Podcast appearances and mentions of Rakesh Roshan

Welcome to another 80s Dhamaka! episode of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast. This time we're diving face-first into the drama, glamour, and full camp spectacle that is Rakesh Roshan's KHOON BHARI MAANG (1988). Starring Rekha, Kabir Bedi, Sonu Walia, and an extremely underpaid crocodile, this revenge thriller has everything: makeover montages, fashion show trauma, and villains who just won't die. Join us as Amrita leads a passionate defense of Rekha's action-heroine era, Sujoy questions the plot logic (and the horse), and Asim tries to make peace with crocodile VFX and the film's very unique pacing. We also revisit the film's legacy, its place in the 80s VHS canon, and why it deserves to be seen as more than a meme. A big shoutout to our friend DJ Shai Guy for the 80s Dhamaka theme song! You can check out more of Shai's work here. Love Bollywood? Support Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast on Patreon and unlock amazing benefits: Early Access & Ad-Free Episodes A Bollywood-Loving Community Bonus & Video Content Vote in Polls & Pick Movies ✨ Join now and be part of the ultimate Bollywood experience! patreon.com/KhandaanPodcast Enjoyed this episode? Please leave us a review and a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts. Your support helps us reach more Bollywood fans and keeps us inspired to keep going! We are now on Blue Sky! Asim Sujoy Amrita Follow us on Socials: You can listen to Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast episodes on the following apps:

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!

Tell us what you though of the episodeIt's an absolute honor to welcome the legendary director and producer Rakesh Roshan, a true icon of Indian Cinema, to the podcast. We'll be discussing his produced Netflix series, The Roshans, where he also makes an appearance.Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter and actor who works in Hindi films.  He had appeared in 84 films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. As an actor, he was mostly known for his supporting roles in big-budget films. Later, his prominence increased, and he achieved fame for directing films with titles beginning with the letter "K" since 1987.As a filmmaker, his work includes the action drama Khudgarz (1987), the revenge drama thriller Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), the action comedy Kishen Kanhaiya (1990), the melodramatic thriller Karan Arjun (1995), the musical romantic thriller Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), the science fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and its sequels, the superhero Krrish film series (2006–13). All of the films he has directed have been commercially successful. He also won the Filmfare Award for Best Film and Best Director for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai and Koi... Mil Gaya. #krrish4 #bollywoodmovies #kahonaapyaarhai  #rakeshroshan  #oldhindisongs http://twitter.com/dreamingkingdomhttp://instagram.com/kingdomofdreamspodcasthttp://facebook.com/kingdomofdreamspodcast Watch the feature films that I have directedCitizen of Moria - https://rb.gy/azpsuIn Search of My Sister - https://rb.gy/1ke21Official Website - www.jawadmir.com

Tell us what you though of the episodeThe Roshans: Behind Netflix's Nostalgic Docuseries

Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we're taking a trip down nostalgia lane with KAHO NA PYAAR HAI (2000). Directed by Rakesh Roshan, the debut of Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel remains a landmark blockbuster in the history of Hindi cinema. We discuss how no other director/producer father has been to replicate this launch for their progeny and how it set up both Hrithik and Ameesha for success. We talk about our memories of this movie and its place in pop culture. And we discuss what has held up over the years and what (or who) hasn't.

