Bollywood Is For Lovers

In our eleventh supplemental Matt speaks to scholar Brian Collins about the new book Bollywood Horrors: Religion, Violence and Cinematic Fears in India.  Show Notes: Bollywood Horrors: Religion, Violence and Cinematic Fears in India edited by Ellen Goldberg, Aditi Sen, and Brian Collins Halloween III: Season of the Witch: Ramsay Brothers Horror and Bollywood at Cannes: Masaan, Titli and Miss Lovely Carol J. Clover’s Final Girl Devendra Varma NEXT TIME: Bachchan ‘82-’84 Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to NAIT's Career Essentials podcast Check out Taproot Edmonton's The Pulse podcast 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, #BollywoodHorrors, #Horror, #HorrorMovies, #RamsayBrothers, #BollywoodHorror, #IndianHorror

Happy Valentine’s Day Lovers! Romance is in the air, so we’re discussing three romantic comedies featuring retired (?) leading man Imran Khan. Show Notes: BiFL points are in the mail! Imran Khan Thank you to everyone who participated in our poll! “A Bollywood Brokeback” “Cleeeeeeeeo” Who ate Imran’s lunch? Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na We didn’t know that Arbaaz and Sohail Khan grew up in Calgary (INTERVAL (“I Hate Luv Storys” from I Hate Luv Storys) I Hate Luv Storys Matt takes issue with the title’s spelling Work wife/husband Women are flying away from Imran Khan “Jab Mila Tu” Rodney? Break Ke Baad Shout out to all of our listeners in Mauritius NEXT TIME: Bachchan ‘82-’84 Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to Searching for Izena Check out 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 o

Well, we made it through 2020, and all we have to show for it are 17 short movie reviews! Enjoy! Show Notes: Thank you Rajat Dikshit! Get in touch to claim those BiFL points! Bulbbul Dil Bechara Shakuntala Devi Lootcase Raat Akeli Hai Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Class of ‘83 (INTERVAL (“Dil Bechara” from Dil Bechara) Cargo Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Khaali Peeli Serious Men Ludo Chhalaang Sir Surag Pe Mangal Bhari AK vs AK Coolie No. 1 NEXT TIME: Something for Valentine’s Day Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to Searching for Izena Check out Glass Bookshop Radio 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! #Bulbbul, #DilBechara, #ShakuntalaDevi, #Lootcase, #RaatAkeliHai, #GunjanSaxena, #GunjanSaxenaTheKargilGirl, #Classof83, #Classof'83, #Cargo, #DollyKittyAurWohChamakteSitare

In our tenth supplemental episode Matt speaks to film historian Debashree Mukherjee about her new book Bombay Hustle: Making Movies in a Colonial City. Show Notes: Bombay Hustle: Making Movies in a Colonial City by Debashree Mukherjee Saadat Hasan Manto Shanta Apte Amazon link to INR special edition of Bombay Hustle NEXT TIME: 2020 year end review! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Check out BGC Bigs 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! #BombayHustle, #DebashreeMukherjee, #Bollywood, #Bombay, #Mumbai, #SaadatHasanManto, #ShantaApte, #HindiCinema, #IndianCinema

We welcome back fellow podcaster Asim Burney to discuss two identical David Dhawan comedies made 25 years apart.  Show Notes: Welcome Asim Burney of Upodcast and Khandaan Judwaa episode Twitter’s gonna hate Should remakes exist at all? Coolie No. 1 (1995) How much ownership does Govinda have? Comparisons to Jim Carrey and Umer Shareef The songs are all bangers: “Coolie No. 1,” “Main Toh Raste Se Ja Raha Tha,” “Aa Jaana Aa jaana,” “Jeth Ki Dopahri Mein,” and “Tere Pyar Mein” Govinda, style icon (INTERVAL (“Husn Hai Suhana” from Coolie No. 1) “Remember The Time” Coolie No. 1 (2020) Things we liked Can we stop with fat jokes already? Varun Dhawan is a star Songs: “Teri Bhabhi,” “Mirchi Lagi Toh,” “MummyKassam,” and “Husnn Hai Suhaana New” Coolie Can we also stop with the crossdressing comedy? Mint chocolate ice cream is for someone, but not for us NEXT TIME: 2020 year end review Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to Edmonton City as Museum Project

