net/2018/01/26/movie-review-padmaavat-2018/) · Shah Shaid and Kathy Gibson on the Split Screen Podcast (https://audioboom.com/posts/6633492-the-long-awaited-padmaavat-movie-review) · Simon Abrams for rogerebert.com (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/padmaavat-2018) · Manish Mathur at Talk Film Society (http://www.talkfilmsociety.com/articles/the-films-of-sanjay-leela-bhansali-padmaavat-2018?rq=padmaavat) · Siddhant Adlakha for The Village Voice ( https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/02/01/padmaavat-an-indian-masterpiece-held-hostage-sees-the-light-of-day/) · Amrita Rajan at Medium (https://medium.com/@amrita.rajan/padmaavat-a-failure-of-male-imagination-916f768cbefb) Next Time: Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network (https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com/) powered by ATB (http://www.atb.com/listen/Pages/default.aspx) Listen to I Don't Get It (https://idontgetityeg.com) Check out the Well Endowed Podcast (https://www.thewellendowedpodcast.com/?utmsource=Publicate&utmmedium=embed&utmcontent=It%27s+Good+to+be+Well+Endowed+%7C+ECF&utmcampaign=Oct+2017+APN+members+and+affiliates) from the Edmonton Community Foundation (https://www.ecfoundation.org/) Find us on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and iHeartRadio (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-Bollywood-is-For-Lovers-28344928/)! and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1m38Hxx8ZFxTJzadsVk5U3)! Follow us on Twitter! (https://twitter.com/bollywoodpod) Like us on Facebook! (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/) #Padmaavat, #SanjayLeelaBhansali, #DeepikaPadukone, #ShahidKapoor, #JimSarbh, #AditiRaoHydari, #Bollywood
On this episode of the Split Screen Podcast, we’re back with Kathy Gibson from Access Bollywood for a Movie Review of ‘Padmaavat’. SHOW NOTES: 1. Shah & Kathy catch up after New Years. 2. Spoiler-Free Movie Review of 'Padmaavat'. 3. Spoiler Filled Movie Review of 'Padmaavat'. ‘Padmaavat’ based on poem by Malik Muhammad Jayasi way back in 1540. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmaavat ] Split Screen Podcast Episode 26 (not 6, as mentioned in the show) for more background on the real-life Padmavati. [ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/split-screen-podcast-episode-26-sanjay-leela-bhansali/id1056295660?i=1000381140557&mt=2&at=1001lbaw ] Listen to Bollywood Is For Lovers Episode 53, for a recent update on ‘Padmaavat’ scandal. [ https://audioboom.com/posts/6552042-controversy-loves-bollywood-aarakshan-madras-cafe-udta-punjab ] Chinese New Year is February 16, 2018. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChineseNewYear ] Bengali New Year is April 14, 2018. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pahela_Baishakh ] SPOILER-FREE MOVIE REVIEW: Kathy synopsizes ‘Padmaavat’. [ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5935704/ ] The ‘Ghoomar’ song from ‘Padmaavat’ is amazing! [ https://youtu.be/v7K4vGYL9zI ] Listen to Bollywood Is For Lovers Episode 56 for a more comprehensive Review of 'Jodhaa Akbar'. [ https://audioboom.com/posts/6624337-age-of-empires-asoka-and-jodhaa-akbar ] How much of ‘Padmaavat’s content may have been dictated by the off-screen controversy? Shah & Kathy discuss the performances of the film. Does Sanjay Leela Bhansali try to appease the Rajputs? [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajput ] Did the duress Bhansali was under during the making of ‘Padmaavat’, affect the final product? SPOILER FILLED MOVIE REVIEW: Should the casting of a superstar dictate the significance of his character in a movie? The concept of Jauhar is glorified or shown as tragedy? [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jauhar ] Kathy asks what the point of making 'Padmaavat' in today's time was? How far can creative liberty go in an adaptation of another material? The 'Dhoom' films are a Bollywood action franchise. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoom(filmseries) ] Be sure to provide your feedback on Shah & Kathy’s version of ‘Padmaavat’. 'Troy' is a 2004 film adaptation of the 'Trojan War'. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War ] Correction: The play that Kathy mentions is actually ‘Carousel’, not ‘Showboat’. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carousel_(film) ] Kathy's Review of 'Padmaavat': [ https://accessbollywood.net/2018/01/26/movie-review-padmaavat-2018/ ] Shah's Review of 'Padmaavat': [ http://indianscreen.com/padmaavat-2018-movie-review/ ] CONTACT INFO: Kathy's Bollywood website: Access Bollywood [ https://accessbollywood.net ] Kathy's Twitter: @kathyfgibson [ https://twitter.com/kathyfgibson ] Follow the Podcast on Twitter: [@splitscreen_pod](https://twitter.com/splitscreen_pod) Follow Shah Shahid on Twitter: @theshahshahid [ https://twitter.com/theshahshahid ] Like Us On Facebook: Blank Page Beatdown [ https://www.facebook.com/blankpagebeatdown/ ] Email Shah: shah@blankpagebeatdown.com WHERE TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW: Apple Podcasts: [ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/split-screen-podcast/id1056295660?mt=2&at=1001lbaw ] Stitcher: [ http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/split-screen-podcast ] Cast Box: [ https://castbox.fm/channel/Split-Screen-Podcast-id1157098?country=us ] Google Play Music:[ https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/I2vyhoadr45j64iaswnp4mqmeiu ] Tune In: [ http://tunein.com/radio/Split-Screen-Podcast-p887032/ ] Radio Public: [ https://play.radiopublic.com/split-screen-podcast-GZ1QJX ] #Padmaavat #Padmavati #SanjayLeelaBhansali #ShahidKapoor #RanveerSingh #DeepikaPadukone #JimSarbh #PrakashKapadia #BhansaliProductions #MovieReview #Bollywood #Jauhar #AditiRaoHydari
Don't have time to keep a tab on news throughout the day? CNN-News18 brings you the day's top news and newsmakers in less than 3 minutes! Here are today's top picks: Karnataka Bandh observed, Farhan Akhtar Hits Out At Padmaavat Protesters, Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki Reach Australian Open Finals and Samsung Galaxy S9 Launch Confirmed etc. INDIA Bandh Over Mahadayi River Row Cripples Normal Life in Karnataka The state-wide bandh called by pro-Kannada outfits demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in the inter-state Mahadayi river water row with neighbouring Goa disrupted normal life in most parts of Karnataka on Thursday. Major impact of the dawn-to-dusk bandh was seen in northern districts which are seeking water from the Mahadayi basin. State-run buses remained off the roads. Auto rickshaws and cabs were available in Bengaluru but in fewer numbers. However, in the evening the city limped back to normalcy with buses back on the road and shops and commercial establishments reopening. ENTERTAINMENT Farhan Akhtar Hits Out At Padmaavat Protesters Actor Farhan Akhtar on Thursday lashed out at Padmaavat protesters after a school bus carrying a number of children was attacked in Gurugram by the violent mob on Wednesday. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film has been facing protests by the Karni Sena and other fringe groups over allegations that historical facts were distorted in the movie, based on the 16th-century poem Padmavat by Malik Muhammad Jayasi. However, the attack on the school bus has irked several people, including Farhan, who on Thursday morning took to Twitter to call out the protesters. "Attacking a school bus is not an agitation. It is terrorism. The people who did it are terrorists," Farhan tweeted. Padmaavat stars Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji. SPORTS Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki Reach Australian Open Finals World number one Simona Halep quelled a tenacious Angelique Kerber fightback and saved two match points to reach her first Australian Open final with a 6-3, 4-6, 9-7 victory in a compelling scrap on Rod Laver Arena on Thursday. In another match, Caroline Wozniacki came through a late bout of nerves to reach the finals for a first time with a 6-3, 7-6(2) victory over Belgian Elise Mertens on Thursday, giving herself another shot at winning a maiden grand slam title. TECH Samsung Galaxy S9 Launch Confirmed Samsung will reportedly launch its next flagship smartphones, Galaxy S9 and S9+, on February 26 at its Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 event in Barcelona. The smartphones will be powered by Qualcomm 845 SoC (in US region) and the latest Exynos chipset in the UK and Indian markets. As for the pricing, the Galaxy S9 is expected to cost around Rs 60,000 and is expected to be available by March.
An adaptation of the poem Padmavat (1540) by Malik Muhammad Jayasi recently sparked a controversy. The actual story explained.