This week on 'Has It Aged Well?' one of our most requested repeat guests makes his second appearance. Last time he was here "it was magic" as we spoke about everyone's favourite blue alien Jadoo, but this time we're talking about everyone's favourite Indian superhero Krrish. Md. Anas joins Abbas and Urjita to talk about Rakesh Roshan's 2006 blockbuster Krrish starring Hrithik Rochan, Priyanka Chopra and Naseeruddin Shah. Topics discussed include: the concept of an 'Indianised' superhero,  the two distinct halves of the movie, what makes a good superhero villain, Krrish's pet horse, our memories of watching Krrish and a lot more.Follow Anas here: https://www.instagram.com/ex_dee_anasUrjita is touring with her solo show across India, catch her in your city: https://in.bookmyshow.com/events/urjita-wani-live/ET00395374Follow Abbas here: https://www.instagram.com/abbasmomin88/Follow Urjita here: https://www.instagram.com/urjitawani/Get early access to ‘Has It Aged Well?' audio episodes on Amazon Music, Subscribe to the feed: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/24d527b5-0544-4bd6-a7ff-073fa72d846a/has-it-aged-wellSubscribe to IVM Pop's Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@IVMPopFollow IVM Pop on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivmpop/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Un enregistrement en date de fin mai, entre insouciance et fatigue déjà présente, sur trois films, ma foi : Anjaam de Rahul Rawail, Karan Arjun de Rakesh Roshan et Zamaana Deewana de Ramesh Sippy. Avec Amandine, Anouck, Clem et Matthieu. 2'52 : nos visionnages de films indiens - Merry Christmas de Sriram Raghavan, Laapataa Ladies de Kiran Rao, Toute une nuit sans savoir de Payal Kapadia, Amigos de Rajendra Reddy, Gaami de Vidyadhar Kagita et Pratyush Vatyam, Shaitaan de Vikas Bahl 14'15 : Anjaam de Rahul Rawail 34'10 : Karan Arjun de Rakesh Roshan 1'01'07 : Zamaana Deewana de Ramesh Sippy

 In this episode, host Satish Kaushik takes us back to 2000 when the movie "Kaho Na Pyaar Hai" took theaters by storm. This film, starring Hrithik Roshan and actress Ameesha Patel, was brilliantly directed by none other than Rakesh Roshan himself. Not only did this movie become a massive hit but also paved the way for Hritik's soaring career. Were you aware that Rakesh Roshan initially had someone else in mind for Hrithik's role in this movie? Additionally, can you guess which actress was casted in the movie before Ameesha Patel stepped in? well, to find out, tune in to this episode of Filmy Calendar Show.     

In this episode, host Satish Kaushik takes us back to 2000 when the movie "Kaho Na Pyaar Hai" took theaters by storm. This film, starring Hrithik Roshan and actress Ameesha Patel, was brilliantly directed by none other than Rakesh Roshan himself. Not only did this movie become a massive hit but also paved the way for Hritik's soaring career. Were you aware that Rakesh Roshan initially had someone else in mind for Hrithik's role in this movie? Additionally, can you guess which actress was casted in the movie before Ameesha Patel stepped in? well, to find out, tune in to this episode of Filmy Calendar Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on 'Has It Aged Well?' It's magic! Because a) we're back in studio baby and b) our guest Md. Anas came cosplayed as Rohit from 'Koi Mil Gaya' to discuss, you guessed it: 2004's smash hit 'Koi Mil Gaya' with Abbas and Urjita. Topics discussed include: The importance of Jadoo in our lives, why Jadoo is the meme king, our first memories and celeb encounters while watching the film, the father son Jodi if Hrithik-Rakesh and why they work so well, the stupendous background score for the villains in the movie and a lot more trivia, urban legends and stories from the making. Follow Anas here: https://instagram.com/ex_dee_anas  Watch the 20th anniversary chat with Rakesh and Hrithik Roshan here: https://youtu.be/KcSy9OUkWpg  Follow Abbas here: https://instagram.com/abbasmomin88  Follow Urjita here: https://instagram.com/urjitawani See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on 'Has It Aged Well?' it's a rebirth of sorts as we're discussing the 1995 smash hit 'Karan Arjun' starting Shahrukh and Salman Khan and directed by Rakesh Roshan. Joining Abbas and Urjita is comedian Shankar Chugani. Topics discussed include: The 'punar janam* craze in films and why it died out, is this film more an SRK film than a bhai film?, Rakesh Roshan's weird and fantasy driven plots, Amrish Puri being the perfect villain and a lot more.    Follow Shankar here: https://instagram.com/halfacomic   Follow Abbas here: https://instagram.com/abbasmomin88   Follow Urjita here: https://instagram.com/urjitawani See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This 1988 revenge drama starring goddess Rekha is, in our opinion, is an absolute masala masterpiece, touching on issues of self-determination, inner strength, the evils of greed, a walkoff over a decade before Zoolander, and, of course, gold lamé. What more could you possibly want? Oh, did you also want Kabir Bedi in a teeny swimsuit? Rakesh Roshan provides. Do we need t-shirts that say "Rekha can out-anything anybody. HOW DARE YOU?"? Subscribe to Filmi Ladies on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7Ib9C1X5ObvN18u9WR0TK9 or Apple Podcasts https: //podcastsconnect.apple.com/my-podcasts/show/filmi-ladies/aacadcfe-4195-40a4-ba 16-e528118ec892 @filmiladies on Instagram and Twitter Pitu is @pitusultan on Instagram Beth is @bethlovesbolly on Twitter Email us at filmiladies at gmail Our logo was designed by London-based artist Paula Ganoo @velcrothoughts on Instagram https://www.art2arts.co.uk/paula-vaughan