We get in touch with our inner child by watching two Hindi-language children’s films. Show Notes: Indian farmers strike Get your BiFL points in! Vikas Bahl and the closure of Phantom Films We don’t see a lot of Hindi-language children’s films 90s live-action children’s films: The Little Rascals, The Sandlot, etc. Chillar Party “For the love of dog” Matt is in favour of civil disobedience  Bollywood dog rankings Comparisons to Gangs of New York... and Peanuts! (INTERVAL (“Chatte Batte” from Chillar Party) Dhanak SRK versus Salman Khan Impromtu wedding guests Walking acorss the world in crocs, singing “Let’s Give Love a Chance” NEXT TIME: Coolie No. 1 x2 Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Check out Taproot Edmonton presents Igniting Innovation Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! #Bollywood, #ChillarP

In our annual Noirvember episode, we discuss two thrillers from the 1960s that maybe one could call noir, or neo-noir, or noir-ish... noir-esque? Show Notes: The liquor store sent us twice as much Prosecco as we ordered Our Noirvember playlist “Filmfare recommends: Best Bollywood noir films of the ’50s” Film Noir Singapore Songs: “Aane Laga Jeene Ka Maza,” “Dekho Ji Dekho,” “Tum Lakh Chhupana Chahoge,” “Hat Jao Deewane Aaye,” and “Dhokha Khayegi Na Yaaron Ki Nazar” (INTERVAL (“Yeh Sahar Bada Albela” from Singapore) Ittefaq Peeping Tom and Samuel Fuller No interval, no songs, lots of twists Signpost to Murder and Rope Ittefaq 2017 NEXT TIME: children’s films! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Check out Taproot Edmonton presents Igniting Innovation  Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! #Singapor

We go backwards and forwards in time to uncover the true meaning of love, maybe, with three time traveling romances! Show Notes: Thank you Amrita! Does Erin really hate time travel movies? Thermae Romae Love Story 2050 Harman Baweja aka not Hrithik Roshan Liking rain is not a personality Why Amazon Prime? Why? The future is going to be far more futuristic than they originally predicted  Space Mutiny  (INTERVAL (“Lover Boy” from Love Story 2050) Action Replayy “re-introducing” Aditya Roy Kapur Toxic masculinity Songs: “Chhan Ka Mohalla,” “Nakhrea,” and “Medley” Baar Baar Dekho Our interview with Sri Rao We would all like to be in Thailand with Katrina Kaif “Once In A Lifetime” Songs: “Nachda Ne Saare,” “Sau Aasmaan,” and “Kala Chashma” How it compares to About Time NEXT TIME: Noirvember... hopefully Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Future Of podcast Check out love.alberta.forests Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBo

Here's a quick bonus episode for you this week, as Erin was tasked with putting together a panel discussion on Bollywood podcasting for this year's inaugural YEGPodFest. She reached out to Asim Burney (Khandaan Podcast, Upodcast), Manish Mathur (It Pod To Be You, Queer and Now) and Ankur Desai (Parde Ke Peeche) to find out their thoughts about Bollywood podcasting in general, and specifically why Hindi cinema criticism is so underrepresented in podcasting. To check out the video version of the discussion, check it out here at the Khandaan Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FGnv3jNOw8 #YEGPodfest, #BollywoodPodcast, #Khandaan, #Upodcast, #ItPodToBeYou, #QueerandNow, #PardeKePeeche, #HindiCinema

In our sixth annual Hindi Horror Halloween, we are joined by writer and bookseller Matthew Stepanic to discuss two films about vengeful, supernatural women. Show Notes: Matthew Stepanic, Glass Bookshop, and Glass Buffalo Should horror movies be judged on how scary they are? “Elevated horror” Horror Story (INTERVAL (“Kamariya” from Stree) Stree The “Nale Ba” urban legend Balancing act between horror and comedy The power of “friendship” Bulbbul Chudail myth Rabindranath Tagore and Nastanirh NEXT TIME: time traveling romance! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to (exp)lore 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! #Stree, #RajkummarRao, #RajandDK, #ShraddhaKapoor, #PankajTripathi, #AparshaktiKhurana, #AbhishekBanerjee, #VijayRaaz, #NoraFatehi, #KritiSanon, #AmarKaushik, #Bulbbul, #AnvitaDutt, #AnushkaSharma, #Tri

To celebrate our new nephew, we welcome his mother Julie-Anne Weaver on to discuss a pair of pregnancy comedies.  Show Notes: The mountains are full of Jadoo! Welcome Julie-Anne! She has actually been to India.  Why are both of these movies about how men feel? Badhaai Ho Our Ayushmann Khurrana episode News flash: parents have sex too How the film discusses abortion What it’s like to have a baby during a pandemic Songs: “Badhaaiyan Tenu” and “Morni Banke” (INTERVAL (“Zumba” from Good Newwz) Good Newwz Baby’s Day Out We don’t hate Julie-Anne The film’s problematic aspects We have found the plot for the sequel! Why do women have to put up with the invasive questions? Songs: “Laal Ghaghra,” “Sauda Khara Khara,” and “Chandigarh Mein” NEXT TIME: the sixth annual Hindi Horror Halloween with special guest Matthew Stepanic  Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Check out Unbelts Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and aud

