In this episode we discuss the three most recent films from Bollywood auteur Anurag Kashyap.

Show Notes:

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Big thanks to Vinay B for his review and insight

The 61st Filmfare Awards

Unfortunately Bajirao Mastani hasn't overtaken Dilwale, at least not at the international box office

Take a drink every time Erin says "phenomenal"

Split Screen's 2016 Bollywood preview

Anurag Kashyap, Bollywood Auteur and real downer

Filmography rundown

Anurag Kashyap vs. the Indian Censors

MST3K aside; Girl in Gold Boots and "Creepy Girl"

Vittorio De Sica and Bicycle Thieves

Gangs Of Wasseypur (2012)

Runs 319 minutes, was split into two parts for theatres and has been split into eight for Netflix

Matt's secret desire to be a gangster

Translating for impact

INTERVAL (”Kaala Rey” from Gangs Of Wasseypur)

Ugly (2013)

Anti-smoking warnings in Indian cinema

Everyone is corrupt, the city itself is diseased 

Bombay Velvet (2015) 

A huge flop

This movie is made specifically to appeal to our sensibilities

Influenced by James Ellroy and 30s gangster films

Lounge singing, bootlegging, queer subtext, and street fighting

It only took us 10 episodes to make a Ghandi in Clone High reference

Bombay Velvet's award-winning special effects

NEXT TIME: Devin Bruce joins us to discuss Vishal Bhardwaj’s Omkara and Haider

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