Check out my Meditation app: Level SuperMind https://levelsupermind.onelink.me/CsSR/youtube Join the Level Community Here: https://linktr.ee/levelsupermindcommunity नमस्ते दोस्तों! The Ranveer Show हिंदी के 148th Episode में आप सभी का स्वागत है. आज के Podcast में हमारे साथ जुड़ चुके हैं India के One Of The Most Famous Numerologist Sanjay B Jumaani. इन्होंने Bollywood के ही नहीं बल्कि देश के कई Famous Personalities को Consultation दिया है। Mukesh Ambani, Shah Rukh Khan, जैसे कई लोगों ने इनको Consult किया है। इस Podcast में हम बात करेंगे Astrology क्या होती है, Numerology क्या होती है, इसका Origin कहाँ से हुआ, Rakesh Roshan, Ekta Kapoor, Numerology में Number 1 की Information, Birth Dates से अपने Life Secrets कैसे जाने, Numbers के Through Predictions, Numerology में Research और Success Stories, Lucky Numbers के बारे में। साथ ही साथ हम बात करेंगे Signature में Do's और Dont's, कौनसे Colours Lucky होते है, Black पहने या नहीं, Intuitive Energies और Crystals और Gemstones का Importance, Red Coral, Opal, Blue Sapphire, Ruby और Diamonds के बारे में और भी ढ़ेर सारी बातें। मैं आशा करता हूँ कि ये Video आप सभी Viewers को पसंद आएगा। खास तौर पर उन सभी को जिन्हें Astrology और Numerology के बारे में जानने में Interest है। Big Stars की Numerology, Amitabh Bachchan, Yash Chopra Films के बारे में Prediction जैसी चीज़ों के बारे में हम Discuss करेंगे इस Hindi Podcast में सिर्फ और सिर्फ आपके Favourite BeerBiceps Hindi Channel Ranveer Allahbadia पर। (00:00) : Episode की शुरुआत (02:51) : Numerology की शुरुआत (04:58) : इनके Clients Rakesh Roshan और Ekta Kapoor (10:02) : Numerology में Research (14:33) : Number 1 वाले लोगों की Numerology (16:25) : Number 2 वाले लोगों की Numerology (18:18) : Number 3 वाले लोगों की Numerology (27:43) : Number 4 वाले लोगों की Numerology (32:37) : Number 5 वाले लोगों की Numerology (34:21) : Number 6 वाले लोगों की Numerology (43:27) : Number 7 वाले लोगों की Numerology (46:49) : कैसा Signature आपको Successful बनाएगा? (49:23) : क्या Black सच में अशुभ Colour है? (01:03:11) : Number 8 वाले लोगों की Numerology (01:08:37) : Intuition कैसे बढ़ती है? (01:13:31) : Crystals का महत्व (01:16:10) : क्या Numbers भगवान की भाषा है बात करने की? (01:22:47) : Number 9 वाले लोगों की Numerology (01:29:00) : कैसे इन्होंने Anuskha की Pregnancy Predict की? (01:33:15) : 2023 में India कैसे होगा? (01:36:06) : Episode की समाप्ति

Check out the latest episode of The Face Off Series featuring Rakesh Roshan and his son Hrithik Roshan versus Jackie Shroff and his son Tiger Shroff! This exciting new series compares and contrasts a Bollywood veteran actor and their star kid with another famous Bollywood actor and their star child! This unique series is a battle of the generations, Bollywood Style! Join Amreen and Shwayta on Dil Toh Filmy Hai to see what they think of these talented actresses and their star kids! Let's see who wins!