Fresh off of its appearance at the closing night of TIFF, we discuss Mira Nair’s six-part adaptation of Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy.  Show Notes: Thank you Mildmanneredgamer! Join Erin at YEGPodFest! Toronto International Film Festival Mira Nair A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth A Suitable Boy Spoiler Zone (52:26 to 1:01:01) NEXT TIME: Pregnancy movies Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network  Check out Unbelts! Listen to The Shared Mic podcast! 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! #MiraNair, #ASuitableBoy, #TIFF, #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival, #VikramSeth, #Tabu, #IshaanKhatter, #TanyaManiktala, #RasikaDugal, #MahiraKakkar, #RamKapoor, #GaganDevRar, #ShahanaGoswami, #MikhailSen, #NamitDas, #DaneshRazvi, #VivaanShah, #VivekGomber

In honour of her Hollywood debut, we discuss three of Dimple Kapadia’s most iconic and acclaimed films.  Show Notes: Thank you you crazybrownchik (and Chris) Attend YEGPodFest and Erin’s panel with other Bollywood podcasters Chatting with the Khandaan crew Dimple Kapadia Tenet Thank you Film Companion for the MUBI code Bobby Matt makes fun of the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards but they gave Adam Sandler Best Actor for Uncut Gems We are forced to stan Jack Braganza’s suit Songs: “Main Shayar To Nahin,” “Mujha Kucjin Kehna Hai,” “Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein,” “Jhoot Bole Kauwa Kaate,” and “Ae Phansa” (INTERVAL (“Jaane Do Naa” from Saagar) Saagar The return of Bum Chums Dimple Kapadia’s bathing suit Rudaali Mahasweta Devi Professional mourners “Superman’s Song” (we will not explain 90s Canadiana) Song: “Jhooti Mooti Mitwa Aawan Bole” Matt coins the term Dimp Simps NEXT TIME: A Suitable Boy Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast

We continue our exploration of Amitabh Bachchan’s career, finishing up the 1970s and moving into the 1980s. Show Notes: Thank you to Erin’s mother for helping us get to 1 million downloads/listens! We didn’t win the Oilers 50/50 draw Watch our panel at Namaste 2020: Global Utsava of Indian Soft Power Kriya at Fantasia 2020 Kaala Patthar Our new favourite guy Dad movies (INTERVAL (“Janu Meri Jaan” from Shaan) Shaan “Pyaar Karne Waale Ryaar Karte Hain,” “Dariya Mein Jahaz Chale,” and “Yamma Yamma” Matt’s new character: ‘80s Film Twitter Movie Length Guy Blofeld Bollywood crocs Kaalia “Dil To Dete Nahin,” “Jahan Teri Yeh Nazar,” “Sanam Tum Jahan,” “Jab Se Tumko Dekha,” “Tum Saath Ho Jab,” and “Kaun Kisiko Bandh Saka” NEXT TIME: Dimple Kapadia Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well-Endowed Podcast! Check out Taproot Edmonton’s COVID-19 page! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google

We go back to the 2000s to discuss some of the first films from some of Bollywood’s most celebrated contemporary auteurs.   Show Notes: What happened to Khosla Ka Ghosla? The 19th anniversary is bronze Dil Chahta Hai A classic Mr. Holland’s Opus reference How much time does the film cover? The pants game Its influence and imitators “Kaisi Hai Ye Rut” (INTERVAL (“Wo Ladki Hai Kahan” from Dil Chahta Hai) Ek Hasina Thi Our Noirvember episode on Sriram Raghavan Women in Prison films They mention that Film Noir is not a genre, take a drink Socha Na Tha Our Imtiaz Ali episode “Abhi Abhi” Erin thinks Abhay Deol is cute Imtiaz Ali makes the same film over and over again “Yara Rab” Ayesha Takia’s brother IS the preist from 1920 NEXT TIME: Bachchan ‘79-’81 Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Join us for the Timeless Cinema Panel at Namaste 2020: Global Utsava of Indian Soft Power Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Check out #ATBGoodnessGrows Find us on Ap