This week on ‘Has It Aged Well?' we turn the clock back to the 80s for a film that served as a comeback vehicle for Rekha but is also known for giving crocodiles their fair share of fame in Bollywood. Yes, we are indeed talking about the cult classic ‘Khoon Bhari Maang'. Joining hosts Abbas and Urjita is stand-up comedian and writer Aayushi Jagad, who went above and beyond in showing her dedication to the movie by turning up in the iconic contact lenses and make up that Rekha sports in the film. 10/10 for dedication. Topics discussed include: The costume and make-up choices for Rekha, Kabir Bedi's butt, animal sidekicks and why we don't see them anymore, Rajesh Roshan's audacity at copying the tune from ‘Chariots of Fire', the killer croc and its choices, Tom Alter as Amrikan doctor, the bizarrest comedic subplot starring Shobha Khote, Kader Khan being creepy and comedic, the film's feminist messaging and much more. Follow Aayushi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sluttysavitree/ Follow Abbas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbasmomin88/ Follow Abbas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbbasMomin Follow Urjita on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urjitawani/ Follow Urjita on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaniUrjita See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Satish Kaushik is back with another episode of the Filmy Calendar Show and this time the talk is about a blockbuster from 2000, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. The movie, directed by Rakesh Roshan saw debutants Hrithik Roshan and Amisha Patel in lead roles and has a special place in Bollywood history. But did you know that Kareena Kapoor was originally selected for the role of Sonia? Neither was Hrithik the first choice for his role. Yes, you read that right. So to know this and more, tune into this episode NOW!

Host Satish Kaushik is back with another episode of the Filmy Calendar Show and this time the talk is about a blockbuster from 2000, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. The movie, directed by Rakesh Roshan saw debutants Hrithik Roshan and Amisha Patel in lead roles and has a special place in Bollywood history. But did you know that Kareena Kapoor was originally selected for the role of Sonia? Neither was Hrithik the first choice for his role. Yes you read that right. So to know this and more, tune into to this episode NOW! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Hrithik Roshan Quotes To Do Hard Work In Your Life : Hrithik Roshan was born on 10 January 1974. His father is Rakesh Roshan and his mother is Pinky Roshan. Hrithik Roshan's maternal grandfather J Om Prakash was a well-known producer-director. He came to the silver screen only at the age of 6. Hrithik had many trouble in his childhood due to stammer. Therefore, he used to make excuses for not going to school for the oral test in school. After speech therapy, his problem got resolved. He started supporting his father with film production. He entered the film world with the help of the movie Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai. In that movie, Hrithik made the audience crazy with the help of his acting, action, and dancing skills. Now, he is considered one of the most successful actors in the Hindi film industry. We are sharing here Hrithik Roshan Quotes that will give you the motivation to do hard work in your life. Hrithik Roshan Motivational Quotes Read here some inspirational quotes said by Hrithik Roshan on various topics to find some motivation in your life. Hrithik Roshan's Thoughts on Life

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Hannah & Rose discuss the 1995 revenge film Karan Arjun about two brothers who are reincarnated to avenge their murder. This film is directed by Rakesh Roshan with songs by Rajesh Roshan. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri, and Johnny Lever. Recommended for advanced viewers. Rated for older children. Other names … Continue reading "Episode 29: Karan Arjun"

Koyla is an action thriller Hindi film starring Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. This 1997 film was produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan. The film gained positive response from audience and critics and became a box office hit of the year 1997. Watch the making of the film.

Rakesh Roshan, producer of the film 'Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai' has come out to react on film 'Corona Pyaar Hai' that has been registered by Eros International.

Watch the Exclusive Interview of Randhir Kapoor in this flashback video where he talked about his 1999 film 'Mother'. This comedy film had a stellar cast of Jeetendra, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan and Randhir Kapoor.

Rakesh Roshan opens up about his health and reveals details about Krrish 4.

Tune in to know why Rakesh Roshan stopped working for films with Amitabh Bachchan?

Actor, director and producer Rakesh Roshan is celebrating his 70th birthday today. On this day, we bring you one incidence which forced Rakesh Roshan to never work with Amitabh Bachchan. To know more watch the video.

Actor, director and producer Rakesh Roshan is celebrating his 70th today. On his special day, let's take a look at this exclusive interview of the versatile star where he heaps praises for son Hrithik Roshan's performance in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai.

"He thinks of the most young ideas" Hrithik Roshan on why he collaborates so well with dad Rakesh Roshan and the magic of Dhoom 2.

Episode 41 of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is all about 1997’s Koyla, a movie no one, absolutely no one was asking for except for our featured guest, the beloved, the one-and-only, the hilarious Pitu Sultan!   Directed by Rakesh Roshan, who clearly needed to work some serious kinks out of his system, this movie stars Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Amrish Puri, Johnny Lever, Ashok Saraf and every single Bollywood baddie working in 90s Hindi cinema. It’s a gory, musical mess and we have lots to discuss about it.    A timeline: 02.00 Chhichhore - a new Sushant Singh Rajput / Shraddha Kapoor movie directed by Nitesh Tiwary 06.25 Saaho, starring Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor, which appears to have finally settled on a release date 21.05 Typewriter, the new series on Netflix 31.19:  The Main Event: Koyla, a lump of coal in our collective porridge 1.25:  BONUS CONTENT: all the jokes that didn’t fit + Pitu's Mandakini story Shownotes: The Reddit Blinds we mention and discuss can be found here (https://www.reddit.com/r/BollyBlindsNGossip/) The TypeWriter Behensplaining episode can be found here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIAKc46bXKw&t=438s) Find us on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-khandaan-podcast/id1362881501) ! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/upodcast/khandaan-podcast%3Frefid=stpr) ! and AudioBoom (https://audioboom.com/channels/4944450.rss) ! and iHeartRadio (http://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-The-Khandaan-Podcast-29185125) ! and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3bZLrLZHCuLDmJzgm9MPm0) ! and Google Podcasts (https://www.google.com/podcasts%3Ffeed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzQ5NDQ0NTAucnNz) !   Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/UpodCast) ! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/upodcasting/) ! You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ (https://twitter.com/amritaIQ) , Sujoy on @9e3k (https://twitter.com/9e3k) and @asimburney (https://twitter.com/asimburney) #MissionMangal #Saaho #MadhuriDixit #TypeWriter #NetflixIndia #BollywoodPodcast #Bollywood

Deepshikha Nagpal says filmmaker Rakesh Roshan once "playfully taunted" her for rejecting a role in the 1995 film Karan Arjun.

Khel Khel Mein is a Hindi film directed by Ravi Tandon. The film stars Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Rakesh Roshan and Aruna Irani. The movie is about a group of college students, who play a prank and get involved with a notorious criminal. (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 Neetu Singh and wonder if a childhood career in movies affects your longevity in movies We talk about Rishi Kapoor and Neetu singh's chemistry We talk about college stories We talk about famous fathers and sons and how polar opposite their different personalities Quotables: And that is how we ended up making this whole series, because Flo hadn't watched this movie - Tanvi I don't know if the writers can take credit for it, because it's how he played the actors - Flo I love the college story..I still laugh out loud - Tanvi I love you Neetu singh, but I have these things to pick on you - Flo Find us on Instagram

Khubsoorat - directed by Yash Chopra and starring an ensemble cast of  Ashok Kumar, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Dina Pathak and David. It is a story about a huge family that gets seperated due to unforeseen circumstances and how they find their way back to each other.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 personal space and how joint family may not be everyone's cup of tea (definitely not ours;)) • We talk about how moms in India think they are self-made doctors ;) • We talk about the underrated actors David and Ranjit and how they bring something unique to the roles (however small) they have played • We talk about nepotism and sometimes it's not all that bad (Just hear us out) Quotables: A lot of times we let go of things because we don't want to listen to a long lecture from our parents  - Tanvi Is there even a bad Hrishikesh Mukherjee movie? - Flo It's a word that you'd not even think of putting in a song but Gulzar does it so perfectly - Tanvi It's too idealistic to be translated well into real life - Flo Find us on Instagram

Rakesh Roshan talks to Raj and Pablo about the rumours of him leaving the movie industry after the controversy surrounding Kaabil. Plus, Sonu Sood tells all about working with Jackie Chan on his latest release, Kung Fu Yoga.