In our (canonical) 100th episode, we discuss one of the most iconic and influential Hindi films of all time, Mehboob Khan’s 1957 epic Mother India.  Show Notes: 100 Baby! Thank you to the Alberta Podcast Network, Audioboom, all of our past guests, all of our listeners, and especially Paul Matwychuk! Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters thank you A.J. Devlin! Our favourite episodes, biggest podcasting regrets, and reflecting on the podcast thus far Mother India Our experiences with the film in university (INTERVAL (“O Janewalo Jao Na” from Mother India) Katherine Mayo’s Mother India Fellini was nominated for 12 Oscars and won four Songs: “Matwala Jiya Dole Piya,” “O Gaadiwale,” “Duniya Mein Aaye Hain,” “Dukh Bhare Din Beete Re Bhaiya,” “Ghunghat Nahin Kholoongi,” and “Na Main Bhagwan Hoon” Soviet montage and Constructivism (we were kind of conflating the two movements, they are different but related) and the Kuleshov effect D.W. Griffith and Gone With the Wind NEXT TIME: a filmmaker’s first

For our 100th episode we intended to devote a small segment of the show to answering listener questions, but we received so many questions we instead put together an entire supplemental episode devoted to answering them. This took some time, it’s long, but we did our best to answer each and every one.  Show Notes: Thank you: Saad Ilyas, TheManish89, Safiyya Austen, Debbie Soderlund, Kimberly Tully, sidhu177, NaanSamantha, BombayTalkies, karmakaramit7, Tepid_Waters, monsoon_blues, SeebooTheGoblin, CandidGamera, AvinashAjjarapu, AshishMadathil, baisakhi, theshahshahid, bollylitsa, raj712, shreysaxena2308, maahin, SuzetteChan, akaifishy, morgansiesta, ScouseOfTheEast, desi_casanova, ClaireEKelly, Devin Bruce, and Karen Unland NEXT TIME: the actual 100th episode on Mother India Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to the World on Fire podcast Check out Storylines Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Googl

While movie theatres still aren't fully open around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has still be a lot of great movies released so far this year and we’re still going to talk about them in our annual midyear review! Show Notes: Sushant Singh Rajput (suicide prevention resources in Canada) Chhapaak Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior Panga Street Dancer 3 Gul Makai Jawaani Jaaneman Malang Love Aaj Kal (INTERVAL (“Illegal Weapon 2.0″ from Street Dancer 3) Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Thappad Baaghi 3 Angrezi Medium Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai Gulabo Sitabo NEXT TIME: 100 Baby! We’re doing Mother India and answering burning questions about the show, so send us some to answer! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Listen to the World on Fire podcast Check out Taproot Edmonton's COVID-19 coverage Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Tha

We go down to the underworld with Amazon Prime’s new show Paatal Lok to unravel a mystery that reveals the rotten truth about corruption in many levels of society.  Show Notes: "On TV, Cops Are Always the Main Characters” Paatal Lok Episode 65: Anushka Sharma’s Clean Slate: NH10, Phillauri, and Pari Svarga, Dharti, and Paatal  Transgender actress Mairembam Ronaldo Singh Spoiler Zone (41:38 to 46:28) NEXT TIME: Our 2020 Midyear Review Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Check out The Well Endowed Podcast Listen to Storylines 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! #PaatalLok, #SudipSharma, #AvinashArun, #PrositRoy, #AnushkaSharma, #KarneshSharma, #CleanSlateFilms, #JaideepAhlawat, #GulPanag, #BodhisattvaSharma, #IshwakSingh, #NeerajKabi, #SwastikaMukherjee,

Picking up our Anil Kapoor series, we discuss three of his films from the 1990s: two well loved hits and an epic flop.   Show Notes: Our episode on Taal and our episode on Lamhe Thanks JustGivemeTheReboot! (Do you like ReBoot?) Parinda on the Split Screen Podcast Virasat and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain Beta Madhuri Dixit just had sex aka “Saiyya Jee Se Chupke”  Other songs: “Dhak Dhak Karne Laga,” “Koyal Si Teri Boli,” and “Sajna Mein Teri Tu Mera” Dickensian/Victorian/Jane Eyre Is that a Jojo’s reference?  (INTERVAL (“Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh” from 1942: A Love Story) 1942: A Love Story “Mars, the Bringer of War” Songs: “Pyaar Hua Chupke Se,” “Rooth Na Jaana,” and “Rim Jhim Rim Jhim” Rajkumar Matt explains why we watched this film Powerpoint and wordart A bulletproof plot summary Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves George Michael’s “Faith” versus “Payal Meri Jadu Jagati Hai” Songs: “Ye Khoobsurat Badan,” “Tu Bijlee Hai,”  “Bechain Hoon Main” “Maine Kiye Paar,” and “Oh Mere RajKumar” Cannibal bung