SRK and Rakesh Roshan deserve a public acknowledgment and apology from Christopher Nolan who totally copied Batman Begins from Koyla. Just kidding...or are we!? Listen in and find out!

This week is a special episode focusing on 2014 in the cinema of India, with your host Joe McCulloch (along with Sean "Shitty Excuse For Carl Reiner" Witzke). 01:46: Specifically, Part XVII of the Constitution of India provides that “Hindi in Devanagari script” is “the official language of the Union,” although English can still be used for Parliamentary purposes, among other governmental functions. Technically, there are 22 (rather than 23) languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, but I've taken the liberty of adding English as an effective 23rd, given its official status in several Indian states, as well as its continued governmental function. Also, *I* speak English, and it is therefore the most important language.   03:15: GREAT NEWS - Here I have confused the cinema of Pakistani Punjab -- which is based in Lahore, the capital city of Punjab province and the effective center of Pakistan's domestic film industry -- with the cinema of Indian Punjab, which is based in Mumbai (i.e. not the Indian state of Punjab). I've also erred in tethering the use of Urdu to historical period; there are geographical considerations as well, particularly in relation to Muslim communities, although Hindi and Urdu are (in the words of linguistic scholar Wikipedia) mutually intelligible registers of basically the same tongue. 04:15: A hit film from one major regional cinema, it should be clarified, is not in any way guaranteed popularity across India, even in regional dubbed versions. Sometimes, stars from one region's cinema will do special appearances or supporting roles in another region's films, as a means of shoring up trans-Indian box office. Additionally, larger regional cinemas have a tendency to tap actors or technicians from smaller regional cinemas, who might then return to their home region with enhanced prestige – I'm thinking specifically of the Karnataka native Prakash Raj, who did a lot of Kannada-language film and theater work before becoming a delightfully odd character actor (mostly villains and dads) in the Tamil, then Telugu, then Hindi cinemas, eventually returning to write and direct films in Karnataka.  06:05: This is not to suggest that there haven't been South films created with outside money and an eye on the international market; Disney, for example, co-produced a Telugu film in 2011, Anaganaga O Dheerudu, which was subsequently released on home video in North America as Once Upon a Warrior. I don't recall it playing in theaters around here, though.  06:55: TERRIFIC - Here I'm conflating the designations “NRI” (non-resident Indian) and “PIO” (person of Indian origin); there's legal implications in terms of taxation and international travel.  10:05: The issue of skin whitening is hardly unaddressed in Indian popular cinema itself, in case you were wondering: off the top of my head I can recall no less a venerable presence than the Tamil movie superstar Rajinikanth -- at one time among the highest-paid actors in Asia -- devoting a skit to the issue in his 2007 vehicle Sivaji. Granted, there's also some prominent 'dark skin = nasty' jokes in that one, perhaps as a means of sugaring the pill... 11:45: One hopes the message taken from this entire unfortunate soliloquy is that Orientalism (the term I am grasping for) is not assuaged by the white observer amassing specialized knowledge; in fact, that is just as easily a bulwark, insofar as 'expertise' is often used as a means of Outsider A pulling rank on Outsider B in terms of disseminating novel tidbits and otherwise exercising the soft colonialism of dull concern.  12:36: American exploitation movie icon David F. Friedman did indeed work on the 1955 U.S. release of Bergman's Summer With Monika, although I probably should have cited to his boss, the infamous Kroger Babb, who's actually the one that ordered severe edits re: the artsy bits and a fortuitous re-titling to Monika, the Story of a Bad Girl, which I think is how Woody Allen saw it.  13:00: Per my close friend Wikipedia (again), there were 201 Hindi films released in 2014, and 195 Telugu films. Both of these were less than the 215 Tamil films premiered. By way of comparison, there were about 230 new domestic films released in 2014 throughout all of China.  13:20: For example.  As always, the streams of cinema aren't ever entirely separate, as one of B-grade impresario Suresh Jain's earlier productions was excerpted in a 2011 mainstream smash, Rockstar. Of course, if you want to talk extreme badness in Bollywood, the first place you'll need to go is the 1998 Mithun Chakraborty-starrer Gunda, which enjoys Troll 2-level prestige amongst Hindi movie fans of a certain persuasion. 13:50: Specifically, the production or distribution of pornographic materials is illegal in India, although possession is not a crime – as a result, hardcore sex films are not necessarily unfamiliar (the initial mainstream visibility of Sunny Leone, former Vivid contract player-turned-Indian reality tv phenom-turned-established movie star, was premised on the titilation inherant to such familiarity clashing with the wider society), they're just not domestically made. Public exhibition of films not cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification is likewise illegal. There are three general 'ratings' – U, UA, and A, with an A restricting viewing or purchase to those 18 or older. An odd side-effect of the comparitive modesty of Hindi films is that my local theater tends to run children's movie advertisements before all of them, apparently resting on the 'family' reputation of the scene; this makes for a very amusing juxtaposition with A-rated mainstream fare like 2011's Delhi Belly, which contains approximately 12,000,000 spoken variations on the English term 'fuck'. 14:40: In case it's not clear, Hindi movie performers very rarely *sing* the songs featured in their films; they lip-synch to whatever the vocals of the actual track might be, leading to one actor or actress adopting multiple singing 'voices' throughout the course of one film. 16:46: We finally arrive at the films of 2014 by talking about Queen, directed by Vikas Bahl, and starring Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao & Lisa Haydon. It is Bahl's first solo directorial feature, although he had done production work on numerous prior works by his Phantom Films cohorts Vikramaditya Motwane & Anurag Kashyap. I first saw Ranaut in Kites (2010), an eccentric Rakesh Roshan production seemingly aimed at 'selling' his son Hrithik Roshan (already an established Hindi star) as an international player – Brett Ratner(!!) even supervised an alternate cut of the film, which (I'm told) drastically downplayed all the Bollywood elements, e.g. songs. The non-Ratner cut became the first Hindi picture ever to place in the North American box office top ten, although Hrithik did not go on to light the states ablaze to even the limited extent of Anil Kapoor post-Slumdog Millionaire.    18:12: Asking after a fixed definiton of a masala movie is like chasing the concept of mise-en-scène: it means different things to different people. Indeed, the culinary etymology of the term encompasses the notion of certain ingredients being switched in and out, so that some films might be heavier on romance while others might favor action or comedy... still, it's a mix. I'm talking about a certain type of chest-thumping '80s-style masala here, reintroduced in tremendous popular form by way of Telugu remake via a 2009 Salman Khan vehice, Wanted, directed by the famous dancer Prabhudheva, who was briefly a tee-hee-look-at-this viral video fun figure on the international scene via this.  19:08: The other actress-driven films from 2014 I mention are: Mary Kom, starring Priyanka Chopra; Mardaani, starring Rani Mukerji; and Bobby Jasoos, starring Vidya Balan, whose 2012 film Kahaani I mispronounce to fearsome effect.  21:50: Zainab Akhtar sent me a link to this comedy video the other day, which off-handedly speaks to the cult reputation of Gangs of Wasseypur (2012, not 2013) – appreciable as the least 'Bollywood' of all Bollywood films. It also played the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes 2012, which would probably have been a more appropriate reference to make!  23:50: All of these qualities, I remind you, are in relation to the recent mainstream of Hindi popular cinema; obviously, films about women dealing with their own lives have existed before in Indian films. I mean, really.  25:00: Here I'm referring to the phenomenon of writer/director Sooraj R. Barjatya's Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! which, to allude to another cinema game-changer of 1994, acted like a shot of adrenaline directly to the heart of Indian filmgoing, albeit in an exceedingly wholesome manner. The phrase I'm using, btw, is “paisa vasool,” which is not limited to movie usage. 27:35: Now I'm talking about Kick, directed by Sajid Nadiadwala, and starring Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda & Nawazuddin Siddiqui.  Nadiadwala has seen much of his recent success as a producer on dubious comedy contraptions such as the Housefull series, although he branched significantly this year as co-producer on the well-received 'serious' drama Highway and the splashy relationship comedy 2 States (which I mention a bit later). Nonetheless, this -- his directorial debut -- plays it good and safe, to splendid financial returns. I cannot stress enough that anything with Nawazuddin Siddiqui (one of the stars of the aforementioned Gangs of Wasseypur) is good for at least the presence of Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The bleak crime/sleaze movie history-themed Ashim Ahluwalia picture Miss Lovely may be of particular interest to listeners of this podcast, and can still be bought or rented digitally via Amazon. 28:47: I'm alluding here to Katrina Kaif and Sonakshi Sinha, two well-known actresses who've mentioned Khan functioning as a mentor to them.  31:50: You may remember Om Puri quite recently from Lasse Hallström's The Hundred-Foot Journey, in which he stars opposite Helen Mirren as... a concerned father! I am told Juhi Chawla (of numerous '90s favorites such as Yash Chopra's Darr, which is also notable for one of the early, weird Shah Rukh Khan performances) also shows up, only to die quickly. I keep expecting one of these world-class folks to roll into a Best Exotic Marigold Hotel movie, preferably Manoj Bajpai with a crew of goons. #jokes 32:27: Next on the agenda is PK, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, and starring Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Saurabh Shukla, Sanjay Dutt & Sushant Singh Rajput. And Boman Irani, who's one of those reliable character actor types who seem to pop up in every third movie. (The king of these is a Telugu comedian, Brahmanandam Kanneganti, who averages over one dozen film appearances per year, usually in designated comedy relief segments.) I'll be writing more about PK in the next installment of The Most Popular Movie Column in the Entire World, which should be a real treat, since in a column I can do the lecture and the errata at the same time. 35:47: I didn't pick these topics at random. See: Taare Zameen Par (2007), aka Like Stars on Earth, which Khan also directed; and Rang De Basanti (2006), perhaps *the* canonical 'serious' popular smash of the past ten years, and the foundation upon which Khan has built his latter-day persona as a superstar-cum-crusader for social betterment. 40:24: As it happened, I didn't get around to saying anything more about Sanjay Dutt -- have I mentioned that there's no script here? -- so let me clarify that not only has Dutt appeared in three out of four Rajkumar Hirani films, but he is expected to be the subject of the fifth: a full-blown biopic. He's definitely led a colorful life, including a supremely infamous arrest on terrorism and conspiracy charges in the wake of the 1993 Mumbai blasts; he was ultimately convicted for possession of illegal weapons, and is currently in prison.   48:22: Fandom in action. 51:21: The name I can't recall here is Chetan Bhagat, whom I forgot to identify earlier as one of several screenwriters to work on the aforementioned Kick (to reprise my earlier statements about masala implicating some shifts in emphasis/spices). The male star of 2 States was Arjun Kapoor.  56:05: You may not have heard of Singham, but maybe you've seen this.  To continue the superhero theme, Singham Returns is the “Winter Soldier” of the Singham franchise. Maybe I just find Ajay Devgan more convincing in these macho authoritarian roles than most. Certainly his scripts don't go deepest into insanity – I'm reminded of a 2012 Telugu picture, Businessman, which finds Martin Freemanesque tic-laden cutey boy star Mahesh Babu essaying an underworld hotshot whose disgust at the corruption of establishment interests moves him to revolutionize Indian politics through heroic intimidation and hot-blooded violence, including a great moment where he and his crew bring a wise and necessary end to press freedoms. It's honest-to-god borderline fascism, with a big speech delivered right to the camera at the end. RECOMMENDED.  58:42: Finally, we have Haider, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, and starring Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Kay Kay Menon, Shraddha Kapoor & Irrfan Khan, who was on In Treatment, not Bored to Death – look for him in Jurassic World this summer! Since there's always time for one last flub with me, know that  Bhardwaj began his career in Hindi film as a music composer, not a lyricist. Also recommended outside of his Shakespeare trilogy (also including Maqbool, 2003, and Omkara, 2006) are the very popular 2009 thriller Kaminey, and 2013's Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, a political comedy about a landowner who becomes an ardent leftist when drunk and his communist chauffeur/enabler that simultaneously adopts the form of a super-mainstream Bollywood programmer, with a big wedding and everything. Next Week: MANN.